As a teenage guitarist, I still remember hearing “Shapes of Things” for the first time. The bass line, the guitar tone, and whiny feedback. The Truth album was iconic, but only a preview of sounds, and phrases, yet to come over decades. And with each project and group he played with, Jeff Beck is an iconic member of that elusive and exclusive group of musicians who somehow reach musical immortality.
As a teenage guitarist, I still remember hearing “Shapes of Things” for the first time. The bass line, the guitar tone, and whiny feedback. The Truth album was iconic, but only a preview of sounds, and phrases, yet to come over decades. And with each project and group he played with, Jeff Beck is an iconic member of that elusive and exclusive group of musicians who somehow reach musical immortality.
Even without the mind-breaking playing, his Cliff Gallup reverence endeared me forever. The loss is huge.
So sad. A great musician.
One of a kind. Nonpareil.