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Jeff Beck- LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL- 2CD & DVD- 2017-
- Deuce Music Ltd./Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd./Universal Music Group Company- 5051300209025- 700 grn
As fashionable as concert sit-ins have come to be in recent years, such guesting can be the bane of the live performance. So often it is the case that such invitees can interrupts the flow and/or momentum rather than nurturing it. However, Jeff Beck's August 2016 celebration in Los Angeles of his Fiftieth Anniversary is the exception to that rule: the stream of diverse personnel is of a piece with the stylistic history the event represents. In directing and editing the video, Jim Yukich displayed laudable patience to accurately preserve the ebb and flow of energy arising from the charged atmosphere on the stage. LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL is quite likely everything the attendee would want to hear at one of the British guitarist's shows. Likewise, the guests that populate the roster and share the stage with the icon of the instrument are all those a fan would hope for. For instance, Steven Tyler's role as vocalist is no more forceful than that of Beck's long-time collaborating vocalist, Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie, but , on "Shapes Of Things," a cull from Truth, the flamboyance of the Aerosmith frontman renders moot the absence of Rod Stewart, lead vocalist in the Jeff Beck Group in that era. That the presentation works as well as it does, and in slightly less than two hours from start to finish, is a tribute to the humility the star shares with all his collaborators. At a venue possessed of its own natural spectacle, with no extravagant production, there's also precious little showmanship on Beck's part, so the resulting drama derives directly from the music and the musicians, none of whom engage in any showboating to speak of. Not that anyone could steal the show from the man who took Eric Clapton's place in the Yardbirds. Beck enthralls with the explosive ingenuity in the sounds he coaxes from his Fender and the devil-may-care way he handles his instrument is as entertaining as his restraint is remarkable as on Stevie Wonder's "Cause We've Ended As Lovers." During all of this idiosyncratic playing, Beck's only gadget to speak of is a glass slide. Only slightly less impressive is the instinctual skill of Jeff Beck's rhythm section of the last couple years. Once in the band of Prince [whose "Purple Rain" closes this show more in a celebratory gesture of homage] bassist Rhonda Smith exudes a self assurance, not to mention a visible pleasure, comparable the leader's own. As does drummer Jonathan Joseph, perhaps because the audio mix was as finely tuned in their respective monitors as in this recording. Therein lies the clear advantage of having the show included on two CD's along with the DVD in this package. To be sure, the video carries its own intrinsic theater, but listening to the performance sans visuals only further imprints the distinction of this concert, not to mention the durability of Jeff Beck's music; the reality is that he may sound so fresh so consistently simply because he pushes himself into so many different stylistic realms. He doesn't give himself or his listeners a chance to be bored here any more than he has over the five decades of his career. LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL radiates exactly that kind of significance from all involved, so it's only natural Alan Light's essay in the accompanying booklet nearly overflows with the excitement of an observer who couldn't predict what was next to come. But then that's the sensation that has arisen over the fifty years of Jeff Beck's career and this unique performance is a direct reflection of his artistic adventures.
Recorded And Filmed Live At The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA On 10th August 2016.
Presented In A Wallet Style Double Foldout Cardboard Sleeve Includes 16-Page Booklet.
Made In Germany.
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