Truth [Remastered] - Jeff Beck

He's Got an -Ology

Advantages: A comprehensive history of one of the greatest guitarists of all time
Disadvantages: Hi Ho Silver Lining

Jeff Beck is one of the most important guitarists of the sixties, and still making excellent music today. He was in the Yardbirds along with Clapton and Page and his work was only eclipsed by the brilliance of Hendrix. This is a brilliantly compiled three CD set which contains a sixty four page booklet with track information and personel listings, as well as "the Jeff Beck story" by Gene Santoro, and a complete (but eye strainingly small) band family tree. The compilation is arranged chronologically. The first disc kicks of with his work with Tridents, followed by fifteen Yardbirds songs including "Shapes of Things", "Over Under Sideways Down" and "Happenings Ten Years Time Time Ago" as well as various blues standards and variousslices of pscychedelia. These are followed by fpour tracks live at the BBC which are standard R ...

mikeydred 04.03.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Beckology - Jeff Beck

Undoubtly Becks finest album

Advantages: Mezmerising guitar work, beautiful sound
Disadvantages: Not too accessible, not melodically structured as it could be

Jeff Beck is one of the pioneering blue/rock guitarsts of all time and this album captures his talent at his peak. When I first got this album i was suprised how funky it was for a "blues" guitarist as most of the track contains a rhythmically complex bass and drum partnership with Beck screaming guitar melody over it with interludes of piano and synthesizers. Beck playing is outstanding on this album and although it does not contain any of his most well known songs it sums up Beck's style superbly. I bought it off of the internet for about £6.00 and it was well worth it. Full track listing is as follows 1.Led Boots 2. Come Dancing 3. Goodbye Prok Pie Hat 4. Head For Backstage Pass 5. Blue Wind 6. Sophie 7. Play With Me 8. Love Is Green Although this album will not appeal to everyone I anyone with a feel for unbeat funky ...

jamespatterson101 06.08.2004 · Read full review
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Jelleyman's Thrown A Wobbly - Jeff Stelling

Advantages: A look at Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday Show
Disadvantages: None!

Some people say the term ?cult? is used far too often?other?s say that the term ?cult? can be used to described Sky Sports very own Soccer Saturday show. Broadcast, intriguingly enough, on Saturday?s during the football season it?s presented by armchair pundit?s favourite Jeff Stelling, and in this book he describes the ins and outs of the show, in humorous fashion. Published by Harper Collins in April 2009, ?Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly: Saturday Afternoons in Front of the Telly? is comedic piece that will make anyone who?s ever seen and enjoyed the show to pick it up and not put it down until the very end. The title refers to the lower league defender Gareth Jelleyman, who after being sent off one afternoon was mentioned by Stelling in the context used in the title?promptly resulting in a ?corpsing? session with the panel where no ...

carl.mcqueen 12.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly - Jeff Stelling