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    Posted: January 13 2023 at 15:06
In honor (and remembrance) of Jeff Beck who just passed away a few days ago I offer up his two main fusion albums from the mid 70s: Blow By Blow and Wired. 
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Blow By Blow by far. That album was totally unique.
Wired, although an excellent album sounds too much like the Mahavishnus.

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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

Blow By Blow by far. That album was totally unique.
Wired, although an excellent album sounds too much like the Mahavishnus.

I'm listening now and parts sound like Billy Cobham's spectrum (who played with MO) so I get where you're coming from. 
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Blow by Blow. George Martin produced, guest bit by Stevie Wonder, excellent rock fusion release. 
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Both equally.

Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

Blow By Blow by far. That album was totally unique.
Wired, although an excellent album sounds too much like the Mahavishnus.

Thats's not a minus.

"Led Boots," "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," the concert staple "Blue Wind"...sheer brilliance.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Both equally.

Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

Blow By Blow by far. That album was totally unique.
Wired, although an excellent album sounds too much like the Mahavishnus.

Thats's not a minus.

"Led Boots," "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," the concert staple "Blue Wind"...sheer brilliance.




Not denying that. Just saying i think Blow By Blow is better because it is perfectly constructed. Beck's guitar playing on Wired is a bit too John McLaughlin. Great album but not as perfectly original :)

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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Thats's not a minus.

"Led Boots," "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," the concert staple "Blue Wind"...sheer brilliance.


Not denying that. Just saying i think Blow By Blow is better because it is perfectly constructed. Beck's guitar playing on Wired is a bit too John McLaughlin. Great album but not as perfectly original :)

It's all good. This sort of poll is a pot-stirrer, either way you cut it. Wink
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The eternal question.  When I was a youngin' BbB was a bonafide classic of "Fusion" [even though it wasn't really], but for me it was Wired which has a raw, electric quality.   You could smell the ozone in the studio on that one - -





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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Thats's not a minus.

"Led Boots," "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," the concert staple "Blue Wind"...sheer brilliance.


Not denying that. Just saying i think Blow By Blow is better because it is perfectly constructed. Beck's guitar playing on Wired is a bit too John McLaughlin. Great album but not as perfectly original :)

It's all good. This sort of poll is a pot-stirrer, either way you cut it. Wink


Yeah, a real pot-stirring poll with a both equally option! LOL
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Yeah, a real pot-stirring poll with a both equally option! LOL

You know what you did! LOL
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Yeah, a real pot-stirring poll with a both equally option! LOL

You know what you did! LOL

Yes. Create a poll. Not my first one either. Wink
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Yeah, a real pot-stirring poll with a both equally option! LOL

You know what you did! LOL

Yes. Create a poll. Not my first one either. Wink

You're taking a break from the other place. LOL

Seriously, why isn't There and Back in this poll? Wink
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Yeah, a real pot-stirring poll with a both equally option! LOL

You know what you did! LOL

Yes. Create a poll. Not my first one either. Wink

You're taking a break from the other place. LOL

Seriously, why isn't There and Back in this poll? Wink

No, I do double duty just like you. Wink

Actually, these are his two fusion albums. I don't know There and Back. I do have a few others (you had it coming, Truth and Beck Ola but they don't fit in (not fusion)). 


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I see comparisons to MO. Doesn't some of that have to do with the fact that Jan Hammer played on Wired?
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I don't know There and Back.

I hope you address that soon! There and Back features Jan Hammer (composer) on the first three tracks, then shifts gears. "Star Cycle" is superb. You may recognize "The Pump" — it's on the Risky Business soundtrack.
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Blow by Blow. George Martin produced, guest bit by Stevie Wonder, excellent rock fusion release. 



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I voted for both equally. Blow by Blow was his J/R Fusion introduction and approached the genre more from the rock side than the jazz. It may very well be his masterpiece and revived both his career and reputation. Wired, however, takes that same approach and adds a more frantic energy to it despite also being more easily accessable. Favorite tracks from both include Freeway Jam and Blue Wind.
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These two albums together were my first exposure to Jeff Beck. However, I do have a definite preference for Blow By Blow, a masterpiece of an album.
 
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They're both equal 3-star albums for me and they're both in my CD collection too. Big smile
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Originally posted by Progosopher Progosopher wrote:

I voted for both equally. Blow by Blow was his J/R Fusion introduction and approached the genre more from the rock side than the jazz. It may very well be his masterpiece and revived both his career and reputation. Wired, however, takes that same approach and adds a more frantic energy to it despite also being more easily accessable. Favorite tracks from both include Freeway Jam and Blue Wind.

The above accurately describes my feelings on this subjectWink

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