JEFF BECK'S GUITAR SHOP (WITH TERRY BOZZIO AND TONY HYMAS)

In my not so humble opinion, this is one of Jeff Beck's best albums, as much for his playing as his side men, Zappa alumni Terry Bozzio on drums and keyboard wizard Tony Hymas. The album starts out fairly well, with the title track, Guitar Shop, where Beck and Hymas throw in screaming sounds over a Bozzio's sparse but booming drums. Beck then comes in with a twisted lead guitar leading to Bozzio speaking guitar terms.'

Savoy is a straight ahead, upbeat rocker, with a classic Beck sound. Behind The Veil is a nice reggae tune, made interesting by Hymas' keyboard washes & Beck's solo. Big Block is a grinding blues song, where you would almost believe the band had a bass player.

My favorite track on the disk is Day In The House, where Hymas lays down a weird techno track for Beck to play over, with vocals speaking lines presumably from the British House of Lords.

If you like Jeff Beck, you should love this album.