{"id":49920,"date":"2015-07-23T19:56:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T00:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=49920"},"modified":"2015-07-23T19:57:50","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T00:57:50","slug":"jeff-beck-live-at-ronnie-scotts-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2015\/jeff-beck-live-at-ronnie-scotts-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Beck | Live at Ronnie Scott’s<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Steve Patrick<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"JeffLive albums rarely carry the weight and impact that they once did. Nowadays it seems that a live album is only produced and distributed as a way to tide fans over in between studio recordings. However, every once and a while a live album will come along that is absolutely essential and does a better job of displaying the artist than their actual full-length records. Jeff Beck’s Peforming this Week…Live at Ronnie Scott’s<\/em> is this kind of live album. <\/p>\n

Live at Ronnie Scott’s<\/em> was originally released following Beck’s highly praised set at Eric Clapton’s 2007 installment of the Crossroads Guitar Festival. At Crossroads, Beck had debuted the dynamite lineup consisting of himself alongside veteran skinman Vinnie Colaiuta, keyboardist Jason Rebello and bass prodigy Tal Wilkenfeld. So when it was announced that a live CD and DVD from this lineup would be released the following year, longtime Beck fans and new converts were both understandably excited.<\/p>\n

The live set did not disappoint. Beck and company took the audience through a dizzying tour of his career throughout the years. From the opening riff of “Beck’s Bolero,” it was clear that Beck and his band were out to keep the momentum and buzz behind the new lineup rolling. The best part about this performance is that in the DVD\/Blu-ray it is clear that each band member is enjoying themselves and that always makes for an enjoyable experience.<\/p>\n

Highlights from the show include Wilkenfeld’s show-stopping solo in the middle of “Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers” that has the whole room cheering, the breakneck speed of “Scatterbrain,” and Beck’s Grammy-winning take on The Beatles’ classic “A Day in the Life.”<\/p>\n

The original 2008 release of the album was only one disc and left out a great deal of what was on the DVD\/Blu-ray companions. Beck was joined by several guests during the Ronnie Scott’s shows including rockabilly outfit the Big Town Playboys, Joss Stone, Imogen Heap, and fellow ex-Yardbird Eric Clapton. Thankfully the 2015 re-release from Eagle Records is two discs and includes these historic collaborations in an audio presentation. <\/p>\n

Any self-respecting guitar fan or lover of Instrumental Rock owes it to themselves to pick up this breathtaking live set that reminded the whole music world that Jeff Beck remains in a class of his own musically. Clapton might have the nickname of God, and it may be blasphemous to say this, but there is no question which ex-Yardbird has the better guitar chops these days.<\/p>\n

Genre: Jazz Fusion, Instrumental Rock, Hard Rock<\/p>\n

Band lineup:
\nJeff Beck – guitar
\nVinnie Colaiuta – drums
\nJason Rebello – keyboards
\nTal Wilkenfeld – bass<\/p>\n

Tracklisting:<\/p>\n

Disc One:
\n \u201cBeck\u2019s Bolero\u201d
\n\u201cEternity\u2019s Breath\u201d
\n \u201cStratus\u201d
\n \u201cCause We\u2019ve Ended As Lovers\u201d
\n \u201cBehind The Veil\u201d
\n \u201cYou Never Know\u201d
\n \u201cNadia\u201d
\n \u201cBlast From The East\u201d
\n \u201cLed Boots\u201d
\n \u201cAngels (Footsteps)\u201d
\n \u201cScatterbrain\u201d
\n Medley: \u201cGoodbye Pork Pie Hat\u201d \/ \u201cBrush With The Blues\u201d
\n \u201cSpace Boogie\u201d
\n \u201cBig Block\u201d
\n \u201cDay In The Life\u201d
\n\u201cWhere Were You\u201d<\/p>\n

Disc Two:
\n \u201cPeople Get Ready\u201d (with Joss Stone)
\n\u201cBlanket\u201d (with Imogen Heap)
\n \u201cLittle Brown Bird\u201d (with Eric Clapton)
\n \u201cYou Need Love\u201d (with Eric Clapton)
\n \u201cRollin\u2019 And Tumblin\u2019\u201d (with Imogen Heap)
\n Jeff Beck & The Big Town Playboys Set:
\n \u201cRace With The Devil\u201d
\n \u201cCrazy Legs\u201d
\n \u201cTrain Kept A Rollin\u2019\u201d
\n \u201cMy Baby Left Me\u201d
\n \u201cMatchbox\u201d
\n \u201cBaby Blue\u201d
\n \u201cHonky Tonk\u201d<\/p>\n

Label: Eagle Records<\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 10\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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