12 years old--Over Under Sideways Down did it for me--great tune for 1966. I had the album. Jeff Beck blew me away. I have been a huge Jeff Beck fan until this day. I saw him the first time he came over to the states with the first Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart and Ron Wood (on bass) at the legendary Fillmore East in Greenwich Village in 1969 or there abouts. I became more addicted to Beck--as the years went on and his backing bands evolved--there was something about this guy--his playing was so different than the rest.
I still followed his career and bought every record as the years past. Ive seen him many many times in New York and even a great show in the Hofstra University GYM on Long Island with Boggart and Appice. That group was short lived and I know that was Carls favorite Beck group. What a show!!!! I live today for these memories I have of the old days on Long Island and the dozens of times I was at the Fillmore East and all the greats I saw there. (The Who, Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, Allman Brothers, Cactus, Humble Pie and many many many more--I lived at that concert hall on weekends. 2 bucks for a seat in the first balcony. Memories are great as you grow old.
Well, after seeing him many times but in rather large venues I finally got to see him up close and personal at House of Blues here in Orlando Florida in early September last year, just prior to my surgery. I stood right in front of my life long idol and still my idol for me as a 54 YO man. I still idol this age-ing great. I was 4 feet from him. I could almost touch him. I stood there with my jaw on the floor as he worked his magic on a strat for 2 hours--that guitaer is part og his body--no other player has ever mastered a strat like Jeff Beck. The cool thing about this show was that he played at least one tune from every one of his albums over the years.
I walked away when it was over with my son (second generation Beck addict) with a tear in my eyes--I knew that that was the last time I would ever see this man perform--he is around 56. How much longer can he go on?
Thanks Jeff, for all the years you have kept me interested in music and the guitar.
He is my idol.
I still followed his career and bought every record as the years past. Ive seen him many many times in New York and even a great show in the Hofstra University GYM on Long Island with Boggart and Appice. That group was short lived and I know that was Carls favorite Beck group. What a show!!!! I live today for these memories I have of the old days on Long Island and the dozens of times I was at the Fillmore East and all the greats I saw there. (The Who, Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, Allman Brothers, Cactus, Humble Pie and many many many more--I lived at that concert hall on weekends. 2 bucks for a seat in the first balcony. Memories are great as you grow old.
Well, after seeing him many times but in rather large venues I finally got to see him up close and personal at House of Blues here in Orlando Florida in early September last year, just prior to my surgery. I stood right in front of my life long idol and still my idol for me as a 54 YO man. I still idol this age-ing great. I was 4 feet from him. I could almost touch him. I stood there with my jaw on the floor as he worked his magic on a strat for 2 hours--that guitaer is part og his body--no other player has ever mastered a strat like Jeff Beck. The cool thing about this show was that he played at least one tune from every one of his albums over the years.
I walked away when it was over with my son (second generation Beck addict) with a tear in my eyes--I knew that that was the last time I would ever see this man perform--he is around 56. How much longer can he go on?
Thanks Jeff, for all the years you have kept me interested in music and the guitar.
He is my idol.
