Satellite radio in my car was an extravagance I treated myself to years ago. The past four or five months I have kept my dial on the "c-jazz" station, Watercolors, with the occasional switch to Contemporary Christian or Classic Rock. I've discovered lots of new artists (or new to me) and new releases from old favorites.
Several weeks ago a song came on that grabbed me right from the start. When I pushed the info button for the title and artist I was surprised to see the name Jeff Beck! Although I couldn't place any specific things he'd done, I knew he was a rock guitarist. I checked at iTunes and saw that the song was from an album due to be released on April 13th which allowed me to get it on my iPod before leaving town last week.
It's excellent! My favorites are 'Never Alone' (from the radio), 'Hammerhead', 'Nessun Dorma', and 'Serene', but I don't regret getting the whole album. It covers a broad range of styles and, in my opinion, doesn't have a bum track on it. I've provided the link to the album at Amazon here, but you'll have to go to iTunes or somewhere else to hear clips.
5 comments:
OMG, I have loved Jeff Beck since he was in "The Yardbirds" waaay back in the day. He's an amazing guitarist, one of the best ever in Rock & Roll, IMO. I haven't heard his new stuff and will definitely look this CD up. Thanks for mentioning it! Blessings!!
I hadn't thought about Jeff Beck in years! There were a few things he did once that I liked. I can't remember them for the life of me right now!
Not an artist I know, I'll have to investigte further. A big Meat Loaf fan, I'm looking forward to getting his new album next week.
Jeff Beck is amazing. I had no idea he had anything new coming out. Thanks for posting.
On my wish list, Kelly!!
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