Johnny A is an amazing guitarist. Jeff Beck is the most 'Expressive guitarist' to this date. Becks soul and heart flows through his expressiveness of the tremolo bar, music theory, amazing tone control sensitivity, and of course his guitar and amplifier. God blessed us with Becks humble nature and guitar mastery.. Becks music and spirit will continue to be legendary for centuries. 🙏 prayers for mankind. Citizen Joe
I Love Jeff Beck's music more than I can say, but I will never fall into the trap of saying he is the Best. That is a logical fallacy as this is Art we are talking about, not track work.
@@Live4NowOK Well said, as an objective viewpoint but, as a subjective review I'd say that for me, Jeff Beck was the best I've ever heard or seen - I had to walk away from a thread after someone made the subjective statement that Jeff, Tal & Vinnie were the best and all others paled into mediocrity in comparison, the comparison was to Rhonda Smith and Anika Niles who, in anybody's book, could never be called mediocre but, that subjective statement closed any further discourse. So, @S VDZ, very well put and kudos for noting the distinction.
@Jerry Wilde I understand your feelings on this issue, it's about the competitive nature of people and the desire to stratify or categorise. I get so much enjoyment from all Music that I have moved beyond comparison for the reason of picking winners and also rans. There is just music I listen to, music I don't listen to and music yet to be discovered. Some of my favourite music is from places where no one speaks English and there is no guitar at all in it.
@@Live4NowOK I hear you, music is what you perceive it to be as our reactions are totally subjective. For me it's quite often just the rhythm (once a drummer always a drummer!) and any layering of instruments to that rhythm, be it a single voice chant or a full symphony orchestra (I've had almost 70 years to practice!). Keep the faith, love the sounds 😃
Jeff Beck was singular. He was the best Jeff Beck that we will ever have. It’s amazing to me that he kept growing as a guitarist while also putting his heart and soul into his cars. He had plenty to go around, it seems.
Beck never rested on his laurels, and continued to evolve throughout his entire lifespan. I've seen and heard alot of tributes to him over the past few weeks, but this one in the best by far! I love Johnny A. It's fascinating to hear of his connections to Beck! Thanks for posting this...
Can't thank you enough for this. Cut my teenaged teeth - and fingertips - off Blow by Blow when it came out and followed everything Jeff did after. What a surprise to learn that there was a connection with Johnny A, who I discovered very late when he came out with Sometime Tuesday Morning which has THE best version of Wichita Lineman EVER.
Blow by Blow changed things for so many of us. I have been. JB fan since I was 12 years old when my older brother brought home the Truth album. JB always pushed the boundaries of what the electric guitar could do. While as Jimmy Page said “Jeff keeps getting better and better…….” I strongly suggest you visit and listen to Truth, Beck-O-La, the orange album with Max Middleton, Clive Chamen, Bobby Tench, There & Back with Stanky Clarke….the early stuff is what got Jeff to Blow by Blow and everything he became. I was fortunate enough to see him many time over the years, he was truly unique and we are blessed to have his music.
A friend of mine turned me onto Jeff Beck blow by blow in about 1982 or three I was 17 or 18 years old back then and it changed my life as a guitar player it really did
Wow , now that's an electric guitar player of the highest order ! He continues to put out great performances , his style , tone and control are masterful . Johnny A+ for my vote .
I saw Johnny A. with his band in a small club about 4 years ago. He was nothing short of fantastic! This looper show is interesting but makes me wonder why he stopped playing out regularly with a band. Les Paul pioneered the art of over-dubbing and performing with it 7 decades ago. Today's looping stations make it pretty easy to assemble a few clever moves, combine them and sound pretty darn good. But still miss seeing Johnny playing live with a band.
I've always loved Beck's Blow by Blow recording but I've never gone beyond that. My shame, I know. I'm certainly no guitar player or musician. Ain't it strange, that after the fact, only now, it really comes around....it is so weird. I've never heard of Johnny A. Never heard most of the music that Jeff Beck ever played. This is so F-ing weird. Well done sir. Thank you. I've got to check this stuff out. R.I.P. Mr. Jeff Beck. Me thinks your music will live on for a long time.
Don‘t worry about not having gone past Blow by Blow. I play guitar and have listened to all his other albums. It is not easy music, sound and playing that Jeff offered. You really have to like that individual unique tone and playing of his. I can listen to the entire Blow by Blow at once. The other albums i listen to a few songs. But i recommend you watch the 1999 Tokyo concert with Jennifer Batten. The playing, tone and performance is out of this world. And watching makes it easier to understand his unique technique. Enjoy ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R4emJASIuYA.html
So cool to hear Johnny's insight, when I was a kid I was obsessed with yardbirds era beck , then finding the 70s fusion stuff , Jeff inspired a world of music. Also super excited to see Johnny playing a strat !!
Steve Vai can get close to JB when he slows down and tries hard, but no one played the guitar, tremolo and volume control like Jeff did. You can get close if you drop the last one or two, but unless you do all three, it’s just an homage.
Seems to me that Johnny A signature has come and gone. I don't see him using it that often nowadays. I do not think it has to do with the guitar itself, rather, his music has evolved from band based to single performer with loops.
What is remarkable about Jeff Beck is that at 78 he still had all his hair and it was raven black , whereas I , who is 20 years younger , have lost hair and those who I have left are graying . . .Frankly it gives me the balls ! . . .
"You Shook Me" 1961 Earl Hooker recorded an instrumental later titled “Blue Guitar.” Willie Dixon wrote the lyrics, Muddy Waters recorded it as “You Shook Me” in ’62. Then Jeff Beck and Led Zeppelin. Hence the Yardbirds link.
Can't really come up with any example of Jeff Beck's work that this remotely reminds me of. It's fine example of pentatonic blues phrasing on top of two loops. But it does not sound like Jeff Beck. Least not to my ears. And Johnny A is a fine guitarist so that goes to show just how original and unique Jeff Beck's bone-tone and style was.
Again he’s paying tribute. He was good enough for the Yardbirds to put him in their band and put him on tour. Johnny is not copying Jeff and copying Jeff is virtually impossible. Johnny will tell you that. He’s playing a tribute to Jeff. You might want to look the words up. They’re not synonymous.
