Truth

I don't know why, but I just didn't enjoy this album.

The words “blues tinged hard rock feat. Rod Stewart” seems to have been developed by a crack team of scientists to strike terror within my soul. Everything Jeff Beck does on the guitar here is oppositional to my tastes, and made me feel like I was eating my greens, convinced that a varied music diet is inherently a good thing. And I curse myself, because they are of course highly skilled musicians taking joy in every additional guitar lick, whammy pedal wobble and vocal strain. I hope to enjoy my greens one day.

Sehr alt sehr viel Gitarre

I listened to the first song and I was confused how a group of people got together and wrote this song. Then, thought it sounded good enough to actually record, not only that, but to include it on an album and think it was good enough for the opening track?! Then... THEN the record company heard it and said, "Yeah. OK!" What?????? This thought went through my mind with every subsequent song. Including the incomprehensible covers of Old Man River and Greensleeves. Zero stars. Minus 5 stars for making me listen to Rod Stewart

Boring

I thought this album was pretty bad; all the songs didn't sound that great and were so forgettable. The songs also sound so quiet, and the instrumental always sounds mediocre.

1. thingz - 0 2. love - 1 3. deuu - 1 4. zhook - 1 5. river - 1 6. zleevez - 2 7. rock - 2 8. bolero - 1 9. bluez - 1 10. zuperztitiouz - 1

lo escuché medio por arriba, no me parecio la gran cosa

TERRIBLE

mid

Big ass. Terrible voice. 0/10 0.00%

I feel like I have a better understanding of why white men in their 60s are so into collecting guitars and noodling around on them after listening to this album.

I really didn't care for this. Wanky blues rock by some wanker, whatever. The Wikipedia has a comparison to Eric Clapton, that's all you really need to know about this.

Sucks. Sorry. Boring white people British music. Becks Bolero was good

Rough road listen, the 'Blues Deluxe' is what sent this to a 1-star. Maybe the song would have been good in real life, but it became clear in recording that Beck and his band could not figure out how to change notes.

I did not care for this because I do not care about this. Never listened to much Jeff Beck, I just know he’s one of those “omg what a good guitarist” types and that’s not a thing that ever interested me at all. I dunno dude, I just need more of a selling point than virtuoso musicianship; as I am typing this, there’s some kid in a bedroom in, like, Omaha who can play as technically well as anybody on any “greatest guitarists” list but I’m not listening to that kid’s album. Blues music in general does not do very much for me at all, to the point that it does not even get my usual “yeah but look at what it influenced!” bump. When those elements give way to others, I pay more attention. There’s some good stuff here but it mostly all gets lost in mucky repetition. I think I’m talking myself into lowering my score. There’s novelty in young Rod Stewart on vocals and the fact that this is kind of a dry run for Led Zeppelin if you squint your eyes in the right way.

Not long after the needle hit the groove on side one, I was scratching my head wondering how (and why) this record came into being. It's got guitarist Jeff Beck's name on the cover but vocalist Rod Stewart's voice is front and center most of the time. Beck's guitar playing, when it *does* take the spotlight, is remarkably unspectacular here. The choice of material here is also befuddling: covers of "Greensleeves" (?) and "Ol' Man River" (??); a rehash of Ravel's "Bolero"; some Willie Dixon tunes, and (worst of all) some existing twelve-bar blues numbers rewritten by Beck and Stewart and passed off as "originals". Beck and his cohorts aren't doing anything that's terribly revolutionary here (except to heavy things up a bit); the mishmash of material doesn't help either. Beck made much better records down the road (such as the jazz fusion-ish *Blow By Blow* from 1975) but *Truth* is a pretty rough start to what turned out to be a much more distinguished career as a guitar slinger.

Jeff Beck is undeniably a talented guitarist, but the songs on this record just felt like they were full of uninspired blues riffs and incredibly generic lyrics and vocals.

thought it was boring

Controlled chaos is an apt description.

Really didn’t care for this. It might have been innovative in the late 60s but I just can’t get into this. Not a fan of this blues guitar work and the Stewart vocals do nothing for me.

This blues rock album is like a muscle car revving endlessly in neutral—noisy, flashy, and full of power, but ultimately going nowhere.

Listened to it twice, doesn't remember anything.

1/5 - I could not get into this album at all, I really didn't enjoy it. Spent most of the time listening to it just wishing it'd end. Not a good album in my opinion.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Bored to tears

Nah

I didn't really make it past the first couple of songs.

Kinda boring.

Its a no from me.

Why is there a version of Greensleeves on this album? Why is there Rod Stewart? I couldn’t finish it, despite him being technically decent. Apparently this album was a precursor to heavy metal, but it mostly sounds like more white man blues. I don’t want hear more white man blues.

Beck is not the great guitarist of legend. His pretty average

why is everything offtune is this just his singing style help me and i also gaev up on this album because i hate the way he sings and i am annoying so deal with it, would give 0 if i could

Only the first 6 seconds of the album i liked.

Do we need each mediocre solo project from every 60s/70s western blues rock band?

Bloody blues brings back bloody bad broken backs Blimey Beck

Its aight.

If you've ever passed by a rundown bar with a wood paneling, full of small-town locals that exclusively drink Miller of Blue Moon, you've heard this exact type of bland music playing through those speakers, connected to a 50 year old jukebox that inexplicably is still kicking.

The vocal is horrendous. No thank you.

Not for me. Whether it's the blatant cultural appropriation, covers of freaking Greensleeves, or just Rod Stewart's voice, or a combination of all three, I'm not sure. Not particularly impressed by Jeff Beck's guitar stylings either. On the plus side...naaaaa. One star.

I found this terribly boring. 2 stars minus 1 because of Rod bloody Stewart.

Rod Stewart demanding sex ruined it

Truly not my cup of tea…

I know I know, Jeff Beck is a guitar god, but for fuck's sake stop feeding me dad-rock blues. IT'S BORING.

Thank you for Greensleeves, I really needed that break

What a mess.

Wankers

Well, Jeff Beck is someone I’ve heard people rave about as one of the best guitarists ever, but I’ve never listened to him. Rod Stewart is the lead singer here, and I hate Rod Stewart. 😖 One thing I thought was interesting in reading about this album is that it's often referred to as the first metal album. It's clearly not metal, but there are moments in some tracks where you can hear it. I can hear that these are great musicians around Beck, including Ronnie Wood from the Stones on bass. I hear moments in these tracks that are really great. But, it’s basically a blues album and I’m not big into listening to a whole album of blues, admittedly. (Seeing it live is a different story.) So I found myself bored when I wasn’t being irritated by Stewart's vocals. Best track was when Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Keith Moon join for “Beck’s Bolero”. Overall, not my thing though.

Gefällt mir nicht.

Sounds like rod Stewart

I want to like jeff beck but i just can't get a feel for it. not my jam

ugh fucking boomer british drivel KILL ME i hate these fucking horny ass lyrics jesus FUCKING christ and the fucking instrumentation is so …ya. “rock n roll” fuck off lmao i hate it

There is a preponderance of early prog-type rock and roll. I dig it, but there's too much of it on this list.

The blues were fun but still nothing that jumped out at me.

Naa 1

I gave up on this after 10 songs - which I think is pretty reasonable. This was far too long even at that point. This is your basic 'guitar hero' stuff - too many notes and too self-indulgent. The songs sounded over-familiar, so there didn't feel like anything new here for me. Not my thing.

Not my cup of tea. Despite influencing many artists I like, this album kind of drags. Not necessarily bad, but also not really my vibe.

Meh. I don't get it

The fact this is on '1001 albums to listen to before you die' shows you how white-centric this whole thing is. This is boring old white man music. This is the type of music people imagine when you say 'old music'. So dull. Sure, the technical guitar playing is impressive. But there's no soul in the vocals. A lot of these songs were originally written by black artists. These artists knew about real soul and real art. Jeff Beck hasn't made art with this album. He made something technically impressive, but nothing more. Who actually sits there and enjoys listening to this crap? No one under the age of 45.

Blues for Boomer Dads: The Album

Nope…

Greensleeves ass

Jeff Beck struggles through this turgid mess like a hobo trying to fuck a mousetrap. It reminded me of the time I sang karaoke with Craig Charles at the funeral of his mother. A fuckin' total abomination that cause 15 more deaths. It was a bloodbath.

The opening few notes were good, then he started singing and I threw myself off a cliff

Exhibit A in why White Boys Playing The Blues is my least-favorite sub-genre. I can't find anything to recommend on this album. I know I'm supposed to be impressed by Jeff Beck but I don't hear anything remotely interesting in what he does. I've tried. Yes, he's done some cool things as a sideman. I dig his work with the Yardbirds, I guess. And yes, he helped Stevie Wonder write "Superstition" (which alone justifies his existence) but that's about it as far as I'm concerned. And on this album? Bo-ring. And I dig Rod, but he hadn't come into his own as a singer yet. He's got the chops but I don't believe a single word he's singing. It's like he's correctly pronouncing a language he doesn't understand. Ronnie Wood's got some cool bass lines going on, but in general I find the band remarkably disjointed. "Beck's Bolero," on paper at least, sounds like it should be amazing. Jeff Beck! Jimmy Page! John Paul Jones! Keith Freaking Moon! All on the same track! Wow! Except, they managed to create a piece of music that plays to none of their strengths. You could tell me it was anybody playing on that track and I guess I'd believe you. It's like one of those jam sessions they always do at the end of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Lots of stars making a whole lotta nothing. I get that this might have blown people's minds at the time, but there's a reason Zeppelin became huge and Jeff Beck didn't. Some bands gel and create music better than the sum of their parts and others are the Jeff Beck Group.

I couldn't stand it. I generally hate blues rock like this and to no surprise I hated this. Aside from a few songs, I generally really dislike Rod Stewart too. This did nothing to change that opinion. I don't care how technically talented Jeff Beck was, I can't stand this style at all. I never want to hear it again. I was going to give it a 2 because it probably doesn't really deserve a 1, but by the end I was just annoyed by this so much that I see no other option.

meh blues

I disagree that I needed to hear this album before I die. My life was just fine without it. I’m not a fan of Rod Stewart’s voice nor this brand of blues rock.

Not my cup of tea. This album did not age well, and the lyrics are cringe as fuck.

Rubbish

How can you mess up blues rock so much? (Admittedly, Rod Stewart doesn't help much but Ronnie Wood should've been able to drag things back into line)

I will never support a Scientologist

Did not listen

Encore Rod stewart.... Pas plus intéressant que the Faces Blues rock un peu générique, rien de transcendant ici... des covers de bluesman américains par des anglais... Encore...

Ce n’est pas très intéressant, si ce n’est que pour entendre John-Paul Jones pré-Led Zep. Aussi, Greensleeves a tellement pas rapport là. Pour une liste d’album a avoir écouté, ça ne fait pas très « album » justement.

Sorry, still not a Jeff Beck fan.

Too bluesy, not enough rock. Not to my taste at all, sorry Jeff.

nope

This album did nothing for me, I was just waiting for it to end.

Wish I could give it zero. We don't need more than one blues recording. They are all the same. Horrible.