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...that the album isn't good. The problem is that it isn't great. The musicians are good. They are tight and sensitive to Beck's playing. And Beck is in top form. But the album is missing something...guts...
...album has no life to it; the sound is too clean, too manufactured. Rough and Ready appears to be one case where potentially good music was ruined in the recording studio. To begin with, this is the first album that Beck has produced himself, and, unlike Jimmy Page, Beck is unable to use this opportunity to his benefit. This is also the first album on which Beck has authored all the songs. He is best known for his interpretation of other musicians' songs. For example, Beck wrote none of the songs on Truth...
...Feeling" is the first song on the album, and represents Beck's writing at its best. It's a strong driving number, arranged in such a way that all of the instruments can be distinctly heard. Beck's guitar work, as always, is superb. Punctuating here, leading there, always coaxing and teasing until it rushes on in a burst of energy. "Situation" and "Short Business" are also on Side One. They are both fast-paced songs, but noteworthy only for Beck's guitar work...
...Raynes Park Blues", the last cut on Side One, gives us a look at the quieter side of Jeff Beck. The song is based on a haunting melody played on an electric piano. Beck's guitar carefully and methodically weaves in and out, creating an eerie tapestry of sound...
...Jeff Beck seems to return on Side Two, with songs like "I've Been Used," "New Ways," and "Train, Train." All of them are solid, rocking numbers, with the members of Beck's new band--Bob Tench, vocals; Cozy Powell, drums; Max Middleton, piano; and Clive Chaman, bass--in fine form...