Word: music
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...music is thundering and the light show irrelevant. Jeff Beck a streaming presence jerking, in sweat, on his guitar laying sheet after sheet of sound authoritatively down. The great Nicky Hopkins in one corner of the stage hunched over piano holding together the music with his discreet and rippling underpinning. Mick Waller on drums, his eyes fixed on Beck, face contorting, eyes glazed, his arms chopping, producing a sharp and clear rattling as each drumbeat rams more or less neatly into Beck's flying notes. Rod Stewart, the singer, a man of flinty beauty, and a fertile smile...
...ELECTRIC lead guitar is to rock-blues music what the violin is to classical--the supreme voice of the medium. Jeff Beck understands very well that a man who masters guitar has tapped an enormous source of energy. Having done so, he relishes in his freedom and glory much as a racing driver thrills to the knowledge that he is in control of a powerful machine, one that can destroy him if it goes out of control...
...getting tired of being a studio musician. Some of the stuff I had to play was such rubbish anyway. I chose Jeff Beck because, really, this is the kind of music that I find most satisfying. Rock and blues especially gives me a chance to experiment a little, you know. And Jeff Beck himself is great as a player and it's very interesting doing things with him. Also, I get such a kick out of playing live, the audience reaction thing you know...
...Jeff Beck Group doing their great staples "Rock My Plimsoul," "Shapes of Things." Hopkins begins with a solo burst. Beck leads into the vibrant theme lines and then starts screeching from his guitar with his finger slashing. Hopkins' shimmering piano, Waller's hammering beat, Wood on throbbing whipping bass. Music stops and Stewart sings a line...
Alsop criticized white liberals for "sloganeering instead of getting down to facts" and compared them to ballet dancers in that "their postures are great and their music is delightful, but when the music is over, there's not a damn thing left...