#277/911
July 1985
Jeff Beck
Flash
Genre: R(&B)ock
2 out of 5
Umm…what?
The R&B/Funk infiltration of Rock, which we saw with Duran Duran and Blue Eyed Soul and then on through Queen and The Rolling Stones and David Bowie and so many others, is all over this one. Only instead of being influenced by Chic and Nile Rodgers, or enlisting him as a producer, Beck has put out what seems to be a collaboration.
I’m not sure what makes this a “Jeff Beck” record. Jimmy Hall sings lead on all but two tracks (“Get Workin’” and “Night After Night”) and is listed as a songwriter on zero tracks.
Is he…Santana?
If you ever wanted to hear what a master like Beck sounds like on a Jan Hammer track? He’s got you covered (“Escape”). There’s a Curtis Mayfield cover.
And a bunch of Rodgers tunes.
It’s a hodgepodge. (Except for “Night After Night” which is an abomination)
Not sure why Beck is even featured here. The songs don’t need him and, while he’s excellent, it’s superfluous.
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