Jeff Beck - Live At The Fillmore West

Jeff Beck - Live At The Fillmore West - 1968

The Jeff Beck Group in its original incarnation was a powerhouse band featuring Beck on the six string, Ronnie Wood on bass and Rod Stewart on vocals with a rotating cast of drummers, on this eve Micky Waller. The group’s aggressive blues rock sound would certainly influence Jimmy Page as he put together his post Yardbirds band. The JBG was touring and playing songs from their forthcoming record, Truth and open the show with “You Shook Me”, already joined in progress. Beck’s interpretation of the Willie Dixon classic is a barnstormer. 

Ronnie Wood’s bass playing must be commented on immediately, while better know for his six string abilities he shines in this recording by not only providing a solid back beat but by playing some lead bass runs, he heats up and is tearing it up during the next song, “Let Me Love You”. Also from the Truth record the song is one of the few original songs on the record of mostly covers. It infuses lyrical content from the ancient Sleepy Jon Estes that would also be used by Page as “The Girl I Love”; the song also features some fine guitar work by Beck.

01. Intro - You Shook Me

02. Let Me Love You

03. Morning Dew

04. Jeff´s Boogie

05. Hi Ho Silver Lining

06. The Sun Is Shining

07. Blues Deluxe (*)

Jeff Beck - Guitar

Rod Stewart - Vocals

Nicky Hopkins - Piano

Ronnie Wood - Bass

Mick Waller - Drum

(*) #7 is not "Blues Deluxe", as stated on the cover, but a another version of "The Sun is Shining"

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