Give Jeff Beck's 'TRUTH' another listen


This was Rod Stewart's first full studio album and IMO he never sounded better. Jeff's guitar work is amazing.

It came out 6 months before Led Zepp's first album.

 

Imagine my surprise when I put my CD on for the first time in years, and discovered I had the 2005 remastered version, with 8 additional songs.

The quality is astounding compared to my 'OLA' release. And the extra songs aren't bad either.

 

If nothing else, listen to 'I ain't Superstitious'. May be the best (over)use of the Wa Wa pedal of all time.  Love it!

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The Jeff Beck group played all of Truth and Beck-Ola. Attendance was sparse. I was there with two high school friends. I had an extra ticket. My date’s mother wouldn’t let her go to the show! I paid $6 for the four tickets - bought by my father at Sam Goody’s by Grand Central. Rod Stewart wore a pink jacket and green pants. Beck played two Les Paul’s - a black one and a gold one. Ron Wood played bass. Nicky Hopkins on keyboards. After playing for ninety minutes the show was over. No encore! The last song was Rice Pudding - the instrumental that closes Beck-Ola.

The three best albums by Rod Stewart are the S/T one, Gasoline Alley and Every Picture Tells a Story. All on Mercury. After these the decline sets in! 

I was also lucky to see Rod Stewart and the Faces at the Cow Palace in San Francisco in March ’75. That was a good rollicking show! Ron Wood on lead guitar!

I saw the original Jeff Beck Group on their first - and only - US tour in July 1969. By the end of that month the band broke up. Two divas - Beck and Stewart - couldn't get along! Rod was the best singer ever for Beck! The show I saw was on a Monday afternoon (2 PM!) in July '69 at NYC's Central Park Wollman Rink. Folding chairs and $1.50 a ticket!