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As a member of classic rock outlets like the Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group, Jeff Beck shone brightly. On the other hand, most critics will agree that as a solo artist given free reign over his work, Beck has been less consistent. One thing is for sure: Jeff Beck is one of the most skilled guitar players around, wide open to musical experiment, and his early work foreshadowed a number of genres including over-the-top blues/rock, fusion and metal. "Finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years to make sounds that no one has heard before is truly what gets me off. I love it when people hear my music but can't figure out what instrument I'm playing. What a cool compliment," Beck has said. If those are his musical goals, he has certainly achieved them....more

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  • Outside Lands and Rock Make Street Festival

    by C!-TeamAugust 27, 2008Comments (0)

    The C!-team was suuuuuper busy this past weekend. San Francisco was the place to be, what with the inaugural year of the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival and the Rock Make Street Fest, at which we spent a hot, blissful day. (read more)

  • Happy One-Year Anniversary: A Time to Celebrate and Look Back

    by The EditorsMay 14, 2008Comments (17)

    Read shared stories from Paul and other writers and editors who worked on the original Crawdaddy! (plus our own Denise Sullivan who writes quite eloquently on the Crawdaddy! spirit). As we take time this issue to pay homage to the original, as our own one-year anniversary wouldn’t even be remotely possible without it, we hope you enjoy them as they recount their insightful tales. (read more)

  • Yardbirds Question Time

    by Keith AlthamApril 30, 2008Comments (5)

    The Yardbirds were in no mood for pulling punches when I called on them in their dressing room at the Ready, Steady, Go! studios in Wembley Park. Keith Relf expressed the desire that they should be "the first group to tell the truth" and that he was tired of "watered down interviews which said nothing." (read more)

  • Blues ’66, Part Two: John Lee Hooker and the Butterfield Blues Band

    by Paul WilliamsDecember 12, 2007Comments (2)

    Originally published in Issue #6 of Crawdaddy! John Lee Hooker, of Clarksdale, Mississippi, and Detroit, Michigan, is one of America’s best-known blues singers. He sings and plays in an intensely personal style that is neither Chicago nor Delta; he has performed in almost every club and recorder for practically every blues label in the world. (read more)

  • Rock And Roll Animal: Lou Reed 1973

    by Dinky DawsonOctober 10, 2007Comments (3)

    On Saturday, September 15, 1973, Lou Reed played in an area of London called Crystal Palace with the J. Geils Band and Jeff Beck Group. This gig was held outside on the green, the wooden stage located a mere hundred yards (read more)

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