![]() It all gets rather tiresome, just as it did in real time. To me Beck frequently sacrifices a good tune for the incessant flourishes of whammy bar harmonics. As for Jeff, he does make things look very easy and let’s cut some slack for a still-spritely looking septuagenarian.īut, again, it is only with the encore - the superb ‘Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers’ – that you realise there is an acute lack of stirring melody in a lot of this fusion repertoire and it is somewhat telling that this song dates from the mid-seventies, and under the careful tutelage of George Martin. You can’t fault drummer Jonathan Joseph although bassist Rhonda Smith seems pedestrian on her showcase ‘You Know You Know’ whilst Nicolas Meier is versatile if rather limp. It may be more to do with the choice of material than the players. ![]() But, musically, this set doesn’t really change my previous perceptions. ![]() Well, Beck is hardly going to get talkative to a Tokyo audience and to be honest the lack of chat isn’t such an issue with a recording. This was also the first tour with his current band and I wasn’t convinced that it matched previous outings. Beck didn’t engage the audience with carefully chosen banter about his illustrious career. ![]() When I reviewed Jeff Beck’s gig in Birmingham in May this year – only a month or so after this Tokyo gig – the main criticism was the lack of audience interaction. Share the post "DVD review: JEFF BECK – Live In Tokyo"
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