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March 26, 2001

Jeff Beck's Man-Made Magic

Guitar God's New York show a killer drama

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Jeff Beck is surely the only guitar hero of his generation -- a former Yardbird and the man who lit the fuse of 1970s fusion -- who now makes records like a Chemical Brother: wildfire-instrumental affairs set in fat, dirty jungles of looped percussion and synth licks. He's damn good at it, too. Some...

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One of the most influential lead guitarists in rock, Jeff Beck has helped shape blues rock, psychedelia, and heavy metal. Beck's groups have been short-lived, and he has probably been handicapped by the fact that he doesn't sing, but his aggressive style -- encompassing screaming, bent sustained notes, distortion and feedback, and crisply articulated fast passagework -- has been more important tha...

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