Jeff Beck

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 of the vocal-sample high jinks ("Seasons," "Hot Rod
Honeymoon") wear after repeated plays; this is, after all, a guy who wisely dispe... More >