Jeff Beck

While he was as talented as his peers Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck didn’t share their regard for commercial success. (Check out the horrific cover of his latest album, Emotion & Commotion for proof.) Beck has a penchant for changing styles and genres on a whim, and Emotion & Commotion is no different. While it’s a more deliberate take on old-fashioned blues-rock than his past albums, Beck trades his usual flashy, frantic fills with graceful, lyrical phrases, best seen on his bluesy-orchestral cover of “Over The Rainbow.” Still, Beck can’t help but break out the big guns, so expect to see the living legend wheedle away on his fretboard on classic tracks from his Yardbird days.

Updated 03/15/2012