Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck in Montreal - One bright evening this February 22 2010

Feb. 22 2010 - one quite special treat with the two guitar legends playing together for the last good deal of the show. 3 hours of real treat in total that is. Brilliant Beck guitar solos and stage presence outshining Mr. Clapton quite a few times during the gig. Extremely subtle and plush sound though from Clapton's guitar solos.
45 minutes of opening up for Jeff Beck with his own excellent band including Sting's pianist Jason Rebello and Montreal's own Rhonda Smith formerly part of the band of the artist formerly known as Prince :)
Exploring quite a diverse musical space Mr. Beck, a real treat going from rock to jazz rock to briliantly twisted versions of Beatles (A day in the life) and Puccini (Nessun dorma) including a full fledged classic orchestra on stage. Superb ! Clapton back after a short break straight into unplugged 2 classic guitar versions of Leyla and others. Fully plugged part was though the high note of the gig with a very very good "I shot the sherriff" extended concert version, Cocaine, wrapping up with a triumphant Crossroads version for the encore. Great sound, a concert to remember, looking forward to Jeff Beck's upcoming album to include quite a few of the concert tunes.
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Daydreaming of a trip to the next Crossroads Guitar Festival.
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