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Rocky Dijon
I like the song, but the solo is straight out of Neil Schon's "Don't Stop Believing." The video nicely captured what a Beck tour could have been like. You get the feeling Mick had always wanted to yell "work for the money" at the Stones during a guitar break.
Mick was not a gentleman during the shoot to both Denise Crosby (the actress in the video) or to Jeff Beck's girlfriend. The latter caused a bit of friction apparently, though Jeff seemed to get over it by the Hall of Fame induction ceremony a few months later when he played a terrific "Satisfaction" behind Mick. Denise Crosby's experience was later immortalized by her father-in-law at the time in a film he made with a bit with an obnoxious womanizing English rock star. The video has Terry Bozzio on drums as Simon Phillips wasn't available on short notice. It was the beginning of Beck's collaboration with Bozzio.
As for Beck's price, he wasn't cheap. During SHE'S THE BOSS, Beck's manager provided Eddie Martinez as the lower rate package deal. Eddie did all of Jeff's quick touch-ups for the album because you don't pay Jeff's rate to fix a few seconds here or there. For PRIMITIVE COOL, Mick used Jim Barber (who played lead guitar on "Too Much Blood"), a then-unknown Vernon Reid, and Jimmy Rip. Jimmy told me all three of them spent a couple weeks at Right Track doing all of the touch-ups for Beck lasting just a few seconds. Mick first met Jimmy when he played guitar at The Peppermint Lounge for Bette Midler's "Beast of Burden" video, Jimmy would go on to tour with Mick, and serve as Mick's Keith stand-in for WANDERING SPIRIT. Jimmy also played on some of the STEEL WHEELS demos with Ronnie and Charlie and Doug Wimbish.
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TheflyingDutchman
Seemingly Jagger had an appetite for Beck on guitar back in the days.
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DandelionPowderman
On an otherwise lame Crazy Mama in 1997, the only highlight was Ronnie playing the guitar theme in the ending. Same with Some Girls on the No Security San Jose-release.
There are many such examples. In the early/mid 2000s, though, Ronnie was often too drunk to do that job (re Don't Stop).
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dcba
Imho Jagger didn't fail to notice Beck (along with Rod Stewart) managed to score a hit in the American charts with a cover of "PPl Get Ready" in 1985.
To Jagger Beck was perfect : a guy who has deep roots and who can also give songs a contemporary (= successful) sound.
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MelBelli
I confess I never really heard the countermelody that Ronnie created on “Respectable” until the “No Security” version came out.
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MelBelli
I confess I never really heard the countermelody that Ronnie created on “Respectable” until the “No Security” version came out.
You mean when Ronnie starts playing "Like a Rolling Stone" during "Respectable?" I've always found that odd as well.