Jeff Beck (was: Slam)
 

"Clive Backham" wrote in message
...

If you like 60's British R&B, get "Truth" and "Beckola".
If you like jazz/rock, get "Blow by Blow", "Wired" and "Live with
the
Jan Hammer Group", and perhaps "There and Back".
Three albums I found pretty forgetable were "Rough & Ready", "Beck,
Bogart, Appice" and "Flash". Others will no doubt disagree.
I like quite a lot of "Guitar Shop". The last Jeff Beck album I
bought
was "Who Else", which apart from a couple of nice tracks was pretty
awful.

"Must haves"? Tricky. I suspect most would say that Truth and Blow
by
Blow are the two absolute classics, but I personally prefer Beckola
and Wired.

That's almost exactly what I was about to say!

I'd probably go for 'There and Back' over 'Jan Hammer Group' if only
for the track 'Space Boogie' but 'Blow by blow' and 'Wired' are
essentials.

__Stimpy__

Jeff Beck (was: Slam)
 

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...

"Clive Backham" wrote in message
...

If you like 60's British R&B, get "Truth" and "Beckola".
If you like jazz/rock, get "Blow by Blow", "Wired" and "Live with
the
Jan Hammer Group", and perhaps "There and Back".
Three albums I found pretty forgetable were "Rough & Ready", "Beck,
Bogart, Appice" and "Flash". Others will no doubt disagree.
I like quite a lot of "Guitar Shop". The last Jeff Beck album I
bought
was "Who Else", which apart from a couple of nice tracks was pretty
awful.

"Must haves"? Tricky. I suspect most would say that Truth and Blow
by
Blow are the two absolute classics, but I personally prefer Beckola
and Wired.

That's almost exactly what I was about to say!

I'd probably go for 'There and Back' over 'Jan Hammer Group' if only
for the track 'Space Boogie' but 'Blow by blow' and 'Wired' are
essentials.

__Stimpy__



Cheers Stimpy, some good pointers. This coming weekend is my charity shop
vinyl search. Here in the Scottish H&I its amazing what gets priced at 50p
:-)
Mike

Jeff Beck (was: Slam)
 

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...

"Clive Backham" wrote in message
...

If you like 60's British R&B, get "Truth" and "Beckola".
If you like jazz/rock, get "Blow by Blow", "Wired" and "Live with
the
Jan Hammer Group", and perhaps "There and Back".
Three albums I found pretty forgetable were "Rough & Ready", "Beck,
Bogart, Appice" and "Flash". Others will no doubt disagree.
I like quite a lot of "Guitar Shop". The last Jeff Beck album I
bought
was "Who Else", which apart from a couple of nice tracks was pretty
awful.

"Must haves"? Tricky. I suspect most would say that Truth and Blow
by
Blow are the two absolute classics, but I personally prefer Beckola
and Wired.

That's almost exactly what I was about to say!

I'd probably go for 'There and Back' over 'Jan Hammer Group' if only
for the track 'Space Boogie' but 'Blow by blow' and 'Wired' are
essentials.

__Stimpy__



Cheers Stimpy, some good pointers. This coming weekend is my charity shop
vinyl search. Here in the Scottish H&I its amazing what gets priced at 50p
:-)
Mike

Jeff Beck (was: Slam)
 

"Mike Gilmour" wrote in message
...

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...

"Clive Backham" wrote in message
...

If you like 60's British R&B, get "Truth" and "Beckola".
If you like jazz/rock, get "Blow by Blow", "Wired" and "Live
with
the
Jan Hammer Group", and perhaps "There and Back".
Three albums I found pretty forgetable were "Rough & Ready",
"Beck,
Bogart, Appice" and "Flash". Others will no doubt disagree.
I like quite a lot of "Guitar Shop". The last Jeff Beck album I
bought
was "Who Else", which apart from a couple of nice tracks was
pretty
awful.

"Must haves"? Tricky. I suspect most would say that Truth and
Blow
by
Blow are the two absolute classics, but I personally prefer
Beckola
and Wired.

That's almost exactly what I was about to say!

I'd probably go for 'There and Back' over 'Jan Hammer Group' if
only
for the track 'Space Boogie' but 'Blow by blow' and 'Wired' are
essentials.

__Stimpy__



Cheers Stimpy, some good pointers. This coming weekend is my charity
shop
vinyl search. Here in the Scottish H&I its amazing what gets priced
at 50p
:-)
Mike

The vinyl 'There and Back' came in a really nice sleeve with a 'flight
case' texture on it

Jeff Beck (was: Slam)
 

"Mike Gilmour" wrote in message
...

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...

"Clive Backham" wrote in message
...

If you like 60's British R&B, get "Truth" and "Beckola".
If you like jazz/rock, get "Blow by Blow", "Wired" and "Live
with
the
Jan Hammer Group", and perhaps "There and Back".
Three albums I found pretty forgetable were "Rough & Ready",
"Beck,
Bogart, Appice" and "Flash". Others will no doubt disagree.
I like quite a lot of "Guitar Shop". The last Jeff Beck album I
bought
was "Who Else", which apart from a couple of nice tracks was
pretty
awful.

"Must haves"? Tricky. I suspect most would say that Truth and
Blow
by
Blow are the two absolute classics, but I personally prefer
Beckola
and Wired.

That's almost exactly what I was about to say!

I'd probably go for 'There and Back' over 'Jan Hammer Group' if
only
for the track 'Space Boogie' but 'Blow by blow' and 'Wired' are
essentials.

__Stimpy__



Cheers Stimpy, some good pointers. This coming weekend is my charity
shop
vinyl search. Here in the Scottish H&I its amazing what gets priced
at 50p
:-)
Mike

The vinyl 'There and Back' came in a really nice sleeve with a 'flight
case' texture on it

Slam
 

On 06 Oct 2003 08:05:53 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:

Next time I'll stick to using
ravens and writing desks as my example and people can then argue about what
that meant. :-)

What's the connection between a Raven and a writing desk?

The same as that betwixt a hawk and a handsaw.
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Slam
 

On 06 Oct 2003 08:05:53 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:

Next time I'll stick to using
ravens and writing desks as my example and people can then argue about what
that meant. :-)

What's the connection between a Raven and a writing desk?

The same as that betwixt a hawk and a handsaw.
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Slam
 

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
...
On 06 Oct 2003 08:05:53 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:

Next time I'll stick to using
ravens and writing desks as my example and people can then argue about
what
that meant. :-)

What's the connection between a Raven and a writing desk?

The same as that betwixt a hawk and a handsaw.



Yes, in that they both occur in English Literatu

The first is the Hatter's Riddle from Alice In Wonderland (which, of course
is also a Bert Kaempfert classic..... :-)

See the following (lifted from a Google):
"A comment concerning Lewis Carroll's infamous "Why is a raven like a
writing desk?" riddle. The best answer I ever heard--and remember that
feather pens were a common writing tool of the day, and that writing desks
had inkwells--was, "Because they both come with inky quills."

The second is simply Shakespearian English and occurs in Hamlet - see
(lifted from Google and edited somewhat):

"it's from Shakespeare's Hamlet and my quick research indicates
'handsaw' is another term for 'heron' in that day and time -- the quote
referring to being able to identify a hawk from a heron in flight."

"I believe it is from HAMLET..& GOES SOMETHING LIKE: I am but mad
north-northwest..when the wind is southerly I can tell a hawk from a
Hearnshaw. Hand saw is a corruption of this & it means heron."

"Shakespeare imparts Hamlet’s mental complexion in Act 2, Scene 2. Speaking
to Guildenstern – who he ingeniously has dispatched along with Rosencrantz –
Hamlet claims that "my uncle-father and aunt-mother are deceived," followed
by this exchange:

GUILDENSTERN: In what, my lord?

HAMLET: I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly I know a
hawk from a handsaw."



(How's that for Googling.....??)

Slam
 

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
...
On 06 Oct 2003 08:05:53 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:

Next time I'll stick to using
ravens and writing desks as my example and people can then argue about
what
that meant. :-)

What's the connection between a Raven and a writing desk?

The same as that betwixt a hawk and a handsaw.



Yes, in that they both occur in English Literatu

The first is the Hatter's Riddle from Alice In Wonderland (which, of course
is also a Bert Kaempfert classic..... :-)

See the following (lifted from a Google):
"A comment concerning Lewis Carroll's infamous "Why is a raven like a
writing desk?" riddle. The best answer I ever heard--and remember that
feather pens were a common writing tool of the day, and that writing desks
had inkwells--was, "Because they both come with inky quills."

The second is simply Shakespearian English and occurs in Hamlet - see
(lifted from Google and edited somewhat):

"it's from Shakespeare's Hamlet and my quick research indicates
'handsaw' is another term for 'heron' in that day and time -- the quote
referring to being able to identify a hawk from a heron in flight."

"I believe it is from HAMLET..& GOES SOMETHING LIKE: I am but mad
north-northwest..when the wind is southerly I can tell a hawk from a
Hearnshaw. Hand saw is a corruption of this & it means heron."

"Shakespeare imparts Hamlet’s mental complexion in Act 2, Scene 2. Speaking
to Guildenstern – who he ingeniously has dispatched along with Rosencrantz –
Hamlet claims that "my uncle-father and aunt-mother are deceived," followed
by this exchange:

GUILDENSTERN: In what, my lord?

HAMLET: I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly I know a
hawk from a handsaw."



(How's that for Googling.....??)

Slam
 

Keith G wrote:

(Quote from some anonymous Shakespearean scholar)


"I believe it is from HAMLET..& GOES SOMETHING LIKE: I am but mad
north-northwest..when the wind is southerly I can tell a hawk from a
Hearnshaw. Hand saw is a corruption of this & it means heron."

"Shakespeare imparts Hamlet's mental complexion in Act 2, Scene 2. Speaking
to Guildenstern - who he ingeniously has dispatched along with Rosencrantz -
Hamlet claims that "my uncle-father and aunt-mother are deceived," followed
by this exchange:

GUILDENSTERN: In what, my lord?

HAMLET: I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly I know a
hawk from a handsaw."


Hamlet was a city boy. A bird was a bird to him.
A handsaw is a tool for cutting stuff.
A hawk is a flat thing for plastering walls.
Hearnshaw is 'Eathcliffe's girlfriend.

HTH,

Roger.