First and foremost I want to thank SteveA who blogs at LONG HAIRED BOY for the tickets to see Jeff Beck at the Wang Center in Boston. Since he was unable to go he offered them to me and after a bit of juggling with the family, my husband and I had a lovely evening of music.
I have never been to the Wang Center and had no real expectations. It is a beautiful theater and our seats were really good. The show was not at all what I envisioned. It was billed as Jeff Beck's Rock and Roll Party Honoring Les Paul and he didn't disappoint. Jeff Beck's manager opened by explaining that Les Paul played a small night club in New York City up until he died at 92 years old. Jeff's vision was to re-create the club atmosphere with the show. He did just that with a lovely singer Imelda May and her husband and guitar player Darrel Hingham. The band also included a bass player, drummer and horn section. It was a rockabilly delight.
If someone had told me what kind of music they were going to play I probably would have turned down the offer. I [and my husband] imagined it would be basically an instrumental show as Jeff Beck isn't a singer. We were very wrong. I am not sure my husband enjoyed the singing so much but he did enjoy the music. I however enjoyed it all....was very pleasantly surprised. Another genre of music added to my repitoire.
Thanks again Steve. xx
After seeing Elton John and Leon Russell a couple of weeks ago, and Elton commenting how there were three Rock and Roll Hall of Famers on the stage I thought it would be fun to see as many inductees as I could. Of course many have passed on but there are still many playing and many that will be inducted some day. Jeff Beck is now on the list. I have listed the Hall of Fame artists I have seen below. [can I count Elvis and Les Paul since a Hall of Famer [Jeff Beck] played them as part of the show?
Jeff Beck
Genesis
Elton John
The Kinks
Pink Floyd
The Police...Sting
Leon Russell
Rose Stone of Sly and the Family Stone
Steely Dan
I would love to see ZZ Top next. Who's on your list?
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nice....sounds like a great time...and i would love to see zz top...they were the first album i ever got...next up is U2 in June...
So cool!!! Sounds like a fun time! Glad you took the leap and went.
So glad that you didn't get to turn down the tickets, huh? :)
Sounds like you had a great time!
Sounds awesome. I'm just laughing at the WANG center. I'm a 12 year old. I know.
Pretty sure I should stay away from a Sting concert...the concert police would have to pull me off of him! LOL
Hi VL - I am so glad you used those tix. Jeff Beck is an amazing guitarist and he is just behind Hendrix in terms of his skill and innovation - that's how good he is - he has his own unique style of playing!
I've been to that club in NYC where Les Paul played - the Iridium - it's legendary and I had a great show there.
I also saw The Pixies - fellow Bostonians - at the Wang Theatre about a year and a half ago!
Thanks for the shout out and also happy you enjoyed the show - I sure wish I could see The Kinks!
Oh I love Jeff Beck! So glad you had a good time. I'm a little jealous.
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