Wired
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Beck, drummer Narada Michael Walden, and producer George Martin here embark on a potent jazz-rock journey, making stops at the ferocious “Led Boots,” the thumb-popping R&B of “Come Dancing,” and the hooky “Blue Wind” (written by former Mahavishnu synth player Jan Hammer). Max Middleton’s funky clavinet on “Play with Me” and his pulsing Rhodes piano work on “Sophie” add color and rhythmic urgency to Beck’s searing guitar, with its unmistakable tone and vocal-like inflections. Released a year after the breakthrough Blow by Blow, Wired generally runs a little hotter, though its low-gear moments–in particular the emotional largesse of Mingus’s “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”–will b
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Rating: 5.0 (62 reviews)
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…and those wailing pictures of Jeff on the back, with his super-tight jeans, and goofy hair are funny as hell. This album is very similar to Blow By Blow, only it has a harder, more tripped-out edge to it. I prefer “There and Back” for its less jazz oriented, more melodic rock sound.
Rating: 4 / 5