Somebody just commented on Beck in the other eulogy thread. I think the lack of response mirrors his career. He just quietly did his thing, making great music; and let others bask in the glory.
The day the music died.
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I guess you must be right...
...I'm glad I got to see him a couple of times...once when he was touring with 'Faces' (first time I saw R. Stewart too)...the second time was with the trio below...it was a fantastic show...! (FWIW...saw BTO many times as warm up act at other concerts...)
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I was thinking the same, but JB was more a musician's musician, and BTO is the everyman's band. I mentioned to my wife the other day that Beck had passed, and she said "who?"
The pop world was also too quiet when we lost Chris Squire, John Wetton, and even Keith Emerson. Peart was one of the few of that crowd that almost got the wider recognition he deserved.
There's a funny story about JB from one of the members of Pink Floyd. It's been a long while since I heard it, so I forget the details, but basically they had wanted to ask him to join them when they had lost Syd Barrett. But they thought he was too good for them, and so they were afraid to ask him!
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Carmine was never one of my favorite drummers, (or more accurately, I just never really followed the bands he was in), but he sure is fun to watch!
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I was surprised to see how little attention was paid when Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots died.I was thinking the same, but JB was more a musician's musician, and BTO is the everyman's band. I mentioned to my wife the other day that Beck had passed, and she said "who?"
The pop world was also too quiet when we lost Chris Squire, John Wetton, and even Keith Emerson. Peart was one of the few of that crowd that almost got the wider recognition he deserved.
There's a funny story about JB from one of the members of Pink Floyd. It's been a long while since I heard it, so I forget the details, but basically they had wanted to ask him to join them when they had lost Syd Barrett. But they thought he was too good for them, and so they were afraid to ask him!
He was the best stage performer of the 90’s. Saw STP’s like 10 times. A bit “out there”, but an amazing front man.
Interstate Love Song is still my fav of all time.
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One of the most mesmerizing things I remember from that show was a drum solo that was unreal...not sure how long it lasted but it was long...and towards the end the lights faded to dark...and just as it ended Beck and Bogert step in with their guitars and all the lights...the crowd went nuts...!
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Beck was a monster on guitar. I'm glad I got to see him a few years ago opening for ZZ Top. Should have been the other way around.
That's a gross understatement.
