Flash

I fell in love with Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart's rendition of People Get Ready and want it played at my funeral. Looked for it for years and finally found it.

nice lp was in great shape.

Jeff Beck!

I've been a die hard fan of Jeff Beck since the mid 60s. Think he's still amazing and a true original. I can still listen to some of his previous and more current material and enjoy them immensely. Flash, to me, is my least favorite. I liked it for about a month when I purchased it when it was released. Throughout the years, the sound has become quite dated with the echo synth drum for most of the songs. Jeff's guitar is crisp, precise and brilliant but that synth sound is too distracting. Flash shines in People Get Ready with Rod Stewart. This song hearkens back to one of Jeff's best- Truth. Aside from the synth sound, the vocals are dated as well- in the sense that it really sounds like a cheesy 80's record that everyone put out during this time period. For those that like that sound, you'll like this album which is accented with some great guitar.

What I bought this disc for... and what it doesn't have... is the "Ambition" performance I heard on the Music Video.There is nothing wrong with this cd... it just doesn't have the same approach to "Ambition" as the Music Video that featured a great cast of singers....as we all know Jeff has always found the best vocalists for his music and the selections for the Video was pure inspiration.Donny Osmond earned his Rock n Roll degree on the video version while sharing it with a cast of others.But as far as I could find... that version is not on any cd anywhere. So in that respect it was a little disappointing.

Not that this is anywhere near a pop album, but his guitar work wasn't really in the forefront of this record (which isn't too bad of a thing since he had some pretty good singers on the record). Only a couple of decent solos... did have more soul & funk attached to it. Yeah, I'm being unfair in my comparison, but I thought he was trying to bring MTV to him vice bringing his music to MTV... & what does he do?? .... lead w/People Get Ready w/Rod Stewart who was already in bed w/MTV. Carmine Appice does some nice work on this record.

This LP is a must only for completists and hardcore fans, especially those that want to hear Beck sing again (he's on two tracks).Beck's solo work is excellent-- even the addition of Jimmy Hall's histrionic vocals can't diminish the sheer audacity and skill of one of the best guitarists in the world. Hall's not a bad singer-- he's amazing-- yet it seems his vocal style was of its period. Up against Rod Stewart, there's no comparison. The track 'People Get Ready' is phenomenal, and should've been a bigger hit.Check out the second track to get an idea of what Beck might've sounded like firing up an Eighties Hair Metal band (via Mike Oldfield). While the song itself is rubbish, there's something to be gained from hearing it.The rest is dross, and suffers particularly because it's bracketed by two of Beck's best albums, 'There And Back' and 'Guitar Shop'.Oh, and while it's been re-released, it hasn't been remastered.

A must have from Jeff Beck, back in the heydays of the 80's. With help from Rod Stewart, Niles Rogers, Jimmy Hall, and Tony Hymas, and others, Jeff is able to expand himself again. "Gets Us All In The End" and "Ecstasy" are great. and Rod singing "People Get Ready", makes this effort a must have.

This is an album rarely featured in any Jeff Beck discography. His collaboration with Nile Rodgers is something Beck just doesn't talk about. It contains a definitive version of Curtis Mayfield's People Get Ready with Rod Stewart singing as well as he ever has.The rest of the tracks are very dated and sound like b-movie soundtracks now. A pity - but worth it just for the Mayfield track!

While there is a couple of good tracks on this disc i would not pay more than 10.00 bucks for this disc. It really is not a really great effort by JB. A rare failure in a forest of grand efforts by this one of my greatest heroes of the guitar.

A Jeff, tipo lista y guitarrista insuperable, nunca le han hecho justicia las producciones...sobre todo las "techno", y las malas influencias de su amigo miamivice j. Hammer... pero es tan tan bueno...que sólo por escuchar sus punteos se aguanta la basurilla sintetizada que sirve de cama

Perfetto ... come da aspettative. Ottima la confezione e il booklet. Consigliato a tutti i fan del grande musicista e della sua band.

レビュー対象製品は2004年再発盤デジタルリマスター品(EAN： 4571191050595)、紙ジャケット盤のほうです。原盤は1985年発表作品です。ヴォーカリストに恵まれないギタリストと揶揄されているJEFF BECKですが、”People Get Ready”ではROD STEWARTが参加し話題を呼んだアルバムです。(しかし何でこのバラード曲を選択したのでしょう? 当時私は子供でしたが、今でも良い曲とは思いません。アップテンポの、MICK JAGGERの “Throw Away”時はそれなりに聴き込んだのですがね・・・。)このアルバムは、画一的で工夫のない打ち込みドラムなどシンセ感が強く出すぎており、JEFF BECKの演奏もおとなしめです。アルバム「WIRED」では楽器同士で挑発、相互触発しあいながら、ライブのような臨場感がある演奏に対し、こちらのアルバムでは、指示通りにプレイするスタジオミュージシャンの演奏のようとでも言えば良いのか、いささか躍動感に欠けます。しかし腐ってもJEFF BECK、躍動感に欠けても、そのセンスは随所にみられますし、"Escape"、”Stop、Look And Listen”、“You Know, We Know”でのギターは35年経過した今でも耳に残るフレージングです。全体的にも楽曲の出来が悪いとは思いません。ご存知の通り、JEFF BECKは気に入っていないアルバムですが、本人が気に入らなくとも　聴衆者も気に入らないとは限りません。例えばYNGWIE MALMSTEENはJOE LYNN TURNERに主導権を握られたアルバム「ODDYSEY」を未だに気に入っていませんが、楽曲的には良くまとまっていましたし、実際アメリカでは高セールスでした。この作品もそのようなものなのかもしれません。音量は原盤に対して驚くほど大きくなっています。(ボリュームボタンでいうと4～5段階ぐらい違う)、ただ音質は極端に良くなっている感じがありません。音の輪郭はややシャープで、ベース・ドラム音の響きがよくなり　ドンシャリ気味だった原盤より音の厚さがあるかな? というくらいです。音量が大きくなっているので誤魔化されているのかもしれませんが・・・。評価として、少なくとも私は凡作/愚作とは思っていないので★4つとしました。なお私の評価方法は★3つを基準としての加減点式です。このサイトでよくあるような★5つを基準としての減点式ではありません。(安易に★5つを付けて持ち上げるつもりもありませんし、木の枝を見て森を判断するような過小評価をするつもりもありません。)