Blow By Blow was certainly Jeff Beck’s finest hour. Jeff Beck is let loose on such crazy workouts as ‘Air Blower,’ ‘Scatter Brain’ and the supersonic ‘Freeway Jam,’ where the sound effects department are put to the test.
Ten Years After – Watt stands out as their landmark work. The final track, a sizzling version of Chuck Berry’s ‘Sweet Little Sixteen,’ shows why Alvin Lee was considered the fastest guitarist in the west.
The music is the standard Pink Fairies blooze / booze rock with thunderous drums, stabbing bass, and churning guitars giving out a Bo Diddley / Chuck Berry rehash.
Mott suggests a trip into the eccentric thoughts of Arthur Brown and his spacemusos on this fine collection and take a Journey. You won’t regret it. Send us a postcard.