Ice Cream Cakes/Glad All Over/Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You/Sugar Cane/I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You/Going Down/I Got To Have A Song/Highways/Definitely Maybe
Virtuoso guitarist Jeff Beck’s albums were always more popular in the USA than in his home country. This one was recorded in Memphis and his group broke up shortly after release. (US:19
“The main problem with this album is the lead singer, who sounds like he is doing anything he can to sound both soulful and heavy. The result is too close to a spoiled middle class teenager whining about not having Mum's permission to go to Woodstock. Sometimes the song material is not very good either, and the nearly seven minutes Going Down is definitely where those downsides meet.”
“Pretty good but like all Jeff Beck Group albums, it just doesn't manage to be able to attain true classic status or greatness. They simply never had the power, innovation, songwriting or chemistry that made groups like Cream and Led Zeppelin great.”
“The band's decision to record this album in Memphis, has proceeded to change their sound noticeably from their previous release. It is much less heavy, and the material is mostly soft, soul flavoured rock, with some blues, featuring slide and some wah-wah, guitar. Though the emphasis seems to have been lifted from Beck's playing, it is only his input that salvages much of this record. Still good, it is clearly off the pace of its predecessor.”
“A good, jamming record with a jazz-fusion, blues kind of vibe. Some of Jeff's nicest guitar solos and licks are here. A nice record that's not one of the best of all time.”
”Jeff Beck's playing is superb throughout but unfortunately the majority of songs are weak. Going Down and Definitely Maybe are the only worthwhile songs for me.”
“Cozy Powell lays down some sweet grooves on this very blues/soul flavoured album. Beck seems somewhat restrained, maybe saving himself for his extra-terrestrial jazz explorations to come.”
“I love Jeff Beck but not this album. The material is not so good. The guitar is still there but not much else.”
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