Search - Beck Bogert & Appice :: Live in Japan

Buy it

C. Butler | 05/15/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you loved the BBA album in the studio. This one is for you ! I put 5 stars for the studio album, I should put 6 stars for this one ! One of my best rock album !! Even if it is quite expensive, you won't be disappointed, trust me ! Jeff plays really great solos on stage and you will hear him play with his talkbox... Bogert Appice really do a fabulous job here... So, buy it !"

Expensive, but worths every penny

zapelini | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina Brazil | 09/14/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album was released only in Japan. This means it is very expensive. But if you like rock'n'roll, heavy metal, blues and boogie, don't miss this one. Recorded live at the Japanese tour by the boys (back in 1973 - good times!), this album really rocks. Jeff Beck is the world's greatest guitar player of all times (excuse, mr. Hendrix, Beck was smart enough to keep himself alive through the years, Bogert and Appice are not a rhythm section (in fact, they are a "lead section"), and this album is one of the rare live recordings of Jeff Beck. "Lady" must be among the best live songs ever recorded. Enough said, stop reading this review and click th "buy it" button."

Super Group ?

C. Butler | Baltimore, MD, USA | 11/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"BBA Live is really for completists - much as I love this CD it's very expensive.



You can tell the audience isn't that into it, B hates B&A and just wants to be done (I love the "get your s**t together" from Jeff over the talkbox to either Tim or Carmine followed by Tim and Carmine singing it back at Jeff in harmony - just says something altho I'm not sure what), but in some of the solos when the audience has finally gotten into it the sheer brilliance of the 3 players is amazing.



I swear Tim Bogart plays better lead bass on some of these songs then Jeff Beck plays guitar, and on some of them you can sorta hear Beck scrambling to keep up - it's a really amazing thing. And Carmine is just incredible, holding the bottom all by himself AND playing as much a lead role as the other two. As power trios go, these guys aren't much short of Cream, if at all.



It's an incredible display of musicality, marred by the singing (sorry Tim) and the tiredness/unhappiness of the band.



Ah well - just think if we had a recording from the BEGINNING of the tour! :)"