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Title: Solos Phoned In
Review: Jeff Beck deserves more credit for his work as an instrumental rock-fusion guitarist than the recordings on this album suggest. While the performances of both the rhythm section and featured soloists are technically superb, a review of the liner notes reveals that the basic tracks were recorded at a single location, with each of the soloists recording their part at a different studio, presumably to make the project more feasible from a logistic perspective. However, what this results in is a lack of energy and interaction between the soloist and rhythm section, and ends up sounding like a who's who of guitar performing with "music minus one" backing tracks. For a truly inspiring cover of Beck's "The Pump", check out Larry Carlton and Steve Lukather onNo Substitutions: Live in Osakainstead.
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