Loud hailer (2016)/ Jeff Beck

"Arriving six years after "Emotion & Commotion", a largely instrumental album that found Jeff Beck pushing at his prog boundaries, "Loud Hailer" is a very different beast than its predecessor. Revived by the presence of two female collaborators -- vocalist Rosie Bones and guitarist Carmen Vandenberg, both proving to be worthy sparring partners -- Beck returns to gnarled, loud guitar rock on "Loud Hailer", not so much reveling in the psychedelic skronk of the Yardbirds or the heavy stomp of the Jeff Beck Group but favoring an arena-ready rock that places an emphasis on such old-fashioned values as chops and social consciousness. Compared to the floating ambition of "Emotion & Commotion", this album feels invigorating and suggests that Beck doesn't want to rest on his laurels, even if he's not fully committed to embracing the turmoil of the present." (S.T. Erlewine, Allmusic; 3,5 uit 5 sterren)

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