Jeff Beck’s forthcoming studio album LOUD HAILER, his first in six
years, is set for July 15 through Atco/Rhino Entertainment.
Loud hailer, is another name
for a megaphone. The two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer explains:
“I really wanted to make a statement about some of the nasty things I
see going on in the world today, and I loved the idea of being at a
rally and using this loud device to shout my point of view.” The album’s
first single, “Live In The Dark,” will be released
soon.
To help him write the 11 tracks on
LOUD HAILER, Beck enlisted two young females from London: singer
Rosie Bones and guitarist Carmen Vandenberg. It was a chance meeting
with Vandenberg last year at a birthday party for Queen drummer Roger
Taylor that eventually led to the trio’s collaboration.
“She invited me
to one of their shows, and I was blown away,” the guitarist recalls.
“When we got together in January, I explained the subject matter I had
in mind, we sat down by the fire with a crate of Prosecco and got right
to it. The songs came together very quickly; five in three days.”
Beck produced LOUD HAILER with
Filippo Cimatti, who also works with Rosie and Carmen. In addition to
the core trio, the album also features drummer Davide Sollazzi and
bassist Giovanni Pallotti, who were both recruited by Cimatti.
Bones lends her voice to
nine of the 11 songs on LOUD HAILER, including album opener
“The Revolution Will Be Televised,” the ballad “Scared For
The Children,” “O.I.L.” and the album closer
“Shrine.” The album is rounded out by two signature Beck instrumentals
in “Pull It” and “Edna.”
A few days after the album’s release,
Beck will launch a summer tour of the U.S. with blues legend Buddy Guy.
And on August 10, Beck, with special guests to be announced shortly,
will make his Hollywood Bowl debut for a very special, career-spanning
concert that celebrate 50 years of ‘dynamic music making.’ “It will be
head teacher Beck in a gown and mortar board in front of the class
giving everyone a history lesson,” he jokes. The show will also include
an orchestra.
Over the course of Beck’s illustrious
50-year career, the trailblazing guitarist has earned many accolades.
He has twice been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. First,
as a member of the Yardbirds in 1992 and then again, as a solo artist,
in 2009. Rolling Stone ranked him as one of the “100 Greatest
Guitarists of All Time” and he has earned a total of eight Grammy Awards
during his long career. In addition, Beck has been a guest performer at
scores of sessions with everyone from Stevie Wonder and Buddy Guy to
Tina Turner and Mick Jagger. Throughout his career, Beck routinely makes
the fantastically difficult sound effortless.
In addition to recording LOUD HAILER,
Beck has been hard at work on his first official book, BECK01 (Genesis
Publications, jeffbeckbook.com). Available on July 12, this signed,
limited edition book explores Beck’s passions for hot rodding and rock
’n’ roll.
Inspired by the sleek curves,
luxurious finish and iconic imagery of the hot rods he builds, BECK01 is
hand-bound in leather and aluminum with every book numbered and
personally signed by the author, Jeff Beck. The guitarist’s handpicked
selection of more than 400 rare and unseen photographs and items of
memorabilia is narrated with an original manuscript of nearly 20,000
words, making BECK01 the definitive visual and historical record of the
dynamic musician. Included is an eloquent forward by John McLaughlin
that begins, “Jeff Beck is my all-time favourite guitarist, what do I
say after that?” Indeed.
Track Listing:
1.“The Revolution Will Be Televised”
2.“Live In The Dark”
3.“Pull It”
4.“Thugs Club”
5.“Scared For The Children”
6.“Right Now”
7.“Shame”
8.“Edna”
9.“The Ballad Of The Jersey Wives”
10.“O.I.L.”
11.“Shrine”
Summer Tour w/Buddy Guy (*except where noted below):
July 19 The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
July 20 Theater at Madison Square Garden New York, NY
July 22 Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, CT
July 23 Borgata Spa & Resort Even Center Atlantic City, NJ
July 24 Sands Bethlehem Event Center Bethlehem, PA
July 26 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
July 27 Wolf Trap Vienna, VA
July 29 Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Arts Center Canandaigua, NY
July 30 Meadow Brook Rochester Hills, MI
July 31 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL
August 3 Ascend Amphitheatre Nashville, TN
August 5 Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MO
August 7 Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre Englewood, CO
August 10 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA
August 11
Chumash Casino Santa Ynez, CA *
August 12 Pala Casino Pala, CA
August 14 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA *
August 16 Masonic Auditorium San Francisco, CA
August 17 Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Santa Rosa, CA *
August 18 Jackson Rancheria Casino Hotel Jackson, CA
August 20 Maryhill Winery Goldendale, WA
August 21 Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater Seattle, WA *
More dates TBA
*Jeff Beck ONLY on these dates
**All dates on sale now, with the exception of Saratoga, CA: On sale TBA
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