Guitar Tricks Insider February/March Digital Edition | Page 8

RIFFING WE PLAYED SOME TUNES FOR GUITARISTS OF VARIOUS STRIPES AND HERE’S WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY… AEROSMITH on “New Ways/Train Train” from Rough and Ready, by the Jeff Beck Group Tommy Hamilton When we all lived in one apartment – before we ever recorded – there were a couple of albums that got played until there was nothing left of them. Rough and Ready was one of them. It has a lot of great things on it to listen to and learn from. It’s a guitar album, but you’ll notice that rhythmically it’s strong and expressive. The bass and drums are kicking. It’s not a simple two-four backbeat that stays the same at different speeds throughout different songs. The bass and drums are doing energetic things. Beck is doing classic guitar flash on top. Brad Whitford Like Tom said, it was playing in the apartment all day mixed in with Machine Head and Fleetwood Mac. Joe Perry This song shows the way Beck was going because the next album started to get jazzier. The album before this, Beck-Ola, was out and out rock. This had a lot to listen to guitarwise. When we were playing bars and still into R&B, this was so good to listen to. It’s still a standard for a classic record. It stands up over time. You can put it on and there’s nothing that’s happening right now to replace it. “WHEN WE WERE PLAYING BARS AND STILL INTO R&B, THIS WAS SO GOOD TO LISTEN TO.” - JOE PERRY New Ways/Train Train - The Jeff Beck Group 8 DIGITAL EDITION FEB/MAR