Eagle 4.16

Decca/London introduced Phase 4 Stereo in 1961. For classical music, the Phase 4 approach was based on miking every orchestra section individually, along with mics for selected instruments – up to a maximum of 20 channels, which were then mixed via a recording console. This resulted in a dynamic, in your face sound with relatively little hall ambience. The quality of the sound mostly depended on how skillfully the recording engineer balanced each channel – and the results were not always consistent. Thus, the Phase 4 sound was the antithesis of the minimally miked, “simplicity is wisdom” approach of the RCA’s early Living Stereo and Mercury’s Living Presence recordings, along with Telarc’s early digital recordings.

2-CD containing both "Hope street" and "Powerplay" albums. A highly acclaimed drummer than need no introduction in the fusion / jazz world, once behind the drums of MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA.

The follow-up to "Warning'' was performed with much of the same band. The energy level seems to have dipped a bit, and the songs are not as memorable. The "Summit Afrique" suite is the best moment, but even that doesn't leave a lasting impression. A rather forgettable effort that was obviously aimed at the commercial jazz audience.

Jeff Beck - Performing This Week… Live at Ronnie Scott's (2008) {Eagle Rock EAGCD396}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 508 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 168 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 44 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2008 Deuce Music / Eagle Rock | EAGCD396
Rock / Blues Rock / Fusion / Hard Rock / Guitar Virtuoso

Anyone who caught Jeff Beck's set at Eric Clapton's 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival (or even the two-song DVD excerpt) was probably salivating at the hope that an entire performance with the same band would appear on CD and DVD. This is it, 72 minutes and 16 tracks compiled from a week of shows at the U.K.'s famed Ronnie Scott's, and it's as impressive as any Beck fan would expect. The guitarist's last official U.S.-released live disc was from his 1976 Wired tour (an authorized "bootleg" of his 2006 tour with bassist Pino Palladino is available at gigs and online; others pop up as expensive imports), making the appearance of this music from just over three decades later a long-awaited, much-anticipated event.