It’s funny how things come to you… I was watching the R&R Hall of Fame induction ceremony/concert the other day and John Cougar was talking about the Faces/Small Faces and they showed an old pic of the band with Rod Stewart and that frickin rooster hair cut he had. My wife and I were talking about their old tunes and out of nowhere some brain cell that I thought was long dead latched on a memory of Stewart and Jeff Beck doing the Curtis Mayfield tune “People Get Ready”.
It came out some time in the mid-80’s. I think the song got some pretty good air play - remarkable considering what else was on the airwaves at the time. But what I remember most is Jeff Beck playing some of the tastiest guitar I had heard in a very long time. Very sparse and every note is perfect. Incredible tone. I have long admired him as a guitar player. He didn’t really influence my playing because I couldn’t come close to copying his style or using his technique - no pick, master of the tremolo bar, impossible riffs. But as soon as I remembered this song I knew it was one I could play. So of course I’ve been obsessed with learning the song note for note for over a week now. I’m getting there…
