Led Boots
Jeff Beck, 1976, from Wired. Solo by Jeff Beck.
The Wired opener, a Max Middleton tune where Beck's aggressive tone meets a hard funk groove.
Led Boots opens Wired, and it is Jeff Beck at his most aggressive. Written by Max Middleton, the tune has a hard funk groove, and Beck attacks it with a gritty, snarling tone full of bends, slides and sudden stops. The melody is jagged and angular, yet it always sits tight on the beat, giving the piece its swagger. It shows how Beck brought rock attitude into jazz-rock without softening either side. Listen for the moments when he lets a note hang and then bends it sharply, as if punctuating the groove with his own accents.
Led Boots by Jeff Beck is ranked #325 in our consensus of 79 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Jeff Beck and the song was released in 1976. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #20 (Tower Records Japan (TOWER RECORDS ONLINE)).
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Who played the guitar solo on Led Boots?
Jeff Beck played the solo on Jeff Beck's Led Boots (1976).
Where does Led Boots rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#325 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 79 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.