The album is a powerhouse of jazzy funk rock fusion with nine strong tracks made all the better by George Martin’s flawless production skills and orchestral arrangements. He hired George Martin to produce after hearing his work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra's 1974 album Apocalypse. His experimentation with the physicality and tonal possibilities of the electric guitar seemingly knew no bounds, and he was equally adept at riffing, soloing, playing slide and creating melodic, whammy bar-driven soundscape adventures. I don't think this album is quite classic but has a great fusion of different styles of Jeff Beck's playing.

It was a hit in the US, reaching number four on the Billboard album charts, eventually selling a million copies. Speaking to Classic Rock, Beck cited the track as one of his career-defining moments in a 2018 Classic Rock Magazine interview. Tone Tip: Although the Pro Junior isn’t the equivalent of an Ampeg VT-40, if it’s good enough for Beck, it’s good enough for us. So here Wonder repays the favour with two tunes, the first "Cause We've Ended Now As Lovers", he'd already produced in a superb vocal version with his then wife Syreeta on her "Stevie Wonder Presents. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat has long been a staple of Jeff Beck’s live performances, and it set the bar high for instrumental fusion when it was released on 1976’s Wired.Blow by Blow is Jeff Beck's 1975 solo album and considered one of his best releases among fans and colleagues. If you listen to real jazz, like Chick Corea, or experimental high-art rock and roll, which I consider to be John McLaughlin, then it is sort of Muzaky. At times, the SACD sounds a bit anachronistic, especially when Beck uses 70s guitar effects (most of which he invented and became succcessful commercial products. During their double-headlining Fire Meets the Fury Tour, Guitar Player got a chance to sit down and catch up with the man himself.

BLOW BY BLOW remains BECK’s all time best seller as well as most respected and revered moment in the sun. While BECK’s guitar antics are the star, this is truly a band effort with each instrument proving to be an essential ingredient for the compositional fortitude.He is a 40-year music industry veteran who started at Boardwalk Entertainment (Joan Jett, Night Ranger) and Roland US before becoming a guitar journalist in 1991. His studio releases spanned genres ranging from blues-rock, to hard rock, to jazz fusion and even electronica. When you’re surrounded with very musical people like Max Middleton and Clive Chaman, you’re in a prison, and you have to play along with that.