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Wired (Jeff Beck album)

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Wired is the third solo album by British guitarist Jeff Beck,

released on Epic Records in 1976. An instrumental album, it Wired
peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified
platinum by the RIAA.

Contents
1 Background and content
2 Reception
3 Track listing
4 Personnel
4.1 Additional personnel
5 References Studio album by Jeff Beck
Released May 1976
Genre Jazz fusion, instrumental rock
Background and content
Length 37:21
After the success of his previous album, 1975's Blow by Label Epic
Blow, Beck retained two of its key contributors for the Producer George Martin, Chris Bond, Jan
follow-up, keyboardist Max Middleton and producer George Hammer
Martin. Beck had also begun a musical relationship with
former Mahavishnu Orchestra keyboardist Jan Hammer and Jeff Beck chronology
drummer Narada Michael Walden; Beck would tour with the Blow by Blow Wired Jeff Beck with
Jan Hammer Group after these sessions. The result of the (1975) (1976) the Jan Hammer
interplay between Beck and Hammer was a more Group Live
"synthesized" sound than that of Blow by Blow, hence the (1977)
new album's title, Wired..

Although the band from the previous album appears on some tracks, four are originals by Walden and one by
Hammer. Middleton contributed the homage to Led Zeppelin, "Led Boots," and Beck chose to interpret the
Charles Mingus ode to saxophonist Lester Young, "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," from the classic jazz album Mingus
Ah Um. These last two tracks have been long-time staples of Beck's performance repertoire.

On 27 March 2001, a remastered edition for compact disc was reissued by Legacy Records, Epic and its parent
label Columbia Records are now a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

Reception
Wired received mostly positive reviews when it was released. In Rolling Stone, the reviewer cited it as being full
of "fire and imagination".[4] However, Robert Christgau faulted it as technically proficient but soulless, calling it
"mindless trickery".[2] Engineer Peter Henderson later said of the album, "I listened to that a few years later and
it sounded like it had been recorded direct to cassette. I don't think it was one of my finer moments."[5]

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Writing for AllMusic, Mark Kirschenmann said: "Within a

Professional ratings
two-year span, the twin towers Blow by Blow and Wired set a
standard for instrumental rock that even Beck has found Review scores
difficult to match. On Wired, with first-rate material and Source Rating
collaborators on hand, one of rock's most compelling [1]
AllMusic
guitarists is in top form."[6]
Robert Christgau B−[2]
PopMatters (positive)[3]
Track listing
Rolling Stone (positive)[4]

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Led Boots" Max Middleton 4:03
2. "Come Dancing" Narada Michael 5:55
Walden
3. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" Charles Mingus 5:31
4. "Head for Backstage Wilbur Bascomb, 2:43
Pass" Andy Clark
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Blue Wind" Jan Hammer 5:54
2. "Sophie" Narada Michael Walden 6:31
3. "Play with Me" Narada Michael Walden 4:10
4. "Love Is Green" Narada Michael Walden 2:30

Personnel
Jeff Beck – guitars
Max Middleton – clavinet and Fender Rhodes
Jan Hammer – synthesizer; drums on "Blue Wind"
Wilbur Bascomb – bass
Narada Michael Walden – drums on "Led Boots," "Come Dancing," "Sophie," and "Play With Me;" piano on "Love Is
Green"
Richard Bailey – drums on "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" and "Head for Backstage Pass"
Ed Greene – second drum kit on "Come Dancing"

Additional personnel

George Martin – producer

Chris Bond – assistant producer
Jan Hammer – producer on "Blue Wind"
Pete Henderson, Dennis McKay, John Mills, John Arias – engineers
Geoff Emerick – mixing engineer
Bruce Dickinson – reissue producer

References

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1. Kirschenmann, Mark. Wired (http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1572/review) at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2005.

2. Christgau, Robert. "Jeff Beck > Consumer Guide Reviews" (http://www.robertchristgau.com
/get_artist.php?name=jeff+beck). Robert Christgau. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
3. Warner, Simon (26 March 2001). "Jeff Beck: Blow by Blow / Wired > Album Reviews" (http://www.popmatters.com
/pm/review/beckjeff-wired). PopMatters. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
4. Swenson, John (29 July 1976). "Jeff Beck Wired > Album Review" (http://www.rollingstone.com/music
/albumreviews/wired-19760729). Rolling Stone (218). Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20071002100530
/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jeffbeck/albums/album/222694/review/6067696/wired) from the original on 2
October 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
5. Buskin, Richard (July 2005). CLASSIC TRACKS: Supertramp's 'Logical Song' (http://www.soundonsound.com
/sos/jul05/articles/classictracks.htm#3), Sound on Sound.
6. Mark Kirschenmann. "Wired - Jeff Beck | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards" (http://www.allmusic.com/album
/wired-mw0000649877). AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2014.

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