Jeff Beck’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome

By Steve Newton

If I had to pick my favourite rock guitarist of all time, you all know who it would be. Jeff Beck squeezed more beauty out of six strings than anyone else I can think of.

20. “Beck’s Bolero” (Truth, 1967)

19. “You Know What I Mean” (Blow by Blow, 1975)

18. “Blue Wind” (Wired, 1976)

17. “Scatterbrain” (Blow by Blow, 1975)

16. “Love is Green” (Wired, 1976)

15. “El Becko” (There and Back, 1980)

14. “Air Blower” (Blow by Blow, 1975)

13. “Declan” (Who Else!, 1999)

12. “Come Dancing” (Wired, 1976)

11. “The Final Peace” (There and Back, 1980)

10. “Diamond Dust” (Blow by Blow, 1975)

9. “Behind the Veil” (Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop, 1989)

8. “Never Alone” (Emotion & Commotion, 2010)

7. “Where Were You” (Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop, 1989)

6. “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” (Wired, 1976)

5. “Two Rivers” (Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop, 1989)

4. “Freeway Jam” (Blow by Blow, 1975)

3. “Nadia” (You Had It Coming, 2000)

2. “Over the Rainbow” (Emotion & Commotion, 2010)

1. “Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers” (Blow by Blow, 1975)

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