Jeff Beck w/ David Gilmour

0:22 "Jerusalem" at Royal Albert Hall 2009
8:15 Hi Ho Silver Lining (Hammerhead intro.) w/ Imelda May
14:02 Too Much To Lose w/ Jan Hammer & Ringo Starr (musicvideo)
17:45 Jerusalem (different angle)
23:37 Jerusalem (another angle)

"Jerusalem" with music written by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916. It was written for a poem by William Blake "And did those feet in ancient time" from 1804. Today it is best known as the hymn. The famous orchestration was written by Sir Edward Elgar.

Blake's poem:
And did those feet in ancient time,
Walk upon Englands[b] mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On Englands pleasant pastures seen!

And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these[c] dark Satanic Mills?

Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold:
Bring me my Chariot of fire!

I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In Englands green & pleasant Land.

Beneath the poem Blake inscribed a quotation from the Bible: "Would to God that all the Lords people were Prophets"
Numbers XI. Ch 29.v

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[jimmy]

Jeff Beck was a lovely fella. I had the unforgettable pleasure of meeting him when I erected the scaffolding on his place in Wadhurst, East Sussex. I felt a bit nervous when he came over to introduce him self on the first morning of the job. But to my surprise i couldn't have met a more friendly down to earth normal fella. When I drove through the gates of his property I made my way up the long unmade driveway through the trees and parked up behind a unassuming purple Chrysler PT cruiser. I thought the car must have belonged to someone else. I asked Jeff if he could get the owner to pull the Chrysler forward a bit so the back of my lorry was level with a garden path that led to where I was gonna start erecting the first scaffold. Jeff said...

"sure, give me a minute. I'll get the keys and shift it"

I was stunned cos i thought a rock legend like Jeff would drive something like a Bentley or a Rolls Royce, or both?

But I was wrong. The 'cheap no thrills' purple Chrysler was Jeffs favourite every day run around motor to pop to the local shops etc. He loved it. Then Jeff asked me if I liked cars? I told him I liked his Chrysler cos the shape of it reminded me of an old fashioned motor from back in the 1940's / 50's. He laughed and asked me if I'd like to see something else? He disappeared further up his driveway for a few minutes, then he pulled up beside my scruffy scaffold lorry in the most stunning motor I've ever seen in my life! It was a bright red 1930's Ford. A fully customised hot rod! He lifted the side opening bonnets and my jaw dropped when he revealed the big powerful engine. The sun was glinting off the engine like a sky full of stars. Sweeping chrome exhaust pipes, and absolutely spotless inside and out. The retro minimalistic interior was equally stunning with beautiful leather upholstery. This thing growled like a monster. You could feel the power through the ground when it was only on tick over. Then he invited me to hop in. He turned around and headed back up his driveway. What I saw when we pulled up is a sight I'll take with me for the rest of my life. Jeff had a car collection like you'd never believe unless you saw it with your own eyes. A mindboggling collection of even more customised hot rods in all shapes and sizes.

I'll never forget Jeff. Not so much for his cars though, for him as a person. Jeff was the total opposite of what I imagined a world famous rock star would be like. Endless cups of tea made and brought out to us on a tray by Jeff himself. A truly diamond geezer.

God bless ya Jeff 🎸🎸🎶🙌👏🙏

[dolly]

Jeff Beck, who came late to our class, and the rest of our class left school, from Sutton East, at 14 years old. We were not offered GCSEs but a few pupils were offered the chance to pass one or two exams. One day he came in with a bunch of stuff in his arms at lunch time and walked with it straight to the Teacher's store room at the back of the class and sat down on the floor. The boys he got on with, relayed to the rest of the class that Jeff was trying to make a guitar. What he had brought in was a few woolly wires and bits of rulers and other wood. I thought, to myself, that he would never be able to make music with that lot. However, some notes came from the store room, and at that time I did not know of any miniature radios that could have made any notes like that, but none the less we heard a few. The rest of the year went by and the last time we saw Jeff was near Cheam in a wood, where we were supposed to be making black ink drawings of twigs and trees. It was next to the spot where Henry the Eighth had made his last castle, - no longer there of course. We all dispersed to create our own lives after that. Sometimes I heard Jeff at the Bus stop shouting to his friends who were in a band. Soon he was to a few years later begin to play guitar with the Yardbirds. It was not until years later I began to hear the real Jeff sound. I missed so much. I have been catching up ever since!! He wanted to do this so much and nobody was going to stop him. He was influenced by his concert playing, pianist mother, who must have played a lot of very good music on the records, and his Uncle who played jazz on his radio in his car, and the film, "The Girl Can't Help It"", with Jayne Mansfield, all sped him on his way. I really am proud of what he achieved all on his own, he created himself and became a great Guitarist remembered by millions of people around the world. Cynthia Allen-McLaglen

[LuAnnHeston]

I saw Gilmour w Pink Floyd in '73, & I saw Jeff w SRV sometime in the 80's. BOTH, just stunning guitarists. I'm a 66 year old woman who grew up w the best music ever, love it.

[jamesspinks]

Like two angels calling to each other across a valley from two mountain tops.

[gsn]

Gilmour and Beck together. Simply amazing. RIP Jeff.

[ssnerd]

And if you put the 2 guitarists who can make a guitar convey emotion and feeling better than the next 10 or 20 guitarists ever, on stage at the same time....
THIS is what you and David, together on stage, and THAT is a concert you will never forget the FEEL OF.

[wpixhyc]

They are both two of the
Worlds best guitarist 🎸
I'm 80.years old i still
Love guitar music 🎸 🎶 🎵

[PageMarker]

Gilmour playing Echoes at Pompeii will always be the greatest rock video of all time.

[chunyemalerguognimamuol]

The friendship between Jeff and David was also a wonderful.
The sound of these two legends on this stage tuches people’s heart.

[michaelesbell]

I knew of Jeff Beck of course but as a drummer of 46 years every guitarist I had ever played with and some great ones cried when he died..then I knew who Jeff was.

[Tom_Punt]

Jeff never played a wrong note or line, always an open channel, unlimited expression

[wpixhyc]

Divid gilmore and Jeff beck are both greatest
Iam 80.years old absolutely fantastic ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[prajnachan]

Jeff Beck

The master of sound and emotion.
Beautiful man thank you.

[Macreno]

How is gilmour able to put so much emotions on his notes..😮.. His solo in comfortably numb almost made me cry

[sladyalways]

This was amazing seeing these two guitarists on the same stage. We’ve lost some great ones…RIP Jeff Beck.

[ehabsh]

The best conversation that can ever happen between two guitars.

[neilmanns]

To see 2 of the greatest guitarists that ever lived brings tears to my eyes😢
Live long David, rest in peace Jeff.
Neil from Sydney Australia

[augustzelenak]

The two guitar players who are the most expressive, each note brings out love and emotion! They touch our hearts and souls and leave us feeling joyous! Thank you Dave and Jeff. RIP Jeff Beck!

[johnb]

When I drive through the countryside and stumble across a beautiful town I think to myself, who gets to live here? When I see David Gilmore and Jeff Beck together in concert I think, who gets to see them play together? Very special.

[stratcat]

Jeff's tone.. still in my ears from years ago. Rest well Jeff.