Rough and Ready (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Rough and Ready
Type = Album
Artist = The Jeff Beck Group


Released = October 1971
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 36:48
Label = Epic
Producer = Jeff Beck
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5t66mpe39f6o link]
*"Rolling Stone" (Not Rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jeffbeck/albums/album/155265/review/5945913/rough_and_ready link]

Last album = "Beck-Ola (Cosa Nostra)"
(1969)
This album = "Rough and Ready"
(1971)
Next album = "Jeff Beck Group"
(1972)

"Rough and Ready" is the third album by The Jeff Beck Group and the first of two by the second incarnation (the first-period group, featuring Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood having disbanded in mid-1969). Released in 1971, it featured more of a Jazz, Soul and R&B edge to counter Beck's always admirable lead guitar.

Of note is the fact that Beck contributed more tracks here than he had ever before, or ever would again. This album is also the first time keyboardist Max Middleton, who would be featured on Beck's jazz-rock outings of the mid-'70s, is heard.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jeff Beck; except where indicated

ide one

# "I Got the Feeling" – 4:46
# "Situation" – 5:26
# "Short Business" – 2:34
# "Max's Tune" (Raynes Park Blues)" (Max Middleton) – 8:24

ide two

# "I've Been Used" – 3:40
# "New Ways / Train Train" – 5:52
# "Jody" (Beck, B. Short) – 6:06

Personnel

*Bob Tench: vocals and guitar
*Jeff Beck: guitars, bass and production
*Max Middleton: piano and keyboards
*Clive Chaman: bass
*Cozy Powell: drums