Loud hailer

" It's not camp: there's no sign Astley cares - or is even aware - of his status as a classic Internet meme. 50 is earnest, rooted in American soul, and crafted to British pop specifications, a formula that once brought Astley fame and still suits him well".

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"Beck has never made a record quite like this before, one that radiates knowledge and tempers cynicism with hope and hope with cynicism. Thank goodness we have it now and for all time".

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"Arriving six years after Emotion & Commotion, a largely instrumental album that found Jeff Beck pushing at his prog boundaries, Loud Hailer is a very different beast than its predecessor. Revived by the presence of two female collaborators -- vocalist Rosie Bones and guitarist Carmen Vandenberg, both proving to be worthy sparring partners -- Beck returns to gnarled, loud guitar rock on Loud Hailer, not so much reveling in the psychedelic skronk of the Yardbirds or the heavy stomp of the Jeff Beck Group but favoring an arena-ready rock that places an emphasis on such old-fashioned values as chops and social consciousness".

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"Her har han et ungt hold musikere omkring sig, og han er ikke for fin til at gøre plads til de andre og især den krasse sangerinde Rosie Bones, der giver oplevelsen pondus og snert. Den 72-årige Jeff Beck stiller op med såvel politiske holdninger som guitarlir. Desværre økonomiserer han ikke med virkemidlerne, og derfor stikker albummet, når det betragtes som ét værk, i for mange forskellige retninger - det grimme, det sure, det søde, det legesyge og det gammelfar-agtige".

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