I know a consistent refrain here is that it’s never too late to discover an artist or band. And that’s true, for the most part. But time and distance can sometimes blur or fade the response to a legend, and I’m not going to lie here: Jeff Beck is most certainly a fantastic guitarist, but if I’m going by my first thorough impressions of Beck’s first “proper” solo album, the instrumental multi-genre hyphenate Blow By Blow I’m a little underwhelmed. There are a few moments where the tracks really soar, and Beck’s playing is always fine, but the songs themselves often feel rote and shallow. Yeah, I’m as surprised as you, and happy to return my cool cred card but on the whole not sure this is one I’ll revisit often.