Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp - 18

Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp tapped into the frustration of living through the pandemic in 2020 with their well-timed cover of John Lennon’s “Isolation.” The Grammy winning guitarist and Hollywood Vampires co-founder are back with their first album together, appropriately titled, JEFF BECK AND JOHNNY DEPP. On the new record, Beck’s first studio effort in six years, the artists coax unexpected performances from one another on 11 covers and two originals that touch on everything from Celtic and Motown to John Lennon, the Beach Boys and The Velvet Underground.  

The result is a wild roller coaster ride through different genres where hairpin juxtapositions deliver some of the album’s biggest thrills. A remarkable example comes early on when the industrial stomp of Killing Joke’s “Death And Resurrection Show” gives way to the intense heartache of Dennis Wilson’s “Time.” Each performance stands on its own, but the sharp contrast created by sequencing them together heightens the emotional impact of both songs.

Side A:

1. “Midnight Walker” (Davy Spillane cover)

2.  “Death And Resurrection Show” (Killing Joke cover)

3. “Time” (Dennis Wilson cover)

4. “Sad Motherfuckin’ Parade” (Johnny Depp original)

5. “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)” (Beach Boys cover)

6. “This Is A Song For Miss Heady Lamarr” (Johnny Depp original)

Side B:

7. “Caroline, No” (Beach Boys cover)

8. “Ooo Baby Baby” (The Miracles cover)

9.  “What’s Going On” (Marvin Gaye cover)

10. “Venus In Furs” (The Velvet Underground cover)

11. “Let It Be Me” (The Everly Brothers cover)

12. “Stars” (Janis Ian cover) 13. “Isolation” (John Lennon cover)