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This was one of Jeff Healey's best albums. Hard to find in good condition but worth looking for.
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First of all, Jeff Healey is an excellent guitarist. His tone, phrasing and chops are first rate. The man can really burn. His singing isn't too bad, either. He delivers his lyrics in a clear unaffected voice that that is mixed forward enough so that you can easily understand every word. There's the problem though: Healey's lyrics are so rooted in blues-rock cliché that they are almost painful to listen to. You can easily anticipate every phrase. Then, as you do this, you realize that his guitar licks suffer from the exact same issue. Heavy blues has never been the most cutting edge genre anyway, and this album does nothing more than quote the past masters. It's unfortunate that someone as obviously talented as Jeff Healey can't manage to break a even a single square centimeter of new ground. The best cut on the album is a cover of the Beatles' While my guitar gently weeps, simply because George could write clever and inventive lyrics, and hang them on more interesting chord changes. That stuff matters.Read full review
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To be honest with you, I purchased this CD for one reason and one reason only. The song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is on this CD. It was not only written by George Harrison (for the Beatles), but George (and Jeff Lynne) is credited as playing acoustic guitar and backing vocals on this song. I was very surprised when I found out George Harrison was a guest musician on this particular song. I collect CD's where an ex-Beatle is a guest musician. This has a great version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and is more a rocking version than the Beatles classic. According to the credits Jeff Healey is playing the great lead guitar. Even though George Harrison doesn't play lead guitar on the Beatles classic (Yes, Eric Clapton plays the lead on the Beatles song) you would have thought George would have played lead guitar on this version. The rest of the album is good, but again I didn't purchase it for any other reason than George Harrison. Mark Knopler, Bobby Whitlock and Paul Shaffer are also credited as playing on this CD. All in all if you like rock and roll you should like this CD especially "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Give it a shot.Read full review
Gone too soon. This man and his band had talent. If you listen to the CD or any of his music you'll see. I first learned of Jeff's music and the movie roadhouse. Check out the movie it's a good one too.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is Healey's crowning achievement. No one melds rock and blues like his band. This cd is thoroughly good. Lyrically, there is some soul searching here, especially later, and of course there are a couple of trademark ballads. His play on 'sight' as a favorate theme can be taken quite tongue-in-cheek often. I remember seeing him walking around his chair while playing Full Circle and thinking, where is this guy going? What a performer. His remake of Guitar Gently Weeps is a gem. The cd ends with some songs on the search for significance and the longing for a full life. Lyrically, there's little that's inappropriate here. The cd before this one wasn't bad but the one that followed wasn't nearly as good. I never did get into his jazz persona though. RIP
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