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Canada's Jeff Healey burst on the scene in the late '80s with a pair of John Hiatt songs, "Angel Eyes" and "Confidence Man," drawing a good deal of attention for his unique laptop electric guitar style. A turn in the Patrick Swayze movie Roadhouse playing a down-and-dirty version of the Doors' "Roadhouse Blues" also boosted Healey's profile, but although the blind guitarist is obviously a special and gifted player, his style and approach haven't changed one bit since, which is a good thing if you love what he does, but it makes most of his releases after the impressive debut album, See the Light, seem a bit like reruns. This live set recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1999 (two tracks, a cover of George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and the Healey original "That's What They Say," are from a Montreux appearance two years earlier in 1997) likewise features few surprises, although Healey has added a second guitarist (Philip Sayce for the two 1997 cuts and Pat Rush for the 1999 set) to his longtime rhythm section of Joe Rockman on bass and Tom Stephen on drums. Healey's leads on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" amp the song up in all the right places, and he brings out the inherent heaviness in another Beatles tune, John Lennon's "Yer Blues." He breaks a string in the middle of "Roadhouse Blues," which is a bit like watching a NASCAR driver throw a wheel -- you don't want to see it happen, but it definitely makes things interesting. A chugging version of Robert Johnson's "Stop Breakin' Down" is a clear highlight. In the end, Healey and his band turn out solid, professional blues-rock, the kind of thing you'd expect from a top-notch bar band, and Healey is undeniably exciting as a lead player, but it all seems a bit caught up in a 1980s time warp. It would be nice to hear Healey expand his core sound a little with some soul or funk, say, or maybe go in the other direction and cover the Charley Patton songbook -- anything to add some freshness.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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The Jeff Healey Band, Artist, MainArtist - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Lyricist - Harrisongs Ltd., MusicPublisher
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel
The Jeff Healey Band, Artist, MainArtist - Jeff Healey, Composer, Lyricist - Downtown Music UK Limited / See The Light Music, MusicPublisher
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is project of Edel
The Jeff Healey Band, Artist, MainArtist - Robert Leroy Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - AF Encore Fund LLC / Kobalt Music Publishing Limited / Kobalt Music Services America Inc / MPCA King of Spades / Standing Ovation and Encore Music, MusicPublisher
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is project of Edel
The Jeff Healey Band, Artist, MainArtist - WILLIE DIXON, Composer, Lyricist - Eddie Boyd, Composer, Lyricist - Arc Music Corp / BMG Bumblebee / Bug Music Ltd. / Hoochie Coochie Music / Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd., MusicPublisher
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is project of Edel
The Jeff Healey Band, Artist, MainArtist - Mark Knopfler, Composer, Lyricist - Straitjacket Songs Ltd / Universal Music Publishing Limited, MusicPublisher
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is project of Edel
The Jeff Healey Band, Artist, MainArtist - Jeff Healey, Composer, Lyricist - Downtown Music UK Limited / See The Light Music, MusicPublisher
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is project of Edel
The Jeff Healey Band, Artist, MainArtist - Jeff Healey, Composer, Lyricist - Downtown Music UK Limited / See The Light Music, MusicPublisher
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is project of Edel
The Jeff Healey Band, Artist, MainArtist - John Lennon, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Mccartney, Composer, Lyricist - Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd / Sony/ATV Tunes LLCD/B/A, MusicPublisher
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is project of Edel
The Jeff Healey Band, Artist, MainArtist - Fred Koller, Composer, Lyricist - John Hiatt, Composer, Lyricist - BMG Bumblebee / Bug Music Ltd. / Careers Music Inc. / Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. / Lillybilly Music / Universal Music Publ International MGB Ltd. / Universal Music Publishing MGB Limited, MusicPublisher
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is project of Edel
The Jeff Healey Band, Artist, MainArtist - JOHN DENSMORE, Composer, Lyricist - Jim Morrison, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Manzarek, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Krieger, Composer, Lyricist - Doors Music Company / Sharandall Music / Wixen Music Publishing, Inc., MusicPublisher
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is project of Edel
The Jeff Healey Band, Artist, MainArtist - Jeff Healey, Composer, Lyricist - Downtown Music UK Limited / See The Light Music, MusicPublisher
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is project of Edel
The Jeff Healey Band, Artist, MainArtist - WILLIE DIXON, Composer, Lyricist - Arc Music Corp / BMG Bumblebee / Bug Music Ltd. / Hoochie Coochie Music / Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd., MusicPublisher
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is project of Edel
Album review
Canada's Jeff Healey burst on the scene in the late '80s with a pair of John Hiatt songs, "Angel Eyes" and "Confidence Man," drawing a good deal of attention for his unique laptop electric guitar style. A turn in the Patrick Swayze movie Roadhouse playing a down-and-dirty version of the Doors' "Roadhouse Blues" also boosted Healey's profile, but although the blind guitarist is obviously a special and gifted player, his style and approach haven't changed one bit since, which is a good thing if you love what he does, but it makes most of his releases after the impressive debut album, See the Light, seem a bit like reruns. This live set recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1999 (two tracks, a cover of George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and the Healey original "That's What They Say," are from a Montreux appearance two years earlier in 1997) likewise features few surprises, although Healey has added a second guitarist (Philip Sayce for the two 1997 cuts and Pat Rush for the 1999 set) to his longtime rhythm section of Joe Rockman on bass and Tom Stephen on drums. Healey's leads on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" amp the song up in all the right places, and he brings out the inherent heaviness in another Beatles tune, John Lennon's "Yer Blues." He breaks a string in the middle of "Roadhouse Blues," which is a bit like watching a NASCAR driver throw a wheel -- you don't want to see it happen, but it definitely makes things interesting. A chugging version of Robert Johnson's "Stop Breakin' Down" is a clear highlight. In the end, Healey and his band turn out solid, professional blues-rock, the kind of thing you'd expect from a top-notch bar band, and Healey is undeniably exciting as a lead player, but it all seems a bit caught up in a 1980s time warp. It would be nice to hear Healey expand his core sound a little with some soul or funk, say, or maybe go in the other direction and cover the Charley Patton songbook -- anything to add some freshness.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:16
- Main artists: Jeff Healey
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: earMUSIC Classics
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
2005 Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel. 2005 Montreux Sounds SA, under exclusive license to Eagle Records Ltd. Licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd to Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.
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