Audio CD review:
The Jeff Healey Band - The Very Best of The Jeff Healey Band

The Jeff Healey Band - The Very Best of The Jeff Healey Band

Band: The Jeff Healey Band Title: The Very Best of The Jeff Healey Band Rating: Release Date: 1998-08-17 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: It Could All Get Blown Away 2: Communication Breakdown 3: Yer Blues 4: Stop Breakin' Down 5: Run Through The Jungle 6: Cruel Little Number 7: Shapes Of Things 8: Badge 9: Confidence 10: Angel 11: House That Love Built 12: River Of No Return 13: See The Light 14: Don't Let Your Chance Go By 15: Nice Problem To Have 16: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

I don't know if its the best, but its very good! I think covers of Badge, Yer Blues, and especailly While my Guitar Gently Weeps are excellent. This is my first Jeff Healey CD, so I can't say if its really "the best" of JH, but it's all good. The other covers and original works are very good. I play a little guitar and can appreciate his style. I guess I'll have to buy some other albums to see if other reviewers are right about others being better. But don't hesitate to buy this one. A Great Album To Reflect By I have heard a few of his previous releases ie Hell To Pay etc and never got to getting any of them but why talk! Get this one, Their killer version Of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with George Harrison as a guest artist is worth it alone. I recommend this best of The Jeff Healey band over any of the other best of collections available. Check my site out "Judemac Forever" & search msn, Google or Yahoo. Not the best Unfortunately there are not many on this CD. Jeff Healey can be brilliant and has produced some magic tracks. His best album in my opinion is 'See the Light' of which only 'Confidence Man' and 'See the Light' appear here. Any best of should include 'Roadhouse Blues', 'Blue Jean Blues', 'Highway 49', 'As the Years Go Passing By', 'Holding on', 'I Think I Love You Too Much' for starters. There is a definite gap in recording/production quality of some of the tracks on this album which creates a negative feeling. Jeff can tend towards the flashy which definitely spoilt the concert I saw of him some years back, but when he plays with reserve and true blues feeling, he is worth every dollar. On this album the gap between styles is also too great. 'It could all get blown away' highlights the best, 'Shapes of things' the worst. Angel Eyes What I am trying to say is they should have lots of famous Healey tracks all over the radio. Its worth the buy, but why wasnt "Angel Eyes" on this best of collection? That was his only song he was known for the sad main stream fans that wouldnt know a good song if it bit them on the butt. They are not playing any of his stuff down in my neck of the woods~Thank God for Cds. He is a very great talent to music. ~caw~. |GALLAGHER IS BETTER But the tunes in this selection makes no justice at all at his talents. Jeff HEaley tries to sound as blues / rock genius and he is really a rare gifted guitar player and singer. The result sounds more like a minor-league version of Irish master Rory Gallagher. You can see a complete list of all The Jeff Healey Band discography, or go back to the The Jeff Healey Band tabs