HEALING SIXES
''BLUEJAY''
NOVEMBER 16 2010
36:57
1. Bluejay On The Wrenhouse/4:01
2. Fine Time (Feat. Joe Bonamassa)/5:00
3. Super Hot/3:38
4. Move On/4:14
5. System/3:13
6. Walked Away/4:24
7. Grass And Gasoline/4:56
8. You Want It?/4:26
9. That's Alright/2:49
Joe Bonamassa/Guitar On Track 2
Doug Henthorn/Vocals, Guitar
Wade Parish/Drums
Eric Saylors/Guitar
Jeff Stone/Bass
REVIEW
by Greg Prato
It appears as though the majority of up-and-coming rock bands of the 21st century are all about fine-tuning their songs with Pro Tools, to the point that the top hits often sound like a pitch-perfect android fronting a bunch of robot rockers. Thankfully, there are also bands like Healing Sixes, who haven't forgotten what the great rock bands of the 1970s sounded like -- a bunch of longhairs letting it rip, while trying to keep it sounding as close to "live" as possible. And this approach certainly pays off on their 2010 release, Blue Jay. Granted, they may not be breaking new ground musically -- Lynyrd Skynyrd meets AC/DC, with a dash of Black Crowes, is a fitting description of many of the tunes here -- but Healing Sixes pull it off convincingly. Whereas some "retro" groups are content with merely re-creating authentic rock sounds, and don't have the compositional skills to back it all up with strong hooks and memorable songwriting, Healing Sixes certainly have the tunes, cases in point being such standout tracks as "Superhot," "Walked Away," and "You Want It?" Also included is "Fine Time," which features special guest Joe Bonamassa on guitar, as well as more laid-back fare as the album-opening "Bluejay on the Wrenhouse" and the album-closing "That's Alright." Real-sounding, honest-to-goodness rock & roll still exists in the early 21st century, as evidenced by Healing Sixes' Blue Jay.
BIOGRAPHY
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Classic rockers with a penchant for combining Led Zeppelins guitar-centric bombast with the Black Crowes' Southern flavors over a healthy blues foundation, Healing Sixes broke out of Indianapolis, IN in the late ‘90s, and even counted legendary son Jason Bonham as their drummer for four years. This stretch included the group's 1999 debut album, Maple, and 2002 sophomore Enormosound, which was overseen by famed producer Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Black Crowes, Rush, Bon Jovi, etc.) and boasted cover art designed by Hipgnosis icon Storm Thorgerson. After Bonham's departure, Healing Sixes was next heard from via 2006's One Less Friend to Ignore LP, and continued to shuffle its lineup before settling on Doug Henthorn (vocals, guitar), Eric Saylors (guitar, vocals), Jeff Stone (bass, vocals) and Wade Parish, (drums, vocals), just prior to recording 2010's Blue Jay, their fourth album.
''BLUEJAY''
NOVEMBER 16 2010
36:57
1. Bluejay On The Wrenhouse/4:01
2. Fine Time (Feat. Joe Bonamassa)/5:00
3. Super Hot/3:38
4. Move On/4:14
5. System/3:13
6. Walked Away/4:24
7. Grass And Gasoline/4:56
8. You Want It?/4:26
9. That's Alright/2:49
Joe Bonamassa/Guitar On Track 2
Doug Henthorn/Vocals, Guitar
Wade Parish/Drums
Eric Saylors/Guitar
Jeff Stone/Bass
REVIEW
by Greg Prato
It appears as though the majority of up-and-coming rock bands of the 21st century are all about fine-tuning their songs with Pro Tools, to the point that the top hits often sound like a pitch-perfect android fronting a bunch of robot rockers. Thankfully, there are also bands like Healing Sixes, who haven't forgotten what the great rock bands of the 1970s sounded like -- a bunch of longhairs letting it rip, while trying to keep it sounding as close to "live" as possible. And this approach certainly pays off on their 2010 release, Blue Jay. Granted, they may not be breaking new ground musically -- Lynyrd Skynyrd meets AC/DC, with a dash of Black Crowes, is a fitting description of many of the tunes here -- but Healing Sixes pull it off convincingly. Whereas some "retro" groups are content with merely re-creating authentic rock sounds, and don't have the compositional skills to back it all up with strong hooks and memorable songwriting, Healing Sixes certainly have the tunes, cases in point being such standout tracks as "Superhot," "Walked Away," and "You Want It?" Also included is "Fine Time," which features special guest Joe Bonamassa on guitar, as well as more laid-back fare as the album-opening "Bluejay on the Wrenhouse" and the album-closing "That's Alright." Real-sounding, honest-to-goodness rock & roll still exists in the early 21st century, as evidenced by Healing Sixes' Blue Jay.
BIOGRAPHY
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Classic rockers with a penchant for combining Led Zeppelins guitar-centric bombast with the Black Crowes' Southern flavors over a healthy blues foundation, Healing Sixes broke out of Indianapolis, IN in the late ‘90s, and even counted legendary son Jason Bonham as their drummer for four years. This stretch included the group's 1999 debut album, Maple, and 2002 sophomore Enormosound, which was overseen by famed producer Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Black Crowes, Rush, Bon Jovi, etc.) and boasted cover art designed by Hipgnosis icon Storm Thorgerson. After Bonham's departure, Healing Sixes was next heard from via 2006's One Less Friend to Ignore LP, and continued to shuffle its lineup before settling on Doug Henthorn (vocals, guitar), Eric Saylors (guitar, vocals), Jeff Stone (bass, vocals) and Wade Parish, (drums, vocals), just prior to recording 2010's Blue Jay, their fourth album.
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