Slang Justice

Carl Verheyen

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 24, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mighty Tiger
• ASIN: B0000040PU
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #163,093 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Down Like Hail

2. Slang Justice

3. Jet Plane Blues

4. Two Trains Running

5. Spotty Herbert

6. Little Swamp

7. Passing Through

8. Loud Guy Blues

9. Silence Is Golden (Sonny's Blues)

10. Silence Is Golden, Pt. 2

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very exciting blues/rock guitar, August 19, 2001

By	J. W. Coop (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

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Axe virtuoso Verheyen--who plays in a variety of rock and jazz styles--shows off his rock-oriented blues chops on this fine album. He also proves to be a good blues singer and songwriter. (Robben Ford fans will love the playing and perhaps, as I did, find Verheyen quite a bit more soulful as a singer.) Styles range from Muddy Waters to Cream to funky rock/blues. Then, at the end of the album, in a great change of pace, Verheyen delivers a sensational (almost Jackson Browne-like) acoustic folk tune called Silence is Golden--which he finishes with some uptempo country electric guitar playing that is truly beautiful. This album is a genuine pleaser. Highly recommended. (PS on stars--I use four stars for very good albums like this one; I save 5 for the proven classics--"Graceland" and the like.)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Effort!, August 15, 2001

By	deepbluereview "deepbluereview" (SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Verheyen is a true guitar virtuoso. His past experience includes performing with many jazz musicians such as Dave Grusin, Richard Elliott, Dan Siegel, Stanley Clarke and Max Roach. He has also played with the likes of Robben Ford and was the lead guitarist for Supertramp replacing guitarist Roger Hodgson in 1985.

Slang Justice is Verheyen's exploration into the Blues. On the CD, Verheyen mixes a variety of styles ranging from blazing electric blues to acoustic country blues and he handles each style with surprising mastery and with great tonality.

If there is any knock on Verheyen, it certainly cannot be his guitar playing. However, Verheyen's voice is not the smokey type which one traditionaly associates with a blues musician. Rather, it is more reminiscent of a Robben Ford or a Eric Johnson. As such, the CD may take a couple of listens to get use to the voice. Overall, however, a decent effort an is worth a listen.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars slang justice, impressive guitar, my review from Barcelona, February 14, 2008

By	Jose Maria Domenech Fedi - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Carl Verheyen is a major presence on the guitar, he began a lifelong study of the instrument at age 10.
May 1996 saw the release of Carl's third CD entitled Slang Justice, this blues oriented project prompted the best reviews ever. Guitar Magazine wrote "Slang Justice establishes Verheyen as one of the top modern virtuoso blues interpreters of our day." This record also marks the first time Carl's music is available worldwide. Also later in 1996, while working an average of eight to ten recording sessions a week, Carl still found the time to teach (CCR guitarist/vocalist) John Fogerty guitar lessons. In the fall of that year Rick Davies reunited Supertramp and Carl was asked to rejoin the legendary band. They recorded another classic `Tramp album entitled "Some Things Never Change," which went gold or platinum in many countries all over the world.
Talking about songs all of them are very very good,perhaps the two long songs the Funky-Blues "Spotty Herbert" and "Passing Through",are very good performed, but a little too much long, and I make honourable mention to the four ones and "Silence Is Golden - Part 2", tremendous, what an incredible guitar especially in "Two trains running", highly recommended for all music listeners, I give it 4,5 stars.