Album Of The Day: Jammed! by Phil Keaggy

Album Art of Phil Keaggy's Jammed! album - On a golden background, the left side is a sepia-tone photo of a middle-aged man with short, grey hair playing an electric guitar passionately. He's got a slightly open mouth and his eyes are closed, feeling the notes. His guitar neck extends on to the right side. and behind it a series of sine waves, sound waves. Just above that in the center on the right is the artist's name in large white letters in a handwriting-style font, and above the name in smaller black text is the album title.

Released 20 years ago last month, this is the one of Phil Keaggy's nearly countless albums over his 50+ years of music so far. While his music spans many genres, this one is in the style of a full-band, instrumental jam focused on Phil Keaggy's electric guitar skills. I think these are jam sessions in a studio with bass and drums, and I find them very fun to listen to, both as background music but also as the focus of listening. He gets many very unique sounds out of the electric guitar and can sometimes even sound like a full band himself thanks to some looping tools he uses very deftly in concert. One highlight here is "Joyphil", where Phil performs the melody of Beethoven's "Ode To Joy" on his guitar, making it an energetic rock piece. If you are a fan of electric guitar/rock music and have never heard a Phil Keaggy instrumental album, I highly recommend giving this a listen.

Release Year: 2006
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