Tony Loeffler and the Blue Angels ROOFTOP SERIES 1
Unlike the original Rooftop Series Tapes which were recorded from one location, these recordings are from the following Institutions: CRCF-Philly, PA, ENFIELD CI-CT, WALLKULA CI-FL, COFIELD UNIT-TX, RIKERS ISLAND-NY, CHAMP DALLAN UNIT-Switzerland, JEFFERSON CI-FL, HGC-NJ, JESTERS CI-TX, MORRISTOWN GREEN, NJ

Tony Loeffler and the Blue Angels, ROOFTOP SERIES 1: Anointed is a word much brandied about in these days of the move of the Holy Spirit and sometimes it can be cheapened by overuse but in this case, please don’t devalue what I am about to say. These concerts are probably some of the most anointed albums I’ve ever heard. The series are simply live recordings of concerts which Tony and the band played on prison rooftops, yards, chapels in NJ, CT, PA, FL, TX, MA, NY, in the UK, Switzerland, Ireland, Iceland, Africa, India, Jamaica, Tortola, Cuba, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Brazil, France, and Germany between 1980 and 2020 as part of a ministry that enabled well over one million inmates to hear the Gospel and for over 200,000 prisoners to become Christians.

Listening to these, it isn’t hard to see why those incarcerated responded to the Gospel, the Holy Spirit permeates each song, each testimony and each altar call. If you want to lead others to Jesus, these recordings will stir you into action because these guys don’t mess around!

Production wise, this isn’t state of the art technology but there is so much going on that you don’t notice! The Blue Angels are an amazing cast of musicians. Loeffler obviously has his favorite songs, so, for example, you get many versions of the eschatological epic “Finish Line” which is powerfully prophetic, and each version has a different twist to the rest! Often the band gets into a Santana-style groove and just stays there vamping and ad libbing and it works.

This is a band that takes its ministry seriously, Loeffler himself was in prison seven times and were incarcerated as well. These are men who know what prison life is like and that communicates in the way they present the gospel.

On a number of the songs the band breaks into huge instrumental passages that demonstrates their musical virtuosity. Standouts are a ferociously funky “Finish Line” and a version of “See the Valley” that contains some strokin’ guitar.

Throughout the whole series I was touched by how much those playing in the band treated the prisoners with respect and dignity. Sometimes these guys are so blunt in their preaching! Imagine singing to a bunch of prisoners about Jesus returning like a thief in the night and throwing in the aside, “Y’all know what a thief is like don’t ya?”. This band has the realization that unless the Holy Spirit breaks into the lives of those who respond then they won’t survive as Christians in prison. If you’re looking for evangelistic songs that don’t beat around the bush, these concerts are packed with them!

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