Well we heard it on the highway / On our way down to the shore / It was broadcast with the immediacy / of a cannon blast from a battery / of

She’s the one I’ve been waiting for so long Ever since the day we first connected She’s the one in that rock’n’roll song And she’s looking j

But I cursed the romance that shrouded us / I cursed the love that devoured us / And I cursed you when you found someone better than me

Wow ... it has been fifteen years since Soul In Exile 2: Jersey Shore Baby got its first review, before it was even finished. Kudos to Gary Wien for the fine words. --- AsburyMusic.com: The Home of Asbury Park Rock’n’Roll Demo Reviews for September 7, 2003 CD Review: Soul In Exile 2: Jersey Shore Baby by The Hesh Inc. (3 ½ stars out of 5) 1. Jersey Shore Baby 2. Coastal Groove (You Know It’s All Right) 3. Bruce! 4. Coda 5. Beach Town in the Off Season 6. Lost In Your Uni

No, this is not some fabulous beachside get-together for the unattached! But it's arguably something BETTER! It's all about the recordings I've been putting out since right about Memorial Day weekend, and will continue doing for the rest of the summer and beyond! The latest one is THERE'S A VOICE, and it consists of all five released versions of what I call my social conscience anthem! I wrote the song back in the mid-1990s when I was living in Philadelphia (hence the picture

The embers are glowing inside the ashes The new growth is sprouting through the parched earth The flowers are blooming behind the bushes When this jewel is polished we’ll see its real worth People are coming to watch the sparks fly There’s an electric excitement in the air The new faces stare in wonder as they pass by We just tell ‘em we always knew it was there. CHORUS This town’s coming back, I’m seeing it firsthand If you’re not seeing it you’ve got your head in the sand T

It’s raining, it’s pouring, the streets are knee deep in water The town’s hunkered down and everything in it is out of order The sky is storming like a flaming sword threatening to bring the skyline asunder But I’m gonna walk outside anyway and damn the lightning and the thunder I fought long and hard to be here, I think I’ve earned the right To take my place among the spirits breaking out from among the blight No use explaining to all the folks who can never understand quite

Dani, the sun has gone down in our faces / The lights faded out and there’s no real sign of the morning

This city’s never gonna come back / As long as the negativity rules ...

Note: This article has been amended to correct an editorial error regarding the name of the rhythm guitarist. Hesh has been around for many years. When it comes to original music in New Jersey, I can remember as far back as the early ’90s seeing him perform in bars with piano and voice to many approving fans. When you talk to him about his past, his simple answer pretty much tells the story of yet another New Jersey original that not only made an impression but did so as he m

Album cover art by Natalia Kadish March 10, 2017—Independent record label tHinc. records has released Soul In Exile 3: Love Runs Aground, the latest album by Jersey Shore–based rock’n’roll unit The Hesh Inc., consisting of the singer-songwriter-keyboard player sometimes known as Hesh Meister leading a revolving-door cast of characters. Soul In Exile 3: Love Runs Aground is available online for download at iTunes, Spotify, and other outlets and streaming services. CDs are avai

Greetings, friends and fans! About time for me to let you know what's going on in one of my twice or thrice-yearly newsletters! Believe me, I haven't forgotten you—I hope you haven't forgotten me! Well then. Here's what's happening: * The new album is to be called Soul In Exile 3: Love Runs Aground, and its release is set for January 2017. Recording, mixing, and mastering is complete, thanks to the indefatigable Adam Vaccarelli at Retromedia Sound in Red Bank, NJ! Post-produ

Bear is bull and bull is bison.

Chapter 1. 1. These are the journeyings of Hesh Meister, also known as Heshy R, who came into the world on the eve of the twelfth day of Elul in the year 5725 from Creation, alternately known as the eighth of the month of September in the civil year 1965, at New York City in the United States of America. 2. From New York City he was brought home by his parents to Long Beach, New York, at West Olive Street. 3. He journeyed with his family from Long Beach to Bradley Beach, New