Yes Magazine.. review!!
"Rebel on the Highway"
One might gloss over the name Terry Eckard Band and assume it
to be just another beer-soaked cover band riding the weekend bar
circuit, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Steeped in the
kind of Southern roots-boogie that was presumed to be lost with
the end of the Molly Hatchet and .38 Special era of the ’80s, his
second effort, Rebel on the Highway, finds Eckard venturing far
away from the counterfeit rebel rock that inevitably sunk the genre
in the ’80s. Blanket Southern hubris is supplanted by a kind of
localized pride that rather shows though in the everyman humility
of his lyrical themes. The album’s opener, “Hey!” is a breezy love
song that describes a series of come-and-go highway romances,
but still takes time to introduce the listener to the first of many
guitar styles in which Eckard excels.
The classic finger-style found there quickly gives way to a
decidedly blues-rock kind of riffage on the album’s anthemic title
track, where the album’s pervasive highway travelogue theme hits
its gritty high point. Eckard jumps back and forth between sizzling
electric fireworks and contemplative acoustic picking, but
occasionally he tries on different personas such as the barebones
blues howler “Loves’ Got Me Crying” and the jazzy “Maria’s Fire.”
He may not have the name recognition to garner more than a
passing glance on billboards, but fans of striking guitar work will
absolutely find something to enjoy on Rebel on the Highway.
"Rebel on the Highway"
One might gloss over the name Terry Eckard Band and assume it
to be just another beer-soaked cover band riding the weekend bar
circuit, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Steeped in the
kind of Southern roots-boogie that was presumed to be lost with
the end of the Molly Hatchet and .38 Special era of the ’80s, his
second effort, Rebel on the Highway, finds Eckard venturing far
away from the counterfeit rebel rock that inevitably sunk the genre
in the ’80s. Blanket Southern hubris is supplanted by a kind of
localized pride that rather shows though in the everyman humility
of his lyrical themes. The album’s opener, “Hey!” is a breezy love
song that describes a series of come-and-go highway romances,
but still takes time to introduce the listener to the first of many
guitar styles in which Eckard excels.
The classic finger-style found there quickly gives way to a
decidedly blues-rock kind of riffage on the album’s anthemic title
track, where the album’s pervasive highway travelogue theme hits
its gritty high point. Eckard jumps back and forth between sizzling
electric fireworks and contemplative acoustic picking, but
occasionally he tries on different personas such as the barebones
blues howler “Loves’ Got Me Crying” and the jazzy “Maria’s Fire.”
He may not have the name recognition to garner more than a
passing glance on billboards, but fans of striking guitar work will
absolutely find something to enjoy on Rebel on the Highway.
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Rebel on the Highway $11.99
Angelene
$11.99
$11.99
"Rebel on the Highway"
1. - Hey (4:15)
2. - Easy on myself (3:16)
3. - Rebel on the Highway (3:32)
4. - Mothers (5:02)
5. - Outlaw (3:14)
6. - Loves Got me Cryin' (6:17)
7. - Maria's Fire (4:31)
8. - Beautiful Machine (5:38)
9. - Cat Square (3:53)
10. - Falling Rain (5:39)
11. - Moonlight (4:12)
12. - One more Time (4:41)
13. - The Trees (3:56)
1. - Hey (4:15)
2. - Easy on myself (3:16)
3. - Rebel on the Highway (3:32)
4. - Mothers (5:02)
5. - Outlaw (3:14)
6. - Loves Got me Cryin' (6:17)
7. - Maria's Fire (4:31)
8. - Beautiful Machine (5:38)
9. - Cat Square (3:53)
10. - Falling Rain (5:39)
11. - Moonlight (4:12)
12. - One more Time (4:41)
13. - The Trees (3:56)
"Angelene"
1. - Angelene (3:51)
2. - Raging Fire (5:59)
3. - Shackin (4:55)
4. - Don't need Love (3:36)
5. - 20 Dollar Bill -
When you Love Somebody (11:20)
6. - Hot Rod Mama (3:40)
7. - Can ya Hang (3:01)
8. - Rock Star (4:15)
9. - Everything (5:53)
10 - Extra Fine (3:35)
11 - Friday night (3:41)
1. - Angelene (3:51)
2. - Raging Fire (5:59)
3. - Shackin (4:55)
4. - Don't need Love (3:36)
5. - 20 Dollar Bill -
When you Love Somebody (11:20)
6. - Hot Rod Mama (3:40)
7. - Can ya Hang (3:01)
8. - Rock Star (4:15)
9. - Everything (5:53)
10 - Extra Fine (3:35)
11 - Friday night (3:41)
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