The Terry Eckard Band - CD Review "Rebel On The Highway"
Written by Rodger Revlon   
Wednesday, 20 August 2008

By Rodger Revlon - Waggleton Records

 

This CD has a great entrance with the easy going laid back folk, vocal accompanied with harmonica track entitled; “HEY”. The second song “OUTLAW” loosely reminds the listener of the more relaxed music by The Marshall Tucker Band or the Dave Chastain Band, and there is a lot more surprises on this CD. The dazzling “EASY ON MYSELF can be compared to early ZZ TOP’s Deguello album era. The brilliant riffs on the title track “REBEL ON THE HIGHWAY” and “CAT SQUARE” can be compared to the thundering southern rock boogie of early Blackfoot & Molly Hatchet. There are also classic rock songs, like we find on 'The Bounty Hunter Gang' CD today . The songs “MOTHERS and “MOONLITE” are two fine acoustic ballads. In addition there are the rockin’ grooves of “BEAUTIFUL MACHINE”, and the only instrumental; the latin jazz/Tex-Mex influenced “MARIA’S FIRE.” In the slow & sad guitar blues terrain the band shows itself at its best with the excellent tracks “LOVE’S GOT ME CRYIN’” and “ONE MORE TIME.” These could be compared to the blues style of B.B. KING! The soothing “FALLING RAIN” is a easy going country folk ballad. Last but not least the CD makes it’s grand conclusion with the ebb & flowing ROBIN TROWER style blues rock song; “THE TREES” with beautifully inspired guitar solos, again comparable to The David Chastain Band. Terry Eckard has been performing a long time in the music business, you can sense that in every note and melody of this beautiful CD.
 
 
 
 

 

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