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H R H - R E V I E W S
Terry Glaze
Comments: You may not remember Terry Glaze as the original lead singer for the seminal metal juggernaut Pantera. The band, once just a heavy metal group, decided to bring in Phil Anselmo for harsher, evil and insane vocals, and the rest is history. Glaze never stopped making music since that time, and was actually the voice of one of the most underrated bands of all time, Lord Tracy. If you check out his discography at www.glazedmusic.com/terry, you can see he's a busy cat. He has also just released his first solo CD, simply called 1971. 1971 begins with a groovy and heavy rock song, "Leave Me Alone." The CD starts heavy, with Glaze shrieking at parts, but this isn't the kind of music he wants to make any more, if you compare it to the rest of the CD. He's got the chops, and still has the range. It will remind you of the Foo Fighters in parts; he's got that high distorted scream down to a science. "Chandra La Plume" is up next, a fun as hell track. It sounds like something The Cars would write, something along the lines of "I've Got a New Girl Now." This could find a home on modern rock radio without a doubt. Glaze wrote all of the songs and produced the CD, so this is pure Glaze, exactly what he wanted to make it sound like. Many of the tracks are acoustic-driven, and the first is the ultra-melodic "California." Glaze has improved immensely since his Lord Tracy days, and employing a soft falsetto during the chorus of, "I'm never moving back to California, I'm never gonna stay, I don't wanna live in L.A.," softens the track effectively. Glaze also plays bass, guitar, drum machines and keyboards on this release, a jack of all trades, as it were. "California" is a damn fine song. The first ballad is the keyboard heavy "What She Gives." It sounds lounge-y, all atmosphere and aura, and Glaze croons his ass off. As mentioned before, the CD starts heavy but this seems to be Glaze's state of mind after the first couple songs, but he's adept whether screaming or truly singing. Wearing your influences on your sleeve is one thing, but when you get to "Anything for Your Love," Glaze doesn't just wear his influences; he skins those influences and envelops himself with them as a new layer of skin. Remember the Bay City Rollers and their hit "I Only Wanna Be With You"? If you don't, listen to the first couple lines from this track and it'll take you back in time. The verses, the first two sentences from all of them, are note for note similar to "I Only Wanna Be With You." So is the chord progression and song structure, although this is an acoustic song. The chorus isn't a carbon copy, but this seems to be a risky venture at best. The funniest song on the entire CD is "Sh*tdad." Try on these lyrics: "Although he's got shit for brains, well at least he's fairly clean. Just beware the giant space between his ears." This is a straight ahead rocker, and just another song that would fit on radio today. Glaze offers you on 1971 a batch of mid-tempo songs that are still upbeat, some funny songs ala Lord Tracy, and shows how diverse his talents are and the range of his influences. He may have been the original voice of Pantera, but he didn't fit the direction they were going and has found a home with his voice today. 1971 is one of those CDs that sneaks up on you in a good way. Track
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