 Pat Terry Group |
Pat Terry Group |
Pat Terry Custom 1974
Prior to being called The Pat Terry Group, the trio of Randy Bugg, Sonny Lallerstedt, and Pat Terry produced this custom effort which I'm told was only sold at concerts. As can be expected their sound is more stripped back here: acoustic folk rock with mild electric, but maintaining a full band sound. Some of the songs on this lp would be re-done on later albums. I find the versions contained here to be superior. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that this is their best album. The guitars complement each other perfectly here giving a pleasant acoustic ]angle. Cover art is a composite of several children's drawings. KS
The Pat Terry Group Myrrh 1975
Gospel Music
Songs of the South Myrrh 1976
Sweet Music Myrrh 1978
Heaven Ain't All There Is Chrism 1979
There's nothing particularly trailblazing about the trio of Pat Terry, Sonny Lallerstedt, and Randy Bugg - just solid, palatable servings of folky light rock, pop country, and gospelly blues. Terry's a fine songwriter and he's penned a good number of classics, most notably 'I Can't Wait' (the era's banner song for Christ's imminent return) and the wedding standard 'That's The Way', both from the first lp. The obligatory string arrangements are tolerable. With Songs From The South we begin to hear a good deal more of Sonny's guitar - solos that were conspicuously absent on the debut are to be found in 'You Got Me' and others - the end result is a grittier album though the standard Tarry ballads are still in there as on all PTG albums: memorable tunes in spite of their MOR orchestration. The cover art is frameable, as is Sweet Music's depiction of the band members' heads as scoops of ice cream in a banana split. That album's title track and 'New New New' are both nice cruisin' bluesy jams. Terry's slurred vocal approach is particularly apparent on 'I Feel Free' which slams a number of cults and boldly proclaims that "Venus and Mars ain't all right tonight". Heaven Ain't All There Is follows in the same mode. KS
