| About Terri Lynn Blues | Terri Lynn & Thunder Blues - Blue Storm by Chuck Dauphin Nashville is full of many different musical styles. Some artists can be easily classified----Rock, Gospel, Blues, or Country. There are some that might be just a little more difficult to put in a musical box, and Terri Lynn is definitely one of those. While there are multiple layers to her musical talent, make no mistake about it: Terri Lynn can belt the blues, and she does so on several occasions on this album. She can go from soulful to seductive, like she does on the title cut, and she even turns back the hands of time on a couple of occasions---as she does with the 70s sounding “Me, My Heart, and I,” as well as the opener, “If You Want The Rose,” which sounds like it could be from any number of movie soundtracks from that decade. Overall, I think the best cut on the album is the gorgeous “Lay Me Down To Weep,” where her vocal is up front and center……If you like your music with a slant to the bluesy side, give Terri Lynn a listen. I think you’ll like it! For more about Terri or to buy this album, visit http://www.myspace.com/TerriLynnBlues (c) 2005-2009 MNN Enterprises, LLC. Music News Nashville is designed, owned and published by Dan Harr. All rights reserved. NASHVILLE MUSIC GUIDE BY: ABBEY DUKES TERRI LYNN TAKES CENTER STAGE Like a cat, Terri Lynn slinks into the stage light, sliding and swaying, purring and growling. She is draped in glitter and sequins, a sexy creature, giving life to the silky, smooth notes produced by her band. Behind the microphone, she commands the presence of a preacher, a poet, a politician, but mainly a star. Al eyes in the audience at The Sutler are locked and intensely focused as Terri Lynn and her band transport the crowd to Harlem in the 1920's, a street corner in New Orleans, or a shack in the muddy Delta of Mississippi. Terri Lynn, backed by drummer Kevin Kathey, bassist Ted Reynolds, keyboardist Ken Lush, and guitarist Jack Roulier deliver music too complex to be fenced by labels. Their songs are too smart to be blues, and too emotional to be jazz. Terri Lynn describes her work as "cool blues". She relates a history of performance beginning in high school with rock, moving into country rock, then pure country, blue country, blues, and then finally, "cool blues". Terri Lynn and her band are in the process of tying up an album for release. She closed the set with the albums title track BLUE STORM. Reflecting the band performance throughout the evening, the song was chilling, erotic and passionate. The keyboard thundered like rain drops and hail, as Terri Lynn's voice spiraled from lusty sighs to desperate , gravely howls. Not an eye in the audience dared lose focus as Terri Lynn described an emotional state she hoped nobody has ever seen. Some of the other songs from the evening included, "Lookin' For A Rainbow In My Tears" , the sexy "Moody Rudy", "Twenty Four Hour Love", and "Caught A Touch Of Your Love". With the attitude of Aretha Franklin, the deeply moody notes of Billie Holiday, and the southern flavor of Patsy Cline, Terri Lynn is a fiery mixture that cannot be ignored. Blue Storm will be an explosive addition to any music catalogue. |
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