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A KILLER NEW ALBUM FROM TERRY DAVIDSON & THE GEARS- "TRANSMISSION"
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PRESS RELEASE
Terry Davidson's latest studio album, "Transmission" presents twelve new original songs.
Recorded at Sonic Lounge Studios in Ohio and co-produced by Davidson and Joe Viers,
the record features a fantastic new lineup for his band, The Gears. It is the follow up to
2013's acclaimed "Sonic Soul Sessions" which was on the Roots Music Report National
Blues Album Chart for eight weeks.
Terry Davidson has been playing in Blues and Rock & Roll bands for over fifty years.
As leader of the Gears since the mid 80's, his compelling performances have won over
fans from everywhere in the Central and Eastern U.S. to as far as Paris, France. Songs from
his previous seven albums have been featured in television and movie soundtracks and
broadcast all over the world.
The compositions on "Transmission" see Davidson covering a wide variety of styles and
influences. Many songs are co-written with bassist Bill Geist. Ranging from raw Rock and Roll
and simmering Blues to funky Soul and even Country. The Gears touch all the bases on
this one. Terry reveals "We just let it fly. Played what we loved. No worries. I mean, we've
done shows over the years with everyone from AC/DC to Muddy Waters. Some of that's
got to rub off."
"Bad Bad Bad", "Damaged and Blue" and "This Means War" hearken back to the guitar driven
Rock and Roll roots of early Gears albums. The Bangshift Horns - Snakebite Roberts and
John Hill - and the human click track, drummer Dewayne Cupe, bring a whole new sound
to other songs on the album. Funky, Bluesy and Groovin' best describes the tracks "Love Twist",
"Thirteen Hour Train" and "My Baby's Not Around". The cinematic "The Rush", the Latin styled
"Leopard Girl and Monkey Man" and Country tinged "Tuesday at Two" show the band's
remarkable musical versatility. Davidson admits, "I'm really thrilled with the album. It's true
to my roots, yet "Transmission" shifts into something distinctly different."
-THIS IS A 2015 REVIEW OF THE ALBUM "Sonic Soul Sessions"
-BLUESMATTERS MAGAZINE - U.K. REVIEW
Terry Davidson has been performing in the USA for close on fifty years,
the album is his seventh release and leaves a really positive glow, the
thirteen tracks are all self written. There
is a good mixture of soulful and harder Blues here covering all the
American styles, with Texan & Chicago most prominent. The
band delivers their music in a style not too dissimilar to the Rolling Stones
and certainly take no prisoners, the pace is non stop with all the band
demonstrating high levels of musicianship.
Terry Davidson fronts the band on vocals and guitar
with a very confident blues, easy vocal style that allows him to move between
Rock & Roll and slower blues numbers effortlessly. I am sure the band name
of the "Gears" was suggested as it reflects the ease that they move between
the styles covered here, there are no weak links with the material, the highlight
is the final track "Without the Blues" which starts with spoken words setting
the scene for Terry to sing about the Blues stars he worked with during his
career, very cleverly done and I recognized at least twenty individual artists
names. Strong rocking blues album that gets better the more you play it.
-BLUESMATTERS MAGAZINE - U.K. - JULY 2015
8 WEEKS ON THE TOP 20 NATIONAL BLUES ALBUM CHART - ROOTS MUSIC REPORT 2014!
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