"Bighead Baby" is The Michael Terry Group's debut CD. The band, from St. Louis, MO, consists of Michael Terry on vocals and guitars, Jan "Jan-Jan" Cameron on bass, Michael Schmidt on drums, and Steve "Weepin' One Take" Wamser on keyboards. The CD features eleven original and well done tracks. The disc opens with the catchy title track "Bighead Baby".
With it's humorous lyrics, this foot tappin' / knee slappin' / head bobbin' shuffle is highlighted by real tight and steady rhythm and great guitar and piano leads. "Why You Wanna Scream On Me?" could very well be the discs best track. The groove that Jan-Jan, Michael and Steve have themselves locked into is as awesome as Michael's scorching guitar leads and vocals. This three and a half minute track should have been at least six or seven minutes longer, but several replays took care of that. Real good stuff right here.

One of the discs more progressive tracks is "Mama Raised A Fool". This one's an all out free for all with everyone wailin' away. The mix of hot funk coming from the rhythm section, along with the wild guitar chords and psychedelic sounds created by the piano, had me thinking Sly and the Family Stone on steroids. Whoa!

In spite of some great musical support, "What Would I Do?" is one of those tracks where the intensity of the lyrics, and the emotional way in which they are sung, absolutely steal the song. This melancholy ballad has Michael wondering about the same things everyone who loves someone might wonder about - should that loved one all of a sudden be gone. It's songs like this that would get my "song of the year" vote. Great work, Michael!
Depending on where your speakers are located, on this all out free for all, "Takin' Names", you just might want to be concerned with your smoke alarms going off when this one gets going. The scorching guitar licks, the fiery rhythm and the blazing piano are all throwing out some serious heat.
Other rockin', funky and blues filled tracks on "Bighead Baby" include: "Here to Stay", "Muddy World", "Too Bad:, "Whooped", "She's My Baby", and "Hard To Find My Way".

Although The Michael Terry Group doesn't have a web site, you can easily contact them on myspace by clicking right here ---> www.myspace.com/michaelterrygroup. Once you're there, become their friend, buy the disc and as always - tell them the Blewzzman sent ya.

Peter "Blewzzman" Lauro
Blues Editor @ www.Mary4Music.com