T. Moody – Acoustic Groove [LP]
by Jeanie Straub
T. Moody is one of those artists that was born with a guitar in his hands, and there is a huge distinction between performers that work really hard at guitar and are awesome, and those that work really hard and are awesome but also came out of the womb with the instrument in hand. The latter’s awesomeness is going to floor you twice as much as usual, and Moody definitely does, not that he doesn’t work really hard, because that’s also apparent, but that you are going to stop what you are doing to listen to the details of his work. On his website he notes that he has set out to conquer a bunch of genres, from Classic Roots Rock to Rocky-Tonk to Hard Southern Rock. With his CD Acoustic Grove – which he characterizes as Texas Bluesy Outlaw Rock – he is absolutely amazing, a true poster-man for original, guitar-centric tunes. (You will be thinking about seeing him play live after one rotation.) The only thing he has working against him on this CD is that he has a backup singer who is an amazing vocalist, so I wonder if other people besides me are going to ask, why not just have her be the lead singer and you play guitar and write the songs and be the backup vocalist yourself. (She is pretty amazing, also a born talent.) Note that we’re not at all bummed out by his vocals. He’s fine. In fact, I would say that his vocals work especially well with these lyrics, if he weren’t also a little uneven in spots. We were just knocked out by the combination of his guitar work and her vocals on the opening track, “Stay,” where he is especially patchy. (He’s stronger on other tracks.) Just a thought.
The band: T. Moody (lead vocals, all guitars), Alex (background vocals), Terry Daniels (bass), Chris Rockey (drums), Josh Moro (piano)
Category: A-Sides
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