Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on May 25, 2006 0:00:35 GMT -5
Ed Terry Of Terrarosa
Interview By Nightwatcher
May 29, 2005
The debut self titled release from Terrarosa, out now on Z Records is an incredible album of melodic hard rock featuring influences such as Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin and Whitesnake, all melding together to create an original, infectious sound. Led by vocalist Ed Terry, who possesses one of the finest pure hard rock voices to come along in recent years, this band is a winner for any fans of classic hard rock. Comparisons to Glenn Hughes, Paul Rodgers and Joe Lynn Turner would certainly not be out of line in this case. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Ed, whom I found to be extremely friendly, and most committed to his music, the results of which are below. So without further ado, and with a big THANKS to Ed for taking the time to do the interview for Rock N Roll Universe, here's the interview as it happened:
Rock N Roll Universe : First of all, I'd like to thank you Ed for taking the time to talk with me, I really do appreciate it.
Ed Terry : My Pleasure.
RNRU : Ed, If you were to describe your music to someone who's never heard it before, how would you describe it?
ET: I would say it's rock n roll, a little bit poppish, with an edge to it, basically pretty hooky and melodic.People say it has a few different things. A bit of Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, there's a lot of colors in it. A little bit of Whitesnake as well. People say it has a few different influences but basically pretty heavy by nature .
RNRU : How has the response to 'Terrarosa' been so far? Are you pleased with the response you've been getting?
ET: In regards to the records? The record's been out for three months, and supposedly it's doing well. I don't have the exact figures, but I'll be knowing a lot more in the next week or so I think.
RNRU : Any plans for a tour in the not too distant future?
ET: Right now we haven't gotten a call to do any work yet.So, I'm leaving that up to the record company to put together at this particular point. In the next month or so I'm going to work out some sort of tour schedule.
RNRU : As well as being a great vocalist, and you're one the best pure rock vocalists I've heard in some time, and you're also a very skilled songwriter. Where do you draw your inspiration from for your writing?
ET: Well, my inspiration is pretty widespread. I love rock and roll but I also listen to alot of R & B, I love Stevie Wonder, there's alot of different aspects in there. I love alot of popular songwriting. There's a lot of influences in there. That's a good question, I'd have to think about it. Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Cream, Bad Company, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and many countless others. So many. As for songwriting, definitely Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.
RNRU : So you'd say Stevie Wonder is a definite influence?
ET: Oh yeah, I mean, don't get me wrong, all the great rock and roll I've listened to, I love Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, all the great rock and roll out there, but I also tend to listen to other stuff as well. Some funk, R & B, the old Aretha Franklin stuff, I love James Brown.
RNRU : Do you draw influence from Aerosmith? On the album, some of the choruses sound like something you'd hear on 'Pump.' Do you think that'd be an accurate asessment?
ET: You think? I mean that's a great record. I've listened to that record a lot. I'm sure subliminally I draw things I like, like every other songwriter does. I would say that I have a similar style to that.
RNRU : What was the defining moment when you decided that music was going to be the thing you wanted to do with your life?
ET: Actually when I was a kid, growing up I knew I wanted to sing and play and write. The defining moment? I guess maybe 10th or 11th grade I really got into it. My first instrument was drums.
RNRU : Who were your favorite drummers when you started out?
ET: There's alot of great drummers too. I used to listen to Carmine Appice, Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker was good, a lot of great drummers, to name a few.
RNRU : Who would you say has influenced you most vocally?
ET: Actually, I really like Robert Plant, I do love Aerosmith, Don Henley, he's a great vocalist, Paul Rodgers. There are so many people I've listened to that it's hard to pick which one I would say first in that genre. You've actually touched on more than I can think of right at the moment.
RNRU : Along those same lines, what are some of your favorite albums?
ET: I think the first Led Zeppelin album was great, the one with the zeppelin on it, I like 'Electric Ladyland', that was a great record. Excellent production, ridiculous. The 'Pump' album is a great album there's no doubt about it. I liked the one right before the last one, what was the Aerosmith right before the last one?
RNRU : 'Nine Lives?'
ET: Yeah, that's the one, I liked that one a lot. Pink Floyd, 'Dark Side Of The Moon' is another one as well.
RNRU : When you're not working on music, what do you like to do in your spare time?
ET: I like the water, I like the beach, I like boating. I like travelling if I can, mainly I like to play and sing, and making records.
RNRU : Speaking of working on records, you've worked with an array of well known artists, including Fleetwood Mac, Rick Derringer, Slash, David Bowie, which one was the most memorable?
ET: Well I'll tell ya, it was great singing with Stevie Wonder, that was a lot of fun, working with Slash was really great. It's hard to say which one was the best, or the most memorable. They all had their memory. I can't really point one out to you. Maybe the Stevie Wonder thing. I was singing backup for him, that was a live thing.
RNRU : You also did a project with Rick Derringer, The Bluetones. How did that come about?
ET: Well, I got together with the Bluetones, I was singing with the Bluetones, me and the guitar player David Mcgough decided to write, do an album, write the songs,So we wrote all these songs, and we asked Rick Derringer to play on it. So, he came out and actually laid down the guitar on them.
RNRU : Also, you were in the movie 'Carlito's Way.' Any interesting experiences happen while making that movie?
ET: I would say it went pretty much according to plan. I spent three days in a smoky nightclub downstairs, it was funny because it was so hot, it was the middle of summer and they had to turn the air conditioning off because they had to run this dry ice, smoke and make it look like it was nighttime, that was tortureously hot down there.
RNRU : Where was that at?
ET: This was at The Copacabana, in Manhattan, and I was singing in the band on the stage. It was a gruelling three days, but it was alot of fun working with Al Pacino and Sean Penn.
RNRU : Any other movie projects that you've worked on?
ET:,Yeah, 'Species', where I had acted and did one track in the movie as well as the 'Carlito's Way' thing, being in the movie, I did three tracks in the movie, "Rock Your Baby" and I did the music on two of the other tracks, "I Love Music" and "Pillow Talk". On the three tracks I did all the music, and "Rock Your Baby" I'm singing as well.
RNRU : Since you've worked in movies, obviously you have an interest there. What are some of your favorite movies?
ET: King Of New York, with Christopher Walken, that's a great movie, You know what was really good that I just watched? 'Man On Fire' with Denzel Washington. As far as classic, great movies, 'The Godfather I & II', unbelievable. And 'Goodfellas' I would say those are some of them.
RNRU : You also have a band project called Rage And Beyond, besides yourself, who's involved in this?
ET: Well, the guitar player is Teddy Rondinelli, Bobby's brother, Bobby Marks is the drummer and on bass is Dennis Philbin.
RNRU : Is there a release date set for this?
ET: We're still working on where it's going, we're not sure what company we'll ultimately have the deal with at this time. It was a great marriage, they came up with great tracks, basically what I did were the melodies and the words over the tracks, it just worked out to be the perfect combination.
RNRU : Are there any artists that you haven't worked with that you'd like to work with?
ET: There's alot of great people out there that I'd like to work with. I'd love to write some songs with Steven Tyler, that would be a lot of fun for me. I'm sure that would be a great thing to do, I think he's terrific.
RNRU : Maybe he'll read this and he'll give you a call!
ET: Ya think? (laughs)
RNRU : It could happen you never know!
RNRU : Anything else that you'd like to add that we haven't covered yet?
ET: I'm starting to to work on a new record, a new Terrarosa record, just starting now. Another solo record.
RNRU : Are you going to be playing everything on this one?
ET: Well, it's hard to say. I start, and then if I decide that it's needing something else, I'll add. I might lay everything down and decide I might want some other guys to play over it, to give it a certain vibe.
For more information on Ed Terry and Terrarosa go to www.terrarosaplace.com/ For a taste of Rage Of Beyond go to www.ekoproductions.com/ , where they're the featured video on the site.
Interview By Nightwatcher
May 29, 2005
The debut self titled release from Terrarosa, out now on Z Records is an incredible album of melodic hard rock featuring influences such as Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin and Whitesnake, all melding together to create an original, infectious sound. Led by vocalist Ed Terry, who possesses one of the finest pure hard rock voices to come along in recent years, this band is a winner for any fans of classic hard rock. Comparisons to Glenn Hughes, Paul Rodgers and Joe Lynn Turner would certainly not be out of line in this case. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Ed, whom I found to be extremely friendly, and most committed to his music, the results of which are below. So without further ado, and with a big THANKS to Ed for taking the time to do the interview for Rock N Roll Universe, here's the interview as it happened:
Rock N Roll Universe : First of all, I'd like to thank you Ed for taking the time to talk with me, I really do appreciate it.
Ed Terry : My Pleasure.
RNRU : Ed, If you were to describe your music to someone who's never heard it before, how would you describe it?
ET: I would say it's rock n roll, a little bit poppish, with an edge to it, basically pretty hooky and melodic.People say it has a few different things. A bit of Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, there's a lot of colors in it. A little bit of Whitesnake as well. People say it has a few different influences but basically pretty heavy by nature .
RNRU : How has the response to 'Terrarosa' been so far? Are you pleased with the response you've been getting?
ET: In regards to the records? The record's been out for three months, and supposedly it's doing well. I don't have the exact figures, but I'll be knowing a lot more in the next week or so I think.
RNRU : Any plans for a tour in the not too distant future?
ET: Right now we haven't gotten a call to do any work yet.So, I'm leaving that up to the record company to put together at this particular point. In the next month or so I'm going to work out some sort of tour schedule.
RNRU : As well as being a great vocalist, and you're one the best pure rock vocalists I've heard in some time, and you're also a very skilled songwriter. Where do you draw your inspiration from for your writing?
ET: Well, my inspiration is pretty widespread. I love rock and roll but I also listen to alot of R & B, I love Stevie Wonder, there's alot of different aspects in there. I love alot of popular songwriting. There's a lot of influences in there. That's a good question, I'd have to think about it. Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Cream, Bad Company, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and many countless others. So many. As for songwriting, definitely Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.
RNRU : So you'd say Stevie Wonder is a definite influence?
ET: Oh yeah, I mean, don't get me wrong, all the great rock and roll I've listened to, I love Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, all the great rock and roll out there, but I also tend to listen to other stuff as well. Some funk, R & B, the old Aretha Franklin stuff, I love James Brown.
RNRU : Do you draw influence from Aerosmith? On the album, some of the choruses sound like something you'd hear on 'Pump.' Do you think that'd be an accurate asessment?
ET: You think? I mean that's a great record. I've listened to that record a lot. I'm sure subliminally I draw things I like, like every other songwriter does. I would say that I have a similar style to that.
RNRU : What was the defining moment when you decided that music was going to be the thing you wanted to do with your life?
ET: Actually when I was a kid, growing up I knew I wanted to sing and play and write. The defining moment? I guess maybe 10th or 11th grade I really got into it. My first instrument was drums.
RNRU : Who were your favorite drummers when you started out?
ET: There's alot of great drummers too. I used to listen to Carmine Appice, Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker was good, a lot of great drummers, to name a few.
RNRU : Who would you say has influenced you most vocally?
ET: Actually, I really like Robert Plant, I do love Aerosmith, Don Henley, he's a great vocalist, Paul Rodgers. There are so many people I've listened to that it's hard to pick which one I would say first in that genre. You've actually touched on more than I can think of right at the moment.
RNRU : Along those same lines, what are some of your favorite albums?
ET: I think the first Led Zeppelin album was great, the one with the zeppelin on it, I like 'Electric Ladyland', that was a great record. Excellent production, ridiculous. The 'Pump' album is a great album there's no doubt about it. I liked the one right before the last one, what was the Aerosmith right before the last one?
RNRU : 'Nine Lives?'
ET: Yeah, that's the one, I liked that one a lot. Pink Floyd, 'Dark Side Of The Moon' is another one as well.
RNRU : When you're not working on music, what do you like to do in your spare time?
ET: I like the water, I like the beach, I like boating. I like travelling if I can, mainly I like to play and sing, and making records.
RNRU : Speaking of working on records, you've worked with an array of well known artists, including Fleetwood Mac, Rick Derringer, Slash, David Bowie, which one was the most memorable?
ET: Well I'll tell ya, it was great singing with Stevie Wonder, that was a lot of fun, working with Slash was really great. It's hard to say which one was the best, or the most memorable. They all had their memory. I can't really point one out to you. Maybe the Stevie Wonder thing. I was singing backup for him, that was a live thing.
RNRU : You also did a project with Rick Derringer, The Bluetones. How did that come about?
ET: Well, I got together with the Bluetones, I was singing with the Bluetones, me and the guitar player David Mcgough decided to write, do an album, write the songs,So we wrote all these songs, and we asked Rick Derringer to play on it. So, he came out and actually laid down the guitar on them.
RNRU : Also, you were in the movie 'Carlito's Way.' Any interesting experiences happen while making that movie?
ET: I would say it went pretty much according to plan. I spent three days in a smoky nightclub downstairs, it was funny because it was so hot, it was the middle of summer and they had to turn the air conditioning off because they had to run this dry ice, smoke and make it look like it was nighttime, that was tortureously hot down there.
RNRU : Where was that at?
ET: This was at The Copacabana, in Manhattan, and I was singing in the band on the stage. It was a gruelling three days, but it was alot of fun working with Al Pacino and Sean Penn.
RNRU : Any other movie projects that you've worked on?
ET:,Yeah, 'Species', where I had acted and did one track in the movie as well as the 'Carlito's Way' thing, being in the movie, I did three tracks in the movie, "Rock Your Baby" and I did the music on two of the other tracks, "I Love Music" and "Pillow Talk". On the three tracks I did all the music, and "Rock Your Baby" I'm singing as well.
RNRU : Since you've worked in movies, obviously you have an interest there. What are some of your favorite movies?
ET: King Of New York, with Christopher Walken, that's a great movie, You know what was really good that I just watched? 'Man On Fire' with Denzel Washington. As far as classic, great movies, 'The Godfather I & II', unbelievable. And 'Goodfellas' I would say those are some of them.
RNRU : You also have a band project called Rage And Beyond, besides yourself, who's involved in this?
ET: Well, the guitar player is Teddy Rondinelli, Bobby's brother, Bobby Marks is the drummer and on bass is Dennis Philbin.
RNRU : Is there a release date set for this?
ET: We're still working on where it's going, we're not sure what company we'll ultimately have the deal with at this time. It was a great marriage, they came up with great tracks, basically what I did were the melodies and the words over the tracks, it just worked out to be the perfect combination.
RNRU : Are there any artists that you haven't worked with that you'd like to work with?
ET: There's alot of great people out there that I'd like to work with. I'd love to write some songs with Steven Tyler, that would be a lot of fun for me. I'm sure that would be a great thing to do, I think he's terrific.
RNRU : Maybe he'll read this and he'll give you a call!
ET: Ya think? (laughs)
RNRU : It could happen you never know!
RNRU : Anything else that you'd like to add that we haven't covered yet?
ET: I'm starting to to work on a new record, a new Terrarosa record, just starting now. Another solo record.
RNRU : Are you going to be playing everything on this one?
ET: Well, it's hard to say. I start, and then if I decide that it's needing something else, I'll add. I might lay everything down and decide I might want some other guys to play over it, to give it a certain vibe.
For more information on Ed Terry and Terrarosa go to www.terrarosaplace.com/ For a taste of Rage Of Beyond go to www.ekoproductions.com/ , where they're the featured video on the site.