Terry Ilous is best known as the singer for
XYZ and "Here and Gone" is compilation of rare tracks recorded for either his solo projects or
XYZ. The 18 tracks span over a wide time range, but they do sound consistent. Since the CD is comprehensive with 18 tracks, there are a few downers like the cover version of
American Woman.
XYZ fans are spoiled with a raunchy live version of
Maggie plus
Can´t Get Over You, which is an unreleased
XYZ song performed by the original line-up. The acoustic versions of
Face Down in the Gutter and
Inside Out are recorded by Ilous and various musicians in the later years. They sound all right and probably are collector items for
XYZ fans, but the songs that stand out are:
The brilliant
Walk on Water and
Save Me, which both are taken
from
the
Cage project that Ilous did with Jeff Northrup and a bunch of high class musicians.
Walk on Water has a
Led Zeppelin feel to it and Ilous´ vocals are all over the track.
Ticket to Hell is driven by a tasty riff. Ilous vocals are perfectly suited for Hard Rock.
Out in the Cold features Jack
Frost laying down a heavy moody guitar, which makes the song rock big time.
"Here and Gone" contains 75 minutes of music and splendid vocals from Terry Ilous! The CD is a must for fans of Ilous´ strong and distinctive vocals.
Written by
Michael Monday, July 30, 2007
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