Terrell TaylorHe Is Good – The Live Experience
TNT Ministries (2012)
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.
Experience is an ideal description of singer-songwriter Terrell Taylor’s music. Possessing a praise and worship sound that evokes Shekinah Glory Ministry, Taylor
Captured live at the Assembly of God Tabernacle in Decatur , Georgia , He Is Good – The Live Experience is Taylor Taylor
The first half of the album features zesty, rhythmically bracing pieces such as the title track, which transitions effortlessly into the equally bouncy “O Taste And See.” Terrell, who holds two degrees in music, sings in a commanding voice, and the background vocalists are so polished they could be session singers.
By mid-album, however, the mood shifts and blood pressure drops as songs such as “In the Blood of the Lamb” and “Fill This Place” bring the church to a quiet, meditative state. The hypnotic and contemplative mood set by the melodies, repetitive lyrics, and harmonies bears comparison to the music of the French Taize community. “In the Blood” is the preamble to an altar call and includes the background vocalists’ interpolation of the congregational favorite, “Nothing But the Blood.”
“He Is” gets an A for being the most creative and interesting selection on the album. Framed by musical director Paul Anderson’s recurrent baroque motif on piano, the melody and lyrics are just as uncomplicated as the album’s other selections but the beats are polyrhythmic and the music is jazz fusion in sacred garments.
On “I See Nations,” the album’s concluding track, Terrell offers a litany of countries and cultures where worship is occurring. While lyrically a report on the global phenomenon of Christianity, “I See Nations” also pays musical tribute to the multiculturalism of praise and worship and Terrell’s P&W in particular.
When asked what he wanted the listener to take away from He Is Good – The Live Experience, Taylor responded, “I want the listener to experience what we experienced the night of the recording…joy, peace, and the presence of the Lord.” The album does just that.
Three of Five Stars
Picks: “He Is.”
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Written by : Bob Marovich
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.
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What an incredible blessing it was to witness the birth of this truly anointed collection of songs performed by a wonderful man of God.