Universal Peace Experience
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Record Label: Peace Code Records
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Sister Guitar Band brings a Universal musical vibe to the scene with their new release "Universal Peace Experience". Working on the album with some of the top musicians and engineers* in Seattle, their meaningful songwriting and musical performance shine brightly.
Sister Guitar's Blues/Rock influences are flavored with the spicy world beats of Reggae, Latin and Soca - all the makings for a tasty musical feast of rhythms topped with melodic, political songs.
Vocalist and percussionist, Suze Sims and Guitarist, Teri Anne WIlson are the nucleus that generates intense heat and energy within the group.
Teri's influences include Eric Clapton and Carlos Santana. She plays searing flaming solos as easily as she locks into a rhythmic groove; always complimenting the song. She is a prolific composer, lyricist and arranger.
Suze can deliver styles as diverse as T. Turner, J. Joplin; and is influenced by her family, R. Plant and C. Hynde.
She is a vocalist, drummer and composer. She grabs the soul of an audience from the start and doesn't let go.
Drummer, Ronnie Bishop and Bassist, Rumpa lay the incredible grooves down that will make you want to get up on your feet and dance! Their diversity in musical styles adds the perfect complement to Suze and Teri's prolific material.
*Universal Peace Experience credits include Grammy winners Garey Shelton and Ben Smith (Heart), Phil 'Boom' Duncan, Ronnie Bishop, Robbie Morsehead, Ted Dortch, Suze and Teri.
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SGB's well-crafted original songs use catchy hooks and great muscianship to push
author: Scott Allan Stevens, KAOS radio / Spin the Globe reviews, Octobe
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Spin The Globe - KAOS Radio
Scott Allan Stevens, Earball Media
Spin the Globe reviews, October 2003
SISTER GUITAR BAND
UNIVERSAL PEACE EXPERIENCE
Peace Code Records
Bluesy guitar-rock is not a mainstay of Spin the Globe's listening. But sprinkle in great songwriting, strong vocals and musicianship, and a little reggae/soca flavoring and my ears start perking up. Seattle-based Sister Guitar Band definitely delivers on their new CD, Universal Peace Experience. At the heart of the band are the playing of Teri Anne "Sister Guitar" Wilson and the vocals of Susan Sims (who also provides percussion). Their wide music experience is blazingly apparent on the CD, which starts out with some guitar feedback sliding into "Doorstep," a straight-ahead rocker complete with soaring Santana-esque guitar and a poignant refrain: "On the doorsetep of the thrift shop on the corner / I left my love for you."
Not to get morose, the band follows with the sweet love song "Needless to Say," the gritty blues vocals of "Kiss My Dimple," and the Caribbean-beat freedom anthem "Liberty Soca." They don't say exactly what this freedom is from, but in the current political climate, I've got some ideas.
My world-music-attuned ears most enjoy "Liberty Soca," the reggae-tinged "Bam-Bam," and the Latin "Mama Pastales." But with music of this quality, I'm eager to listen outside my usual genres. When Suze gets rolling with her powerful, scratchy vocals, as on "Lost and Found," you can't help but think of Janis Joplin. Of course, for the real comparison, you'll have to catch them live, performing one of their few covers, a reggae flavored take on "Piece of My Heart."
A variety of supporting musicians make solid contributions to the CD, including drummer Ronnie Bishop and bassist Rumpa (who rounded out the foursome that played live on Spin the Globe on Sept. 5, 2003).
SGB's well-crafted original songs use catchy hooks and great muscianship to push uplifting messages, "Our lyrics," Teri says, "come from a place of wanting to heal and make a positive experience happen for everybody." And that positive experience just happens to include a lot of dancing.
©2003 Scott Allan Stevens, Earball Media
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