Iggy Taylor: Reviews

The 10-song album titled Hits They Missed! was released early this winter, featuring Taylor's foot-tapping tune, "My Turn This Time," a country-sounding song about pushing forward in "a world that often says no."

by Liz Seasholtz
Issue date: 2/19/08 Section: Mosaic

"Of Head Bangers and Hamburgers

John “Iggy” Taylor, a local rocker who’s shuffled around in a band called Too Little Time, entered a song he wrote into American Idol’s first songwriting contest. The winning singer would belt out the winning song during the finale.
Taylor and his twangy tune, “My Turn This Time,” didn’t make the cut. But his song didn’t go unnoticed. Oakland record label Melodies That Matter plucked the song from the “Idol” dis pile and included it in a compilation CD, “Hits They Missed! —Songs Not Fit for an Idol (Or So They Say).”

Taylor, 54, is an unapologetic headbanger, but hoped his saccharine country tune would appeal to a wider audience. Now it can.

Jordin Sparks must feel totally embarrassed for having missed out. "

"Often sporting a sleeveless tee-shirt that shows off his John Lennon tattoo, it’s clear that Taylor, who lives in Hockessin, is a rock n’ roll enthusiast through and through

"great flavors to get me up onto my feet and moving all around the room with my arms spread like an eagle shouting along with Iggy for 3 minutes"

"Love your song. It's delightfully politically incorrect in a hilarious way. I think you did a fabulous job with it."

"Just a fun Labor Day Song"

"I'll Be Your Bud...was one of the most fun singalong songs I had
tonight. Had me singin' the chorus by the end of the song"

"I love Iggy's "Schtuff". Today ought to be a single".

“A sonically complex project handled quite well”.

Randy Newman with a bad attitude is who I liken Iggy Taylor to. He also has some pretty heavy Beatles overtones here. Not bad people to be influenced by. Iggy offers straight-ahead rock and some nice, melodic ballads. Low-budget rock at its finest.

"a mix of rock and pop influenced by life around him".

"What exactly would the Beatles have sounded like had they spent all their time in a dark basement with only a four-track and a whole bunch of grievances they wanted to air? Bad Betsy makes it a sonic reality".

"Reminds me of a Randy Newman song with a John Lennonesque sounding vocal. Sound great”.

"This sounds as if it came off the lost Lennon tapes. Stripped down and naked.

“Iggy goes by “Bad Betsy” but by any other name he is a good Samaritan”.

" music ranges from angelic and beautiful to rageful and cunning. Whether you find him strange, intriguing, quirky, maniacal, or all of the above, he is interesting".

“Iggy writes from the heart and his music is so straight forward”.

“I like my Betsy’s bad!”

“Imagine Randy Newman singing early Beatle’s songs. Enjoyable”

“His music ranges from very good to excellent!”

“You’re going to love Alter Ego”.

“The talent and originality that you and your partner have is impressive”