Terry Scott Taylor
These pages represent my efforts to bring more focus onto the works of a recording artist who has been very influential
in my life—a gifted man named Terry Scott Taylor.
While there are other fine pages devoted to his work, there are no others
quite like this one. I've chosen to place the emphasis on the lyrics of
his music, as they are usually a rich source of imagery, insight, and literary
references. His work has had a great influence on my Christian walk, sparking
countless hours of contemplation, revelation, and lots of laughter as well.
Included here are works from his bands (Daniel Amos, the Swirling Eddies,
and the Lost Dogs), his solo works, and songs he has written for other
artists.
Daniel Amos Albums: Daniel Amos Shotgun Angel Horrendous Disc ¡Alarma! Doppelgänger Vox Humana Fearful Symmetry The Revelation Darn Floor—Big Bite Kalhoun MotorCycle Bibleland  Songs of the Heart Live Bootleg '82 Preachers from Outer Space Our Personal Favorite World Famous Hits |
Solo/SE/LD Albums: Knowledge and Innocence A
Briefing for the Ascent Ten Gallon Hat John Wayne Glimpses Of Grace Let's Spin Outdoor Elvis Zoom Daddy The Berry Vest of the Swirling Eddies Sacred Cows Scenic Routes Little Red Riding Hood The Green Room Serenade Gift Horse Miracle Faith Telethon Surfonic Water Revival Various other albums |
Can't find the song you're looking for? You can now search for lyrics, song titles, or any reference notes you may recall. The results will let you jump to just the song you are looking for.
Following is a listing of songs that include references to the works of some of Terry's favorite prose and poetry writers. I have them grouped by writer. If you can help me document others, please let me know.
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William Blake: Czeslaw Milosz: |
Frederick Buechener:
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Official Daniel Amos Site
- A Daniel Amos Homepage
- Stunt Record's Home (DA, Swirling Eddies, etc)
- The Daniel Amos Discussion List
- Unofficial DA/SE/LD/TST Fanpage
- Curt's Vox Humana Page
4/16/00: Thanks to Jon McDonald for taking the time to inspect the website and point out several pages that needed to be updated. This kind of help is always appreciated.
4/16/00: Added a new page for the "Bibleland" album.
4/9/00: Added a new page for the "Daniel Amos" album. That leaves only "Bibleland" and "Zoom Daddy" to complete, then I can begin on the Lost Dogs albums.
2/5/00: Added two Cristina Rosetti references that Fred found. See the "A Briefing for the Ascent" page. I had always suspected that she would turn up in Terry's lyrics, but Fred was way ahead of me. Thanks for the help.
1/29/00: After several months without any new guestbook entries, I investigated and found the system was not working. It has now been fixed (I think), so you can leave your thoughts there for others once again.
12/11/99: Much overdue appreciation to Fred Sanders for tracking down many references I missed.
12/11/99: Thanks to Brian Patterson for recognizing a Charles Bukowski reference in Traps, Ensnares.
08/15/99: Added a search engine to the site. You will be impressed with how well it tracks down songs when you enter a few words. In fact, you'll love it.
07/11/99: Added a "Songs of the Heart" page, and it has plenty of definitions for those nostalgic terms Terry used.
06/19/99: Added "Glimpses of Grace," "World Famous Hits," and "Berry Vest" pages. Rearranged album icons into two groups: DA and Other. Added icons for upcoming Lost Dogs pages.
06/13/99: Added a "Surfonic" page.
05/23/99: Added album cover icons.
05/23/99: Added a page for "The Revelation".
05/9/99: Added a "Horrendous Disc" page, added about half a dozen new references to various songs, including some from Milosz, Buechener, and C. S. Lewis.
05/3/99: Added a lot of reference material to the "Motorcycle" page. Optimized many of the animated gifs.
04/25/99: Added graphics for "Let's Spin" and "Shotgun Angel" pages. Added "Occam's Razor" to the "Various" page, and updated half a dozen others with new material.
03/27/99: Added a "Kalhoun" page.
03/12/99: Passed the 2000 hits mark today. (Unfortunately, I don't remember the date I set up the counter.)
02/26/99: Completed "Shotgun Angel" and "Vox Humana" pages. Added "Live Bootleg '82" and "Miracle Faith Telethon" pages. Updated pages to ensure format consistency, and changed song lists from unnumbered to numbered format.
02/26/99: Finished "A Briefing for the Ascent" lyrics. Animated the "Vox Humana" graphic.
02/23/99: Added a Guestbook. (See links above) Since this page has had nearly 2000 hits in the last few months, I would like to hear from some (actually all!) of the people who frequent it. I realize that the internet is a spectator's sport, but sometimes it really helps to encourage those who are creating the content. Let me know what you like and what you want to see more of.
02/21/99: Completed "Doppelgänger" page, including references. Updated Song List page with all the new additions.
02/20/99: Completed "Vox Humana" page. Added new "Preachers from Outer Space" page.
02/14/99: Added banner graphics to the "Knowledge & Innocence" and "Briefing for the Ascent" pages.
02/07/99: Added a Complete Song List page. Finished "Knowledge & Innocence" page. Fixed "Doppelgänger" page formatting.
10/17/98: Added an "Outdoor Elvis" page.
10/10/98: Added a "Let's Spin" page.
8/18/98: Added a "Ten Gallon Hat" page, with descriptions and brief audio samples highlighting the differences between those songs and the ones found on "John Wayne."
8/16/98: Added a "John Wayne" page.
8/4/98: Added several new references to the Darn Floor page. I also redesigned and updated all pages, and moved them to their own subdirectory.
7/25/98: Finished Buechner's "The Alphabet of Grace" today. I'll update the "MotorCycle" page soon with what I've discovered.
5/2/98: Work on this page, "Various Albums," and "Vox Humana."
4/11/98: More work on the "Darn Floor—Big Bite" page.
4/7/98: Added Milosz references to the "Darn Floor—Big Bite" page.
4/5/98: Put a lot of work into "MotorCycle", added "Hollow Man" from "Doppelgänger."
4/3/98: Added "Darn Floor—Big Bite" lyrics. No refs/commentary yet.
3/11/98: Added more Daniel Amos links.
3/3/98: More work on "MotorCycle" notes and commentary.
1/16/98: Completed "MotorCycle" lyrics. Not much in the way of references and commentary yet.
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