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Flood
Moreland & Arbuckle
Flood
Genres: Blues, Pop
 
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Music has the power to transport us: to carry us to mysterious places and explore new worlds. On Flood, Moreland & Arbuckle's debut release, the rootsy, hard-driving group from Kansas takes music itself to places it's ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Moreland & Arbuckle
Title: Flood
Members Wishing: 6
Total Copies: 0
Label: Telarc
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Re-Release Date: 2/23/2010
Genres: Blues, Pop
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 0888072319097, 888072319097

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Music has the power to transport us: to carry us to mysterious places and explore new worlds. On Flood, Moreland & Arbuckle's debut release, the rootsy, hard-driving group from Kansas takes music itself to places it's never been. Featuring mostly original tunes, Flood presents a dynamic mix of thirteen acoustic and electric songs, each performed with all the subtlety of a passing freight train. Ever since guitarist Aaron Moreland first met singer/harpist Dustin Arbuckle at an open mic jam in Wichita in 2001, Moreland & Arbuckle have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Along with Brad Horner on drums, the group features Moreland playing everything from National steel to a cigar box guitar, and Arbuckle singing and playing harmonica. Moreland & Arbuckle are traditionalists and innovators at the same time, merging old school Chicago and Delta blues with garage rock sensibilities. While Arbuckle was mostly influenced by the Mississippi blues, traditional country music and bluegrass, Moreland grew up listening to everyone from Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath to Charlie Patton and Muddy Waters. Unconfined by convention, Moreland attributes the group's growing popularity to their unique sound and instrumentation. He says, "Going three-piece, we have a great chemistry." "My playing has become more rhythmic." "Of course, Little Walter was a huge influence. There's as much soul in that music as any." In fact, the album opens with a blazing version the legendary bluesman's "Hate to See You Go," showcasing Arbuckle's in-your-face harmonica work. "Being a musician is the ultimate job," says Moreland. "What I realize is that music has always been one of the most important things in my life. In tough times, it was the one thing I could always turn to." "When I was in my teen years, I never had any direction, but music was a central feature in my life. It's powerful and compelling, and it's given me purpose." That pupose is seen in its entirety on Flood.

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CD Reviews

Best blues album of the 21st century
The Angular Assassin | 03/01/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)

"There's no review that can do this album justice. It's simply brilliant from start to finish. I also bought it as a gift for my aging father, and I swear, he acts 30 years younger after listening to this CD. Do yourself a favor and get it now! You shant be disappointed."
Awesome! Best album yet!
Dylan Argyle | 02/24/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have all of Moreland and Arbuckle's albums, and they just keep getting better. This is an excellent album with great songs. I think they have a different "sound" than the Black Keys, but are every bit as good, and in some ways much better. I have met them and they are great guys too. Buy this album and you will not regret it!"
Stick to the Rockers and Rollers
Jeff | Baltimore | 05/13/2010
(3 out of 5 stars)

"It happens all too much. I buy a CD like this because the musicianship seems interesting, and the songs I hear on the radio are loose and fun. Then somewhere around track 3 or 4 the misguided artists think that because they can imitate a traditional delta blues guitar that they should record some solo pastiche with the vocals out front. Guess what? You guys from Kansas can't sing like a 1920's sharecropper, so stick to the juke joint songs because those slow laments are d u l l and they don't sound right. I'd so much rather have a short CD with 8 tracks that cook than 13 that carry some dead weight...something I can play straight through at a party. That said, there are some songs here that definitely cook, and for that -- 2.5 stars, rounded up."