The long awaited CD from Paul Kype and Texas Flood is truly a “long time comin’.”
After a tasteful intro which only gives a taste of Kype’s talent on guitar, the cd starts with a roots rock cover of AC DC's “Bad Boy Boogie” — one of several cool covers including blues standard “ Walking By Myself” and “ You Don’t Love Me.”
Though there are several subtle guitar solos, the CD is not really about the guitar solo as I would have expected from Kype who is a pretty phenomenal guitar picker, but about the songs.
There are many upbeat, catchy originals which show off Kype’s vocals and steady rhythm.
He has a talented band backing him on CD — the same band who play with him live.Greg Gomola adds extra guitar throughout.
Earl McAuly‘s keyboards are a highlight throughout the CD especially on the honky the barrelhouse boogie “ Hair All Tangled,” which also features some nice slide guitar. The keyboards are usually pretty subtle , though come to the fore on tracks like their cover of “Hair All Tangled” but help drive the songs. The tender, slower blues “I Can Only Love You” is a highlight.
Kype is at his finest when he picks up the tempo on tracks like “Baby You Ain’t The One, Heed the Call” and Rattle My Chains, to name a few.
He explores his county side on slower songs like “ Cowgirl,” which feature Ryan “Skinny ” Dyck on steel guitar.
Craig Erdman and Tyson Maiko both share bass duties a while Jerry Adolph and Brady Valgardson share drum duties.
there are a lot of highlights including “Heed the Call” and “Rattle My Chains,” which has a catchy , bluesy groove.
They end with a rollicking version of blues classic “Walking By Myself.”
Band: Paul Kype and Texas Flood
Genre: blues/rock
