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15 tracks | 63 minutes
Released Sep 2005
on Seawall Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:43 So Just Set Me Free lyrics BUY MP3 04:43 So Just Set Me Free lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:43 So Just Set Me Free
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:16 Flash On A Film lyrics BUY MP3 05:16 Flash On A Film lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:16 Flash On A Film
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:54 Ask For Calm lyrics BUY MP3 03:54 Ask For Calm lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:54 Ask For Calm
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:59 Just A Night lyrics BUY MP3 03:59 Just A Night lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:59 Just A Night
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:39 What I Thought You Said lyrics BUY MP3 03:39 What I Thought You Said lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:39 What I Thought You Said
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:00 (great pains of) Texas lyrics BUY MP3 04:00 (great pains of) Texas lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:00 (great pains of) Texas
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:19 My Apologies lyrics BUY MP3 05:19 My Apologies lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:19 My Apologies
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:30 Where The Line Is Drawn lyrics BUY MP3 03:30 Where The Line Is Drawn lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:30 Where The Line Is Drawn
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:13 Roses Fall With Thunder lyrics BUY MP3 03:13 Roses Fall With Thunder lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:13 Roses Fall With Thunder
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:02 Sunrise (color of roses) lyrics BUY MP3 05:02 Sunrise (color of roses) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:02 Sunrise (color of roses)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:22 40 Days & 40 Nights lyrics BUY MP3 03:22 40 Days & 40 Nights lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:22 40 Days & 40 Nights
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:53 The Ride Home lyrics BUY MP3 02:53 The Ride Home lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:53 The Ride Home
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:24 What Do We Do Now? lyrics FREE 04:24 What Do We Do Now? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:24 What Do We Do Now?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:21 Waiting On The Wind (Santiago) lyrics BUY MP3 07:21 Waiting On The Wind (Santiago) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:21 Waiting On The Wind (Santiago)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 Behind The Bus lyrics BUY MP3 02:49 Behind The Bus lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 Behind The Bus
Mature, unique and sincere pop-rock that isn't aimed at teenagers. Great musicians, great harmony, great songs, great lyrics. Great CD.
Bio / Background
This summer '05 release showcases the songwriting versatility for which the trio has become known. From beautiful, acoustic songs (true to their live performances) to full band rockers, the CD contains 14 songs plus an enhancedCD session featuring an in-studio music video of "My Apologies".
The title track, "Flash On A Film", features Phill Ehart of Kansas on drums, Will Turpin and Joel Kosche of Collective Soul on bass and guitar. Matt Melton of Honestly and Tommy Strain complete the lineup in the multi-layered guitar tracks.
Appearing on other tracks throughout the CD are David Buice on drums, Calvin Kelley on percussion, guest vocalists Donny Henderson and Jane Abel, Bill Turpin on dobro and Tommy Strain on guitar.
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"This Atlanta-based trio of Ward Abel, Steve Rawls and Sloan Hayes has just completed their third indie CD, and it's a winner! Over the course of fourteen songs, the tightly-constructed pop tunes they're known for seem to be on the verge of sonically bursting at the seams.
Each tune is filled with all manner of production and arrangement flourishes (some subtle, some not so subtle) that betray what must have been a painstaking and arduous recording process. The heart of the band continues to be their meticulous songcraft... but with Flash On A Film, they seem to be flexing their rock muscles a bit more than usual. If you appreciate mature, sincere, guitar-based pop that isn't aimed at teenagers, you can't help but be impressed with what ARH has accomplished completely on their own." - ConnectSavannah - Jim Reed
BIO
The duo of Ward Abel and Steve Rawls goes back to their teen years, playing in the Jacob Rye Band, a prog rock group located in Atlanta, GA, routinely churning out 20 minute tunes full of majesty, while at times bordering on early punk. Afterwards, Abel had stints with Preface (releasing two singles in the UK) and Max Able (as modern-rock "Max" with Sky Records), while Rawls toiled in equally satisfying obscurity in the Atlanta basement scene. Sloan Hayes had provided keyboard artistry for Starbuck (of "Moonlight Feels Right" fame), Brother Bait (who had their own prog happenings) and Reel People, both on Atlanta and national stages. All three joined up after Abel and Rawls reunited and had recorded two indie CDs, to which Hayes had contributed. During pre-production for this release, Flash On A Film, they decided to form the trio of Abel, Rawls & Hayes. The songwriting has gelled into what some have called "poetic, enigmatic" and "meticulous songcraft". Indeed the songwriting is the epicenter of what ARH's music projects: clear-eyed moments of life, love and our world, delivered by artists who have been there and lived it, and now tell us about it.
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