Hear Mark Nomad talk about his amazing CD Electric Church as well as some tracks off the CD. Blues Revue Magazine liked his music so much they included one of his songs in their sampler CD this month. Hendrix said he worshiped at the Electric Church, maybe it’s time you should too.
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Mark Nomad started hearing music that his parents played on the radio when he was young. He remembers that there was a big deal about Elvis going off to the army. When the Beatles hit, that showed him what he wanted to do with his life. At 14 he started playing in a band and has never stopped playing since. Mark was listening to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and Dylan, and he also found blues-rock bands like The Yardbirds and Animals. Then he discovered The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and that got Mark even more interested in the blues. The blues is not the only thing Mark Nomad likes and plays. Through out his five CD’s he has moved over, under, sideways and down with blues, rock, electric and acoustic music. Like many of the blues musicians of the past, Mark likes to play different styles and re-work old songs.

Mark Nomad with Hubert Sumlin

Mark Nomad’s CD Electric Church is named from Hendix always saying that his music was his religion, and that he worshiped at the electric church. The CD starts off with the powerful track “Stateside Morals”. Both musically and lyrically this songs stands out as a gem. “Angel Boy” was done acoustically on his first CD Nomad’s Land back in 93’. Now it’s got a very powerful slide guitar and voices. Then we go in to “Suite Freedom”, as most of you know I’m not big on soft, slow or acoustical songs. Being an instrumental really puts the last nail in the coffin. Not the case with this one, it’s a very beautiful tender song. Similar to Peter Green’s (Fleetwood Mac) “Albatross”, enough said! There’s a Mississippi Fred McDowell song that has more fine slid guitar playing. A rare John Lee Hooker song “Come Back Baby” and Magic Sam song “All My Whole Life”. The three covers are well done but with Mark’s writing ability inserting his songs would have been just as good. A good example of this is Mark Nomad’s songs “Mists of Avalon” and “Hannah Lee”. Two gems you will get to hear in the show. “Mists of Avalon” has a really great guitar solo about two minutes into the song that lasts about as long. “Hannah Lee” closes Electric Church with a bit of a Robin Trower sound. As you will hear in the show Mark Nomad’s Electric Church is a very good solid blues-rock CD. If music is something you worship then you need the Electric Church. Please stop by Mark’s website or the CD Baby Website to buy this wonderful CD.

Songs used in the show are:
1. Stateside Morals
2. Angel Boy
3. Mists of Avalon
4. Hannah Lee

The acoustical song is “Suite Freedom”

Mark Nomad’s CD:
1993 Nomad’s Land
1996 Got to Carry On
2004 Razor’s Edge
2007 Acoustic Land
2007 Electric Church

Mark Nomad Website

Buy Mark Nomad Electric Church from CD Baby Website

Buy Mark Nomad Acoustic Land from CD Baby Website

Buy Mark Nomad Razor’s Edge from CD Baby Website

I’d like to thank Mark Nomad for taking the time to do the interview and his help in putting this all together.

P.S. Since I wrote this article I’ve found that I like everything even better than before, so take everything I said up a notch.

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