CAPT. SOULARCAT
''THREE RIVERS POINT''
2004
76:12
1 Higher Mound (Scott Warren) 06:28
2 Track (Scott Warren, Matt Williams) 9 06:24
3 Three Rivers Point (Benji Shanks, Scott Warren) 08:32
4 Salt Lick (Benji Shanks, Scott Warren) 07:33
5 Minnesota Mourning (Scott Warren) 06:00
6 Burnin' Ambers (Scott Warren) 05:44
7 Make A Little Time (Scott Warren) 10:30
8 Gotta Go (Matt Williams) 04:13
9 Kickin' It In (Scott Warren) 06:01
10 Or Maybe Feathers (Scott Warren) 07:12
11 Count Down (Gaurav Malhotra) 01:22
12 Crazy (Benji Shanks, Scott Warren) 06:08
David Blackmon/Guest Artist, Violin
Travis Cline/Drums
Jamie Kudlats/Organ, Piano
Gaurav Malhotra/Congas, Percussion
Count Mbutu/Congas, Guest Artist, Percussion, Quinto, Timba
Jeff Mosier/Banjo, Guest Artist
Danny Piedrahita/Djembe, Guest Artist, Percussion
Benji Shanks/Guitar
Brad Thomas/Guest Artist, Saxophone
Mark Van Allen/Guest Artist, Pedal Steel
Scott Warren/Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Matt Williams/Guitar, Vocals
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Album Notes
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"...they fit neatly into that funky southern blues-rock vein--but their original songs, especially "Three Rivers Point," which would sound fine on any Gov't Mule album, are outstanding and set them apart from many other
similarly accomplished bands." (Mick Skidmore, Relix Magazine)
"...It's most likely a safe move to add Captain Soularcat to the growing list of young bands helping to put Georgia on the map (once again) as a musical hotspot..." (Mark Pantsari, The Post and Courier,Charleston SC)
"Captain Soularcat's new release, THREE RIVERS POINT, is a combination of intimate portraits and epic tunes, spanning the inner trappings of the human experience and the vast expanses of the American landscape. The songs are deep in blues, Southern Jam and roots groove." - Dean Poling, Valdosta Daily News 2004
"..(from) Rome GA, Captain Soularcat brings a wildly energetic and soulful southern rock to the desert. Homegrown sounds with a bluesy soul...one hard rocking band, best experienced live and in person." (Steve Brown/Desert Post Weekly/Joshua Tree, California)
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REVIEW
Susan J. Weiand
JamBase | San Francisco
Southern rock is alive and well as evidenced by Captain Soularcat's new release Three Rivers Point. The band out of Rome, Georgia made quite a splash this year with appearances at the High Sierra Music Festival, the Blue Ridge HarvestFest, and plenty of cross-country touring. Their two-guitar attack is reminiscent of other bands of the genre yet the songwriting is compelling enough to draw you into their heartfelt lyrics.
Three Rivers Point starts off rockin' with "Higher Mound," singer/bass player Scott Warren's gravely voice reminiscent of Gregg Allman as he delivers this soulful number. Rev Jeff Mosier of Leftover Salmon and Blueground Undergrass fame not only lends his banjo to this track but he also gets credit as the album's co-producer.
Continuing in a similar vein is the title song, a slower number with guest Mark Van Allen playing tasteful pedal steel. The funky "Salt Lick" has some crunchy guitar rhythms as well as nice saxophone by guest Brad Thomas. Later on we hear the hook laden "Minnesota Mourning" with vocals sounding right out of Gregg Allman's Laid Back lesson book. Not that this is a bad thing--in this case Warren uses this vocal style to great affect, and again on the ballad "Or Maybe Feathers." The Matt Williams-penned "Gotta Go" is a bluegrassy, boogie-down tune again with Van Allen's blazing pedal steel. Williams' pleasing vocals here are a nice change of pace. The album's last cut, "Crazy," is an all-out barnburner with additional percussion by Count M'butu.
All of the songs on the CD are written or co-written by Warren, with occasional contributions by lead guitar player Benji Shanks. The double guitar assault is completed by Williams, who also helps write the material and contributes vocals. Filling out the band are Jamie Kudlat on keyboards, Travis Cline, on drums and Gaurav Malhotra on percussion. The result of all these instruments is a full, layered sound with driving percussion and soaring guitars.
Thoroughly danceable with funky southern grooves and cool slide work by Shanks, Three Rivers Point delivers. Fans of Widespread Panic, Warren Haynes, or the Allman Brothers should really enjoy it.
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