FLOOD - Flood

After his departure from BANSHEE in 1994, the enigmatic vocalist and frontman Tommy Lee Flood would slip into twilight as an alternative wave from the Northwest rolled across the popular music landscape.

Around this time, former BANSHEE bassist Bill Westfall began working on a project with guitarist and famous amplifier designer Lee Jackson. They would recruit Flood to come and lay down vocal tracks on the demos. Not long after, Westfall would leave the project. Feeling they had something special, Flood and Jackson continued the project and sought a permanent band. Former BANSHEE drummer Kent Burnham and bassist/keyboardist Jim Langin were brought on board. Guitarist Hans Brawner from North Carolina would complete the lineup for the PRIMAL ORDER. In 1995, the band self-released its 14-song debut album “Animal”. The following year, Chum Bucket Records released the album “Meat,” which comprised most of the previous songs featured in "Animal".

“We wanted to go for something very fresh. Grunge had taken over the music scene and we didn’t want to be grunge or associated with a time stamp or genre.

Although Lee and I wrote most of the music before the other players were in place, we wrote additional songs after the band was put together which allowed everyone to put their touch on the project.” - T. Flood

Not long after the release of ”Meat,” Jackson had to exit the band to focus on priorities with his company to attend to. The band tried to continue as a 4-piece. However, it became evident that the band no longer sounded the same without Jackson. PRIMAL ORDER decided to part ways and remain friends.

While everyone was still communicating, Flood would call the guys back into the studio to record ten new tracks, including a cover of THE BEATLES “The Walrus’. In addition to these songs, Flood added four songs from the PRIMAL ORDER recordings to create the TOMMY LEE FLOOD “Flood” album.

While everyone was still communicating, Flood would call the guys back into the studio to record ten new tracks, including a cover of THE BEATLES “The Walrus’. In addition to these songs, Flood added four songs from the PRIMAL ORDER recordings to create the TOMMY LEE FLOOD “Flood” album.

Due to the inability to find a label, the “Flood” album would be self-released in 2000, with limited distribution and visibility.
“No one was signing bands at the time. Marketing on the internet was not a big thing. So, between no labels signing rock acts and not having distribution abilities, it made it hard to get the music out. The stigmatism of being an ’80s rocker in the face of grunge and alternative made it even more difficult to bend anyone’s ear to listen to these songs.” - T. Flood

The only way to obtain the album was directly from Tommy through his website. Those who were lucky enough to hear the album raved about it. The album would show a singer/songwriter and artist who had matured like a fine wine as he had flowed through two decades. The band he assembled and the additional musicians helped to create an album that not only echoed TOMMY LEE FLOOD’s past while foretelling that the best was indeed yet to come.

“It garnished me the independent rock album of the year at the L.A. Music Awards.” - T. Flood

TRACKLIST:
01. Mindless
02. I Am The Walrus
03. Get Some
04. Just Stay Away
05. Best Is Yet To Come
06. Take Time
07. Life Is Like War
08. Bring It On Home
09. Meant To Be
10. Shades Of Gray
11. Animal
12. Thrill Seeker
13. Redefine
14. Be Or Be Not