Nick Moss & the Flip Tops

Bio:

Click link below to read article about Nick and his Gibson guitars on Gibson.com (AND download a FREE Mp3 from the new CD!):
"Nick Moss Makes His Gibson Electrics Sizzle" by Sean McDevitt
Thanks to Mark Pucci Media

Read the complete NICK MOSS bio in the BLOG section.

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Member Since:

July 21, 2006

Members:

For those of you who don't know... Muddy (Doggers) was my 8-year old Boxer/Staffordshire boy. He was an awesome road dog (people knew him from coast to coast!) and my best buddy. We had to put him down recently due to cancer... It's an understatement to say that he'll be missed...


THE BAND...



Nick Moss:
Guitar, vocals, bass, harmonica

Bob Carter:
Drums, vocals

Piano Willie Oshawny:
Piano, organ, bass, vocals

Photo by Grant Kessler

Influences:

Selected Discography:


First Offense (1998)




Got A New Plan (2002)
Nominated for a 2003 Blues Music Award!




Count Your Blessings (2003)
Features special guests Sam Myers, Anson Funderburgh, Curtis Salgado, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bob Stroger, Barrelhouse Chuck and Lynwood Slim!
Nominated for a 2004 Blues Music Award!




Sadie Mae (2005)
Nominated for TWO 2006 Blues Music Awards!




Live At Chan's (2006)
Nominated for TWO 2007 Blues Music Awards!




Play It 'Til Tomorrow (2007) DOUBLE CD!
Nominated for 2008 Blues Music Award:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR!

Play It 'Til Tomorrow is listed among "THE DECADE'S BEST BLUES: 25 Great Albums That Defined The Past 10 Years" in Blues Revue Magazine! 16!




Live At Chan's: Combo Platter No. 2(2009)
Featuring special guest LURRIE BELL!
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Privileged(2010)
All new from NICK MOSS!
In stores and on iTunes 3/16/10!

Sounds Like:

Authoritative double CD by one of the finest of Chicago’s new-generation blues artists... FOUR STARS!

"There may be no blues musician in Chicago under 40 who can match Nick Moss’s rock-solid fidelity to older ways of making music. Don’t read that as meaning “worthy recyclist”: Moss uses the devices and decorations of the ‘50s and ‘60s not to make replicas but to colour his own designs. Here these are laid out in two sections: the first CD a powerhouse band set, reaffirming what we knew from previous albums like 2003’s “Count Your Blessings,” the second an unplugged programme, as delightful as it’s unexpected, similarly foregrounding Moss’s own compositions but enhanced by the harmonica and mandolin playing of Gerry Hundt (whose new album Since Way Back, also on Blue Bella, is equally recommended). Moss never disappoints." - Tony Russell

- MOJO (on Play It 'Til Tomorrow)

"Moss and his Flip Tops, a blues supergroup if there ever was one, are every bit as exciting as the Paul Butterfield Band was during its heyday, an outfit brimming over with talent... Moss' vocals throughout are masterful, by turns pleading and growling, a gruff primal bark dripping with urban grit. There's not a weak track on either set, another fine outing from a band at the top of its form."
- All Music Guide (on Play It 'Til Tomorrow)

"Nick Moss has chosen a two-disc set to showcase two completely different sides of himself and both are as natural as he is with a guitar. This is an artist who put a lot of thought into this project and made it work well. With all the music here you can't go wrong putting this in the player, hittin' play, and lettin' it ride. You will be satisfied from start to finish."
- Blueswax.com (on Play It 'Til Tomorrow)

"...from the first hard-rocking chorus of "Late Night Saint", the opening number on disc one here, it's clear that guitarist/vocalist Nick Moss is going for broke on this one - full steam ahead, and damn the consequences.... the level of energy and commitment the principals bring to it should make it appealing to a wide spectrum of blues lovers, not just dyed-in-the-wool postwar purists." (David Whiteis)
- Living Blues (on Play It 'Til Tomorrow)

"Moss' music evokes classic Chicago in a way few contemorary artists achieve... an extra-long set with an encore that goes straight on 'til morning."
- Blues Revue (on Play It 'Til Tomorrow)

"The title suits it admirably, because, especially for fans of this amplified delta sound, the title’s implied act is effortless. The 28 songs, over two hours of brilliant music, can be played repeatedly right into the next day. Take my word for it; I’ve done it."
- Modern Guitars (on Play It 'Til Tomorrow)

No. 1 Contemporary Blues Album of 2007!
"This two-cd 28-track set is the kind of package fans should rejoice over. All new, studio material from a band in their prime. Disc one is 14 original tracks in the Tops' rollicking Chicago Blues penchant. Not a dud in the pack...Lots of energy on this record. On the loose limbed "Woman Don't Lie", the Tops play that rhythm like they're working for Stax and Albert King's out front. Vocally, though, Moss is more like Rory Gallagher. Whiskey voiced and dry...Disc 2...really just the same hard Chicago Blues with Moss playing acoustic guitar on most of the tracks. Nearly as good as the first half and that's saying plenty. They'll be talking about Play It well past tomorrow."
- BluesCritic.com (on Play It 'Til Tomorrow)

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"... his approach to this music makes him arguably the most exciting young blues player on the scene today ... It's a combination of talents that allows the best bands to transcend their genres, and that's they key to Nick Moss & the Flip Tops' appeal. They play with fire and fury but also with control, constructing a brilliant set that never gets boring."
- Blues Revue Magazine (Oct/Nov 2006)

"No young blues guitarist gets it off his chest so passionately and convincingly as Nick Moss... (3½ stars!)"
- Downbeat Magazine

"HOT LICK! ...(Live At Chan's) Prominently features Moss' soaring chops on a number of no-frills Chicago blues excursions."
- GuitarONE Magazine

"...After four acclaimed studio albums, Live at Chan's is the triumphant clamor of the Flip Tops landing on their first pinnacle."
- Hittin' The Note

“Hot, right and tight, this is well worth checking out if you’ve been clucking your tongue about what’s going to happen to the future of the blues. A stone killer.”
- Midwest Record Recap (on Sadie Mae)

“Nick Moss is the best thing to happen to Chicago Blues in a month of Blue Mondays…”
- No Depression

“If you're uneasy about the future of the blues, you’ll find hope in Nick Moss. He maintains the finest in Chicago’s straightforward, gutbucket sound...”
- GuitarONE Magazine (on Sadie Mae)

“With all the pseudo rock and soul music that’s being passed off as ‘real Chicago blues,’ Nick Moss and the Flip Tops’ breathtaking new album Sadie Mae is an oasis for astute fans thirsting for authentic Chicago blues.”
- Dirty Linen (on Sadie Mae)

“Singer-guitarist Moss carries the torch of Chicago blues high and blazing... 4 STARS!”
- MOJO (UK) (on Count Your Blessings)

“Moss’ blues is honest, powerful, ‘classic’ in the best sense. [He] is one of the number one contenders for the title ‘guardian of the blues’”.
- Concerto (Austria) (on Count Your Blessings)

Record Label:

Blue Bella Records