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MH: Tell me a little about the band name and the inspiration behind it.

AM: Well, it's kind of a heavy subject, ya know, life and death; our mortality. Armando Moreno &
The Revival? After my mom’s passing and the grieving process, what I learned in counseling was
to really look at life as something that…it's here and gone before we know it, to really stop to enjoy
and be in the now, be intentional about being in the moment. Once I got that revelation, it was like
life was revived again in me and the intense pain started to fade. I experienced a revival of my life,
my spirit, in the recording process because it was very cathartic. I guess that's where the band name
came to me.

MH: What style or genre of music do you consider yourself and how would you describe
your style of playing and music?

AM: At heart, my music is rock n roll based at its core, but it has flavorings of pop, country,
Americana, southern rock, and 70's rock. My style of music and playing has really been trimmed
down to getting the point across as simple as possible. Not getting over technical with the guitar but
letting the melody and harmonies of the vocals be the focus. Even the bands I liked in my youth,
like Jellyfish, Extreme, Kings X, as examples, had major Beatles’ influences and the vocals were
always key.