Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | (B) |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) |
| Guitar World | (favorable) |
| Rolling Stone | 1983 2004 |
| Texas Monthly | (favorable) |
| Virgin Encyclopedia | |
| Yahoo! Music | (favorable) |
Texas Flood was released on June 13, 1983, with two singles released from the album—"Pride and Joy" and "Love Struck Baby". "Pride and Joy" peaked at #20 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Texas Flood" was nominated for Best Traditional Blues Performance and "Rude Mood" was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. The album was mostly well received by critics. A five-star Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine described it as a "monumental impact" and said it "sparked a revitalization of the blues". Despite many positive responses, it also received some negative criticism with Rolling Stone criticizing Vaughan's originality and claiming that he didn't possess a distinctive style.
Texas Monthly gave the album a positive review, calling Vaughan "the most exciting guitarist to come out of Texas since Johnny Winter". Robert Christgau published a semi-positive (B) graded overview, comparing Vaughan to guitarists Alvin Lee and Robin Trower, and said, " find my attention wandering after the kickoff originals "Love Struck Baby" and "Pride and Joy." The album peaked at #38 on the Billboard 200 chart immediately after its release. It went platinum in Canada and double-platinum in the United States, selling over 500,000 units.
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