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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2009, 09:26:34 AM »
Quote from: CaptainDesslock on July 29, 2009, 05:25:07 AM
Need some blues...help!

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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2009, 11:41:42 AM »
I know its a cliche, but you've got to go back to the source and soak up what touches you. Here's some of my fave old time blues guys...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX9UG8rqRRQ (Hound Dog Taylor)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TwEYuues6Y&feature=fvw (Howlin Wolf)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jN5vqEyV7g&feature=related (Son House)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inq5UNsqZYc&feature=related (always liked this unbacked vocal by Son House too)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5dpp2iCRwM (Albert King)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgHQalqG6E8 (and of course my all time fave, Muddy Waters)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioznZMpyZOI (Little Walter)

I mostly like the Chicago Blues stuff, but the stuff I've posted above are all stellar performances. 


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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2009, 01:32:21 PM »
Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL on August 02, 2009, 11:41:42 AM
I know its a cliche, but you've got to go back to the source and soak up what touches you. Here's some of my fave old time blues guys...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX9UG8rqRRQ (Hound Dog Taylor)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TwEYuues6Y&feature=fvw (Howlin Wolf)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jN5vqEyV7g&feature=related (Son House)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inq5UNsqZYc&feature=related (always liked this unbacked vocal by Son House too)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5dpp2iCRwM (Albert King)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgHQalqG6E8 (and of course my all time fave, Muddy Waters)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioznZMpyZOI (Little Walter)

I mostly like the Chicago Blues stuff, but the stuff I've posted above are all stellar performances. 




This is actually really cool cause the lesson I just worked the author wrote as a Muddy Waters-esque blues thingy so that really help thanks :)
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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #18 on: August 02, 2009, 07:50:17 PM »
can't believe no ones mentioned zz top for the hard rockin blues..

enjoyed that motorhead clip, whoever posted that ;)
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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2009, 08:08:35 PM »
Quote from: CaptainDesslock on August 02, 2009, 01:32:21 PM
Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL on August 02, 2009, 11:41:42 AM
I know its a cliche, but you've got to go back to the source and soak up what touches you. Here's some of my fave old time blues guys...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX9UG8rqRRQ (Hound Dog Taylor)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TwEYuues6Y&feature=fvw (Howlin Wolf)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jN5vqEyV7g&feature=related (Son House)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inq5UNsqZYc&feature=related (always liked this unbacked vocal by Son House too)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5dpp2iCRwM (Albert King)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgHQalqG6E8 (and of course my all time fave, Muddy Waters)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioznZMpyZOI (Little Walter)

I mostly like the Chicago Blues stuff, but the stuff I've posted above are all stellar performances. 




This is actually really cool cause the lesson I just worked the author wrote as a Muddy Waters-esque blues thingy so that really help thanks :)

Get a CD called 'The Real Folk Blues' if you want the best Muddy Waters stuff - thats a fantastic CD.  Amazon have it and it's not expensive either, cheaper than a chart CD.

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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #20 on: August 03, 2009, 04:06:35 PM »
For some really wild guitar playing try early Johnny "Guitar" Watson and Guitar Slim.

If you can find any, checkout the Cobra Records recordings of Buddy Guy, Otis Rush and Magic Sam.

The Buddy Guy chess recordings are great too.

The Albert King Stax recordings are great, as is anything by Freddie King.

These guys really helped to define modern electric guitar playing.
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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #21 on: August 03, 2009, 04:28:15 PM »
Quote from: gwEm on August 02, 2009, 07:50:17 PM
can't believe no ones mentioned zz top for the hard rockin blues..

I was highly tempted to throw one in there !  :mrgreen:
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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #22 on: August 04, 2009, 08:23:04 AM »
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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #23 on: August 04, 2009, 11:34:19 AM »
Quote from: Kerhonen on August 04, 2009, 08:23:04 AM
Howlin' Wolf and Elmore James are heavier and more rocking than a lot of "rock" or heavy metal groups, IMO.

Back to that eternal-never-ending-old-fashioned-off-topic-debate...  :roll:

Some "rock" or "heavy metal" band may be also heavier and more rocking than the previously named, depending on what you call heavier and rocking, I suppose.  :mrgreen:
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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #24 on: August 04, 2009, 11:14:28 PM »
For blues-rock I would strongly recommend listening to some Rory Gallagher. He is my favourite blues artist and my favourite guitarist.

I would also recommend B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, ZZ Top, Eric Clapton and of course Robert Johnson (the grandfather of blues music)
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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #25 on: August 04, 2009, 11:29:59 PM »
yo,

thoought id mention...

Paul Lamb & The King Snakes,
Nine Below Zero,
The Blues Band (anybody remember paul jones in the kiddies TV show 'uncle jack'? i think thats what it was called)

its probably also worth mentioning Woodie Guthrie, although he's possibly more folk, but still cool.
again, Ry Cooder... Ive also seen Taj Mahal do some good stuff, Connie Lush has a good band, Eric Bibb is a good guitarist! apparently a guitar he has was made from a tree that was struck by lightening! cool story. Catfish Keith is also cool as heck/


go to Colne Rhythm and Blues Festival, and if it still happens, the Blue fest in Burnley.


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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #26 on: August 05, 2009, 10:14:33 AM »
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Re: need some blues...help!
« Reply #27 on: August 10, 2009, 03:43:04 AM »
+1 Howlin' Wolf
+1 Eric Clapton (especially The Beano album)
+1 Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac

I know that you're after some older blues music, but in case you're interested, this blues/rock band has been getting very prominant in Western Australia lately,

Abbe May & The Rockin' Pneumonia
http://www.myspace.com/abbefuzz

You won't be disapointed.
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