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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #30 on: March 05, 2009, 04:16:44 PM »
apparently there is a fine line between blues and rock and roll. :rolleyes:
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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #31 on: March 05, 2009, 04:42:42 PM »
Well, I guess I should post a little Savoy Brown.  Not always traditional, but very cool.



My favorite blues instrumental - "Sunday Night"  (really bad video - close your eyes and listen)

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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #32 on: March 05, 2009, 06:40:31 PM »
Quote from: nofi on March 05, 2009, 04:16:44 PM
apparently there is a fine line between blues and rock and roll. :rolleyes:

You noticed that too!  :rolleyes:

IMHO A lot of what's been posted here is blues-influenced rock, not blues music.

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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #33 on: March 05, 2009, 08:52:16 PM »
I agree, but take the attitude: "Same, just different"  :)
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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #34 on: March 06, 2009, 12:13:14 AM »
Well in that case gentlemen, tell me what exactly is Blues?


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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #35 on: March 06, 2009, 04:08:47 AM »
I think the replies should all start with "Blues to me is........"  And then we can get into the semantics of what is Rock and Roll.  ;)
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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #36 on: March 06, 2009, 06:40:08 AM »
the short answer is blues music 'to me' is without the rock music influence/bombast. not the other way around. to each his own, though.

the same argument could be made for jazz vs. jazz fusion. this could get ugly. ;)
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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #37 on: March 06, 2009, 07:50:04 AM »
Where does homoginized blues "lite" fit in like Robert Cray & George Benson?
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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #38 on: March 06, 2009, 08:08:40 AM »
What I meant with that question is: Who cares? As long as it's cool music I can enjoy listening to (or playing it myself) it's fine with me.

I play in a band called Superfloor. We started out as a cover band doing lots of SRV, Jimi and ZZ Top etc.
We got booked by Blues clubs, we got airplay on Blues shows and people called us a Blues band.

When the band got to the stage where we started writing our own stuff, the direction shifted somewhat towards more rock orientated music. With ingredients of Hard Rock, Blues and Soul. Because you get inspired by what you love.

Nowadays when we do gigs there's always a few people in the audience complaining that "this has nothing to do with Blues".
So what?! Why does it have to be strictly Blues? And -again- what is Blues?

To me it's everything between Robert Johnson and -for example- Gov't Mule.
But I don't care if someone else tells me Gov't Mule is not Blues.





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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #39 on: March 06, 2009, 10:07:12 AM »
Quote from: nofi on March 06, 2009, 06:40:08 AM
the short answer is blues music 'to me' is without the rock music influence/bombast. not the other way around. to each his own, though.


I agree. Not that there's anything wrong with rock bombast. And I'm certainly not a blues purist.

With apologies to Potter Stewart, I know it when I hear it.
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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #40 on: March 06, 2009, 01:59:27 PM »
Quote from: nofi on March 05, 2009, 04:16:44 PM
apparently there is a fine line between blues and rock and roll. :rolleyes:

It's about fokken time you learned that! hahaaa
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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #41 on: March 06, 2009, 04:22:25 PM »
Quote from: Basvarken on March 06, 2009, 08:08:40 AM
What I meant with that question is: Who cares? As long as it's cool music I can enjoy listening to (or playing it myself) it's fine with me.

I play in a band called Superfloor. We started out as a cover band doing lots of SRV, Jimi and ZZ Top etc.
We got booked by Blues clubs, we got airplay on Blues shows and people called us a Blues band.

When the band got to the stage where we started writing our own stuff, the direction shifted somewhat towards more rock orientated music. With ingredients of Hard Rock, Blues and Soul. Because you get inspired by what you love.

Nowadays when we do gigs there's always a few people in the audience complaining that "this has nothing to do with Blues".
So what?! Why does it have to be strictly Blues? And -again- what is Blues?

To me it's everything between Robert Johnson and -for example- Gov't Mule.
But I don't care if someone else tells me Gov't Mule is not Blues.








Yep, agreed. Its all good in its own way.


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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #42 on: March 08, 2009, 09:22:48 AM »
"The Blues ain't what you're singing, the Blues is what I feel." Buddy Guy.

The 12 bar form using the I - IV - V chords that is basic to the blues can be found in all types of music.

The song "Crossroads" as done by Robert Johnson is Blues, by Cream it's Rock, by Buckwheat Zydeco it's Zydeco, Acousticure does it Bluegrass.

I'm sure some one can define it in scientific terms (Wikipedia) but the blues is what you feel.
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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #43 on: March 08, 2009, 08:50:45 PM »
Quote from: the mojo hobo on March 08, 2009, 09:22:48 AM

The 12 bar form using the I - IV - V chords that is basic to the blues can be found in all types of music.

The song "Crossroads" as done by Robert Johnson is Blues, by Cream it's Rock, by Buckwheat Zydeco it's Zydeco, Acousticure does it Bluegrass.


Truth!  A big percentage of popular music is 1-4-5 chords.  And Crossroads is a perfect example of a number that changed personas when it went from one artist to the next.  I've often wondered if Robert Johnson has been spinning like a lathe ever since Cream released their version...I had NO clue it was originally a blues tune until a couple of years ago when it wsa pointed out on the NPR show American Routes, which is a fantastic program.
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Re: Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon
« Reply #44 on: April 02, 2009, 07:24:47 PM »
Anyone else like Eric Sardinas? Saw him open for Johnny Winter a coupla years ago.
He also opened for Vai one of the times I saw Vai. He's on Vai's Favoured Nations label.
He had the illustrious Eddie Kramer helping him on his Black Pearls album. Good stuff!

I've been listening to Kenny Wayne Shepherd more than anyone these days.
He's playing the House o' Blues Sunset's 15th Anniversary on April 18th.
That's my fav club & I've seen lots of great bands there & had good times.
Hopin' to see Dan Akroyd there finally! ...& maybe meet him.
Hope Noah Hunt is singing with KWS as he was at last year's NAMM show.
Noah has a really great voice!
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