Shuttup about white blues!

(can someone really say they love the genre 'blues'? I would never in my life tell someone I loved the whole 'garage rock' genre, or the 'soul' genre. Are you making labels to patronise the ordinary folk, medicineman?)

the classics..

howlin wolf
muddy waters
little walter

oh

and it's cheesey as hell but you can't discount the influence of the great chuck berry

pbs rite now fucktards

roy buchanan scares me

White blues is a serious and important music genre, Mondo. You know this. You are a fan of Blueshammer, as am I. Be proud.

i think howlin' wolf is awesome. i am unexcited by long guitar solos though.

mondo, i think one can like the credos, the basic philosophy of a particular genre, and say "i love soul" without having to love every last soul song in the world.

I'm really diggin' on Charlie Patton and Dr.John at the moment....Oh and Dock Boggs

hillsong- why? To appeal to another's broad genre taste?

If you attempted to specify and, for example, stated your love for the 1968 Stax/Volt catalogue featuring the Bar Kays as backing band, or the mid-late 60s work of Irma Thomas, then perhaps you'd be actually saying something rather than "I like soul music''.

We all know Eric Clapton invented the blues.

I find it hard to choose between Kenny Wayne Sheperd and Gary Moore.

should I post?

nah..

okay.. i choose choose ...um

go on, angelic.

who's that guy? Eric Johnston?

Nothing cheesy about Chuck Berry, the man is a genius

oh I forgot..

sorry.

Eric Johnson is alright! Give the guy a break! Unless there was no sarcasm...

haha, mondotopless is blowing his top off again.

"I only listen to the Atlantics sessions of Aretha Franklin that featured John murphy on triangle...the rest is trite".

I never get sick of hearing these 2:

Sonny Boy Williamson - More Real Folk Blues

Bobby Bland - Two Steps From the Blues

let's hear it for blues harp players

guys like Sonny Boy Williamson (both of 'em), Junior Wells, Little Walter, James Cotton, Paul Butterfield, Sonny Terry, Slim Harpo, Charlie Musselwhite etc..

I fucken love the blues harp

i was hoping by starting wide we could narrow it down.

if you want labels - Bea and Baby, Vee Jay, Chess, Otis Rush's Cobra sides, actually naything from Cobra.

um what else.... there are a fair few

i could name favourite records:

"This is Howlin Wolf's New Record, He doesn't Like It." is a fucking masterpiece.

Lightnin and the Blues by Lightnin Hopkins is masterful

I'm Jimmy Reed

King of the Blues guitar - Albert King

Bluesbreakers feat Eric Clapton

Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac by Peter green's Fleetwood Mac.

East West - Paul Butterfield Blues Band

um I could go on mondo :)

so tim you don't like long extended guitar solos but you've joined the soldiers of forture?? how does that work :)

For those who care:

The Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society Blues Performer of the Year contest is taking place this week.

Heats this Tuesday and Wednesday from 7pm at the Royal Standard Hotel, William St, West Melbourne.

Final this Sunday from 5pm at the newly rebranded GH (formerly Greyhound), St Kilda.

The winner goes to memphis in Feb to compete for BLUES KING OF THE WORLD!!!! (aka: winner of the International Blues Challenge).

nice @ tangy sizzle..

Bump for MBAS blues comp finals tonight from 5:00 at the 'Hound.

Also Isaiah b brunt playing tonight at old bar. Don't know much bout him bur he sounds pretty damn good.

^^ Damn, wish I could catch that. Tell him to swing a copy of his EP my way.

I'll tell him.

what time are the bands on tonight mulligan?

11pm - kira Puru & the bruise.
10pm - dead river deeps.
9pm - Isaiah b brunt.

Isaiah was pretty good, grabbed a ep.

Most blues is boring. Let's face it.

oh sorry, should've spent my time derping around on the internet instead.

discover some real music. like african traditional music. did you know that your precious blues came from traditional african music? betcha didn't know that. oh! suddenly your blues plays second fiddle to the true music of the underground.

totally underground

I don't get it.

Cant get enough of Collard Greens and Gravy atm

Fucking brilliant aren't they?

damn straight

Did anyone ever see a band called the Bodgies? I think they were from Adelaide, they released an excellent record called sensational, or the sensational bodgies, whatevz.
I think it was the early 80s.

if you like the blues and a good party you can't beat
**
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise**
7 nites of a 5 star cruise ship San Diego to Mexico & back
with about 30 bands over 5 stages - fuk'n awesome

here some video from the one I went on in 2008

opps [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBCwvCRFE8A]