I'm trying to get into blues music. Can any blues fans out there please tell me who I should listen to, or good blues songs that are out there. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I've recently been listening to a lot of Alice in Chains, which i listened to a lot in high school during the mid 90's. Though they are catagorized as a metal or grunge band, there's something I noticed about them recently with my more developed musical taste. The way Layne Staley sings and the things he sings about, IT IS TOTALLY THE BLUES!! He's a rock and roll junky singing the blues to heavy metal guitars.
Albert King Sonny Boy Williamson Lightenin' Slim Jelly Roll Morton Some of the Doors' later stuff (that would make a really good alternative to another traditional Doors best of, a cd of all their blusiest stuff.)
I've recently been listening to a lot of Alice in Chains, which i listened to a lot in high school during the mid 90's. Though they are catagorized as a metal or grunge band, there's something I noticed about them recently with my more developed musical taste. The way Layne Staley sings and the things he sings about, IT IS TOTALLY THE BLUES!! He's a rock and roll junky singing the blues to heavy metal guitars.
I like the group Blues Traveler and my favorite song is Hook, [url]http://stbenedictcatholic.org/music/hook.mp3[/url] it has both old and newer styles.
I've recently been listening to a lot of Alice in Chains, which i listened to a lot in high school during the mid 90's. Though they are catagorized as a metal or grunge band, there's something I noticed about them recently with my more developed musical taste. The way Layne Staley sings and the things he sings about, IT IS TOTALLY THE BLUES!! He's a rock and roll junky singing the blues to heavy metal guitars.
thats not blues...and i hate when people tell me rock bands like led zepplin and such are blues, its tottaly different. blues is
stevie ray vaughan bb king albert king koko taylor muddy waters robert johnson eric clapton howlin wolf johnny winter kenny wayne shepherd johnny lang Leadbelly blind lemon jefferson sonny boy willaimson the yardbirds bessie smith tampa red willie dixon big joe turner lightnin hopkins otis span john lee hooker albert collins john mayall etc etc etc blah blah blah
thats not blues...and i hate when people tell me rock bands like led zepplin and such are blues, its tottaly different. blues is
Oh, but it is. Listen to the entire "Jar of Flies" album, the song Junkhead from the album "Dirt", and the song Real Thing from the album "Facelift", they all have strong blues elements.
yes they have blues elements! but they arent blues. they are rock. rock stems off of blues so alot of times rock has blues sounds in it...but that doesnt make it blues.
I don't know. I mean, I know what you mean, but why do we need to draw these distinctions.
If it sounds like blues to Matt, then why can't they be blues? I think just because they don't have the typical blues "look" or sound, they shouldn't automatically be shot-down.
I agree. I know people who don't consider Stevie Ray Vaughan blues. I consider him blues, however. Another good example is "Blues Travelor" or "John Spencer Blues Explosion", they both call themselves blues, but they're not blues at all.
Good choices. I suggest looking around the internet to find blues based stations to find out what you're into and there's lots of good budget priced cds around too with good compilations on them.
I agree. I know people who don't consider Stevie Ray Vaughan blues. I consider him blues, however. Another good example is "Blues Travelor" or "John Spencer Blues Explosion", they both call themselves blues, but they're not blues at all.
alright. all im trying to say is that blue is as blues does. its a lifestyle that comes with the music. a rock band might have a blues feel. but they are still a rock band. the white stripes are a prime example of this...i love them to death and they have a great blues sound, but they are blues.
What type of lifestyle is a "blues lifestyle", that by your definition, one would have to live in order to play the blues and not just some cheap knock-off of the blues?
alright. all im trying to say is that blue is as blues does. its a lifestyle that comes with the music. a rock band might have a blues feel. but they are still a rock band. the white stripes are a prime example of this...i love them to death and they have a great blues sound, but they are blues.
I understand where you're coming from. That's the way I feel about Led Zeppelin in some of their songs.
Same here, and that's why I felt fine mentioning the Doors. Particuarly their albums Morrison Hotel and LA Woman and the compilation Essential Rarities which has two great blues tracks, I Will Never Be Untrue and Woman is a Devil.
Their boxed set has them doing two songs with Albert King, Money and Rock me Baby.
I feel the same way about Zep, I like some of their stuff but I don't worship them like some people do. I think lots of bands who were out the same time as them were doing hard rock just as good if not better than them and that they were never that great a live band.
I do love the Yardbirds. They have a great 1968 live boot Jimmy keeps trying to supress. I don't know why, it's a killer show.
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