ran across violent femmes in the house a few days back. popped it into the car and have been yelling angry 80s angst music out the window at confused pedestrians ever since. (okay, some of 'em get it around where i lived. gotta change the disc now that it started raining again. damn the luck.)
I've gone really retro === "Robert Johnson - the complete collection". These songs are even older than me.
Moody Blues - "Question of Balance"
I love the Moody Blues.... "In Search Of The Lost Chord" is my favorite....
I'm listening to....
John Gorka -- "Out Of The Valley"
:-)
Just popped in Maze-featuring, Frankie Beverly.
Just finished listening to various artists on "Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story". It's amazing that baxk in the early 60's, when most artist were controlled and ripped off by record companies, Sam had his own label, plus allpublishing rights for his songs at RCA.
yardbirds - "Smokestack Lightning"
"Under The Boardwalk"-from the CD, 'The Drifters 1959-1965"
I.m playing a Blues compilation. At the moment Willie Dixon is "Walking The Blues"
Oldandknew,
...I believe your knowledge of blues is more extensive than mine, even. There is a guy from my home town, I've performed with more than anyother band. You familiar with Albert King? BTW, my favorite bluesman is Elmo James.
I've seen Albert King live (although, of course, that will never happen again), and he had one of those old fashioned, give-the-audience-a-show style of reviews, with the scantily clad singers, the back-up brass, pianist playing on a concert grand--those ol' Blues players really gave you your money's worth. OAK's earlier reference to Robert Johnson set off my imagination as well--a friend of mine bought the CD set of the complete recordings. Most afficianados of modern popular music have no clue of the extent to which people like Rober Johnson, Willie Dixon, Bill Bruensy (Sp?) and so many others have influenced and shaped music.
Robert Johnson and "Crossroads", especially, had a period of vogue a few years back. Everyone was talking about him and some godawful movie starring the karate kid was made. This made me grind my teeth more than nobody knowing who he was. "Ramblin'" is my favorite.
I got mean things, I've got mean things on my mind
I got mean things, I got mean things all on my mind
I got to leave my baby, well, she treats me so unkind
yikes setanta, i saw King Curtis live at the Filmore West with the same kind show twas awesome!!! 1971 i think it was.
Setana,
...I suppase you said you'd never see him again, it was because he'd passed....BTW, You can hear Albert's influence, when you listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Eric Clapton, among others.
...Incredible, I'm listening to a Stax, compilation CD, and "That's What The Blues Is All About," by Albert came just came on.
Well My knowlege isn't that great, but I'm learning more and more. I'd heard all these English bands playing The Blues, so these last few months I started buying Blues compilation CDs. Boxed sets --- 3 CDs for about £10.00 english, say $16.00. USA
I'd heard Clapton playing Crossroads andI wanted to know what the original sounded like, what Clapton found in it. So I listened and I like it. At the moment I'm getting to know J Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, B B King. I got a triple CD called 100 years of Blues. Albert King I've got "Searchin for a Woman" , Elmo James I've got "Dust My Broom" , so I'M getting there.
"Born under a bad sign" has the best bassline of all time.
Thank God for CD's. Before they came along, I once paid $45.00, for an old Lulu Album. And there are others. Now you can get most anything, for under thirty.
The Detroit Emeralds- "You Getting a Little Too Smart"
