The Blues

Hobbes · May 30, 2011 12:18 PM

Bring it on! Whether it's Eric Clapton, Rory Gallagher or really hardcore stuff from Albert King and Howlin Wolf, it's all welcome! What are your favourite blues artists? What kind of blues do you listen to?

EireEmerald · May 30, 2011 12:44 PM

Rory Gallagher all the way. In my opinion far more talented and humble than Clapton ever was.

Hobbes · May 30, 2011 12:51 PM

He is my favourite non-American bluesman. In fact is my favourite bluesman along with Joe Bonamassa. Trully talented, his songs inspire me everyday. Plus he is Irish and we have the same haircut

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I highly recommend Irish tour and Calling Card. Two of the greatest albums in history. Actually add Tattoo on the list!

EireEmerald · May 30, 2011 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Hobbes.

He is my favourite non-American bluesman. In fact is my favourite bluesman along with Joe Bonamassa. Trully talented, his songs inspire me everyday. Plus he is Irish and we have the same haircut

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I highly recommend Irish tour and Calling Card. Two of the greatest albums in history. Actually add Tattoo on the list!

You must have amazing hair then! Aha!

Hobbes · May 30, 2011 01:08 PM

Psychonaut · May 30, 2011 01:42 PM

I don't listen to a lot of blues, but Rory's good.

I like this also:

EP!anastasi · May 30, 2011 03:24 PM

4 in 1

berriez · May 30, 2011 03:35 PM

il padrino · May 30, 2011 03:38 PM

Rory Gallagher is one of my favorite guitarists that's for sure.One of the guys i would recommend also,is RM Tocak,with his band Smak.Simply because you wouldn't expect high quality musicians playing blues,in a small country in the Balkans,in the '70s.And to be original.

Hobbes · May 31, 2011 04:35 AM

Originally Posted by il padrino

Rory Gallagher is one of my favorite guitarists that's for sure.One of the guys i would recommend also,is RM Tocak,with his band Smak.Simply because you wouldn't expect high quality musicians playing blues,in a small country in the Balkans,in the '70s.And to be original.

I love Smak! Their music it top quality

Tom Crooze · May 30, 2011 03:49 PM

How can we NOT have any RJ here already?

EireEmerald · May 30, 2011 04:02 PM

I love seeing how people are beginning to love Rory more and more the further away from his death we get, hopefully his message will spread in the future as well. He was not only an amazing musician and genius, he was one of the most humble and modest/ down to earth people you could ever meet despite his fame. My friends dad met him in a pub at the height of his fame and he treated him like any other guy.

Dubh the dark · May 31, 2011 04:59 AM

Originally Posted by EireEmerald

I love seeing how people are beginning to love Rory more and more the further away from his death we get, hopefully his message will spread in the future as well. He was not only an amazing musician and genius, he was one of the most humble and modest/ down to earth people you could ever meet despite his fame. My friends dad met him in a pub at the height of his fame and he treated him like any other guy.

He used to go to his local in Cork and buy everyone a pint, but always told the barman to wait till he left first. A strange, kind, talented man

Son House

Knight of Heaven · May 30, 2011 04:01 PM

wait a minute we are talking about the blues.... not rock/Blues... not exactly the same thing, the Hendrix experience, or Clapton and Rory etc, its rock based on blues for me not exactly blues. Other current on the 60s will be also janis joplin, Doors etc. very based on blues. wich is nice, but not pure blues.

I could consider MIles davis, john colltrane, Herbie hancok, real blues.
harmonica shah :p

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Or the èpic Robert johnson for me the king of Blues with his guitar

Clapton just make the cover for "hellhound on my trail" actualy he cover alot of song of RJ a tribute to him

How can we NOT have any RJ here already?

I agree its heretical this thread opening without RJ

Hobbes · May 31, 2011 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by Knight of Heaven

wait a minute we are talking about the blues.... not rock/Blues... not exactly the same thing, the Hendrix experience, or Clapton and Rory etc, its rock based on blues for me not exactly blues. Other current on the 60s will be also janis joplin, Doors etc. very based on blues. wich is nice, but not pure blues.

I could consider MIles davis, john colltrane, Herbie hancok, real blues.
harmonica shah :p

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Or the èpic Robert johnson for me the king of Blues with his guitar

Clapton just make the cover for "hellhound on my trail" actualy he cover alot of song of RJ a tribute to him
I agree its heretical this thread opening without RJ

Miles Davis, Colltrane and Hancock are jazz musicians.

wait a minute we are talking about the blues.... not rock/Blues... not exactly the same thing, the Hendrix experience, or Clapton and Rory etc, its rock based on blues for me not exactly blues. Other current on the 60s will be also janis joplin, Doors etc. very based on blues. wich is nice, but not pure blues.

Well it depends. Rory has a lot of hardcore blues stuff and so does Clapton (although he has some rockers and even pop songs). And then there are those artists that are a blues based but you can't really tell, because of their influences (Little Feat, Rolling Stones).

Knight of Heaven · June 02, 2011 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Hobbes.

Miles Davis, Colltrane and Hancock are jazz musicians.

Well it depends. Rory has a lot of hardcore blues stuff and so does Clapton (although he has some rockers and even pop songs). And then there are those artists that are a blues based but you can't really tell, because of their influences (Little Feat, Rolling Stones).

I know they are jazz musicians i know all too well. Rory, and Clapton, and jimmy hendrix and Led Zepllin, are rock artists.

the funny thing with Blues, you can find it on manny forms, hiding it behind manny instruments, but the soul the improvisation of the blues its there . the same way you could find Blues on rock, you can find on jazz too. Its all im saying.
In fact the Blues was very important influence on the development of the jazz we know today at the beginning of the 20th century.
i gess the the same can be said for rock and roll, since the 50s

Bessie Smith in the end of the19 century and in the beginning of the 20th century also

hate these artificial divisions "rock blues" "classic blues" etc.I mean,i consider equally blues this

well they arent artificial, becouse they are in fact diferent, but what is fascinating is their similarities.

EP!anastasi · June 02, 2011 11:22 PM

Greek blues: Zorz Pilali (Γιώργος Πιλάλας aka Ζορζ Πιλαλί)

EP!anastasi · June 05, 2011 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by Knight of Heaven

I know they are jazz musicians i know all too well. Rory, and Clapton, and jimmy hendrix and Led Zepllin, are rock artists.

the funny thing with Blues, you can find it on manny forms, hiding it behind manny instruments, but the soul the improvisation of the blues its there . the same way you could find Blues on rock, you can find on jazz too. Its all im saying.
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This is one of their songs i love! (Led Zeppelin)

Since i've been loving you

vizi · May 31, 2011 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by Knight of Heaven

wait a minute we are talking about the blues.... not rock/Blues... not exactly the same thing, the Hendrix experience, or Clapton and Rory etc, its rock based on blues for me not exactly blues. Other current on the 60s will be also janis joplin, Doors etc. very based on blues. wich is nice, but not pure blues.

il padrino · May 31, 2011 04:26 PM

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