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Old 08-28-2019, 03:32 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Not sure there's a simple answer to that, Mindfulness. There are different types of blues, so perhaps you should start by asking what kind of sound appeals to you. Here are five approximate categories/answers:-

1. authentic, traditional, acoustic: the gentle Elizabeth Cotton (https://www.musicbanter.com/country-...th-cotten.html ) or the harsher sound of Son House



2. early electric: Psy-Fi's excellent rec of Moanin' in the Moonlight above

3. dirty driving elec blues: R.L. Burnside:-



4. blues that's been tidied up for a more pop/rock market: Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan, which is one of the most mentioned albums in this thread: clearly a starting point for many people. The Brit alternative might be Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits ( as per my post #24)

5. Extended blues jams: You'll need a couple of hours for Paul Butterfield Live at the Troubador , so here's just a taster:-



This list includes some of my favourites, and somehow fails to mention the whole Muddy Waters/ BB King /Eric Clapton school of blues, which, to my embarrassment, I don't know much about. For me, they are flawed by having a guitar sound that is too "plinky" and is not sad enough for the blues, but that's just me.
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