Best blues album?

Jsun76 · Post by **Jsun76** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:17 am

If you had to pick one blues album what would it be? I recently discovered Johnny Winters Progressive Blues Experiment. I think it was recorded around 1969. It is unbelievably good.

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:27 am

Cream - 'Disraeli Gears'

Thats about as blues as I get really, and that album is full of tasty blues licks.

Any album from The Doors are equally as good.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:34 am

"Sweet Tea" by Buddy Guy, released just a few years ago.

http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Tea-Buddy-Guy/dp/B00005CC2J

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:00 pm

Doors = NOT blues, sorry.

There's really no such thing as "best", as it's subjective to opinions.

Here are some of my favorite blues records:

"Strike Like Lightning" - Lonnie Mack featuring Stevie Ray Vaughn
"The Earthshaker" - Koko Taylor
"See The Light" - Jeff Healey
"Fire It Up" - Tinsley Ellis
"Texas Flood" - Stevie Ray Vaughn
"Guitar Slinger" - Johnny Winter
"Ace Of Harps" - Charlie Musselwhite
"Led Zeppelin" - Led Zeppelin

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:24 pm

But Led Zeppelin is?
When I listen to Robby Krieger thats all I hear is old blues licks and what not.
I know that the electric organ doesnt really belong in blues, but the rest of the elements are there, especially on the LA Woman album.

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:36 pm

it could be different every day, but today, i'm going to go with Freddie King- Texas Cannonball.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:45 pm

Junior Kimbrough- Sad Days and Lonely Nights

John Lee Hooker- The Real Blues

RL Burnsides- A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey ( with Jon Spencer Blues Explosion)

Just started getting into the blues, and I don't really like the blues/rock stuff.

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:48 pm

Roy Buchanan -- That's What I Am Here For

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:21 pm

Robert Johnson Collection. Just him, an acoustic and amazing.

As blues as it gets and crazy great.

Jsun76 · Post by **Jsun76** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:40 pm

VENTGtr wrote:Robert Johnson Collection. Just him, an acoustic and amazing.

As blues as it gets and crazy great.

Good call

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:59 pm

metalchurch wrote:But Led Zeppelin is?
When I listen to Robby Krieger thats all I hear is old blues licks and what not.
I know that the electric organ doesnt really belong in blues, but the rest of the elements are there, especially on the LA Woman album.

Led Zeppelin is arguably the best blues band of all time. Listen to the early stuff off LZI and LZII, and also the BBC Sessions. WAY more of a blues band than the Doors. No disrespect, but it ain't even close.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iFLpGCa78o

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:07 pm

Really liking Toona's list... Tinsley Ellis and Lonnie Mack both reckon in my top ten list, and Texas Flood may be THE blues record of the last 25 years. I'd add Susan Tedeschi's "Just Won't Burn," Indigenous' "Live Blues From The Sky," Leadbelly's "Alabama Bound," and an entire collection, Time-Life's "Living The Blues," which is the most comprehensive and well-thought blues collection I've ever seen.--->JMS

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:26 am

Any Rory Gallagher album live is worth listening to.

B.B. King Live in Japan

Hendrix Blues http://www.amazon.com/Blues-Jimi-Hendrix/dp/B000002OSK

Any Muddy Waters Live album

Gary Moore--Still Got the Blues

Robert Randalph, younger guy on steel pedal blues

EErnst · Post by **EErnst** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:52 am

anything Paul Butterfield....its so so raw

slink · Post by **slink** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:16 am

Early Johnny Winter is my favorite blues, what a blend: his voice and the way he played guitar.

My favorite song by Winter is "Drown In My Own Tears". If you ever get a chance to hear it I thing you'll like it. This song IMO is the best blues song ever.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:13 am

Aything by SRV and Buddy Guy ... Well John T. Hooker aslo ..

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Listening to: Boz Scaggs - Some Change

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:18 pm

slink wrote:My favorite song by Winter is "Drown In My Own Tears". If you ever get a chance to hear it I thing you'll like it. This song IMO is the best blues song ever.

My favorite's Mojo Boogie. THAT'S how I want to play slide. It grabs you by the face... it's difficult to listen without cranking the volume knob!--->JMS

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:14 pm

Lets just face it; all blues is good, no matter who plays it .

Jsun76 · Post by **Jsun76** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:35 pm

f.sciarrillo wrote:Lets just face it; all blues is good, no matter who plays it .

Damn Right

fullthrottle666 · Post by **fullthrottle666** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:31 pm

Bo Diddley I m A Man.. a full grown man. a manchild! a M-A-N-G. a hootchie cootchie mang. that's the blues!

johnny winters can't spell blues

HurricaneBob · Post by **HurricaneBob** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:45 pm

fullthrottle666 wrote:Bo Diddley I m A Man.. a full grown man. a manchild! a M-A-N-G. a hootchie cootchie mang. that's the blues!

johnny winters can't spell blues

Its Winter, looks like you cant spell either.

fullthrottle666 · Post by **fullthrottle666** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:56 pm

take it up with the OP. spelling polines out in force today

HurricaneBob · Post by **HurricaneBob** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:03 pm

fullthrottle666 wrote:take it up with the OP. spelling polines out in force today

i rest my case...

Some new stuff im into, Ana Popovic, Joe Louis Walker and Joe Bonomossa.

BloodyFingers · Post by **BloodyFingers** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:21 pm

Savoy Brown was always great blues

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:57 am

Check out Mike Bloomfield from Chicago.

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