what song are you listening to right now?

[Phil Carter]

Many thanks, Phil, that had been bugging me for years

Hello Stephen,

You are most welcome.. Nice to know my old brain still works sometimes..lol

I admit to having had, many years ago, the same problem for quite a few years with this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_nNNIYTy9g

I knew the song, knew the time period but couldn't for the life of me remember who did it. When I found out, I could have kicked myself, as I had seen the record a few times in specialist record shops and totally ignored it. It is one of the relatively few records that I kept when I sold my entire collection. This record helped me understand the evolution of rock 'n' roll from blues.

best wishes

Phil

[Cuervo]

Graham, Venus in furs is a masterpiece

[Cuervo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99I7gpswhQ4

Sooooooooooooo great!!!!!!!!!

[Joseph]

A true gem from 1975............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ynnuUYnsbs

[Joseph]

This is a sublime version of Handy Man...........

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

[Robert]

Blues blues

All blues songs sound the same to me
All blues songs sound the same to me
I know some people like them, but why they like them I can't see

[Joseph]

Just classy music as opposed to noise.


As illustrated in Linda Ronstadt's magnificent version of Roy Orbison's timeless classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceYjg1dy-h0

[The Grave Maurice]

I hope you had a lovely evening.

We did, in fact, have a very pleasant evening, Limehouse. Thank you for asking.

I used to agree with Robert that all traditional, sixteen-bar blues sounded pretty much identical. However, CBC Radio One has a blues show on the weekends that I've been listening to recently. I'm beginning to appreciate that the genre is more complicated than I thought, and I'm actually beginning to enjoy it.

But tonight we have to go and hear our middle child perform with his band in a local nightspot. They do a heavy metal, early rock-influenced, rap kind of thing. Ah, the joys of parenthood.

I'm hoping that the venue has a decent ale on tap, but that might be too much to ask.

[The Grave Maurice]

Home now. I was talking to a blues musician during the sets tonight and learned that basic blues is actually based on twelve bars. The sixteen-bar thing that I have been listening to is, it seems, a variation.

Anyway, my son's band was very good. Having been to these shows before, my wife and I tried to sit well back from the speakers but, even so, when the volume was up, I could feel my heart vibrating and our table was shaking. I'm not sure why most young people aren't deaf if they go to these performances frequently.

It cost us $8 for each for admission. After the show, I told my son and his colleagues that it had cost me only $5.50 to see The Beatles so, obviously, theirs was a better group. I think that the concept of monetary inflation escaped them, but they seemed pleased with the idea that their show cost more than Sir Paul's, et al.

[Joseph]

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

A simple and beautiful love song.

[Stephen Thomas]

I was talking to a blues musician during the sets tonight and learned that basic blues is actually based on twelve bars. The sixteen-bar thing that I have been listening to is, it seems, a variation.

Yes, GM, the classic format for blues is indeed 12 bar but the 16 bar variation can sound really nice. This guy is playing superb blues guitar over Ray Charles' tune Sweet 16 Bars though I suspect he's actually playing Need Your Love So Bad by Peter Green with Fleetwood Mac.

Don't watch this, Robert, you might start liking Blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDj4hQuZIC0&feature=related

[Robert]

Hi Stephen

I do like the solos that you get in blues, I can't deny that. I like it when the guitar is at the fore and leaves the plodding blues background far behind...as far behind as possible...

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

[Limehouse]

This group came from my birthplace (Walthamstow - east London) and were a hugely talented but under-rated blues band. Some of them also played with Atomic Rooster. They have a bit of a cult following now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9INaKeeR12E

[Phil Carter]

After a superb evening of listening to great music.. time for bed..

saw this on youtube and the comment under.. had to agree..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Reit-KlyyUk&feature=related

have a good night all :-)

Phil

[Robert]

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