Music Appreciation (1 Viewer)

[ZenoRazon]

Rolling Stone Bill Wyman has an amazing book..."Blues Odyssey". An amazing read starting with the slave trade, it's more of a journey actually as we head from west Africa to England and bands like The Rolling Stones. The origins of country, rock and roll, jazz,   it's all there.

How deep into the history of it all do you care about? Ever tried to find out where it all came from? I own an old Ishman Bracey tune from 1928 where he says...."rock church rock"  Rock....in 1928? Anyone care about a lone vocalist with guitar? How sad we never heard Bessie Smith sing our National anthem or Robert Johnson playing an electric guitar or his teacher Ike Zinneman at all, he never recorded.

Does any of that above interest you?

I set aside time just for the music, a mixed drink, candles, incense, and most important the time to get lost in the music, talking the headphones and the atmosphere, the....see ya in a couple hours, bye. Actually the most important thing is the music, which is a serious problem many times. What to listen to?

I have sat there a good five minutes debating just where do I want to go? Wander around Texas with Bob Wills, Townes Van Zandt?  Roam the Mississippi Delta with Robert Johnson, Son House?  Head to the big city and Lou Reed? Doo *** vocal groups? Bob Marley and Peter Tosh mon? Hell, Offspring, Godsmack, Disturbed?  Train? Days of the New?  The Silencers? Johnny Cash? Janis, Jim and Jimi? Prince, Stevie, Ray, Aretha?

Decisions, decisions, decisons, this is not easy.

So, are you a serious listener, to the point of delving into the origins of it all or not all that into going there, just dig the sounds?

I think I found it at least for now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbIHOXUb4sg

I love Mayall, and here he pays homage to the great Otis Rush.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwc7ZEYfWYc

Billy D & The Hoodoos...........an internet buddy turned me on to this band about a year ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL_T7-il8AU

JJ Grey & Mofro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Wn22Uo4JU

Can;t go wrong with compilations, mixed music,  yep, variety.

 

[zamboni]

Love reading about the way back history of R&R. Not too long ago, I finished this book: https://www.amazon.com/History-Rock-Roll-1920-1963/dp/125007116X

Haven't gotten to the second part yet though.

 

[ZenoRazon]

Love reading about the way back history of R&R. Not too long ago, I finished this book: https://www.amazon.com/History-Rock-Roll-1920-1963/dp/125007116X

Haven't gotten to the second part yet though.

You have it all right there pretty much since the book is up to 1963, you saw the ground floor the foundation. I own a similiar book The Sound and The City.

That blend of gospel, blues, hillbillie, melting more or less into the roots of rock. For every Buddy Holly we have a Chuck Berry, for every Elvis a Bo Diddley.

I have thought of just where would we be musically if not for the slave trade. Yes yes totally horrendous and terrible.

Historians have questions if this guy was actually the first rocker, hmmm?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rChk_PlplBk

Believe or not that gravel voiced cat is HUGE in the history of it all. His influense was massive.