Am kind of in the same boat...had heard just enough about it at the time to sort of not want to hear anymore about it because I wasn't in the mix, it...
From what I remember, I do recall being shocked. I think I had read about it first in that Rolling Stone blurb with the picture of Eddie and Valerie...
What Burr said basically reflects my own feelings on it, where Dave's 'song and dance' lounge act schtick instincts were offset or for the most part...
Yeah, but surely it's not a case of somebody needing to feel inadequate because they initially got exposed to the blues via said shitty limey dog and...
I'd be far more likely to listen to the catalog from Houses through ITTOD than anything from the first album through IV (maybe When The Levee Brakes...
Post-1984, Ed didn't do much that wowed me from a guitarist standpoint, or much of anything that made me want to learn how to play it. About the only...
Keep in mind that the Kid™ only got half of his chromosomes from his dad and that DNA most likely only produces stellar creative music when fueled by alcohol and other adulterants...
On a serious note though... Wolf didn't have life experiences his dad did that fueled his drive and obsession when it came to playing music. You hunt far more aggressively when you're hungry...
If you haven't had to struggle for anything I'd imagine it'd be difficult to summon the inner fire re: obsession, drive, aggressive.