I know that there are some axe slingers up in this mofo nah nah...so temme what blues

[Loons The Great]

Y'all play when ya pick up that geetar and bang on those strings like a freebie from a Vegas hooker...when ya stomp a beat like John Lee Hooker and let loose a gutbucket blues shout nah nah...

Myself, I been playin' Tishomingo Blues by Peg Leg Howell and Stop Breakin' Down(White Stripes style nah) and Aberdeen, Mississippi Blues by Bukka White...an' always a lil' Ice Cream Man...

[GAR]

I play slide sometimes around freinds who can't understand it, going towards "Preaching The Blues" Robert Johnson

[Rebel]

I'm not an axe slinger, but Hooker is my fav, no doubt. I have Robert Johnson's complete recordings, a box set worth getting no doubt, love listening to that stuff. Nobody put their heart into it like RJ, badass.....

[Susie Q]

Re: I know that there are some axe slingers up in this mofo nah nah...so temme what blues

Originally posted by Loons The Great
Y'all play when ya pick up that geetar and bang on those strings like a freebie from a Vegas hooker...when ya stomp a beat like John Lee Hooker and let loose a gutbucket blues shout nah nah...

Myself, I been playin' Tishomingo Blues by Peg Leg Howell and Stop Breakin' Down(White Stripes style nah) and Aberdeen, Mississippi Blues by Bukka White...an' always a lil' Ice Cream Man...

You are so damn cool, you shit ice, ya know it?! Lawdy lawd, I just luv your jive.

Big props and respect to ya my brotha.

[Loons The Great]

Originally posted by GAR
I play slide sometimes around freinds who can't understand it, going towards "Preaching The Blues" Robert Johnson

Do you play it in open E? or open Eb? On Jeff Buckley's re-mastered,"Grace," he plays a kickass version of Parchman Farm Blues by Bukka White and then Preachin' Blues by Robert Johnson(a very, very cool unlisted track...)

I play most of my blues in open E. Stuff like Mean Ol' Fireman, Hitch Hiking Woman, Sweet Little Angel, Nuthin' But The Devil, It Hurts Me Too, The Sky Is Crying, Show-Biz Blues, and Prodigal Son.

[Loons The Great]

Re: Re: I know that there are some axe slingers up in this mofo nah nah...so temme what blues

Originally posted by Susie Q
You are so damn cool, you shit ice, ya know it?! Lawdy lawd, I just luv your jive.

Big props and respect to ya my brotha.

You just gave me a wrap around smile.

[Coyote]

Re: I know that there are some axe slingers up in this mofo nah nah...so temme what blues

Originally posted by Loons The Great
Y'all play when ya pick up that geetar and bang on those strings like a freebie from a Vegas hooker...when ya stomp a beat like John Lee Hooker and let loose a gutbucket blues shout nah nah...

Myself, I been playin' Tishomingo Blues by Peg Leg Howell and Stop Breakin' Down(White Stripes style nah) and Aberdeen, Mississippi Blues by Bukka White...an' always a lil' Ice Cream Man...

A lil' John Lee Hooker, along the lines of "Boom Boom" and "Boogie Chillun".
Or á la Canned Heat, "John Lee Hooker Boogie".
Or maybe even some ZZ Top, "Fool For Your Stockings" or "My Heads In Missisippi".

It's the one chord thing...

[Loons The Great]

Wella?

[Loons The Great]

I've been soupin' up a lil',"Dust My Broom," by Elmore James and,"Shake 'Em On Down," by Mississippi Fred McDowell...yez yeah...makin' that ol' fiddle talk nah...play it good, bouy!!...

[degüello]

Well, lately all the blues I've been playing is in a deep vein running downstream through bluegrass music, on a loud ass fucking banjo.

But when I do slip on the ol' six-string, if I ain't squeezing out some acoustic 'grass blues licks, a la Larry Sparks, I'm sure to be jamming on some thick-ass ZZ Top 'shine.

[Hardrock69]

I tend to play in open E flat....but that is just cause I tune down a half step on all my stuff.

I have a song I wrote which is sorta like Elmore James meets Metallica...thrash with heavy blues shit all through it...

[Big Fat Sammy]

Got me a little toy acoustic guitar, was about $15 new ...

...I like playing blues on it, standard tuning...like RL Burnside "Begged For A Nickel"....sounds so authentic.

Open G for slide on rare occaisions.

And "Bring It On Home" in the band...not the one Zep covered but the one that starts "If you ever change your mind, about leaving me behind"

Loons, who originally did both Bring It On Homes?

[Loons The Great]

Sam Cooke

Sonny Boy Williamson II aka Rice Miller

[Loons The Great]

Originally posted by Hardrock69
I tend to play in open E flat....but that is just cause I tune down a half step on all my stuff.

Does that have anything to do with Ice Cream Man??

[DrMaddVibe]

Lightning Hopkins

Albert King

Buddy Guy

Howlin' Wolf

Muddy Waters

Keb Mo

Louisiana Red

Junior Wells

Mose Allison

Chris Duarte

SRV

Leadbelly

Little Axe

Son Seals

Little Walter

Big Joe Williams

Clarence Frogman Henry

Willie Dixon


"Damn right, I've got the Blues"!