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Best blues albums ever?

Tommygunn

Tommygunn

Nov 8, 2008
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I collect records. And so I've gotten a bunch from my dad. ALL he listens to is blues. But I was going through my records this morning, and out of all the ones I own, and plenty I don't own, there is one out of my own collection that I have liked the best. My vote for best blues album ever is, ZepplinII. Some might say its not conventional blues, or not even all of it is blues. But I'm in love.


Whats your vote?
 
#2
Difficult one, I like John Mayall`s Bluesbreakers and Peter Green`s Fleetwood Mac best, but there have been some great songs by artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rory Gallagher, Gary Moore, Jimi Hendrix, I think my preference is for more british style blues .
Having said that, I like a bit of Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters, Big Bill Broonzy etc, the `blues` has a huge amount of artists to choose from .
 
#6
Tommygunn said:
I collect records. And so I've gotten a bunch from my dad. ALL he listens to is blues. But I was going through my records this morning, and out of all the ones I own, and plenty I don't own, there is one out of my own collection that I have liked the best. My vote for best blues album ever is, ZepplinII. Some might say its not conventional blues, or not even all of it is blues. But I'm in love.


Whats your vote?
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It's a great classic album but I never once considered it blues..it falls IMHO into the classic rock category...

The great blues albums are from the early 20's, 30's, & 40's when the original bluesmen first recorded the tunes that inspired all the contemporary blues artists...
 
#8
57pbass said:
It's a great classic album but I never once considered it blues..it falls IMHO into the classic rock category...

The great blues albums are from the early 20's, 30's, & 40's when the original bluesmen first recorded the tunes that inspired all the contemporary blues artists...
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+1
so true,... that said, i like anything from either Albert or Freddy King with BOBBY BLUE BLAND taking the "Blues Cake" hands down!!!
 
#15
If you like highly produced stuff..

BB King has commented several times that "Love Me Tender" is one of his favorite recordings...

"Legend in My Own Time" is maybe his best work.

It isn't traditional.... it's from the era that he did "Into the Night"

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If just starting.. it may be almost more important to assemble a list of the 50 must knows (stuff like "Outskirts of Town" etc)
 
#16
Q: What did the blues singer's gravestone read?

A: "I didn't wake up this morning..."

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