Author Topic: Blues Enthusiasts (Read 3209 times)

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **on:** January 06, 2016, 06:56:55 AM »

A guy on another forum I frequent has recently set up an all blues internet radio station that I've really been enjoying. Thought I'd pass along the info for those of you who may be interested in giving it a listen:

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GlassOnion Radio

Many new features with more coming. I bumped up the quality of the stream, and apportioned 500 listeners slots simultaneously.there is an on-site player, or you can click the buttons appropriately for your tuner.

If you are a fan of blues-rock, electric blues, jump blues, and just plain old blues blues, I have quite the collection and adding to it. So far it's 8 gigs of blues.

To come, request section, buy tracks, etc. Stay tuned and give a listen.

You can choose to use the on-site player or choose to listen to the stream via Media Player, iTunes, WinAmp, or TuneIn. Enjoy!

Podaar · « **Reply #1 on:** January 06, 2016, 07:01:34 AM »

Thanks, Coz. I'll tune it for sure!

One of the great surprises I got after frequenting these forums is how little enthusiasm there is for the blues round here. Oh sure, there are a few folks but I've been shocked at how many times I've heard people say that they don't like the blues. When I think of how deeply rock 'n roll is rooted in the blues it just boggles my mind.

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #2 on:** January 06, 2016, 07:07:50 AM »

I've never been a HUGE fan of it, but SRV was basically what "opened the door" for me, as it were, to learning to improvise on the guitar. Listening to this, I'm really digging it. Lots of cool stuff.

7deg_inner_happiness · « **Reply #3 on:** January 06, 2016, 08:19:36 AM »

Coz, I'll definitely check it out. Count me in as a member of DTF that appreciates and listens to the blues! Some of the biggest influences on my playing style were Robert Cray, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, and of course as you mentioned SRV.

Podaar, I completely agree with your statements. It seems to me there is very limited enthusiasm here on DTF for other music genres as well (classical, jazz, etc.) which surprises me.

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #4 on:** January 06, 2016, 08:42:22 AM »

One thing I find cool with this station is that every once in a while a very random tune may come up that you may not necessarily associate with the blues, but is still a fairly blues-based song. Rock Me by Great White and Starry Night by Joe Satriani have come up, for example. So if you tune in and hear something like that, do not despair, as 99.9% of the offerings are pretty traditional bluesy tunes.

Podaar · « **Reply #5 on:** January 06, 2016, 10:11:49 AM »

I like the Black Keys and thought I'd heard all their music, but this station just knocked my socks off with one I'd never heard. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to write down the name of the song.

Stupid customers are ruining my listening!!

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #6 on:** January 06, 2016, 10:16:10 AM »

That's the only thing, I've had to use Shazam a lot, to identify tracks.

Podaar · « **Reply #7 on:** January 06, 2016, 11:03:16 AM »

Yes, yes,

Snortin' Whiskey

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #8 on:** January 06, 2016, 11:05:41 AM »

Glad you're enjoying. I've been listening for a few days and it's a nice diversion from my usual choice of Slacker's Party Metal channel.

Lowdz · « **Reply #9 on:** January 06, 2016, 04:07:40 PM »

I'm no connoisseur but I do like some blues, preferably on the rockier end of the scale. Gary Moore was a huge fluency on me even when he went bluesy, but it was seeing SRV that did it.
My guitar style is bluesy. I just cannot seem to sound very metal - the blues just comes out. It's locked in to my vibrato and bends.

7deg_inner_happiness · « **Reply #10 on:** January 07, 2016, 08:25:20 AM »

Listening today at work in engineering office environment, and nobody has complained yet! Great selection of bluesy tunes (playing LZ "Nobody's Fault But Mine" now)

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #11 on:** January 07, 2016, 08:26:31 AM »

Yep! Lovin' it!

Podaar · « **Reply #12 on:** January 07, 2016, 11:21:37 AM »

Woah, ZZ Top "Arrested for Typing While Blind"

7deg_inner_happiness · « **Reply #13 on:** January 07, 2016, 11:27:36 AM »

Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers!! Yeah!

Gotta head off to a frickin meeting! Wish I could bring the GlassOnion with me. $:\$

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #14 on:** January 08, 2016, 08:44:33 AM »

Something else - there's a guy across the hall from me that plays bass in a local/regional band called Nate Myers and the Aces

www.natemyers.com

They do bluesy stuff and are a really good band. There's a built in player on the site to listen to some of their material, I think you guys would dig it.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #15 on:** January 08, 2016, 10:05:47 AM »

Controversial opinion :

I would much rather listen to Joe Bonamassa than Stevie Ray Vaughan any day of the week.

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #16 on:** January 08, 2016, 10:11:52 AM »

Depends on the mood I'm in.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #17 on:** January 08, 2016, 10:16:10 AM »

I find SRV to be tedious.

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #18 on:** January 08, 2016, 10:17:58 AM »

So you just generally don't like blues or what?

Kotowboy · « **Reply #19 on:** January 08, 2016, 10:22:17 AM »

I like it if someone is doing something new with it.

12 bar blues in 6/8 time at 60bpm. No. It's every jam night in the country.

Podaar · « **Reply #20 on:** May 13, 2016, 09:53:24 AM »

The new (well it was new in January) Tedeschi Trucks Band album "Let Me Get By" is awesome. I declare this the best album Trucks has been on since his last solo album. Much more horns, flute, and variety in vocals than the last two studio albums. Fantastic musicianship.

Mindflux · « **Reply #21 on:** May 13, 2016, 10:51:06 AM »

How did I miss that over on the board?

2319?

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #22 on:** May 13, 2016, 11:01:17 AM »

That was a while ago, so I'm not too sure. Good stuff, though.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 13, 2016, 11:24:11 AM »

I wouldn't call myself a blues "enthusiast" but I have a deep admiration and respect for the blues.

SRV was definitely my gateway as well.

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #24 on:** May 13, 2016, 12:30:09 PM »

Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy and Gary Moore are my favorites. But I don't think I ever heard a blues song I didn't like

splent · « **Reply #25 on:** May 17, 2016, 06:32:44 PM »

Ever hear of Billy Flynn?

Yeah. I went to high school with his daughters

GREAT blues guitarist, grammy winning, straight Chicago style blues. Hope to catch him in action this summer (last time I did it was our anniversary weekend last summer; I was pretty drunk and so my wife was REALLY pissed at me so I didn't even get to see a full set)

LudwigVan · « **Reply #26 on:** May 17, 2016, 10:00:43 PM »

I was lucky enough to catch SRV twice in concert before he passed away. Also saw BB King a couple of times in small clubs in NYC. And occasionally I'll listen to those faded old recordings of early blues pioneers like Robert Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson. So while I'm not exactly an enthusiast I do enjoy the blues.

Admittedly my gateway to the blues came from my love for all those classic hard rock acts from the 70s like Zeppelin, Cream, Deep Purple and the Allman Bros. And while some blues purists feel like these acts totally ripped off those original bluesmen, I don't see it that way myself. If anything these bands opened the door to a genre of music that got little attention.

dtvoices94 · « **Reply #27 on:** May 18, 2016, 09:42:08 AM »

I love the blues. In fact, it may be my favorite genre. I got started with Hendrix and the Allmans (At Fillmore East is one of, if not the best live albums of all time), but the one that really hooked me and made me dig deeper and really explore was SRV. From there I was off to the races...
Buddy Guy
Robert Cray
Albert King
Luther Allison
Roy Buchanan
Danny Gatton
Albert Collins
Johnny Winter
Muddy Waters
Johnny Copeland
Duke Robillard
Elmore James
T Bone Walker
Lightnin' Hopkins
Son House
Johnny Guitar Watson
BB King
Eric Clapton

Truthfully, I'm not crazy about Clapton (except for Derek & the Dominos and From The Cradle) or BB King (I mean I like them both but they aren't my go-to for blues). Joe Bonamassa doesn't do much for me either. My favorites currently are the Tedeschi Trucks Band (tied with DT for my favorite band overall) and Gov't Mule/Warren Haynes.

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #28 on:** May 18, 2016, 09:55:47 AM »

For those just checking in, be sure to check the link I posted above:

https://glassonionradio.co/

You can stream the station from there or via different music players.

dtvoices94 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 18, 2016, 09:59:52 AM »

Quote from: Sir GuitarCozmo on May 18, 2016, 09:55:47 AM

For those just checking in, be sure to check the link I posted above:

https://glassonionradio.co/

You can stream the station from there or via different music players.

Nice...can't do much better than Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes In My Time Of Dying for my first listen.

7deg_inner_happiness · « **Reply #30 on:** May 18, 2016, 01:21:08 PM »

Quote from: dtvoices94 on May 18, 2016, 09:42:08 AM

I love the blues. In fact, it may be my favorite genre. I got started with Hendrix and the Allmans (At Fillmore East is one of, if not the best live albums of all time), but the one that really hooked me and made me dig deeper and really explore was SRV. From there I was off to the races...
Buddy Guy
Robert Cray
Albert King
Luther Allison
Roy Buchanan
Danny Gatton
Albert Collins
Johnny Winter
Muddy Waters
Johnny Copeland
Duke Robillard
Elmore James
T Bone Walker
Lightnin' Hopkins
Son House
Johnny Guitar Watson
BB King
Eric Clapton

Truthfully, I'm not crazy about Clapton (except for Derek & the Dominos and From The Cradle) or BB King (I mean I like them both but they aren't my go-to for blues). Joe Bonamassa doesn't do much for me either. My favorites currently are the Tedeschi Trucks Band (tied with DT for my favorite band overall) and Gov't Mule/Warren Haynes.

Nice list. Gov't Mule is definitely a great band in my book, too!

Podaar · « **Reply #31 on:** April 05, 2017, 04:48:13 PM »

I've always been a blues lover, but ever since I turned 50 (several years ago) I've been collecting a lot more blues for my personal library. A big part of that has been Joe Bonamassa. I'm a big fan of his voice and he plays such a wide variety from traditional, to Texas flood, to Chicago, to delta blues, and Blues Rock.

I don't know what took me so long, but last week I finally picked up his latest album Blues of Desperation and I've been binging on it pretty steadily. What a great album! His playing and song writing keep evolving and there's some real tasty stuff on this record.

This song is just all kinds of killer. The solo sounds so innovative for a blues artist to my ears.

Stadler · « **Reply #32 on:** April 06, 2017, 08:11:02 AM »

But this thread highlights the problem with the blues for me; it's like the term "rock". Night Ranger is rock. Motorhead is rock. They are not at all similar in any way, shape or form, with the exception that the "bass player sings".

I LOVE the sort of "English blues derivative", ala Zeppelin. Sabbath (yes, they were blues based). I love what the Stones did with the blues, more than their early recitations. I love all that stuff. I, like Kotowboy, can do without the bad bar band version of a 12-bar with some guy that can scream trying to "sing". As with any genre, it gets killed by the clichés.

I'm a big fan of the southern blues, as distilled by bands like ZZ Top. As for the more pure players, I can listen to BB King play all day long; he loses me when he sings (veers toward the "some guy that can scream"). I like Albert King. I can take or leave Clapton; for every Clapton song I love ("White Room") there are two I detest ("I Shot The Sheriff"; "After Midnight").

I got to see SRV at UConn back in '88 (I think). It was Spring Weekend, it was early May, and while it SHOULD have been warm, it was also Storrs, Connecticut, and it was windy and rainy. He (and Double Trouble) were playing on the back of a flatbed truck, in the corner of the football "stadium" (this was before basketball hit it big, so the "stadium" was a slightly higher class high school field, up on the side of a hill), at around 4:00 in the afternoon or so (it was daylight). He was newly sober, and he fucking KILLED IT. I've never - to this day, with the possible exception of Ritchie Blackmore - seen a man "occupy" his instrument like he has. It was like an extension of his arms. He wasn't "fighting" it like some guitar players do, it was just so... smooth. I was really blown away by the purity of his craft. He owned it 100%.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 06, 2017, 08:30:48 AM »

Quote from: Stadler on April 06, 2017, 08:11:02 AM

But this thread highlights the problem with the blues for me; it's like the term "rock". Night Ranger is rock. Motorhead is rock. They are not at all similar in any way, shape or form, with the exception that the "bass player sings".

That's how every genre is.

Yes is prog. Between The Buried And Me is prog. They are not very similar.

Hank Williams is country. Alabama is country. They are not really similar.

Jazz is the worst. Ragtime doesn't sound like be-bop, which doesn't sound like dixieland, which doesn't sound like swing, which doesn't sound like modal jazz, which doesn't sound like New Orleans jazz, which doesn't sound like Cuban jazz, which doesn't sound like avant-garde, which doesn't sound like smooth jazz, which doesn't sound like fusion. But it's all jazz.

Podaar · « **Reply #34 on:** April 06, 2017, 08:41:25 AM »

When I noticed there were two new post by two of my favorite posters on this forum, I thought, "Cool, Stad and Hef are going to share some cool blues with me to expand my musical horizons."

Debate ensues.

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Author Topic: Blues Enthusiasts (Read 3209 times)