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joeyd999 said: ↑
All fine and well. But can someone please post a video of a good modern-day blues band where they are not also long-time members of AARP?

Here is one example of those kids who still have a love for Blues / Rock take note of the triple meter,

"GuitarWorld.com"
In this Riff Deconstruction, Sean Daniel digs into the “Manic Depression” riff to reveal its underlying techniques. He runs through each step and in the process reveals that the riff is built not on A minor pentatonic—as you might expect for a blues-based tune—but A Mixolydian.
“On the 5 chord, in any key, the fifth note has its own flavor,” he says, “and it’s very bluesy because when you make a chord out of it, it turns into a dominant 7 chord, which is kind of like the sound of blues. It’s basically a major chord with a minor interval.”

A kid who doesn't favor voice enhancement he say's it's destroying music today.

kv

Edit: I like the way Emily Elbert fused the 2 songs.

 

Here is one example of those kids who still have a love for Blues / Rock take note of the triple meter,

Someone buy that girl a Gibson!

Awesome. Thanks.

 

Someday, some precocious young kid is going to dust off his grandpa's Gibson and discover a few vinyls lying around. After a bit of confusion ("WTF?"), he's going to figure it out, become enthralled about a whole "new" sound, and make it his own.

That'll be the day...

Have you heard of Quinn Sullivan?

At 8

At 10

and at 18 (now)

 

A kid who doesn't favor voice enhancement he say's it's destroying music today.

She is very good!

By enhancement, does she mean autotune, or electricity?

 

Have you heard of Quinn Sullivan?

At 8

At 10

and at 18 (now)

Yes! Now that is what I'm talking about.

I'll look him up and maybe buy some of his stuff. He deserves it.

 

She is very good!

By enhancement, does she mean autotune, or electricity?

Yes, autotune. Albeit, I was referring to Tony Tyler.

kv

 

Have you heard of Quinn Sullivan?

At 8

At 10

and at 18 (now)

That last clip I felt they were having so much fun, but the kid is just getting into his own he should hit the road and start writing. The next Steven Ray Von.

kv

 

Someday, some precocious young kid is going to dust off his grandpa's Gibson and discover a few vinyls lying around. After a bit of confusion ("WTF?"), he's going to figure it out, become enthralled about a whole "new" sound, and make it his own.

That'll be the day...

Well, this kid could have picked ANY pop song over the last 50-years. She pick a different type of music for her ventriloquist act - yes, a singing, 12-year-old ventriloquist singing the blues.

 

Well, this kid could have picked ANY pop song over the last 50-years. She pick a different type of music for her ventriloquist act - yes, a singing, 12-year-old ventriloquist singing the blues.

That Lynne girl made my heart melt... ... thanks for posting!

 

Well, this kid could have picked ANY pop song over the last 50-years. She pick a different type of music for her ventriloquist act - yes, a singing, 12-year-old ventriloquist singing the blues.

All it takes is a bit of real talent, and the stupid melts away.

 

@cmartinez, I used the word "melt" in response to the same post before I read yours. Funny how we used the same word.

Just for the record, I wasn't trying to imply your heart is stupid.

 

Well, this kid could have picked ANY pop song over the last 50-years. She pick a different type of music for her ventriloquist act - yes, a singing, 12-year-old ventriloquist singing the blues.

She has a whole series of videos. Her videos may have been posted on the forum before. Can't remember if I was the one that posted it or not.

How is it possible for a 12 year old to be so multi talented? She has to be one of the most multi talented people in the world today. She is simply amazing.

 

Well, this kid could have picked ANY pop song over the last 50-years. She pick a different type of music for her ventriloquist act - yes, a singing, 12-year-old ventriloquist singing the blues.

The one Gopher posted was excellent but in my opinion the vocals are slightly better in this one. Her interaction with the puppet just a bit better too. Song probably still qualifies as blues.

 

Rather than bringing blues back, I'd like to see it brought forward -- transformed by a new generation -- similar to what the Beetles, et al did.

It's rare, I think, but that is what so many Rock musicians in the late 60s through the 70s did.

Here is another example that qualifies.

Of course, he is gone now, but he in my view, he took earlier blues and extended it with his style. Knowing little else, one might think that the song was a remake from the late 30s.

 

Hey Joey nice to know that you have taken an interest in blues music I know this is not traditional blues but this is the only blues song that I've written AND published online.

http://www.buzztunes.org/music/4516n41/tribute-blues-in-am7 Sorry I don't do Youtube(they keep asking me for a video with the audio...)

Most of it was made on my old mans guitar. With exceptions of the drums plus a bit of the bass. Took about 2 hours counting the warming up.

 

Hey Joey nice to know that you have taken an interest in blues music I know this is not traditional blues but this is the only blues song that I've written AND published online.

http://www.buzztunes.org/music/4516n41/tribute-blues-in-am7 Sorry I don't do Youtube(they keep asking me for a video with the audio...)

Most of it was made on my old mans guitar. With exceptions of the drums plus a bit of the bass. Took about 2 hours counting the warming up.

That's a very nice collection of tunes you've uploaded, Sinus. Why are the most recent ones from 2013? Have you been idle the past four years?

 

Hey Joey nice to know that you have taken an interest in blues music I know this is not traditional blues but this is the only blues song that I've written AND published online.

http://www.buzztunes.org/music/4516n41/tribute-blues-in-am7 Sorry I don't do Youtube(they keep asking me for a video with the audio...)

Most of it was made on my old mans guitar. With exceptions of the drums plus a bit of the bass. Took about 2 hours counting the warming up.

That's nice. Almost has a Pink Floydie sound to it. I was waiting for you to sing "Shine on you crazy diamond"...

 

Hey Joey nice to know that you have taken an interest in blues music I know this is not traditional blues but this is the only blues song that I've written AND published online.

http://www.buzztunes.org/music/4516n41/tribute-blues-in-am7 Sorry I don't do Youtube(they keep asking me for a video with the audio...)

Most of it was made on my old mans guitar. With exceptions of the drums plus a bit of the bass. Took about 2 hours counting the warming up.

I listened to it and I liked it! Let me ask you something...do you hear that in your head before it comes out, or just start on something and go with it until you are ok with what you have...or something completely different?

 

There is always hope.

Beautiful yes but no where near as sophisticated of a composition or as beautiful of performance of the late great Etta James.

This brings to mind an issue I have and it is one that frequently gets me in trouble. Absolutely no offense intended to any of the posters and this is a bit off the Blues topic.

I don’t know much about Christina Aguilera. I know she is very popular and probably makes a ton of $$. I know the Etta James, “At Last”, recording well. It is as tasteful and soulful as you can get. It is correct; that best describes how I feel about it – it’s is simply correct.

I get that Aguilera is offering a tribute- she is showing respect. But, maybe in an attempt to lend herself to the song, she overdoes it at several points. When something is correct and you overdo the tribute, it has a detracting effect, in my opinion.

Bear with me if you will, here is a perfect example of what I mean. Below is a version of Gimme Shelter – a great song. Good for Jagger that he can do this at age 130 or whatever. Fergie, from the Black Eyed Peas is there. I have nothing against the Black Eyed Peas, they are hugely popular, but frankly, to me, hits like “Tonight’s Gonna be a Good Night” sound like one huge repeating hook, connected by a few notes. I am not immune, but for all its popularity, for all of its generated $$$, I think it is low-impact with regard to influencing music and musicians. But I digress.

Fergie sings the iconic female vocal in the song….Listen at about 2:37…

She starts out fine…and then she starts overdoing – a perfect example of such.

Now listen to Merry Clayton, the original vocal. It’s an interesting video story and they get to it at about 2:04 in.

To me, there is simply no comparison. Merry Clayton did it right, period.

Fergie is a fine singer, but could anyone listen to those two vocals and be confused as to which was better?

That’s how I feel when I listen to Aguilera do that Etta James song.

But, I don’t feel that way when I hear SRV do Hendrix, and he did several, like Voodoo Child (which has been posted), Little Wing and 3rd stone. First of all, he could do it, which says a lot. But, they sound like real tributes – he isn’t overdoing anything. He isn’t trying to be note-for-note, instead he is adding his soul to them, without overdoing anything.

To get back to the Blues topic, take a listen to him (about 1:11 in), alone, just playing blues on an acoustic guitar, just jamming away....

Not sure that makes a lot of sense, but I wanted to get that out.