[Harp-L] "need a new blues for a new era" ?

["david robbins" <drobbins5658@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Need a new blues for a new era"? Nah. That's only one opinion. My opinion 
is "quality never gets old or outdated".  'Cause when I hear Kim's "tiger 
man" cd, that's the furthest thing from my mind. I have yet to hear anyone 
outplay Kim.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Isaac Ullah" <iiullah@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Gussow in Princeton Alumni Weekly


> The Iceman quoteth: "If blues was to really evolve and sound more modern, 
> wouldn't it start to mix in drum machines, beat box rhythms, synthesizers 
> and everything else that has evolved in the music world since the 1950s?"
>
> In a word, YES. And if you've got your ear to the ground, you'll hear that 
> coming (Son of Dave, Dave Fergeson, Brandon Bailey anyone?). Maybe Adam's 
> own playing doesn't incorporate all that, but he's a proponent of moving 
> things forward. Who's the biggest selling Blues act right now? I'd argue 
> that it's the Black Keys. "Wait!" you say, "the Black Keys ain's BLUES!". 
> Well, maybe they ain't YOUR blues, but they sure are the blues, and they 
> are selling out arenas. I think Adams point was not to criticize those 
> three players talents or abilities (I've heard him praise them on MANY 
> occasion), but to point out that we need a new Blues for a new era. The 
> Blues evolves or it is relegated to "period" music with a devoted, but 
> SMALL following. Do you want the Blues to go the way of 17th century 
> English chamber music? I sure don't.
>
> ~Isaac