Re: [Harp-L] New Album Attempting to Evolve Blues (versus ROBERT CRAY'S STRONG PERSUADER)

[jeffrey baker <acornfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree for the most part. That was a great album with a pretty fresh approach .
Keb Mo's another one.

   JB


On Feb 5, 2014, at 5:43 AM, Randy Singer <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> pardon my honesty.
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> i did not hear anything in the sound clips even remotely resembling an effort to evolve the blues.
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> As long as most of the chords are one, fours and fives, and predictable chord progressions and instrumentations, etc how can that be called evolution?
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> To me the album that evolved the blues (by using solid songwriting and lyrics) was the STRONG PERSUADER album by robert cray.
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> Classic album, though i understand he did not do another one like it because blues nazi’s derided the album and said it was not BLUES.
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> Keep in mind, i only listened to the sound clips so my perception may be distorted……)
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>> Re: [Harp-L] RGBand - New Album Attempting to Evolve Blues
>> Mon Feb 3, 2014 10:15 am (PST) . Posted by:"The Iceman"sounds good to me!
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