Top 5 Blues Albums

Subject: Top 5 Blues Albums
From: GUEST,Blues Killer
Date: 30 Mar 01 - 12:13 AM

I was wondering what the list of the top 5 blues albums would look like. Any thoughts?

Subject: RE: Top 5 Blues Albums
From: Justa Picker
Date: 30 Mar 01 - 12:16 AM

BB King - Live At Cook County Jail ..should be in there.

Subject: RE: Top 5 Blues Albums
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 30 Mar 01 - 09:01 AM

Mississippi John Hurt's Avalon Blues should too.

Blues Killer, this is a tough one. Are you looking at overall, or Country Blues, Chicago Blues, Blues/Rock?

Subject: RE: Top 5 Blues Albums
From: Blues Killer
Date: 30 Mar 01 - 10:04 AM

Lets start of looking at overall!

Subject: RE: Top 5 Blues Albums
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 30 Mar 01 - 10:12 AM

No, I can't do this (done top ten some time ago and that wasn't enough!). It would mean choosing only 5 artists so I'd cheat and have the 4-LP Story of the Blues by Paul Oliver and another compilation,probably the Chess Blues Sampler for the fifth just for variety- but choosing 5 as "top" would be too hard. Big Bill's Blues by Broonzy and the Leadbelly Library of Congress sessions and the complete Robert Johnson are easy but which Sonny and Brownie, which Fred McDowell, no , I surrender...
RtS

Subject: RE: Top 5 Blues Albums
From: Mark Clark
Date: 30 Mar 01 - 10:17 AM

Killer, I'd suggest that you visit Bob Koester's Jazz Record Mart on North Wabash Street in Chicago and ask to see their blues albums. You really have to see them to understand. I'm guessing it would take several days just to glance at the cover of each blues album in their store. As for how long it would take to actually listen to them all in order to pass judgement, who can guess.

Don't misunderstand, I'm ready to begin the task. I may not live to hear the last one but what a way to go. Of course we could just ask Bob Koester which five are best, he probably has listened to them all. <g>

      - Mark