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30 Mar 01 - 12:13 AM (#428970) Subject: Top 5 Blues Albums From: GUEST,Blues Killer I was wondering what the list of the top 5 blues albums would look like. Any thoughts? |
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30 Mar 01 - 12:16 AM (#428972) Subject: RE: Top 5 Blues Albums From: Justa Picker BB King - Live At Cook County Jail ..should be in there. |
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30 Mar 01 - 09:01 AM (#429168) Subject: RE: Top 5 Blues Albums From: Steve Latimer 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?
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30 Mar 01 - 10:04 AM (#429209) Subject: RE: Top 5 Blues Albums From: Blues Killer Lets start of looking at overall! |
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30 Mar 01 - 10:12 AM (#429220) Subject: RE: Top 5 Blues Albums From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler 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 |
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30 Mar 01 - 10:17 AM (#429225) Subject: RE: Top 5 Blues Albums From: Mark Clark 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 |