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The Dark Elf
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Topic: Progressive Blues Posted: May 08 2015 at 18:02 |
Progressive Blues. We've talked about it previously. I think it exists. Here are several examples of great tunes that I believe go beyond the basic structure of the blues and make it something else altogether, while still maintaining a foot or two in the century-old style. This is a multiple choice exam because I, myself, could not possibly just pick one. I'll probably do another long-ass follow-up poll, so if you have suggestions, mention them. I have many more myself. Whippin' Post - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSuoW8MTbZY Nothing Is Easy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoSOuYNNXjU&feature=related Split, Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3pLU2kkwnc&feature=relmfu Waiting for the Big One - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvxt4gntXC0 When the Levee Breaks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbrjRKB586s Country Mile - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52yQ7OFDSYQ Green Manalishi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTvKaLW5bu8 Going Down - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3svU25RkBNE Bridge of Sighs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g9Hs3rnd6s No One to Depend On - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYc-zH0Ak6Q&feature=related I Can't Keep From Crying - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcJZ4YXN9gI Burning of the Midnight Lamp - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvtZuhv0Mzs I Want You (She's So Heavy) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ-FsBvz4i8 Electricity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8eRDkiwGMM Trouble Every Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=girnJH7tvpM Room to Move - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLp0AsKXMEs Of these, my favorites are Nothing is Easy, Green Manalishi and When the Levee Breaks. And Bridge of Sighs. And I Can't Keep from Crying. Oh f*ck! Edited by The Dark Elf - May 08 2015 at 22:21 |
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twosteves
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Posted: May 08 2015 at 18:08 |
Peter Gabriel Car is my fav album of his and love Waiting for the Big one
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silverpot
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Posted: May 08 2015 at 19:49 |
Oh, The Green Manalishi! A favorite of mine along with Oh, Well.
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tboyd1802
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Posted: May 08 2015 at 19:51 |
I'll go with the Allman Brothers on this one. In particular, I love the Whippin Floss version on YCDTOSA 2 by Zappa.
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tszirmay
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Posted: May 08 2015 at 19:52 |
Bridge of Sighs , a real classic !
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twalsh
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Posted: May 08 2015 at 20:21 |
Really tough choice! Jeff beck by a hair, closely followed by Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers and the Beatles.
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More heavy prog, please!
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Pastmaster
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Posted: May 08 2015 at 20:49 |
When the Levee Breaks, one of my favorite Zeppelin songs.
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: May 08 2015 at 21:15 |
Groundhogs and F Mac
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Ian
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Dellinger
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Posted: May 08 2015 at 21:54 |
Don't know most of this songs. However, though I really love "When the Levee Breaks", whenever I hear something about blues and Led Zeppelin, the one that I want to hear is "Since I've been Loving You"... even though I know very little blues, so far this is my favourite blues song... even if a traditional blues fan would want to burn me for heresy.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: May 08 2015 at 22:18 |
There's nothing at all wrong with "Since I've Been Loving You", it's a really good blues tune; however, it is fairly standard as far as British blues goes. What Zeppelin does to "When the Levee Breaks" compared to the original by Memphis Minnie (1929) is quite revolutionary and, well, progressive. Memphis Minnie/Joe McCoy version: Zeppelin version: Edited by The Dark Elf - May 08 2015 at 22:27 |
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Svetonio
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Posted: May 08 2015 at 22:52 |
Two perfect examples of Progressive Blues and two amazing live vids from the same gig at an open air venue called Bašta SKC in Belgrade, 06/06/2000. I was there.
Both songs are composed by the guitarist R.M. Točak and recorded for the fist time in 1974 / 1975, and released at Smak debut album (1975). Edited by Svetonio - May 08 2015 at 23:37 |
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sublime220
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Posted: May 08 2015 at 23:16 |
Levee>Whippin' Post>Bridge Of Sigh>Electricity
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: May 08 2015 at 23:42 |
Just boppin' around YouTube looking for stuff for the next poll, and I found this video of Frank Marino, one of my guitar gods when I was a teenager. I don't know how progressive a blues tune this is, but it is damn great. Frank was on his own little planet on this one:
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Progosopher
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Posted: May 09 2015 at 01:20 |
Going with a non-prog artist here - The Allman Brothers. Their twin guitar attack and extended jams elevated the Blues into the stratosphere. Lots of good selections here. If you like When the Levee Breaks, you should check out Buckwheat Zydeco's version, at least as good as Led Zeppelin's; different but with more soul. John Mayall's Room to Move is also a great one.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Progosopher
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Posted: May 09 2015 at 01:54 |
Those two Smak clips are really cool. That Frank Marino set is AWESOME. My mind would have completely blown out if I saw that as a teenager. Even now in my jaded middle age it's pretty mind blowing.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Kirillov
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Posted: May 09 2015 at 02:15 |
Gone for Split part 2 in this poll
I've always felt that early Allman Bros were somewhat proggy, especially on the songs 'Dreams' and 'Liz Reed'. |
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addictedtoprog
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Posted: May 09 2015 at 05:42 |
Whippin' Post.
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Raff
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Posted: May 09 2015 at 05:50 |
Another vote for the magnificent "Whippin' Post"
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Svetonio
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Posted: May 09 2015 at 06:57 |
Probably you will like also this 1976 live version of Šumadijski Blues with a beautiful Hammond organ solo in this ancient tv documentary "Smak in America" (8:00 - 15:40) : Edited by Svetonio - May 09 2015 at 07:11 |
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Imperial Zeppelin
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Posted: May 09 2015 at 07:43 |
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
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"Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl."
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