My blues series is a compilation of blues-rock albums, either obscure or somewhat recognisable from artists from the second wave of the British Blues revival, North America, Europe and Australia focusing mostly on the time period of the late '60 to the mid '70's.
The series is to put a spotlight on a specific album rather than the band in general and to bring attention the importance of that album and it's musical style, it's influenced and influences, and the impact it made on the music in that time period and scene either regional or on a larger scale and the contribution it made to rock in general, though be it on a small or grand scale.
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The series is to put a spotlight on a specific album rather than the band in general and to bring attention the importance of that album and it's musical style, it's influenced and influences, and the impact it made on the music in that time period and scene either regional or on a larger scale and the contribution it made to rock in general, though be it on a small or grand scale.
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Blues Series#1: Chain-Toward The Blues
Another great boogie blues band from Australia. Chain is somewhat in a legend in thier native home land. This 1971 release, Toward The Blues is heavily influenced from the Chicago and Texas blues. A real cooker. _0oJv_ArrrU MLkU-FjWx7U Q2Tcgsdexz8
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Blues Series#2: The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation-Doctor Dunbar's Prescription
UK journeyman drummer Aynsley Dunbar has contributed to numerous bands throughout his career including John Mayall, Jeff Beck(Truth), Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Journey(Mk.I), Jefferson Starship and Whitesnake. He had his own band focusing on the blues from '67-'70 releasing four albums and a...
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Blues Series#3: Jodo-Guts
Guts(1971) from UK heavy bluesers Jodo with engineering from Martin Birch(Black Sabbath, BOC, Deep Purple, etc) produced a great blues-rocker with fantastic vocal harmonies. ZKD6DhJ6DJ0 0e1CDiod1DI
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Blues Series#4: Groundhogs-Blues Obituary
Re: Blues Series#5: Groundhogs-Blues Obituary One of my all time favs Sox.:grinthumb
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Blues Series#5: Climax Blues Band-Tightly Knit
A lot of bands like Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After, Savoy Brown and others started out mainly playing the blues but on later releases these bands brought in other elements such as psych, jazz, and prog but still mainly focusing on the blues. One such band was the Climax Blues Band with thier...
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Blues Series#6: Outlaw Blues Band-Breaking In
Out of California, the Outlaw Blues Band's debut release Breaking In(1969) is electric laid back blues from the first side and a mixture of blues, jazz, and rock on side two. 3jvs_j7sap8 I5VAe60gKWA
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Blues Series#7: McKenna Mendelson Mainline-Stink
From Toronto, Canada, McKenna Mendelson Mainline pursued a record deal over in England. Signed to Liberty records, Stink was released in 1969. A great crowd pleasing live act the band toured with Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, and the Guess Who. V16Yi-RJ5Rc 6QcLZfBm1F0...
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Blues Series#8: Moloch-Moloch
Moloch s/t debut from 1969 is an amalgamation of rock, hard blues, psychedelia, and white boy soul. Recorded at the legendary Ardent studios in Memphis, Moloch laid down a rich stew of blues peppered with fiery guitar, fat organ, and taut drumming. 7Br6vdYY0To ebW05O9nEXU Bd6y4FQP6zQ...
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Blues Series#9: Chicken Shack-40 Blues Fingers, Freshly packed And Ready To Serve
Chicken Shack was another band that evolved from the 2nd wave of the British blues rival led by guitarist/vocalist Stan Webb and keyboardist/vocalist Christine Perfect(McVie) who later would join Fleetwood Mac. Blues rock in more of the traditional Chicago blues especially influenced by Freddie...
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Blues Series#10: Pacific Gas And Electric-Get It On
Best known for thier top 20 hit "Are You Ready?" from 1970, Pacific Gas And Electric from Los Angeles belted out the blues from thier first album, Get It On from 1969. Fronted by the powerful vocals of Charlie Allen and the great guitar playing of Glenn Schwartz who came over from the James Gang.
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Blues Series#11: Savoy Brown-Raw Sienna
^^Thanks Sox, I like the cover of that one...fits with my personality.:grinthumb
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Blues Series#12: Crosscut Saw-Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know
Crosscut Saw was a fan favourite on the southern rock circuit back in the day. From Tallahassee, Florida led by two charismatic frontmen, vocalist/harmonica Pat Ramsey and lead guitarist Julien Casper. Raw, southern swamp-sludge boogie blues. An absolute smoker. rU9KaKc6wOU sw6AdOOCljc...
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Blues Series#13: Sam Apple Pie-Sam Apple Pie
Another band from the British blues revival, Sam Apple Pie ran thier own club, "The Bottleneck Blues Club" in Walthamstow, England playing a mixture of blues and boogie. Blues-rock similar to that of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. Thier s/t debut from 1969 is high energy blues riffage and a couple...
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Blues Series#14: Juicy Lucy-Juicy Lucy
What a great band this was. Juicy Lucy formed in 1969 by steel guitarist Glenn Ross Campbell who had played in the garge/psych band The Misunderstood from California. The band moved to England and was "championed" by legendary DJ, John Peel. After the dissolve of the Misunderstood, Campbell...
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Blues Series#15: Love Sculpture-Blues Helping
Led by Welch guitarist/vocalist Dave Edmunds, Love Sculpture emerged from the British blues revival and released only two albums before Edmunds went onto a successful solo career as well as with teaming up with former pub rocker Nick Lowe, the bassist from Brinsley Schwarz to form Rockpile...
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Blues Series#16:The Paul Butterfield Blues Band:East-West
Released in 1966, this album is considered to have shattered the defination what the traditional blues should of sounded like. A era defining album that had a big influence on many that would follow like the Allman Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, the Grateful Dead, amongst others. The band cooks up an...
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Blues Series#17:Band Of Light-Total Union
Another great Australian heavy blues/boogie rock band interlaced with some wicked slide guitar. In 1973 they signed a recording contract with WEA and released two albums and one EP. They band toured extensivley in Australia with the likes of Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs, hard rockers Buffalo, and...
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Blues Series#18: Bakerloo-Bakerloo
Bakerloo was another product of the British blues boom led by guitarist/keys/harp musician Dave "Clem" Clempson, vocalist/bassist Terry Poole and drummer Keith Baker. Thier s/t debut from 1969 features progressive blues/boogie rock similar to that of Cream. Dave Clempson went onto Colesseum, a...
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Blues Series#19: Raven-Back To Ohio Blues
Recorded in Columbus, Ohio in 1975, Back To Ohio Blues is raging, primitive, drug fueled heavy blues/rock/punk centerd on themes of getting high, sex, and lashing out at the world. A dirty basement level recording in a biker bar. There is no doubt where leader Raven James came from. High powered...
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Blues Series#20: Short Cross-Arising
Short Cross out of Virginia, USA lays down heavy blues rock with brass sections similar to that of Savoy Brown's Raw Sienna. Arising from 1972, the band's only release was re-issued on the Italian label Akarma in 2000 with five bonus tracks which include a single from 1970. Great vocals and...
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Blues Series#21: Steamhammer-MK. II
Steamhammer was yet another band from the second wave(or third?) of the British blues revival. Thier s/t album(1969) was the standard blues rock with prog leanings. Led by vocalist/harp/guitarist Keiran White and guitarist Martin Pugh, the band made some line up changes for thier second album...
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Blues Series#22: Sweet Pain-Sweet Pain
Sweet Pain(UK) was more of a session than an actual group and was released in 1969. Members of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers assembled to record some hot 'n' heavy blues. The session consisted of saxophonist Dick Heckstall Smith who had played with...
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Blues Series#23: Fleetwood Mac-Then Play On
That particular track Sox I can hear the prelude that would later become the Fleetwood Mac sound on thier s/t album and Rumours. I agree, a US westcoast folk rock sound.
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Blues Series#24: Harvey Mandel-Baby Batter
Harvey "The Snake" Mandel got his first start with being the lead guitarist for blues harmonicist Charlie Musselwhite and then released a couple of instrumental albums in the late '60's before joining Canned Heat for a couple of years and then teamed up with John Mayall for "USA Union" and "Back...
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Blues Series#25: Bloomfield Kooper Stills-Super Sessions
Considered another ground breaking album from the late '60's, this recording is more a session than it is an actual band. Guitarist Mike Bloomfield had played on Paul Butterfield Blues Band's s/t debut in 1965 and was recruited by Bob Dylan for Highway 61 Revisited the same year. 1966, East-West...
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Blues Series#26: Black Cat Bones-Barbed Wire Sandwich
Although Wolf posted this band/album in his '70's Obscure Heavy Rock thread I think they should be mentioned as certain members went onto other significant bands. Black Cat Bones were formed in 1966 by Paul Kossoff, Derek and Stuart Brooks, and later Simon Kirke and played the London club...
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Blues Series#27: Gov't Mule-The Deep End, Volume 1
Fans of the Allman Brothers should be familiar with three original members of Gov't Mule, guitarist Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody and former Dicky Betts band drummer Matt Abts. Sadly Allen Woody was found dead in his NYC hotel room in 2000 of an "undetermined cause." The band had doubts...
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Blues series#28: Five Horse Johnson-No.6 Dance
Shall we keep it going for 2000's? I think so. From (Holy) Toledo, Ohio, Five Horse Johnson is swaggering heavy southern blues rock influenced by Blackfoot, Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Black Crowes and a shot of Zeppelin and Sabbath. Boisterous and brash, these greasy bad boys really know how to barbeque...
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