Post Tagged with: "Blues Rock"

Blue Largo – ‘Got to Believe’ (2022)

Blue Largo – ‘Got to Believe’ (2022)

Blue Largo’s ‘Got to Believe’ is an album of sheer soulful joy, as this tight San Diego ensemble rocks, rolls, rumbles and tumbles through 11 tunes.

John Mayall – ‘Road Show Blues’ (1980; 2022 reissue)

John Mayall – ‘Road Show Blues’ (1980; 2022 reissue)

Through it all, John Mayall resisted the commercial call and just played a mean, authentic and very defiant British boogie-rocking and heaven-sent blues.

Cactus – ‘The Birth of Cactus 1970’ (2022)

Cactus – ‘The Birth of Cactus 1970’ (2022)

Their first studio album rocked. But ‘The Birth of Cactus 1970,’ recorded at the band’s very first gig, is quite simply incendiary.

Why J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton’s ‘The Road to Escondido’ Still Resonates

Why J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton’s ‘The Road to Escondido’ Still Resonates

Released 15 years ago this week, J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton’s ‘The Road to Escondido’ was the kind of record I would not have “gotten” in my teens.

ElectroBluesSociety featuring Boo Boo Davis, “Bye Baby Bye Bye” (2021): One Track Mind

ElectroBluesSociety featuring Boo Boo Davis, “Bye Baby Bye Bye” (2021): One Track Mind

ElectroBluesSociety and Boo Boo Davis make the perfect combination: the former supplies the groove and the latter brings the grit.

How Paul Butterfield Deftly Blended Blues and Psychedelia on ‘East-West’

How Paul Butterfield Deftly Blended Blues and Psychedelia on ‘East-West’

Paul Butterfield Blues Band’s ‘East-West’ was released 55 years ago this month, opening doors not just for the blues but all of rock.

Mike Zito – ‘Resurrection’ (2021)

Mike Zito – ‘Resurrection’ (2021)

That blues spirit is alive and well inside Mike Zito and with ‘Resurrection,’ he spreads that healing feeling to anyone within earshot of his music.

Barista – ‘Open Sesame Vol. 2: Press Rewind’ (2021)

Barista – ‘Open Sesame Vol. 2: Press Rewind’ (2021)

Barista, the recording name of Turkish musician Bahadir Han Eryilmaz, deconstructs the barriers between blues, classic and prog rock.

Patrick Ames – ‘The Virtualistics’ (2021)

Patrick Ames – ‘The Virtualistics’ (2021)

Patrick Ames’ ‘The Virtualistics’ encompasses the good and bad of the pandemic, but the overriding message is hope.

Ruben Blades, Nick Finzer, Joe Bailey + Others: Five for the Road

Ruben Blades, Nick Finzer, Joe Bailey + Others: Five for the Road

Ruben Blades, Nick Finzer and Joe Bailey are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.