I thought it was about time to try this. I've accumulated a large enough stack of Blues DVDs to find myself in a similar position as when I first started collecting 45's. I'm playing them a lot and buying more as fast as I can. I used to get my hands on stuff just to look at on rare occasions and have as part of my overall collection.
Once I began playing the discs on my computer as I wrote, however, my habits changed quickly. There's something about being able to take a quick break and look at something other than my own writing. This way I don't even have to look away from the monitor, so my attention stays where it belongs.
Let us know about what kind of stuff you have and how much you play it.
Right now I've got on...
John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band - Live at B.L.U.E.S.
I picked this up at John's Pittsburgh show last Friday. The same band on this as on tour and they keep the groove moving. Some tasty amplified acoustic slide starts things off with a decided Elmore James flavor. Primer then picks up the electric and gets down and dirty as well as greasy, gritty and funky.
The setlist includes James, Robert Johnson, Ben Harper and John Mayer. It all works for me.
The camera work and overall production are primitive, but that's part of the appeal. The viewer definitely gets the feel for a crowded, hot, sweaty and smoky Chicago Blues Bar. Great stuff.
Once I began playing the discs on my computer as I wrote, however, my habits changed quickly. There's something about being able to take a quick break and look at something other than my own writing. This way I don't even have to look away from the monitor, so my attention stays where it belongs.
Let us know about what kind of stuff you have and how much you play it.
Right now I've got on...
John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band - Live at B.L.U.E.S.
I picked this up at John's Pittsburgh show last Friday. The same band on this as on tour and they keep the groove moving. Some tasty amplified acoustic slide starts things off with a decided Elmore James flavor. Primer then picks up the electric and gets down and dirty as well as greasy, gritty and funky.
The setlist includes James, Robert Johnson, Ben Harper and John Mayer. It all works for me.
The camera work and overall production are primitive, but that's part of the appeal. The viewer definitely gets the feel for a crowded, hot, sweaty and smoky Chicago Blues Bar. Great stuff.
