A Blues Salute To Black Sabbath
(Originally Posted on http://www.ameriblues.com/) “Black Sabbath’s major contribution has been to successfully capture the gist of specifically seventies culture through their music. They relate to this impersonal, mechanical decade much as Delta bluesman and their Chicago spin-offs related to their eras; by synthesizing collective feelings and giving their contemporaries hope by revealing the disaffection that … Read more
The Future Of The Blues, Another Opinion
(Originally Posted on http://www.ameriblues.com/) A lot has been written lately regarding the “future of the blues”. The Wall Street Journal recently published an article titled “Lamenting the Future of the Blues” where writer Jim Fusilli basically spelled out how the genre is “like an endangered species” (and that was a quote from Buddy Guy). In … Read more
The Yardbirds Interview & Concert Review
(Originally Posted on http://www.ameriblues.com/) (New York, NY) On Wednesday May 26th, 2010, patrons of B.B. King’s Blues Club and Grill were treated to 60s-style blues and rock…of the British variety. With only two of the original members still intact (rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja and drummer Jim McCarty), on paper, The Yardbirds are one of those … Read more
Exile On Main St. (Deluxe Edition), CD Review
(Originally Posted on http://www.ameriblues.com/) (New York, NY) The Rolling Stones’ EXILE ON MAIN ST. is an album that has been the subject of much debate over the years. It was released in May of 1972, after a string of three wildly successful studio efforts, and was greeted with lukewarm reviews. Since then it has found … Read more
Beck & Clapton Rock NYC!!!
(Originally Posted on http://www.ameriblues.com/) (New York, NY) This past week, almost exactly two years after New York City’s Madison Square Garden housed three historic concerts by two of England’s most influential rockers, the venue known as “The World’s Most Famous Arena” once again hosted a legendary team up of British rock (and blues) royalty. On … Read more
The Tragic Tale Of The Green God
(Originally Posted on http://www.ameriblues.com/ in 2009) Ironically by the mid-1960s good ol’ fashion American blues and rock ‘n’ roll had become the music of choice for England’s budding young musical talent. Bands like The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds and The Bluesbreakers were putting a very British and very “white” twist on one of America’s only … Read more
