Right, recommendations time!

[White-Noise]

OK we all love going on about our favourite artists. I need something new exciting and refreshing but I dont know where to look. I like different styles of music and am open minded - but I am looking for something along the lines of either of the following 2:

More blues! I cant get enough of it but cant seem to find anything that hits the spot besides Stevie Ray Vaughan. Dont like Hendrix, Clapton doesnt really do it for me and Muddy Waters etc are a bit too old for me.

The other area I am looking for something is altogether different. Dance/DnB/Acid Jazz types. Been listening to a lot of Pendulum, LTJ Bukem, Hed Kandi, Jamiroquai, Hospital Records, Sambass, but again its getting stale - can anyone help me out??

Any suggestions gratefully received and investigated! Cheers Chris.

[Kinky]

White-Noise said:

More blues! I cant get enough of it but cant seem to find anything that hits the spot besides Stevie Ray Vaughan. Dont like Hendrix, Clapton doesnt really do it for me and Muddy Waters etc are a bit too old for me.

Rory Gallagher.

Enough said

[White-Noise]

Kinky said:

White-Noise said:

More blues! I cant get enough of it but cant seem to find anything that hits the spot besides Stevie Ray Vaughan. Dont like Hendrix, Clapton doesnt really do it for me and Muddy Waters etc are a bit too old for me.

Rory Gallagher.

Enough said

Thanks mate, looks promising from what I saw on youtube. Makes me want to pick up my guitar but it never sounds quite right

[Kinky]

White-Noise said:

Makes me want to pick up my guitar but it never sounds quite right

Yeah - don't I just know it

[Kinky]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JdkuHgSzNhg

[White-Noise]

Kinky said:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JdkuHgSzNhg

Got you surfing around on there now I bet!

Me too

[Kinky]

White-Noise said:

Got you surfing around on there now I bet!

Note to self: Pop into HMV at lunchtime tomorrow, to see what new Rory Gallagher CDs I can pick up

K

P.S. And the new AC/DC cd too.

[whirligig]

There were some top recommendations on this thread from a while back

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

Early Clapton, Ry Cooder, Robert Cray, Jeff Healey, etc etc

[Jonny671]

Guru Josh Project - Infinity '08.

Or 'Thievery Corporation' do some good stuff you might like.

[Kinky]

whirligig said:

There were some top recommendations on this thread from a while back

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

Early Clapton, Ry Cooder, Robert Cray, Jeff Healey, etc etc

At least I'm consistent ..... I recommended Rory on that thread to

As did a few others

[scott.s]

Pince's rainbow children for funky blues

[smiller]

Just had a thought,

I know I've searched on u-tube before, and found nothing of interest, but trawl Amazon etc for an album called "OK, Ken" by the outfit Chicken Shack.

The guy who set it all up, Stan Webb, was - at the time - the equal of Peter Green in terms of his grasp of electric blues guitar, and had Christine Perfect on keyboard and John McVie on bass (so basically the genesis of Fleetwood Mac).

It's very raw, but really very good.

Try it (just for the Steptoe & Son intros if nothing else.......)

[White-Noise]

Thanks a lot everyone will take a look over the weekend

[CommanderJameson]

Ry Cooder should provide you with some aural honey.

[Dai Capp]

Not a new record by any means but New Fast Automatic Daffodils did a CD called Pigeonhole that was really cool. I also have a soft spot for Stakka Bo's Supermarket CD as well.

Could be worth a listen...

Cheers

Dc

[Bob Loblaw]

If you're into Stevie Ray Vaughan, try Kenny Wayne Shepherd - some call him a Stevie Ray imitator but he's a fantastic guitar player nonetheless.

Or try Johnny Lang, or Joe Bonamassa.

Or to keep the texas blues feel, 70's ZZ Top

[V12Les]

DnB? Well i've mentioned The Brookes Brothers a few times here n there and they're starting to get some daytime air play on Radio 1 now.Got a single (tear you down) coming out next month and an album early next year. Check out:
http://www.myspace.com/brookesbrothers

[suthol]

+1 for Rory.

What about a bit of Seasick Steve, good earthy blues