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Post by wezzywest on Apr 15, 2013 19:38:16 GMT
Hi, who`s your favourite bottle neck slide player and your favourite album by them?
I am posting this in the hope i get some varied answers, so i can broaden my listening of slide guitar players.
Cheers .
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Post by Michael Messer on Apr 15, 2013 20:23:14 GMT
Hi wezzywest,
A while ago we decided to put a 'no lists' policy in place on this forum. This was due to 'what's your favourite guitar...record...singer...etc' threads that were nothing but lists of names of songs, guitars...etc. We had to stop them because they just cluttered up an interesting and useful forum.
I am happy for people to answer your question, but not in the form of a list. For any of us to recommend some artists for you to listen to, we could do with a bit of direction. What sort of slide guitar music are you interested in and who do you listen to?
The 'What are you listening to' thread on the Music Row section of this forum has lots of interesting and diverse stuff on there, much of which is slide and steel guitar related.
Shine On
Michael.
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Post by wezzywest on Apr 15, 2013 20:44:36 GMT
Thanks for the reply Michael. Sorry i didn`t realise about the no lists policy. I am new to slide playing and just bought my first resonator. I love acoustic blues/Delta and country blues and spent thousands of hours listening to John Hurt, Blind Blake Gary Davies etc .I am now m and listening more and more to Blind Willie Johnson, Son House and Bukka white. So i am looking for other bluesmen who play slide, to check out.
If the the thread has to be pulled then no problem Michael, i will be checking out the Music Row section o a regular basis.
Cheers.
ps; enjoying your `introduction to Blues Side Guitar`.
Thanks once again.
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Post by Michael Messer on Apr 15, 2013 22:02:14 GMT
Hi wezzywest,
No problem, there is no reason why you should know about the lists rule. I had to do it because the forum was getting overrun by threads of lists.
It looks to me like you are finding all the right players. I think that a good way to find new people to listen to is to get compilation albums of slide guitar. I was involved with a couple a few years ago that we're released by the now defunct Catfish Records. I am sure that a Google search will turn them up. Classic Slide Guitar Blues volumes 1 & 2, Catfish Records.
.....thanks, I am pleased you are enjoying the DVD.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by wezzywest on Apr 16, 2013 9:40:10 GMT
Thanks for the headsup. I will check them out. Cheers.
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Post by Bottleneck John on Apr 16, 2013 13:30:05 GMT
There's a Swedish guy called Göran Wennerbrandt who plays some stunning beautiful slide on Eric Bibb's two early albums: Spirit & the Blues and Good Stuff. (from 1994 & 97 on Opus3 records)
Check that out sometime if you find the CD's.
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Post by wezzywest on Apr 16, 2013 16:37:16 GMT
Thanks for that i will check it out. I have some Eric Bibb stuff but not his latest album.
Cheers.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2013 16:54:12 GMT
You wouldn't go far wrong listening to bottleneck john, or various other esteemed members.
TT
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Post by blackjack on Apr 16, 2013 16:58:46 GMT
Hi Wizzywest,
Difficult question to answer. Are we looking at acoustic for electric? What mood are you in? For what it is worth my choice would be a predictable with Robert Johnson on the acoustic front. Mainly because of the way he blends the slide into the rhythm, it sounds simple,but is hard to do (or for me to do,is probably more accurate !!). Although I love Elmore James and Earl Hooker there is no doubt in my mind that my all time favorite is Robert Nighthawk. I would do a deal with the devil for that tone - see you down at the crossroads !! Cheers, Jack.
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Post by Michael Messer on Apr 16, 2013 23:28:00 GMT
Blackjack is right - that the best route is the one of personal discovery. While we can all point you in the direction of our favourite players, the moment and mood has to be right for us to appreciate new music.
Having said that, no blues slide guitarist's collection could be complete without some of Mississippi Fred McDowell's music in it.
Shine On
Michael.
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Post by bod on Apr 18, 2013 20:56:13 GMT
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Post by wezzywest on Apr 19, 2013 12:39:22 GMT
Thanks for that mate, so great stuff there. Cheers. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2013 10:43:05 GMT
Hi wezzywest -
have a look through the What are you listening to. Lots of great slide playing there.
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Post by michaelsegui on May 6, 2013 15:23:16 GMT
Mississippi Fred McDowell's cd STEAKBONE SLIDE GUITAR which was originally released as the Transatlantic album "In London, Vol. 2."
Fred solo on electric guitar just after he switched over from acoustic.
It is always in the top 3 of my all time favourite records.
I am on my 3rd copy of it...
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Post by wezzywest on May 9, 2013 12:52:15 GMT
Mississippi Fred McDowell's cd STEAKBONE SLIDE GUITAR which was originally released as the Transatlantic album "In London, Vol. 2." Fred solo on electric guitar just after he switched over from acoustic. It is always in the top 3 of my all time favourite records. I am on my 3rd copy of it... Thanks for the heads up on the album. I have a listen on itunes, really good stuff. Just ordered the CDoff Amazon. Cheers. |
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