How has it been so many months since I last posted on here?! Well sadly that would be a combination of being busy at work and having so much going on in my life. Since I last posted, I have changed jobs, bought my first car, my wonderful girlfriend has finished University and is closing in on graduating with a 2:1 and I have tuned 23 back in January. Anyway, moving on, you will have noticed the name of this post. Now please don't worry about me I am OK the title is simply a reference to one of my favourite genre of music; the blues.
Now when I pick up any of my guitars, my first jam is always a simple generic 12 bar blues with a lot of improve and blues licks thrown in for good measure. I particularly love to play Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix riffs such as "Hey Joe" and "Pride and Joy" and "Life by the drop". I love grunge, rock and metal but I feel that blues has such emotion and sincerity that many genres just can't quite reach. The contrast of the simplicity and intricacy of blues rhythm and lead works so well and there is a reason why a 12 bar blues is such a classic and long-lasting concept.
Now, If you're "not a blues person" I'll leave you with just one simple task, give it a try, I would strongly recommend Stevie Ray Vaughan or Hendrix or Clapton. If you don't feel like you are part of the song by the second listen, I'd be very surprised. And failing that, you can always listen to the king of kings, the god of gods, prognosticator of prognosticators (niche film joke there), the great, the banshee like, the other-worldly: Chris Cornell.
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