Rockin Blues'd: Lesson 4our: Blues is the roots, others are just fruits.

Nov 20, 2009

Lesson 4our: Blues is the roots, others are just fruits.

"A lot of people wonder what is the blues, now I'm gonna tell you what the blues is. When you aint got no moneys, you got the blues.A lot of people go about 'I dont got no blues', but when you dont have the money to pay for you house or buy you some food, you DAMN sure got the blues.Cause you're thinkin evil.When you think evil, you think about the blues" Howlin Wolf(1910-1976).

Pada aku musik ni macam harta karun. Die ade kat mane2, tapi ko kene cari. Kene korek sendiri. Masalahnya 'the industry' produce more garbage every passing day, resultnya harta2 karun nie makin tebal timbunan atasnya.Lagi susah nak korek, or more precise, buat org tak nak korek. Org biasa akan puas hati dgn 'tanah'je, sbb senang nk jumpa. And the gem will be forgotten..

And this particular gem, take me 20 years of living to notice and appreciate it. Takde musik lain yg sentuh aku cam blues. A song from the heart for the heart. Simple tp teramatlah natural dan powerful. Takdela macam lagu2 yg aku dgr dlm radio skrg, plastik gile dgn lirik2 dah beratus kali recycle(tp skrg dorg pkai skin 'indie' nk jual lagu) sampai aku dah tak dengar lagu dah, apa yg aku dgr hanya'Belilah lagu ni, xbli album single pon xpe. Korg suke lagu ni sbb ni lagu cinta. Cinta tu best.Tp jgn lupe beli lagu ni'.Haha. Kentot katak bagi aku lagi menarik.

Blues is started by the blacks kt America. Mase ni dorg dah bebas drpd slavery tp still didiskriminasi oleh the white. Hidup dorg miskin dan susah so dorg main lagu nk hiburkan hati. Nyanyi ape yg dorg rase, ape dlm hati dorg. Mase ni la muncul legend2 blues, antaranya Son House ngan Robert Johnson(RJ).

RJ ni antara blues

man fevret aku, yg paling legendary. Mesti korg pernah dgr 'sell your soul to the devil/rock n roll' kan. Mamat nie ar orgnya. Org cakap die tukar roh die kt devil kt satu crossroad kt Missisipi, in exchange die jadi the greatest bluesman ever lived. Skrg dah lebih 70 tahun die mati, takde sape brani cakap die boleh main gitar/blues lagi power dr RJ. Dienye lagu sikit je, dlm 30+ gitu.Sume gitar kapok+vokal+foot tapping kadang2. Gambar die pon ade 2 je yg wujud. Selain tu sume official record pasal die macam blur. Kira kalau xde rekod lagu ngan gambar tu dia jadi macam mitos je la. Cam unikorn. Lagu2 die pon,'Me and the devil blues','Hellhound on my trail','Crossroad blues' cam mengiyakan the devil legend. Aku ade jumpe manga pasal RJ, tp bukan 100% tepat ar..die cakap 'the unreal life of Robert Johnson'. Ade 2 vol. but so far aku jumpe vol. 1 je.Macam terbaca dorg takde planning utk sambung citer tu, walaupun tak habis lg. Gonna post the link, manga and some of RJ finest. Oh, and by the way, korg maybe will be interested on some other old legendary bluesman cam BB King, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Water and Son House. Ataupun kalau korg xleh stomach lagu2 lame, try John Spencer Blues Explosion or King Brothers(jepun).Diorg fuse blues ngan rocknroll/punk.

Tips utk dgr blues: Takyah dgr pakai mata, takyah dgr pakai telinga. Dgr pakai hati, dan blues akan ubah idup korg.

Blues Boys Tune-BB King and his guitar, Lucille. Crite pasal Lucille ni pun best gak, lain kali ar aku crite. Ni lah kuase blues, 10 album MCR atau A7X pon xleh lwn satu lagu ni. Dienye aura, memang antara 'Kings' of blues.