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Past Lives & the Honky Tonk Blues
Jan. 9th, 2007 10:15 pm
My rather eclectic taste in music is part of what convinced me that reincarnation is reality. Why else would a lower-middle-class white chick know anything about the blues? I liked the blues before Ralph Macchio was in Crossroads, and before I ended up in Memphis - that was just where I got educated.
I like the starkness of the Delta blues better - just a voice & a little guitar, but damn, Muddy Waters & Howlin' Wolf are so... damned... good. Hair-raising. It's funny, though, to hear songs like Bring It On Home done by Sonny Boy Williamson & prop it up against Led Zeppelin. Robert Plant did a decent imitation of Williamson's warbling intro - beyond that, even though I have always and will always love the Golden God - Plant's voice is no match for Williamson. It's not even fair to put Plant up against Howlin' Wolf. Killing Floor was his loooong before Led Zeppelin was born.
I got the Chess Box Set, 1947 - 1967 today. It was kind of like leaping into the void for me as far as not knowing what was on the CD's - if it was going to be outtakes or B-sides or frequently covered modern crap. There's a couple of tunes by John Lee Hooker, & a lot of Waters & Wolf (they were Chess' big sellers of the day), but it's also cool to hear Memphis Minnie & sweet, sweet Etta James.
I'm on vacation now, so I'll have time to explore the music a little. Finished staining Ed's tank trim. Rob was trying to widen the bolt-holes on the security gate in my room & managed to put the drill through my window. So much for a stress-free break from work. If it's not work, it's the in-laws. I cannot win. The Universe obviously wants me to go bat-shit crazy. Ah well. I called in sick for two nights, so my vacation hasn't officially started yet. Tomorrow, which would be day 1, is going to be spent dealing w/the in-laws trying to get my window fixed.
I got some stuff cleared off my desk - more coloring books to scan into the hard-drive. They've been sitting on my desk since late August. Feels good to get rid of them. I also closed my myspace account. I keep saying, "I don't have time for this or that" so I'm going to gradually start eliminating all the things that eat up my time. myspace was a big one. So was okcupid - that account is also closed. WoW is sacred space - don't even go there!
I like the starkness of the Delta blues better - just a voice & a little guitar, but damn, Muddy Waters & Howlin' Wolf are so... damned... good. Hair-raising. It's funny, though, to hear songs like Bring It On Home done by Sonny Boy Williamson & prop it up against Led Zeppelin. Robert Plant did a decent imitation of Williamson's warbling intro - beyond that, even though I have always and will always love the Golden God - Plant's voice is no match for Williamson. It's not even fair to put Plant up against Howlin' Wolf. Killing Floor was his loooong before Led Zeppelin was born.
I got the Chess Box Set, 1947 - 1967 today. It was kind of like leaping into the void for me as far as not knowing what was on the CD's - if it was going to be outtakes or B-sides or frequently covered modern crap. There's a couple of tunes by John Lee Hooker, & a lot of Waters & Wolf (they were Chess' big sellers of the day), but it's also cool to hear Memphis Minnie & sweet, sweet Etta James.
I'm on vacation now, so I'll have time to explore the music a little. Finished staining Ed's tank trim. Rob was trying to widen the bolt-holes on the security gate in my room & managed to put the drill through my window. So much for a stress-free break from work. If it's not work, it's the in-laws. I cannot win. The Universe obviously wants me to go bat-shit crazy. Ah well. I called in sick for two nights, so my vacation hasn't officially started yet. Tomorrow, which would be day 1, is going to be spent dealing w/the in-laws trying to get my window fixed.
I got some stuff cleared off my desk - more coloring books to scan into the hard-drive. They've been sitting on my desk since late August. Feels good to get rid of them. I also closed my myspace account. I keep saying, "I don't have time for this or that" so I'm going to gradually start eliminating all the things that eat up my time. myspace was a big one. So was okcupid - that account is also closed. WoW is sacred space - don't even go there!
