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Title: Blues or rock 'n' roll???
Post by Tumbling Dijs on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 2:00pm

Blues or Rock 'n' Roll??

Just curious what all of you Stonesfans here prefer, blues or rock 'n' roll.
At home I prefer to listen to the blues, and much less to rock 'n' roll.
At a concert however I prefer rock 'n' roll, the rawer and louder, the better, and please please skip the ballads.
On the other hand however, the Stones with Buddy Guy on SAL was maybe the best performance I've seen in years.
So it's obvious, I can't make up my mind between let's say Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry (although Chuck did some great blues too)
What's your opinion on this?

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Post by Ginda on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 2:15pm

At this point in my life I listen to the blues most often. And at any point in my life I would have preferred Muddy over Chuck. I listen to Howlin' Wolf quite often - with Buddy and Muddy thrown in for good measure.

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Post by Heart Of Stone on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 2:44pm

The blues had a baby & they called it Rock & Roll, I think that comes from Johnny Winter, Rock & roll is basically 12 bar blues.

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Post by Bitch on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 3:16pm

Rock & Roll for me, and some Blues mixed in, but I'm basically a rock chick.

I love Rock & Roll,
so put another dime in the juke box baby!
I love Rock & Roll,
so come on take your time and dance with me!
The beat was going strong,
playing my favorite song,
and I could tell it wouldnt be long
till he was with me, yeah me,
singing I love Rock & Roll...

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Post by riffkeither on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 3:41pm

Both !!

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Title: Re: Blues or rock 'n' roll???
Post by Gazza on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 3:52pm

"Fuck the rock - I want the roll"

"They forgot the roll and they only kept the rock. The roll’s the whole damn thing dude, the rock is nothing, deal with it, the roll is king. Unfortunately most cats don’t get behind the roll."

- Keith Richards

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Post by texile on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 3:57pm

Rock and Roll,
I can only take the blues in doses, and it has to be funky - like Stevie Ray or Buddy Guy......otherwise, its lead-footed to me.

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Post by Some Guy on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 4:07pm

Rock!

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Post by sweetcharmedlife on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 4:14pm

Bet you didn't think i knew how to rock 'n' roll.
Oh, i got the boogie-woogie right down in my very soul.
There ain't no need for me to be a wallflower,
'cause now i'm living on blues power.

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Post by Honky Tonk Man on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 4:45pm

Rock n' Roll all the way.

I'll take Chuck, Elvis and Buddy over BB King and Muddy Waters any day

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Post by platter on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 4:58pm

classical

:pullanolte

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Post by Bitch on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 5:34pm

Keef once said "MICK is the rock and I am the roll' I'm sure he said this. MICK ROCKS! KEEF ROLLS! But KEEF rocks too, and MICK rolls sometimes, and thats why I love those boys!

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Post by Gazza on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 6:24pm

Most of what passes for 'rock' is boring and soulless. If it doesn't swing, its not my thing.

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Post by nankerphelge on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 6:48pm

Blues versus RnR?

Hmmmmmmmmm..........

A very DEEP question.
Very dependent on mood, surroundings, circumstances, amount of alcohol consumed, etc.

Sometimes, when you've had a really bad day

Or a real BAD day

Blues can ease that pain.

Or it can make your blues turn to drink...

If you are with friends, and you want to liven it up some, blues ain't doin' it.
You need some rock.
You need to let your inner Angus out

Although, sometimes, some wicked blues at a concert is heavenly!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmVW94UWgBg

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Post by Sioux on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 9:00am

Both.

But not all of both.

We all have our favorites. :)

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Post by Jesus Christ on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 11:27am

Heart Of Stone wrote on Mar 10^th, 2010 at 2:44pm:

The blues had a baby & they called it Rock & Roll, I think that comes from Johnny Winter, Rock & roll is basically 12 bar blues.

Actually Muddy Waters said that - but Johnny Winter was producing, so I'm sure he'd agree (Hard Again, Blue Sky 1977)

Put me down for BLUES. "Rock & Roll", unfortunately, encompasses a lot of absolute trash.

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Post by Zack on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 11:54am

My favorite Cream song is Four Until Late. Favorite ZZ Top song is Dust My Broom.

White Boy Blues, baby. East-West.

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Post by uncleson on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 3:42pm

Love both. lately Ive been listening to allot of Howlin Wolf and Ellmore James.

:smilebrian

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Post by MrPleasant on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 5:37pm

I've got the digital blues, my soul is just another number

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Post by sweetcharmedlife on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 7:13pm

It's only rock & roll....But I got the blues......Both work for me, :wow

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Post by Paranoid Android on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 7:16pm

I love the Blues when The Stones play them...but by nature i am a rocker...Mod...Punk...or roller...whatever.

I agree (as there is any viable argument) with those that say that there is alot of crap out there under the banner of RnR...but there is so much out there that is quite brilliant and surprisingly still not known by the masses...usually by the time they are known...it is "Yesterday's Paper" and quite bland...

I enjoy about 90% of the music i hear on Sirius 25, LSUG...it has turned me on to so much new stuff and an incredible amount of older and real old stuff too!!!

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Post by Kilroy on Mar 11^th, 2010 at 8:31pm

Rock and Roll Baby, Give Me my Dose Of Jerry Lee, Little Richard, Chuck, and I'll come back to life...........I love the blues but it Brings me down........... :blankfriggingstare1
I guess that's what it's suppose to do!

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