/mu/ I need your help. I need educating. i've recently purchased

>>70912861
Start thinking about the foundations of the blues . *Startwiththegreeks*

https://youtu.be/N-pShRISHnQ
https://youtu.be/q_AJifsE2eQ
https://youtu.be/YYsnRc09csQ
https://youtu.be/Yd60nI4sa9A

One of my favorite videos:
https://youtu.be/IPtv14q9ZDg

>>70913100
much appreciated! especially love the sound of crossroad, offbeat but awesome!

>>70912861
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX9UG8rqRRQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKo80b-QfK0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_DOnKJ232M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64T6ugyWXAA

>>70913100
that jimi video is a new one on me. i've never seen him play a 12 string acoustic before. very good video, beautiful sound too.

saving all of these links, got a lot of repeat listening to do! thank you all. please keep them coming!

>>70913239
thank you!

this is my favorite youtube vid probably
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytVww5r4Nk0

does anyone have anything that also has a stomp box type vibe?

>>70913466
very pretty song, even though the content isn't supposed to be pretty!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytVww5r4Nk0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcJbj-A2JXg

help me /mu/ i don't want this thread to get to page 10 just yet! so much more to learn!

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

>>70913955
amazing song and an amazing album too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EpT28AMTyU

>>70912861
ok, OP

Big Bill Broonzy is where you should start.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm1qtX7Mz5w
Did you know George Harrison and Eric Clapton were fans? check out Eric's Unplugged album for a great rendition of Hey Hey. anyway...

Robert Johnson is kind of the king of the delta blues, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82yNxiF-T4A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson
he didn't record too much because he died young at 27. he's a fascinating person and one of the natural masters.

http://www.npr.org/2011/05/07/136063911/robert-johnson-at-100-still-dispelling-myths

i haven't looked at all these links that have been posted, but the fact that Robert Johnson hasn't been mentioned yet is kind of startling.

also i want to say something else. have fun learning the blues, but please never forget that this art was a product of the sorrow that comes with existing within poverty and systemic racism. the masters who sang these songs conjured their sorrows effortlessly because they lived with them every waking moment of every day. experiment with the style and all, but don't ever presume you can create like they could. you cannot. in short, just have some respect and reverence. go ahead and write your own songs and cop their sound, but make sure your expectations are set correctly. if you can tap into a source of pain like they did, you'll write some good blues. if not, you're going to sound mighty hokey.

peace, my friend

>>70914215
sound advice, thankyou. i'm completely in love with this sound, it's relateable and beautiful. weirdly, listening and (attempting) to play it makes my own blues go away, which is something special in itself.
as with all the links that have been posted so far, i'll be repeat listening and learning as much as I possibly can. thanks my friend.

>>70914215
interesting that he was part of the "27 club" too