• From: Sussex UK
  • Registered: 2009-07-12
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Topic: the future of blues? Rory Rag ’n’ bones

as some of you will know I am often going on about concerns of  the future for “real” music as there appears to be this growing divide between the tastes of old and young with each side being equally as obtuse at times  refusing to acknowledge the other let alone listen! - Not helped by the likes of the MOBO awards who go off on this tangent glorifying the negative, and of course and industry with increasing control by a couple of massive corporations, a so called press whose aim is to sell advertising and a service called Spotify that does nothing to encourage musical growth and development.

This guy seems to be paying tribute to the real roots of guitar music and blending in the new, - this is what in my opinion is needed. I guess some of you will turn in horror at the thought or hint of hiphop or rap (fear not that part is at the end of this clip), but please have a listen to this guy as he tells his audience where their music comes from. - A word of warning there are a few “f” bombs in there so caution if listening at work

http://youtu.be/7xv2DXCzB9U

For me he has a real blues feeling and passion, - he reminds me of a guy called Everlast who played in a band called House Of Pain (Jump Around was their big hit), - but has also recorded with Warren Haynes who as most of us know is not afraid to step outside of the box, - when I met Warren I had a conversation about this very thing and his recording with Everlast, which is actually how I first came across WH, then realising that I knew his work in ABB..

Anybody agree or think I am have lost the plot? smile This tread could well be one of those with no replies that gradually gets demoted through the lines...

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  • From: Norddeutschland
  • Registered: 2008-12-03
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Re: the future of blues? Rory Rag ’n’ bones

He's the talent clearly, and he has gone back and found the roots of the music he got into ie HipHop and rap. Good for him.

He plays it (the blues) like he means and I suspect it will supercede whatever else he has been doing.

I switched off when the beer swilling rappers hit the stage because I don't like this genre. I find I am forced to concentrate too hard on the lyrical content which is often very well constructed, but I detest the monotone delivery. Even when the text is benign and informative it sounds aggressive and hateful somehow, so that just isn't for me.

Maybe Rory can integrate the two somehow in the way Gary Clark has augmented so many styles together. As to the future of the blues - I'm not sure. He may sway some of his current audience to dig a little deeper but as to whether he can cross genres successfully or meld them I don't know. I don't  mean to be pretentious but the blues is a mature music form and you can't just play it, or play at it to be successful or the future of it.

This guy has a musical soul, no question, and he is pretty much at the beginning of the journey. Be interesting to see where he goes. I certainly wouldn't want to slow him down with a millstone like 'the future of the blues'..........

No Hits, No Hype.......................Classic Rock Jan 2012
  • From: Sussex UK
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Re: the future of blues? Rory Rag ’n’ bones

points well made Mike, - I do not disagree with you. His mini album is shown as number 1 on the ITunes Blues chart which would indicate he has some following.

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  • From: Sussex UK
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Re: the future of blues? Rory Rag ’n’ bones

I had a feeling that this thread would slip down the list without input or debate...

Did you know that as you get older your brain becomes more and more unable to handle dopamine, thus making you irresponsive to  new music and forcing your musical taste to stagnate?  - Source "The Science World"

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  • From: Ruhrpott, Germany
  • Registered: 2010-02-06
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Re: the future of blues? Rory Rag ’n’ bones

Ian916 wrote:

Did you know that as you get older your brain becomes more and more unable to handle dopamine, thus making you irresponsive to  new music and forcing your musical taste to stagnate?  - Source "The Science World"

Then I'm glad I discovered the blues just in time … and now I'm stuck in blues lol

  • From: Inverurie, Scotland
  • Registered: 2011-09-26
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Re: the future of blues? Rory Rag ’n’ bones

Ian916 wrote:

Did you know that as you get older your brain becomes more and more unable to handle dopamine, thus making you irresponsive to  new music and forcing your musical taste to stagnate?  - Source "The Science World"

Really? I'd say the opposite is happening with me! Maybe I just haven't reached that age yet when this starts happening.

  • From: Norddeutschland
  • Registered: 2008-12-03
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Re: the future of blues? Rory Rag ’n’ bones

Ian916 wrote:

I had a feeling that this thread would slip down the list without input or debate...

Did you know that as you get older your brain becomes more and more unable to handle dopamine, thus making you irresponsive to  new music and forcing your musical taste to stagnate?  - Source "The Science World"

I'd go with that, I regret to say. There is just so much. I can't keep up. But what is funny is that when I mix with younger people (like my daughter) they like to mine my musical knowledge. They /she will play something for me, and as we all know, there is no NEW music. Just variations on a previous theme, so you hear it, make a connection in your head and then say "well if you like that, then listen to this............" and so another fan of the '70's is born..................

If only it was that easy. But what I do like is that todays purveyors of new music are actually students of those earlier era's. They listened to all their father's collections, probably secretly. Invariably and sadly I daresay they respect the music but not the guy that bought it...........such is the lot of the parent..............

Shite. What a miserable old G** I've become...................pass me the Dopamine............please!

No Hits, No Hype.......................Classic Rock Jan 2012
  • Registered: 2008-02-14
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Re: the future of blues? Rory Rag ’n’ bones

The guys can play harmonica and play acoustic guitar for sure and sings ok. Future of the blues might be over stating it a little, but certainly I don't mind a bit of hiphop blended with blues. Saw a packed show by Son of Dave recently with a very mixed crowd, and the North Mississippi Allstars have at times added that element to their sound.

"The recently formed Edinburgh Blues Club has identified an appetite for the personal communication between musicians and audience that the blues long ago perfected." The Herald Newspaper (Scotland)
http://www.edinburgh-blues.uk
  • From: N.Wales, UK
  • Registered: 2009-03-06
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Re: the future of blues? Rory Rag ’n’ bones

Didn't do anything for me.