joyboyo53

what do you guys really enjoy putting on when your feeling down. artist song or album

chumb

Howlin' Wolf is pretty awesome, and Chulahoma by The Black Keys is pretty sweet as well. I've been meaning to get more blues though.

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AriVolk

funny thing is, I find alot of blues music to be quite happy

jackhammer

Blues is triumph over adversity, so I don't put blues on when I'm down at all. Very few musical genres are so refreshingly honest. Blues is.

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SweetSamBlues

T-bone Walker-Stormy monday Blues
Billie Gibbons-Blue Jean Blues
Robin Trower-Bridge of Sighs

And Then to make me feel better...
Jimi Hendrix-Red House
(I know her sister will)

Of Course, You can Always just play your own blues. thats the best

Aloz Eht

I know this post is a couple years old, but I would take issue with the certainty of this statement.

"Hard Time Killing Floor Blues", "Tupelo", "Death Letter Blues", "It's All Over/The Letter", "Alabama Blues" are just a few examples of how Blues is not always (not even close) triumph over adversity.

JesseB5446

My guess is that it depends on the outcome that you're looking for. Do you want it to make you feel better or do you want immerse yourself in your lowdown?

Although this is not a discussion on "what exactly the blues is or is not", I have to agree with Aloz Eht. All due respect, Jackhammer, I don't hear anything triumphant about the blues, but just the opposite. I feel that some of the blues of recent time and today have blues riffs, blues chords and a blues format but are not so "blue". Then again, it's all in how you interpret the music. With a stretch you could call Adam Duritz a bluesman. I don't always know wtf he's talking about with elephants and bunny suits and raincoats n sh!t, but he sho iz blue 'bout it.

No, the blues aren't a plaything. They aren't just about breaking up with your girl. They aren't just about losing your job. They aren't just about just feeling 'blue'. What the blues are about is the near-constant struggle between good and evil that wages in the hearts and souls of every person. They are about the back and forth between angels and demons. They are about temptation, sin and redemption and the mad yowling in your heart of hearts. The true blues are not about trying to feel better. They are about bleeding off the pain of the human condition that builds in the very being of all of mankind. - Son House

dojo

Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Ry Cooder .. many have songs that really make me feel better.

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Frances

I don't put on blues when I have the blues either.

I try:
Thom Yorke/Radiohead or Tori Amos - To let the blues overwhelm me.
The Mars Volta - To turn the blues into an angry/meloncholy kind of mood.

I don't normally try to change my mood with music, I try to further it. A little destructive at times but that's the way I like it.

A couple of Thom Yorke songs that get me a little blue:
The Tourist - Radiohead
Rabbit In Your Headlights - Unkle
How to disappear completely - Radiohead

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BluesyRican

I agree with jackhammer, frances, arivolk.....I don't put on the blues when im feeling blue or down. I play and listen to the blues because I'm excited about the blues lol. Puts a smile on my face every time. And Chumb good call on the black keys, I freakin love that band.