http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDAQm2qWnYw
i decided a long time ago that blues songs weren't sad songs. they were a sort of... self-serving heartbreak songs. how can a sad song entertain? even the old timers, robert johnson, muddy waters, albert king... they didn't make sad sad songs. they sang with a sort of spirit, an identity in their blues with which they had peace. well i guess goin' down slow is a sad one. and maybe 3 o'clock blues. but hell, stormy monday is the epitome of a blues song to me and it's so gosh darn bluesy and good to listen to. i dunno, i guess maybe feeling melancholic helps you play better.
when i feel down i just feel like giving up and going to sleep.
btw, check out your blues name -
according to this, the best three blues guitarists in the world are Boney Gumbo Rivers, Blind Dog Jenkins and Texas Back Hopkins. special mention to Boney Mcgee and Brown Legs Jackson*.
* Jimi, Stevie, Eric, Joe and Duane.
