Blues Journey

Pioneering the use of stereo recording in the field, Alan Lomax made his “Southern Journey” in 1959–60, returning to the rural South (after 10 years abroad) and rediscovering its still-vital traditions. He traveled from the Appalachians to the Georgia Sea Islands, from the Ozarks to the Mississippi Delta, recording blues, ballads, breakdowns, hymns, shouts, chanteys, and work songs.

Killer 12th disc by this excellent, long-standing, blues-based, heavy guitar rock riff:machine featuring 11 tracks of awesome, powerful, hard-hitting, retro-fied, dual guitar fueled riffage + mojo that kicks ass @ the hard rock excellence boogie train. Make no mistake, Blindside Blues Band have landed and are here to rock your bad-ass blues away. Crank up the volume and get ready to blast off into outer space with B.B.B. on the "Journey To The Stars" disc. Blindside Blues Band is fronted by the legendary Mike Onesko on guitar & vocals. The man is a true riff:master who is on a Mission to Keep the Rock Alive. Onesko's classic riffage speaks volumes with endless amounts of 70s-inspired hard rock truth.

Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues - A Musical Journey [7 DVD Box Set] (2003) {Snapper Music}
7xDVD -> 46.0 Gb | All Regions | PAL 16:9 | English (LinearPCM, 2 ch / Dolby AC3, 6 ch / Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | ~ 13 hours | ISO Images
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 546 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2003 Snapper Music / Reverse Angle / Vulcan Prod | SMADVD039
Blues / Traditional Blues / Moderm Blues / Soul / Documentary

This 7 DVD set features rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley, Eric Clapton and many more. It also features newly filmed performances by contemporary artists singing classic blues songs. It may have been underrated when first broadcast on PBS on consecutive nights in the fall of '03, but executive producer Martin Scorsese's homage to the blues is a truly significant, if imperfect, achievement. "Musical journey" is an apt description, as Scorsese and the six other directors responsible for these seven approximately 90-minute films follow the blues–the foundation of jazz, soul, R&B, and rock & roll–from its African roots to its Mississippi Delta origins, up the river to Memphis and Chicago, then to New York, the United Kingdom, and beyond.

Everyone who followed Son Seals has a special story to tell about the way they discovered him, a certain show they witnessed, or the like. This DVD, A Journey Through the Blues: The Son Seals Story, is certain to bring great memories to all of his fans and will enlighten those who might have overlooked his immense contribution to the blues. I first saw Son Seals perform on a sultry July afternoon in Oswego, NY. I had previously spun his albums on my radio show in college, and was quite pleased when I saw him listed as a side stage act at Phish's 1999 festival. I didn't know much about him other than his signature guitar sound - a tone as unmistakable as those of BB King or Jimi Hendrix - and that startling voice.