Members bernardo gui Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 I just "discovered"......Mike Bloomfield.......WOW !!!!! Basically......America's answer to Eric Clapton. How come this cat doesn't get MORE respect ? Comments.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valued customer Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Good day for you. Lotsa great stuff there! He was one of thee guitarists young-plugged in folkses wanted to be back in 66-67 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valued customer Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Good day for you. Lotsa great stuff there! He was one of thee guitarists young-plugged in folkses wanted to be back in 66-67 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deejaid Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Bloomfield is awesome! I love the Paul Butterfield Blues Band's first album and "East-West". Also "Super Sessions" with Al Kooper and his Electric Flag stuff. I dig his solo stuff too like "Between A Hard Place And The Ground". I think the problem is he died in 1981 after a long decline when blues-rock was at a low point. He didn't get a chance to have a resurgence like Clapton did. Killer player though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deejaid Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Bloomfield is awesome! I love the Paul Butterfield Blues Band's first album and "East-West". Also "Super Sessions" with Al Kooper and his Electric Flag stuff. I dig his solo stuff too like "Between A Hard Place And The Ground". I think the problem is he died in 1981 after a long decline when blues-rock was at a low point. He didn't get a chance to have a resurgence like Clapton did. Killer player though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bernardo gui Posted January 1, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 DAMN, THAT CAT IS KILLER !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bernardo gui Posted January 1, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 DAMN, THAT CAT IS KILLER !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members koaguilds Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 He does not get much respect anymore because like the legendary Tommy Bolin...HE OD'ed and is long dead. It is kind of hard to garner respect when you're deceased and not making anymore music and therefore only fading into the background as time goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members koaguilds Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 He does not get much respect anymore because like the legendary Tommy Bolin...HE OD'ed and is long dead. It is kind of hard to garner respect when you're deceased and not making anymore music and therefore only fading into the background as time goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Originally Posted by koaguilds He does not get much respect anymore becuase like the legendary Tommy Bolin...HE OD'ED and is long dead!!!! It is kind of hard to garner respect when you're dead and not making anymore music. Hendrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Originally Posted by koaguilds He does not get much respect anymore becuase like the legendary Tommy Bolin...HE OD'ED and is long dead!!!! It is kind of hard to garner respect when you're dead and not making anymore music. Hendrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Bloomfield was good but not that good. He was one of the first young white blues players. Johnny Winter was way better. In my opinion. Which is all that counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Bloomfield was good but not that good. He was one of the first young white blues players. Johnny Winter was way better. In my opinion. Which is all that counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Originally Posted by bernardo gui I just "discovered"......Mike Bloomfield.......WOW !!!!!Basically......America's answer to Eric Clapton.How come this cat doesn't get MORE respect ?Comments.... I used to listen to this song over and over and over..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Originally Posted by bernardo gui I just "discovered"......Mike Bloomfield.......WOW !!!!!Basically......America's answer to Eric Clapton.How come this cat doesn't get MORE respect ?Comments.... I used to listen to this song over and over and over..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DenverDave Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 He almost single handedly saved the Les Paul guitar. Inspired a whole generation of players to use that guitar and has a lot of players who site him as a major influence on thier playing. I would have to respectfully disagree with the Johnny Winter statement when Bloomfield was in his non drug addled prime. Bloomfield was going places with his playing no one else even thinking about. His solo on the Butterfield Blues Band song 'East-West' was years ahead of what anyone else was doing at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DenverDave Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 He almost single handedly saved the Les Paul guitar. Inspired a whole generation of players to use that guitar and has a lot of players who site him as a major influence on thier playing. I would have to respectfully disagree with the Johnny Winter statement when Bloomfield was in his non drug addled prime. Bloomfield was going places with his playing no one else even thinking about. His solo on the Butterfield Blues Band song 'East-West' was years ahead of what anyone else was doing at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Originally Posted by Virgman Bloomfield was good but not that good.He was one of the first young white blues players.Johnny Winter was way better. In my opinion. Which is all that counts. Gotta say, that's sort of the way I feel about him too. I once had someone give me a mixed tape that had MB on it. I know the song on there by MB was great. Wish I could remember which it was (that tape was jacked from me). But I've bought East West and another MB CD (forget which one - but I like the other one better) to get into his music, but while it's good, it generally doesn't grab me. Now Johnny Winter, yeah, awesome. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Originally Posted by Virgman Bloomfield was good but not that good.He was one of the first young white blues players.Johnny Winter was way better. In my opinion. Which is all that counts. Gotta say, that's sort of the way I feel about him too. I once had someone give me a mixed tape that had MB on it. I know the song on there by MB was great. Wish I could remember which it was (that tape was jacked from me). But I've bought East West and another MB CD (forget which one - but I like the other one better) to get into his music, but while it's good, it generally doesn't grab me. Now Johnny Winter, yeah, awesome. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 In 76 or 77, I ordered, direct from the back pages of Guitar Player magazine an album on vinyl called "If You Love These Blues, Play Em As You Please". Probably his best work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 In 76 or 77, I ordered, direct from the back pages of Guitar Player magazine an album on vinyl called "If You Love These Blues, Play Em As You Please". Probably his best work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Butterfield Blues Band is the best. That's all I have to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted January 1, 2013 Members Share Posted January 1, 2013 Butterfield Blues Band is the best. That's all I have to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogerF Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 I really dug Bloomfield's guitar playing on Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited album; his guitar solo on Tombstone Blues just smokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogerF Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 I really dug Bloomfield's guitar playing on Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited album; his guitar solo on Tombstone Blues just smokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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