What is "the blues" anyway?

scotttroyer · Post by **scotttroyer** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:17 pm

jdstamper wrote:Hi Scott,

Another great song and performance! Shows you can do rock as well as ballads, both excellent. I think you could try this for multiple types of rock, blues-rock, and classic rock listings. You could probably even pitch it without the vocal for instrumental rock, although it would be a shame since the vocal is great, it's just another option. I'd like to hear this song playing over end credits in a feature film ... maybe the right movie will come along.

Good luck. Jim

Thanks, Jim! Hopefully that "right movie" will come along.

scotttroyer · Post by **scotttroyer** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:26 pm

Len911 wrote:Speaking of Muddy Waters, he explained it best, "The Blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sThXCC12UU

the first listing was for indy rock, the second was for blues, so if the first screener was an indy rock person, and said it sounded like it might be classic blues, but at any rate it wasn't indy rock, the second screener was a blues person, and should be a little more informed as to what blues should sound like. imo, it's a baby of the blues, err rock n' roll,lol!

I agree more with Playagibson, it could almost be a blues-inspired Southern rock tune, but the vocal isn't.
It's similar to this song stylistically imo
http://youtu.be/XwqMKf7r7Xg

Thanks for the links! I too come from the school of thought about rock coming from blues.

VanderBoegh · Post by **VanderBoegh** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 10:42 pm

KILLER song, Scott. But I'm torn on the genre of this little diddy as well. I'm thinking it's akin to more of the "modern" blues stuff that guys like Kenny Wayne Shepherd are doing... that is, blues roots with a hard rock edge and gritty vocals. Seems to me this song might just have to wait until the perfect opportunity comes up, but when that opportunity DOES come up... man... this song is gonna nail it.

This is stuff I'd crank in my car on a long road trip. Great work, dude!

~~Matt

scotttroyer · Post by **scotttroyer** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:06 pm

VanderBoegh wrote:KILLER song, Scott. But I'm torn on the genre of this little diddy as well. I'm thinking it's akin to more of the "modern" blues stuff that guys like Kenny Wayne Shepherd are doing... that is, blues roots with a hard rock edge and gritty vocals. Seems to me this song might just have to wait until the perfect opportunity comes up, but when that opportunity DOES come up... man... this song is gonna nail it.

This is stuff I'd crank in my car on a long road trip. Great work, dude!

~~Matt

Thanks, Matt! I think you're right about the KWS reference. It's good to hear everyone's thoughts about where the lines are drawn between genres.

I had submitted the song to another blues/blues rock listing (#U130717BL) a while ago and just got the return back today. Listener 354 said:

Cool track but it's not traditional enough.

If nothing else, at least I'm learning what this song isn't.

scotttroyer · Post by **scotttroyer** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:13 pm

That's the same listener that said about the same song:

Death of Seasons falls more into the category of classic blues to my ear...

cassmcentee · Post by **cassmcentee** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 4:25 pm

Scott
You do have a GREAT song in this one!
I also agree with everyone above...

Sincerely,
Cass

scotttroyer · Post by **scotttroyer** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 4:56 pm

cassmcentee wrote:Scott
You do have a GREAT song in this one!
I also agree with everyone above...

Sincerely,
Cass

Thank you, Cass!

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