If you have been following AI, you may have come across the ‘Rock Roundup I’ post (here). Then you will probably know that this roundup thinggie happens when I haven’t been posting for a while, although I have been searching the web and listening to new music all the while and then suddenly one day I have too many bands to feature and I combine all of them and do a single post! Welcome to Rock Roundup II!
(To be fair, this time I was also experiencing a lot of performance issues on the website and it took me the better part of the month to completely redo the site from scratch and make it faster!)
I am calling this The Roots Edition chiefly because I wanted to give it a fancy name so that you will think that this post is a big deal! The other reason is that all the tracks here are steeped in roots music – the roots of modern day Rock music – Blues, Rock N’ Roll, Soul, Country.
Enjoy!
(Picture credit: © Todd Berman)
Something James Brown might have been proud of!
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Scarecrow Collection – Put You Down
Scarecrow Collection – Put You DownMetal with a heavy Blues feel.
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Bluesbreaker – No Regrets
Who doesn’t know Kula Shaker? The band that made Classic Rock cool again!
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Kula Shaker – Snowflake
This guy is actually quite famous – he was reportedly the inspiration for Dan Aykroyd’s Blues Brothers! But this track might not be for everyone – but love the distorted harmonica sound.
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Charlie Musselwhite – The Well
A racy African anthem with a flute solo. The song is about a Muhammad Ali fight in Zaire. The original version of this song was a modest hit in the 70s.
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Johnny Wakelin – In Zaire 21 Ct.Version
This is pure, unadulterated Rock N’ Roll – now if only I could do the twist!
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The Basics – Call It Rhythm and Blues
A pacey, fast beat; a screaming slide guitar; a perfect husky voice – this is modern-day Blues at its best.
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Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials – Hold That Train
They have got ‘Blues Band’ in their name – what more do I have to say?! This has a lady singing the Blues and the guitar solo work is noteworthy.
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Muleskinner Blues Band – Love Me Like a Man
Reminds me heavily of John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers – it’s that good!
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Orange Sunshine – No Time to Waste
A potential head-banging classic. This band has earned praise from none other than Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris!
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Voodoo Six – Faith
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