Rock Roundup II – The Roots Edition

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

Metal 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