Electric Blues

[The Rover]

For Electric Blues, there's Roy Buchanan and Gary Moore, Mark Farner, Jeff Beck, and Clapton, of course.....

But tops for me for the Electric Blues performance is
Jimmy Page's live rendition of "Since I've Been Loving You" from 1973's Madison Square Garden show, filmed for the movie, THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME.

Here's a YouTube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uNQ1KcTarA&search=LED ZEPPELIN

 

[Drummer Chris]

Yeah, Page plays some really fast blues runs on that version and has superb tone out of the Sunburst.....actually the band was very tight on that song as well as a great sound mix. Jones' keyboards mixed flawlessly with the rest of the band so it came off very professionally.
I guess they realized that they had hit the big-time playing at MSG....not to mention the filming.....man, the pressure must have been ON.

 

[The Rover]

I guess they realized that they had hit the big-time playing at MSG....not to mention the filming.....man, the pressure must have been ON.

I think that Zeppelin realised that they were the Biggest Group in the World early in their 1973 Tour of the United States, when they began breaking The Beatles stadium records for attendence. And, Zep did all this without a Massive Hype Machine, or, Coporate Sponsorship. Just word of mouth.... fans turning others onto this groove....
I think that the biys were well accustomed to the pressure of bug time touring, even before the '73 tour, as they had been headlining since 1969 at concerts and at Festivals...

 

[kath]

i'd add johnny winter and rory gallagher to yer list.

 

[Gearjammer]

You'd have top add Stevie Ray Vaughn, who is perhaps the most intense of them all.....

 

[Music Wench]

You'd have top add Stevie Ray Vaughn, who is perhaps the most intense of them all.....

Agreed. In fact he'd probably be first on my list for electric blues - though Jimmy Page is my overall fave guitarist.

 

[AboutAGirl]

Yeah I'm listening to about the 10th Rory Gallagher song that this DJ has played thus far tonight on the radio! Rory's great!!

Also love Ten Years After and Led Zep for their hardcore electric blues.

 

[Spike]

As an insufferable blues purist, most of the names mentioned -- like Mark Farner -- do not qualify as "electric blues" in my book. Aside from Vaughn, Winter and sometimes Clapton, IMHO most of others play some variant of blues rock that is more rock than blues.

In addition to Vaughn, Winter or Clapton (sometimes) this insufferable purist much prefers Muddy Waters, Hubert Sumlin or Elmore James. Or Hound Dog Taylor. Or Slim Harpo. Or...

Spike

 

[AboutAGirl]

How about Rory Gallagher?

I'd definetly accept Ten Years After as not being blues. They rocked out Goodmorning Little Schoolgirl completely. But anyway for the 'real' blues I tend to preffer the acoustic stuff more than the electric. Although I do like solo-electric blues stuff.

 

[Music Wench]

I'd go with Rory Gallagher as well. Not sure about the "insufferable blues purist" though.