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How To Tell Blues Music From Rock Music
Many bands say they play the Blues,
but what you end up hearing is Rock.
Here's how to tell if your listening
to a real Blues band or a Rock band.
Difficulty: Easy
but what you end up hearing is Rock.
Here's how to tell if your listening
to a real Blues band or a Rock band.
Difficulty: Easy
Time
Required: 5 minutes
Here's
How:
1. If the guitar player has one small
amplifier, Blues Band. If he has a
stack of them, Rock Band..
1. If the guitar player has one small
amplifier, Blues Band. If he has a
stack of them, Rock Band..
2.
If the keyboard player only plays piano or organ, Blues Band.
If he's used other sounds, Rock Band.
If he's used other sounds, Rock Band.
3. If
the guitar player breaks a string and changes it on the spot, Blues Band.
If a roadie comes out with a replacement guitar, Rock Band.
If a roadie comes out with a replacement guitar, Rock Band.
4. If the bass player's instrument has only
four strings,
Blues Band. More than four, Rock Band.
Blues Band. More than four, Rock Band.
5. If there are wives and children around the
stage,
Blues Band. Scantly clad women, Rock Band.
Blues Band. Scantly clad women, Rock Band.
6. If they play the same songs differently
every night, Blues Band. Play the same songs the same way every night, Rock
band.
7. If they make up
the lyrics as they go, Blues Band. Recite the lyrics verbatim, Rock band.
8. If they arrive in a van, Blues Band.
If they arrive in a school bus, Rock band.
9. If everyone is drinking liquor, Blues Band.
Drinking beer, Rock Band.
10. If people dance together, Blues band. Mill about separately, Rock Band.
11. If people clap their hands to the
backbeat, Blues Band. Pump their fists in the air, Rock Band.
12. If the male musicians are wearing
Dockers, Blues Band. If they are wearing Spandex, Rock Band.
Tips:
Real Blues bands swing! No swing and all funk ain't the Blues.
You don't need electricity to play Blues.
You don't need Spandex pants to play the Blues either.
Real Blues bands swing! No swing and all funk ain't the Blues.
You don't need electricity to play Blues.
You don't need Spandex pants to play the Blues either.
From John Babich, ("J.B.") is a professional
musician who has traveled the US, Canada, and Europe playing the Blues.