Thought for the day... dump a spoonful of dirt in your digital stuff for increased blues ambiance... if that doesn't suit you, a little oil will give it that greasy sound with the pops and scratches... - John Heric, audio tip of the day
I was wondering how many examples you guys can think of, of country-blues recordings that kinda have a "dark" feeling, or "haunting" feeling as we sometimes like to call it.
Robert Johnson's "Hellhound on my Trail" Rube Lacey's "Mississippi Jail House Groan" Charlie Pickett's "Down the Highway", which might be my favorite blues performance of all time Robert Wilkins' "Rolling Stone"
Also many performances by Skip James of course, and King Solomon Hill...
Great topic! I have a playlist of songs like this I call "Deep blues" :
Tommy Johnson - Lonesome Home Blues - track 11 on the Document DOCD 5001 (Completely different song from the welll-known version) Skip James - Devil Got my Woman & Cypress Grove Blues Sam Collins - Devil in the Lion's Den Blind Willie Johnson - Dark was the Night Cold was the Ground William Harris - Early Mornin' Blues Bobby Grant - Nappy Head Blues Lane Hardin - California Desert Blues Robert Johnson - Hellhound on my Trail Blind Lemon Jefferson - See that my Grave is Kept Clean Charley Patton - Green River Blues Geechie Wiley & Elvie Thomas - Last Kind Word Blues Skip James - Hard Time Killing Floor Blues Sam Collins - Jail House Blues Sam Collins - Yellow Dog Blues
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roig, I echo your opinon of the Charlie Picket tune. That's a REALLY dynamic song and def. more than a tinge of darkness
Tommy Johnson - Cool Drink of Water Blues John Lee Hooker - Ground Hog Blues Jim Jackson - I'm a Bad Bad Man Robert (Nighthawk) Lee McCoy - G Man Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues Scrapper Blackwell - Sneaking Blues Lightning Hopkins- Everybody's Down on Me (he sounds real down and real drunk) Son House - Death Letter Blues
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everything by King solomon Hill Charlie Patton, "Pea Vine Blues", "Oh Death" Jack Owens and Bud spires (everything they do) George Bullet Williams, "Escaped Convict", "Frisco Leaving Birmingham" Bukka White "District attorney Blues" Geeshie Wiley and Elvie Thomas, "Over To My House" Willie McTell, "Broke Down Engine" Blind Blake "Rope Stretchin' Blues" George Torey "Lonesome Man Blues" Sam Collins "Slow Mama Slow" (dark and SEXY) Long Cleve Reed "Two Little Tomies" (that song has always given me the creeps! It's so dissonant and incredible) Rev Edward Clayborn "Before This Time Another Year" (a startlingly dark performance)
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Charlie is the Father, Son is the Son, Willie is the Holy Ghost
Most king solomon hill, especially whoopee blues and down on my bended knee. The version 1 of the songs sounds very creepy, but take 2 is very stark and eerie with his falsetto vocals, definitley something to check out if dark is your thing