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Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:

Originally posted by Man With Hat Man With Hat wrote:

Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

Actually, prog blues would be embodied by Captain Beefheart.

 
Absolutely. Sadly, not for everyone.


That´s what I thought - and the song that immediately started playing from inside my face - was this little bugger:


In fact Mirrorman, pretty much sums up what I believe to be progressive delta blues.     
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

I would nominate Groundhogs' Split (parts 1-4) - the title track from the split album is a Heavy-Psyche-Progressive-Blues epic
That's the first thing I thought of.
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Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:


Probably pushing the definition a bit. This is The Who's cover of an old Eddie Cochran hit from the rock n' roll era, a hit at the time when Fripp was in short trousers.
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Hi,
 
I would definitly add Groundhogs to this mix and bunch. Very original.
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It's based on rock music, which is blues music......have you heard Frank Zappa?
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Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Just because it has the word "blues" in the title doesn't mean it's blues.
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I'd say this is the best "progressive blues" I've ever heard!  

These guys were AWESOME during the 35th Anniversary tour, the stage chemistry was killer!  That's why I was so stunned when stuff fell apart a few years later.  Cry
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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

I'd say this is the best "progressive blues" I've ever heard! 


yes it is!  while still progressive, it is much more "bluesy" then original album version



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Another vote for Beefheart- it's actually the distorted messed up soul of the blues, with insanely complex and chaotic arrangements. He's more prog than 95% of the bands on this site. 
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is it prog blues?
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,
 
I would definitly add Groundhogs to this mix and bunch. Very original.


Absolutely. Been getting really into Groundhogs recently. No idea why it's taken me so long to check them out...

And I might as well add yet another endorsement of Beefheart whilst I'm here. His blues couldn't be any bluesier, nor his prog any proggier. Shiny Beast's a pretty decent place to start with the Captain, IMO.
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Originally posted by The Hemulen The Hemulen wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,
 
I would definitly add Groundhogs to this mix and bunch. Very original.


Absolutely. Been getting really into Groundhogs recently. No idea why it's taken me so long to check them out...

Yeah Groundhogs are pretty cool. 
Originally posted by The Hemulen The Hemulen wrote:


And I might as well add yet another endorsement of Beefheart whilst I'm here. His blues couldn't be any bluesier, nor his prog any proggier. Shiny Beast's a pretty decent place to start with the Captain, IMO.

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Broken record here, has anyone bothered to listen to Butterfield Blues Band's East-West (the song, particularly, the album in general).  So much started with that album that it's sick. Do a Youtube search, there's a ton of versions there.  I'll say it again, they probably belong here in some psych or pre-prog category.

Edited by jammun - September 03 2011 at 00:50
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Originally posted by jammun jammun wrote:

Broken record here, has anyone bothered to listen to Butterfield Blues Band's East-West (the song, particularly, the album in general).  So much started with that album that it's sick. Do a Youtube search, there's a ton of versions there.  I'll say it again, they probably belong here in some psych or pre-prog category.
 
"East-West" has to one be one of the most influential songs from the last half of the '60's. Bloomfield guitar work was groundbraking at the time. The album is a classic. 5 stars.
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I think this qualifies:
“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

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Points: 3659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 06 2011 at 15:28
I'd say Colosseum fit the bill,
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