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[@jimgriffiths5303]

Good chat guys, but the sunburst Strat in Matt's hands highlights the major omission of Rory Gallagher, IMHO. 'Irish Tour '74' being an absolute classic of blues rock and his great talent.

[@CookieMonsterJams]

Came in to say this!

[@glh1956]

Absolutely 👏🎸🎶

[@bebopasassin]

Thank you so much for mentioning Rory and his music ! I love his music ! Soooo much talent he could really play ! His strat sound was so amazing . Hendrix Rory P Green and Original Allman Bros. Band are my hero’s along with SRV made me go backward and study all the old masters! Rory was a monster live ! All the new live releases are stellar ! Thanks

[@CraigHollabaugh]

Thanks guys, I put all albums you mention here in a playlist "Best Blues Rock Records with Matt Schofield and Jeff McErlain - 221221" - music.kzbin.info/aero/PLiw9ItG3t3l0FgapO74JB2XmNFn52idA_ . Merry Christmas to you, your family and everyone at McErlain.

[@JeffMcErlain]

THANKS AGAIN! That was awesome of you to do! Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. !

[@robert_starling]

Loved this impromptu hang and chatter! Matt is not only an amazing player, he’s one of the most knowledgeable blues historians on the planet!

[@JeffMcErlain]

This it true!!

[@leeharper8363]

Taj Mahal's first album was a great blues album. It came out about within a year of the Blues Breakers"Beano" album.

[@angusorvid8840]

One of the best blues rock players I've ever seen is the late, great Kim Simmonds when he played in L.A. in '87. Absolutely outstanding. I got to meet him after the show. Cool dude. Now, I know Allman Bros are considered more southern rock, but Dicky Betts and Warren Haynes were amazing live. Some of the best playing I've ever heard. Frank Marino deserves some props. I've never seen him live in person but I've watched a lot of concert footage and I've owned all of his albums. Incredible. Brilliant.

[@joeurbanowski321]

Savoy Brown…👍🏼

[@barkeater9606]

Johnny Winter with Muddy Waters are the gold standard for blues! Also, AC/DC’s album Jailbreak is awesome. 👍

[@xDamageProducer]

High Voltage was AC/DC’s first album.

[@cmet8280]

Let's not forget about "Free" great guitar and possibly one of the best rock/blue's singers of all time!

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[@TheHumbuckerboy]

Undoubtedly amongst THE very best rock/blues singers IMO

[@Phonse56]

Yes great topic ! I bet Matt really has no shoveling snow to get somewhere,this season is near for me.Love watching the friendship going on Peace to all the educators like yourselves,truly you are an insperation to myself and countless others.Peace,Alphonse Meloche.

[@babagadoush1]

Great conversation!

[@jeffreyreid7036]

Great and fun conversation. Thanks!

[@JeffMcErlain]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@azbluesdog]

I love the way Jeff stares into the camera when Matt says he's never put on a Van Halen record!

[@JeffMcErlain]

😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@no59do56]

Humble pie live at the Fillmore.

[@priceamp]

Friendly reminder to please post the link to Robin and the Blue video you were talking towards the end of this talk. Great talk by the way. Thanks!!

[@JeffMcErlain]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqbPaKBpfrOjgac thanks!

[@priceamp]

Wow, 2 hrs long. Guess I know what I'm doing tonight. Thanks!!!

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video

[@ullr1159]

Great hang guys, fun to be 'in the room'. Happy Christmas, Cheers!

[@JeffMcErlain]

Cheers!

[@CraigHollabaugh]

Here's a few additions Ten Years After - Recorded Live Allman Brothers - Live at Fillmore East Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland Jonny Lang - Lie to Me Kenny Wayne Shepard - Trouble Is Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs Rolling Stones - Black and Blue

[@phildohogne1970]

I was just watching a studio player who had been on the road opening for Billy. He ran across Billy in the Nashville refret center. The studio guy had his two boys with him and Billy talked to his single digit aged kid for an hour. I was sales manager for one of the original vintage stores in 1974. ZZ was one of the accounts. Billy has always been (as the Nashville studio guy describes him) the sweet guy. He is one of the nicest, unpretentious people you will ever meet. He is very tongue in cheek, and an encyclopedia of the blues (to the level of ethnomusicologist).

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[@tomminet]

Hey! Merry Christmas, Jeffand Matt! I’ll be listening to this in the airport in between prayers that I actually get back to the New York area for the holidays. Cheers.

[@JeffMcErlain]

All the best my friend!!

[@simply3141592654]

Clapton Journeyman album still holds up well. I like some of August too. The Rig Doctor did a nice video on Clapton's 80s sound.

[@calravens8707]

Very nice chat guys! You gotta do a follow up! Merry Christmas to both of you!

[@JeffMcErlain]

Thank you. And to you as well!

[@guitargrandpa282]

Enjoyed the video a lot. I would like to suggest early Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green era) is worthy of inclusion. IMO Black Magic Woman is a classic blues rock song. I guess Carlos Santana thought so too. Happy Holidays gentlemen. And Jeff, I am enjoying your master classes, working through major triads now (you will know me as Randy Lert in those classes, not my KZbin handle that I use here).

[@JeffMcErlain]

Thanks Randy!! And thank you for all the support!!!

[@thomasandersson9605]

Certified Blues from ZZ Tops first album is one of those great songs that many people never heard of.

[@JeffMcErlain]

Yup!

[@kudgeond755]

I'm older than you & Matt so my introduction to the blues was via blues rockers of the 60's and early 70's. Along with Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and Clapton with Cream, Blind Faith, John Mayall and Derek & the Dominoes, the blues rock albums I listened to the most were by the J Geils Band and the Allman Bros, esp Live at the Fillmore East. You guys might only remember J Geils from their 80's pop hits but they started out as a kick ass blues band. They were one of the best live bands of the 70's and one of the highlights of each show was their rendition of John Lee Hooker's Serve You Right to Suffer. As for J Geils blues rock albums it would have to be their first 3 - the self-titled debut, The Morning After, and Live: Full House. For no particular reason I never got into ZZ Top and instead listened to guys like Johnny and Edgar Winter and oddballs like Captain Beefheart with his version of the blues on acid. Never saw Johnny live but I did get to see Edgar's White Trash when Rick Derringer was the new kid on the block as they burned down the Fillmore East opening for Emerson, Lake & Palmer on ELP's 1st US tour. The first real blues record I bought was Buddy Guy and Junior Wells Play the Blues, not because Clapton was on it but rather cuz the Geils band backed them up on 2 tracks.

[@joncaven9319]

Rory, Eric(Bluesbreakers) defined blues rock. Stevie was Albert King on steroids:)

[@stevelankford7087]

Both of you have some my favorite TrueFire lessons, but I do I could see both of you guys around the Birmingham Alabama area.

[@guitaring1]

So much fun! Thanks for putting this together. I would love some discussion about the technical skills that go into all the amazing sounds your favorite blues and blues/rock players get out of their guitars. Like Matt's comments about BB's micro dynamics and Robben's extra notes. What bends your ears? How can we practice learning those techniques? Small topic, I know...

[@JeffMcErlain]

That’s a good topic actually!!!

[@myshow667]

i think theres an argument to made for the 1st Black Sabbath LP. Turned Blues Rock into Metal. They had a Jazz Blues drummer in all frankness, made a difference

[@loulasher]

Plus Tony uses the minor blues scale like everywhere.

[@myshow667]

@@loulasher they never would cop to the heavy metal tag, they always insisted they were a heavy blues rock band. They pretty much invented metal by accident(double pun heh)

[@alton1950]

That was so much fun. Thanks to you both. Also Matt I’ve seen you quite a few times at the funky biscuit in Florida.

[@JeffMcErlain]

Our pleasure!

[@jeremyhickersonsalem]

that was great, guys, and fascinating!

[@JeffMcErlain]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@DrMattWalton]

Great chat guys

[@GraniteSoundtrack]

Great video! Jeff have a merry Christmas, my wife got me two of your courses on TrueFire for Christmas. Now that I got some time off in a deep dive into pentatonics and learn some licks. God bless you!

[@JeffMcErlain]

Thank you and your wife!! Happy new year!!

[@limakilo1331]

ZZ Top’s 1st album led to my one and only Gibson Les Paul Standard purchase in 1975. Still have the guitar. Great music! Douce That Light 😎

[@myshow667]

70s WPLJ made my childhood magic. Pat St John I think introduced Iron Maiden at my 1st concert. My Dad was more of the WNEW generation then heh. Radio was great then, pullin in I95, and college stations like CW Post, FDU, DJ all had their own style and format. Rest In Peace great radio

[@JeffMcErlain]

WNEW was the older guy station for me at that time too!

[@myshow667]

Rides with Dad and Pete Fornatale on Sunday mornings

[@ROKZLEON]

Enjoyed the video. Cool hang!!! ✌🏻

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[@tito.tarantula]

Great vids, Jeff. When I noticed you were an educator on TrueFire, an annual All Access membership was a no brainer. Keep on keepin' ON!

[@JeffMcErlain]

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[@glh1956]

Love this Jeff some great Blues Rock tracks mentioned there - one of my faves is Otis Rush👍🎶🎸

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[@rogerweafer2179]

Iommi definitely swings which might have come from those Django albums he listened to post accident. There were tunes as late as Sabotage that have acoustic lead breaks ala Rhinehardt. "Swinging The Chain" on Never Say Die. Ozzy hated Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and its a Jazzy swing'n record.Tony probably hates the Heavy Metal label as does Jimmy Page.There's a 2020 album, Jazz Sabbath (on KZbin)...I like it!

[@ronpi1293]

That was fun. You guys should look into a guy named Michael Bloomfield. He was kinda good.

[@tomminet]

Matt is a blues encyclopedia. He should write a book. And, if he doesn’t want to write a book he can just talk to me and I’ll do the writing. Something to think about, Matt!

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[@priceamp]

You young guys are funny 🙂. Just kidding. Love you both. I'm 69 start playing in '66. Beatles, Ventures, the same old stuff. But Cream shook my world. I still have all their albums which are pretty much wore out now. Didn't have a stereo back then, but I wired up my suitcase record player through my '68 silverface bandmaster and shook the windows at my parents house. I can't tell you have many times in my life I've listen to Cream's version of Cross Roads. To this day, if I hear that sound on the radio etc., which is rare anymore, I will stop WHAT EVER I'm doing and listen to Eric's short lead in that song. Many times I've stepped into a band to play a song. They'll ask what song do you want to play. I'll say Cross Roads. They'll say, which version. I'll say, is there any other version other than Cream's? Of course there is Robert, but you get my point if your reading this. Then Zep came around, then ABB, then SRV and that's history my friends! Bless the power Trio's, raw, punchy and LOUD.

[@myshow667]

the only Clapton record ive ever really dug is the Derek and the Dominos LP. And a lot of that is due to Bobby Whitlock and Dwayne.

[@robertelkins4465]

As far as jazz guitar goes, gotta give some love to Larry Carlton, Kuzumi Watanabe & Yuya Komaguchi. I know you credit Oscar Peterson as a big influence. I am wondering how you feel about some of the NOLA greats: Fess Longhair, James Booker & Henry Butler?

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[@chrisboule970]

Jeff Healey live at Grossman's is killer. And Pat Rush playing super tasteful and interesting 2nd guitar.

[@no59do56]

The 1st Fabulous Thunderbirds record.

[@jimwhite9401]

That was a blues record. Period. One of the best IMHO

[@PastaPatate]

Some underrated blues rock albums imo are Cry of Love “Diamonds and Debris” and Storyville “Dog Years”.

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[@skolknocker]

Love this discussion guys --

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[@cliodyncycwatch924]

That was a really fun conversation. Thanks. It was a nice surprise to learn that Jeff Healy had an impact on Matt. And I very much agree with the comments about RobbenF & the BL: it was something of a watershed to have all those solos with all those tasteful outside notes while keeping a very tight focus on blues rock at the center of it all. A strong recommendation is the album Tom Cat by Tom Scott and the LA Express, Joni Mitchell's touring band for a time, which has some very cool ensemble playing, and fine solos by a much younger Robben Ford. As for the absence of reliability of newspaper and magazine writing about music (and other topics), I totally agree. It's been a trend for like 50 years that coming across writing that's interesting and intelligent about music keeps getting rarer. All that said, in omitting certain names, you did succeed, fabulously, in convincing me that you conspired to annoy, specifically, me. 1. There was a British band, forget the name, but they recorded songs like "Come Together", "Get Back", "One After 909", and "For You, Blue". Now, granted, there's not much in the way of ground-breaking hot guitar soloing there (Billy Preston's playing compensates!) but it's worth stating that their creation of a modernized version of the blues, which helped to keep the genre in the public ear, is not without importance. 2. Did neither of you go through a Little Feat phase? Blues-rock was only one of the genres they visited, but when they did, it was deep, pure (not slavish), righteous and creative. 3. Ry Cooder. I could write more but you're probably tiring of me. 4. Robert Cray. Especially in the 10 - 15 years after his 3 or 4 "big" (i.e. moderately successful) crossover hits. I could write lots more, but I do wonder if we're just too far apart in sensibility for the gap to be bridged. Like, it's super easy for me to imagine a 2 or 3 or 4 hour long video solely devoted to highlighting dozens of stunning and breathtaking musical moments from the recordings of The Robert Cray Band. Anyway, I love both your playing, and best wishes to you both. In spite of your conspiracy. Which included, in a convo about blues-rock, bringing up names like Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath and Metallica. And I'm not saying they didn't accomplish anything in their respective genres.

[@JeffMcErlain]

100% conspiracy to annoy you. 😂

[@cliodyncycwatch924]

@@JeffMcErlain "Architects and Engineers for Truth in Blues Rock History and Genealogy" is being established as we speak. You. Will. Be. Exposed.

[@no59do56]

ZZ Too 1st Album.

[@staggs5034]

Billy Gibbons is badder than James Brown and kung fu put together. Big Matt Schofield fan too. I’m really into your Blues Speak True Fire course. If you guys aren’t familiar with true fire or Matt’s courses. You have to check them out!

[@thomasandersson9605]

Agree. Blues Speak is some of the finest instructional material I have ever seen. I am 52 years old so I have seen it all. I also learn a lot from Jeff MacErlain. I love his lessons and the way he teaches.

[@EdwardKowalski]

Colin James, superb and versatile.

[@no59do56]

Johnny Winter Anything..lol.

[@frankquinn1296]

WHAT no ABB, Live at Fillmore East still stands up today, the ultimate live blues rock album

[@JeffMcErlain]

Scandalous!

[@JerseyMiller]

For me it was ZZ Top and Pink Floyd first followed by Zeppelin. Then I discovered BB King and it was all over.

[@saltydog8913]

What about The Allman Brothers ??

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[@emeryfry2808]

that 4th wall stare by Jeff at 23:00 killed me

[@JeffMcErlain]

lol

[@no59do56]

Live at Leeds. The Who

[@phildohogne1970]

Some of that sound is a Ken Fisher amp.

[@babagadoush1]

Where’s the link for the Bitter End Jeff mentioned?

[@olavwindstad8367]

A blues album who noone never talk about are Tommy castro-Exeption to the rule, from the 90s. Blow me off my feet, And still does, check it out music lovers

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[@steveataylor8805]

I thought Gregg Allman sang great blues covers and original...Duane and D Betts were authentic blues players, Stormy Monday was a rock std among rock bands in 70s onward...You mentioned Clapton, Layla and from the Cradle were my fave post Cream EC records post 80s radio hits, Toy Caldwell of Marshall Tucker was the best fast R&B player little country blues...OMG! Peter Green's voice and Les Paul...unique, real...Johnny Winter early 70s was huge, Rory Gallegar and Gary Moore,... Zeppelin Since I Been Loving You, S Stills acoustic blues, Duane's bottleneck yeah it's a lot of

[@AndrewNuttall]

Great discussion but man what a tease to have two incredible players holding two great guitars in front of a bunch of great amps and not play!

[@JeffMcErlain]

It was a last minute thing!

[@no59do56]

5 live Yardbirds .

[@no59do56]

Derek and the Dominoes 😊

[@romainbertrand253]

Great chat. When in Toronto, I had a friend who worked with Jeff Healey at that time. He told me that Jeff was an incredible musician with a lot of Blues and Jazz culture. He had a extensive collection of records. Here's the Jeff Healy / Marcus Miller / Dr John / Omar Hakim video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5yremqVhbJ5hMU Incredible and intense blues playing (and yes more blues that rock :-D

[@cliodyncycwatch924]

Thank you very much for posting that. It was stunning to listen to, but a bit tough to watch, because for the sounds he's getting, his fretting hand seems to be doing way too little work... spooky!!

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[@no59do56]

Paul Butterfield. East West

[@breasteve]

Allman Brothers are up at the top.

[@joeurbanowski321]

Allman Brothers…!

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[@minermike61]

Best Rock Record ever: Cheap Trick: Budokan Live

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[@cliverkay]

Dont forget Peter Green and Mike Bloomfield .. real blues players...

[@davidsheriff9274]

Yes, Bloomfield was a giant, there was no one better. It's too bad that he seems to have been kind of forgotten about.

[@badscrew4023]

You're not allowed to speak with Brit accent in NY

[@MrPeeBeeDeeBee]

Glad I watched this until the end - hahahaha. Would just like to add Mike Bloomfield et-al 'Super Session"!

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