From: Bluesoni~ol.com Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 21:57:15 EST Subject: Re: 11 artists/lps that changed my life
Top ten (no particular order)
1. Beatles (Meet the ...) - got the ball rolling 2. Roy Rogers (any) - copied more slide from him than I care to admit - one of the best 3. J. Geils (early stuff before the crappy synthesizer) - first two albums, Full House and House Party LP - OWW! 4. Steve Stills - lots of blues in this guy and great songwriting/vocals, Manassas 6. Neil Young - a must, still the king, After the Goldrush 7. Paul Butterfield - stolen licks that have become part of who I am, East- West 8. Siegel-Schwall - stolen licks and humor in music frequently missing these days, EVERY LP THEY EVER PRODUCED, not a bad one 9. George Thorogood - great show and just some hard ass rockin' with basic slide 10. Stones (most all early, up through Tattoo You) - self-explanatory 11. Muddy Waters - Just about any, old or new, what a voice This was very painful to put together. So many had to be left out ....