Hi Raymond; Most of the "heavy weights" of Blues/Rock are covered above-- and I agree with most, but if you're really serious about wanting Blues/Rock CDs that REALLY ROCK, nobody does it better than Lonnie Brooks-- he has several absolutely smokin' CDs out-- and they're all good-- recording quality is very slightly bright, but otherwise very good.
I just went through them last night, and would recommend "Turn on the Night", Wound Up Tight", "Satisfaction Guaranteed", "Hotshot", and "Roadhouse Rules" CDs, and half a dozen others! His "Teenage Boogie Man" song is incredible, and check out "Belly Rubbin' Music" for a little slower music.
I don't know why Lonnie Brooks doesn't have a "BIGGER" reputation, but he has several CD tracks where Johnny Winters plays guitar-- fantastic, and a duet with Koko Taylor (maybe that's on a Koko CD?). And he has played with some of Chicago Blues "greats", and is one himself. He is originally from Louisana, and started his career there. Another I like is Otis Rush, and Lonnie Mack's "Strike Like Lightning" CD is HOT-- Mack's best CD, IMO.
BTW, I'm in the process of putting together 3-4 CD-Rs that I'm going to call "Blues and Rock, Nice and Hot"-- I have all the Artists, CDs, and tracks picked out from about 200 CDs. Now it's just a matter of putting them together. This CD-R is for my own use, and so your thread caught me at a good time;>) Let's ROCK! Craig.
I just went through them last night, and would recommend "Turn on the Night", Wound Up Tight", "Satisfaction Guaranteed", "Hotshot", and "Roadhouse Rules" CDs, and half a dozen others! His "Teenage Boogie Man" song is incredible, and check out "Belly Rubbin' Music" for a little slower music.
I don't know why Lonnie Brooks doesn't have a "BIGGER" reputation, but he has several CD tracks where Johnny Winters plays guitar-- fantastic, and a duet with Koko Taylor (maybe that's on a Koko CD?). And he has played with some of Chicago Blues "greats", and is one himself. He is originally from Louisana, and started his career there. Another I like is Otis Rush, and Lonnie Mack's "Strike Like Lightning" CD is HOT-- Mack's best CD, IMO.
BTW, I'm in the process of putting together 3-4 CD-Rs that I'm going to call "Blues and Rock, Nice and Hot"-- I have all the Artists, CDs, and tracks picked out from about 200 CDs. Now it's just a matter of putting them together. This CD-R is for my own use, and so your thread caught me at a good time;>) Let's ROCK! Craig.