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How to tell the
difference between Blues & Rock.
Like you don't
really know. From
moblues.org
- If the guitar player
has one small amplifier, Blues Band.
If he has a stack of them, Rock Band.
- If the keyboard
player only plays piano or organ, Blues Band.
If he's uses other sounds,
Rock Band.
- If the guitar player
breaks a string and changes it on the spot, Blues Band. If a roadie comes
out with a replacement guitar, Rock Band.
- If the bass player's
instrument has only four strings, or is a stand up, Blues Band. More than four, Rock Band.
- If there are wives
and children around the stage, Blues Band.
Scantly clad women, Rock Band.
- If they play the
same songs differently every night, Blues Band.
Play the same songs the same
way every night, Rock band.
- If they make up the
lyrics as they go, Blues Band.
Read lyrics from a tele-prompter, Rock band.
- If they arrive in a
van, Blues Band.
If they arrive in a school bus, Rock band.
- If everyone is
drinking liquor, Blues Band.
Drinking beer, Rock Band.
- If people dance
together, Blues band.
Mill about separately, Rock Band.
- If people clap their
hands to the backbeat, Blues Band.
Pump their fists in the air, Rock Band.
- If the male
musicians are wearing Dockers, Blues Band.
If they are wearing Spandex, Rock
Band.
Also......
- Real Blues bands
swing! No swing and all funk ain't the Blues.
- You don't need
electricity to play Blues.
- You don't need
Spandex pants to play the Blues either.
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