paul secor Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Received the following link from a friend: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blind-Man-Blues-Various-Artists/dp/B00555NWAK/ref=sr_1_17?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1310405748&sr=1-17 As he remarked, "What's next - peg legs?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I can't see where the link goes. Can you tell me what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 "Blind Man Blues" - a 2 CD compilation of recordings by blind blues musicians. "This 2CD set celebrates the triumph of musical talent over the adversity of blindness and extreme poverty, the results of which being some of the rawest blues tracks you will ever hear. This is no frills stripped down stuff with iconic performances from the likes of Blind Boy Fuller, Sleepy John Estes, Bo Carter, Blind Willie McTell, Ray Charles and many more." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I'll wait until "JAZZ by JUNKIES" comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) A set called "Crips Collected" might be a money maker. Pics of Serge in a wheelchair and Arnett on crutches should seal the deal. Edited July 12, 2011 by Chuck Nessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 "...and help me across the street." How many artists on this compulation are/were actually called "Blind Boy XYZ"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 The concept itself doesn't bother me at all, blindness being a longtime reality/fascination-of-sorts/marketing prop in music for as long as I can remember, but this copy from the Amazon site makes me almost wish I was blind: This 2CD set celebrates the triumph of musical talent over the adversity of blindness and extreme poverty, the results of which being some of the rawest blues tracks you will ever hear. This is a construct that begs for the word "Negro" to be included, just so you don't have any doubts about how "authentic" it all is. POOR! BLIND! NEGRO! RAW!!!! Getcha tickets here! In spite of all that, this may not be the set that does it, but I do think the notion in and of itself has some legitimacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face of the Bass Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I'll wait until "JAZZ by JUNKIES" comes out. That's be like 75 percent of the Prestige catalog, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stryker Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 http://smigly.tv/video/smigly-kind-of-black-and-blue/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I'll wait until "JAZZ by JUNKIES" comes out. That's be like 75 percent of the Prestige catalog, probably. They didn't call it "the junkie label" for nothing. Of course, I have a feeling that particular problem crossed over to about every other label during the era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 A new Low? D'oh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 A new Low? D'oh! A new & BETTER Low at that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdavenport Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) This thread is the funniest thing I've read in ages - thanks all! Edited July 12, 2011 by rdavenport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I don't see anything wrong with the title. It is descriptive. Here is a forum that I have visited for several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I'll wait until "JAZZ by JUNKIES" comes out. That's be like 75 percent of the Prestige catalog, probably. They didn't call it "the junkie label" for nothing. Of course, I have a feeling that particular problem crossed over to about every other label during the era. Probably true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Prestige got a bad rap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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