A New Low in Concept Albums?

[paul secor]

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?"

[JSngry]

I can't see where the link goes. Can you tell me what it is?

[alankin]

"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."

[Shawn]

I'll wait until "JAZZ by JUNKIES" comes out.

[Chuck Nessa]

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

[JSngry]

"...and help me across the street."

How many artists on this compulation are/were actually called "Blind Boy XYZ"?

[JSngry]

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.

[Face of the Bass]

I'll wait until "JAZZ by JUNKIES" comes out.

That's be like 75 percent of the Prestige catalog, probably.

[Mark Stryker]

http://smigly.tv/video/smigly-kind-of-black-and-blue/

[Shawn]

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.

[David Ayers]

A new Low? D'oh!

[JSngry]

A new Low? D'oh!

A new & BETTER Low at that!

[Christiern]

I don't see anything wrong with the title. It is descriptive.

Here is a forum that I have visited for several years.

[clifford_thornton]

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.

[Christiern]

Prestige got a bad rap.