Blues Rock (in the 21st century)

[2010DigitalBoy]

[COLOR=DarkOrange]Okay, everyone knows rock basically emerged from blues, but blues has sort of flittered out of existence on the mainstage of music. Some bands, though, seem to be incorporating a lot of blues elements into their rock-ness to more and less extents.

The most notable injection of blues into rock is probably [B]TV on the Radio [/B] who slide a highly vocal blues-style over melodic rock undertones and create a nifty little groove. A lot of their stuff is tinged with dark or gloomy atmosphere but I still want to describe their style as fun. They're a great example of beauty through simplicity (please note, though, that I have not heard more than 7 songs by this band, so bear with me if I'm mistaken). The tracks [B]Wolf Like Me [/B] and [B]Staring At The Sun [/B] are both very catchy and have stuck with me all day.

I can't easily describe the style of [B]Pearls And Brass[/B], my second example of bluesy rock (but I'm sure I've given multiple descriptions in previous threads where I spoke of this band's awesomeness. Somewhere between fun and memorable riffs, blues-bass and dragged out vocals, and the deep-underground feel of Pearls And Brass is one hell of a good band of three. The best showcasing of their blues nature comes through in tracks such as [B]Black Rock Man [/B] (also my Xbox Live gamertag) and [B]Beneath The Earth[/B].[/COLOR]