John Mayall: Live From Austin Texas 2007 DVD
From the vaults of the award-winning Austin City Limits show on PBS TV. This is the latest release in the acclaimed Live From Austin, TX series on DVD-Video, Live, NTSC Language: English Region 1 U.S. & Canada;
Run Time: 59 minutes ; Rating NR; Studio: New West Records
DVD Release Date: October 16, 2007; amazon.com ASIN# B000V6BE1M
You don t exactly have to be a rock & roll historian to know that the 60 s rock sound that revolutionized popular music got much of its raunch, rawness and soulful edge from the neglected masters of American blues.
What many of today s rockers may have forgotten, however, is that Manchester-born singer-guitarist John Mayall was one of the leaders of that revolution. After four decades, he s still called the Father of British Blues for good reason. His band The Bluesbreakers provided fertile ground for the likes of Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, John McVie, and Jack Bruce, among other alumni. Too numerous to mention them all, but some favorites are Steve Winwood, Jeff Beck, Ray Charles, and Ginger Baker.
Over an incredibly short four years, these Brits and their American counterparts took the essence of traditional blues and transformed it into the foundation of much of modern rock…Cream, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, Spencer Davis Group, et all.
Blues is one of the most honest forms of music because it tells real stories about real people with real emotion. Who can’t relate to that? Just as the blues has a timeless, universal appeal, the music of John Mayall today is as true to his purist vision, yet modern expression, as it was back in 1963.
Track listing:
1 I Want To Go
2 Ain t That Lovin You Baby?
3 Maydell
4 Wake Up Call
5 I m A Sucker For Love
6 Nature s Disappearing
7 I Could Cry
8 Bear
9 Mail Order Mystics
