I have that on cd. Eric Clapton would agree with you. My favorite blues man is Buddy Guy, but you have to give RJ his credit. I don't know about darker than Sabbath, but maybe.
Go back to his recordings and then take in the time period ...then the seriousness of the darkness in his lyrics.....the devil...voodoo.....slavery......hell hounds......alchoholosm......depression.....it's all there and it's the first of it's kind.....yes me and Eric Clapton agree on this so does Keith richards
I haven't listened to RJ in awhile. I suppose you have a valid point though, because everybody, especially back then, were very Christian. I just love the fact that Sabbath scared the shit out of the hippies. Think about how many hippies threw that 1st Sabbath album on with their friends tripping on a psychedelic, & had their minds blown. Lol! I've tripped quite a few times so I could imagine. Another guy I would mention in conjunction with RJ is Huddie Ledbetter the 12 string king. He was actually RJ's senior in age. & yeah, BG can tear it up. I've seen BG 13 times in concert. More than I've seen anybody else. You've probably seen it, but I think the best video recording of BG, is probably Buddy Guy Live The Real Deal with GE Smith & the Saturday Night Live Band. That's the Buddy I saw in concert. BG to me, is the last of the old school blues men. But RJ is definitely a pioneer & legend. His recording are quite haunting. I would think you've probably seen the movie Crossroads with Ralph Macchio. Well one time I met Steve Vai, & got his autograph, but along with his signature, I had him write head cutter.
I agree......imagine if we never knew....things would be so much different....the man who sought him out to record.him and a couple of others helping out changed the world.....Robert recorded facing a wall his back to the man handling the recording. I can only imagine being there.
I have that on cd. Eric Clapton would agree with you. My favorite blues man is Buddy Guy, but you have to give RJ his credit. I don't know about darker than Sabbath, but maybe.
Go back to his recordings and then take in the time period ...then the seriousness of the darkness in his lyrics.....the devil...voodoo.....slavery......hell hounds......alchoholosm......depression.....it's all there and it's the first of it's kind.....yes me and Eric Clapton agree on this so does Keith richards
Buddy guy is an amazing guitarist
I haven't listened to RJ in awhile. I suppose you have a valid point though, because everybody, especially back then, were very Christian. I just love the fact that Sabbath scared the shit out of the hippies. Think about how many hippies threw that 1st Sabbath album on with their friends tripping on a psychedelic, & had their minds blown. Lol! I've tripped quite a few times so I could imagine. Another guy I would mention in conjunction with RJ is Huddie Ledbetter the 12 string king. He was actually RJ's senior in age. & yeah, BG can tear it up. I've seen BG 13 times in concert. More than I've seen anybody else. You've probably seen it, but I think the best video recording of BG, is probably Buddy Guy Live The Real Deal with GE Smith & the Saturday Night Live Band. That's the Buddy I saw in concert. BG to me, is the last of the old school blues men. But RJ is definitely a pioneer & legend. His recording are quite haunting. I would think you've probably seen the movie Crossroads with Ralph Macchio. Well one time I met Steve Vai, & got his autograph, but along with his signature, I had him write head cutter.
Lead belly is amazing!!!! His recordings are just as important to the history of the blues and American music
And without the people who recorded him no one would know.
I agree......imagine if we never knew....things would be so much different....the man who sought him out to record.him and a couple of others helping out changed the world.....Robert recorded facing a wall his back to the man handling the recording. I can only imagine being there.