We’ve covered both snacks and starters, and now we get to the main course of our musical meal. This is the music that I can listen to anytime and be completely satisfied.
My musical main course includes, blues, Cajun, zydeco, and Clutch
Blues definitely falls into my list of musical entrees. In fact, blues is the musical equivalent of comfort food. Think about your favorite comfort food. Maybe it’s macaroni and cheese. Maybe it’s Thai food. Whatever it is, you eat it because you want to feel better and when you’re done, you do feel better. That’s what the blues is for me. From Mississippi Fred McDowell to Junior Wells to the garage blues of The Bonnevilles, the blues always hits the spot.
Another musical entree is Louisiana music: Cajun and zydeco. The one thing that all Cajun and zydeco music has in common is that it is impossible to be in a bad mood when you listen to it. Beau Jocque is a particular favorite and Mama Rosin (a recent find) is really intriguing, but I have never encountered Cajun or zydeco music that I didn’t like.
I’m going a little off the board with this one, but hey, it’s my blog. Instead of going with a genre of music, I’m going to list a band as an entree. Clutch is a band that I have enjoyed since I was in college and I can listen to this band anytime. This is a band that can rock with the best of them and has also incorporated the blues into its heavy rock sound by covering the aforementioned Mississippi Fred McDowell and Howlin’ Wolf.
There you have it, loyal reader. My musical entrees. What are your musical entrees? Let us know about them in a comment.
Thanks for sharing. Never heard of Clutch but will buy some downloads. Getting more into cajun and zydeco music. Been into following Blues from old school like Muddy Waters and his most devoted fan Johnny Winter, and new school like Cream Eric Clapton bringing blues to psychedelic world.
Hoboduke, it sounds like you’ve found the right place. Clutch does a Mississippi Fred McDowell song (“Gravel Road”) and a Muddy Waters song (“Who’s Been Talking?”).