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Blues Rock 2006

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Blues Rock 2007 (Oct 23, 2026) Top 100+ Hits (08:53:50)

Blues Rock 2017

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Blues Rock 2017 (Oct 19, 2026) Essential 100+ Hits (10:00:00)

Blues Rock 2000

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Blues Rock 2020 (Sep 30, 2026) Top 100 Hits (07:35:45)

Blues Rock 2022

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Blues Rock 2022 (Sep 27, 2026) Top 75 Hits (05:31:15)

Blues Rock 2025

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Blues Rock 2025 (Oct 8, 2026) Funky Tunes (05:18:40)
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The distinctly funky direction of blues-rock in 2025 represents a powerful intersection of modern production, audience demands, and generational shifts. Rather than strictly adhering to standard 12-bar shuffles, blues-rock in 2025 relied heavily on syncopated basslines, horn-driven grooves, and danceable rhythms.

This trend was driven by several key factors:

The intense integration of funk into modern blues-rock was pioneered by a powerful generation of artists who rejected strict genre boundaries. Renowned artists such as Gary Clark Jr., Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Southern Avenue, and Marcus King normalized the blending of heavy rock riffs with the syncopated rhythms of R&B, soul, and funk. Their dominance of festivals and tours in 2025 set a new sonic standard for young artists looking to break into the scene.

Traditional blues-rock audiences have historically consisted predominantly of older generations, but in 2025, a massive effort was made to attract Generation Z and younger listeners. Young audiences, raised on hip-hop, neo-soul, and pop, prefer spontaneous, rhythmic music to slow, sustained guitar jams. The introduction of funk's "groove" or "rhythm" serves as an important unifying factor, making live performances more dynamic, energetic, and danceable for younger audiences.

The modern blues-rock infrastructure relies heavily on live music festivals and collaborative venues. Funk operates on a cyclical, groove-heavy "rhythmic trick," which allows different musicians to seamlessly take the stage and jam together. Projects like Funkwrench Blues demonstrated how cross-genre collaboration thrives when you combine the intensity of blues with a powerful funk rhythm section. 4. Natural Genetic Evolution

Musically, funk and blues have always been inextricably linked—both genres emerged from African-American roots music. Many artists and critics in 2025 noted that as the traditional rock format faces mainstream saturation, musicians naturally return to the rhythmic innovations of the funk and horn era of the 1970s and 80s to find "authenticity" and freshness.

Transforming a standard blues progression into a funk groove involves shifting the emphasis from a relaxed, horizontal swing to a tight, vertical, and syncopated rhythm. While traditional blues may make you bob your head, funk makes you move your feet.

Here's how musicians transform a standard blues into a funk masterpiece:

Straightening the rhythmic pattern ("pocket"). Traditional blues uses a shuffle rhythm based on triplets ("da-da-dum, da-da-dum" - a skipped rhythm). It feels loose, heavy, and behind the beat. Funk grooves switch to strict sixteenth-note divisions. The rhythm is very precise and moves thanks to a relentless, metronomic "pocket."

Fixing the Bass and Drums (The Foundation of the Groove): In blues, the bass often plays a continuous, walking line. In funk, the bass and drums become a single, repeating mechanism. The bass guitars blend perfectly. They heavily emphasize the "1" (the very first beat of the measure) to calm the listener, and then use syncopation (playing between beats) for the remainder of the measure.

The snare drum remains firmly fixed on beats 2 and 4. Traditional blues strictly follows a 12-bar progression (chords I-IV-V). Funk slows down the harmonic movement to create space for the rhythm. Jams are often fixed on a single chord: instead of changing chords every few seconds, funk blues often stays on one chord (the I chord) for a long time, transforming the 12-bar structure into a hypnotic groove.

While standard blues uses dominant 7th chords, funk replaces them with dominant 9th chords (such as E9) or dominant 13th chords, which have a brighter, sharper, and more sophisticated sound.

In 2025, modern music production and the touring landscape have changed the way musicians approach this fusion. Translating a standard blues progression into a powerful 2025-style funk groove requires changing not only the rhythm but also the way the chords interact with modern sub-bass and studio technology.

The precise structural adjustments required to transform a traditional blues structure into a 2025 funk groove boil down to a few key techniques: a 12-bar breakdown leading to a static "vamp," while the traditional blues structure strictly revolves around a 12-bar cycle of 1-IV-V chords.

The 2025 funk flip is also important here. Modern blues-funk tracks, widely played at festivals by artists like Marcus King and Kristone "Kingfish" Ingram, deconstruct the 12-bar format. Instead of cycling through early chord changes, they flatten the progression, turning it into an extended "single-chord riff" on the I chord. The actual 12-bar progression is often used exclusively in the chorus, while the verses remain in a single, hypnotic rhythm, creating a physical tension for the live audience.

Standard blues relies heavily on dominant seventh chords (e.g., E7, A7, B7). To add this characteristic funk flavor, guitarists alter the fingerings of the fretboard, leaning toward jazz and neo-soul fusion. This is achieved by shifting the E9 and E13, replacing the dominant seventh chord with a dominant ninth chord (such as the famous sharp-9 associated with Hendrix, or the standard ninth chord) or a dominant thirteenth chord. These extensions add a sharper, more subtle, and piercing harmonic dissonance that cuts cleanly through modern bass frequencies.

Minor blues progressions increasingly shift from the natural minor to the Dorian mode (using the minor seventh chord paired with a major sixth), which matches the neo-soul textures dominating the charts.

In 2025, the rhythm section is heavily reworked (2025's "Pocket"). The most dramatic changes occur in the frequency range in which the instruments are tuned—from a horizontal shuffle to a vertical grid of sixteenth notes. While the classic blues shuffle uses a swinging triplet rhythm ("da-da-dum, da-da-dum"), the funk groove strictly straightens the rhythm into a consistent grid of sixteenth notes.

In the 2025 studio work, the bass guitar doesn't just play smooth blues scale arpeggios. It's heavily syncopated, playing staccato beats that perfectly match the powerful kick drum strike. To accommodate modern sound systems, the producers often apply subtle digital sidechain compression to the bassline, briefly muting it whenever the kick drum hits, giving the track an incredibly powerful sound live or through headphones.

The dominance of the right hand is very noticeable: instead of sustaining long, drawn-out blues notes with wide vibrato, the guitarist mutes the strings with his left hand to perform a quick, "chicken-scratch" style. He mutes the strings only to allow the chord to ring out on unexpected downbeats (syncopation), treating the guitar like a percussion instrument.

And if a live band doesn't have its own horn section, the guitar and keyboards play sharp, staccato passages that accurately imitate the energetic playing of classic funk brass instruments.

So, funk blues-rock of 2025 isn't so much a tribute to the 70s and 80s as it is a stylization of music from those years in a new vein. The ear clearly detects that the music is contemporary, but at the same time, it creates a sense of déjà vu.

Blues Rock 2010

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Blues Rock 2010 (Oct 5, 2026) Essential Hits (07:07:07)

Top Blues Rock Albums 2025

2025
BLUES ROCK TOP ALBUMS
001 - 3Rd Rock Studios - Black And White Blues (2025)
002 - 3Rd Rock Studios - None Of Your Blues (2025)
003 - Ace Monroe - Wild Card (2025)
004 - Ally Venable Band - Money & Power (2025)
005 - Ana Popovic - Dance To The Rhythm (2025)
006 - Andy Timmons - Recovery (2025)
007 - Anthony Deadeye - The Swamp Sessions (2025)
008 - Anthony Gomes - Praise The Loud (2025)
009 - Antonio Vergara - Vergara Street (2025)
010 - Ben Granfelt - It's Personal (2025)
011 - Benjamin Booker - Lower (2025)
012 - Bernie Marsden - Icons (2025)
013 - Bill Barber & The Holding Cell - Southern Redemption (2025)
014 - Bill Nadeau - Neural Remix Mutts And Mongrels (2025)
015 - Billy Gibbons - Cruising With Billy F Gibbons (2025)
016 - Binary Paradigm - Road 666 (2025)
017 - Bison Hip - Everything That Came Before (2025)
018 - Black Water Rising - The Edge (2025)
019 - Bluedog - We Keep The Fire Burning (2025)
020 - Bourbon House - Have At It (2025)
021 - Brkn Love - The Program (2025)
022 - Buddy Guy - Ain't Done With The Blues (2025)
023 - Burning Rope - Burning Rope (2025)
024 - Caden Morland - World Stays The Same (2025)
025 - Cardinal Black - Midnight At The Valencia (2025)
026 - Catfish - Time To Fly (2025)
027 - Chantel McGregor - The Healing (2025)
028 - Chris James [USA] - Cj (2025)
029 - Christina Crofts - Croftstown Unboogie (2025)
030 - Christina Crofts - The Best Of Bottleneck (2025)
031 - Christone Kingfish Ingram - Hard Road (2025)
032 - Cigar Box Band - It's All Right (2025)
033 - Cirkus Prutz - Manifesto (2025)
034 - Conductor - Spirits Rise! (2025)
035 - Cotton Pickers - Pickin' Out Strong (2025)
036 - Crimson Roots - Open Roads (2025)
037 - Crow Black Chicken - Ghost Dance (2025)
038 - Crystal Shawanda - Sing Pretty Blues (2025)
039 - DJ Cult Music - Blues Rock Cult Songs (2025)
040 - Dann Huff - When Words Aren’t Enough (2025)
041 - Danny Blue Eyes - Danny Blue Eyes (2025)
042 - Dave Lambert - Ghosts Of Radioland (2025)
043 - Dave Steffen Band - Who You Are (2025)
044 - David Ronaldo - Six String Preacher (2025)
045 - Davy Knowles , Gerry Mcavoy - MKO (2025
046 - Derrick Dove & The Peacekeepers - Burn It Down (2025)
047 - Devon Allman - The Blues Summit (2025)
048 - Dogshark - Earth Is Not Room Enough (2025)
049 - Dorothy - The Way (2025)
050 - Dr. Helander & Third Ward - Wishing Spoon (2025)
051 - Dudley Taft - The Speed Of Life (2025)
052 - Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen - IV (2025)
053 - Eddie B - No Record For My Good (2025)
054 - Edgar Blues - Shine (2025)
055 - Electric Church - Used And Abused (2025)
056 - Ellis Mano Band - Morph (2025)
057 - Emanuel Casablanca - Hollywood Forever (2025)
058 - Emanuel Casablanca - Jubliee (2025)
059 - Ember & Stone - Gasoline III (2025)
060 - Ember & Stone - The Becoming I (2025)
061 - Ember & Stone - The Ground I Stand II (2025)
062 - Enlly Blue - Softly Floating (2025)
063 - Eric Clapton - Journeyman (Deluxe Edition) (2025)
064 - Eurozia - Black & White Dreams (2025)
065 - Eurozia - Lady In Black (2025)
066 - Eurozia - The Flame That Stayed (2025)
067 - Eurozia, Stephen Page - Silence Speaks (2026)
068 - Fabio Rea - Home (2025)
069 - Few Miles On - Mother Lode (2025)
070 - Ganafoul - Dangerouse Times (2025)
071 - Gary Hoey - Avalanche (2025)
072 - Gary Hoey - Ho Ho Hoey Christmas Time Is Here (2025)
073 - Glenn Hughes - Chosen (2025)
074 - Grace Potter - Medicine (2025)
075 - Halestorm - Everest (2025)
076 - Harvey Mandel - Snake Walk (2025)
077 - Hughes Taylor - Roasted (2025)
078 - Interstate Blues - Lone Wolf (2025)
079 - Jack J Hutchinson - Battle Scars Live (2025)
080 - Jay Hooks - Tequila & Bullets (2025)
081 - Jelly Ellington - Glow (2025)
082 - Jeremy Edge - The Black Sheep (2025)
083 - Joanne Shaw Taylor - Black & Gold (2025)
084 - Joe Bonamassa - Breakthrough (2025)
085 - Joe Bonamassa - Drive By The Exit Sign (2025)
086 - John Doe Trio - JD III (2025)
087 - John Haydock - Back To The Blues (2025)
088 - John Skelley - Dusk 'Til Dawn (2025)
089 - John Tho - Truth Be Told (2025)
090 - Johnny Black & The 22's - Pocket Full Of Shake (2025)
091 - Johnny Moeller, Ian Moore, Jesse Dayton - Texas Headhunters (2025)
092 - Jola Recchioni - Surrender To The Blues (2025)
093 - Jon Butcher - Nuthin' But Soul (2025)
094 - Julian Sas - Miles And Memories (2025)
095 - Just Magnetic - Life Electric (2025)
096 - Karen Lee Andrews - Survival (2025)
097 - Knightmare-Ds - Twisted Love (2025)
098 - Kris Pohlmann Band - Relentless (2025)
099 - Kulhu & The Vigilantes - Solace In The Blues (2025)
100 - Larkin Poe - Bloom (2025)
101 - Laura Cox Band - Trouble Coming (2025)
102 - Laura Evans - Out Of The Dark (2025)
103 - Le Garage - Fingernails (2025)
104 - Leilani Kilgore - Tell Your Ghost (2025)
105 - Liam St. John - Man Of The North (2025)
106 - Luther Gray - Bayou Requiem (2025)
107 - Magic Johnson's Bluesband - Right To Your Ear! (2025)
108 - Mark Morton - Without The Pain (2025)
109 - Matt Pascale & The Stomps - Home (2025)
110 - Matt Schofield - Many Moons, Vol. 1 (2025)
111 - Michael Katon - Boogie, Pt 1 & Pt 2 (2025)
112 - Mick Clarke - Bad Whisky Blues (2025)
113 - Mick Simpson - Changing Times (2025)
114 - Mike Ross - Electric Smoke 1 (2025)
115 - Mike Ross - Electric Smoke 2 (2025)
116 - Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia's Blood Brothers - Help Yourself (2025)
117 - No Money Kids - Fireworks (2025)
118 - North By Morning - The Winter The Wild The Death (2025)
119 - North Mississippi Allstars - Still Shakin' (2025)
120 - One Rusty Band - Line After Line (2025)
121 - Orianthi - Some Kind Of Feeling (2025)
122 - P.T. Lucas, Lyra [AI] - The Grind Electric (2025)
123 - Paul Cargnello - Combat Blues (2025)
124 - Piper And The Hard Times - Good Company (2025)
125 - Pretty Lightning - Night Wobble (2025)
126 - Rashad The Blues Kid - Live In Clarksdale (2025)
127 - Rebecca Downes - A Storm Is Coming (2025)
128 - Reckoners - Reckoners [Vinyl Edition] (2025)
129 - Red Beans & Pepper Sauce - Supernova (2025)
130 - Robert Plant - Saving Grace (2025)
131 - Robin Trower - Come & Find Me (2025)
132 - Ron D Bowes - Vampire In The Basement (2025)
133 - Ross Harding - The Blood & The Blues (2025)
134 - Samantha Fish - Paper Doll (2025)
135 - Sean Poluk - Gamut (2025)
136 - Shyfrin Alliance - In The Shadow Of Time (2025)
137 - Simon McBride - Recordings 2020 - 2025 (2025)
138 - Sketch Plot - Rock Lives On (2025)
139 - Southbound Snake Charmers - 1000 Cuts (2025)
140 - Southbound Snake Charmers - Bonnie Vs Clyde (2025)
141 - Stoned Vulture - Fear is The Key (2025)
142 - T.G. Copperfield - All In Your Head (2025)
143 - THR3E - Out All Night (2025)
144 - Tempra Rose - Blues Of The Soul (2025)
145 - The Alexis P. Suter Band - Just Stay High (2025)
146 - The Bateleurs - A Light In The Darkness (2025)
147 - The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers (2025)
148 - The Blue Stones - METRO (2025)
149 - The Cold Stares - The Southern Part.2 (2025)
150 - The Davidson Trio - Cougar (2025)
151 - The Dead Daisies - Lookin' For Trouble (2025)
152 - The Fifth - Plead (2025)
153 - The Heavy Souls - Have You Got Soul (2025)
154 - The Maness Brothers - Hill House Sessions (2025)
155 - The Mississippi Black Snakes - White Buffalo (2025)
156 - The Steel Bones - 3 Legs Chair (2025)
157 - The Too Bad Jims - Over The Hill (2025)
158 - Tito & Tarantula - !Brincamos! (2025)
159 - Tommy Baldwin - Nappy Headed White Boy (2025)
160 - Vargas Blues Band - Down Under Blues (2025)
161 - Voodoo Ramble - In The Heart Of The City (2025)
162 Walter Trout - Sign Of The Times (2025)
163 Wellbad - Oyster & Pearl (2025)
164 When Rivers Meet - Addicted To You (2025)
165 Will Wilde - Blues Is Still Alive (2025)
166 William McShepard - Too Young To Rock & Roll (2025)
167 William Wallace Band - Worn Thin (2025)
168 ZZ Ward - Liberation (2025)
169 Zayden Fleet - Lone Star Blues (2025)

Top Blues Rock Albums 2007

2007
BLUES ROCK TOP ALBUMS
001 - Al Smyth - Comfort Me (2007)
002 - Alabama 3 - M.O.R. (2007)
003 - Alannah Myles - Black Velvet (2007)
004 - Ana Popovic - The Queen Of The Blues Guitar (2007)
005 - Animals' Session - Searching For the Sun (2007)
006 - Aynsley Lister - Upside Down (2007)
007 - Back Door Slam - Roll Away (2007)
008 - Ben Granfelt Band - Notes From The Road (2007)
009 - Big Blind - Dressed To Win (2007)
010 - Black Diamond Heavies - Every Damn Time (2007)
011 - Blue Voodoo - Hot Wire... (My Heart) (2007)
012 - BlueShot - Crack The Seal (2007)
013 - Blues Traveler - Cover Yourself (2007)
014 - Boogie Bone - Boogie Bone (2007)
015 - Brickhouse - Walk Of Shame (2007)
016 - Buck 69 - When She Whispers Your Name (2007)
017 - Buddaheads - Raw (2007)
018 - Buddy Whittington - Buddy Whittington (2007)
019 - Cadillac Angels - 16 Tons Of Twang (2007)
020 - Cashman - Texassippi Stomp (2007)
021 - Chris Duarte - Blue Velocity (2007)
022 - Cinderella - Long Cold Winter [Remastered] (2007)
023 - Corey Heuvel - In Balance (2007)
024 - Corey Stevens - Albertville (2007)
025 - Coyote Kings - Feelin' Lucky (2007)
026 - Craig Erickson - Rare Tracks (2007)
027 - Cynthia Witthoft - Porn Blues In My Bed (2007)
028 - Dallas Frasca & Her Gentleman - Learn Your Routes (2007)
029 - Dana Gillespie - Live With The London Blues Band (2007)
030 - Dave Fields - Time's A Wastin' (2007)
031 - Dave Gahan - Hourglass (2007)
032 - David Brewer - Bad Habits (2007)
033 - David Grissom - Loud Music (2007)
034 - Dax Riggs - We Sing Of Only Blood Or Love (2007)
035 - Diana Rein - The Back Room (2007)
036 - Dr Goodvibe - She (2007)
037 - Dr Wu' And Friends - Texas Blues Project, Vol. 1 (2007)
038 - Eli Cook Band - Electric Holy Fire Water (2007)
039 - Eric Gales - The Psychedelic Underground (2007)
040 - Eric Jerardi Band - Restless (2007)
041 - Frank Bang And The Secret Stash -  (2007)
042 - From A Seed - The Wateredge Sessions (2007)
043 - Gabby Hayz - Keepsake (2007)
044 - Gaby Jogiex - Hermosa Beach (2007)
045 - Gary Hoey - Ballads That Burn (2007)
046 - General Store - Vision Of Diversity (2007)
047 - Girls Aloud - Tangled Up (2007)
048 - Great White - Back To The Rhythm (2007)
049 - Greg Bowman - A Little Sexy's Alright (2007)
050 - Henrik Freischlader Band - Get Closer (2007)
051 - Howard Glazer & The El 34's - Liquor Store Legend (2007)
052 - Ian Moss - Let's All Get Together (2007)
053 - Ian Parker - Where I Belong (2007)
054 - Imperial Crowns - Star Of The West (2007)
055 - Indigenous - Long Way Home (2007)
056 - Innes Sibun - Tail Dragger (2007)
057 - Interstate Blues - Redemption (2007)
058 - JJ Grey And Mofro - Country Ghetto (2007)
059 - Jay Jesse Johnson - I've Got An Ax To Grind (2007)
060 - Jeff Beck - Crossroads (2007)
061 - Jimmy Rod - Bout Time (2007)
062 - Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin (2007)
063 - Joe Cocker - Across The Universe Soundtrack (2007)
064 - Joe Pitts - Just A Matter of Time (2007)
065 - John 5 - The Devil Knows My Name (2007)
066 - John Lyons Band - Natural Blues (2007)
067 - John Verity Band - Say Why (2007)
068 - Jon Amor - Unknown Soldier (2007)
069 - Jpt Scare Band  - Jamm Vapour (2007)
070 - Jr Clark - Getaway (2007)
071 - Juke Hounds - Juke Hounds (2007)
072 - Julian Sas - Resurrection (2007)
073 - Koru - Café del Mar - Volumen Catorce CD2 (2007)
074 - Kris Heaton Blues Band - She Ain't Right (2007)
075 - Krissy Matthews - No Age Limit (2007)
076 - Laurie Morvan Band - Cures What Ails Ya (2007)
077 - Layla Zoe - Hoochie Coochie Woman (2007)
078 - Leaf Hound - Unleashed (2007)
079 - Liberty Jones - Atlanta Georgia (2007)
080 - Lisa Lim - Crazy Feelin This Way (2007)
081 - Little Andrew - Rock Back To Bottom (2007)
082 - Marc Ford  - Weary and Wired (2007)
083 - Mark Nomad - Electric Church (2007)
084 - Matt Schofield Trio, The - Ear To The Ground (2007)
085 - Mean Gene Kelton & The Die Hards - Going Back To Memphis; A Biker Band Tribute To Elvis (2007)
086 - Michael Hornstein - Café del Mar - Volumen Catorce CD1 (2007)
087 - Michael Katon - Live & on the Prowl! (2007)
088 - Mississippi Shakedown - Right Here Right Now (2007)
089 - Mom's Rocket - Mom's Rocket (2007)
090 - Mother Dynamite - Mother Dynamite (2007)
091 - Mother Superior - Three Headed Dog (2007)
092 - Neal Black & The Healers - Handful Of Rain (2007)
093 - Nick Holmes - Low Ball (2007)
094 - One Hand Free - Quadraphonic (2007)
095 - Orianthi - Violet Journey (2007)
096 - Oxbow - The Narcotic Story (2007)
097 - Pat Travers - Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) (2007)
098 - Paul Camilleri - Camilleri 4 (2007)
099 - Peer Gunt - Guts And Glory (2007)
100 - Philip Sayce - Silver Wheel Of Stars (2007)
101 - Rhino Bucket - Pain & Suffering (2007)
102 - Rick Derringer - Rockin' American (2007)
103 - Rob Tognoni - Capital Wah (2007)
104 - Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs (Remastered 1974 Version) (2007)
105 - Robin Wiley - Somethin' bout Love (feat. Woody Guthrie's) (2007)
106 - Ryan Mcgarvey - Forward in Reverse (2007)
107 - Scott Holt - From Lettsworth To Legend - A Tribute To Buddy Guy (2007)
108 - Shannon Curfman - Fast Lane Addiction (2007)
109 - Sir Oliver Mally's Blues Distillery - Radio.mp3"
110 - South Side Slim - Trouble On The South Side (2007)
111 - Steve Fister - Dodgin Bullets (2007)
112 - Steve Hill - Devil At My Heels (2007)
113 - Steve MarrinerSue Foley - Going Up (2007)
114 - Stoney Curtis Band - Raw & Real (2007)
115 - Tab Benoit - Power of the Pontchartrain (2007)
116 . Tad Robinson - A New Point of View (2007)
117 . Terry Lee Hale - Shotgun Pillowcase (2007)
118 . Terry Quiett Band - Cut The Rope (2007)
119 . The Black Box Revelation - Set Your Head On Fire (2007)
120 . The Donnas - Bitchin' (2007)
121 . The FireSide Blues - Bullet, my love & the holy ghost (2007)
122 . The Fried Okra Band - This Is Your Chance, France Baby! (2007)
123 . The Jimi Vincent Band - Been There Done That Won't Do That Again (2007)
124 . The Last Straw - Brought To Life (2007)
125 . The Midnight Blues Band (US) - Peekin' Thru Muddy Water (2007)
126 . The Midnight Flyers - Out Of The Blues (2007)
127 . The Reverend  - I Have A Dream (2007)
128 . The Rhett Tyler Band - Mad Dogs And Angels (2007)
129 . The Road Dawgz - The Bad Boys Of Blues (2007)
130 . The Scotty Bratcher Band - The Scotty Bratcher Band (2007)
131 . The Veldman Brothers - Home (2007)
132 . Tinsley Ellis - Moment of Truth (2007)
133 . Tony Stevens Slow Ride - Join Together (2007)
134 . Too Slim And The Taildraggers - Forune Teller (2007)
135 . Towne Cryer - Get Ready (2007)
136 . Venom Blues - ReCoil (2007)
137 . WSNB - Jomo Swamp Root Boogie (2007)
138 . Wille And The Bandits - Samsara (EP) (2007)
139 . Wiser Time - There And Back Again (2007)

Two 4 Tuesday 2016

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Blues Rock 2016 (Oct 13, 2026) 128 Tracks (09:33:00)
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We are continuing to share blues-rock from 2016. Oddly enough, since 2023, we still haven't gotten around to a "Two 4 Tuesday" review covering the blues-rock of 2016. Today we’ll rectify that oversight, and the final review for 2016 will be released in November.

The surge and "explosion" of blues-rock popularity (the Blues Rock Revival) in 2016 resulted from the convergence of several musical trends, landmark releases, and cultural factors. This period was marked by a return to a "raw," live sound, standing in contrast to the dominance of polished electronic and pop music.

The main factors driving this phenomenon were:

In 2016, Joe Bonamassa—one of modern blues-rock’s true giants—launched his ambitious tribute project, "A Salute to the British Blues Explosion." He performed a series of high-profile concerts, reinterpreting the legacies of great British guitarists like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. This tour drew immense attention from the press and stadium-sized audiences, reminding the world of blues-rock’s golden era.

By 2016, audiences had grown weary of the digital, over-produced sound typical of commercial radio. A significant wave of indie and alternative bands emerged—building on the garage rock ideas of the 2000s—that turned to their roots in Delta blues and soul, driven by a desire for "garage-style" authenticity and analog sound:

• In 2016, The Record Company released their Grammy-nominated debut album, *Give It Back To You*, which became a prime example of raw, gritty punk-blues.

• Bands like The Black Keys and The White Stripes (along with Jack White’s solo projects), as well as Gary Clark Jr., had already paved the way, proving that blues riffs could fill massive arenas.

2016 was an incredibly productive year for landmark albums within the genre:
• The Rolling Stones released *Blue & Lonesome*, an album consisting entirely of covers of classic blues tracks. It topped global charts and served as a reminder of the roots of the planet's most influential rock band.

• Jeff Beck released *Loud Hailer*, a powerful album with a sharp social message.

• Artists of the new wave—such as Beth Hart (with *Fire on the Floor*), Kaleo (whose hit "Way Down We Go" was ubiquitous), the Marcus King Band, and the Tedeschi Trucks Band—reached the peak of their form.

The mid-2010s saw a boom in vinyl sales, reviving the culture of listening to albums in their entirety. With its emphasis on guitar virtuosity, improvisation, and warm tube-amp sound, blues-rock was a perfect fit for this new audience of music lovers. At the same time, streaming platforms (such as Spotify) began actively promoting curated playlists focused on Southern Rock, Dirty Blues, and Roots Rock, opening up the genre to Gen Z and Millennial audiences.

The blues-rock surge of 2016 was driven by a global industry shift away from digital perfection toward a "dirty," raw, and imperfect analog sound. Guitarists and producers deliberately shunned sterile computer technology in favor of vintage (or boutique) gear to achieve maximum dynamic range.

Key technical elements that defined the sound of this era included:

A return to "honest," low-wattage tube amplifiers

In contrast to the stadium rock of previous years—characterized by massive walls of 100-watt Marshall stacks—the standard in 2016 became small combo amps (15–30 watts) pushed to their limits.

• Natural break-up: Guitarists (such as Gary Clark Jr. or The Record Company) naturally overdriven the tubes in Fender Tweed, Vox AC15, or vintage Supro amps. This produced that signature warm, gritty, "gritty/sandy" tone that is impossible to replicate precisely via digital simulation.

• Finger dynamics: Low-wattage tube amps respond instantly to picking intensity: play softly and the sound is clean; strike harder and it explodes into overdrive.

Instead of complex digital effects processors, musicians returned to minimalist pedal chains, with Fuzz reigning supreme. It was this effect that created the dense, viscous wall of sound characteristic of mid-2010s blues-rock.

• Pedals based on vintage germanium transistors (such as the Fuzz Face and Tone Bender) gained popularity, alongside modern boutique reinterpretations from brands like EarthQuaker Devices, JHS Pedals, and AnalogMan.

• Classic overdrives (like the Ibanez Tube Screamer or the rare Klon Centaur) were used to push amplifiers, while analog delay pedals helped recreate the sense of spaciousness found in a vintage room.

This period saw a distinct shift away from Superstrats and guitars equipped with high-output active pickups. The blues-rock sound of 2016 demanded instruments with a strong, distinctive character:

• P-90s and single-coils: Musicians flocked to guitars featuring single-coil pickups or P-90 "soapbars" (found on models like the Gibson Les Paul Special or vintage Epiphone Casinos). These deliver a sound that is rawer, more open, and more aggressive than that of classic humbuckers.

• Hollow-body guitars: Instruments like the Gibson ES-335 were played right on the edge of feedback. Musicians harnessed controlled feedback from the resonating wooden body, adding a touch of "grit" and raw energy to their tracks.


The very philosophy of sound recording shifted in 2016. Popular blues-rock albums of that era were recorded using an "everyone in the same room" approach:

• Forgoing metronomes and Auto-Tune: The drummer, bassist, and guitarist recorded simultaneously, with microphones capturing the room's natural resonance (room bleed). This created a solid, driving groove where the tempo could "breathe" slightly.

• Analog mixing: Many bands (including Jack White’s projects or The Rolling Stones during the *Blue & Lonesome* sessions) made a point of mixing their material on vintage analog consoles (such as Neve or API) and recording master tracks to magnetic tape; this process naturally compressed frequencies and saturated the sound with pleasing harmonics.

Modern, next-generation digital guitar processors (such as the Kemper Profiler, Neural DSP Quad Cortex, Fractal Audio Axe-Fx III, and Line 6 Helix) have achieved a massive technological leap. Moving beyond older modeling algorithms, they are able to recreate the temperamental, dynamic sound of vintage blues-rock almost flawlessly, thanks to several key technologies:

Older processors attempted to "copy" sound using mathematical formulas (modeling). Modern flagship units operate differently—they literally "listen" to and clone the actual hardware.

• How it works: You connect a real vintage tube amplifier (such as a 1950s Fender Tweed) to the processor. The processor then sends a series of specialized audio signals (noise, sweeps, and impulses) through it. • Neural networks in the Quad Cortex: The processor analyzes exactly how a tube distorts the sound and how frequencies shift at different volume levels; using neural network algorithms, it creates an accurate digital replica—a mathematical "fingerprint"—of that specific unit. You get not just an "abstract Fender," but the exact individual amp the musician played in the studio.

The main problem with early digital gear in blues was its static nature. Blues-rock demands a clean tone from a light touch on the strings, yet an explosive overdrive—that classic tube "break-up"—when the strings are struck hard.

Modern processors calculate the behavior of virtual tubes in real time with zero latency. They accurately reproduce the dynamic range and non-linearity of vacuum tubes. The digital model "understands" the voltage coming from your guitar pickups just like the physical grid of a vacuum tube, preserving all the micro-dynamics of your playing.

In blues-rock, the amplifier speaker, the cabinet's wood, and the microphone capturing the sound play a crucial role. Processors utilize IRs (Impulse Responses)—ultra-precise acoustic snapshots of a physical space. They capture exactly how a 1970 Celestion Greenback speaker sounds in a specific room when recorded with a legendary Royer 121 ribbon microphone. This completely solves the issue of "plastic" sound often heard through headphones or direct lines.

Vintage pedals (especially germanium fuzzes like the Fuzz Face) are notoriously temperamental. Their sound depends directly on how the electrical signal interacts with the guitar's own electronics. If you place an old fuzz pedal after a digital buffer, it will sound harsh and terrible.

Processors like the Quad Cortex and Helix feature circuitry with variable input impedance (Auto-Impedance). When you select a virtual vintage fuzz effect on the processor, the unit's physical input jack actually changes its impedance, tricking the guitar into "thinking" it is plugged into a genuine analog pedal from the 1960s. This allows you to control the level of overdrive using the guitar's own volume knob—a classic blues player's trick.

By 2026, blind tests show that within a mix—whether on a recording or at a live show in a club or stadium—it is virtually impossible to distinguish a Kemper or Quad Cortex from a genuine boutique amplifier. Touring realities have shifted as well: even genre purists, such as artists leading the blues-rock revival, are increasingly taking lightweight processors on tour instead of temperamental, heavy, and fragile vintage combo amps.

Blues Rock 2007

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2025
Funky Blues Rock
01    The 2-19 - Dead Dogs And Bee Suits
02    Eric D Larsen - Hit The Sack
03    Benjamin Booker - NEW WORLD
04    Reckoners - Bring It Down
05    Gary Clark Jnr - Rock Bottom
06    The Black Keys - Kiss It
07    Chris Cundy - Precious Breath
08    One Rusty Band - Dust Bowl
09    BigBlack Rhino - Boogie town
10    Myles Kennedy - When Love Comes To Town
11    Jesse Roper - Roll This Stone
12    Willie Phoenix - Heartbreakville
13    Olav & the Blues cruise - Allright
14    Antonio Vergara - Sidewalk Blues
15    Scott Gibson & The Vexatious Litigants - I Don't Mind
16    Cardinal Black - Holding My Breath
17    Ally Venable - Stopper Back Papa
18    Ben Rice & The PDX Hustle - Good Lord Bad Lord
19    Black Tongue Reverend - 37 West
20    Dudley Taft - Wanted Man
21    David Ronaldo - The World's Going Down the Drain Blues
22    Jeff McMillan - Love Has Gone Cold
23    Dead Leaf - Come Back
24    Sean Poluk - You Go I Go
25    Kustan Adam - Travelin' Man
26    Ana Popovic - Worked Up
27    Hammer On - Sightseeing
28    Dr Helander & Third ward - Son of Jose
29    Mike Ross - Song Thirteen
30    Bison hip - The imposter
31    Anthony Krizan - Turn A Blind Eye
32    Manu Lanvin - I Got The Blues
33    Jelly Ellington - Glow
34    Robin Trower - One Go Round
35    WellBad - Side Effects
36    Duwayne Burnside - Crazy 'Bout You
37    Tommy Baldwin - Sooner or Later
38    No Money Kids - Get Free
39    The Blue Stones - Scared of the Dark
40    Schwarzenberger - She's The One
41    Dyer Davis - Laying on the floor
42    Robert Randolph - Choir Woman
43    Binary Paradigm - Dusty Roads Redemption
44    North Mississippi Allstars - Still Shakin'
45    Ross Neilsen - Best for you
46    Wily Bo Walker - Swamp
47    DaBeDa - Me And You
48    Nino Grandi - SBD
49    Melon Jelly - Old Habits
50    Roberto Testini - Cruel Game
51    Bernie Marsden - Barford Blues
52    Paul Cargnello - 5th & Whateva
53    Paul Kype & Texas Flood - Shakedown
54    Backbone Blues Band - Voodoo
55    Karen Lee Andrews - Nobody's Fool
56    Matt Pascale & The Stomps - Old Angel
57    Larry McCray - Try To Be A Good Man
58    Tobacco road blues - Waiting on a night train
59    Jim Keller - Coffee in my cup
60    The Kokomo Kings - Afternoon Tea
61    Marcus King & The Marcus King Band - Your Favorite Band
62    ZZ Ward - Liberation
63    Allison August - I Won't Say No
64    Rebecca Downes - Waiting For The Morning
65    Thorbjorn Risager and the Black Tornado - Inner Light
66    The Bluesmasters Featuring Cassie Taylor - Chain Of Fools
67    Yates McKendree - Burnin' Tears
68    Bluesman & The Blues Essentials - All I Want to Do
69    Blackcat Roberts - Everything is broken
70    Alice Armstrong - Good love
71    Omar & the howlers - When Sugar Cane was king
72    Maxwellium - King Of The Smoke
73    Andrew Duncanson - Town saint
74    Moonshine Bandits & The Lacs - Lock and Load
75    Leilani Kilgore - BACK TO YOU
76    The Bleary Eyed Bastards - Land of the Free
77    Phillip-Michael Scales - The Perfect Girl
78    Hitman Blues Band - Foolish Pride
79    The Amy Ryan band - You don't get to
80    ORLNDO - Properly
81    Alex Henley - Big Talker
82    Barry Goldberg - In The Groove

Blues Rock 2007

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Top 100 Blues Rock Hits
001    Michael Katon - Need It Awful Bad (Tribute To JM And RT)
002    Gov't Mule - Mr High And Mighty
003    Wes Jeans - Forest Of The Pine
004    Gaby Jogeix - TV Mama
005    Keith Thompson & Strange Brew - Let You Go
006    Kellie Rucker - Rollin' in Clover
007    American Blues Box - Mississippi Mud
008    Pat Travers - You Are The Music
009    Jesus Volt - Little Green Men
010    Michael Katon - Diablo Boogie
011    Ben Granfelt Band  - We Play The Game
012    The Steepwater Band - A Lot Of Love Around
013    Mike Goudreau Band - Dear John Song
014    Gary Moore - Cut It Out
015    Shark Island - The Stranger
016    Bob Dylan - Someday Baby
017    Glenn Hughes - Nights In White Satin
018    Snowy White & Chris Rea - Highway To The Sun
019    Earl Greyhound - SOS
020    Ronnie Baker Brooks - It's On
021    Eddie Turner - Dangerous
022    The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Midnight Moses
023    Darcy Perry Blues Band - I Miss You Brother
024    Jesus Volt - Jungle Blues
025    Anthony Gomes - War on war
026    Gary Hoey - The Deep
027    Pat Travers - Rock Me Baby
028    Keith Thompson & Strange Brew - Strange Brew
029    The Answer - Memphis Water
030    Anthony Gomes - When the right woman does you wrong
031    Eric McFadden - Wanna be yo man
032    Frank Bang & The Secret Stash - Ready For the Ride
033    Gwyn Ashton - Ball & Chain
034    Archie Bronson Outfit - Dart for My Sweetheart
035    Rob Tognoni - Can't Take Lovin'
036    Eddie Turner - I'm A Man, I'm A Man
037    Poppa Chubby - Stoned Again
038    Left Lane Cruiser - Riverwalk
039    Paul Wood - Good Day 4 Bad Whiskey
040    Leather And Beer - My Baby's Gone
041    Mike Zito - Deep Down In Love
042    Larry Miller - Calling all the angels
043    Gary Moore - Ain't Nobody
044    Albert Cummings - Rumors
045    Blindside Blues Band - The Power
046    Giles - That's Why
047    Vargas Blues Band & Chris Rea - Do You Believe In Love (Vargas Blues Band & Chris Rea)
048    Joe Bonamassa - So Many Roads
049    Kenny carpenter - Free me from my freedom
050    Wes Jeans - Boomerang Song
051    Kilborn Alley Blues Band - The Breakaway
052    Fade To Blue - In The Dark
053    Otis Grand - Satan's Blues
054    Bihlman Brothers - Dream
055    Twelve Bar Blues Band - The Blues Has Got Me
056    Layla Zoe - Disappearing Delta
057    Mike Zito - I'd Rather Be Blind
058    George Thorogood - Hard Stuff
059    Bihlman Brothers - Folsom Prison Blues
060    Kris Heaton Blues Band - Rose In Your Hand
061    Derek Miller - Devil Come Down Sunday
062    Shark Island - Down to the Ground
063    Larry Miller - Outlaw Blues
064    Gwyn Ashton - Get Up, Get Over It
065    John Mayer - Belief
066    American Blues Box - Whiskey & Water
067    The Sean Webster Band - Missing You
068    Henrik Freischlader Band - no questions
069    Little Axe - Hard Times
070    The Black Keys - Strange Desire
071    Sass Jordan - The Feeling's Gone
072    Gary Moore - Midnight Blues
073    Bonnie Raitt - God Was In The Water
074    NOBBY REED PROJECT - Meta - Blues
075    Scott McKeon - Maybe
076    Glenn Hughes - The Valiant Denial
077    Michael Katon - Luv A Dawg
078    Henrik Freischlader Band - is it right
079    Giles - Letter To Bush
080    John Mayer - Gravity
081    Joe Bonamassa - High Water Everywhere
082    The Steepwater Band - Collision
083    Winger - Can't Take It Back
084    Anthony Gomes - Hard Line To Ride
085    Ben Granfelt Band  - Intro Jam
086    Kellie Rucker - Cook For You
087    George Thorogood - Any Town USA
088    Archie Bronson Outfit - Cherry Lips
089    Blue Plate Special - Rocket In Your Pocket
090    Mudlow - Tin Roof
091    Giles - Gypsy Eyes
092    Left Lane Cruiser - Heart & Soul
093    Kid Andersen - Slimy Town
094    Bill Wyman & Chris Rea & Charlie Watts - Baby Please Don't Go (Bill Wyman & Chris Rea & Charlie Watts)
095    Orianthi - Lights Of Manos
096    Keith Thompson & Strange Brew - Beat The System
097    Derek Miller - Wishing Well
098    Eric Clapton & JJ Cale - Don't Cry Sister
099    Anthony Gomes - Testify
100    Rob Tognoni - Shoot, Hoot, Electrocute
101    Jeff Martin - Black Snake Blues
102    Bjorn Berge - Had a Suspicion
103    Ben Granfelt Band  - Bridge Of Dreams
104    Gov't Mule - Brand New Angel
105    Scott Ellison - Down, Down Baby (live)
106    Lance Lopez - Stars
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