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John Mayall - Do I Please You (1977)
John Mayall - Do I Please You (1977)
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atty1chgo
901 posts
Apr 23, 2014
6:04 AM
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atty1chgo
902 posts
Apr 23, 2014
6:05 AM
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John Mayall on harmonica.
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snowman
65 posts
Apr 23, 2014
9:31 AM
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lot people put mayall down--I really like his stuff==He;s got a very unique sing style--I have 1 of his newer cds-'im impressed i wrote cd not album'--old guys like me forget---a newer one'blues for th e lost days' I think its really a good cd==few guitar licks i learned from it-in fact Im gonna put in my car again--listen to bluesville 99% of the time or practice harp,in my car==plus he brings me back to all my surfin buddies-cruisin thru baja with cream-santana-mayall-traffic -etc-like the tune-simple and soulful- plus he plays a little percusively[spelling?], which blends with song--thanks for posting
Last Edited by snowman on Apr 23, 2014 9:34 AM
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Rgsccr
244 posts
Apr 23, 2014
11:09 AM
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I saw John Mayall a couple of months ago in Seattle at Mark Hummel's Blowoff show (along with Carlos Salgado, James Harmon, Rick Estrin, Charlie Baty and others - GREAT show!), and he was amazing for an 80 year old - heck for anybody. Singing, playing harp and keyboard (at the same time), he had lots of energy and skill. This after a long ride in a van up from San Francisco according to Mark Hummel. He was also very easy to approach and talk to, as were the others. Great show!
Last Edited by Rgsccr on Apr 23, 2014 11:10 AM
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SuperBee
1929 posts
Apr 23, 2014
2:45 PM
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I could have done without the porno soundtrack, but I guess that was the theme of the album...the harp playing is possibly the best I've heard from John.
I went to 2 JM shows before I was 18, I guess I probably blame him more than any other for my interest in harmonica, although when I heard SBW (2), I knew this was a different thing...
But JM...I heard this band when I was 16...at least I know it was James Quill-Smith on guitar. He also had maggie Parker on vocals. I believe they are still together. At the time I really didn't know what blues was, all I knew was the Beatles, stones, Dylan and American top 40...
This opened my ears a little. The next year Mayall came back, but with john McVie and Mick Taylor. I was nearly 18, and this time the gig was in a pub...I went through the crowd on a photogrspher's coat-tails...to the front row...
I absolutely blame this event for changing my life. I don't recall a single song from the gig...but my musical boundaries were reset...I bought Roadshow Blues, The World of John Mayall, and SBW 'the real folk blues'. None of my mates dug it at all...
That's about when I began trying to play harmonica. I had little patience or perseverance, was a dreadful student. I asked one guy who claimed to play, how it was done...I recall he said it was all in the timing of the breathing in and out...I had no idea what he was talking about. He didn't elaborate, just asked to borrow my Dylan albums, but that was the start of a very slow train to now.
I've seen john a couple times since. Most recently on the 'tough' tour. I was happy to see him still enjoying his work. He always has a good band.
This Hard Core Package album was one I listened to a bit. I don't remember too much of it now...rock and roll hobo, disconnected line, Arizona bound still mean something to me but I could only hum one line I think. The Roadshow blues album from a couple years later I find more memorable...
Oh...and then the Walter trout/coco Montoya years in the 80s...I saw that band too. Stronger.
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harmonicanick
2154 posts
Apr 23, 2014
2:59 PM
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you guys are way out..
John bought the blues to us 16 year olds in the late '60's
Everything you hear stems from that heritage..
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SuperBee
1930 posts
Apr 23, 2014
3:31 PM
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Yes I work with a bloke who was sneaking in underage to see him in 64/65. He saw my 'tough' shirt and bailed me up; "what do you know about john Mayall?"
The band I saw in early 82 was pretty much that late 60s band. I knew john wZ an old man at the time, was astounded by his energy. Couldn't imagine a bloke my dad's age conducting himself like that..
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