I've created a new page on which I've posted a handful of video variants and elaborations of "Crossroads Blues" that people have uploaded to YouTube over the years. I also went back and realized that if it hadn't been for Hakan's lightning-fast cover of my first non-foot-drum version, I never would have pushed forward to record the song as I ultimately did. So thanks to Hakan for that:
Thank you Adam! It's a great harp song you did. I try to borrow every catchy lick and riff and could find. My favorite Gussow riff is still "What'd I Say" from the Satan & Adam album WORD ON THE STREET.
Last Edited by Hakan on Dec 19, 2015 6:42 AM
Adam, Great lesson. Would it work to play a similar progression on Traveling Riverside Blues and If I had Possession of Judgement Day (if they were being played the way Clapton does them on Me and Mr. Johnson)? Thanks, Rich
Rgsccr: I'm afraid that I don't understand your question. Maybe that's because I don't have the Clapton album you're referencing. As far as whether something will "work": the proof is always in the pudding. Try it and see. Decide for yourself. Some people on this forum still don't think that what I'm doing works. Goldbrick told me recently to give up the "party trick," meaning the foot drums. Ultimately you'll need to discover things for yourself, assemble them as you see fit, and put them out there, trusting in your own judgment about whether they work.
Last Edited by kudzurunner on Dec 20, 2015 4:13 AM
That makes sense Adam, and I think I'd say that the riffs you use do seem to work on those songs. If I may, I'd like to ask another question about what you are doing on Crossroads, and it relates to a lesson Will Wilde put up recently about using double stops for a bigger sound. Would you say that, in part, you are using the split octaves for that reason? You certainly are projecting a powerful sound in your performance. Perhaps this is a naïve question, but, if that is the case, could you explain why one would use one technique vs. the other (split octave vs, a double stop)? Thanks.
Last Edited by Rgsccr on Dec 20, 2015 4:23 PM
