If you wanna hang out you've got to take her out, Cocaine!

No. I am not taking drugs now because I am so stress up with the exam. While the Swine Flu is hovering somewhere around Malaysia, I am already infected by two types of fever. Exam Fever of course, and Blues Fever. The title is actually from a song called "Cocaine" by Eric Clapton. Oh yeah, I love blues. There are non better genres that this. Talking about the solo part, I admit that heavy metal and those other kinda musics that involve crazy solo with fast and violent scale win this category. But blues, it is not about how fast you can drive your fingers on the guitar neck or how many scales you can fit into one solo. It is all about the feeling baby. It drives me crazy to figure out how those legends could have so many ideas when they are working out the solo parts. Anyways, I am not going to teach how to play blues scales. I am going to show you guys some of the blues legends that I have known so far and I really admire them( Do not get me wrong. I do not worship 'em.)

B.B King
Oh yes. He has been crown the King of Blues for decades. He has been playing blues since he was a teenager. Although at the age of 76, his solos are still venomous as ever. He still holds the crown and he is still alive. He uses clean effect to play his solos and they are absolutely nice. Try listening "Three o'clock Blues".

Buddy Guy
I do not really know about this guy, but he can be consider as one of the blues legend too. He is really good in both fast and slow tempo. He is known with he crazy bending skills.


Jimi Hendrix
Now, the fella, he synthesized many styles in creating his musical voice. His unique guitar skills made him famous and many are trying to imitate his skills. However, he died due to drug overdose and left behind more that 300 unreleased recordings. My favorite song is " Voodoo Child". He is a legend now.

Stevie Ray Vaughan
I am pretty sure not much people know about this legend. He was strongly influenced by many blues guitarists. Vaughan's sound and playing style, which often incorporated simultaneous lead and rhythm parts, drew comparisons to Hendrix. Also, he covered some of Jimi Hendrix tunes. He was known by his warm blues-rock tone. He, however died from a helicopter crash, on the same day he had his last two shows.

Eric Clapton
He has his own way of playing his guitar. I am sure you all knew his songs such as "Tears in Heaven" and "Wonderful Tonight". He has a sad story life and he expresses his feelings and sadness through his songs. He has become mentor for so many guitarists such as John Mayer and Slash.

John Mayer
He is famous with his first single "You body is a Wonderland". He formed a band called "John Mayer Trio" where they play blues all the way. This guy is so interesting because you can see two sides of John Mayer. First side, he plays more to acoustic music like " Why Georgia" and on the other side, he plays blues and rock, for instance " Who Do You Think I Was". He is heavily influenced by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.

Audri Moritz
Now, this one. He is still figuring out how to really play blues. He is still looking for the right effects to play for the right songs. He knows how to imitate the legends but he screws up most of the time. He would like to be heavily influenced by those legends. He is yet to discover his own way of playing blues. He is looking forward to own a real Fender guitar and he is waiting to finish his last paper on next Monday.