I happened to have Jay Leno on just before listening to this piece. On Leno, there was a metal band playing some sort of 3 chord riff and I was struck by the contrast between that metal band and the first few bars of a Floyd Dixon song as I began to listen to this review. The depth of emotion conveyed in Dixon's 3 chord blues reminded me of why I love roots music. The review from "Blues File" was thorough and made me want to know more about this amazing man's life. I didn't realize Dixon's career had spanned all the way through the 90's. Wow! The reviewer's voice conveyed a respectful knowledge of his subject, without sounding smug or sentimental. His choice of music helped to move the piece along. Oh what music it is. It is soulful and primal, but unlike the heavy metal band, there was melody. As Townes Van Zandt once said, "There's the blues, and everything else is zippity do da!"
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Comment for "FOLK SALAD PSA"
Scott Aycock
Posted on December 17, 2008 at 09:48 PM | Permalink
For Rachael Hubbard
Rachael,
Don't know if I did this right. I hope you can pull this PSA off of here. scott
Comment for "Blues File: Floyd Dixon"
Scott Aycock
Posted on August 10, 2006 at 09:09 PM | Permalink
Review of Blues File: Floyd Dixon
I happened to have Jay Leno on just before listening to this piece. On Leno, there was a metal band playing some sort of 3 chord riff and I was struck by the contrast between that metal band and the first few bars of a Floyd Dixon song as I began to listen to this review. The depth of emotion conveyed in Dixon's 3 chord blues reminded me of why I love roots music. The review from "Blues File" was thorough and made me want to know more about this amazing man's life. I didn't realize Dixon's career had spanned all the way through the 90's. Wow! The reviewer's voice conveyed a respectful knowledge of his subject, without sounding smug or sentimental. His choice of music helped to move the piece along. Oh what music it is. It is soulful and primal, but unlike the heavy metal band, there was melody. As Townes Van Zandt once said, "There's the blues, and everything else is zippity do da!"