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My favorite 25 blues CDs of the last 20 years (in no order)
By an Amazon.com customer
Blues DeluxeBlues Deluxe by Joe Bonamassa
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $9.88
Joe Bonamassa is from my point of view the "best" blues guitarist alive and I believe he demonstrates it with this one. The best electric blues album of the last no 20 but at least 40 years!
10 Days Out (Blues from the Backroads)/ (CD/DVD)10 Days Out (Blues from the Backroads)/ (CD/DVD) by Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $15.18
Great blues CD and even better DVD! Unmissable!
Live Bootleg Series, Volume TwoLive Bootleg Series, Volume Two by Johnny Winter
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $10.00
Johnny at his best. One of the best live blues recordings ever.
Full CircleFull Circle by Walter Trout
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $5.98
A 2006 new entry. At the same level of Blues Deluxe! Superb electric blues album.
The Duke Meets the EarlThe Duke Meets the Earl by Ronnie Earl & Duke Robillard
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $11.11
Ronnie Earl & Duke Robillard jamming together! Splendid!
Otis Rush - Live at Montreux 1986Otis Rush - Live at Montreux 1986 by Otis Rush and Friends
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $8.52
Grat live recording! Otis, Eric and Luther, what a performance! The best live electric blues CDs that I own.
Live in ChicagoLive in Chicago by Luther Allison
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $14.98
Another great live! Simply fantastic.
High TemperatureHigh Temperature by Guy Forsyth
Buy used from: $12.00
Stunning debut album for one of the most interesting contemporary blues artist!
Texas FloodTexas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.47
Steve was one of the greatest of all and his first album is just a classic.
In StepIn Step by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Buy used from: $39.93
Steve again. His last and from my point of view best effort. We all miss you Steve!
Blues Union (XRCD)Blues Union (XRCD)
Buy new: $33.99 / Used from: $18.95
Joe Beard and Ronnie Earl together for one of the most memorable blues jam. Grat album from every point of view.
The Road We're OnThe Road We're On by Sonny Landreth
Buy used from: $4.28
Sonny plays the blues on this one, and he plays it damn well!
What I Live ForWhat I Live For by Tab Benoit
Buy used from: $2.30
Tab's best!
Call the CopsCall the Cops by Sean Costello and His Jivebombers
Buy used from: $49.99
He was only 16 years old when he recordered this CD!
No Foolin'No Foolin' by Tommy Castro
Buy new: $15.49 / Used from: $8.99
A "live" all blues performance very close to perfection.
Satan's HornSatan's Horn by Ray Bailey
Buy used from: $5.49
Real blues with no intents to show-off but played with feeling and passion.
Burnin' UpBurnin' Up by Shawn Pittman
Buy used from: $8.33
Shawn together with Joe Bonamassa is my favourite young guitar player, his feeling for the "true" blues is second to none.
Come on in This HouseCome on in This House by Junior Wells
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $9.99
This CD is the perfect fusion between the acoustic sound of the Delta and the modern blues.
Living With the BluesLiving With the Blues by Duke Robillard
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $6.74
Duke Robillard is one of the greatest "modern" blues guitarist around and this is, from my poiny of view, his best album (so far...)
Dark Of The NightDark Of The Night
Buy used from: $6.99
I discovered this CD only recently. Man have I been missing out! Truly one of the best blue/rock album ever! Cannot stop playing it!
Now My SoulNow My Soul by Ronnie Earl
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $9.28
Ronnie is one of the best white blues guitarists alive and this is a fact. With this new one he enters in the short list of the greatest (black or white) of all time! FANTASTIC!!
Delta MoonDelta Moon
Buy used from: $19.95
Delta moon are one of the more exiting "young" blues bands around and, unfortunately, one of the more overlooked. This album is really a rare gem! Wonderful, possibly the best of the bunch!
DJ Play My BluesDJ Play My Blues by Buddy Guy
Buy used from: $55.55
Probably one of the best electric "deep blues" records of all time
Shades of BlueShades of Blue
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $8.59
A real talent. He's going to become one of the greatest of all time.
Think About ItThink About It by Alex Schultz
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $9.95
New CD (his first) from a veteran of the West Coast. A true delight!