The Electric Flag - Goin' Down Slow (1968)

Album: A Long Time Comin'
Orginally by Howlin' Wolf

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Blues
• The
• Electric
• Flag
• Goin'
• Going
• Down
• Slow
• 1968
• Howlin'
• Wolf

[sellammar]

I can agree that a lot of music was crap. Only the guitar had some distortion everybody loved it. Still since Im a guitarist myself youngsters today are skillful but lack the feeling and inovation these pioneers had. Its not just a matter of being fast. Steve Vai could be very boring after 15 min listening for example.

[hoogachoga]

I agree about the drummers, but thousands better than Hendrix?

[nintendonut100]

@Harvesterofmetal well, you are entitled too your own opinion, I disagree, and really I may have exagurated his abilities, Vai is technically great, and for a technician is a briliatn musician, as it is I guess maybe he's just a very good one lol. but hey musical taste is subjective

[normathumb]

"Goin' Down Slow" was written and originally recorded by "St Louis Jimmy" Odom.

[whocares1694]

Mike played probably better blues than anyone. Johnny Winter didn't take a chance with a soulful band like this or he might have surpassed this stuff but this is the all time best blues player hands down. Winter is definitely the best blues/rocker of all.

[Harvesterofmetal]

@nintendonut100 I don't agree with you. Even if his music is based on guitar,he's really "overacting". When I'm listening to this kind of music, I'd rather check guitarists like Jeff Beck. He's got a really unique sense of melody, compared to Vai. As a guitarist, even if I'm technically and musically far away from both of them,I'd rather want to kick out great (simple) licks, that people don't except from a regular electric guitarist(and musician) like beck than being mainly fast.Just my opinion

[blackandtanful]

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[yungsu100]

ORIGINAL COMPOSER IS ST.LOUIS JIMMIE ODEN

THIS IS ELECTRIFIED VERSION BY MIKE BLOOMFIELD

[Milly244]

cover fatta in modo eccellente.

[Easleytee]

Ahh...the musical illiterates are out in force.

[fuzzycuddles]

it's hard to take a traditional blues song and turn it into this man, just WOW!

[nintendonut100]

@sellammar actualy Vai is a fantastic musician who has more than just speed but a sense of melody. Of course compared to the great Mike Bloomfield and most of the famous blues guys from this era he's nothing but still.