Junior Kimbrough

I chose Junior Kimbrough for this little descriptive write up. I listened to three songs via YouTube, Lonesome In My Mind, Sad Days, Lonely Nights and I Gotta Try You Girl. I neither enjoyed nor hated listening to the three tunes. I am quite indifferent.

I did not enjoy the lyrics of the songs. His singing, in my humble opinion, did not appeal to me at all. I understand its the Blues and its suppose to be organic, raw and visceral, but it just sounds like some incoherent old man moaning and ranting (like many of blog posts). I did not feel moved in anyway by his sing. The only idea that popped into my head was STFU!!! That deep, rural Mississippi accent was another factor that ruined it for me as well.

I did enjoy the songs' instrumentation. The songs had a nice heavy yet mellow percussiveness with a tinge of jazz. The guitars were great as well. I love all guitar instruementation except in heavy metal (Metellica's One is an exception. would have never heard of this song if not for Beavis and Butthead) and that pop country shit. I could envision myself listening to the songs' instrumentation endlessly without feeling bored or annoyed even though its repetitive. Its something about it that makes hooks you in. Some subminal audiotory factor that keeps you attentitve.

Indifference is my overall feeling towards Mr. Kimbrough's music. I'm not a real fan of the Blues. The only Blues musicians who I listen to are Nina Simone and Eric Clapton although they are not entirely Blues musicans. They've sung various Bluesey tunes. Eric even did a few albums dedicated to the genre. Kimbrough's flavor of the Blues has a large following and deserves to be heard. I'd rather mainstream mass marketing of his music than some of the shit that permeates the radio waves nowadays.