Yes, I mentioned Carlos Santana, Fretmeister. His latest album may be sort of a sell-out, but still it's great to see him getting the recognition that he deserves. What's unfortunate is that he should have won Grammies for Abraxas or Santana III thirty years ago instead of Supernatural.

Yes, Luigi, I know what you mean about 12 bar blues getting repetitive. I'm sure you can only hear "My baby done left me now I ain't got no one to love" so many times without getting bored. I don't get bored with it too easily though. There's almost always something in a blues tune to entertain and inspire. Whether it's the guitar playing, the lyrics (not very often), the harp playing, or just those amazing voices (Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters are two of my favorite blues voices). It's just amazing to listen to the music which spawned rock and roll as we know it. Have you heard B.B. King's Live At The Regal album? Probably a dumb question, but that's some very jazzy blues.

[This message has been edited by BarryS (edited 07-12-2000).]