Boogie bands

Savoy Brown could boogie (in a different way from ZZ Top), especially on albums like Raw Sienna. T-Rex boogied a bit as well.

I always think of Boogie bands as being southern-fried like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Wet Willie, The Allman Brothers maybe, Rossington-Collins

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Originally posted by jcs_smith:
I always think of Boogie bands as being southern-fried like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Wet Willie, The Allman Brothers maybe, Rossington-Collins

I grew up surrounded by this music, which we called "southern boogie". Atlanta Rhythm Section did it as well or better than anyone. There's loads of lesser-known stars in this particular genre, many of whom probably never reached much of an audience outside the south US.

Don't all laugh but Status Quo in the 70s were as good a boogie band as any.

Cheers
Scott

To me ZZ Top is the ultimate electrified boogie band because they do it so well and with authority. Fuzzy gated guitars/mean ass countrified vocals/hard shuffle drums is the formula of boogie to me. It is the dirty blues on speed (and maybe a hit of acid). Man, Tres Hombres on vinyl sounds great on my naim/rega rig. But as requested, I got a few more boogified examples. How 'bout Canned Heat? On the Road Again is one of their best examples. Anything when Harvey Mandel is in the band truly boogies. Stepping even further back, Muddy Waters electric blues stuff is probably defines the term, but was more blues than boogie.

And for some genre bending - what about Tie Your Mother Down by Queen. Brian May could definitely boogie!

And riffing on the Status Quo and Savoy Brown comments - to which I concur - I add Foghat!

And just for the sake of diversity, the Doors had a wierd take on boogie but it kind of worked, mixed with a side of psychedelia - think Back Door Man and Love Me Two Times.

I suppose a lot of what CCR did was boogie, even though they called it "choogling".

choogling, never heard of that term. Thanks guys I'll write a list and keep that with me when I'm hunting records. Yeah, I remember all those groups from the radio when I was in my teens and 20s. It was a good time to be driving around Southern California when a DJ dipped into a hard core set of foghat, zz top and af course Led Zep 1-4 et al. I even relistened to that last song first side of Abbey Road, something I tended to ignore as a kid. Those boys did their brand of extended blues riffs, and the 3rd side of the White album, ending with Helter Skelter, Woah nellie its a wild ride. Not what I consider boogie, but hard core rock and roll. What Paul called dirty guitar in an interview. It just feels so good in your gut. I don't think this stuff impresses the female gender, but it sure does raise male testosterone levels to the max.

I've just bought several Allman Bros lps lately and a surprise find of Fillmore East. Great stuff, they're just on fire. But by the last side I'm just burned out, and it gets a little hard core so I tend to skip that side.

For a while I was trying to buy things that were kinder and gentler to my advanced age of 52. Saucy things like Etta James, Patsy Cline, Dinah Washington. BUT, now my testosterone levels are creeping back up and I find it really gripping to listen to some of the great guitar riffs I grew up on. Now to find a clean version of Who's Next with Babba O'Reilly.

Glenn

i would also look for the first couple of canned heat albums, especially "boogie with canned heat" it closes with a 10-12 minute jam which fits right in with what you are looking for. Lots of great albums in this genre.

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Originally posted by jayd:
I suppose a lot of what CCR did was boogie, even though they called it "choogling".

Hmmm .... possibly, what ever it was they did, it was mighty fine music. John Fogerty is highly underrated - between 1969 and 1970 he wrote some the greatest songs ever made. I saw Creedence live 5 times and they were always superb, though they never stayed on stage long enough for my liking. JF's solo albums are great too.

I also rate JF as a first class vocalist and possibly the greatest electric guitarist of them all.

Heart of the city - Dr Feelgood.

John Lee Hooker has got to be the father of the boogie bands.

Hound Dog Taylor and The Houserockers.

DCT

This may elicit a groan but you can buy the Grateful Dead's remastered two cd sets "Dead Set" and "Reckoning" 4 CD's total, for less than $50 on amazon. I am not saying that all the GD is this boogie style, but these two can hold their own with anything on the list. They are two live dates that they released before they started coming out with stuff from the vault, and they are truly outstanding. Remastered and just released (individually) in 2006. Check them out.

Hound dog taylor made me think of George Thorogood. I condsider him nothing special now, but his first 2 or three albums are pretty impressive.

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Originally posted by jayd:

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Originally posted by jcs_smith:
I always think of Boogie bands as being southern-fried like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Wet Willie, The Allman Brothers maybe, Rossington-Collins

I grew up surrounded by this music, which we called "southern boogie". Atlanta Rhythm Section did it as well or better than anyone. There's loads of lesser-known stars in this particular genre, many of whom probably never reached much of an audience outside the south US.

Let's not forget The Black Crowes. Unashamed pastiche they may be but these boys know a groove when they find one, check out Southern Harmony and Musical Companion.
And Skip, never, ever apologise on the Dead's behalf. The live version of Truckin' from Europe 72 outboogies most.

Re: the Grateful Dead - yeah Truckin' from Europe 72 is a good one, but even though I love the dead, I do not consider them hard edged and nasty enough to fit the term "boogie" but that's just me.

A few more just for good measure -

Deep Purple - Strange Kind of Woman, My Woman from Tokyo (or even Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain, or If You Don't Like Rock and Roll)

The Butts Band (!!!)

Captain Beyond