To say this weekend was anything but amazing would be an understatement. As I said yesterday, the only thing I wish would have been better was the temperature. Along with the blue skies and the blue water, at 40 degrees F with the wind chill, it's safe to say our lips were blue too. Thankfully we had the fire (and the heat in the trailer) to keep us warm.
I could serious wake up to the view above every morning couldn't you?
I have a feeling it's actually a pretty rare occurrence to see the lake so quiet. Last time we camped here it was bit warmer and one of the nights we got to sit under our trailer awning and watch a storm come through across the lake. We saw a handful of boats on this trip, but in the summer, I would imagine the lake is packed with them.
As beautiful as it is, that's not really what this post is about today. As you probably saw in the title, my focus this week is on the word "Blue", and since this is Tuesday, that means I'm talking about Blue music, not blue skies or water.
It goes even deeper than that though (see what I did there), I'm specifically interested in bluesy rock for this weeks #threetunetuesday post sponsored by 
When it comes to bluesy rock, there are probably a couple of bands that pop to your mind right away. Led Zepplin is one of the first ones I think of, but I also find myself listening to a lot of The Black Crowes when I am in one of those bluesy rock moods.
I couldn't tell you how Paris got on my radar, if I had to guess it was probably via that amazing Spotify algorithm since I have them set as a favorite in my playlists. What I also didn't know (until this morning) is that Paris was basically a super group or power trio formed by Bob Welch after he left Fleetwood Mac, Glenn Cornick the bass player from Jethro Tull, and Thom Mooney a drummer who was in the band Nazz with Todd Rundgren.
Based on that alone, it should be fairly clear they have a quite amazing pedigree. I picked "Religion" as my first song simply because it is dang good. As you listen to it, Paris definitely has some similarities to Led Zepplin. I also hear a bit of Rick Derringer in them.
Honestly, I could have picked any song from their self titled album and it would have been good. The sad thing is they only released two albums before they split up, but according to Wikipedia, on their second album they were moving more towards a funk sound versus a bluesy rock sound.
If you like this type of music, I highly recommend you add the Paris album called Paris to your playlist.
Oddly enough, Frijid Pink is another band that came on my radar because of Spotify. I had just finished listening to the album I mentioned above and I was letting the algorithm do its thing. After a couple of songs, "Drivin' Blues" by Frijid Pink came on and I was like dang, I need to share this song.
I'd never heard of Frijid Pink before, but they were actually formed in Detroit in 1967. They did a rendition of House of the Rising Sun that is supposedly pretty famous, but I can't say as though I have ever heard it. After listening to the lead singers voice, I can see that though.
Again, according to Wiki, they released a handful of albums between 1970 and 1974 before they went silent until 2011 when they finally released a new album and proceeded to release three more until 2018.
It's safe to say before the week is over I am going to be taking a deep dive into Frijid Pink. I hope you do as well. After all I've gotta support Detroit, it's just a couple hours down the road from me.
Finally, we have this song. From the opening riff, you know it's going to be a banger. I remember the first time I can ever remember hearing this song. I was at a Jason Isbell concert and about halfway through the show Jason needed a bit of a break, so his lead guitarist started playing and singing a cover of "Honeysuckle Blue". The cool thing was after he had a bit of a rest Jason (who is an amazing guitar player), started jamming with the lead guitarist. It was pretty awesome.
This original version is done by Drivin' N' Cryin'(DNC). They were formed back in 1985 and while they never got super famous, they have some songs that are definitely well known in certain circles. "Honeysuckle Blue" being one of them and "Straight to Hell" which was recently covered by Darius Rucker being another.
One interesting fact is that eventually the original drummer of DNC left and was replaced by a guy named Jeff Sullivan who formerly played with a band called Mr. Crowes Garden. Can you guess what band Mr. Crowes Garden eventually became? If you guess The Black Crowes, you are right!
I think what I love most about this song is that riff you hear at the beginning. Then, when it repeats throughout the rest of the song, I love how it kind of slows down with that ritardando, then it picks back up again.
Very cool if you ask me. Once again, I highly encourage you to check out Drivin' N' Cryin' if you haven't heard of them before. They have a lot of really good stuff in their catalog.
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