Gibson has a list of 10 Classic Albums to Expand Your
Musical Horizons, and a message: get outside your comfort zone.
The list includes work by
the likes of Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Black Keys and Tom Waits, with whom I
easily relate.
But it also includes artists
I have shied away from, such as Coltrane, Hank Williams and Brian Eno.
And, sadly, it contains a
few artists I had never heard of but probably should have, like Sonny Sharrock,
Junior Kimbrough and Richard Hell and the Voidoids.
Reading the write-ups, I can
see that each of these artists would have something to offer that relates to
genres and styles I like, but pushes me past where I normally go if left to my
own devices. In terms of lighting that
creative spark, it’s a great idea to immerse yourself in something new.
And if I think about it,
most of my heroes did/do just that.
Thanks, Gibson. You’ve given me some homework to do.
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