Anyone here ever listen to the blues group Big Sugar?

[Iron Woode]

I was listening to their 2nd album: 500 Pounds.

If you never heard of these guys they sound a lot like Cream with a harder edge. The song Ride Like Hell is a great Power-Blues song.

The album HemiVision is great too. I love the song Digging A Hole.

You can check out the albums and listen to some tracks here:

http://www.rollingstone.com/re...amp;pageregion=triple1

http://www.bigsugar.com/web/music/cat_hemivision.php

Too bad the band has broken up, though.

 

[Colt45]

blues? i dont know about that. i havent heard much though. digging a hole is good.

 

[silverpig]

They're not blues... Blues influenced maybe.

Seen them live once, and listened to their stuff a lot. It's pretty good.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Colt45
blues? i dont know about that. i havent heard much though. digging a hole is good.

Yes, they are a blues-rock band.

They have more bluesy type songs too.

They even make a french version of their albums.

 

[JonTom]

They are one of the best live bands I've seen. I saw them back in the days of 500 Pounds in a small college bar. They blew the power for the entire bar halfway through their set. Gordie actually calmed the crowd down, and then proceded to play an accoustic guitar for 45 minutes while they fixed the power. The room was lit only by the emergency lights. Then the lights came back on and they fininshed their regular set. Very cool night!

Since then, I make it a point to never miss them when they are nearby... Their version of Oh Canada easily beats Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner as a show closer!