A minimalist blues, with Stackhouse's vocals crooning and fluttering into a falsetto and stretching out every ending vowel. He clearly isn't a master guitarist, but the eerie singing style on this track gives it an authentic feel. This guy definitely has had the real down home blues. He asks for cool water, and gets gasoline. "Lord, I asked the conductor, "Could I ride these blinds?" / Want to know, can a broke man ride the blinds, boy I ain't got a dime." What's riding the blinds? According to various sources, it's either riding between the cars (same as riding the rods, grabbing onto the ladder and hanging on, often fairly close to the tracks as the train zoomed by), or just hopping on any empty box car.
"A great song mutates, makes quantum leaps, turns up again like the prodigal son. It crosses genres. Could be punk rock, ragtime, folk-rock, or zydeco, and can be played in a lot of different styles, multiple styles... A great song is the sum of all things." - Bob Dylan
Friday, May 26, 2023
Cool Drink Of Water - Houston Stackhouse
A minimalist blues, with Stackhouse's vocals crooning and fluttering into a falsetto and stretching out every ending vowel. He clearly isn't a master guitarist, but the eerie singing style on this track gives it an authentic feel. This guy definitely has had the real down home blues. He asks for cool water, and gets gasoline. "Lord, I asked the conductor, "Could I ride these blinds?" / Want to know, can a broke man ride the blinds, boy I ain't got a dime." What's riding the blinds? According to various sources, it's either riding between the cars (same as riding the rods, grabbing onto the ladder and hanging on, often fairly close to the tracks as the train zoomed by), or just hopping on any empty box car.
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