I bought Robben Ford and the Blue Line and Moore's The Best of the Blues 2002 and am thoroughly enjoying both. Great recommendations, guys--thanks. I decided to start with just one CD from each artist and go from there.
Ford has creamy LP blues tone to die for, and a really nice, clear tenor voice. A very tasteful and refined player--certainly a much more laid back style than the raucous Moore, whose hard rock roots really come through on many of the tunes. Screamin' raw LP tone on much of the solo work; a very emotional player. He also uses the Clapton "woman tone" to excellent effect on a couple of the tunes. I prefer Ford's voice, but Moore's is certainly more than adequate, and he puts as much emotion into his singing as his playing. So all in all, a couple of great additions to my blues collection!
