Early 90s Blues Rock

[legend71]

The pull of grunge made everything more basic and "rootsy". This was also the heyday of "unplugged". SRV had just died, making way for others to jump in.

Grunge didn't make rock more rootsy… it was already heading that way in 86 with guns and other bands in LA... even ratt was doing way cool junior in 87 and going for a more blues based hard rock sound, bon jovi, great white, tesla, warrant were all doing it.. I think poisons last recording with kotzen was heading that way as well

Agree - they were all going back to rock n roll and away from more metal style. Look at Motley Crue on Theater of Pain etc.

 

[Chris6870]

How about Bloodline. They were a real good blues rock band that came out in the early 90s. Joe Bonamassa was in that band.

Also Brother Cane was some cool bluesy hard rock .

 

[skoora]

Also you had COC fully transition from 80's hardcore to metal (Blind) to Stoner metal (Deliverance) with a bluesy Sabbath approach.