In my band probably 90% of the songs we have created have been created on the fly. Our singer even has an uncanny ability to come up with stories that works once he hears the rhythm. Of course we then 'work' on what we created. We record everything though just in case a gem appears. When we have gigs coming up we work. Otherwise we improvise. Improvisation is not for everyone though. But all work and no play makes this cat a dull boy.
As for blues, I love the blues. In fact Blind Blake and Robert Johnson are probably the reason why I picked up a guitar in the first place, them and Syd Barrett... I love Buddy Guy, Albert King, T-Bone, Albert Collins, Johnny Winters and so on but I never play it unless I'm by myself and mostly that is on an acoustic guitar. I never cared for the blues jam myself.
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