On 20 April 1999 he issued '' Under the Spell '' , which won " Best Blues & Roots Album " at the ARIA Music Awards of that year . McFarlane noted that he " is the most acclaimed blues guitarist Australia has ever produced ... courtesy of his unorthodox slide guitar style , his rousing live shows and a series of hard-rocking , roadhouse blues albums ... yet it took two decades of slogging around the Australian touring circuit before the local industry sat up and took notice " . Although under-appreciated in Australia Hole was described by Robert Messenger in '' The Canberra Times '' as " a musical genius " and " in the US he is living blues legend " . In August 2004 Hole was interviewed by Brendan Hutchens for ABC 's '' George Negus Tonight '' and recalled " It 's very , very raw emotional music . And it communicates very strongly and it did to me . When I first heard blues , it bowled me over . And it 's great . I love it . I love to be able to communicate with people through that , through the music " . On 19 May 2007 Hole issued his tenth album , '' Rough Diamond '' , which '' Sing Out ! '' s Gary von Tersch compared with Muddy Waters and Duane Allman as " spirited " and showed " incendiary blues and rock slide guitar " . As well as releasing ten albums , Hole has continued to tour worldwide for six months each year , returning to his home in the Darling Scarp of Western Australia for the other six months
ARIA Music Awards of that year
ARIA Music Awards of 1999
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