This past weekend, I went and jammed with a teenager I know at his house with some of his friends/siblings. He was absurdly good on the guitar, at least technically, and all of his riffs and solos seemed to be kind of metal, sort of reminiscent of Dream Theater I think.

When I would take a lead or solo, he would frequently comment "you like that blues stuff, huh?" Now, I don't really gravitate toward blues much when it comes to music. I would say my playing is decidedly rock-oriented, which from what I know does include elements of the blues.

So...why would this guy think I'm bluesy? What would I be doing that would scream "BLUES!" at him? Certain bends I keep going back to? Holding certain notes? Phrasing? I'm just not sure, but I'd like to know, because it might show me some of my influences that I didn't even know about. You know...that whole self-awareness thing.

Seeing how this forum is blues-ville, I thought it might be a good place to ask.