Live At The Regal

Product Details

Artist : B.B. King
Format : Live
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0008811164621
Label : Universal , Island
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1999-03-20
Running Time : 35minutes
UPC : 008811164621

ASIN : B000002P72

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Every Day I Have The Blues
2. Sweet Little Angel
3. It's My Own Fault
4. How Blue Can You Get?
5. Please Love Me
6. You Upset Me Baby
7. Worry, Worry
8. Woke Up This Mornin'
9. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
10. Help The Poor

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review

Heralded as one of the greatest live blues albums ever recorded, this set catches the singer-guitarist as his star was in ascent: in 1964 playing Chicago's answer to Harlem's Apollo Theatre--the Regal. King's performance is visceral: he sings so hard that gravel flies even in his clearest high notes. And his trademark single-note guitar lines are sharp and steely, matching his voice with trembling vigour. He offers early hits like "How Blue Can You Get", "Worry, Worry" and "You Upset Me Baby" to what's essentially his adopted hometown crowd (by his own account, King had already played the theatre hundreds of times). They give him a hero's welcome; in fact, the audience's screaming enthusiasm is distracting. But rarely has a love-fest of this magnitude between a performer and fans been documented. --Ted Drozdowski

Description

No matter how good the studio sessions were, B.B. King was at his best on stage in front of an appreciative, if not ecstatic crowd. This set, recorded at Chicago's premier black theatre on Novermber 21, 1964, delivered just that. Despite the less than perfect recording conditions, at a time when technology had yet to catch up with the demands placed upon it, the King of the Blues delivers a definitive performance ona programm that includes his recent single "Help The Poor".Also included in this set is a clutch of songs that were responsible for much of his success, "Everyday I Have The Blues", "Sweet Little Angel", "It's My Own Fault", "You Upset MeBaby" and "Woke Up This Morning" among them. The band, including tenorman Johnny Board and organist Duke Jethro, is lean but tight, providing King with a springboard from which toleap into flights of immaculate guitar playing and singing.

Customer Reviews

As it was (2007-06-22)

This is the real thing. One of the great live recordings in any genre, it really is "live" with all the imperfections and crowd intrusions of the gig as it happened. BB King was always at the soul end of the blues styles, and this concert was recorded at the time that soul music was really taking off in BBs heartland. That fact is reflected in the performance - brash, noisy and above all entertaining.

It is that good (2006-09-06)

I think this is one of the best live albums of any type, in the sense that you get the real feeling of the audience hysteria. In a similar way to James Brown "Live At The Apollo" it's not note perfect and there's been no tarting up in the studio."Sweet Little Angel" is a fabulous version with a great vocal and good audience involvement, alongside "How Blue Can You Get".It's a long way from the polished studio albums released recently but essential nontheless.

King of the Blues (2006-02-05)

This albums just shows how great BB is live. His singing is epic and his lead guitar perfect. As a guitarist myself i can say that this is nowhere near as natural and easy as BB makes it sound. His tone compares well with any of the more flash blues players. Fantastic!

The best live blues album you will ever hear (2006-01-09)

This is one amazing album.If you can get it on vinyl instead of CD, do so......it will only add to the raw and powerful sound of B B King at his best. His guitar playing is at it's peak and his vocals have never been better..........the crowd really add to the overall impact of this live masterpiece. If you only ever buy one blues album...make it this one!

Good - Not THAT Good Though (2004-11-19)

Sure, Blues Boy lives up to his nickname, but the band is at another venue altogether, that is, until toward the end, when they appear to realise where they are...

I would not rate this CD to be BB King's best live recording, not by a long chalk - he certainly doesn't. Although the guitar licks are typically his, there is far more mature playing available for the discerning listener on more recent CDs of his. And he's in better voice, too.

So the crowd was boisterous that night, so what? It is the performance that counts.

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