Reviews (page 10 of 13)
It's B.B. and it's great, his relationship with his guitar is outstanding. Great energy and presence, still the blues does not capture me anymore. It tires me a little. Help the Poor stands out.
Jazz upbeat 6/10
listened to so much blues that i can only offer it a 3. It is really personal, with all of the interactions with the creowd, but the music quaity isnt amazing. Still great!
Great live blues album
Screamed my lungs out and fainted. Wow!
It's fine, but B.B. King's songs always sound kind of same-ish to me and there's nothing here that really makes it pop.
I don’t quite get it. In theory, I should be the ideal audience for the blues entries on this list — there aren’t many of them, and so much of the music I love either flows directly from the blues (rock and its cousins) or dresses itself up in blues form (jazz). Add the central role of the electric guitar and a parade of guitar heroes, and you’d think I’d be helpless before it. And yet… not much happens for me. The Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker albums were fine but nothing special (though Hooker’s collaborations album worked better for me). This one, from B.B. King, lands squarely in the “Muddy Waters” category: pleasant enough, but ultimately forgettable. I gave it at least six listens. More even than with Queens of the Stone Age, the music just evaporates the moment it’s over. Not a single song really sticks. If I must name highlights, they’d be “It’s My Own Fault” and “Please Love Me.” Beyond that, the only consistently impressive feature here is B.B. King’s unmistakable guitar tone — genuinely beautiful, though I wish the album showcased it more. The playing itself isn’t especially spectacular, in my view. The audience on this live recording puzzles me as well; at random moments they respond with near-hysteria, though I can’t for the life of me hear what triggered it. I honestly don’t have much more to say. A perfectly decent live blues record that, for me, leaves no lasting trace.
cool
Awesome live album...great to hear this
It was alr ig. All the songs are just 12 bar blues though
If i was there i probably would've liked it
Live albums don’t count. Otherwise it was perfectly listenable but didn’t set a fire under my virtual turntable. As ever, find an entire album of the blues to be a challenge.
Hmmm. Interesting as a time capsule.
Bra drag för blues, men mycket som låter samma
The talent of B.B. King was immense, the album itself is good blues playing and an enjoyable listen, though my recording of it wasn't of great quality due to bad mixing/not enough volume, and it bothered my experience.
Good blues, good energy, he makes the guitar sing. Can't tell the songs apart but who cares?
Riley "Blues Boy" King is a master. Little disappointed this didn't have much of his guitar work on it, and it would have been nice to hear a full show instead of edited down bits of two shows, but still a good listen.
The man can really sing. Absolutely oozes charisma. But blues songs kinda all sound the same to me. I would giver a 5 if I liked that kind of music
I love the blues, and I love B.B., but I’m gonna ding this album for two things, the crowd noise (distracting and loud) and the big-band arrangements, which I rarely like. My favorite blues is usually either the guy-with-a-guitar variety or the trio — something stripped-down so the vocals and guitar get all the shine.
Pretty good blues album but just that and not much more
Old-school blues. Sounds old-fashioned until guitar solos come in, then you can hear the influence on later, harder blues rock. Not much to say, I guess production is decent for a live album from 1965? Best track - Please Love Me, Woke Up This Mornin 3 stars
You'd have to be a bit of a radge not to have some measure of respect and admiration for BB King. His playing is tremendous. That said, the big-band swing thing isn't really a version of 'the blues' that sits well with me. Prefer the more downplayed, introspective moments
Good blues.
The audience’s boisterous reaction surprised me. I liked this.
Fine not great. big band jazz blue
Ich kann halt nicht all zu viel mit Blues anfangen.. gibt einfach 3 Sterne, da ich keine Ahnung habe, wie ich das bewerten soll.
Objektiv stark, gerade auch als Live-Album, würde ich persönlich mir jetzt aber nicht unbedingt wieder anhören, dafür ist die Art Musik auf Dauer zu eintönig.
B.B. King is an expert showman during this performance. I like how the songs flow into one another as King introduces the next song. The crowd is going wild and he seems to feed on that. His band is great, but I find myself a bit disappointed with the makeup of the songs. The lead instruments in most spots are the piano and horns, and while they sound great it leaves little room for King's guitar. The guitar interludes are some of the highlights; the other moments sound more like big band or jazz than the blues. It has the pain of blues, and the vocals are great, but it almost feels too big for those emotions to connect.
5/10
Deserving of all the praise, although not music I care to listen to.
6/10 - jazz and blues, nice
Good, but not too exciting for me
Fine enough blues album. Doesn't really feel that momentous, groundbreaking, or seminal or anything. Like it's good blues - it's B.B. King. Don't you know you're riding with the king and all that. But the blues just didn't hit like it can on this album.
Listenable.
Could practically feel the cigarette smoke burning my eyes during this one. Still, pure atmosphere
I like this
Great storytelling and performance, but I still struggle with blues. 3.
Sikkert bra, men ikke ein sjanger eg set pris på.
On the roots...
Thought I would like this more than I did. The guitar solos were awesome. The drummer was awesome. I felt like the horns got in the way of this (which is astounding considering I am a horn player.)
Good for a listen Will I listen to again: 2%
Cool live album. Good times for sure. Enjoyable to listen to.
This performance was an incredibly fun listen. I'm not the biggest fan of the blues and do not listen to it. However, I thought that this performance was electric and incredibly entertaining. The energy of the crowd paired with B.B. King's own energy was a great combination to listen to and really upped my enjoyment of the album. The genre is still not for me, so I can't go too high with my rating as I likely won't be revisiting this album in the near future, but it was fun.
Really cool stuff. BB King is the godfather of American blues and if not for him, music as we know it today wouldn’t exist. The branches upon branches of bands, artists, and entire genres are rooted off of music like his which really makes me appreciate it. An enjoyable listen while I was getting my ass kicked in chess, but at least it felt like I was doing so in a dim-lit night club in 1965 New York City.
Can’t go wrong with the King. The way he makes that guitar cry still blows my mind. You can tell that both he and the crowd are really into it and that makes for a fun listen. Makes me wanna go smoke a cigarette inside somewhere with sunglasses on.
"I'd like to tell you a little story now if I may" *from the crowd, one guy* "Okay!" Reliably good blues standards or soon-to-be-standards. Plenty of good banter here, lively crowd, and a good sound. Live albums were still in their infancy here so there's undoubtedly a bit of overdubbing going on to help capture the sound. As with a lot of blues stuff from the era, the actual musicianship on display cemented what modern audiences would think of as the correct or best way to play the blues. That is sort of antithetical to music, live music especially, but I won't begrudge B.B. King and the band for being incredibly good and setting a new bar for people to clear, mimic or ignore. Favorite Tracks: It's My Own Fault, Woke Up This Mornin'
Dated, but BB most certainly was the king of blues. His buttery riffs will live on forever.
Standard blues
Solid 3 stars, a good live album
'The Blues' famously means having feelings of sadness. This is about the most joyous and fun half hour of sadness I've heard in a long time. This boy could PLAY.
consensus is that women are dogs
I just watched Sinners this month and all I was imagining was the night club. Loved hearing the crowd interacting with B. B. King. Favorite song: n/a
Classic but it's really old recording
I enjoyed this album.
later
day 23: very nice blend of all sorts of founding genres. guitar work is fantastic, vocals are great, backing bang sounds good right through. crowd noises do work as well, adds to the fun environment. don’t think this one speaks too much to me however. songs are def a bit samey and no particular ones shine through. still good!
This record is like Sinatra Live at the Sands for African Americans, which for me makes easily makes it superior. None of the condensing patter and all of the good vibes and energy from a clearly enthusiastic audience. Happy music with the saddest lyrics. It feels like BB’s voice and guitar playing is totally on point, and the band do all they can to support that.
Not usually a fan of live albums or the blues but this one was really well mixed and B.B. obviously knows how to work a crowd
background noise 3/5
Fear I was a bit distracted while listening… but this was solid! The crowd is awesome in the recording, and the guitar playing is obviously spectacular.
Love it, love the crowd interaction, very fun. fav = Worry Worry
Long live the King!
This music is so fun and upbeat I quite enjoy it, would be fun to dance to aswell, and I like it live. It gives good vibes and energy
I can tell hes great at the blues but its pretty boring
Listenable! Not my genre perse
Legendary performances, but the sound is weird. I understand they’re wide recordings, but technically all recordings are recording. It just sounded 10 and empty. But it’s not an indictment on the music itself, but on the actual album.
The Beale Street Blues Boy! 1965 was a different time, because I can't imagine a live album of a blues master/legend only being 35 minutes long today. B.B. is so cemented in my head as an old bluesman that it is strange to hear him performing when he wasn't even 40 years old yet. "How Blue Can You Get?" (not this version) was sampled by Primitive Radio Gods in that one song they had in 1996! Was there a skip/error in the beginning of "You Upset Me Baby" or was that an Apple Music screw-up? This is good but too short.
I enjoy the music but not the lyrics. I get tired of this style very quick. 3/5 for cultural relevance and clearly musical talent.
how much blues is too much blues?
So of its time, incredible live
Very much of its time. No doubts that he was a great player but not entirely my cup of tea
Clearly a classic of its genre although I prefer a little more Rhythm with my Blues.
Pretty rocking! Fun and engaging. King of the Blues!
This was nice, pretty snappy. I like how the blues is all about the blues. They're going to tell you about the blues, all the forms the blues can take.
Man, I hate a live album but I love a short album.
Wow, what an incredible performance. Really enjoyable blues and jazz fusion. This is a 3/5. Now, remove 5 specific women from the audience, this becomes a 4. Remove maybe 20 specific women from the audience, and this is an immediate 5. I just can't take the high pitched screaming. Sorry BB, but you made them go too wild.
It's enjoyable. But a lot of blues just sound the same to me? Love the gruffy voice though. Help the Poor was a nice finisher.
Good solid blues.
Really good if you're into blues. Some of lyrics were funny
Even though several of these songs use the same blues riffs, I still enjoyed it enough. The live aspect usually sucks but I think it works here, highlighting B.B.'s voice and the talent of the band. That being said, the live nature of the performance causes everyone to meander a bit too much. Good but not great.
Don't get me wrong, these songs are great!!! But around the middle they kinda start sounding the same 😭 But the beginning and the end songs are super fun and memorable!! Especially Help The Poor, it has a super fun and dance-y atmosphere, it had me swinging in my chair (more than usual) to the rythm!! I'll probably keep this album in mind in the future! Update: Help The Poor has been stuck on a loop in my mind 😭😂🥹
Fun soul album, not a big fan of live albums though
M-7/10 S-5/10
Great flow but overall not special for me
Cool blues. I enjoyed it. I'm quite surprised that you can make 95% of a record just standard 12 bar blues and it still sounds good and not incredibly samey. It felt formulaic, but I guess that's 12 bar blues. There is a lot of well articulated feeling in there and some beautiful playing. (trying to see past the dated lyrics)
sinners. that is all. 6/10
Great musicians and see why he’s so influential but not much my style
Great blues guitar and enthusiasm from the crowd.
Brian Blessed King only got his shot at the big time thanks to Houmous & Chutney and their Korean Tour in 1952! 3.4 4/10 How Blue Can You Get
BB is a blind spot for me. Sounds great
Mhh, blues, stones aber eher chicago muddy waters chuck berry, bb king sagt mir jetzt nicht soviel... c
Respect.
I have this on vinyl. It’s a good one
Not really my thing, but it was fine.
This helped foster so many listeners
i do love a bit of blues. this is kinda jazzy blues so its a bit more interesting. i like how he introduces the songs while the band keep playing it makes it more cohesive. Worry, Worry was definitely my favourite, loved the monologue about husbands and wives, and the way he sings is heavenly. but it is still only blues so its not perfect.
Better than the one yesterday. Still just good. I like blues but its not something that i would listen to on a daily. I like going to blues concerts and live shows but listening to it on my free time just doesnt scratch my brain. Still BBKings voice is amazing and all the bans plays super super cool. Just not for every day. I will be revisiting this from time to time however
Pretty good blues record.
Favorites: Everyday I Have the Blues, It's My Own Fault, How Blue Can You Get? My thoughts on this are very similar to my thoughts on At Mister Kelly's, however I think I prefer the blues to vocal jazz so I enjoyed this one slightly more. I really feel like the crowd noise on this record helped make it feel more lively, which complimented B.B. King's delivery on many of the songs. Overall, I had fun with this one! 7.5/10
Good ol groivy blues. BB is a master
Pretty good live album and not too long. high 3/5
It’s fine. BB King can sing, but the music is kind of whatever otherwise. This is a hard one to rate - there’s nothing I dislike about it, and nothing I enjoy either.
3+
Great live album! It was good! Nothing insane but enjoyable.
Enjoyable, but not on my list of regular listens. ★★★
Very good blues performance (of course). I prefer his playing to his singing though. As someone said in another review, good to have listened but I won’t come back to it.
6/10
Listened while doing finances
veramente bello, 3 stelle e mezzo
Great voice and energy
Please love me captivated me the most. Rest were classic.
This is #day368 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… what could be bluesier than spinning a blues record on a Monday morning? You bet. B.B. King's influence on electric guitar blues is unmistakable, and the whole affair is pretty entertaining, especially with the crowd interaction and cheering. I guess I'll take the middle ground here: acknowledging the legacy and my own enjoyment, while admitting it sits outside my usual interests. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day369.
Well, B.B. King and Lucille live. Forget the lyrics, they are just the means to "get the blues". The performance and the interaction with the audience make this a special record, and I agree that this truly is an album one has to listen to. Still not an album that I would listen to regularly.
First live album of the list, and of all of the blues I've listened to, this certainly is an album of it. I feel like compared to something like Pearl or pretty much anything by Aretha Franklin, this feels fairly basic by comparison. By no means bad, but incredibly middle-of-the-road for me.
This is actually so good, but still a TORTURE to listen to. Blues isn't for me.
Quirky swingly big band with a funkiness of blues. Cool fun but a lil repetitive
Blues live album from Mr King, I respect the pick on the list, but it's alright. It would be a good performance to see live.
I enjoyed this album. It was powerful, soulful, jazzy and bluesy in one.
Despite my general disdain for live albums, I found myself tapping my toes a couple of times.
I really haven’t thought all that much about this since spinning it. A treat of singing and guitar playing, but rather repetitive. Love BBs control of the crowd though it’s so natural
Decent blues. Not sure a live album should really make the cut for this list
If this album weren't live, maybe it wouldn't be as good as it is. Amazing performance by the king himself.
Its fine. Not actively annoying, pretty much typical for this era and live music, slightly misogynistic (also pretty much typical) but i prefer sam cooke’s more 4/7
Ok. Good live presentation overall but lots of talking , so it’s post-stardom unfortunately.
Usually don't like live albums but the audience interaction stuff was fun. Best song: Every Day I Have The Blues Notable(s): Sweet Little Angel
Pretty good
I don't hear or know much about blues, but after hearing this album I should. This was a great listen. Ebjoyed it.
Blues er ikke min favoritt musikk. B.B. King er en av de beste i klassen og kul som bare det, men i lengden blir det litt kjedelig for meg.
Nice but also kind of all the same. Did love the crowd ambience
Not a blues aficionado, but I enjoyed this more than The White Stripes!
Classy. I won't return to it, but it's decent.
Lovely listen!
Good blurs music. I tired of it as it went on, so I guess I prefer John Lee Hooker or Howlin' Wolf.
Listening to B.B. King always reminds me of car rides with my Dad. He had a thing for the Blues, and always had B.B. Kings Sirius XM channel on in his car. Everywhere we went together came with the sound of blues and B.B. Nostalgia trip for sure.
Not typically a huge blues fan but this was a fun listen.
I like the blues, but I lean more towards acoustic blues, folk-blues, and country-blues. I’ll admit, I find post-war Chicago-style blues to be kind of corny, clichéed, and conformist. I’ve never particularly liked BB King, and this album didn’t do anything to change my opinion.
Good album, the depth of appreciation and knowledge of the audience is palpable, the blues was/is a popular music and this album captures that popularity.
rare good live album
Good vibes, but not my style.
It's a nice performance. Well done. Not something I enjoy as much Edit: changing to a 3 on Oct 5 2025, I like jazz a bit more now
Good but not my thing.
Heretical as it is for me to say as a Chicagoan, pure blues has never really been my genre, as much as I can appreciate it as one of the crucial building blocks of modern music. King's technical skill and overwhelming charisma come through in spades on this album, but for me, personally, I struggle with each track seeming sort of same-y, which I often feel when tackling blues-qua-blues.
Sure. Christgau really likes it so I'll pretend I care about the blues more than I do.
Solid live album. Wasn’t a big fan of the quip about hitting women.
I didn’t know much about him. He certainly helped blues and didn’t hurt it because that can happen in certain genres
Meh. This didn't really do it for me. Was really expecting something more from what is touted to be one of the best live albums of all time. There have been others on this list that I enjoyed a lot more.
Usually I’m not a big blues fan but BB is a legend & can understand why-great showman &crowd interaction 3.5
Beautiful sound, but what a dog! Sheesh!
A lot of shrill screaming ruined my enjoyment of this album. Great performance and some good songs
Was some good blues
Fine, but I wouldn’t seek it out to listen to again.
It's an enjoyable record. Live records can be hit or miss. This record, however, was more hit than miss. I liked the performances from the band and B.B. King. I thought there was good emotional delivery in the vocals. I was surprised by the lack of guitar presence in this record, although I loved it when it was there. The saxophone and piano performances were also amazing. I only had a few low points that I noticed. One was sacrificing some of the sound quality because of the live recording. Another was that some of the tracks seemed forgettable. Favourite Track(s): How Blue Can You Get? Worry, Worry Least Favourite Track(s): Help the Poor
Good as background music
the best I’ve heard of this style, just not really my thing. phenomenal guitar playing (obviously). 7/10
Fun album, I have to admit I have sort of a preference for live albums. B.B King is extremely charismatic and there isn't a bad cut here. However, there aren't really any high points on this album either which leaves everything feeling pretty one note
Chill blues album med kiva stämning
It's alright, the crowd very excited
BB being BB
Decent, I doubt I'll go out of my way to listen to it as it's a live album but there's no doubting he was incredibly talented
So that’s what upside your head means. Oops.
Energetic blues
3.3 2nd 60s live album in a row, but to be fair I enjoyed this one more. Fidelity meant it wasn't the most accessible, but sounds like it would have been a class gig. Can really hear the Zeppelin influence in some of these, to the point you could argue some of the riffs on LZ1 were ripped off some of these. Not sure I'd have it on repeat, but a nice inclusion.
Credit where credit's due. If you can effectively mic up a venue to sound like you're actually there in the recording, and it's the mid 60s, you're a freak of an audio engineer. That said, this is a 10-track-long exercise in "how many ways can we make the 12 bar blues sound different?". I will not stand for anyone claiming modern music is far more formulaic and repetitive, even though it has got worse. Listen, I'd chuck this on in the background at a dinner, but far more revolutionary things were happening in the world of blues. Sorry B.B. 6.5/10 (again)
Good blues album - the voice is incredible, and the guitar sound is great, but for some reason it didn’t grab me like Muddy Waters at Newport did.
Wouldn't actively seek out again, but good blues
a masterclass in the blues.
BB King makes blues fun and interesting.
Buenos covers de John Mayer
3.5
1964, I remember it like yesterday. I got my first edition Ford Mustang and played the blues to my beautiful wife in it. We did some other stuff in that car which I wont expose on this website 🤪🤪. B.B king, what a guy and artist, Some say he is the king of blues. I loved this album and I love my wife.
3.5/5
That must have been a great concert. I'm afraid that as someone who wasn't there and listens to the recording over 60 years later, it loses a little of its otherwise certainly extraordinary effect. But the blues session I heard afterwards was nice. I also liked getting the hint to listen to B.B. King again. 3/5
Recognize the talent, not really my taste.
I don't generally like live records but understand that with jazz it makes sense. With blues, eh. Also I saw the film Sinners a few hours before we got assigned this record . It is the story of a blues musician in rural Mississippi whose family are cotton sharecroppers. Now I have to wonder if BB King's life was influenced by vampires.
I really like bb king, especially live, but it feels like there are better performances.
Classic. Der King ist halt der King
Meh
"I gave you seven children and now you wanna give them back" Wow, I'm loving this! Didn't really love the first song but everything after is just great! I love his energy, I love the guitar playing, I love everything. Besides the first song. Obviously.
solidno, zabavno, iako mi format uživo baš i ne leži
If this was a studio album I wouldn't have liked it much. Songs are much the same and I've never got into this kind of blues. But the live element and production make this a much better album. Lively.
i now like blues, really good but can’t stand the live album format, please love me is peak.
3.5
Blues is something that tires me. I don't find this bad at all but I'm just bored. It's all nice, the guitar playing especially is very fine but I'm always kinda thinking that "I thought I heard this song already". This sounds surprisingly good for a 60-year-old live album.
I like my blues a bit rawer, but nice live album. 3.5 stars
Live at the Regal is pretty good. It's a little to straightforward for my tastes, but I think B.B. is a great singer and guitarist, and definitely makes the most out of the material. It's a great sounding live album too. My favorites were "How Blue Can You Get?", "Woke Up This Mornin'" and "Help the Poor". 3.5 stars.
Good, I guess?
A pretty standard collection of blues tracks, greatly helped by King's charisma and some extra great tunes in Sweet Little Angel and It's My Own Fault. It's nothing outstanding, but it's fun to follow along to.
Very good blues. Generally not my thing, but got enough of a Fallout-core thing going on that I enjoy it a little more than most blues. The crowd reactions are great and his voice is fantastic.
some decent live performances from a legend. Blues is definitely great live.
Didn’t expect to ascertain the origin of a primitive radio gods sample today.
Yeah pre good blues Honestly It was a good album 💿
Good album. Great voice
blues isn't really my thing but i'll rate it Every Day I Have The Blues - 3/5 Sweet Little Angel - 5/5 It's My Own Fault - 4/5 How Blue Can You Get? - 4/5 Please Love Me - 4/5 You Upset Me Baby - 3/5 Worry, Worry - 4/5 Woke Up This Mornin' - 2/5 You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now - 3/5 Help The Poor - 4/5 Average score: 3.6/5 this guy was talented, and i liked this album alright. i'm just not a huge fan of blues as a genre, nor live albums for that matter
Banger yah
Ok
An artist and genre that mostly kind of passes me by. I didn't dislike anything BB's doing here, but it's just not a record I'd ever be excited to listen to again. 2.5/3
Not my jam.
Liked the rhythm but songs felt like copies of one another. Help the poor favourite track
La inceput a parut plictisitor . Apoi melodia 2 ,3 a schimbat parerea
A good blues album. Lots of verve and energ, but not too original. 3.4
Album is good but music requires a specific mood to be in.
Nice swingy jazzy album loved the soul in the music and the voice
good
Very smooth sounding.
Love the banter, blues can be a bit repetitive but bb king is an insane player and so charming that it never gets old.
61/1089 - This is the best blues album I've heard. All the songs are structurally pretty identical but feel different enough and nicely varied because of the different tempos and textural choices of the musicians.
5/10 I don't like live albums. I really want to like it but... 3-27-2025
Obviously an iconic artist but this album did not really resonate with me.
Look, BB King is a legend. And I loved learning and playing blues when I learned guitar. But I don't think I've purposefully put on a blues record in years. Just not for me.
i will be honest i don’t know if i gave it a fair chance
Good
This was better than I expected. I’m not much for blues music, I usually find it boring. I expected this just to be a guy playing guitar and singing. He had a full band with horns and everything, and as always, plus one for horns. That said, even with the extra instruments it was still dull at times.
Good but no standouts
I like jazz more than blues i gotta say. Stroong 3 tho
Not a fan of the style.
[3]
Have never truly loved Blues, but this is probably about as good as it can get, for me at least.
Enjoyed this. Simpsons: Yes
Pleasant enough, but nothing particularly memorable for me. Maybe need to listen to more blues music to really appreciate it.
It was ok. Solid mid table
I love and respect the influence King has had on music but this didn’t do all that much for me. Felt very disjointed for a live album.
Så bra låtar, men blues album som i detta fall börjar bli lite sammiga
The king of the blues!
incredible energy
Ok, but not really one for me
Good jazz. Wouldn’t add any to my playlist thoigh
As good as blues gets.
B.B. rocks up the blues along with straight traditional renditions. Have seen B.B. on his "I am ancient now" tour and danced onstage with his daughter in a tiny blues bar in Louisville - it's always a party and this is apretty good one.
This was fast and fun. I'm not super into the blues but I can appreciate BB King's obvious talent.
It was fine. The performances were next level. Rating: 3.0
Some solid riffs and solo's on the guitar. I'm not a big blues guy at all but after listening to this I can see where blokes like Hendrix got inspired. Overall a solid album. Wasnt the biggest fan of the live fans screaming over the good bits.
rating this as what it is for me — i know this is historically, musically so important and it’s good! i just don’t think i’ll listen again
2.5/5
Enjoyable and upbeat - probs between a 3 and 3.5
point2.
Pretty cool in all honesty, blues isn't always my kind of thing but its hard to dislike what's going on with this album. Even in 1965 BB King's sound is modern with an impressive combination of clean guitar playing and walls of trumpeted sound filling the air. This is made even more impressive with the fact that it's all done live. Mr King is known as the best guitar player of the blues and that's clear to see here, tracks such as 'Sweet Little Angel' and 'Please Love Me' in particular I found to be what I'd say were the coolest tracks for me. Cool really is the best way to describe this album's essence with the incredibly smooth instrumentation present on this album. If I were to have a critique I would say some of the songs can sound quite 'samey' but that's really not as harsh of a critique as I like what is being played. Cool 7/10 Top Tracks -> Sweet Little Angel -> Please Love Me -> How Blue Can You Get
never actively listened to blues, but immediately caught my attention super swingy, good vibes reminds me of papa playing guitar mainly good background music though - would not be able to point out one specific song - not saying it’s bad
This album was good, but I just do not like live albums generally. I'll probably listen to the studio version of each of these songs though. They sounded nice, the cheering is just distracting.
Would have been a 4 if it were a live performance, I'm sure
This was an inoffensive album. The music, singing and lyrics were OK, and if it was in the background or a live band playing quietly in the corner of a restaurant then that's ok with me, but listening to it all in one session was a bit too much.
No one does 12 bar blues like bb and this as a live experience shows his brilliance
I've always known OF B.B. King, but never knew ANY B.B. King. This album was a very cool listen, and "how blue can you get" goes hard, but I'll probably never seek out this album again. Just didn't have anything that really hooked me.
Blues Music is based on strict adherence to common structures and cliche instrumental licks. B.B. King is a fine guitar player, singer, and band leader. But, he remains constrained by the I-IV-V chord progression and the portion of the minor Blues scale that defines his style. His performance here is emotive and well-played. Unfortunately, nothing on this record breaks new ground or establishes itself as essential.
I am so thankful that I got to see B.B. live. He was a national treasure.
A really good example of the blues. It's still Blues though. Too formulaic, very little vocal melody. It's tough to rate because his voice is amazing and the band is great, but... Blues, man.
I bet being at this show was legendary! There's only so much blues I can listen to, even if its B.B. King.
sure hell yeah
Voix puissante, expressive et charismatique qui insuffle une personnalité à ce genre plus formaté
Enjoyable
Listening to his songs are really fun but I'm never going to add these kinds of songs to any playlist. I don't know if I got bored while listening to it because I don't like listening to albums or because all the songs sound too similar. I mean the instrumentals are great and he has a really good voice. But this style of music is not something that I would go out of my way to listen to
Good
Esta bien, suena bien, pero no se nada de blues para darte una opinion a profundidad, ni me veo escuchando esto en un futuro proximo 7/10
eh, it’s alright
Pre-listening thoughts: thinking about how when we played Anomia, Mom's answer for any artist was always B.B. King for some reason Post/during listening thoughts: this is solid stuff. If there was a 3.5 star option that's where I'd put it. I'm not the biggest fan of the blues just because it tends to get repetitive, and this album is no exception. However, B.B. King has a really fantastic voice with a lot of power and emotion carried in it. I would have enjoyed seeing this live. 6.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: not sure Fav tracks: Help the Poor, Please Love Me Least fav tracks: didn't dislike any of it but a lot of it mushed together
Listen more B.B.King
quintessential blues album w an awesome flair for the dramatic. the lyrics are melodramatic at times, jubilant at others, but it’ll make ur foot tap and head bob either way. makes u want to go out and dance in dress shoes w someone
Wow he’s pretty crude. Didn’t realize that. Not fond of blues.
Heheh I was imagining b b stands for big boob the whole time Idiot.
Good vibes, background
I have always struggled with live albums and it's needs to really blow me away or the crowd actually benefit the performance for me to enjoy it....this didn't it's fine
还不错
Pretty good songs, good tempo and nice listening
This is the highest rating I will ever give a live album.... B.B. King is a legend. This would be 5 stars if it wasn’t live.
3.4 2x catch up 1/2/25
so when i thought about blues, the stuffs that automatically came to my brain is: "Yer Blues" by the beatles, a sort of parody on the genre. The Birthday Party, my new favourite band which, in theory, is a post punk band that is influenced by blues and noise rock. and there are all the memes. And early rolling stones. and late rolling stones. and me playing "gimme shelter" over and over on spotify. and this album... it did makes me very blue. but i'm always blue, actually. it's... emotional. and it's good to go blue before a manchester city match. although they are playing against leicester city who is also blue, by the way. oops... i was thinking about some other things. 3/5
Nice hearing him when he was younger, I've mainly listened to his older man blues, which I dig
Quite enjoyed this one. Too many live albums on this list.
Talented musicians - annoying crowd noises.
Pretty nice spin of blues on this one.
My failure to see the appeal of live albums continues.
It's lovely classic rock n' roll. Great vibe, but I do find the 12 bar blues-type stuff a little bit limited in scope when it's across a whole record. Still, excellent stuff.
Så där. Det är ju bra musicerande som vanligt. Men det är lite tråkigt.
Not really my style. Just meh. 3 stars
BBKing had legendary status in my house growing up…but it seems like a time capsule now. Certainly my time for this sort of blues has passed (I think when I was 15 or so). Interestingly this is the basis for most of our modern guitar sound and so homage to BB, but it’s not my jam for listening.
Some great moments and undoubtedly one of the greatest blues players of all time. I just didn’t (and dont) find straight forward blues that enjoyable at the moment. So great that this moment in history was captured and a perfect t example of blues, just not one I’ll be revisiting any time soon.
順順聽過去的一張專輯，並沒有特別奇怪的點吸引我，但是很舒服。
Usually don't go for live albums, but I enjoyed this one
With these old blues records you kind of know what you're gonna get, so not many surprises here. Still a decent listen but feels like I've heard it 5 times before. 5/10
I enjoyed it a lot.
Pretty solid but didn't wow me
Blues legend? Sounds like it. Live album, boooooo.
I don’t like live albums and I really don’t like blues… but this was surprisingly enjoyable. Not sure what to do with life anymore at this point.
Cool live album. Standout songs: How blue can you get You upset me baby
Clearly an excellent performance and 10 out of 10 would want to go back in time and be there in person. Listening on recording in 2024, it's a 5 on the appreciation scale but a 3 on the enjoyment scale.
This was fun. Three stars.
Good, as with all other Blues I bet it was better in person
Favorite tracks: Every Day I Have The Blues; Worry, Worry Per Wikipedia, the album was recorded on Nov. 21, 1964 (60 years, almost exactly!). The Regal Theatre closed down four years later, and was ultimately demolished in 1973. That's wild, right? I really enjoyed the crowd feedback on this one. It feels so lively, even still. I know nothing about blues music, but maybe I oughta learn. 3 1/2 stars.
3s across the board. Not offensive or spectacular.
нравится исполнитель, у него есть песни которые мне очень нравятся, но из этого альбома ничего не добавила :(
This is probably a 5 based on influence and importance. But I don't give points for that. Nevertheless, it has an aura to it that draws me in. And the guitar sounds amazing. Those bends. I don't know if I'll ever be a huge blues guy, but this is a cool record.
B.B King of the blues
I had a lot of fun with this one. I don’t consider myself to be vey knowledgeable of BB King’s music but I liked it all while we put up Christmas decorations
Pretty good!
Nice bluesy album. B.B. King was such a great blues artist. I liked this one even though I don’t listen to blues that much.
221/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
i love the blues and bb can really play a guitar, but like a lot of blues, it feels like the same song over and over. its fun at times, its silly, its got some old fashioned views that are stale, but i can enjoy it. i wouldnt seek it out. good soloing bruv.
wouldn't listen often , but glad i did. . Doesn't outstay its welcome and a surprising amount of energy for the blues. 3
Det er da fint nok. Men jeg manglede noget charme, og måske lidt vildskab.det blev lidt kedeligt.
En udenærket blueskoncert
Yep, sure, talented act, talented band - but live. I don't need to hear the whoops and cheers. Boo.