Live At The Regal

This live performance album proves why BB is the King of blues. Solid guitar work. Heart and soul in the vocals. The back up band is a little too jazzy here and there though. Always will see BB as the old fat guy with a guitar in his lap so it is hard to picture him in the 60s with so many screaming ladies in the crowd. I'm not a huge blues fan but it seems to be a genre people go to as they age. I'm getting up there so I may have some of his albums in my collection one day. For now this album gets a 2.15 but check back in 20 years.

This actually wasn't a bad live album. I went in with low expectations and was greeted with a couple short blues songs. Nothing special, but not something I was tired of by the end of it. Slightly better than some the other 1960s fare on the list. 1.75 stars

Not a huge fan of Jazz or live albums so this is a bit of a miss for me.

1964. This isn't for me. At least, right here, right now. It was good to read about the come-up of B.B. King, who got his name from Beale Boy, then Blues Boy, then just B.B., but I'd be lying if I said this is an album I'd casually listen to. His presence is palpable. His voice is hearty. His playing is crisp and expressive. At the end of the day, I just think - this is jazz. This is 60s jazz. What makes it so special? I think I'd only understand why if I was there, then. Favorite track: It's My Own Fault

Not usually keen on live albums, but the piano and guitars really stand out during live performances and this is no exception. Vocals are great. However, it felt longer than it was and got tiring. Highlights: Please Love Me

Bluey

Gute Hintergrundmusik, mehr aber nicht für mich

# 301 : I don't love it, I don't hate it, I can listen to it, a couple of things stood out, but mostly I love the guitaring,

Decent recording for a live gig in 60s but not really my thing

It's a live album and I'm not a huge fan of those. I can tell that it's competent blues, but blues just isn't in this style isn't something I listen to much aside from going "Yup that's oldschool blues alright, neat". I don't think I'll ever listen to one of these songs again purposefully, I simply won't remember that they exist past tomorrow Standouts It's My Own Fault 2/5

Blues is just such a simple form of music. It’s the basis for much of what I’ve listened to my whole life and it bores me to death. I will say the qualify of this live album was shockingly good 4.8/10

Nice, Boyant, fulsome and energetic. Enjoyable. I'd rank it ... Um ... Three? Maybe 2? Not really my thing but could listen to it if I was doing something at the time ...

Honestly fine, but not my thing at all. I dont like this kind of music, and i dont like live albums but its short, and everyone is playing their instruments well. high 2 or so?

Not hearing anything I'd return to. Foundation of the genre, groundbreaking for the time surely

Ok listen. Not my favorite though.

Don’t know why there is so many live albums on this list, it was pretty average

I feel like this record got thrown on here just because it is BB King. I truly don't think this record captures the essence and talent of BB King. It shows off his stage presence and banter. The songs are fine... But I was left unimpressed. There are many of these live recordings out there that are similar in quality. Almost as if every live show was recorded and released despite the quality of the product. There's nothing wrong with the playing... It's just kind of subpar. It also doesn't feel like the full show. Live albums don't need to be on here... Unless something. Astounding happens during.

Eh

This is a nice live album. King has some good banter with the crowd. While I respect what blues means for the world of music, and I no doubt listen to countless bands who would not be around if not for blues music, I just don't really get into it. I does nothing for me. It's the same way I feel about jam bands, like Phish or Widespread Panic. Whenever their music comes on I'm like, "I have other things I need to do..." I have a hard time feeling anything with the music. BB King is an all time legend for this genre, so I respect it. The crowd loves him, and that's fun to hear. I guess You Upset Me Baby was my favorite.

Fun vibe with the live band and crowd interaction, but not an album I'd return to.

It was okay

Blues is not my favourite, but this was... listenable. The talent is undeniable.

Druk

I can appreciate the music but it’s not for me and I doubt I’ll revisit it. I also am not really a fan of live music but I like the drums a lot.

Blues…

Meh. Rating: 2.4

I don't know... I usually think this type of music can be a bit cozy and give you a nice feeling, but I don't think I was in the mood for this yesterday at all. Found the crowd noise distracting and it just became messy overall. Granted, B.B. King is extremely talented and a great performer, but it just flew over my head a bit. Maybe an unfair score but it is what it is.

I have a love - hate relationship with the blues, and this album feeds that polarized relationship. The Thrill is Gone is a classic but How Blue Can You Get just drones on and on. Figured out that I don't like electric guitar jamming!!! Gotta go with 2/5 despite recognizing the fabulous talent of B.B. King.

Not for me

good

take Live albums off this list

not really my style

Music is ok. Not a fan of recorded live performances

Hyvältähän tämä kuulostaa, mielellään kuuntelee. Erikoinen yhdistelmä eri livejä kyllä, tunnelma ei päässyt siksi syvenemään. Albumina ei siis sinänsä hieno.

Für sowas finde ich diese Liste wieder ganz cool. Würde ich mir eigentlich nicht anhören, werde ich vermutlich auch nicht mehr machen. finde es aber an sich ganz cool, in eine andere Richtung einzutauchen.

entiendo la vibra, pero no es mi rollo

This is not my type of music at all. To these untrained ears, everything sounds the same, and I find it hard to focus on the music, even if the album is short. Boring.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm. It's good music but the live album just doesn't do anything for me here. There's a good amount of crowd work that I just don't want to hear during the music. 4/10

I just don't like the blues. It's not unlistenable so it gets a 2.

Solid. But another album I can’t see myself ever going back to. I also am starting to see that a live album has to do a lot for me to like it more than a studio album. Most of the time I prefer to listen to something where the crowd isn’t interrupting the performance. Anyway, King is very good. This just didn’t blow me away. 3/5

2/5/24. B.B. King is a legend, however I'm not sure why I find blues to be boring at times! Maybe I need to see it live to appreciate it.

Not my style of music. B.B. King's voice is amazing though

1965 soul "rap"-nicht mein Ding

It's blues.

I mean it was just this dood saying how sad he was about some girl over and over again

Ik vind blues normaal vaak wel lekker om op de achtergrond aan te hebben staan, maar de stem van ome Bibi en het feit dat het een vrij luide live-opname is zorgt ervoor dat dat in dit geval niet heel goed werkt. Het zoekt m'n irritatiegrens geregeld op en schuwt het niet om er overheen te stappen. Je zult me niet zien schrijven dat het slecht is, maar ik hou er niet van. Veel te carnavalesk en wat zelfgenoegzaam.

Well, important to lay the foundations. Wouldn't be where we are without it. However, not my kind of music.

Esperava mais de um disco ao vivo, não teve solos que chamassem a atenção.

Hat zwar nicht weh getan, aber ich glaube, ich kann mit Blues einfach wenig anfangen. Sehr langsam. Hängengeblieben ist nur das letzte Lied und auch das muss ich jetzt nicht unbedingt wieder hören.

EHHH

Wasn’t in the mood for this today.

Didn't like

Niet mijn genre

Cool?

Nothing memorable unfortunately

Was ok. Not my kinda jam though.

Objectively good, just not for me.

A connu meilleur BBK

I like some bluesy stuff but straight blues gets kinda old after awhile. Like, better yourself and then maybe you’ll get laid. Or talk to a doctor about prescribing some anti-depression medicine or something,

Not my thing... but he was a King for sure.

To be honest I kind of dozed off during this. I appreciate its short length but I feel like nothing was memorable to me. I do understand how it is influential however, and I will credit that.

Was really looking forward to this. However, I am not a fan of this 'big band' style of blues, so was a bit disappointed. This chugged along pleasantly in the background but nothing jumped out at me. Sadly. One extra star for the sleeve design, though.

I like the sound however I found the songs quite repetitive after a while and there wasn’t enough to keep me interested. I am not a regular blues listener and this album seemed a bit mediocre in comparison to the complexity of the last two albums.

He’s not my favorite as far as blues goes.

2.5 it's fine.

Loved the crowd energy and some songs carried that through. In terms of a live album I have a hard time believing it’s his best. It’s 35 mins long and he’s re-introduced late in the album and it messes with the flow.

Hmmm, I don't really feel it right now🤔

- Love a good live album - Some good jams but nothing I'd come back to

Good but didn't really stand out

I'd forgotten that his take on Everyday I have the Blues owed more to Count Basie than Slim Harpo, interesting opener as it sounds like by 1964 he was already bored with it but had to play it. You Upsets Me Baby is straight out swing and Help the Poor is a Latin beat, very interesting. You can tell he's toured the bejesus out of these songs, chitlin circuit, Chicago, west coast done it all to death. His stage patter is a bit meta, he's already across what they want and what he's got to play, fascinating. Did BB ever play a chord, could he have played Smoke on the Water if asked? How many copies of Lucille did he have, as he must have worn out the tenth fret top three strings playing that same riff over and over and over again. This smacks of a record label filler, a cash in on a guy still touring hard, and his audience is still African American, I dont think the white college students have clocked him yet. Great voice, It's My Own Fault is superb and sums up everything good about BB, best track on the album. You Done Lost Your Good Thing points to the settled sound he was moving towards, especially for the white audience that was coming. This is album is a curio, representing an artist who was good at what he did, working within his limitations.

B.B. King is a classy performer, with a crack band, and he knows how to put on a show with his polished uptown blues. This is really the ur-text for a whole class of of by-the-book players (Joe Bonnamassa, I'm looking at you), who play play increasingly bloodless imitations of what B.B.King laid down here. And I really shouldn't blame him for the horrible blues lawyers who came after this, but I can't help but hear it through that lens. I can admire this, but not love it. I like my blues with a _lot_ more grit.

Fine to listen to in background. Nothing to shout about though

Mår fysiskt dåligt av sånt här. Bandet är i alla fall duktigt.

It's the blues. Which song is it? Oh it's the last one again. It's a thing I guess.

Was OK - couple of fun tunes, but mostly meh. The blues on the spotify shuffle afterwards were much more fun

Si hablamos de Blues, BB King debería ser uno de los mayores referentes de la historia, sinó el mayor. Y sí, cómo para no serlo, con su sublime manejo de la guitarra, que no deja de fluir y ahondar de una forma magnífica sobre los suaves ritmos tan característicos del género. Lo más maravilloso a mi parecer, creo que es el revuelo social que causaba su voz, los gritos eufóricos a los comienzos de las canciones, como la profundidad y rango vocal, son una cosa de no creer. El poder con el que afronta cada nota y cada melodía, te impacta desde la primer canción. Más allá de todo esto, el blues es un género al cual muchas veces le cuesta plantearse nuevas ideas, esto no saca mérito al talento musical planteado por King y su banda, pero que por ahí se hace un poco repetitivo, no lo niego tampoco.

Just don’t like blues all that much. Or live albums.

Meh. Didn’t need to listen to the live album. he’s got good recorded songs tho

I like Jazz and Blues influence, but I don't really listen to the core genre. Additionally, I'm not a fan of jam bands, so this album just isn't for me.

Not for me

Yea it's fine

Live AND blues? Oh boi

I didn't hate it and it would probably be okay as background music, but blues is just not my jam.

Meh, osaahan ukko soittaa vaan eipä silti koveta.

La prise de son est pas full hot... J'aime pas trop le blues... en 30 minutes de disque ça trouve le moyen d'être trop long, trop répétitif, bourré de clichés et pas différent de tous les disque de blues que j'ai subi dans ma vie .... Après 100 ans des mêmes 3 accords avec la même gamme et des mêmes licks il serait temps d'essayer autre chose... J'exagère mais pas tant que ça😅

I have deep respect for B.B.King as a musician. Having written that, this album, for me, is just blues overkill. The genre just fails to move me in any way, no matter how masterful (like here) it is presented. 2/5.

The live audience whistling got annoying and the album made me feel sleepy

The crowd is annoying. I'm just not interested in listening to a live album if I don't like the music anyway. Just got on my tits

Decent album for what it is....I am just not a massive blues fan. Most of the songs sound too similar for my taste. BB is a GREAT singer though...really enjoy his voice. 2/5

ההתחלה טובה, השאר לא שמעתי

Ben nooit echt een blues man geweest, maar dit klinkt wel aardig op een zondagochtend.

B.B. being B.B. Fav new track: You Upset Me Baby

No es mi estilo

Its k

It was okay.

The performance started out good but seemed over-dramatized. Judging from the audience screams it was probably amazing to hear live, but not something i would put on myself.

As a live album it is not bad but nothing stands out for me. The guitar work is pretty standard for a blues album and vocal delivery is good. 2 1/2 stars.

1965 war das bestimmt revolutionärer Blues. Heute bleibt nicht viel davon hängen. Erinnert mich an die Jazzahead in Bremen.

Production: 8/20 Songwriting: 8/20 Innovation: 7/20 Bangers: 0/20 Emotional response: 6/20 =29 Fairly underwhelming fair - sorry BB

Legendarny czarny grajek, krol bluesa, jedna z najwazniejszych gitar w historii muzyki popularnej, czyli B.B. King, albumu nie znalem, ale to nic dziwnego po tak bogatej dyskografii jaka stworzyl krol, gatunek granej muzyki jest tu raczej oczywisty, jako ze jest to material z 65, to wiekszosc kawalkow jest od kogos pozyczona, jak to sie gralo za dawnych czasow, autorskimi trakami sa woke up this mornin, please love me i you done lost your good thing now, kingu jest backowany przez dosc standardowa 6 osobowa bande, wiec basior, saksa, drumsy, saksy, no i wyjatkowo pianinko, zazwyczaj w tych czasach to powinny byc organy, nie mozna takze zapominiec o wodzirejach, bo prezenterow mial dwoch, ktory jakies wstawki przed trakowe prowadza, sam material jest dosc pociety, bo niby jest to zapis jednego koncertu z tytulowego regalowego theatru, ale traki sa pociete, bo takie wystepy to nie byla tylko muzyka, ale pomiedyz trakami wodzireje wodzili widownia zeby ja w dobra strone prowadzic, a to wlasnie ta widownia najbardziej mnie boli na tym materiale, doslownie jakby stado baboonow wposcic na widownie i niech wyja, tak wiem ze o to chodzi w wystepie bluesowym, zeby ruszyc widownie i miec z nia polaczenie, ale jesli na plycie ktorej sluchasz wieksza czesc lewego kanalu zabiera widownia i ich wyjcowate UGA BUGAAA UUUUU AAAA, to nie pomaga to w odbiorze materialu, o ile takiej muzyki uwielbiam sluchac z zamknietymi oczami maja za powiekami rozlozona bande, tak tym razem lewa strona calkowicie okupowana byla baboonami ktore chowaly sie za drumsami, podobne odczucia co do wystepu wodzirejow, wracajac do trakow, to chyba nic nowego nie wymysle piszac o tym, ze tematyka jest milosc polaczona z proza zycia, no i niebieskimi uczuciami, no i preachowaniu, czy to samym spiewem, czy wstawkach miedzy wersowych krol zawsze jakas zartobliwa madrosc stara sie rzucac, albo po ultra solowkach ktore potrafia nawet otwierac traki, najgorsze ze nawet w ich trakcie baboony nie moga wytrzymac i musza dac upust swej pasji, tak w ogole to az czuc kolor skory widowni po takim zangazowaniu, jestem ciekawy czy podobnie biale koncerty bylo slychac, ale pewnie lepszy enginering rekordu nie pozowlilby na nagranie az takich poglosow widowni, ale endziner jednak tutaj mial inna wizje, na plejke wrzucam how blue can you get i help the poor

No soy yo de mucho Blues ni de tanta guitarra. Suena bien para ser un directo y más aún pensando que es del año 1965. Lo mismo es un gran disco, pero yo no lo se apreciar en su justa medida.

Meh

Too loud for regular listening

Solid live blues record. Fun. 2.5 stars for me if I could.

Its okay

Great energy for a live album, but felt the tracks didn’t have enough variation to keep me hooked

Not for me

Not really for me

This wasn't very good IMO. It's just the same song over and over again. Maybe blues is not for me or at least not so much blues in this rapid of a succession.

It is good if you like the trumpet!

Idk this kind of music isn’t for me. 3/10

Another live album? Please generator. ----- B.B. Is a blues icon. His voice is incredible, the guitar emotional and the band swing and bop pleasingly. I can't cope with the crowd noises, poor recording quality and other quirks live albums provide. I can respect the artistry. I can see it in its important historical context. But I don't vibe with live. I'd never return to this specific album again (although I'm going to check out his recorded output)

Not my type of music

didn't really like it, wasn't my preferred genre but id say the best song in my opinion was: help the poor

Wasn't for me

John Lee Hooker is the greatest, BB King's albums are always a miss

Not for me. Probably influential for the way music developed but i don’t like it.

Yeah, and boomers have the gall to call us whiny. I joke, B.B. King is a legend, his voice is amazing, and the music is very well played. But man this is some whiny shit. And it's live. If I wanted to listen to someone talk about their problems for half an hour straight, I'd have become a therapist. Best song: You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now

No es mi tipo de album y a pesar de durar 34 minutos se me hizo largo. Valoro el año en el que está hecho pero apenas pude disfrutarlo

Just not something I would listen to.

Not a fan of live albums….

not for me

Worse than the first one. I don’t like live albums

I guess I don’t like blues…..

Blues tunes- not for me but I'm sure other people appreciate them

not a fan

live albums are rarely good and this is not an exception. the mix here is especially annoying and underproduced.

34 minutes of painstaking live blues. I simply cannot understand how people can be so enthusiastic about this kind of music. Repetitive noodling over the same blues chord progression, wailing vocals about being lonely, or being left out to dry by your ‘fly girl’. Give me a break. I did not enjoy this ride with King. 💫

BB King is one of the best blues players around, and it is always a joy to listen to him. This is possibly one of the worst productions of a live performance I've ever heard. Songs cut, the same song posted twice (although different versions), a jolly keyboard in the penultimate spot. Just a mess. BB always gets a 4/5, this album gets a 1.

This is a monument to a part of American blues culture. Like all monuments there is a lot of bird excrement to remove. This album isn't worth the effort.

This is really not my thing, I didn’t finish the album because I really couldn’t stand listening to them. The technical skill is good but the music itself just sorta annoys me. And the recording quality, I know it’s live which is why it’s like this but it just annoyed me to have the screaming crowd sometime audible also.

Hate live music

I used to give out three stars for notability even if I didn’t like the music. I don’t wanna do that anymore. I know this is supposed to be important but it’s boring and tedious.

I have the blues, nobody loves me. Makes sense

Another case of "this is probably good for what it is, but I hate the genre, so no amount of perfection is going to sway me" kinda thing.

не мое

Dull.

Not a fan of live albums

Couldn't finish it - I hate "Live at..." albums. They never capture the energy of being at a live performance. Not being a blues fan doesn't help.

Interessant, aber zu weichgespült.

1. bluez - 1 2. angel - 1 3. fault - 1 4. get - 0 5. love - 1 6. baby - 1 7. uuorry - 1.5 8. morning - 1 9. lozt - 1.5 10. poor - 1

didn't like the vibes

With all due respect to the king: not-a for me!

i hated it. i assumed i was going to love it because it was a so called legend.

Live album

Honestly, it’s a really good live show, the vibes are immaculate but I personally rate these albums based off of if I’d come back and listen again, some songs have made their way into my playlists and listening rotations and unfortunately none of these were really my vibe. It feels weird to rate this anything low because it’s good for social standard but not my personal cup of tea.

Asså verkligen inget speciellt, ganska tråkigt att lyssna på, inget jag gillade så mycket ”Bästa låt”: you upset me baby

Meh. Very boring.

It's Blues, it's Blues, it's Blues, Babe....

Cagada excepto por una

Livealbum

Ganske dritt

No me gusta

Why is the one thing I remember a lyric about how a man shouldn’t hit is wife because the only thing that teaches her is how to dodge? And it got laughs… it’s dated and I can’t relate.

First blues album, and one of the very few live albums I've ever bothered to listen to. I imagine this is more gratifying for those familiar with the discography of B.B. King, as sonically it does nothing to break the blues mould and has an appeal entirely reliant on the charisma of B.B. King and the chemistry of the audience. It's not half bad, just painfully samey.

not my type

Blues!? Och live dessutom! Nejnej!

Yeah I don't think I'm a fan of American Blues ngl

Seriously? A live album? So instead of just the songs I have to listen to constant whistles and screams?

Bored, not my style

Not for me!

Not my thing at all. In my head his legacy was tarnished with that dreadful collaboration with U2. However, this live album certainly shows how good a performer he was in his prime. But still just a 1

not my thing didnt rly enjoy any of it some of the instrumental stuff was cool but didnt enjoy the rest good thing it was short

Livealbum

Blues... nichts für mich. Ist "Live" aufgenommen.

sorry bb

I don’t own any pants

Nice