Live At The Regal

Jazz/Blues is not my typical style of music. Might be a good album choice for someone who likes this genre.

Not really a blues guy, but the sound quality on this live album was tremendous. 3.5⭐️

Classic blues tunes, for sure. Love the storytelling / call and response-type stuff that helps the listener feel like they were actually there.

If you’re even a tiny bit familiar with BB King, you’ll know what you’re in for with this. He’s one of the greats in his field, but I find the blues to be quite repetitive.

Man, I feel like I’m getting spoiled. Live B.B. King is an obvious 5 star. Virtuosity, energy, fun. I love live music, I love the crowd noise, and B. B. really made Lucille talk. If anyone actually reads this, I encourage you to also check out Joe Williams and Count Basie rip every day I have the blues. That whole album is sublime, too.

"I'd like to tell you a little story now." "Ok." Live albums are not my thing. This funny interaction aside, this one's no different. I just don't enjoy the sound of people screaming or shouting. The music is good, but the rest is too distracting to enjoy it fully.

strong mixing grand instrumentation groovy guitar lines nasty guitar riff on “sweet little angel” “you upset me baby” hihat work drum rolls “help poor me” tango bounce

a bit forgettable but i can't fault it much

I din’t really like the fast “jump blues” style of a lot of these songs, but when he slows things down (such as on How Blue Can You Get and Worry, Worry) it’s great.3.5/5

Not my favorite BB KIng album, but it's good.

What an absolute joy this was. Between the incredible voice, super impressive guitar playing and stage presence, BB King really shines on this live record. The live aspect really adds something extra, hearing how loved he was by his fans was a nice touch. This is the first time I've ever listened to BB King and I'm hoping for more to come.

B.B King is what I aspire to be in my guitar playing. I'm surprised he was more popular than Freddie King in my opinion he was waaaay better of a player. Still BB desires a 5 from me.

only the king can defy my live album rule.

B.B. King est dans mon top 5 des bluesmen. John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf et B.B. King. L'ordre reste à déterminer.

Pas mon style de blues pref, je trouve ça un peu commercial comparé à du Muddy Waters ou du Howlin' Wolf mettons. Ça reste de la musique de grande qualité, et les paroles sont sassy à souhait. Contrairement à mon ti babe, j'adore les enregistrements live.

Because respect, not because I want to listen to it

pretty fun listen!

Not my style

3.5/5

Music great. Lyrics of their time... 3 stars

I love blues. I love BB. However a lot of it in one go actually wasn’t as enjoyable as I thought it would be. But maybe that’s a me thing. Obviously one of the masters of blues guitar.

The OAD blessings continue today with B.B. King Live at the Regal. B.B. King can conjure intensity while making it seem effortless. It's as if the pressure and passion of the blues are channeled through him rather than being created by him. This record is uncanny in that way. It sounds both exciting and energetic and laid back at the same time. I'm not sure how to explain my reaction to it, but I am in awe. Both B.B. King and his band are absolutely swinging on Live at the Regal. I had never heard this performance before, but I had read that many consider it to be the best live blues recording ever. I'm not familiar enough with the blues canon to comment on that, but I can't imagine that this style of blues could get much better than what's captured here. It's impossible to talk about this date without mentioning the crowd. They go absolutely apeshit for the performance, and the recording captures their reactions well. I can't say that I understand why this music generated such excitement, but they scream and shout like nothing I've ever heard. The only comparison I can make is to teeny-bopper reactions to Elvis or the Beatles, but there's something much more mature here, and it's kind of scary. I like it. This record is somehow a mellow fire that burns hotter than a blaze. Five stars.

(⌒▽⌒)☆

Great live record.

This guy is so damn cool.

I really, really, hate "Live" albums - I find the audience noise really distracting and irritating. Having people whistling/screaming/clapping in the background doesn't add to the music for me. The one big thing I can take away from this being a live show though is that all of the talent on display is 100% real, it's not studio polish or autotune, and my god is there talent on display. I love B.B.'s voice, it has real power, and the gravelly tone gives it emotional weight. His guitar solos are also legendary. Fair to say he makes the instrument sing. Although there's clearly talent in the rest of the band, I do think it's slightly unfortunate that none of the other instruments ever really get much of an opportunity to shine, they're mostly plodding along in the background with the odd piano frill. I'd happily listen to more B.B. King, I appreciate the mahoosive amount of talent on display here, but I'm not going to listen to this album (specifically) again.

This is another cute album. I love that it's a live performance - it really shows off his raw talent. Pacing is outstanding; I really enjoyed how the songs flow together and I welcomed listening to him talk between songs. Hearing the screaming fans is endearing as well. Humans truly have always been the same. As much as I had fun listening, this is another forgettable record. "Help the Poor" is one of the only tracks that really stuck with me. The rest of the tracks are cute and fun - I imagine moreso to actually experience live. B.B. King's voice is really nice. Some really good moments. Good guitar solos, of course. I don't really see myself coming back to this album for a whole lot, but I can't deny the quality. This is a time I really wish I had half stars because neither 3 or 4 seem right. I will say 3.5/5 and round down.

It’s hard to rate classics. I see why this is important. I see how it influenced everything after. I understand the devastating cultural context from which the blues emerged, and ultimately, I feel the triumph that seventy to a hundred years later, it was played by a master before a crowd as excited as this shouty, crazy bunch. I’m a big fan of classic cinema, but it’s difficult for me to find friends to go with me to the Film Forum to watch an old movie. My wife won’t go unless the movie is brand new, and my brother outright says he doesn’t like films made before the seventies. I love living in the old vibes, taking in the interesting shots, and immersing myself in an antiquated tale peopled by long-dead actors. But even I have to admit that due to the cultural dissonance created by time, many older films are a slog. It takes a certain amount of exposure to old films to learn the language of their time before the pacing and stylistic choices can feel less of a detriment and more of an asset in expressing its core personality. This B.B King album makes me feel that I simply haven’t spent enough time in the milieu to appreciate it. I came to this album with open ears, ready to travel back in history and live in a room with a crowd stocked with a completely different set of knowledge and assumptions on the world. I was ready to learn about how they perceived life, and to try to understand joy and pain as they knew it. In the end, I was only able to enjoy this as a historical artifact, despite all my best efforts. I mostly thought about what this influenced later, and I had trouble living in its moment. That being said, I’ve never been a huge fan of the blues. The blues has always felt too rigid and repetitive to me, even when played by modern virtuosos. The sound conjures hard fretboards for some reason, and then my fingers start to hurt out of empathy. As an aside, I noticed there was a short psa about spousal abuse in the middle of here. I recall a similar psa during the live Sam Cooke album. I’m glad both were trying to preach to bad husbands, but damn, if beating women was such a problem that two big acts felt the need to speak against it in a concert setting, maybe we have made some headway in our messed up modern world. I suppose that’s a good takeaway. Maybe???

not my kind of music but still nice

Guess you had to be there?

10/10 The musicianship is fantastic, but the pure joy comes from the audience cheering and hollering after EVERY line

This is my first time checking out B.B. King. You can feel the vibe and practically see what it would have been like to be there at that show. I really need to get more into blues in general. I love when artists incorporate blues influences into their music because it adds a raw, gritty feel. With this album, you’re going straight to the source of that raw energy and grit.

Need to finish. But liked what I heard. May change rating later.

Loved this! Probably enhanced by the fact it was a live album, but still a good listen.

Listen to this album at 230am. nothing fantastic about it to me but maybe it was ground breaking for its time. 3/10

Extraordinary. Powerful and exciting. A classic live album.

It was aight.

how blue can you get?

Esse álbum realmente é muito bom, não teve uma música que não gostei, realmente fantástico.

I loved it. It was really fun, fun fun and dynamic. I love it.

It feels like an incomplete recording with the introduction in the middle of the album. But the blues guitar lines are legendary — and I’m not even huge into BB King.

wel gewoon gezellig

ik moet eigenlijk meer live opnames gaan luisteren, ik ken Tiny Desks natuurlijk al maar ook bijv. Kelela's blue note album is goeiee. Verder was dit album gewoon beetje oude blues rock maar echt goede stem en goede band dus was leuk

I listened part way. It had a lot of energy and was good I think with all the horn parts and the blues songs, but I think I’m just not too into the blues stuff as others

class

Killer album by B.B. His band is tight and cooking. His guitar lines are minimal and brilliant. This iteration of his band is, to me, more soulful than his later, more popular work. He and his band seem to be working harder and finding a more intense groove.

Liked it!! V groovy

There's a vignette in a movie called A Night on Earth where there Finnish guys have gotten drunk and one is passed out. A cab driver picks them up and is told by the other two how it was the worst day of the passed out friends life and why. The cab driver then effectively goes that's nothing and tells a really depressing tale and they are full of empathy for him. The blues feels like that. Oh man I'm so down you can't know. I'm so down no man has ever been lower. That's why this being live is fantastic. You can feel everyone leaning in and being part of it. This almost feels like a room sharing a story vs just a set of songs. At one point he goes I'd like to tell you a little story if that's okay, and one guy just goes okay. It's perfect in that moment

B.B. King has just never clicked for me. I'm not giving up, but I seem to like the Blues more when it's a bit more bare bones. Also give me more harmonica. I always have trouble with live albums. This is a great example of the Blues for a list like this.

this put me to sleep 1/9/25

Love everything about this

8/10 good vibes the whole time

Just the blues? Nothing really stood out to me.

Blues seviyorum glb aaa

Bluse

Who knew the blues could be this fun!

Audience shouting „Yes!!!!!” after some lyrics sent me. I cannot imagine myself doing that even if I resonate with the song tremendously, it’s just weird. And the enormous cheer after he sings something about giving her 7 children but she did not want them or something like that - wild. I’m not really a blues fan, no it doesn’t hit the spot. However, it’s not bad, I can imagine myself chatting with someone in the evening while this is playing quietly.

Great album. Talented guy.

Really great. What an incredible voice. What an iconic guitar player. Even the unnecessary ‘big band’ vibe can’t ruin just how good this is.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️the guitar is dreamy

Amazing live performance

Blues isn’t really my thing but I can appreciate BB King and what he did for the genre. Plus it was a short enough album and the crowd added energy so it was easy to get through and enjoy.

Not a fan of live albums….

7/10

First of all, I think it's a crime that the king of blues has only one record on this list and Elvis Costello has 6. BB King is an amazing artist. His guitar playing and vocals are probably the most recognizable from all of the blues artists. The fact that he only has one album here is concerning. Second of all, even though I don't usually like live albums, when it comes to BB King I absolutely agree. He is an artist that has to be experienced in a live setting. Everything just flows efortlessly on this album.

Great collection of songs and as always a lesson for guitar artistry from one of the masters playing live in peak form

50’s Blues ⭐️Worry, Worry

Awesome album, great musician

blues is mostly a new genre for me, but I found this album pretty good. The lyrics have a poetic tone, and I love that about it.

3/5 fav songs: you upset me baby, woke up this mornin I did enjoy this album, good vibes, however I'm not sure I could listen to it a lot as it's not massively my thing.

lardo marmellata

I could listen to this all day. Love his playing and the drummer is on it. The live aspect of this album made it even more special

smooth as butter

not my fav genre but omg the vocals ??

This was fine. I zoned out after a bit as it wasn't exciting enough. Too crowd-pleasing?

I think I like my blues much more scludgey and less like a big show. Also the screaming is annoying. For my friends, I am quite dreadful at listening at words and mostly listen to the tunes. The piano lines are great and super tight brass section. Give the date/time in history and its an extraordinary fck you to the establishment

• This should be a fun listen • I loved the segway between Sweet Little Angel and It's My Own Fault • At first I thought it was strange that You Upset Me Baby also starts with an introduction for B.B. King, but it's smart to as a way to signpost the start the second side of the vinyl • This album is classic blues at its finest Favourite song: Please Love Me

Pure soul

Excellent live album, hit all the best bits of my favourite things about the blues, great solos and a band just having the time of their life

This would be fun to attend!

Smoove

a lot of talking before he starts singing, which is always addressed to the audience, but that might just be because these recordings are live. even his singing is very talk-like, but i LOVE blues, so i'm a big fat sucker for the music and his voice. however, not the most standout album, so i'll be it like a 7/10

lyrics are so good, blues music just hits different

Outstanding honestly

3/5 fave song: how blue can you get

Good album, a genius at work

A blues classic. I loved hearing the crowd cheering in the background. - Heard before? I already knew a few of the songs, but have never heard the entire album. - Will I listen again? Likely. - Does it inspire me to listen to more of this artist? Maybe, but it definitely inspires me to explore other blues artists and sub-genres.

Good blues. A fun live performance, King and his band show their stuff and he works the crowd. Now I know where Jimmy Page stole all his licks from.

Trying to find a blues album that isn't super samey has been a real challenge. So has been trying to find a live album that is both immersive and actually adds something to the music that the studio versions don't. For the most part, B.B. King's Live at the Regal is an answer to both of those struggles! King's generational voice and wicked backing band, paired with memorable audience reactions (see "How Blue Can You Get?" for some great ones) make this one an absolute must-listen, even if blues isn't your thing. You really feel like you're there in that moment, with a drink in your hand and the scent of smoke in the air. There is a hint of redundancy from track to track, but I honestly think this is about as much variety as an artist can possibly muster while still keeping everything in the realm of blues. The bigger issue I had was that the track-to-track transitions kind of take a nosedive after "Please Love Me." I get why there's a fade out halfway through the tracklist (for vinyl-flipping purposes), but what's up with the weird cuts between "Worry, Worry," "Woke up This Morning" and "You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now"? I'm sure there's a valid explanation, but those moments definitely broke the illusion of experiencing a real live show a few times. Highlights: Every Day I Have the Blues, Sweet Little Angel, It's My Own Fault, How Blue Can You Get, Please Love Me, You Upset Me Baby, Help the Poor

If you’re going to go for classic blues, then you can’t go far wrong with a bit of BB King. But if you don’t like blues, you’re going to struggle with this

4.0 stars Just a fun album. need to listen to more music like this. Favorite song: How Blue Can You Get?

i rly like bb king, but jst like sam cooke of course the first album it gives me by him is a live album, i don’t rly like live albums but i still enjoyed this

good blues if you're into that sort of thing (i'm not)

Objectively probably good but really not my vibe

Makes me feel lively and awake. Feels like it should be playing on a record player.

A captivating display of blues, from a really tight blues band along the showman BB King. They play so well it sounds something like a studio version. The involvement with the crowd & how the album flows sounds like it’s from a Hollywood film that been shot 100 times, it’s absolutely perfect. I enjoy how at some points they interact by complete silence & then meet the bands highs with cheers & whistles when necessary. He really had them wrapped round his little finger. It must’ve been an absolute privilege to see BB King live in the flesh, I do wonder if those viewing knew they were witnessing history. This has definitely been a great introduction for me to BB King & I will be sure to check out more albums coming up. Listening to his guitar playing the way it does, with the horns following his lead is something everyone should experience. Favourite tracks are: ‘How Blues Can You Get?’, ‘Please Love Me’, and ‘Worry, Worry’, as the piano is outstanding.

Pure vibes no notes

BB King is very good at guitar. He is also a great stage presence. Contrary to the announcement at the beginning of this album, he is only a passable blues singer, and frankly after listening to Aretha so recently it feels almost openly misogynistic to put their talents in the same ballpark. He could play guitar, and he did that, honestly not much else going on worth writing about in this album. It's good guitar blues, that's all.

I am an absolute blues novice, but I found myself really enjoying this. One of the few live records I’ve heard that really captured the energy and enthusiasm of the crowd. Despite my lack of knowledge, it’s easy to hear what a profound influence BB King had on generations of musicians who followed him.

King has such an incredible voice and stage presence. Worry, Worry is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The only song I didn’t care for was You Upset Me Baby, but even then, his vocals alone make up for the parts of the song I dislike. At times, I would like to be able to hear his guitar over the band. The vocals are extremely raw and gritty, which is why I love them. The guitar is incredible. Everything about this album is extremely immersive. I didn’t get bored once. Overall, you can’t get much better than him. This is legendary.

cool blues

Unbelievable. Going to get really into blues now.

I have never actually listened to a blues album and this one was great!! You can never go wrong with the blues

I don’t get why this cat became the standard bearer for electric blues guitarists. He doesn’t strike me as particularly unique or interesting. I mean, he’s fine. He sounds like generic default blues for background music or production value. Or maybe he sounds generic bc he IS the standard bearer & his sound set the bar. Either way I think there’s plenty that do it better & this album is… fine. We’ll call it exactly average. 2 & 1/2 stars. Because the tyrannical powers that be don’t allow half stars we shall round down bc nothing stands out to me as noteworthy or memorable. It’s fine tho.

I think I could listen to this album a million times and still struggle to pick the songs apart. That is, up until the guitar solos kick in. Then there’s plenty of daylight. Judging by the frothy lather of frenzy that BB King had managed to work his audience into on this fateful night, though, we needn’t worry about variety being the spice of life … shredding is. And you know what, I can live with that. Energy never dies, long live the King.

BB King is for sure a blues master. I found the live version of this album distracting with lots of screaming in the background. Very upbeat jazz style which in all honesty is not my favorite.

Rating : 3/5 Favorite Track : Help The Poor Comments - - You know I love myself some oldies (even though this isn’t that old), that’s for sure. And LIVE oldies, even better. I just feel like that’s the best way to listen to the genre personally. - B.B. King’s voice is so soulful and damn, can this man tell a story?

not for me

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

bom pra carai guitarras mais reconhecíveis da história btw, dá pra saber que é o bb na primeira nota pprt

BLUEZÃO NERVOSO altíssima qualidade, bem bacana e elétrico. showzão da porra, hein. gostei muito!!

I usually don’t like typical blues but this was really hard blues brilliantly delivered and unlike the usual “you doing alright London” call outs in live recording here it feels he is really engaging with his audience.

Some of the best blues I've had the pleasure of listening to. I especially love the higher energy tracks. An excellent musical genre and musician for a live album. The live setting brings life to what could potentially sound stale in a studio recording, and also highlights the skill of the band.

27/12/2025 It was enjoyable and quick paced, as I expected. Spotify listeners: 3.2 million

You can really feel the energy of the crowd on some of the tracks (Worry, Worry being a stand out for me). He really does sing the fuck out of some blues.

I'm not sure. I think this album shows a whole other side of blues, which is great. But I couldn't get past just thinking it sounded nice, instead of really connecting to it. Crowd also didn't add much for me.

I can appreciate the vocals and the sounds. Vibey, I guess, not really my thing though.

Liked this

ok B.B I see you

Out of all the old Blues legends, B.B. King seems to be the most famous. Could partially be because of his longevity, but still. He doesn't really play that fast, but there's a lot of feel in his guitar playing. The entire band is infectious and energetic and the entire thing is quite nice to listen to. It's not the most extreme live Blues album, but it's one of the earliest and still a fun listen.

It was alright, I'm not much of a blues fan but it was good.

I quite like this album, never really listened to B.B. King but it was good!

Pretty solid live album. Sounds like two nights put together but idk. Real solid blues.

Objectively very good, and I enjoyed listening to it. I used to love old blues like this, and I once saw BB live. Just not sure it really scratches that itch for me these days.

Wow! What a listen that was. I've always had an interest in blues and this album came at a perfect time. Enjoyed every single minute of it, B.B. King killed it with this performance and the crowd in the back makes the atmosphere even better. I would definitely be listening to more B.B. King!

Fantastic set, although probably 2nd to San Quentin. Some of the lyrics haven't aged well, but still great in retrospect

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Definitely not my style of music, but I have to admit that dude has one of the best voices I have ever heard, I just wish for songs to be a little bit different from each other, every song was the same, with the same meanings, basically great voice, it would be greater with better songs that are maybe at least slightly different from each other.

Great!

Really glad I grew up being exposed to B.B. King. While blues isn’t a genre I’m too intrigued in, I am quite a big fan of blues-rock and other genres heavily influenced by it, so I have a lot of respect for it. King’s vocals are absolutely unreal, and the live songs really help amplify the power of his voice. I didn’t love every song but still enjoyed listening to this.

It's not exactly an attention-grabber in the year 2025

Meh

The onli wan B.B. Kind . eine Person die Musik macht wie kein anderer Legende..

So this is the first album, I would like to commit to listening to all of these albums but I do not know how well I can hold myself to that. I listened to this incredibly early in the morning (roughly 5am pacific), in the Eugene airport. I don't really think that influenced my opinion strongly but it is worth noting. This album was recorded in 1964 at the Regal theater in Chicago (the theater was later demolished in '73), which is a venue King had claimed to have performed at many, many times. I value and understand the importance of blues in music today, especially with respect to B.B King, but until this point I hadn't looked into him at all. Blues is a genre I feel could be explored more for me. If I'm honest I do not have a strong opinion on this album, it's still worth listening to again.

A very well produced blues live record. Songs sound so good and the feel is nice throughout. His management of the audience and way of singing makes this a great album to listen to. Absolutely recommended.

banger ??? je ne connaissais pas du tout mais vraiment incroyable rien à ajouter! Note : 5/5

Lots of rich sound in this album, I'll have to listen to it again sometime when I can just sit and enjoy it. I typically don't care much for live recordings, but with soul the audience really elevates the music.

Didn't really love the music but I like what this band stands for, whatever that is.

Great live Blues. B.B. King is just That Guy. Very solid performance that’s fun to listen to.

"I bought you a ten dollar dinner, and you called it a snack." Less controversial sixty years later. I'm not really a huge fan jazz, the musicians and singer are incredibly talented though and it's one of the most enjoyable live albums that I've gotten to listen to, the crowds participation is fun.

Great guitar, melodic

5/5

Love me some blues! The King for a reason. Love a live recording too

Help the poooor.. won't you help pooor mee. I love BB king and I love soul and swing. This is an easy 5 and I've been listening to it front and back for atleast 2 hours now.

NA BUENO el verdadero solo quiero ser uno de ellos en ese recital

Live album not my favorite but still a very nice album!

Very good album. I own this on vinyl. Nobody sounds like B.B. King

I am still a blues dabbler. I’m not entirely sure what I want from the genre yet, but it’s not this. This sounds like blues doing a residency at Caesars Palace or something. Too glitzy. I haven’t read up on this album enough, but it has always seemed to have an excellent reputation, however aside from the personal preference I’ve mentioned it also seems like a weird recording. It sounds like it was recorded in reverse. It starts out like a total rager of a show with an audience barely able to contain themselves, and ends up petering out like a band apologetic for being there and the audience trying to ignore them. I feel like there must be tons of better B.B. King than this.

Electrifying! I love albums like this to hear the reactions of the crowd but also the chance to get to learn more about blues legends.

Makes me wish I was alive in the 50s and attended a live jazz club and went dancing!

Good for studying while listenning Good instrumental Not my vibe

Another one of those albums that are hard to rate. I'm not the biggest blues fan. At all. I know that big artists have cited this band as very influential to them (i.e., Santana, Clapton, Mayer--I'm not really a fan of any of them either, ha). That said, I recognize and appreciate the influences of B B King... but I don't really enjoy listening to this album.

B. B. King ripping the guitar here, just quality stuff. Great energy on this live recording, but the cuts between the tracks feel weird and kind of take you out of it being a whole live performance.

An excellent live set from one of the finest bluesmen to ever do it

i find it funny how the generator chose a blues album as my first of 1001 albums cause i watched sinners today. loved this, felt like studying in a blues bar. my fav was you done lost your good thing now and the opening

Live jazz album!!!!!!

Have this on vinyl. Long live BB!

I love the blues, gimme more

I wanted to like the album more than I did, I suppose. The audience noise and patter here make the album hard to listen to over and over…. But “How Blue Can You Get?” and “Woke Up This Morning” are something. 3.5?

oh we got live albums in here heeelllll yeah felt like i was watching a movie listening to this honestly, the dialogue between songs, the seamless transitions, the crowd being excited and clear throughout. the show is orchestrated so smoothly thanks to King's ability to woo the crowd then effortlessly go back to singing, which in and of itself is brilliantly soulful. something about the soundscapes he and his band creates here combined with the how casually he talks to the audience between tracks makes me feel warm and comforted, this is why live albums feel so intimate highlights: sweet little angel, it's my own fault, how blue can you get likely my first 5

standouts: they played the same song 8 times... B.B. King has a great voice and I generally enjoyed it but I found it all blended together. The crowd interactions being included was cool. 3

Great music, questionable lyrics at times, but lots of fun

unmatched! there's nobody like the King

How blue can you get is a tune. Very samey though... (its all the blues....) High 7s/10

Enjoyable! Great to hear a young B.B. King.

Really intresting album good music will listin to the artist again heard of B.B king but this made me chek him out.

Hearing this live must have been a dream

I hope this list isn’t mostly live albums … BUT if it’s this is the standard. King speaks to the audience a lot and the songs tell a story through out the concert. You can picture yourself there and apart of the audience.

So good, this is really enjoyable stuff. After Johnny Cash, this is right up there but higher standard of music underpinning the lyrics. Even better singing than Cash.

Hrífur mig með

Geggjað að heyra áhorfendur bregðast við öllum snuddunum á gítarinn og hrífast með söngnum. Hugsanlega gæfi ég þessari plötu fjórar ef ég hlustaði meira á hana en látum þrjár duga núna.

He is absolutely the King of the Blues! Great album, was able to listen to it twice yesterday. So good!!!

This is as much big band as it is blues. I'd rather more blues.

Love this album, have it on constant rotation.

B.B. King has a nice voice, and as expected, his guitar parts had a ton of feel; as a classical pianist who wants to dive more into bluesier material, the piano parts gave me a lot of inspiration; I liked the jazzy/big band-like feel of his backing band; I liked his interactions with the audience/storytelling between numbers

W album, fuck with B.B. King heavy. 4.5/5

First time listening to blues I really liked it. Live aspect was nice, great performer.

4/1089 I really only knew of BB and Lucille and the U2 song we was on. Generally, blues are somewhat boring to me but this show and the backing band were tight! He has a great voice as a youngster and the blues licks are nice but I prefer shredders.

Oh I needed this in my life.

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.

I can listen to this all day. What a phenomenal album that makes you feel like you were there. So much talent on display from all the musicians.

12/8/25 Total listens: ~5 1st listen notes: Good, would prob really like it with repeat listens; Liked "Woke Up This Mornin'" immediately Overall notes: Good introduction to blues, book blurb mentioned this was an example of him being a consummate performer & I can see that in this live recording

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!

It's live B.B. King... what's not to love? This is great!

Great live blues album

A 60 year old album that has been at the front of the line for blues since it was first recorded.

An actual classy short live album.

в целом неплохо для нового жанра в моей аудиотеке Но не мое😂

Screamed my lungs out and fainted. Wow!

I love blues, and this is the king so all is well. There’s something even better about a live performance which elevates the blues, but not really knowing his back catalogue, I hope there are some studio albums on the list too.

This was an album I got back when I was a collector, having read that it was the quintessential blues record. I recall loving listening to it, mainly due to the crowd noise making it feel like you were there at the show. Today's listen again confirmed that feeling. BB and the band play their asses off, and this is such an enjoyable experience to listen to. It would be even cooler to have been there, but this album really works to give you that sense. While I'm not a huge fan of the blues, and an album worth is sometimes a bit too much, I could listen to this over and over.

I'd do unholy things to be in the room when this was recorded, the women sound feral and B.B. is absolute top shelf

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.

This is truly outstanding. I love BB’s languid blues style, and the way he can make his guitar sing. The influence of T Bone Walker is clear to see in BB’s style of almost jazz noodling, and there isn’t a blues player alive that isn’t either directly or indirectly by this guy. One of the all time great live albums.

Really solid live album with great sound. Short enough to be a 4 but not good enough to justify a 5.

Hard to believe we used to make music this good without resorting to computer manipulation- smooth baby, real smooth, ya dig?

Yass king

Really enjoyed this one. The way BB held the crowd, the booting and hollering, the quality of the singing all just fabulous.

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

The blues, when the blues was exciting and had emotion. Loved this.

Awesome live album...great to hear this

Great album. Lots of soul, lots of blues, I loved the electric guitar and BB Kings voice.

as good as a full blues album can get

Regal blues by one of the masters

It was alr ig. All the songs are just 12 bar blues though

I guess I don’t like blues…..

Nice one to play late with a bourbon. Great recording of that guitar, band and vocals considering it’s a live album. Like the pace of the first couple. How Blue Can You Get into Please Love Me - great. A bit of big band and jazz feel in parts as well as proper classic R&B. Good energy, easy listening without being easy listening. Had to go 4 as 3 would be way too close to Queen.

If i was there i probably would've liked it

Not sure I had ever played a live album before this Odyssey that wasn't playing to convicts or umm not plugged in. Starting to think a good live album is one that makes you wish that you were in the audience, so success here.

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.

A solid reminder how blues is the basis of all rock music.

Bra drag för blues, men mycket som låter samma

Fantastic album which gets down to the pure blues that Mr. King is known for. It is a 5-star, must listen to at least a dozen times (more) for anyone who wants to hear pure musical talent.

Solid blues!

What an absolute class act. ​ ​"Don't beat yer woman" he says, then proceeds to pummel every woman in the club senseless with his whisky voice. ​ ​"I like to play a little" he mutters, as he begins to shred the everloving fuck out of the guitar. ​ ​Maybe the best blues album I'll ever hear, and there's nothing in particular about it that's special, except for the King of course.

I didn't twig to B.B. King until the 70's and am happy to hear his music from an earlier era. Very good stuff, and presented live. I can hear the roots of Santana here and can only imagine that this had a pervasive reach.

Killer blues album by the best blues man. Great recording of the master. Would've been fun to be at The Regal for a night of BB and the blues.

maybe i need to listen to more blues? Would I listen again: no Deserves to be on this list: maybe 4.2

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.

Just when this list was starting to wear me down with mediocre after mediocre album, that I am going to quickly forget after listening ... its brings you back in with something like BB King! I only wish the album was one complete performance. The highlight was how clearly you can hear the crowd as if they are reacting to a preacher.

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

Definitely one I want in my collection.

Really enjoyed this. Great music and really nice singing.

26/1089 не люблю слушать блюз, альбом однотипный, хотя и вроде хороший, но я бы вряд ли слушал это по собственному желанию

прикольно вайбово но не на каждый день

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

B.B. King was in his eighties when I saw him live. He played from a couch (and was wearing a muumuu). His fingers weren't quite as dexterous as they were in his prime, but his voice still had power and emotion, and he was very funny when he talked to the audience, so it was a good time. This album is an absolute delight. This was a concert for people to get out of their seat and dance, so every song is a stomper. Both B.B.'s singing and guitar playing are emotive and perfectly attuned to the subject matter of the song, and even his spoken word intros and interludes are engaging. The enthusiastic crowd adds to the whole experience.

A live album that sounds like love and care was put into recording it. Competent sound engineering! Finally! All instruments crisp and clear. The audience noise adds to the vibe without creating a muddy mess of the audio. I feel like all of the live recordings offered to me on this list thus far have been a pain to listen to. Not my style of music, but I’m rating it a 4 for that fact alone. Lively. I may not have the Blues, but I enjoyed this a lot.

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

It's not my genre, 1,5/2

Good blues.

I have decided that I don’t listen to the blues enough, I enjoyed it a lot and the people there sound like they were having the best time. Brilliant!

Amazing! Uno de los primeros álbumes que me enseño el Miquel ❤️

The audience’s boisterous reaction surprised me. I liked this.

Nice and quick, just not my sort of music.

Very old headed but it was nice but too much scream and claps of the lives..

Classic blues done by the master , Simple as that , the songs just flowed and sat so nicely in the air the time went and you relaxed and immersed in the quality of the sounds

Fine not great. big band jazz blue

Still got it

I can tell this is a fantastic live album. The energy is crazy and you can almost touch the atmosphere. ...but it's still blues. And blues, for me, is boring, no way around it. A brilliant live album that does nothing to me musically? yeah, it's certainly possible.

Love this live album, it has every good about a live performance. All songs are bangers too 4.2

Ich kann halt nicht all zu viel mit Blues anfangen.. gibt einfach 3 Sterne, da ich keine Ahnung habe, wie ich das bewerten soll.

Nicht mein Ding.

Ist natürlich wenig variationsreich, aber das kann man traditionellem Blues mMn nicht anlasten. Vor allem die langsamen Songs haben es mir angetan.

Objektiv vermutlich echt großartig, hat mich aber leider eher weniger gecatched.

Finde ich schwierig zu bewerten. Einerseits das Alter richtig einzuschätzen und andererseits als Livealbum. Ich finde die Lieder angenehm, aber es haut mich als Gesamtwerk nicht aus den Schuhen.

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.

Absolut geiles Teil, macht nur Spaß beim Zuhören

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

Que álbum de blues! Dá pra sentir pelo menos uma pitada do que era ao vivo. SENSACIONAL! QoA Adonis New.

Why is it the live albums that should be 2 hours long are only 30 minutes, but live albums that should have been 30 minutes long are 2 hours? BB, the band, the crowd, this whole album, simply brilliant. If you like the Blues you will love this. Even if you don't like the Blues, but you do appreciate good live music, you will love this.

Legendary performance

Such a great album! Wish I was alive back then to see this live because I loved every moment of this album.

ну вообще не моё этот блюз, ни музыкально, ни текстово. они хорошо поют и играют, в ноты, уважаю, но радости мне это не приносит

This feels like a best in class album, more a representative of the top class of a music genre rather than particular artistic brilliance. The genre here is big band blues, led by a confident, experienced singer. Overall good stuff. What’s missing for me is more guitar. I think King’s guitar playing is his best asset, and here it’s more of a garnish than a main course.

5/5

Good, but not too exciting for me

Nice to have on in the background. Some of the lyrics are kind of... regressive?

Classic BB.

The best part of this album is the atmosphere this live performance creates. King has his audience eating out of the palm of his hand. Every time he bellows a lyric and every time he rambles on his guitar, the crowd goes wild. On top of that, his charming storytelling between songs has them captivated. King is taking them on a ride through songs about every aspect of love. The highest of highs and the lowest of lows are represented within the tracklist. But in King's hands with support from his incredible backing band, these blues have a whole lot of life to them. The energy is electric and contagious and you know damn well, for some people in the audience, this was the best night of their life.

You seriously cannot go wrong with Blues music. It simply makes any day better

Now, I won't be the first person to admit that there are genres more "interesting" than blues. Blues might be one of my least-thought-about genres for me personally. That doesn't mean I think negatively about it, it just means that I don't think about it very often. However, I know that blues can be really cool. You just have to listen to the work of a master... or perhaps, a King? Yeah, there's a reason why B.B. King is often called the King of Blues, and it's not just because of his name. This live performance at the Regal paints a very positive picture of this man and his music. because this is some good stuff right here. The name of the game here is balance. There is not a single thing in this album that's focused on "too much." The live setting doesn't distract from the music too much and actually adds quite a bit of atmosphere. Like, damn. These girls are really excited to see B.B. King do his thing. King does talk to the audience a good deal, but he does it pretty well. He's funny at times and, as far as I can tell, pretty charismatic. He even tells the men in the audience NOT to hit women! Now that's "king shit" if I've heard it. This album's actually aged quite well overall. Although most of these are love songs, particularly those pertaining to relationship struggles, but I didn't get any semblance of misogyny or predatory behavior from these songs, which by 60s standards is pretty good. The album also sounds great for a live album from the 60s. And of course, I have to praise the musicianship. B.B. King's guitar isn't always the focus of the album, but when you hear it, it's quite great. His guitar style is super cool. The horns and other backing instruments are quite enjoyable to listen to as well, as is King's singing. I'm impressed. This is probably the best full-on blues album I've gotten from this whole project. It's still not my favorite thing in the world, but I had a good time with this. Light 4/5.

The blues numbers are solid. However, someone should make a supercut of B.B. King addressing the audience on Live At The Regal. That person is not me, so I will simply summarize here: Thank you. Thank you very much. Give it up for my band. They are wailing out there. Please make some noise if we happen to play a song you have heard before. Now, for this next number, we are going way back. But I want to tell a story. Ladies, if your man does not do right by you, do not cut him. And fellas, if your woman does not treat you right, do not go upside her head. Thank you. Thank you very much.

serendipitous i get my first blues album a few days ago and then 1001 sees fit to give me what most consider to be the greatest blues live album ever recorded. safe to say i'm starting to understand what everyone has been on about with this blues music... have to agree with others that the crowd's enthusiasm is infectious. it's honestly nice to hear people having a good time, which is enough to merit this live album being "worth it" in my estimation of live albums, because it's SOMETHING interesting aside from the music itself. anyhow - i was being flippant earlier but to repeat what i said and be genuine this time: i understand what's special about the blues now. while i don't think this is the precedent for my conversion to the genre, i feel really positive about this album in particular and i'm honestly glad i got a chance to listen to it because it's SUCH a treat to listen to. great stuff!! highlights - sweet little angel, it's my own fault, how blue can you get?, worry, worry, you done lost a good thing now, help the poor

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.

B. B. King on tullut nähtyä joskus livenä. Sympaattinen Blues-ukko. Levyäkin on hyllyssä ja tullut kuunneltua ennenkin. Tämä live on tiukkaa soitantaa ja kuitenkin erittäin letkeää. Tykkäsin!

Could practically feel the cigarette smoke burning my eyes during this one. Still, pure atmosphere

I like this

Some good tunes but it's all blues baby

# Album Name: Live at the regal # Artist: BB king # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: fucking great blues album. Transfers you to being in the bar and enjoying this shit live. I felt like i was there. The rum probably helped. # Top Tunes: # Would I listen to it again? yes

Great storytelling and performance, but I still struggle with blues. 3.

love the way he plays the electric and his voice is spectacular

At first I was skeptical of this album for the fact that it is both blues and live. I was wrong! B.B. King and the band are amazing at working a crowd. Their interactions with each other lends itself more to a conversation rather than a show. The album is lively, funky, and fun. Great listen

Sikkert bra, men ikke ein sjanger eg set pris på.

Compusary listening for anybody into blues music. A cornerstone in the genre. Just fantastic

Bringing the blues back to the mainstream hinged on this album. A real sparkler that crossed over to grab a share of the non-traditional blues listener. Play loud and feel the spirit.

On the roots...

Legend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Nyt oli kyllä Bluesin on ramp -kurssi parhaimmillaan!

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%

Not for me I guess

I wouldn't say I'm a huge blues fan but I love it when it's done well, and there aren't many better than BB King. Just through listening to this live album (60 years after it happened) it's like a time capsule. I can picture BB and his band in an intimate venue (sounds intimate to me) just effortlessly hitting everything on point. BB's voice is incredible and when he wants to shout man is it effective, and LOUD. He has a natural charisma and is just a born entertainer. How Blue Can You Get, Worry Worry, You Upset Me Baby are highlights for me.

Cool live album. Good times for sure. Enjoyable to listen to.

So much feeling. While this is also a straight blues album, it just has so much more heft than the Fats Domino record. It may be partly due to the energy of the live audience, but it may just be because he really is the King of the Blues. Could have listened to another hour of this.

This style of blues doesn’t really do much for me. It takes a genre that started as raw and honest and turns into a Vegas spectacle. The musicianship is good but isn’t enough to carry it.

I have no issue with blues as a genre but for it to really stand out you need to have superior musicianship, particular flair or charisma, or do something out of the ordinary. I didn’t find this album had any of that and it became a bit blues by numbers very quickly.

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.