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Not my jam. The music is good. Definitely something I could listen to.
Really good album
I feel like there are better BB King albums. They are probably on the list somewhere too…
His singing is delicious. Another thing I've noticed is that every performer has space to shine during the track. While it seems to be the norm for jazz, it is new to me and I quite like it. Everything is evenly sprinkled and it is beautiful
baller
-lounge room, feels like it’s got a burgundy carpeted floor and dim lightning. -amazing voice, pleasantly surprised -bass marks the song even more than the drums. drums too light (2nd track) -movie like really. magical, i want to be there. -cymbals main character -directing what we should be focusing on???? genius - drums there you go !! (track 6) - marital advice ???? - slay drums (track 7)
I never knew how amazing young bbs voice was
Classic. Want to listen more. Hotty Toddy
4.0
4/5 I really liked this!
So, this is the happiest moving blues. :). I don’t recognize any of the songs on this album, but I definitely recognize the voice and sound. He certainly works the crowd up. Contagious. I do know his other releases…The Thrill Is Gone, My Lucille, Let the Good Times Roll. He definitely has a cult following. I prefer his younger jazz. . Boogie Woogie Woman.
So good! Wish I could have seen him live and feel that energy in person.
That crowd is insatiable! What a neat experience to get conversed with during a show and be able to participate back.
What a great album! This is the reason I chose to do this project. I wouldn’t listen to B.B King that fast in my free time but from now on I will. This is what you call music. Favorite album so far!!!
Oh that’s just lovely
One prefers other albums and –– who knows? – maybe the instrumental record, the spirituals record, his farewell record or Completely Well would have been a better choice than the 8th or 9th Bowie record or the 3rd or 4th Metallica record (or any of them)? The only beef here being that BBK often makes the blues sound like too much fun.
Good live album. He made a weird comment about not hitting women in the face. 😂
Very relaxing to listen to. Good work music.
The most energetic blues album of its era. It really shows blues as the future of rock n roll, with catchy riffs and choruses, but retaining awesome guitar solos. For a live album, you can feel the excitement of the crowd in the background, and King certainly has an outstanding stage performance. The songs transition well, and there's enough diversity in speed and mood to keep anyone entertained for the 35 minute length. First side is stronger and more memorable, but it's all good. Favorites: Sweet Little Angel, How Blue Can You Get, Please Love Me
Great music and B.B. is charismatic which made it enjoyable with audience input. That can be hard to accomplish. There are some jokes during breaks that make it obvious it was a different time so my score is based on the music itself. In short, it was a bop
Really fun listen; I love the energy, emotion, and passion in the performance. I think my experience was enhanced from it being a live album.
I love live albums, I love the tone of his voice, just an incredible listen all around
Nothing really wrong with this album. Will listen to it again. Enjoyed the live aspect. Love how much soul there is in the performance
Its classic. Not much I can add that hasnt been said
Love this; the way B. B. King can work a crowd is phenomenal, not to mention just how much soul and passion is put into the music. I usually don't like live albums, but in this case the crowd is truly a part of the experience and heightens the impact of King's music. The only reason I don't give this 5 stars is that the album seems to be pieced together from various live performances versus being one performance, and that breaks a bit of the immersion.
Starts off incredibly strong and showcases the energy, but even though it is short it loses a little bit of its shine by the end. Maybe too poppy when I want it to RIP
I've only heard newer BB King so I am completely blown away by how well he sings on this album. I think his vocals are even better than his guitar playing, and his playing is legendary. I mean, sure the songs can be a bit formulaic, but to hear the crowd losing their mind over the music... the whole thing is just great.
Tää on just semmosta mihin haluisinki törmätä täl projektil. Hyvää bluesmusaa ja just tämmönen vaikuttava albumi johon en törmäis muuten. Sweet little Angel lemppari. Musta tää live-versio lisää kans näihin bluesbiiseihin paljon.
such a stellar performance!
A Great live Album.Might give it a Relikten.No amazing song i feel like Bit the overall Album is so solid.Just great blues.
OG BB King blues.
Fun listen! He is great with the crowd. Stand-out: You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
Nice set of “classic” blues from a classic blues man. The recording is better than I expected from a 1964 recording. I didn’t love the backup band, they seemed a little out of sync on the opening song, and overall had a bit of a “Vegas” feel all along. But overall a great time capsule, and a worthy listen. 4/5
Pretty fire
Truly the king of Blues. Favorite track: Help the Poor
As usual, it's hard to get too excited about live albums, since the inferior sound quality generally outstrips the gain in energy from the live performance. I would compare this to the James Brown live album that I got previously on this list, in the sense that the energy from the crowd and the intensity of the performance really do make a huge difference here. This seems like it would have been an incredible show to be at, and I'm not sure that a studio recording would sell the impact of these songs nearly so well. Really high energy, and you can just hear how much he feeds off the crowd 4/5
4/5 Incredible classic blues. One of the best all time live vocal blues performances,
Good energy. It seems he enjoys guitar and playing music.
Not my thing but I can appreciate BB King. I also learned to not hit women because it might make them smarter!
This is my first real experience with the blues, but wow...there is a reason BB King is labelled the king of blues. His voice is beyond belief, incredible. His live show presence is really felt. An eye opening experience.
Good but wasn’t in mood. Rocky blues
10 dollah dinnah...thx for the snack... yleisön partusupaatio on haitaksi, tarvi kokoaika kirkua satunnaisissa paikoissa... ja paskasti nipsattu yhteen eri äänitykset. ja yleisö hiljaaaaaaaKdkfjfkdwkforlgnhl musiikki toki laaatua..king of all the blues... sellasta termistöä kun köyttää niin jooh, pakko ollakkin hyvää.. worry worry
I would imagine if I was there for this live I would think it was the best gig ever however as I find on most blues albums the songs all run into one another and I come out at the end with nothing really memorable. The energy from the performance and the way the band play definately push this rating up. Was it not a live album I dont think id have made it to the end.
What a vibe, what a performance! Such a sound, need to listen again
Who doesn't like B.B. King? This is some good blues, and a great live album.
Classic blues by a master
Had no idea King was such a sex symbol (he was perpetually 75 in my mind) but it's undeniable that he had this crowd wrapped around his guitar neck
Great album, fantastic even, but not my thing
Extremely groovy.
Iconic performance
Fire jaZz
Bluesy
In the wrong hands the 12-bar blues quickly becomes tedious. And the vast majority of those who play it have the wrong hands. I've always found that B.B., while technically incredible, plays a watered-down version of John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, J.B. Hutto...As this album opened, the Las Vegas-review treatment was confirming my biases. But from How Blue Can You Get? forward, it builds and builds with one amazing performance after another. The band is crackin'. The sound is exceptional. B.B. got me.
confident voice a voice that isn't singing about a situation, but actually is in that situation at that exact moment a subdued piano that pours a vintage nostalgia a guitar and drums that playfully fight for attention but end up working together to ultimately serve King's voice
Solid fucking blues. Føler virkelig man fik et indblik i hvordan BB King må have været at se live på det tidspunkt. Hans stemme er fantastisk og hans guitarspil, om end det ikke er det teknisk vildeste, så er det uden tvivl smukt og imponerende.
First thing I noticed was the B.B. King did not sound anything like I expected. I knew he was considered a great blues artist, and maybe I've heard some of his stuff, but in general, I thought he would be less upbeat and more somber. I'm definitely enjoying this. I love the horns, the guitar is fun and funky, and he has a great voice.
7/10 BB was never my favorite of that generation of blues players, mainly because his guitar playing sounded a bit thin, and he didn't dig in to notes quite the way Albert King or Collins would do. But man, this is a very good live album. His singing really hits the spot. The raw emotionality is moving and convincing. The stage patter is so professional, you can just feel how long he's been doing this thing. The album is tight and without a wasted moment. Probably my favorite BB King album so far.
A great album. An incredible live recording. Personally, I prefer slower blues with less of a horn section, but that's splitting hairs.
I really liked this album. First of all, I love listening to live albums, and I enjoy instrumental interludes and talking and applause and all the moments that come with this. Also BB's setlist definitely had an ear towards social justice that I appreciated and found timeless.
great blues album! clean listen, nearly no skips
Yes this ticks all the boxes, blues legend, great live album. Brilliant great energy and just a fun album.
I prefer the studio versions of these songs, but that didn't stop me from enjoying this album. Good stuff.
Superb. A life-affirming celebration. What a voice.
Very candid album. It was as if I was in the room during the recording. B.B. King has such a great voice.
Pure blues fun start to finish.
Very old, very professional, I even liked it, although it's not my favourite style.
Don’t always love live albums, but I always love B.B. King.
Great concert album!
Classics, all of them.
I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. A lot of the lyrics/talks are a bit... dated.. but I didn't even mind the live aspect on this one. It seemed to fit. Didn't care much for the last song but the rest was pretty great.
The energy coming off the crowd on this live album is so palpable, it's incredibly recorded and flows smoothly. I've always known B.B. King was one of the greats of the blues but had never really taken the time to listen to an album as a whole. This was a really solid, energetic album, especially for the blues, which often can feel uninspired or repetitive to me (when done poorly). Standout Tracks: Everyday I Have the Blues, Sweet Little Angel, How Blue Can You Get?, Please Love Me, Woke Up This Mornin', You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
A fun album. Although, I hate when live albums end one song then start introducing the next song and just cut it off and jump to a different song.
Good shit. Some day I will educate myself on Blues. It's like a whole thing I know nothing about.
Loved it
Good record. Saw him live 50 years after this was recorded. Amazing how great he still was half a century later.
His voice is incredible. Just the whole atmosphere of this album is incredible, the feeling of being in a crowd in a smoky club and he’s up on stage with his band >>>>> The horns and the energy are great. Everyday I have the blues and help the poor highlights. A simple thing done right
Definitive live blues.
It's been ages since I went through my blues phase so I wasn't sure how much I'd like it coming back to this after so long ... but yeah it's great :) Where blues gets tiring real fast is fairly obvious in that it doesn't go into too many surprising places; you've got your I-IV-V and slight variations on the theme. Quickly boring. So it's what you do with those - the rhythms, the dynamics, the instruments, and the voice/s that can push it into something else, and the band here gets it all - especially the dynamics - letting BB orchestrate the show via voice/guitar, but it's not all him either. This record probably sounds better *because* it's so old - maybe a few microphones on stage keeps everything all glued together and maybe strangely puts you more in the space of/at the time. My favourite moment which wouldn't happen or would be corrected in the studio: in "How Blue Can You Get" when BB sings so loudly that the mic distorts ... it's gold, Jerry. I know that this wouldn't have been nearly as good as a studio album - huh... as I'm typing this to myself its a good note that since I mostly avoid live albums -> it's live albums from rock bands that I (generally) don't care for - e.g. jazz/blues are definitely enhanced in the live format. Not complex yet intricate all the same - a great band playing off of each other in a mid-sized theater with all the on-stage banter - it's an outstanding quick listen and blues at its best. 8/10 4 stars.
Good lord what a barnstormer
I like how this feels like one continuous jam, with B.B. telling his stories throughout with some blues guitaring. Hell of a voice, too. 4 / 5 stars.
Fantastic playing and singing throughout, but to say that the songs are one dimensional is an understatement. I'm torn between a 3 and a 4 here. The quality of the musicianship is doing some heavy lifting here, that's for sure.
Es genial, transmite demasiado, me encanta. Lo hace con pasión y que sea en vivo transmite mucho más de la audiencia.
extremely good! can hear the energy the whole time
Bb king my goat
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Every day I have the blues, Write up this mornin’, Help the poor
This has been the worst year of my life. Every Day I Have The Blues is the most apt sentiment to describe the way it feels. Legendary.
Classic B. B. King.
I think we all have a tendency to imagine the past as a black-and-white photo where nothing moves. But 1965 was every bit as alive and wild and chaotic and real as the present and it's nice to remember that once in a while by listening to a performance like this. B.B. King is a powerhouse. Just stunning. And the crowd at this show matches his energy and fuels his performance. I love how much shouting and cheering is captured in the recording. You can pick out individual voices and hear exactly what they're saying. B.B. King's vocals are fantastic. I don't listen to blues often but when you hear a master like him perform it, the genre really clicks into place. The songs are a foundation for the performers to embellish on and add emotion to. You can hear that in his expressive guitar playing too. Very moving. “I’ve got a sweet little angel / I love the way she spreads her wings” is one of the best wink-wink metaphors I’ve ever heard for sex. Just incredible.
I love the album cover. It's so flat yet colorful and full of emotion. Look at the movement in the photo! It's great. This record is pretty unique because I think it's a collection of various live performances at one theater. You can hear him being introduced in the intros of several tracks- which wouldn't really happen at one single live show. Or maybe just the times are different and that was a thing? I read that this was recorded on one day so it's hard to tell. Maybe there was an intermission and he came back out or something. Regardless, the music is killer. His blues are so straightforward but also stylized to him. He lives / spends a significant amount of time inside of this one specific part on the guitar- naturally named after him the "BB King Box", and it's so obvious that it's him taking these colors and painting with them and stretching and manipulating them to get his emotions out. It's a pleasure to hear modern day blues guitar kings- like Derek Trucks and John Mayer and hear them play inside of this box and think "ooh yea that's BB King". Solid 4/5 for me.
Live blues at its best. A master
Sweet Little Angel How Blue Can You Get? Worry, Worry Woke Up This Mornin'
Loved the album, but since this was live recorded, i can't give it a full score. The random screeching and whistling annoyed me. Still very impressed, that this is a live performance.
Big king energy.
Nobody plays the blues like “The King”. I had a good time listening to this while at the gym. Solid sounds for an old live album. The man is a legend for a reason.
Blues. Un 4.
Bien.
Amazing; a good album. Felt like I was there.
3/4
King of Blues, more like King of Blue idk
Enjoyed this more than expected. I usually find that I enjoy the influenced more than the influencers, especially when I have listened to the influenced regularly for a long time before listening to the original. The guitar was as expected, but his vocal was really what impressed me more.
4.4
So… blues. Distinctly American, and something I have distinctly not enjoyed. Until now. Not only was his range impressive, but his music was just so beautiful! I can see why we are required to listen to the live album, as that adds so much more personality to the recording.
Great live album by the legendary B.B. King! The musicianship is amazing and buttery smooth renditions of his songs. Love this one! 8 out of 10
Loved it . Gave me all the feels on a gloomy Wednesday morning .
Aside from a moment of questionable banter, this is a good time! Would listen again
Great live blues album. I’m usually not much of a blues fan at all but B.B. King’s voice is awesome and the instrumentation is played really well; not just his guitar but all the various instruments from his band. The crowd interaction is great as well.
I usually don't care much for neither blues nor live albums, but this worked for me. Good stuff.
First time listening to a B.B. King album, but it slaps. Easy to listen to and fall into.
12-bar blues doesn't do as much for me as free-form jazz does, but this is something special. Love both his vocal tone and the instrumentation. Was kind of limping towards the finish line, but the closing song brought it back to a 4 for me.
For all you Stevie Ray and Jimi wannabes out there - this is how you do blues. Even better is live at cook county jail, with Joe Walsh and carol king in the backing band. But no one did blues like B B.
Good quality recording. Was never sold on King being the king of blues but this was a good record.
The legendary guitar and the huge voice of the King of blues in his natural habitat, the stage.
Dit is gewoon hele goeie muziek en leuk album doordat je de interactie met het publiek ook hoort. Alleen geen 5 sterren omdat ik het niet zó catchy vond dat ik weet dat ik het niet snel weer luister
No doubt about it, this is a great recording of BB King and his fantastic band. Plenty of “oh yeah that’s cooking” moments . If I was trying to objectively assess its quality, 5 stars for sure. But when I’m in the mood for blues guitar, I’m more likely to pick something by the generation who stood on the shoulders of this giant.
“I gave you seven children / And now you wanna give ‘em back” - one of the great lyrics in popular music. I love B.B., but I never think of him as down & dirty blues - that’s Howlin’ Wolf or Muddy Waters. King is more like cabaret blues & this album is the ultimate example of that. He doesn’t miss a beat & you can feel the audience eating out of his hands. The music is predictable until you get to Help The Poor, which has a totally different rhythm. But it’s all great. Just not the greatest blues album ever, as has been spruiked for quite a while now. Give me “This is Howlin’ Wolf’s new album. He doesn’t like it. He didn’t like his electric guitar at first either.”
So that's why they call him the King.
second half is ace and unusually for me it kept my attentions for a blues record
He wasn’t called King for nothing
Så bra dude.. in n out 35 minuter kändes som 15, superb skiva, stark 4
A technically sound album with some amazing instrumentals. This is an album full of skill and talent. BB is the king of blues and this album shows why. To preform a live album with this much intensity I’d a major feat. Normally I don’t enjoy live albums but this is so well done. 7.9/10
It's B.B. King! He is the GOAT. This is a very well done live album in comparison to many. Just great blues and a nice calm listen. I just love B.B.
De koning van de blues klinkt fantastisch live. Ook heel veel dankbaarheid voor band en publiek.
Love
Great blues album, super enjoyed it.
Bluesy blues blues. Loves it
A great distillation of everything blues should be
Great fun.
Love the live atmosphere it adds a lot imo
This was really good blues!
It was a good bit of fun.
BB is so dynamic on this record. Its a lot closer to a rock and roll record. I have some room in my heart for the king of blues I guess.
It was a good album and I enjoyed it. The album was relatively short. I would listen to it again.
Sound really similar to other BB Kings live albums. Still enjoyable.
Good crowd, great performer. B.B. King is a bonafide singer, embodying the true spirit of soul. Classic.
This album is a great listen, I wish it were longer. King is hard to tune out, and easy to connect to. Soulful jazz that just calmly draws you in with it's rhythms. Standout is "You Upset Me Baby"
B.B. is a legend. Blues is all about the feel, and there are few that have ever been on his level.
Excellent blues album
Blues. Un 4.
I didn’t love every second of it but in general it was amazing 4/5
so much energy for a live album. Captures the audience with his storytelling. The bluesy riffs are quite good, but it doesn’t venture much further from them, which does get a bit boring later in the show.
"I bought you a $10 dinner, you said it was just a snack". Fucken chicks, fucken inflation! Fucken loved it. 4/5.
Master player at the top of his craft and delivers a great show, too.
This album is fantastic. B.B. King was such a wonderful performer. I saw him play live in the 80s and it was so wonderfully evident how much he enjoyed himself. An incredible guitarist, he always reminds me that one need not crowd the sound with a ton of notes at all, even though if he wants to, he can rip it; in fact, he is an absolute master of melody, drawing in the listener with sometimes just a handful of notes. Such a great singer, too. So fun. I love listening to him and his music.
Nice! His voice is lovely. Loved playing it in the bg whike doing work <3
hype. 4 stars
a great theatrical experience. guitar cuts through the crowd with a sonorous tone (stanky, of course) and the emcee-ing gives life to the event. truly "Live!" in glorious stereo. not as gritty as I was hoping BUT it's a great sixties representation of sound. wishing I had some klipschorns and a mac stack to listen thru!
Excellent.
This is what I started the project for, to be given a direction to explore older essential music that has shaped the culture. Wonderful album, didn't necessarily knock my socks off but it's a good starting point for where I want to go
this is cool
this list is affecting my opinion that live albums are shit. this one is very good, but then that probably stems form the music being good. the crowd definitely adds to this one. i wouldn't listen to peter fucking frampton anyway so a live version is going to be doubly shit.
our love is nothing but the blues, how blue can you get
Loved the horns. Epic album, as always hats off to B B King. Only misses the last star cause the sexist lyrics got on my nerves.
Fun album
It's B.B. King live in 1964. King of the blues, an all time great performer with bags of charisma. This was never going to be anything less than brilliant. It does not disappoint. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Every Day I Have The Blues Date listened: 21/11/22
Like sitting at B.B. King’s bar and grill
BB rips and roars for a good 30 minutes. No complaints here. Probably closer to a 3.5 but I've been TOO HARSH lately
Not a fan of live albums, but this is so good and energetic, also I love B.B. so much that I can’t give it a bad score. One of the best live albums I’ve ever heard. 4/5
BB King's performance in this album is the perfect blues show. It's loud, but intimate - you feel like you're there with the crowd, witnessing greatness perform. You'll have a hard time finding someone who can make their guitar weep like BB, and this album is a wonderful example. He is one of the greatest for a reason. The blues is supposed to be heard through live recordings - nothing cuts quite as deep as hearing King's soulful playing and warm voice live. My favourite off the album: 'You Upset Me Baby'
fun to listen to! good while cleaning the house and waiting to be assigned a task
One of the great bluesmen. Great live tone
BB was bumping. This album sounds like the wildest party since prohibition.
Superb blues album.
Great vocals and quality all round. 5 star listen, but drops a star as not all his own material. Only fair done the same to Johnny Cash.
Quality performance from a master in his prime.
THIS is a good live album.
The absolute style and showmanship that King displays is enough to visualise even through this audio-only album. Damn right he's called the King of Blues at the start.
Great album with an amazing vocal performance and great bass and guitar riffs
It’s B.B. King… not much more I can say
B+
The king.
I thought this was a great album. Good one to put on when company comes over, for eating dinner, etc.
BB King is a great entertainer.
Sure to elevate, alright. One of those shows you’d love to be a fly on the wall for. Great voice & guitar
I love early B.B., especially the live stuff. His band is always great and he has the audience eating out of his hand from minutes one. This is documentation of a professional at work. There are other Bluesmen who are more unique, but there's a reason that B.B. King carried the Blues torch for decades as the genre's popularity ebbed and flowed, and that reason is obvious here. I will also never get tired of the bit at the end of "How Blue Can You Get?" It always makes the audience scream, and it pretty much does the same to me.
Love it, really good work blues songs
Great performer with a great band
Blues classic.
Compelling, entertaining, true to form.
Great blues album. It was really fun to hear this as a live performance as well.
Great and imaginative guitar play, very fun to listen to.
Blues is the type of music you must experience live to fully appreciate the emotion and the "blood and guts" that is weaved into the music. A studio recording is great for listening at home, but if you want to groove to the beat and "feel" the music, a live concert is the ultimate. The next best thing would be a live recording of B.B. king and Live At the Regal is a stellar sounding recording. The performance of B.B. and his band is top notch as well, so this might be as good as it gets.
Note to self- listen to it again with better speakers
Stellar live album! What a voice.
Great album. I tapped my feet and made the "blues" face a few times. Good stuff. It's almost a 5.
Blues is such a perfect form for playing and listening that there’s a whole genre even though it’s fairly limited boundaries of that form (compared with other genres). What makes it so perfect also makes it all same to me. Except for a few like BB King. The boundaries and predictable nature of the form leave brain and heart space to really express while the band can stay really tight without having to think about it so much. And King never abdicates that territory.
I saw a video of B.B.King performing live in his later years and he was clearly a shadow of his former self, but here he's in his prime and wow, what a performer! Loved the voice, the crowd interaction, the crowd noise, the segues between tracks. I could probably take or leave the tunes themselves in studio form, but in a live setting - magic. 3.5 / 4
A very good live production. King sounds so clear and excellent. The Jan’s are obviously here. This is good stuff. Not my typical choice. Nonetheless enjoyable.
So for me. Live albums are a hit or miss. Blues is a hit or miss. This was pretty good, though. I'd put it on while cooking or something.
Although in general, live albums are inferior, this one has some great energy, and it's fun to hear how B.B. King feeds off the audience and vice versa - and how his sounds must have been formed through live performances like this.
It's B.B. King. Can't say I wanna listen to it all the time but it's quite good, of course. A live album may be the best way to listen to this style since the zeitgeist of Jazz at this time was likely public performance in America.
BB King is an undeniable great, and this live album is a major endorsement of his ability to entertain on top of what had already been his established success with recordings. Excellent break from the studio produced offerings, "Live at The Regal" is a beautifully exciting capture of BB King in his element, the fun he is having is near palpable and the envy that this is an experience never to be had again in this life is real.
Geweldige stem en energiek album
Well one of the first blues 'legends' albums I actually enjoyed - it's fun, light, the performance feels warm and welcoming and the songs memorable - 'Help the Poor' is a standout, and the back to back performance of 'Sweet Little Angel' and 'It's my own Fault' is a fun play. I feel relieved I actually liked one of the classic blues albums on offer.
Already had this one. Here's my old review; From the 1970s, blues has become a dirty word. A dull genre that rewards dry technical efficiency and growling to signify passion. I automatically think I don't like blues as a result. This album shows what it can be. The energy, looseness from brilliant musicians (they could be tighter, they choose not to be) and the sheer energy of it is infectious and wonderful. You could draw a line from this album through James Brown, Hendrix, George Clinton, Prince, Outkast to Kendrick Lamar and it all makes sense. Are there occasionally overlong noodly guitar breaks? Of course there are, it's a live blues album. Do the nature of the restrictions of the genre sometimes make the songs sound a bit samey? Of course they do, it's a blues album! But there is a lot to say for a simple thing done well - sometimes a Victoria sponge is the treat you wanted. A great album - when the horns are allowed to fly free and the energy is high it's perfect, even if it does get a little samey at points. The high energy opener, Every Day I Have the Blues, and the Slinky, building closer, Help the Poor are highlights.
60s blues with a little jazzy backdrop.
Amazing blues. This guy can get that guitar singing!
I was lucky to see BB King live a few times near the end of his life. At this point he was quite old and couldn't really play as much as before but he still was able to make his guitar sing when he could. This album is a testament to his amazing blues guitar playing. 4.5/5
Awesome, almost unfair that someone could be such a good singer AND guitarist. Every day I have the blues, worry worry worry, and woke up this morning were the best songs 4 🌟
What a fun, moody live album, really makes you wish you were there for it. There aren't any standout songs for me, but the whole vibe sounds like a great night.
If you're not sure what Blues are this is the album for you.
Nää on aina kivaa vaihtelua päivittäiskuunteluun. Jotain taikaa vanhoissa bluesseteissä on
-Very solid blues album -Lots of great songs that started calm and built to a climactic jam/finish. The songs were not stagnant and boring which I highly appreciate, lots of instruments helped in the jam as well.
Very good, but some of the editing (mostly between tracks) is a bit jarring. 8/10
Blues descarnat i viu com poques vegades he sentit. B.B. King i Lucille es posen al públic a la butxaca, no només l'assistent a The Regal, sinò també tot el que hauria de sentir aquestes expressions en viu en les décades per venir. Les revissions aquí de temes com 'How Blue Can You Get' o 'Help the Poor' posen els péls de punta
Got into it more as it went on. Not my usual type of music but can appreciate 3.7
Was not hopeful after the Marvin Gaye live album, but this was next level.
p78. 1965. 4 stars Damn I love me some blues :) It doesn't get much better than this. The blueprint for everything Eric Clapton and Peter Green became famous for, only done better. One of the great guitarists on top form. 1 star deducted for it being a live album.
Ah yes. The blues! More of a Chicago blues listener myself but still B.B. King is still a legend. Help The Poor was the standout track here for me. Pretty good!
Full of raw emotion and very powerful singing. Enjoying it quite a bit. Awesome recording, I loved every minute of it!
I’m not a huge blues listener, so all the songs kind of sounded the same to me, but they were all great and I enjoyed listening to them. Really great lyrics
Great atmosphere. Not a big blues guitar fan The band cooks I like the way the music doesn't stop even between songs. The banter between songs can get a little tiresome His singing on Worry Worry is amazing. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now...might be my favourite. A good listen just not something I would return to 3.75 stars (out of 5)
A good time cover for an album that I assume contains some good time fun. Live is not my preference, especially from a long time ago, but I suppose for some people you make an exception. And after listening, yep, that was fun.
Always love a live album but I feel he didn’t emote the lyrics very well. Like, are you really sad that your baby is gone because you sound really excited, BB? Dripping with confidence. Basic blues, not blown away by any of the solos. Don’t see myself listening to this again.
BB King is a smooth entertainer and this live show proves it. His band is crackin’ with horns and keyboards especially shining. King has a story to tell and plays Lucille, his guitar, with shimmering leads and most importantly restraint. He is not a flashy guitarist but it fills the sound perfectly. How Blue Can You Get? And Woke Up This Mornin’ are standouts for me.
Undeniable master of the blues, incredible singing and playing and really captures the club atmosphere.
Oh, that voice. Good one!
Not bad for a live album
Everyday We're live, when you play in the studio is a thing, when you improvise live, there's another. Blues, this is the first one up to review and the first live album too. What a way to start your weekdays, just woke up on monday morning, make breakfast while listening to the concert. This is the one and only album from B.B. King and probably the unique Blues album, but when I get into the style, it was from another artist that unfortunately doesn't feature in the list (John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan). King leaves a legendary signature way to play the strings and your history in the stages, plus his style for what he always spoke of, is not how blue can you get, but how you feel it. B
Muy buen disco en vivo aunque corto. Blues ejecutado impecablemente. 4 estrellas porque nunca he investigado su música y ahora me pregunto porque tardé tanto en darle oportunidad.
Otro de esos discos en vivo que nos ha traído la lista que valen mucho la pena. Se escucha un concierto espectacular y divertido con grandes momentos musicales y que si algo me falta es que sea un poco más largo. La habilidad técnica de B.B. King en la guitarra luce a lo largo de todo el show (y también la de cada miembro de su banda) y de alguna forma, su voz aguardientosa es ideal para los temas que canta.
This was great but I don’t think it’s his best.
He’s the king for a reason
first listen some roarin blues recorded in Chicago
Greatest blues singer in tha wooorrrrlddddd BB King! I love a live album. Feels like I was there! This is a fun one and carries so much energy.
It's pretty hard to stay still while listening to this album. Whether you are jumping up and down to upbeat songs like Every Day I Have the Blues, or you're slowly rocking around your living room with Sweet Little Angel, make sure you have a good stereo system where you can listen to this. Earplugs will just not do.
the lyrics are a little dubiouse, but in overall a great album.
Not what I normally listen to, but it is pretty good stuff. I tend to avoid live performance stuff, would rather just have the music, but not sure if this is an option for this album. That being said, I still enjoyed it!
I feel like I should be drinking and dancing while listening to this. Really enjoyed it, even if its not usually the music I'd choose to listen to.
Superb clear recording. Very listenable and accessible album. Powerful and charming vocal delivery and band leadership. BB never really seemed to vocally or musically change between 60s and 90s! Great guitar playing as always and a terrific sounding band notable piano and brass.
Look no further than this album to understand exactly why B.B. King's is synonymous with the blues. I'm not what you would call a big fan of the blues (just between us girls, I sort of hate the blues - maybe hate is too strong of a word, but it's certainly not one of my go-to genre's), but I absolutely love this album. B.B. King had the misfortune of appearing in the bad Blues Brothers movie, which almost feels like a make-good for not having him in the original 1980 classic. Other than that, my familiarity with the legend was limited to a duet he did with U2 and a sample of his "I've been downhearted baby" line on a song from the 1996 movie "The Cable Guy" by a one-hit wonder of a band called the Primitive Radio God's called, I kid you not, "Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand". Oh the '90's! Plus I seem to recall that prick Eric Clapton trying to associate himself with King whenever it suited his purpose. I apologize to B. B. King. He deserved better from me. I'll make up to him by enjoying this album some more and taking a deeper dive into his catalog. I'll probably never go all in on the blues, but I'll forever be on board with B. B. King. What an absolute joy of an album.
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This one was cool! I was impressed with the remaster. Worry Worry was a bit victim-blamey, so I’m taking off a point for that.
If you're into blues, well, this is where it's at. Pretty classic.
7/10
great voice, would definitely recommend
Classic and fun, a little bit misogynist.
I love live music. I hate recordings of live music. Still, this was pretty good. The sound quality is junky but BB and his band's energy is great. His storytelling to go from one song to the next was cool. The transition from the two sides was weird, with BB King being introduced again (to much less fanfare) on the first song of side two - they took a break and came back? It lost some of the energy from the first set. Still he ain't the King of the blues for nothing. Great voice, great guitar playing (his band is good too), great stage presence.
The Blues are a hit or miss thing for me. When it’s done right it’s awesome music and takes you along with it in a cathartic way. When it’s not it is just boring and monotonous. B.B. King can certainly do the blues right! I can totally see why this is a primer for other blues musicians to listen to before they go out and play their own version of the blues.
Love his voice and his playing and I enjoyed this, but I think I get a lot more out of seeing video of him play than listening to a recording. Hearing the recording is still really good, but not the same as seeing him. I can only imagine what it was like to actually be there when he played.
Great jazzy album. Classic.
Awesome, almost unfair that someone could be such a good singer AND guitarist. Every day I have the blues, worry worry worry, and woke up this morning were the best songs
Captures what an incredible live blues musician BB King was. Great set.
Bon mood pour le matin
standard blues
Not really a huge blues fan, but fantastic album. Sounds were great, BB had so much passion in his music.
One of the best blues musicians of the history. Love the way he plays guitar and do with the public.
What a man. Never been the biggest fan of the blues, but there's something I really love about it, and whatever that is, this man has it. 4/5
How blue can you get? Pretty blue, with the song that asks that question. That's a magical recording: Almost fifty-seven years old, it captures the crash of the band with King's voice somehow - magically - leading. The followup number is rock of the old and fine school. Then we get some artifacts, acknowledgement of the physical limitations of the live album. This is a slightly sly take on music, with its emotional directness measured. That clarifies the blues as a transparent form, one that the musicians all have their chance to play in. I want to be at the show more than I want to hear the album again.
I really like live jazz albums. I really like blues. Stands to reason I would love a live blues album. And did Saved: Every Day I Have The Blues; Sweet Little Angel; How Blue Can You Get?*
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: It's My Own Fault; How Blue Can You Get?; You Upset Me Baby; Worry, Worry Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: By far my favorite blues album thus far, in large part due to how much fun everyone seems to be having both on stage and in the audience.
4 of 1,001. Not bad, definitely feel I'd like it more with more listens.
Captures the energy of the live performance and the impeccable playing.
Very solid live performance for sure. Maybe not as tight as I'd like it, but pretty solid for a live show. Dude's one of the greats for sure.
Ya like Jazz?
Brilliant. Being live adds so much energy to it.
When I first heard BB King I was disappointed. He just sat in half circle with his band and played a very slow-paced show. It was much later in his life though. It took me years to listen tp him again. Hearing these live shows from the 60s is what made me appreciate him for his greatness.
yeah this guys cool
Solid live album, classic blues elements with a polished sound
Lots of fun interplay with the crowd. Great recording too.
Classic live album. Love BB King
4/5 Classic bluesy BB King album.
Great atmosphere. Not a big blues guitar fan The band cooks I like the way the music doesn't stop even between songs. The banter between songs can get a little tiresome His singing on Worry Worry is amazing. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now...might be my favourite. A good listen just not something I would return to 3.75 stars (out of 5)
Jethro was originally scheduled to play the organ, but after his organ broke, King instructed Jethro to play the piano.[11] When Jethro said he did not know how to play the piano, King replied "Well, just sit there and pretend that's what you do most of the time anyway."
BB King does live up to the name. The beginning felt like a real concert experience.Some of the songs were catchy, but overall a lot of it was relying on a lot of the same blues riffs and got a bit repetitive.
Excellent blues
Excellent live blues album, sensational band, excited crowd and bb king being charismatic and good at guitar. Jazzy and 60s cool. Good for a dinner party 4/5
I enjoyed it.
I’m not usually a Blues guy but this B.B. King album may have won me over. His guitar work and vocal performance is just fantastic! All the more impressive that this is a live album. My favorite track is “How Blue Can You Get?”
This live album was pretty good, I enjoyed it. Can definitely see why it is considered to be one of the best blues albums ever recorded. 4.5/5 stars.
Album molto piacevole, pazzesco uso della voce, arrangiamenti molto belli
The album starts out upbeat. I enjoyed B.B. King's performance style. He almost has a conversation with the audience as he talks in between songs. The album slides from one track into the next, linked by B.B.'s narration. I recognized one track, "How Blue Can You Get", because it was sampled for the song "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand" by Primitive Radio Gods (1996). I'm pretty sure I've never heard the original song before. The rest of the album was 100% new to me. There are a couple tracks that I'd have a hard time listening to with my daughters in the room, because of the way B.B. talks about his ideal woman. Nothing crazy, but I would never sing along to those lyrics. Overall I liked the music and the performances. The album is borderline between a 3 and 4. I could see myself listening to the album again at least once, so that makes it a 4.
Super good. The energy from the live show comes through really well too.
I really love 12 bar blues, it's easily my favourite genre, but I don't like the big Chicago sound: saxophone, horns, piano and intrusive American crowds screaming at every little word. When he actually gets round to playing the guitar rather than playing the audience, he's pretty good. B.B.has produced some sublime moments, but not many of them are on display here. This is just cheesy showbiz. The thrill may be gone but it still beats the Pet Shop Boys hands down.
Great live album! B.B. King is amazing!
it's a serve omg exactly what i love very soulful and bluesy the fact that its live purr
Klassische Blues Musik kriegt mich immer! Ich wünsche mich in einen vollen, stickigen und verrauchten Keller Club, nippe am Bier und der Fuß wippt mit.
Schönes gefühlvolles Bluesalbum. Um es mit Annes Worten zu sagen: das würde ich gern mal mit den Ohren der 60er hören. Dass B.B. King so viele Musiker*innen inspiriert hat, finde ich musikgeschichtlich sehr spannend.
fun! made it through without looking at the clock more than once or twice. he's the og.
Magic. B.B. and Lucille - what a pair!
Great blues, great band.
good vibes. an intense soulfulness with just enough of a live rowdy crowd as a pleasant spice
Amazing sounds
Yeh boy. Good fun album.
OMG talk about crowd particpation! The sequence of songs from 2-4 is amazing. His playing, his banter, his howls and of course, the perfectly timed screaming women in the crowd. After that, it's a bit disjunctive: he get's introduced again (maybe second set?) and the R&B-ish track sounds like it got pasted in from another performance. Still loved it!
Really nice!!!
Bien. Un 4
Black
Super enjoyable album, front to back.
Really like this album. I wish I was a bigger fan of the blues, but this is pretty solid.
Very fun album. It’s great to hear live concerts from years ago especially since we can’t go to any now
Great!
I already know I'm going to enjoy this. B.B. King is a legend.
Real nice, lots of good energy.
Excellent live blues from the master. 4 stars.
+ Every Day I Have the Blues
Fun. Not as peaceful as I would have liked.
Amazing live album! Did they take any breaks??
How Blue Can You Get Felt like one continuous experience. Quintessential Blues. Lively, soulful, but blues
What a great album, had such a nice vibe being love and loved his stories and crowd play. Worry worry is such a great song.
Party groves