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Feel So Good(more) »rank: 2378by: Albert Cummings
Our review: :When Albert Cummings recorded this live album at the historic Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA, the audience was so enthralled and supportive they became part of the performance in a way that's rarely heard. Albert and his band responded with a blistering set of great originals and killer covers of Zeppelin, Little Feat and Muddy Waters tunes. With producer Jim Gaines at the controls and Albert's incredible display of guitar virtuosity and deep emotion this is one live performance that is bound to become a blues rock classic. Detail |
Night Train to Nashville(more) »rank: 2712by: Tab Benoit
Our review:Album Description:Following the release of 'Brother to the Blues' in the spring of 2006, the Blues Foundation convened in Memphis on May 10, 2007, for their annual Blues Music Awards ceremony and honored guitarist Tab Benoit with the dual awards of B.B. King Entertainer of the Year and Best Contemporary Male Performer of 2006. For anyone who saw Benoit play a two-night stand in Nashville at The Place On Second Street just prior to the 2007 Blues Music Awards ceremony, the reasons for the accolades were crystal clear. Backed by Louisiana's LeRoux and a handful of high-profile guest performers representing a range of ... Detail |
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Rockin' the Blues Live in Germany(more) »rank: 8225by: Howlin' Wolf
Our review:Album Description:Rare early sixties live performance from one of the Blues greatest stars. The Wolf is joined on this set by his long-time guitarist Hubert Sumlin & Chicago greats Willie Dixon & Sunnyland Slim. 9 tracks. Acrobat. 2003. Detail |
Live at the Regal(more) »rank: 3546by: B.B. King
Our review: essential recording:Heralded as one of the greatest live blues albums ever recorded, this set catches the singer-guitarist as his star was in ascent: in 1964 playing Chicago's answer to Harlem's Apollo Theater--the Regal. King's performance is visceral. He sings so hard that gravel flies even in his clearest high notes. And his trademark single-note guitar lines are sharp and steely, matching his voice with trembling vigor. He offers early hits like 'How Blue Can You Get,' 'Worry, Worry,' and 'You Upset Me Baby' to what's essentially his adopted hometown crowd (by his own account, King had already played the theater hundreds of ... Detail |
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Live in Cook County Jail(more) »rank: 8872by: B.B. King
Our review: essential recording:One of the greatest concert recordings of all time. How could it be less, with B.B. King performing some of his best material before a literally captive audience in an Illinois prison? 'Worry, Worry' and 'How Blue Can You Get' take on deeper meanings here, although King works the latter's camp lyrics as if he were in a juke joint. His mix of down-home humility and commanding stagecraft is instantly appealing. And his guitar barks, sings, and squeals with such authority that this is a bravura performance from the first bent, soul-searing note. A true desert-island disc. --Ted Drozdowski Detail |
Etta James Rocks the House(more) »rank: 8254by: Etta James
Our review: essential recording:One of the greatest concert recordings of all time. How could it be less, with B.B. King performing some of his best material before a literally captive audience in an Illinois prison? 'Worry, Worry' and 'How Blue Can You Get' take on deeper meanings here, although King works the latter's camp lyrics as if he were in a juke joint. His mix of down-home humility and commanding stagecraft is instantly appealing. And his guitar barks, sings, and squeals with such authority that this is a bravura performance from the first bent, soul-searing note. A true desert-island disc. --Ted Drozdowski Detail |
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Grant Street(more) »rank: 11934by: Sonny Landreth
Our review: :Just as Muhammad Ali once boasted that he could 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,' Louisiana's Sonny Landreth can make his slide guitar roar like a rocket ship and dance like a ballerina. As this live set recorded on his home turf attests, few guitarists combine such power with such precision. Landreth’s veteran rhythm section of bassist David Ranson and drummer Kenneth Blevins provides whipcrack support on a set of supercharged instrumentals ('Native Stepson,' 'Z. Rider,' 'Pedal to Metal') and original blues ('Broken-Hearted Road,' 'Wind in Denver'), building to a climax with the guitarist’s signature tune, 'Congo Square.' Though Landreth established ... Detail |
In Session(more) »rank: 8770by: Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughn
Our review:Album Description:Originally recorded for Canadian television. The two blues g uitar legends jam on 'Stormy Monday', 'Don't lie To Me' and 'Pride and Joy'. 1999 release. Standard jewel case. :Recorded for a television program of the same name back in 1983, In Session bills itself as the only known recording of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King, who was Vaughan's idol and mentor, playing together. That leads to some heavy expectations, which fortunately aren't disappointed, at least if you aren't expecting the customary over-the-top performances Vaughan was famous for. His playing here is much more laid-back and controlled, which is actually a recommendation--the ... Detail |
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Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 1(more) »rank: 6168by: Johnny Winter
Our review: :Johnny Winter has been flattening audiences since he blew out of Texas like a white tornado in 1968. At the tail end of the blues revival when British blues rockers were co-opting America's only indigenous art form, Johnny staked his claim to the title of reigning blues guitar hero with blinding chops as hot as a jalapeno and authentic blues feel as deep, wide and muddy as the Rio Grande.Johnny's studio releases are an unparalleled record of the evolution of a blues master who has never stopped growing and perfecting his unique artistic vision of the music as a living, breathing entity ... Detail |
Live at Carnegie Hall(more) »rank: 11191by: Stevie Ray Vaughan
Our review: essential recording:The series of Stevie Ray Vaughan concert albums that began with Live Alive (1986) and continued after the guitarist's 1990 death is far from the catalog-bloating cash-in you'd expect from the record company of a platinum seller cut down at a career peak. Instead, each disc gives a distinctly different view of the Texas blues-rocker's stage strengths. Where Live Alive captured Vaughan and his band Double Trouble in full arena roar and In the Beginning recorded a looser early club gig, Live at Carnegie Hall finds the outfit broadening its range with guest shots from Dr. John and the Roomful of ... Detail |