Audio CD review:
B.B. King - King of the Blues

B.B. King - King of the Blues

Band: B.B. King Title: King of the Blues Rating: Release Date: 20 October, 1992 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Miss Martha King 2: She's Dynamite 3: Three O'Clock Blues 4: Please Love Me 5: You Upset Me Baby 6: Everyday I HaveThe Blues 7: Rock Me Baby 8: Recession Blues 9: Don't Get Around Much Anymore 10: I'm Gonna Sit 'Til You Give In 11: Blues At Midnight 12: Sneakin' Around 13: My Baby's Comin' Home 14: Slowly Losing My Mind 15: How Blue Can You Get 16: Rockin' Awhile 17: Help the Poor 18: Stop Leadin' Me On 19: Never Trust A Woman 20: Sweet Little Angel: Live Regal Theatre 21: All Over Again 22: Sloppy Drunk 23: Don't Answer The Door, Parts 1 & 2 24: I Done Got Wise 25: Think It Over 26: Gambler's Blues 27: Goin' Down Slow 28: Tired Of Your Jive 29: Sweet Sixteen, Parts 1 & 2 30: Paying the Cost To Be The Boss 31: I'm Gonna Do What they Do To Me 32: Lucille 33: Watch Yourself 34: You Put It On Me 35: Get Myself Somebody 36: I Want You So Bad 37: Why I Sing The Blues 38: Get Off My Back Woman 39: Please Accept My Love 40: Fools Get Wise 41: No Good 42: So Excited 43: The Thrill Is Gone 44: Confessin' The Blues 45: Nobody Loves Me But My Mother 46: Hummingbird 47: Ask Me No Questions 48: Chains And Thangs 49: Eyesight To The Blind 50: Niji Baby 51: Blue Shadows 52: Ghetto Woman 53: Ain't Nobody Home 54: I Got Some Help I Don't Need 55: Five Long Years 56: To Know You Is To Love You 57: I Like To Live The Love 58: Don't Make Me Pay For His Mistakes 59: Let The Good Times Roll 60: Don't You Lie To Me 61: Mother Fuyer 62: Never Make A Move Too Soon 63: When It All Comes Down (I'll Still Be Around) 64: Better Not Look Down 65: Caldonna: Live Ole Miss 66: There Must Be A Better World Somewhere 67: Play With Your Poodle (Solo) 68: Darlin' You Know I Love You 69: Inflation Blues 70: Make Love To Me 71: Into The Night 72: Six Silver Strings 73: When Love Comes To Town 74: Right Place, Wrong Time 75: Many Miles Travelled 76: I'm Moving On 77: Since I Met You Baby

Editoral Review B. This four-CD box set remains the absolutely definitive B. King collection, with 77 recordings and a biographical book that contains the great singer-guitarist's own remembrances of his decades-long career. It samples every stage of his development, from his days struggling to craft his music in the shadow of influences like T-Bone Walker and Lonnie Johnson to his latter-day pairings with rockers like Bonnie Raitt and Gary Moore. The one constant is his open-hearted singing and the soulful, contemplative solos he squeezes from his beloved guitar Lucille. These discs, of course, embrace all his essential hits, from his first--1951's "Three O'Clock Blues"--to his 1970 smash "The Thrill Is Gone," which took King to the pop charts and made him a household name. If this package is too lavish for the budget, try the excellent Best of B. B. King, Volume 1, which collects many of King's great early works. --Ted Drozdowski .. You can see a complete list of all B.B. King discography, or go back to the B.B. King tabs