Audio CD review:
B.B. King - Blues Is King

B.B. King - Blues Is King

Band: B.B. King Title: Blues Is King Rating: Release Date: 22 October, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Introduction 2: Waitin' On You 3: Introduction 4: Gamblers' Blues 5: Tired Of Your Jive 6: Night Life 7: Buzz Me 8: Don't Answer The Door 9: Blind Love 10: I Know What You're Puttin Down 11: Baby Get Lost 12: Gonna Keep On Loving You

Customer Reviews Hello MCA: Remastered Deluxe Edition needed here!!! B's overall performance, which makes this perhaps his best live CD. I LOVE/HATE this CD!!! I LOVE the songlist, Duke Jethro's B-3, Bobby Forte's sax, and B. That's saying a lot considering the other live examples from his prime. . . Live At Cook County Jail, Live In Japan, Live At The Regal. . . all of which have been remastered. I HATE the sound of this CD. As others have so rightly pointed out, the hollow, shrill sound of this makes it hard to put up with. It's just that the performance is quite simply B. B. 's best live CD. Is anybody at MCA Records listening? What we need here at a minimum is a lovingly made remaster. An Expanded Deluxe Edition Remaster would be a dream come true, giving this release the revered treatment it deserves!! . perfomance outshines sound quality If your focus is the the mediocre sound, it might be time to upgrade your hifi. This perfomance is so good it simply overwhelms the spotty sound quality. Absolutely listenable at any volume you like. Cryin' Shame B. This is without a doubt the best B. King live performance available. Problem is, it's also the worst recorded one. It's so bad that I can honestly say it is unlistenable at normal listening levels. The only way I can listen to it is to turn the volume way down, otherwise it's something like nails on a chaulk board. Unless you're a completist, get Live at the Regal or Live in Cook County Jail. . You can see a complete list of all B.B. King discography, or go back to the B.B. King tabs