Audio CD review:
B.B. King - Anthology

B.B. King - Anthology

Band: B.B. King Title: Anthology Rating: Release Date: 14 November, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: How Blue Can You Get? 2: Sneakin' Around 3: Help The Poor 4: Stop Leadin' Me On 5: Never Trust A Woman 6: Every Day I Have The Blues (Live At The Regal) 7: Sweet Little Angel (Live At The Regal) 8: All Over Again 9: Don't Answer The Door 10: Gambler's Blues 11: Sweet Sixteen, Parts One & Two 12: Paying The Cost To Be The Boss 13: Lucille 14: Why I Sing The Blues 15: Please Accept My Love 16: The Thrill Is Gone 17: Nobody Loves Me But My Mother 18: Hummingbird 19: Chains And Things 20: Ain't Nobody Home 21: Ghetto Woman 22: I Got Some Help I Don't Need (Single Edit) 23: Guess Who 24: To Know You Is To Love You 25: I Like To Live The Love 26: Let The Good Times Roll 27: Never Make Your Move Too Soon 28: Better Not Look Down 29: There Must Be A Better World Somewhere 30: Into The Night 31: When Love Comes To Town (7in Version) 32: Call It Stormy Monday (Complete Version) 33: Playing With My Friends 34: I'll Survive

Editoral Review B. The two-disc, 34-track Anthology could be subtitled "The Crossover Decades," for it covers the years when B. King (like his "Sweet Little Angel") spread his wings. Spanning the era 1962-1998, the set begins when King was a recording veteran whose renown was confined to the blues ghetto. Applying vocal grit and guitar sting to the dramatic call-and-response of his material, King won rock converts with his Live at the Regal album (represented here by two highlights), climbed the pop charts with the string-laced "The Thrill Is Gone," employed the jazz grooves of the Crusaders and the soul tinge of the Memphis Horns, and even invaded MTV with U2's "When Love Comes to Town. " More scattershot survey than comprehensive career summary, this collection isn't as consistent as King's single-disc hits compilations or as expansive as his four-disc King of the Blues box, but it amply documents his staying power. --Don McLeese .. You can see a complete list of all B.B. King discography, or go back to the B.B. King tabs