Best, The - B.B. King

Advantages: Guitar playing
Disadvantages: backing musicians

...This is one of the best B.B. King albums I have come across. It was recorded live in the mid sixties at the Regal theatre, Chicago and was rereleased on CD by MCA in 1997. B.B.King is one of the greatest ever blues guitarists and this album provides showcases his instinctive feel for the music. The songs themselves are classic tradiitonal Blues. They are brought to life by the guitar playing, but also by the audience reaction and King's easy rapport with the crowd. In my oppinion there is no better introduction to this sort of music and it would also please hardcore B.B.King fans.... Read review

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Advantages: Blues at its best
Disadvantages: Dated for young audience

...Being an old blues buff my current lady bought me this CD as a present. It is a golden addition to my collection which has many titles by these maestros of melancholy guitar. There are many re-makes of classic blues numbers that either artist has recorded. The CD culminates with a rendering of Come rain or Come Shine which seems to cement the friendship of these old masters. Across each track Clapton shines with a white man guitar style that contains more notes than the Bank of England. King is King, and his style is typical B.B.Blues. Both artists have voices that seem to have rounded with time, and mellowed with the years. If you are a fan this CD will give great pleasure. If you are new to the blues or either of these fine musicians, then you will hear what can be acheived by decades of practise, and a spot of genius.... Read review

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Advantages: Slick blues sound, sounds absolutely top notch. BEWARE! Geniuses at work!
Disadvantages: None. No - none at all.

...Some artists have to break themselves into the charts. Others have to try and replicate their past glories. Some even have to try and entertain whole new generations of fans. But there are some artists that need do nothing more than sit back and reel out yet another quality record. These are what we can easily refer to as out classic artists – the best of the best. 'Riding With The King' is exactly what a lot of us music fans have been waiting for – a collaboration between blues guitar genius B.B. King, and rock/blues guitar genius Eric Clapton. Is it brilliant? Well a) read the review, and b) you shouldn't need to ask anyway! It's quite impressive to think that while Clapton himself is almost 60, B.B. is over 70! Yet they're still going strong… - A Potted History Part 1 – B.B. King B.B. King (née Riley B... Read review

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