Album #244: B.B. King - Live at the Regal

By B.B. King (1965)

Live at The Regal on 1001albumsgenerator

Generally speaking, I'm not a big fan of live albums. This is a good one, but it's still a live album. I've also yet to find a way in to the blues generally, so.. this was never going to be a huge hit for me.

What does work is the energy of the whole thing. The whole band are working together amazingly, there is just the right amount of crowd noise - no background chatter, but enthusiastic whoops and cheers, giving you some of the feeling off being there. And the charisma of B. B. is inspirational. But the songs aren't for me, so while it was a pleasure to listen to, I won't be back soon.

Rating

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