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live at the regal
Live At The Regal People claiming that blues isn�t fun or energetic and is only about whining and groaning should hear a B.B. King album. And why not Live At The Regal? It�s recorded in the mid-60�s, just before the British showed the world that the blues wasn�t just for old folks, and B.B.�s in great shape. His unique guitar playing has often been celebrated by music fans over the years, but here I�m mostly impressed by his powerful vocals. He screams and shouts with a confidence that is enough to not only wake up an overcrowded Chicago-bar, but rattle the entire Mississippi delta. Sometimes, he goes for something more gentle, and the falsetto vocals in �Worry, Worry� is impressive. Now, although the lyrics of these blues tunes mostly deals with heartache and general misery, it doesn�t prevent them from containing loads of humor and sarcasm. The band moves nicely, and is tight as a teena... well, something that would make Geocities shut down my site if I showed a picture of it here. Anyway, great horn section, fantastic drummer and a bass player that surely knows how to make a band swing. Add some nifty piano fills here and there and you get the idea. Also, the audience needs a big, warm hand as various shouts and laughs certainly adds to the good atmosphere that this album generates. Live At The Regal is a blues classic. An album for both novices and hardcore fans to enjoy. The king puts on a great show, filled with what would become blues standards. Songs that breathes of excitement, laughs, sexuality, bitterness and loneliness. Simply put: it sums up all sides of life, both good and bad, and makes even the most depressing aspects of our everyday life a pure joy to listen to.
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