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One like few others. I'll keep this review brief. This CD is nothing less than a Blues guitar statement. An absolute must for Blues fans, period. Five stars are not enough for this CD.
It sounds sweeter, more well-rounded, powerful, diverse, and dead-on. I just came across this CD for real cheap, and boy was I glad I got it. Wow. I really love Albert King's work, and I always wish songs like "Blues Power" and "Blues at Sunrise" were much much longer because this type of slower blues has the sweetest licks. I have listened to lots of blues players of different types, and the guitar of Albert King is amazing, especially on this disc. I have his In Session CD live with SRV, which was a really strong CD, but this particular CD presents a better sound of his guitar, in my opinion. Get this CD. It radiates such warm, positive energy.
Each track on this one SMOKES BIG TIME. it's EXCELLENT. I just unwrapped this CD this afternoon, popped into the player and. The guitar is perfect, raw, loud and captivating. What an inspiration Mr. King must have been to Clapton et al. This is what I've been looking for since I expired all of Michael Bloomfield's stuff. If you love Bloomfield, you'll love this and vice versa.
ALL songs were great, and the "leftovers" that were placed on the Wednesday night in San Francisco and Thursday night in San Francisco were just as good. This CD is truly powerful guitar playing and great vocals. Albert is THE master. All three CD's form the greatest collection of the sweetest guitar playing ever. A must for ALL Blues and rock fans. As great as Live Wire / Blues Power is, it is very misleading to say that these were the best songs of the live SF shows. He was the TRUE master. It's amazing how few paople know about this secret pearl of music.
This is a seminal album.one of the finest live concert recordings ever, irrespective of genre. I saw King Albert twice at the Fillmore East in the old days [this one was recorded at Fillmore West], and this CD [or my old vinyl LP for that matter] captures him in all his live glory. Albert was a consummate professional who hadn't played large venues for the most part in his career when Bill Graham tapped him for the Fillmores, and he succeeded in pleasing [no, knocking out.]. audiences and turning them on to the blues.if you're counting your coins and wondering which next blues CD purchase will best serve your budget [or even if you're made of money and don't care either way but love the blues] - BUY THIS ONE.
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