Live at the Electric Ballroom 1974 by Freddie King (2006-02-13)

Love this performance by freddie and its brilliant quality although a bit expensive its worth it as a blues lover.The seller was great i had it brand new and all arrived early thanks

I'd give this a rave, but for the poor sound quality and utterly awful mixing on a few of the tracks.The radio interviews and acoustic material are fantastic, though - not just filler, but really fascinating snippits.Overall, if you're a big FK fan you're going to love this. But if dodgy recordings bother you, you might be a little disappointed.

いいね！

This is a great live blues CD--I call it the 70's counterpart to B.B. King's famously heralded "Live At The Regal" from the 60's. Freddie King sings and plays like a man possessed by a blue devil! The sound quality is pretty good, not great, but good enough to capture the artistry of this short-lived bluesman. The radio studio cuts on acoustic provide a glimpse of another side of Freddie King's guitar talents that are largely unknown--solo acoustic. He modestly claims that he's out of his element playing an acoustic, but he does a great job, of course.The centerpiece to this great CD is his flooring version of "Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do" (this is one of the live cuts with a full band). Both his vocal and guitar work on this cut are absolutely devastating! The blues doesn't get any better than that!Highly recommended for adding to your Freddie King collection!

Freddie King nous quitta le 28 décembre 1976, donc des albums posthumes furent publiés. Celui-ci est assez intéressant pour que l' on s' y attarde. Les deux premiers titres font partis des rares enregistrements acoustiques du bluesman : une reprise de "That's Allright" de Jimmy Rodgers et une autre de "Dust My Broom" de Robert Johnson, ici attribuée à Elmore James. La suite de l' album est un concert d' environ 57 minutes, où sa guitare tranchante comme une lame de rasoir et sa voix aux trémolos énergiques sont bien mis en valeur par une assez bonne prise de son, notamment sur "Let The Good Times Roll" écrite par le King le moins connu : Earl King. Le blues de Freddie King, qui se combinait de plus en plus avec les rythmes funk, n' était pas figé mais il évoluait avec son temps. Le CD se termine par une interview radio de 5 minutes.

Surprisingly good recording for "an old open reel tape" that sat on a shelf for 20 years. The first concert cut, Big Legged Woman, sounds a little wonky with a preponderance of bass but the sound gets better as the show continues. Let the Good TImes Roll is a standout track. You can hear where Stevie Ray Vaughn copped some licks on that one. I dont know how many live recordings there are of Freddie (seeing how he toured 300 days a year some years, there should be plenty) but this is the one the critics point to. Clapton worshiped this guy. You really cant go wrong here.

pb résolu