B.B. KING - COMPLETELY WELL
So Excited
[5:36]8.1 Mb
No Good
[4:37]6.6 Mb
You're Losin Me
[4:54]7 Mb
What Happened
[4:43]6.7 Mb
Confessin the Blues
[4:57]7.1 Mb
Key to My Kingdom
[3:20]4.8 Mb
Cryin Won't Help You Now
[6:26]9.2 Mb
You're Mean
[9:59]14.3 Mb
The Thrill is Gone
[5:24]7.7 Mb
B.B. King "Completely Well" Album Review
BB King goes off
There are a couple of cuts on this cd you can keep but, Keep" the Thrill is gone " and, the deep cut of " you're mean " cause it rocks .Over 8 minutes long it's BB's best jam session ever! With Hugh and all the boys they jam.. sounds more like a rock band than blues.... awesome..
Video The Thrill Is Gone - Gary Moore and B.B. King
"The Thrill is Gone" is a blues song written by Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins in 1951 and popularized by B. B. King in 1970. The song was first recorded by Hawkins and became a minor hit for the musician. King recorded his version of the song in June 1969 for his album Completely Well, released the same year. The song's polished production and use of strings marked a departure from both the original song and King's previous material. When released as a single in December of 1969, the song became the biggest hit of King's career (#3 R&B / #15 Pop) and his signature song. B. B. King's recording earned him a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and a Grammy Hall of Fame award in 1998. Memorable live versions of the song were included on King's albums Live in Cook County Jail (1971) and Live at San Quentin (1991). King's version of the song was placed at number 183 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs ever. The song has been covered by numerous artists since B. B. King's hit version, including Luther Allison (1979), Dishwalla (1995), Aretha Franklin (1970), Little Milton (1973), Willie Nelson (2000), Stan Webb (1973), Buckethead (2004), Steven Brown (Half Out, 1991), the Eric Steckel Band (Havana, 2006), and Leslie West (Got Blooze, 2005). It was sampled in the song Magic Stick by Lil' Kim and 50 Cent in 2003 on the album La Bella Mafia. [Info courtesy: wikipedia.org]
MUDDY WATERS - ELECTRIC MUD
I Just Want to Make Love to You
[4:18]6.2 Mb
I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
[4:51]6.9 Mb
Let's Spend the Night Together
[3:09]4.5 Mb
Shes Alright
[6:32]9.3 Mb
Mannish Boy
[3:48]5.4 Mb
Herbert Harpers Fere Press News
[4:37]6.6 Mb
Tom Cat
[3:38]5.2 Mb
The Same Thing
[5:43]8.2 Mb
Muddy Waters "Electric Mud" Album Review
Herbert Harper's Free Press Review
Acutally, I like this, one of the more inventive albums from the era. Putting Muddy Waters together with a bunch of hardcore psychedelic players actually made sense. By 1968 acid rock bands playing hard electric blues were a commercial force, and Muddy hadn't had a hit for a long time. So lets use all the goodies - distortion, fuzz, wah wah, and a drummer who isn't shy. Doesn't sound like Muddy got it, but for the most part, he sounds great. Most of those other bands didn't have a vocalist who could touch him. It sounds like a Jimi Hendrix session with Muddy singing instead of Jimi - definitely an improvement. It's got a touch of funk like a very early Funkadelic and it's messy as hell. Muddy wasn't going to do many takes on these songs, and lets face it. These guys may have been inspired by Hendrix, but they weren't THAT good. Muddy is most uncomfortable on "Let's Spend the Night Together," and I can understand that. He probably wasn't thrilled doing a song by a band that named themselves after his first big hit and more or less used his in-your-face macho schtick to make millions. The covers of his own songs are better than most of those other bands' versions. "Herbert Harper's Free Press News" is a real gem. I saw Muddy perform a few years after this with a band more to his original style, and he wasn't near as good as on this album. His band was mediocre, like they learned to play listening to Ventures records. Maybe they had an off night, or maybe he hired cheap talent when he was on the road. Anyway, I bought this album in the Tay Ninh Base Camp PX in 1969 where it was one of only two records on sale. We played this album until the dust more or less destroyed it. The CD has brought back great memories.
Video Electric mud Crevarinvade 2007 Hoochie Coochie man
A Muddy Waters song played by Electric Mud at Crevarinvade 2007, featuring the singer Marco Zappia.
