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This does not quite have the voltage of a Cream blowout, but when such rock bands played for hippies, they used the platform to introduce their idols, giving black music far more exposure, and sales, then in the 1940s and 50s when it was first being made.King does a fantastic live electric blues set--this is blues at rock volume, but the music itself is purist 12-bar. King's guitar work is of course fantastic.Straightforward blues, but it does not get better than this.
I began to realize where the music of the 60's sprang from. It was late June In 1971. I didn't know who Albert King was when I saw him open for the Allman Brothers and the J.Giles Band at the Fillmore East. By the way the Fillmore East closed that morning. He was my introduction to the "Old Style" blues. His sweat tones and his personality started off one heck of a night. When they opened the doors the sun was up and we went to the beach. This disk is pure blues, done by one of the best.
The quality is excellent. I own two copies of the vinyl version of this album and have played them for the past 40 years, waiting for the CD version so that I could have the music in a more transportable version. I was concerned about loss of quality in a CD version. You can still hear Albert's fingers on the strings. Night Stomp is still the greatest.
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.
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