![King of the Blues [Box]](http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002OMC.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Release Date: 20 October, 1992
Audio CD
Tracks
- Miss Martha King
- She's Dynamite
- Three O'Clock Blues
- Please Love Me
- You Upset Me Baby
- Every Day I Have the Blues
- Rock Me Baby
- Recession Blues
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore
- I'm Gonna Sit in 'Til You Give In
- Blues at Midnight
- Sneakin' Around
- My Baby's Comin' Home
- Slowly Losing My Mind
- How Blue Can You Get?
- Rockin' Awhile
- Help the Poor
- Stop Leading Me On
- Never Trust a Woman
- Sweet Little Angel
- All over Again
- Sloppy Drunk
- Don't Answer the Door, Pts. 1 & 2
- I Done Got Wise
- Think It Over
- Gambler's Blues
- Goin' Down Slow
- Tired of Your Jive
- Sweet Sixteen, Pts. 1 & 2
- Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
- I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me
- Lucille
- Watch Yourself
- You Put It on Me
- Get Myself Somebody
- I Want You So Bad
- Why I Sing the Blues
- Get off My Back, Woman
- Please Accept My Love
- Fools Get Wise
- No Good
- So Excited
- Thrill Is Gone
- Confessin' the Blues
- Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
- Hummingbird
- Ask Me No Questions
- Chains and Things
- Eyesight to the Blind
- Niji Baby
- Blue Shadows
- Ghetto Woman
- Ain't Nobody Home
- I Got Some Help I Don't Need [Single Edit]
- Five Long Years
- To Know You Is to Love You
- I Like to Live the Love
- Don't Make Me Pay for His Mistakes
- Let the Good Times Roll
- Don't You Lie to Me
- Mother Fuyer
- Never Make a Move Too Soon
- When It All Comes Down (I'll Still Be Around)
- Better Not Look Down
- Caldonia
- There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
- Play With Your Poodle
- Darlin' You Know I Love You
- Inflation Blues
- Make Love to Me [Rehearsal]
- Into the Night
- Six Silver Strings
- When Love Comes to Town [7" Edit & Mix]
- Right Place, Wrong Time
- Many Miles Travelled
- I'm Moving On
- Since I Met You Baby
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Rating 5.0
The Blues defined by BB....I am fairly young and still feel like I missed something by not learning about BB King and Muddy Waters at an earlier age. It is almost like coming upon buried treasure, to listen to these songs.
The energy and emotion of a song such as "I'm Gonna Sit in 'Til You Give In (and give me all of your love)" is unbelievable with raw power and energy. What is especially surprising to me is that I had never heard practically all of these songs played even on oldies stations. My personal favorites are his early years, but there are no bad songs here on any of the four CD's. I bought this box set and can honestly say that I am not skipping songs. BB King also is on here with the Duke Ellington band, with songs you will not get on any "Best of" collection.
I had picked this up and put it down many times, because I was unsure because of the price of it. But I have not regretted it one iota since buying it. If you are at all interested in the blues, look into buying this piece of gold from one of the masters.
Highly recommended.
"He paid the Cost , To be the Boss"!I just bought this box set last week and have been enjoying it like no tomorrow. I have many records of the top Blues singers going back to Robert Johnson and Bessie Smith, but I do believe that this is the best "complete" set on one artist! Man can them songs take you back. If I knew that this collection was this good I would of bought it years ago when it first came out (1992). No matter what your Budget is ,if you are really into the Blues you should buy this set - even if it means eating half lunches for a week or two, you won't be sorry. After hearing these tunes "The Thrill is Back"!A really like it but...Due to some unfathomable screw-up, the 90 second guitar intro was cut off of Gambler's Blues! This is a great intro and you can find the whole song on the 2-CD Anthology or Classic Live Performances.This set needs to be remastered and songs added to fill-er-up to near 80 minutes per CD. Though there is already 72-74 minutes per CD, there is enough other good BB to easily add 20 minutes more of music for the 4 CDs. |
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