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Best of the Blues
(2002)
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Gary Moore
A handy and generous double-disc (one live, one studio) compilation of Gary Moore's four Virgin label blues albums is predominantly an excellent introduction to this showy hard rocker turned midlife third-generation bluesman. The 31 tracks liberally sample from his relatively short five-year association with Virgin (roughly 1990-1995) but ignore ...
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Still Got the Blues
(1990)
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Gary Moore
Relieved from the pressures of having to record a hit single, Gary Moore cuts loose on some blues standards as well as some newer material. Moore plays better than ever, spitting out an endless stream of fiery licks that are both technically impressive and soulful. It's no wonder Still Got the Blues was his biggest hit. David Jehnzen, All Music ...
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Born Under a Bad Sign [Stax]
(1967)
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Albert King
Albert King recorded a lot in the early '60s, including some classic sides, but they never quite hit the mark. They never gained a large audience, nor did they really capture the ferocity of his single-string leads. Then he signed with Stax in 1966 and recorded a number of sessions with the house band, Booker T. & the MG's, and everything just ...
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With a Little Help from My Friends
(1971)
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Steve Cropper
After years of being a team player, Steve Cropper got to make a solo album for the label he helped put on the map, Stax Records (actually their Volt subsidiary). As you might figure, it turned out as an instrumental soul album, and a darn good one, too. It's a bona fide Telecaster-soaked dance workout, with Cropper turning in signature versions of ...
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70th Birthday Concert
(2003)
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John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Friends
Though almost always well-intentioned, events like this usually don't pan out on record, let alone on DVD. Thankfully, this is not one of those occasions. John Mayall in his 70th Birthday Concert is as spry, ferocious, and on top of his game as ever. There is nothing tired about the presentation or the performances. Mayall's own umpteenth version ...
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Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin'
(1971)
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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
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Stax Profiles
(2006)
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Albert King
As part of the Stax Profiles series, blues guitarist Albert King is spotlighted with material recorded in the late '60s and early '70s for the Memphis-based label. Since this midline compilation only contains 11 cuts, it's easy to dwell on what was left off. For instance, where is "Laundromat Blues," "Cross Cut Saw," "The Hunter," "Blues Power," ...
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King of the Blues Guitar
(1969)
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Albert King
Atlantic's original vinyl edition of this was comprised of Albert's Stax singles -- a few from Born Under a Bad Sign, along with "Cold Feet," "I Love Lucy" (two of King's patented monologues), and the beautiful "You're Gonna Need Me." Great stuff. Even greater, though, is the CD reissue, which includes those singles (which didn't appear on any ...
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Blues Alive
(1992)
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Gary Moore
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The Very Best of Albert King [Stax]
(2007)
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Albert King
A left-handed, self-taught guitar player who played his instrument upside down and backwards, Albert King could wring out guitar leads that were as sharp as razor blades zinging along a telephone line, but he was also a well-rounded musician, having played drums in Chicago for Jimmy Reed and was a good enough singer to have been part of a gospel ...
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Blues Collection
(1997)
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Robben Ford
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Crusade
(1967)
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John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
The final album of an (unintentional) trilogy, Crusade is most notable for the appearance of a very young, pre-Rolling Stones Mick Taylor on lead guitar. Taylor's performance is indeed the highlight, just as Eric Clapton and Peter Green's playing was on the previous album. The centerpiece of the album is a beautiful instrumental by Taylor titled ...
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Crusade [Bonus Tracks]
(2007)
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John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
The final album of an (unintentional) trilogy, Crusade is most notable for the appearance of a very young, pre-Rolling Stones Mick Taylor on lead guitar. Taylor's performance is indeed the highlight, just as Eric Clapton and Peter Green's playing was on the previous album. The centerpiece of the album is a beautiful instrumental by Taylor titled ...
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The Blues Don't Change
(1992)
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Albert King
Previously titled The Pinch when it was issued on LP in 1977, this material was actually recorded in 1973 and 1974. These are some of King's most soul-oriented sessions, with contributions from the Memphis Horns and a couple of the MG's. Blues-oriented fans may find this one of his lesser efforts, putting less emphasis on King's guitar work than ...
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Better Off with the Blues
(1993)
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Junior Wells
Wells sings with a salty edge and clarity that are convincing and engaging, and he maintains his good humor even when saddled with less than first-rate material. He provides winning renditions of Ray Charles' "The Train," Merle Haggard's "Today I Started Loving You Again" and Jimmy Reed's "Honest I Do," plus a good reworking of his own "Messin' ...
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Live Anthology, 1965-1968
(2001)
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The Spencer Davis Group
The Spencer Davis Group's Live Anthology 1965-1968 collects concert highlights from the band's three-year career, spanning their early blues and R&B-based sets to their later, more psychedelic material. The sound quality varies from track to track, but for the most part is better-than-average; highlights include "Every Little Bit Hurts," "Oh! ...
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We'll Play the Blues for You
(2004)
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Various Artists
Stax was almost exclusively devoted to soul; after all, the Memphis-based label was referred to as Soulsville U.S.A. But they did have their share of blues artists on their roster, as this collection highlights. Among the 18 tracks are familiar favorites, including Albert King ("Blues Power"), John Lee Hooker ("Please Don't Go"), Little Milton ( ...
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Live at the Notodden Festival
(1992)
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Jimmy Witherspoon/Robben Ford
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The Best of the Movie Hits
(1997)
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Various Artists
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L.A. Blues Authority: Fit for a King
(1993)
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Various Artists
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Who Do You Love: The Anthology
(2002)
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Juicy Lucy
Sanctuary's release of Who Do You Love: The Anthology by rootsy English hard rock and blues band Juicy Lucy, which contains all three of their three proper albums (Juicy Lucy, Lie Back and Enjoy It, and Get a Whiff of This) is proof positive that they'll reissue anything. Juicy Lucy did score with a remake of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love," which ...
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Moment of Truth
(2001)
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Glen Fortinberry
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Keep on Steppin': The Best of Junior Wells
(1998)
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Junior Wells
The title's a bit of a ringer here; this is actually what Telarc considers the best tracks Wells recorded for their label between 1993 and 1997 -- music taken from his last four albums before his untimely death in early 1998. Wells won a fair amount of trophies with this quartet of albums, and while the material isn't anything that's going to ...
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Sound Machine Groove
(1997)
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R.L. Burnside
Recorded by folklorist David Evans in 1979 and 1980, these are Burnside's first recordings with electric guitar and also his first with a band. That band was the Sound Machine, a band he literally created himself out of members of his own family, blending raw Mississippi blues with soul, funk, R&B and other urban flavors to make a marvelous ...
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Raw & Ready
(1990)
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Mike Morgan & the Crawl
Atmospheric but somewhat derivative contemporary Texas guitar blues. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
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