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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Label: Geffen Records Catalog: Music Release date: 2005-03-15 Media: Audio CD discs number: 1 Ean: 0602498266137 Upc: 602498266137  Tip: compare prices with similar music CDsArtist:
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| Album tracks: (21) |
 Three O' Clock Blues Please Love Me You Upset Me, Baby Sweet Sixteen Parts One & Two Rock Me Baby How Blue Can You Get? Everyday I Have The Blues | Sweet Little Angel Don't Answer The Door Paying The Cost To Be The Boss The Thrill Is Gone Nobody Loves Me But My Mother Chains And Things Ain't Nobody Home | I Like To Live The Love Never Make A Move Too Soon Better Not Look Down There Must Be A Better World Somewhere When Love Comes To Town Ten Long Years I'll Survive |
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| B.B. King's music has been anthologized and put in box sets many times, but this is the first single-disc collection that truly spans the American icon's career. It starts with his breakthrough 1951 No. 1 R&B hit "Three O'Clock Blues" and ends, chronologically, with 2000's "Ten Long Years" from his platinum-selling, pop-chart-topping smash collaboration with Eric Clapton, Riding with the King. In between there are 19 numbers that trace King's creative peaks (1969's "The Thrill is Gone," 1960's "Rock Me Baby") and valleys (1973's disco-inspired "I Like to Live the Love"). And they all tell the story of his growth as a performer. As the years and tunes tumble by, King's guitar solos become more expansive and adventurous, and his cross-genre experiments, like 1987's "When Love Come to Town" with U2, grow bolder. "I'll Survive," also featured here, has become King's late-career theme song, but as he heads toward his 80th birthday on September 16, 2005--still playing 150 concerts a year with his vastly influential guitar skills sharp and his voice just a bit weathered--King's version of survival contains genuine majesty. --Ted Drozdowski |
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 Written on March 21, 2005 Summary: B.B.King&Lucille are well served here B.B.King is a Artist that is timeless to Me on so many levels. His music has always been a fixture in my life.relatives have played His work all through my life.those Great recordings He did with Bobby "Blue" Bland&His Solo Career."the thrill is Gone" is still One of the Freshest Jams Ever.B.B.'s Guitar Lucille has Served the Brother Proper over the years. you feel His spirit&Emotion in his Tone&Vocals as a Musican.this is a Must have. Written on March 18, 2005 Summary: Single Disc Collection Hits Most of the Highlights B.B. King is certainly the greatest living ambassador of the blues that we have and this latest anthology--released ahead of his eightieth birthday next September--is a well chosen collection of some of his best and best known songs. However, condensing a 50-plus-year recording career onto a single disc and calling it THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION borders on chutzpah. However, give the compilers at Geffen Records their due. Through cross licensing they have been able to include some of his early RPM and Kent singles as well as his MCA material. [MCA has been B. B. King's home since the late sixties.] The set begins with his first No. 1 R&B single "Three O'Clock Blues" in 1951 and continues through with the most recent song "Ten Long Years" from 2000's collaboration with Eric Clapton, RIDING WITH THE KING. Even at twenty-one tracks, there is much that had to be eliminated from this collection. Only the last four tracks represent King's post-seventies output. And over the past half dozen years alone, King has released some powerful albums, including 1999's tribute to the music of Louis Jordan LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL and 2003's collection of standards REFLECTIONS, neither of which is represented here. What you do get though is classic B.B. King, including his 1964 crossover hit "Rock Me Baby," a couple tracks from 1965's LIVE AT THE REGAL "Every Day I Have the Blues and "Sweet Little Angel," his signature song "The Thrill Is Gone" (which at No. 15 was his highest charting pop hit in 1970), and the 7" edit and mix of "When Love Comes to Town" with U2. Overall, this is a satisfying collection and makes for a nice introduction to the music of B.B. King. If you want a broader overview, consider 2000's 2-disc anthology or 1992's box set KING OF THE BLUES Written on March 17, 2005 Summary: The Thrill isn't gone after all...The King is back B.B. plays what he feels in every single song. That's a rarity among all the young blues neophytes out there but the fact that he did from his very first recording says a lot about the man. From the very first chords of "Three O'Clock Blues" to the rock swagger of "When Come Comes To Town" (recorded and written by U2), B.B. energized every note, every word with meaning. This isn't the best collection of B.B.'s music. For that you'd have to go to the boxed set "King of the Blues" which is now over a decade old. It's missing everything he's recorded since 1992 so isn't quite as complete as it could be either. As a single disc collection, though, you can't go wrong with this outstanding set. Yes, "The Thrill is Gone" also makes another appearence but because it'ssuch an important track (it broke B.B. to a wider audience and became his first crossover hit)it certainly deserves to be included. The extensive liner notes gives us a glimpse of B.B.'s life from the day he entered the world as Riley King the son of a sharecropper (something he himself did briefly as well). It's clear from even these early sides (the first four tracks)he didn't have blood flowing through his veins but the Mississippi Delta's rich water. Focusing primarily on his singles (although there's a generous helping of album tracks as well), this collection could easily have been doubled or tripled in length (much as Bruce Springsteen's "Ultimate Collection" was). From the plainative fragment "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" (with the sad but witty comment, ..and she could be jiving me") through to B.B.'s collaborations with U2 (the single is featured here with backing vocals that I don't seem to recall on the album version)and England's Mississippi Delta King Eric Clapton, this fine collection captures the King in fine form. After this you'd do well to pick up the following classic albums; "Live at the Regal", "Lucille" (named after his beloved guitar), "Live in Cook County Jail" (one of his most powerful performances), "Indianola Mississippi Seeds". Dip your toes in the Mississippi Delta and you'll never regret it! Written on March 16, 2005 Summary: The King Hey, it's the king. This CD is all encompassing and superbly recorded. If you are new to B.B. King or just want to add to your collection, you will not be dissapointed. |
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| Our price | - | $11.97 | $10.97 | $10.97 | $10.97 | $9.97 |
| List price | $13.98 | $18.98 | $13.98 | $13.98 | $13.98 | $18.98 |
| Lowest used price | $7.99 | $1.50 | $9.35 | $5.50 | $8.96 | $7.25 |
| Lowest new price | $8.58 | $7.54 | $8.99 | $6.19 | $9.27 | $9.96 |
| Collectible price | $18.95 | $26.99 | - | - | - | - |
| Catalog | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music |
| Release date | 2005-03-15 | 2000-06-13 | 2006-05-23 | 1998-10-20 | 2006-05-23 | 1998-08-25 |
| Media | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD |
| discs number | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Format | - | - | Original recording remastered | - | Original recording remastered | - |
| Ean | 0602498266137 | 0093624761228 | 0602498520123 | 0008811187927 | 0602498797501 | 0008811174620 |
| Upc | 602498266137 | 093624761228 | 602498520123 | 008811187927 | 602498797501 | 008811174620 |
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