B.B. King - L.A. Midnight
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Track List: L.A. Midnight
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Album Details: L.A. Midnight
- Release Date:
- 01/01/1972
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User Reviews: L.A. Midnight
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L.A. Midnight
, November 8, 2005Reviewer: Dave S - See all Dave S's reviews -
l.a. midnight is awsome
, October 10, 2004Reviewer: anm8r2000 - See all anm8r2000's reviewsPros: luciells granny , instramental help the poor
Cons: my vinal skips!
is the best b.b. king album i own and have waited for years to find it on cd or something other than a record!
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Pro Reviews: L.A. Midnight
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews This release comes straight from B.B. King's commercial peak (that is, prior to the unprecedented Top 10 success of Riding With The King in 2000), and it is a perplexing LP where greatness and aimlessness lie side by side. Using a freely eclectic mix of sidemen from Los Angeles, King strides to some sterling performances in certain tracks. The King is at his sly peak on "I Got Some Help I Don't Need," uproariously humorous and hurt at the same time, with crazy wah-wah filigrees laced within, and "Can't You Hear Me Talking To You" is also tight and right. One of his best recordings of "Sweet Sixteen" leads off Side Two, where the lyric is updated to suit the times ("I just got back from Vietnam, baby/And you know I'm a long, long way from New Orleans") and band, singer and his guitar rise to an emotional crescendo down the stretch. Yet "(I Believe) I've Been Blue Too Long" falters on a clumsy riff and can't get going, and the rest of the album is frittered away with directionless blues jamming. Guitarists Jesse Davis and Joe Walsh join King on the two longest jams ("Midnight," "Lucille's Granny") yet they don't really mesh that well. Get this one second-hand for the outstanding disciplined stuff and don't sweat the rest; as per the nature of the beast, some jams don't yield pay dirt. - Richard Ginell, All Music Guide |
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Pros: My Favorite BB King Album
Cons: Only on Vinyl
I'm looking for this on CD also. My 1972 copy is wearing thin. But I still get it out to play to on a turntable. If anyone finds it, let me know. Thanks.