Recorded live in Chicago in 1977, this captures a a brief set by each of these blues legends. The Albert King set finds him in excellent form, tearing up his guitar on "Born Under a Bad Sign" and "I Worked Hard," and turning in fine vocals on "The Very Thought of You" and the title track, here mistitled as "When You Down." John Lee Hooker's set is a typical boogie-infested one, with solid support from a small combo doing a nice job following his idiosyncratic timing. Everything stays pretty much uptempo, with the exception of "Serves You Right to Suffer" (here mistitled as "Serves Me Right") and "Crawlin' King Snake." Actually nice live sets from both performers, and a decent addition to either artist's discography.
Albert King's seminal title track "I'll Play the Blues for You" was very ubiquitous when I started listening to the blues in earnest as a teenager. I've always liked it, but it's greatest gift was introducing me to the second track on the same album - Little Brother. This song moved me from my first listen and remains one of the few songs that I am physically incapable of getting sick of. It...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Born Under a Bad Sign |
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| 2 The Very Thought of You |
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| 3 I Worked Hard |
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| 4 When You're Down |
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| 5 Feel Good |
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| 6 Boom Boom |
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| 7 It Serves Me Right to Suffer |
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| 8 One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer |
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| 9 Crawlin' King Snake |
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