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Here we go..

Stop press – currently unable to listen as am in bed with ear infection – will have lots of catching up to do ..

04.01.2015

OK – listened three times and then chose to listen another 4 or so for the hell of it! It definitely rewards listening a few times. Not my usual ‘genre’  as I have always admired B. B. King rather than chosen to listen to him but..

From the tongue in cheek introductions of the prison ‘powers that be’ onwards this is just a great album. Atmospheric, great performances.

It would definitely form an interesting entry point for people who are ‘just not into the blues’ – I still count myself as not a fully fledged convert but this album definitely helps!

‘Long suffering wife’ really actively doesn’t like the  blues and likes this having listened to it more than me (as I was waiting for the ear infection to clear). On her walk to the farm shop it had her laughing out loud in parts to the ‘feel’ of it…

‘Oh my wife is so miserable baby…’

‘Man happen to be god’s gift to women..’

‘Lucille – that’s my guitar – we feel very good today’

I think like any genre there are people who are just great at it and people who copy but just not in the same league. On this album B.B. King has ‘it’.

The medley ‘3 O’clock blues/Darlin’ you know I love you’ originally from 1952 makes you think that Elvis might have listened to it.

Have to agree with Rolling Stone about its appearance in the list, might rank quite a bit higher than 499 for me (and t’wife).

Having initially given it a 14/20, I  now rate the album as a whole at 15/20. Can’t really pick stand outs on this album they are all ace!

 

 

Just listening to Aquemini by OutKast at 500.

Ok, just finished the third listen and this is a good album.

It flows really well from track to track and the overall feel is laid back and ‘cool’. As to whether it merits its place in the top 500 pretty hard to say this early in the process.

At this stage I would give the album 13/20. My favourite tracks are Slump (13/20) and Rosa Parks (12/20 – apart from it reminding me of Buffalo Springfield for some reason).

I have 2 of their other albums Speakerboxxx and Stankonia and listening to this album makes me think I should revisit these as well (maybe they are on the list). As an inveterate ‘track skipper’ I am usually pretty bad at listening to whole albums (another part of the challenge for me) so I don’t really remember them as a whole just the most famous tracks Hey ya and Ms Jackson. Maybe I should change my habits!

I am still also getting used to this blogging lark and also am currently deaf in one ear so multiple challenges ahead.