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a great blues album

just got finished listening to bb king's blues on the bayou & had to start it all over again,man what a great album.

ive seen bb king 3 times & own countless albums & sometimes im moved so much by his music that i listen to the same album twice.

if your a bb king fan or just like real good blues check out blues on the bayou, it smokes from start to finish.

mike.
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crazy4blues
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Yes!!! I totally agree. This is BB's best in maybe 20 years. He really just sits down and plays on this album. In fact, my favorite cut is "The Blues We Like," which is an instrumental 1-4-5 12-bar blues in E flat. Perfect!
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islandear
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An enjoyable reminder how good Riley still is. I would also recommend a recent reissue of Blues in my Heart, an album he cut for Crown in 1961 with saxman Plas Johnson (who's - unfortunately - best known for the Pink Panther theme) and Maxwell Davis. A little less efficient, a little more raw with a side of shuffle, but an entertaining, straight ahead collection that includes "How Blue Can You Get?" and a cover of Percy Mayfield's "Strange Things." Good stuff.
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