Six Silver Strings [Import]

B.B. King | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal/Mca
• ASIN: B0000250SN
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #915,892 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Six Silver Strings

2. Big Boss Man

3. In the Midnight Hour

4. Into the Night

5. My Lucille

6. Memory Lane

7. My Guitar Sings the Blues

8. Double Trouble

Editorial Reviews

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD

King's fiftieth album, a 1985 release. Instead of an effort worthy of the occasion, MCA parades one of the most unctuous albums of his long recording career. Producer Dave Crawford, responsible for a couple more blots on his escutcheon in the mid 1970's, is back again, reducing the gilt-edged voice and sterling strings to plethoric product on a part with gewgaw synthesizers. Crawford also ignobly shares songwriting credits with veteran Luther Dixon (33:55/Reissue) -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SERIOUSLY 4 REAL!!!!, June 3, 2004

By 

Andre' S Grindle "Funk Meister" (Bangor,ME.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 6 Silver String (Audio CD)

B.B. King was,is and will be long after his mortal life be
the king of the blues,from his voice to his unforgettable guitar
stylings.Until this all I heard of him were his early classics and two rare albums he recorded with The Crusaders in the 70's,
whitch in my opinion are his best works.On this,his 50'th album
King adopts some very 1980's production styles ("Big Boss Man"
comes off like a blusier 'Billy Jean') and even throws in a soul cover of "In The Midnight Hour".On "In The Night" and "Double Trouble" he actually fuses a light,synthesized funk-fusion backdrop into his patented sound so everything on this album is
very funky and has a groove.But that classic blues is always just
boiling below the surface and B.B.King never ignores it for one
second even while he experiements with new styles and strives to
try out some new musical ideas.Now that's something every artist,
no matter how prestuigious or how much of an institution they
are,should try once and a while-keeps a person fresh.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very seriously funky blues, October 15, 1998

By 

Stephen Garlington "music affectionado" (Naperville IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 6 Silver String (Audio CD)

BB at his best. Real driving down home blues. You have to sway while listening to this one.