Thursday Night in San Francisco [Live]

Albert King | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 6, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Stax
• ASIN: B000000ZKQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,963 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Import exclusive 24-bit digitally remastered reissue of 1990 album packaged in a digipak. Includes multimedia track featuring video, biography and pictures. Stax. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They All Want To Be Albert!, July 5, 2002

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deepbluereview "deepbluereview" (SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thursday Night in San Francisco (Audio CD)

It's hard to believe that 34 years has passed since Albert King recorded this CD during a live performance one Thursday night at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on June 27, 1968. It's even harder to believe that Albert and his Gibson Flying V guitar sound as fresh today as they did back then. There is some fantastic playing on this CD as is evidenced by "Drifting Blues" and "I've Made Nights By Myself". Albert had such incredible guitar playing ability that it was, and remains, a standard by which all blues players seek to attain. While, a lot of new blues guitarists are often compared to the great Stevie Ray Vaughan, those comparisons overlook the individual that SRV idolized and emulated-Albert King. In fact, Albert influenced the playing of many of the greatest players including SRV, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Billy Gibbons and even Kenny Wayne Shepherd. On this CD you will experience what a consummate live performer Albert was. Some have described his playing as down right ferocious and sometimes scary. One thing is for sure, Albert is often imitated, but he will never be duplicated. The Wednesday Night makes a great companion to this disc so seek it out as well.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The standard for all live blues cds., May 13, 1999

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This review is from: Thursday Night in San Francisco (Audio CD)

I am a huge blues fan and mostly like the live discs. Most critics agree that BB King's Live at the Regal is the greatest live blues disc ever recorded, but I disagree. It is very good, but this disc is the best. This guy just jams for 53 minutes. There is not a bad song. Just listen to Call it Stormy Monday, Drifting Blues and I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town and you will certainly agree. A must have for any blues fan.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smokin' Albert at His Best, May 8, 2000

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"takfam" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thursday Night in San Francisco (Audio CD)

Albert King might play the same handful of licks all night long, but he'll knock you dead with 'em every time. Now THAT takes some doing! I agree with the review below-- I like this CD a lot more than B.B.'s Live at the Regal. Albert is full of confidence, he's totally in the groove, and you sense that he's in his happy, first blush of fame with "crossover" success. He really swings, and his timing is unbelievable. My friend and I were listening to some "ambient" nineties music the other day, and we quickly had enough and said: "forget this-- put on some Albert King, Thursday Night in San Fran!" We realize that there's no getting around it-- you can't beat a raw, thrilling, table-pounding groove, with hot, precise guitar licks. King rarely wastes a note here. It's been said many times, but 'tis true: he creates an exquisite, knife-edged tension by what he DOESN'T play. He sure was "in the zone" during that Thursday Night in 1968-- that's why this album is an all-time keeper.