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Bobby Bland could both comfort and chill, sometimes in the same song. He does so on this undeniably classic album's "Lead Me On," which begins with the line "You know how it feels, you understand / What it is to be a stranger in this unfriendly land" and ends softly two minutes later with the promise "I'll follow you." Such drama, coupled with a mellow soulfulness, is the norm on Two Steps. Bland has been called "the Sinatra of the blues" more than once, and this album is the best explanation ever for that appellation. --Rickey Wright
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Classic Duke label R&B / blues album remastered with 2 bonus tracks.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Here's an album anyone looking for great music should own. Has to be as good as any soul or blues album in the 1960's. Not dance music. Slow, simmering, deep but smoothe music from the human heart, and the crisp accompaniment of Bland's backing musicians is stellar and just punctuates the performances perfectly. The arranger and producer need some credits here, too, even though Bland and his band get first dibs on kudos. This is definitive Bobby "Blue" Bland. Make it your first purchase. Cream of the crop stuff. My favorite is "Lead Me On", a recording of haunting beauty. When his voice was in his prime and good form, this is a relief for those having purchased too many albums that overpromise. This one delivers in spades (sic). You won't feeled gipped here; that won't even occur to you. For the newcomer to the blues and the connoisseur of great records alike. A treat of a great set of performances par excellence, and what songs too! A tour-de-force, to use a term we seldom use anymore, because they hardly make great records like this anymore.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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In high school in Louisiana in 1961 this was our favorite album. The high scool was all white (segregation) but we all loved rhythmn and blues. Bo Didley palayed at our senior dance. Bobby Bluesboy Bland was the greatest of the singers with a voice with unbelievable range. I saw him in 1997 and his voice was still in remarkbly good shape. Two Steps from the Blues is a great album and is definitely unappreciated or should I say under appreciated because if you listen you have to love. Bill Johnson
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Bobby Bland is one of my favourite singers for decades, and on its initial release this album set new standards for R&B singers. Almost every track on this CD is a classic of the genre: "I pity the fool" and "St James Infirmary" could almost be described as "classic classics" they were so definitive at the time. It was such an advance for a blues singer that one reviewer then described it as "two million steps from the blues". Bland went on to become one of the most highly regarded R&B singers of his generation, influencing the singing style of later singers like Tyrone Davis.
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Blues review
I grew up listening to all kinds of music, but what really stood out was the Blues that my mom would play.
Sure everyone knows all about the king of Blues,B.B. Read more
Sure everyone knows all about the king of Blues,B.B. Read more
Published 3 months ago by breelee
A great CD mirrors the soul of this great singer
Though his singles never did particularly well on the pop charts, with just one Top 20 hit to his credit, Bobby Bland is without question one of the all-time great blues/R&B... Read more
Published 23 months ago by New England Pat
Two Steps from the Blues
If you like Bobby Blues Bland ,this is one Cd that should be in your record collection. It's Bobby at his best. Read more
Published on July 7, 2009 by Delorys Sankey Martin
On Par With Otis Redding And Sam Cooke
This wonderful collection of Bobby "Blue" Bland singles proves that, at his best, Mr. Bland was on par with greats such as Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. Read more
Published on November 18, 2008 by Daniel B. Pepper
Lead me on
In the days when this was known as blues/r&b and before Ray Charles/Aretha/Willson Pickett came with their succes,Bobby Bland was God and this is THE album to listen if you are... Read more
Published on October 7, 2008 by Sasha
This Album Made Me Fall in Love with the Blues
I'm 40. My dad had this album before I was born. I remember starting to explore the old vinyl as a child and finding this and thinking it was some of the most beautiful, soulful... Read more
Published on September 10, 2008 by D. Mouton
Too any REAL Bobby Bland fan !!!
The Sound that Made Bobby Bland famous was not created by Deadric Malone. Deadric Malone is the pseudonym of Duke Records owner Don Robey. Read more
Published on August 7, 2008 by Diamond Jay
two steps from the blues
Forty seven years later,this is a "must add" to my CD collection. It most certainly brought back good some "ol memories".
Published on June 10, 2008 by delia estrello
Early Bobby Blue Bland...a great CD
It has been years since I listened to Bobby "Blue" Bland. These are earlier and, to me, more enjoyable recordings of his. Read more
Published on June 3, 2008 by Max G. Mahaffee
Two Steps from the Blues CD by Bland
This CD is fabulous.
It is one of my favorites R&B recordings. I loved Bobby Bland's music back in the fifties and sixties and to hear it again is a real turn on. Read more
It is one of my favorites R&B recordings. I loved Bobby Bland's music back in the fifties and sixties and to hear it again is a real turn on. Read more
Published on March 21, 2008 by Janet E. Bice
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