BB King Blues Session

BB King Blues Session


Starring:B.B. King
Studio: Hudson/Street
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
A rousing night of super, super blues with some of the worlds greatest performers! BB King hosts an all star Blues session featuring Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Chaka Khan, Billie Ocean, Gladys Knight, Etta James, Paul Butterfield and Dr. John giving up some of the most exciting and memorable performances in Blues. So, Fasten your seat belts and get ready to cruse to the blues.

Includes:

Why I Sing The Blues
Please Send Me Someone To Love
The Thrill Is Gone
I'd Rather Go Blind
When Something Is wrong With My Baby
Sky IS Cryin'
Something's Got A Hold On Me
In The Midnight Hour
Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own
Let The Good Times Roll
Take My Hand, Precious Lord Finale
BB King Blues Session
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great show but poor recording quality
  • Amazing blues session
  • TERRIBLE DVD TRANSFER, AVOID AT ALL COSTS!
  • Great stars, disappointing concert
  • What a waste!
 BB King Blues Session
Starring: B.B. King
Manufacturer: Hudson/Street
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0009RS088
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Description

A rousing night of super, super blues with some of the worlds greatest performers! BB King hosts an all star Blues session featuring Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Chaka Khan, Billie Ocean, Gladys Knight, Etta James, Paul Butterfield and Dr. John giving up some of the most exciting and memorable performances in Blues. So, Fasten your seat belts and get ready to cruse to the blues.

Includes:

Why I Sing The Blues
Please Send Me Someone To Love
The Thrill Is Gone
I'd Rather Go Blind
When Something Is wrong With My Baby
Sky IS Cryin'
Something's Got A Hold On Me
In The Midnight Hour
Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own
Let The Good Times Roll
Take My Hand, Precious Lord Finale

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great show but poor recording quality.......2007-05-13

That's what it is. But I already knew it before I bought. So you should know it too. However, for those who love the Blues it is a must have! Even aware of the quality I bought it and I am very happy with it!

5 out of 5 stars Amazing blues session.......2006-12-19

Nevermind all the people here complaining about the dvd transfer. It's really not that bad. There is nothing wrong with the audio, just don't expect some blasting surround. And the concert itself is really good. I've watched this dvd I don't know how many times and I never get tired of it. Ok, the quality is not great, but if you like the blues that shouldn't be a problem to enjoy this. The opening "Why I sing the blues" sets the tone, with BB King starting it off and all the others coming in during the song, and what great musicians they are. "The thrill is gone" has some great guitarplaying by Clapton and BB going at eachother. "I'd rather go blind" is the best duet i've ever seen(heard) between a man and a woman (Etta James and Dr. John), it's amazing. And "The sky is crying" by Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan, well, that's about as Blues as you can get really. You can see every artist is really glad to be a part of the session. So don't let these other comments throw you, Blues Session it is.

1 out of 5 stars TERRIBLE DVD TRANSFER, AVOID AT ALL COSTS!.......2006-03-02

This is a fantastic show with an once in a lifetime grouping of legendary blues musicians BUT this new version on DVD is horrible quality with bad picture & audio. The VHS & especially the laserdisc versions are far superior. Hopefully someday a true re-mastered version will appear.

2 out of 5 stars Great stars, disappointing concert.......2006-02-03

I atttended the taping of this show. While the blurb says "a night of red hot blues", it was actually filmed in the afternoon. In spite of the great stars assembled, these pre-fabricated and "planned" shows usually leave much to be desired - and this is the case with this show. However, if it pleases you to see Albert King, BB King, Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan all playing together, then you should get this DVD. Also of note is that this is Paul Butterfield's last filmed performance before he passed away. Out of place in this DVD is the presence of Billy Ocean and Chaka Kahn - sure they probably have blues roots, but I heard their managers insisted they be in this video. I also heard that Paul Butterfield was extremely intoxicated and had to be limoed around the block until he was set to be filmed because he was bagging on SRV saying that he wasn't a real bluesman and had no business being there - obviously Butterfield hadn't heard SRV play. All in all, a disappointment musically, but 2 stars for the presence of some of the greatest bluesmen of all time.

1 out of 5 stars What a waste!.......2006-01-31

First, the DTS sound is misleading. It's very distorted and hard to hear any channel separation. The video looks like it was originally taped on VHS from TV. The reception is actually "snowy". A big disappointment! I have a VHS copy of the original Showtime broadcast from 1987 taped from C-Band satellite with dolby digital audio, and it blows this DVD version away!

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