20-07-2011, 17:59
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Half live & half studio album from 1969 (in vinyl terms, one side live, & one studio).
Bill Szymczyk, who would later go on to produce the Eagles most successful albums among countless others, lobbied hard to be allowed to produce this (and it's successor Completely Well) which were instrumental in breaking BB out of relative obscurity.
BB's then-current live band play on the live side, but the studio side features session players - including Al Kooper - to great effect. I actually prefer the studio side, since BB's made better live recordings.
This is paired with Completely Well on my vinyl copy, so that will be spinning tonight.
Fine album.
AllMusic 3+/5 stars.
"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture"
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