Years Gone By

Years Gone By

Years Gone By

ASIN: B00008KFZA

Track Listings
 
1. Come Back Darlin'
2. Darlin' Do You Know Who Loves You
3. Sweet Fern
4. Years Gone By
5. Let's Get Away
6. Please Come Back Little Pal
7. Stepstone
8. The Rockin' Roll
9. Alone and Lonesome
10. Sally Ann
11. I Couldn't Believe It Was True
12. Essex
13. Long Gone
14. Comin' Down from the Mountain

Editorial Reviews
Laurie Lewis 2003
(They) approach their music with a passion and love that can't help but sway the heart of the listener.

Product Description
This band and this album are about as traditional as bluegrass can get. Not soft, not polite, but music that will stir the hairs on the back of your neck and transport you to another time and place which is both familiar and exciting.

Years Gone By

Years Gone By,True Blue,Bluewest
Years Gone By
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • King + MGs = Must Have
  • Albert King's First Studio Album.
  • Albert at his best!
  • Awesome!!! Do not look any further than this one!
  • Incredible!
 Years Gone By
Albert King
Manufacturer: Stax
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Chicago BluesChicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000000ZIM
Release Date: 1989-11-16

Tracks:

  1. Wrapped Up In Love Again
  2. You Don't Love Me (instrumental)
  3. Cockroach
  4. Killing Floor
  5. Lonely Man
  6. If The Washing Don't Get You, The Rinsing Will
  7. Drowning On Dry Land
  8. Drowning On Dry Land (instrumental)
  9. Heart Fixing Business
  10. You Threw Your Love On Me Too Strong
  11. Sky Is Crying

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars King + MGs = Must Have.......2004-07-03

The legendary Albert King's first Stax release was the groundbreaking, earth shaking Born Under a Bad Sign, a collection of singles named for the song keyboardist Booker T. Jones and singer William Bell wrote with Big Albert in mind.

Stax sent the new King of the Blues in the studio in 1969 to record this, his first official studio album. "Wrapped Up In Love Again" sets the album off. An even better, tighter version of the song was released as a single. This type of Soul/Blues with its rockin' tempo is something nobody has ever done better than Albert King. On the other side of the coin is the album's closer "The Sky Is Cryin'". Stevie Ray Vaughn's version of the Elmore James staple is pure Albert, but of course Vaughn never had Producer Al Jackson, Jr. as a drummer - Wow!

Nobody's ever come close to Jackson's snare sound, right up front on the great "Heart Fixin' Business". Jackson and his fellow MGs display their unmatched interplay throughout, particularly on Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor" and on the delightful "Cockroach", a song that finds King's woman forcing him to sleep on the floor while a big ole cockroach is lookin' up at him. It features one of the most superb bass lines you'll ever here courtesy of King's fellow pipe smoker Donald "Duck" Dunn and brilliant work by Jackson. The great slow Blues of "Drowning On Dry Land" is yet another Albert King masterpiece. This is followed by an instrumental version that is just awesome. It's like a really hot MGs instrumental, complete with great rhythm guitar playing from Steve Cropper, with the added greatness of King's string bending leads. Al Jackson arranged this, and it is perfect. The Memphis Horns, Booker T. Jones's piano, King, Cropper, Dunn, and jaw dropping drumming by Jackson. Incredible!

Try and get the U.K.'s Ace Records release of Years Gone By - Plus. This will give you such great finds as a never released version of Ray Charles's "I Believe to My Soul" and a beautifully done alternate version of "As the Years Go Passing By", where Jones's B-3 organ leads the way as opposed to the horns and Jones's piano on the original classic.

This album should never be lost in the shuffle amongst more seminal King works such as, naturally, Born Under a Bad Sign. It is a great production from the greatest Blues guitarist and greatest band of all time.

5 out of 5 stars Albert King's First Studio Album........2003-11-09

This set was Albert King's first intentional LP. His most famous record, "Born Under A Bad Sign" had been a compilation of singles he'd recorded in sporadic sessions at Stax. This was meant to be a proper album. It is interesting that his very first LP, "The Big Blues", for King Records, was also a singles compilation. This record is important for a number of reasons; First of all he is in his prime. He is playing straight blues with some soul arrangments. His guitar has about the best sound he was ever able to achieve. Later albums, such as Lovejoy and I'll Play The Blues For You, he became more experimental and sophisticated. Which is alright, but this CD had him as raw as he every got. The tracks are excellent. "Wrapped Up in Love Again" is a self-penned song that also became a rare single. He borrowed his ideas for this tune from some earlier blues standards of the 1940s like he did with "Blues at Sunrise". "You Don't Love Me" is his famous instrumental version of the Willie Cobb tune, this is as raw has his sound ever got!!! Check out the bends in this! "Cockroach" and "If The Washing Don't Get You The Rinsing Will" are typical of the wily humour in the 1960's Stax writing team. I particularly love Cockroach! "Drowning On Dry Land Parts One And Two" are equally raw and are classed as one of his best efforts. It is interesting that Albert never gets the lyrics right and he does a mix up of the middle of the song and also exclaims: "my nose are in the sand!" He did this on the alternate take as well! To hear the proper lyrics listen to O.V. Wright's soulful version. However, Albert's is real, it's great-what the blues is all about! It is honest music!

"Heart Fixing Business" and Little Milton's "Lonely Man" are included as tunes with different tempos and I would guess were done to augment this LP's dancablitiy. He does a cover of his own "You Threw You're Love On Me Too Strong" and the track is interesting as it is the only mono track and it is mixed poorly. I have always thought that is was included to make up the LP (they were always 11-12 sides in those days!). Finally there is the classic "The Sky is Crying" unlike Elmore James, Albert does not play slide and does some great and deceptively simple bending solos. Stevie Ray Vaughan thought this was the best ever. Now on the alternate take which you can hear on "Hard Bargain" I think his playing is even better. It is interesting that the Stax people probably thought that his other version was too long for one song (in those days) and put on "Too Strong" instead. Oh well, this is a great and historic CD. I would also buy his "Hard Bargain" CD as well for the extra singles and out takes from this period at Stax. "Years Gone By" is a great record and is topped off with a great cover photo from the Fillmore West.

5 out of 5 stars Albert at his best!.......2003-05-28

I bought this album many years ago and rediscovered it when I got into Chris Cain and Stevie Ray Vaughn. You can tell both these guys took a lot from this record. In fact Stevie once said "Drowning On Dry Land" was one of his absolute favorites and you can hear a lick in "Texas Flood" that is taken verbatim. I absolutely love this album. To me, "Killing Floor" is the best solo Albert ever recorded. And "Wrapped Up In Love", and "The Sky Is Crying"? Wow! Every track is filled with soulful vocals and that stinging guitar that no one can do with the same intensity.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome!!! Do not look any further than this one!.......2002-11-29

I first got this c.d in England where it came out as "Years Gone By ..PLUS!" "Plus" meaning that it had 11 extra tracks!
(Quite a few of the extra tracks were taken from Alberts other c.d "Funky London") I wouldn't be able to hand pick a favourite track because they are ALL GOOD, and this is very rare when you are buying music."Drowning on dry land" is great as is " Don't throw your love on me too strong". Albert had a way of really digging deep and acheiving those two octave bends on his slow blues songs.
This U.S version still features the best tracks, and if you are searching for the BEST Albert King...then here it is!
His guitar can be heard nice and loud and can strip paint off walls easily.... his voice is absolutely in immaculate shape...and just look at that 'psychedelic' cover art work (originally from 1969). ---That picture was once available as a full size poster, and is the grooviest snap of Albert...One that even Austin Powers would be proud of.
Just remember what Joe Walsh said about Albert....quote" Albert King could blow Eddie Van Halen clean off stage with his amp just on 'standby'!!"
This c.d testifies to this statement accurately.

5 out of 5 stars Incredible!.......2001-10-16

Ever had a shot of straight Jack Daniels? That is exactly how hard and raw Drowning on Dry Land is. I fell in love with this CD the first time I listened to it. This is Albert King at his rawest. The guitar licks on tracks 7&8 can burst an eardrum if you turn up the volume a little. I have several Albert King CD's and this has been an excellent addition to my collection. If you're an Albert King fan, this is a must-have!
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      Years Gone By
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        		Years Gone By
        Frank Amsallem , and Tim Ries
        Manufacturer: Challenge
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00000IB2A
        Release Date: 1999-03-09

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        1. After
        2. Nobody'sPerfect
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        The Music Tree: Solo Songs by Betty Roe
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          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • True Blue - Years Gone By. Customer Review
          		 Years Gone By
          True Blue
          Manufacturer: Bluewest
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00008KFZA
          Release Date: 2003-02-07

          Tracks:

          1. Come Back Darlin'
          2. Darlin' Do You Know Who Loves You
          3. Sweet Fern
          4. Years Gone By
          5. Let's Get Away
          6. Please Come Back Little Pal
          7. Stepstone
          8. The Rockin' Roll
          9. Alone and Lonesome
          10. Sally Ann
          11. I Couldn't Believe It Was True
          12. Essex
          13. Long Gone
          14. Comin' Down from the Mountain

          Album Description

          This band and this album are about as traditional as bluegrass can get. Not soft, not polite, but music that will stir the hairs on the back of your neck and transport you to another time and place which is both familiar and exciting.

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars True Blue - Years Gone By. Customer Review.......2004-01-16

          True Blue's "Years Gone By" is truly one of the best quality traditional bluegrass records to come out in the last few years. Del Williams provides ample evidence that he should be counted among the cream of the crop in this genre on this, their initial outting. Of course, Del (and band member Ed Neff) appeared on The Vern Williams Band's seminal "Bluegrass From the Gold Country" two decades ago, but now with Del out front, we can finally see him show his stuff. And his "stuff" is something to behold for any lover of truly great bluegrass singing! This is not to say that Neff's contributions, not only on fiddle (as on Gold Country) but mandolin and tenor vocals, are not also inspriring. Neff offers up excellent original instrumentals here on each of the two instruments. Likewise the creative banjo picking of baritone singer Avram Siegel deserves special recognition, highlighted on his original instrumental, and his production efforts on this release should not be overlooked. Newcoming string bassist Allison Fisher certainly provides a solid foundation for these three, with special mention for her outstanding original composition "Sally Ann", on which she sings a formidable tenor. Overall this CD is a "must-have" for any true traditional bluegrass enthusiast.
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            1 Ramblin' Time Again 2 All Your Love 3 Years Gone By #3 4 Heavy Metal 5 Once I Had Me a Woman 6 Zeek the Cowboy 7 I'm Dead 8 It's a Tree 9 Gotta' Face 10 Why You Treat Me 11 Song For Venus 12 Latley 13 That's All Right 14 This Morning 15 All God's Children 16 Hate Overflows 17 Little Darlin' 18 Busy Bee 19 My Lord 20 For My Lord 21 16th Letter 22 Tyler's Tune 23 Brothers 24 Ode to Hooker 25 Living My Life 26 Rest of My Life 27 Cost You More 28 Told You Darlin' 29 Somethin' Happenin' 30 Booty Call
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                Years Gone By
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                  		Years Gone By
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                  Manufacturer: Stormberg Music, Bmi
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                  1 An't Nobody 2 Years Gone By 3 I'm Lost Without You 4 Too Drunk to Stagger 5 Old Orange Peel 6 Baby Song 7 Mfhj 8 If I Wasn't Such a Rambler 9 Which One Am I 10 What More Do You Want 11 Indiana Country Boy 12 We Be Jamin' 13 Red Man, White Man Blues *bonus Track 14 Song For You *bonus Track 15 Te Power *bonus Track 16 About You Blues *bonus Track 17 Rain Keeps Falling *bonus Track 18 Out of My System *bonus Track 19 Bad News Blues *bonus Track 20 There You Are *bonus Track 21 Smoke Off Our Cigarette *bonus Track 22 Hawaiian Cowboy *bonus Track 23 Quicksand *bonus Track 24 Talkin' Bout *bonus Track 25 Spud Rap *bonus Track 26 Outhouse Trots *bonus Track 27 Dead End (live with the blues crackers) *bonus Track

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