Indianola Mississippi Seeds

Indianola Mississippi Seeds Artist: B.B. King
Label: Mca Special Products
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 076743134326
EAN: 0076743134326
ASIN: B000002PEA


Release Date: 1989-05-19

Indianola Mississippi Seeds


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Tracks:

  1. Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
  2. You're Still My Woman
  3. Ask Me No Questions
  4. Until I'm Dead And Cold
  5. King's Special
  6. Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Anymore
  7. Chains And Things
  8. Go Underground
  9. Hummingbird

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Amazon.com essential recording

In the late '60s and early '70s, B.B. King made a series of albums in Los Angeles using rock-world ringers and session players as ABC sought to replicate the chart success of "The Thrill Is Gone." These recordings are mostly dispassionate filler, but this album is an exception. Produced by Bill Szymczyk and featuring guitarist Joe Walsh, pianists Carole King and Leon Russell, and drummer Russ Kunkel among its players, B.B. delivers minor classics in the stirring "King's Special" and the hard blues "Until I'm Dead and Cold." He also takes his only recorded turn at piano, vamping briefly through a flippant croon he calls "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother (And She Could Be Jiving Too)." <I>--Ted Drozdowski</I>

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars What price standard.......2007-05-13

This is standard stuff from BB, which is to say it is better than most other blues singers.

4 out of 5 stars Not Your Usual B.B. King.......2006-03-10

Although Indianola Mississippi Seeds is not a classic B.B. King album in the same sense as "Live at the Regal," it has some inspired moments and offers a different perspective on the Blues with its incorporation of strings. B.B. is in fine voice here and adds some welcome humor to his piano blues on "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother." And check out his guitar solo on "Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Anymore." B.B. says it all in just a few notes. But the real highlight of this album is a completely different departure from anything B.B. has done previously. B.B.'s rendition of Leon Russell's "Hummingbird" is soulful and beautiful, especially the final choruses belted out by some of the sweetest sounding angels you will ever hear.

4 out of 5 stars Nice Enough, But It Don't Sound Like Mississippi to Me.......2004-02-19

honestly, i purchased this cd on impulse. having recently moved to indianola via teach for america, when i saw a cd that beared the name of my newfound hometown, i couldn't resist picking it up, especially given that bb king hailed from indianola.

i expected some kind of true mississippi delta blues, where bb would wax poetic in a rather gritty and depressing way about life in indianola. after all, having seen a fair ammount of live blues down here (in the home of the blues no less), the singers and their music are every bit as miserable and soulful as they are caricatured to be. however, this album sounds "bluesy" but not like the down-home blues that one might expect.

first of all, the album is rather slickly produced, with stings oddly inserted in various tracks, and horns blaring in the background. the tracks sound almost more "pretty" than "blue", with a driving drumset and bb's at times joyous voice pushing the rhythm and making you want to move your feet.

in one word, the album is pleasant. very much so, in fact. while i don't profess to know very much about bb king, i imagine it would be a good cd to begin with. that said, the music at times feels like it's pandering to commercial and pop sensibilities. fortunately, it does it well, and i don't see anything wrong with pleasant music.

however, if you're looking for something that feels a little more like the delta, check out some junior kimbrough and other artists currently signed to fat possum reccords.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful and Relaxed Record.......2002-08-11

This is a very powerful and moving record. Good for both serious and dilettante blues listeners. You'll never tire of it. Can't recommend it enough. And when you love it, go buy Luther Allison's Motown 1971-75.

wks

4 out of 5 stars

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