I was very blessed and fortunate to have played and toured with Albert King for a while. I was playing trombone on this tour. You could feel the power emulating out of him clear across the stage.
I really like listen to Albert King because it gives me a sense of of center of square one you know square one square two square three just like on the chess board right I'm going to move to win our King was the best Albert King was the best 🎵🎵🎵😂
And he talk about jimi saying he got his own thing but its not the real blue's and Jimi Hendrix never said anything bad about Albert after being asked about what king said tells you everything
@@wesleyAlan9179 what's that got to do with anything that I said or he said cuz when he stated was the facts Jimi Hendrix was not real blues that's a fact that wasn't a boomer mentality
got to see Albert King a Juneteenth Festival in Houston in the early 80s. he was the amazing sauce. Never saw any blues performance that came close, except perhaps John Lee Hooker with Carlos Santana in Golden Gate Park in the mid80s. oh and Carlos Santana was the most humble rock star sitting in ever. in fact, he was literally sitting. back to the Juneteenth Festival and Albert King, i was so blown away. and just to spice the day up, a very young Albert Collins also played that day. UA-cam has Stevie Ray Vaughan up next. saw him open for that stupid hotdog George Thorogood etc/man, after Stevie played, George shoulda hung up his guitar and said goodnight forever.
always tough to wrap my head around that. Its like learning a new language with a new alpahbet, I would imagine . Like going from English to japanese or arabic
@@jea783 if the strings are upside down but he holds it the other way around then the strings are normal. its just the body of the guitar that is upside down.
somewhere listening to this was a mesmerized 16 year old stevie ray vaughan who was about to quit his day job to try and make it big just like his idol albert king...
I think the point of him saying that was more of a lesson.. remember he said “the better you get, the harder you have to work.. don’t ever get so good and say I got it all, don’t ever do that..” then he says to Stevie.. “you already pretty good.. and you gone get better” So I think it was lesson in what he was saying.. 💯
This is one fo the finest examples of slow blues ever captured on film. Such distinctive phrasing and passion! His influence will live on for generations.
@@lous8619 ... I don't know about that. You can surely hear SRV copying Albert note-for-note and lick-for-lick but I can't recall hearing Hendrix do that. Hendrix was much less of a LICK player than SRV and more about melody. Every once in a while I hear some BB and some Buddy Guy but nowhere near as much Albert as SRV...who was a straight up copycat albeit a very very good one.
@FramrodLiggins I agree Hendrix is much more original and has many influences. I hear Albert's influence much more in SRV also but Jimi was certainly listening as well.
Anyone who's held a 60s vintage Flying V knows it's an unwieldy, heavy, imposing instrument. Albert's girth dwarfs this guitar, making it appear almost 3/4 size. Those huge powerful hands swallow the neck and tame that beast of an axe, making it babble and whimper like a baby.
This song is so damn true. Everyday i wake up feeling the power of the blues, blues like this really make me stanky. Back in the 70s my granny used to play this down at the bayou. What more could you ask for than a glass of warm whiskey and some good ol stanky blues. The blues will NEVER die, it lies in my soul. -Gary (m82)
I love the story of Albert King coming into the studio while Stevie Ray was recording and asking him for like $1500. Stevie Ray gave him the money and Albert King said “This is for all of those licks you stole from me!”. Lol He loved Stevie and Stevie obviously loved him.
At one point Johnny was the highest paid act in the US. Although he was playing Rock and Roll at the time. I loved Johnny big time seen him countless times. :-) Peace
@@jimiplayscobo5877 Exactly! He opened for the best bluesman in America Michael Bloomfield. Mike introduced Johnny (Winters not Winter) as a "bad" guitar player, of course meaning very good. Executives from Columbia Records were watching, and signed Johnny with the biggest advance in music history, about $160,000 I believe. Of course my man Mike, the King of guitar, got snubbed. This kind of thing happened to poor Michael again and again. Yet Johnny was one of the greats too in the end.
@@jimiplayscobo5877 THATS where the 6 came from in my mind, just in the wrong order ahahah! Goddamn, im lookin at videos of Muddy as we speak! God to talk to you brother, keep the blues alive always!
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@@stuartdinkes8048 Right...when I tell people about him the 1st thing I always say is, "he's who Hendrix & Vaughn worshiped & idolized...that's how good he was"
I've said it a million times Albert King plays nasty cutthroat funky blues straight no chaser. He's my favorite out of the three kings and I love all three. The three kings are blues immortals. 💙🤴🏾🤴🏾🤴🏾💙
I have Blues Power tattooed on my inner forearm. Every time I look at it, I get motivation from my hardships, and do my best to use them to my advantage and overcome them. BLUES POWER.
Dripping sweat, buzzing, amplifiers, screaming, guitars, great lyrics, crowded, smoky room. This is what blues is all about real no nonsense down home, blues.
You can definitely hear where SRV got his tasty licks and feel from. Albert was his mentor. R.I.P to both of the brothers. Always missed...never forgotten.
When I lived in Southern California I went with a friend to Pasadena and saw Albert, BB,and Bobbie Blue Bland perform. One of the best times of my life
This comment came to me without a thought. Just watch the whole video and I said out loud where he plays upside down my whole life turns right side up. I met Albert King in New York City Lone Star Cafe in the late 80s and he signed my record live wire Blues power and he said Albert King loves you still got it:-) man I love this guy
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S.R.V. plays these opening licks note for note on Texas Flood. I always loved the tone of Albert King. He had some serious bite in his sound. A guitar heros' , guitar hero. Never gets old.
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I saw Albert King open for the Doors in 1972 or 1973. The FM radio station KPPC played rock and roll plus the blues and I was introduced to the Blues. Albert was smoking hot!
Don't limit yourself to Albert.Theres so many.They will change you music taste.Checkout Otis Rush, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy, Ike Turner(before Tina), Freddie King.That will get ya started!
"Those bends" you said ! That's why nobody could never play like him. Imagine, bending a string to 4 tones and still sound in tune ! Who else dare? He also was a good arranger. What too many people don't know. I have a blues Heaven, and at the very top is Albert King.
@@nidranrebreski2828 man seeing all the hype behind him I’ve never even heard of Albee. But I’m not a blues fan. I’m an RnB fan and play guitar. Which is the offspring of blues. So I came back to learn my history. I’m from Memphis and Chicago so I know about BB King. Idk how I’ve only just now found out about Albert. In all honesty I thought Flying V’s were lame until I saw him ripping that one up.
The Fillmore was a superb concert hall. I saw many shows there. Everybody who performed at the Fillmore East had great shows. That's why they recorded so many live lp's there. NYC never again had such a perfect theater for live music. I didn't attend this show but I saw Albert King in 1968 at the Cafe Au Go Go in nyc. It was a small club and I lucked into a table in front of the stage. He was monstrously powerful. And he was a sweet man who (like many bluesman of the 60s) clearly enjoyed the appreciation and work he received from the audiences of hippies n' hipsters who'd discovered those great musicians for themselves in that era. May they all rest in peace now, secure in the knowledge their music will last for eternity.
He had one of the most unmistakable styles out there. You can't hear one of his songs and not know immediately who it is. One of my favorites and a true pioneer. You have to give credit to anyone that can rise to the level that he did while playing the instrument in a way that no one else does.
They all tried, I Love this song so much, I'm delighted to meet you here. How is the pandemic going over there? Where are you watching from? I'm Patrick Corey from California USA.
Well, you know what they say: it's not about how many notes you play, it's about HOW you play'em, WHEN you play'em and how much SOUL you put on them when you're playing'em. And this man had tons of all that in his playing
When I listen 2 music,I do not listen to just hear it. I listen to FEEL it,this guy,Albert King,makes u feel the music the way an artist is suppose too. RIP brother,as Johnny Guitar Watson said," that's a real mother ya."
One of the three Kings of the blues! This Fillmore set on video is incredible for it's video clarity, enabled by the super high-wattage movie lights close to the stage, cooking the performers. Priceless footage!
This man, with many others, found a way to channel the worst of our american history into an escape for anyone with any wanting of better to everyone around us in our everyday lives....every notes hits rock bottom then picks you up...will always respect and keep in touch with every note. Thank you for everything you gave to me and your inspiration Mr King.
As a young teenager I saw Albert many times at the Fillmore West. In the front row the guitar sounded like bombs dropping. You have experience it in person, like the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the world.
Same here brother. Lucky to catch him many times in his prime at FW and Winterland. I play blues harp and copy some of his phrasing in my bends. Always my favorite (AK). Jaw dropping when he was on the top of his game.
"Jimi Hendrix used to take pictures of my fingers to try and see what I was doing. He never quite figured it out, but Jimi was a hell of guitar player, the fastest dude around at the time. To me, he was overplaying when he tried to play the blues. He’d hit two or three good licks here and there and then speed them up and hit them over and over until he’d drown out all the good ones. The kids loved it and I liked his playing, that was his style. But don’t call him a great bluesman. I think he was going more in that direction, but we’ll never know because he didn’t take care of himself." ~ Albert King ~
People always have to bring up the god, Jimi Hendrix. He had very little in common with Albert King’s playing (whereas SRV combined elements of Albert King with Hendrix to arrive at his own volcanic style). Having lived that era, I would say, Hendrix was great for the time, and for what he was: a showman, innovative in a number of respects, very skilled at effects, but vastly overrated in actual playing, and this is so evident when he tried to play an acoustic guitar; there were many better guitarists, in every genre. Saw Terry Kath at the Fillmore in ‘69. There’s a reason he impressed Hendrix. Anyone who ever saw Jerry Reed when he was serious, or Chet Atkins, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass up close, knows. But pollsters put JH at the top, ignoring cats like Kath, Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanan, Gary Moore, etc. It’s ludicrous.
lat woods I agree ☝️ 100 % and not trying to make it a race thing but those that disagree are white guys that study “OUR” Greats and can never come close
Cold blooded Blues, I love this guy, this brings back so many memories for me as a child, my dad loved Albert King, as an Adult now, I can truly see why 💙
Thanx for making this great tune available to hear. This live version is outstanding. I begin to weep and tears come to my eyes upon listening, and watching Albert King here.
"B.B. King's brother", a true legend, but still underrated. He developped his self-taught individual style playing left handed on a right handed guitar (his first "guitars" were self built).
I saw Albert King in the mid 70s he was mesmerising and brilliant, in the quiet sections all you could hear was everyone's feet tapping in time with the music, it was absolutely sensational !
Alberts playing and his tone had something special about them, something that resonates with you. So far I haven't heard a single blues player who could reproduce Alberts style of playing, not even his tone.
my fucking god that man is literally pouring his heart out, the way he plays makes me look at the sky and be sure the stars glow brighter when blues are playing
The KING of TONE and proof that its all in the fingers and heart. he makes it look so easy, the definition of a Blues guitarist, SRVs mentor, the video with King and SRV is one pf the best performances I have ever seen, do not miss it.
That is a great performance and SRV shows a lot of class. Now if you want something more interesting check Hendrix on UA-cam playing Red House at Royal Albert Hall in 1969. It's a long solo that goes through a lot of changes. Albert King is my all time favorite BLUES guitarist and singer. Often imitated but never equalled.
I'm incredibly blessed to have been Albert's personal valet during this tour. I didn't know he was a musician because he refuse to tell me what he do. I not found out till later this man is a left handed guitar player, I cannot belive this!!! I 75 years old I did not know I call him Alberto and make him tortas
“I ain’t seen my main squeeze in 10 long weeks; you know I got ‘em” then he throws off an insanely awesome riff from Blued Heaven. Oh Lord: thank you for Albert King
He mashing on that box he walking over the brass then he go turn the amp up some more the man had something say without using words long live the legend
As 17 yrs old kids we used to go see Albert 2 wice a year in Detroit in the 80s, he was huge here , Detroit ers loved Albert, witness Cadillac assembly line.
Hard to full appreciate when I follow so many guitarists that were inspired by him but I can hear it. The way he stays in an area and the bends, as he puts it he’s paying attention...feels the soul
Father in Heaven, bless me with peace and comfort in times of trouble. When I am anxious or afraid, fill me with Your serenity. Let me feel Your comforting presence and find solace in Your eternal love.
What a giant of a blue's artist, and powerhouse Albert King is. I say "is", because his talent lives on in our heart's. Such a cool dude!!!!!! Talent beyond believable. 🙏🤗👍
As a guitar player myself, it's always been mind-blowing that he played not re-strung, upside down and backwards! But that's how he could get such incredible bending happening because he could pull to the floor instead of against gravity! His use of microtonal phrasing with only a few notes is outstanding! Just his extremely unconventional approach is mind-boggling enough! And for all you SRV fans, this is his biggest mentor. Just listen to Stevie's rendition of "The Sky is Crying"and you know he was a pupil of Albert's!
Man Albert King is in my opinion a top five blues guitarist because he can go play that guitar any way you want him to he was so loved by stevie Ray Vaughn one of the greatest live blues performers ever put some respect on this icons name
The tone of that Gibson guitar and pickups, the sound is just amazing! Whatever happened to that sound?!! Nothing sounds as magical as that in any of today's music. Cannot be re-created!
"ALBERT KING" es uno de los guitarristas de Blues que más ha influido en las nuevas generaciones, sus riffs y sus solos dieron al Blues de los años 60 la frescura que necesitaba. Esta presentación en vivo en el Fillmore East es una muestra de las mejores actuaciones en directo del gran "ALBERT".
The Fillmore was a superb concert hall. I saw many shows there. Everybody who performed at the Fillmore East had great shows. Thats why they recorded so many live lp's there. I didn't attend this show but I saw Albert King in 1968 at the Cafe Au Go Go in nyc. He was monstrous.
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I was very blessed and fortunate to have played and toured with Albert King for a while. I was playing trombone on this tour.
You could feel the power emulating out of him clear across the stage.
my man. you are a legend
Awesome opportunity, congrats....👍
Salute
I can't imagine the cajones it took to be on the same stage with Albert. Intimidating... powerful...
Oh man I could talk to u for hours I bet he was amazing to be around
Incredible. Thank you to Rick Beato and Joe Bomamossa for introducing me to this performance.
I've heard it but thanks to those two I had to come see it!
I also looked this up because Joe talked about it
Me too. Much appreciated.
same
Same here. Man, listen to that tone! Killer
Giant man. Giant voice. Giant hands. Giant heart. Giant Gibson. Giant Amps. Giant tone. Giant influence. No pedals. Albert, we love you.
Profusely sweating, bending almost everything, pure soul, delivery. He is the
very definition of a blues showman. We love you Albert!
I really like listen to Albert King because it gives me a sense of of center of square one you know square one square two square three just like on the chess board right I'm going to move to win our King was the best Albert King was the best 🎵🎵🎵😂
@@richardlake8303 Spliff?
@@richardlake8303 what the straight fuck are you talking about bro
He must have had Great guitar strings.. i wonder what brand and gauge ?
@@nelsonhibbert5267 50's term for maijuana
The fact that Jimi Hendrix & Stevie Ray Vaughan worshiped this man shows u everything u need to know about how amazing he was.
Absolutely 💯 %
Facts.. Albert was a monster
And he talk about jimi saying he got his own thing but its not the real blue's and Jimi Hendrix never said anything bad about Albert after being asked about what king said tells you everything
@@justicemcdonald2939
Albert king had that "Boomer" mentality
@@wesleyAlan9179 what's that got to do with anything that I said or he said cuz when he stated was the facts Jimi Hendrix was not real blues that's a fact that wasn't a boomer mentality
Even with the respect that Albert gets from hard-core blues fans, he still is under-rated. Outstanding guitarist, great musician.
SHO YOU RIGHT
Believe me, Albert has inspired a many!
I damn sure respect!
He's the "Velvet Refrigerator". I saw him with close to this lineup in Santa Cruz in 1976. His hands were huge.
got to see Albert King a Juneteenth Festival in Houston in the early 80s. he was the amazing sauce. Never saw any blues performance that came close, except perhaps John Lee Hooker with Carlos Santana in Golden Gate Park in the mid80s. oh and Carlos Santana was the most humble rock star sitting in ever. in fact, he was literally sitting. back to the Juneteenth Festival and Albert King, i was so blown away. and just to spice the day up, a very young Albert Collins also played that day. UA-cam has Stevie Ray Vaughan up next. saw him open for that stupid hotdog George Thorogood etc/man, after Stevie played, George shoulda hung up his guitar and said goodnight forever.
I once saw Albert King at a community college. They only charged a dollar for the concert - the deal of a lifetime. He was amazing.
How fortunate you were, to have watched him play live! My mind would have been blown away!!!!!!! 🙏
Left handed guitar player with a right handed flying V ! Strings upside down! Genius !
always tough to wrap my head around that. Its like learning a new language with a new alpahbet, I would imagine . Like going from English to japanese or arabic
a flying v with strings upside down is just a lefty with the volume control on top
@@TwelfthRoot-tt5nm Try to play with strings upside down. This is my point
@@jea783 if the strings are upside down but he holds it the other way around then the strings are normal. its just the body of the guitar that is upside down.
@@TwelfthRoot-tt5nm No it is not .He is playing a guitar upside down. That is a left handed guitar and he is playing it right-handed .
There is a vocal quality to King's playing. He understands dynamics better than most; whispering and then working his way up to wailing.
Stevie Ray, Jimi, Johnny, Eric, Coco, all owe this guy a debt of gratitude.
and Rory
somewhere listening to this was a mesmerized 16 year old stevie ray vaughan who was about to quit his day job to try and make it big just like his idol albert king...
My first time hearing Albert King and I'm hooked. He's fantastic!
Welcome, my favorite....
Door to door, with Otis rush.
Same!
The best!
Me too! 🥂
Greatness of the internet. Albert King on demand. Only a dream as a child.
MPWorldway Amen brother
Really! I wish i had had all this when i was a teenager!
@@whitehorsedancing I am and I have it. Such an inspiration
Facts!
This man looked SRV straight in his face and told him he was "pretty" good
This blues master is nothing but the truth , the holy truth!!
SRV called Albert Daddy. Nuff said.
Best comment I’ve ever seen. Had me dying. Thank you! This post immediately had me laughing.
I think the point of him saying that was more of a lesson.. remember he said “the better you get, the harder you have to work.. don’t ever get so good and say I got it all, don’t ever do that..” then he says to Stevie.. “you already pretty good.. and you gone get better” So I think it was lesson in what he was saying.. 💯
@@gavindandrick7486 yeah probably
Look at that man's face when he is feeling it. Tells you that the blues is as much about joy as it is about sorrow.
Blues is a feeling, whatever you're feelin' at the time.
This is one fo the finest examples of slow blues ever captured on film. Such distinctive phrasing and passion! His influence will live on for generations.
Got Blues ?
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
So many know his playing without even knowing it. You can hear Albert's influence ooze out of Jimi and SRV. Countless others.
@@lous8619 ...
I don't know about that. You can surely hear SRV copying Albert note-for-note and lick-for-lick but I can't recall hearing Hendrix do that.
Hendrix was much less of a LICK player than SRV and more about melody.
Every once in a while I hear some BB and some Buddy Guy but nowhere near as much Albert as SRV...who was a straight up copycat albeit a very very good one.
@FramrodLiggins I agree Hendrix is much more original and has many influences. I hear Albert's influence much more in SRV also but Jimi was certainly listening as well.
He’s is absolutely killing that Flying V! He’s making it cry! The tone is unbelievably strong with this one. Love it! And that vibrato! Sick!
Anyone who's held a 60s vintage Flying V knows it's an unwieldy, heavy, imposing instrument. Albert's girth dwarfs this guitar, making it appear almost 3/4 size. Those huge powerful hands swallow the neck and tame that beast of an axe, making it babble and whimper like a baby.
He doesn't have to try. This is truly BLUES
The Velvet Bulldozer
Actor Stephen Segal has Albert's V collection.
Dual Showman with 2x15 JBL speakers helps the process.
This song is so damn true. Everyday i wake up feeling the power of the blues, blues like this really make me stanky. Back in the 70s my granny used to play this down at the bayou. What more could you ask for than a glass of warm whiskey and some good ol stanky blues. The blues will NEVER die, it lies in my soul.
-Gary (m82)
I love the story of Albert King coming into the studio while Stevie Ray was recording and asking him for like $1500. Stevie Ray gave him the money and Albert King said “This is for all of those licks you stole from me!”. Lol He loved Stevie and Stevie obviously loved him.
Ha! That's some real shit too.
@@bryangoodwin6626 what does your comment even mean Jethro?
This man is one of the best to ever do it. He deserves much more credit.
Johnny Winter once said, there is no money in the Blues, we do it because we love it!! RIP Johnny!!
At one point Johnny was the highest paid act in the US. Although he was playing Rock and Roll at the time. I loved Johnny big time seen him countless times. :-) Peace
@@jimiplayscobo5877 👍🏽
@@jimiplayscobo5877 Exactly! He opened for the best bluesman in America Michael Bloomfield. Mike introduced Johnny (Winters not Winter) as a "bad" guitar player, of course meaning very good. Executives from Columbia Records were watching, and signed Johnny with the biggest advance in music history, about $160,000 I believe. Of course my man Mike, the King of guitar, got snubbed. This kind of thing happened to poor Michael again and again. Yet Johnny was one of the greats too in the end.
@@oldgrannywheels Johnny's advance was 600.000. He helped revive a lot of the blues legends especially Muddy's career.
@@jimiplayscobo5877 THATS where the 6 came from in my mind, just in the wrong order ahahah! Goddamn, im lookin at videos of Muddy as we speak! God to talk to you brother, keep the blues alive always!
No matter how many times I hear this, it never gets old. one of the all time greats
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NOTICE THE DATE OF THIS CONCERT SEPT 23RD 1970 FIVE DAYS AFTER JIMI HENDRIX DIED ONE OF JIMIS IDLES!!!!
me to!
@@stuartdinkes8048 Right...when I tell people about him the 1st thing I always say is, "he's who Hendrix & Vaughn worshiped & idolized...that's how good he was"
Magnifique. Salutations
Slow blues hits the soul. It gets right to point. This is one of the best slow blues performances hands down. By one of the masters
Wouldn't you just love a backing band like these guys.....man what a sound!!
This band just KILLS IT HERE🔥🔥
Albert was known for working his band hard and not taking any 💩.
That venue had the best sound system and mix. The Fillmore was heavenly!
I've said it a million times Albert King plays nasty cutthroat funky blues straight no chaser. He's my favorite out of the three kings and I love all three. The three kings are blues immortals. 💙🤴🏾🤴🏾🤴🏾💙
I love how he engages the audience and they become part of the song. Gorgeous timing and complete abandon to the moment.
Hello June, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??
I have Blues Power tattooed on my inner forearm. Every time I look at it, I get motivation from my hardships, and do my best to use them to my advantage and overcome them. BLUES POWER.
Stay blessed.
Man the power of that sound is still there coming through my little iPhone speaker. This dude was and is still untouchable.
Heck yeah ! ❤️🎸
Dripping sweat, buzzing, amplifiers, screaming, guitars, great lyrics, crowded, smoky room. This is what blues is all about real no nonsense down home, blues.
R.I.P Albert King (April 25, 1923 - December 21, 1992), aged 69
You will be remembered as a legend
You can definitely hear where SRV got his tasty licks and feel from. Albert was his mentor. R.I.P to both of the brothers. Always missed...never forgotten.
You left out Hendrix and Johnny Winter if you're talking about where SRV copped both his phrasing and his sound in general.
Brothers and friends indeed. Naught ego either!
@@dantean moreso albert and johnny than hendrix...
@@bensblues Not to my ears.
music is always about fusing those who were before and making it your own
When I lived in Southern California I went with a friend to Pasadena and saw Albert, BB,and Bobbie Blue Bland perform. One of the best times of my life
You were so fortunate, to get to see the great Albert King playing live!!!!!!! 🙏👍🤗🩵
This comment came to me without a thought. Just watch the whole video and I said out loud where he plays upside down my whole life turns right side up. I met Albert King in New York City Lone Star Cafe in the late 80s and he signed my record live wire Blues power and he said Albert King loves you still got it:-) man I love this guy
Albert's tone on this recording is simply sublime
That phrasing, that sound, that vibe. Sheer power.
A mountain of a man. He had such a touch, tone with impeccable timing that Stevie Ray Vaughn picked up on and used it at will.
RIP to the both.
"Texas flood" ( song ) is pure Albert KIng.
Listen........some people are just gifted. Albert was one of em.
It's absolutely amazing that we have this footage!
Blues power!
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S.R.V. plays these opening licks note for note on Texas Flood. I always loved the tone of Albert King. He had some serious bite in his sound. A guitar heros' , guitar hero. Never gets old.
Black People are amazing ❤ thanks for this beautiful music. Legendary music, forever rock, blues, jazz, metal, punk, hardrock, etc... True music forever ❤
🤐🤫.🕵️😎...whot..???
Yes Sir! I saw Kingfish two weeks ago and is a fact. Bluesmen are unique.
I'm a white woman, of a particular age. I have loved the blues since I was a child.
I saw Albert King open for the Doors in 1972 or 1973. The FM radio station KPPC played rock and roll plus the blues and I was introduced to the Blues. Albert was smoking hot!
It's just insane what he was able to convey with such "limited" resources. Albert King was truly a Master.
I'm just discovering him and I really think he might be the most expressive guitar player I've ever heard this just shook me to the core I'm floored
You just don't know what you've been missing. Listen to "crosscut saw, flat tire, how blue can you get, badluck blues or born under a bad sign"
Don't limit yourself to Albert.Theres so many.They will change you music taste.Checkout Otis Rush, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy, Ike Turner(before Tina), Freddie King.That will get ya started!
The man can flat out play and sing. A true gift to music
Albert King had some incredible guitar licks. His touch was very subtle. He really knew how to make those strings sing.
This guy could play a whole song on a 1-string guitar! Those bends!
He only used 3 strings
"Those bends" you said ! That's why nobody could never play like him. Imagine, bending a string to 4 tones and still sound in tune ! Who else dare? He also was a good arranger. What too many people don't know. I have a blues Heaven, and at the very top is Albert King.
@@nidranrebreski2828 man seeing all the hype behind him I’ve never even heard of Albee. But I’m not a blues fan. I’m an RnB fan and play guitar. Which is the offspring of blues. So I came back to learn my history. I’m from Memphis and Chicago so I know about BB King. Idk how I’ve only just now found out about Albert. In all honesty I thought Flying V’s were lame until I saw him ripping that one up.
Not bends...pulls.He pulled down to get that fat tone with the little E on top.
Upside down and open tuning wtf lol
The Fillmore was a superb concert hall. I saw many shows there. Everybody who performed at the Fillmore East had great shows. That's why they recorded so many live lp's there. NYC never again had such a perfect theater for live music. I didn't attend this show but I saw Albert King in 1968 at the Cafe Au Go Go in nyc. It was a small club and I lucked into a table in front of the stage. He was monstrously powerful. And he was a sweet man who (like many bluesman of the 60s) clearly enjoyed the appreciation and work he received from the audiences of hippies n' hipsters who'd discovered those great musicians for themselves in that era. May they all rest in peace now, secure in the knowledge their music will last for eternity.
When his guitar gets quiet, is when his music speaks so loud! We all got the blues!
He had one of the most unmistakable styles out there. You can't hear one of his songs and not know immediately who it is. One of my favorites and a true pioneer. You have to give credit to anyone that can rise to the level that he did while playing the instrument in a way that no one else does.
Mr king is like the wolf as soon as the music starts you know
Good Gawd Mr. King is putting it down. Lucy is screaming the blues, he is truly in his element here.
They all tried, I Love this song so much, I'm delighted to meet you here. How is the pandemic going over there? Where are you watching from? I'm Patrick Corey from California USA.
Best blues ever. 15 mins of playing only half a dozen different notes, but still making it interesting and expressive. Thats an art!
Well, you know what they say: it's not about how many notes you play, it's about HOW you play'em, WHEN you play'em and how much SOUL you put on them when you're playing'em. And this man had tons of all that in his playing
@@danielmicheli354 agree great comment
When I listen 2 music,I do not listen to just hear it.
I listen to FEEL it,this guy,Albert King,makes u feel the music the way an artist is suppose too.
RIP brother,as Johnny Guitar Watson said," that's a real mother ya."
dinamica espressività esperienza. tre cose che fanno dire alla chitarra discorsi blues
There is a lot to learn in that, limited notes with unlimited expression
His sound and tone is what sets him apart from his contemporaries
incredible phrasing no flashy solo's just simple perfectly timed phrasing. and that vibrato on par ( even better) than B.B. incredibleQ!!!
One of the three Kings of the blues! This Fillmore set on video is incredible for it's video clarity, enabled by the super high-wattage movie lights close to the stage, cooking the performers. Priceless footage!
In my opinion, there is the blues and everyone that plays it and then there is Albert Kang. You better sit down and listen up.
Saw Albert King at a few nightclubs in the late '70's and early '80's' in Vancouver. Absolutely among the best, ever.
JIMI HENDRIX PASSED AWAY FIVE DAYS BEFORE THIS GIG!!!!
This man, with many others, found a way to channel the worst of our american history into an escape for anyone with any wanting of better to everyone around us in our everyday lives....every notes hits rock bottom then picks you up...will always respect and keep in touch with every note. Thank you for everything you gave to me and your inspiration Mr King.
I just vomited
A timeless performance from the best. This will still be great 10,000 years from now.
Albert King is one of the greatest artists ever. That voice and guitar playing are legendary.
Hello Michelle, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??
@@Trevorjennings35 I am, thank you.
@@michelletackett9489 Okay..
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Listing to this track on the Blues Power album changed my life. Absolute magic.
As a young teenager I saw Albert many times at the Fillmore West.
In the front row the guitar sounded like bombs dropping.
You have experience it in person, like the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the world.
@Emilio Conesa Wow!! Thnx for your brilliant and colorful comment!! Way to paint a picture for us reading this!!
Thnx
Same here brother. Lucky to catch him many times in his prime at FW and Winterland. I play blues harp and copy some of his phrasing in my bends. Always my favorite (AK). Jaw dropping when he was on the top of his game.
"Jimi Hendrix used to take pictures of my fingers to try and
see what I was doing. He never quite figured it out, but Jimi was a hell of
guitar player, the fastest dude around at the time. To me, he was overplaying
when he tried to play the blues. He’d hit two or three good licks here and
there and then speed them up and hit them over and over until he’d drown out
all the good ones. The kids loved it and I liked his playing, that was his style.
But don’t call him a great bluesman. I think he was going more in that
direction, but we’ll never know because he didn’t take care of himself." ~ Albert King ~
Wow ! 👨🏿💼👦🏿🤔🇺🇸
Where is that quote taken?
5 days after Hendrix died
@@michaelnero1550 wherefrom?
People always have to bring up the god, Jimi Hendrix. He had very little in common with Albert King’s playing (whereas SRV combined elements of Albert King with Hendrix to arrive at his own volcanic style). Having lived that era, I would say, Hendrix was great for the time, and for what he was: a showman, innovative in a number of respects, very skilled at effects, but vastly overrated in actual playing, and this is so evident when he tried to play an acoustic guitar; there were many better guitarists, in every genre. Saw Terry Kath at the Fillmore in ‘69. There’s a reason he impressed Hendrix. Anyone who ever saw Jerry Reed when he was serious, or Chet Atkins, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass up close, knows. But pollsters put JH at the top, ignoring cats like Kath, Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanan, Gary Moore, etc. It’s ludicrous.
One of The 3 Kings of Blues!! Albert..BB..and Freddie King!! RIP and Memory Eternal to All 3...
One of the best blues performances I've ever watched in my life.
This is as good as electric blues guitar gets. Ain't nothin' beat this.
Albert king and Freddie king two of the most underrated guitarist.
since when lol
@@AnsiloPlaysGames a long time now some lists have the disrespect of ranking Freddie King as 55 and Albert 43 in the top 100 guitarists of all time.
@lat woods I mean, most people regardless of their color didn't create the blues
lat woods I agree ☝️ 100 % and not trying to make it a race thing but those that disagree are white guys that study “OUR” Greats and can never come close
@@aaronandrus6623 "Our greats" is quite the sentiment of basking in glory of others with whom you are not
I think Albert King, BB, and A.Collins are the greatest bluesmen of all time.
Is it only me that smiles when Albert does ? It’s infectious.
Cold blooded Blues, I love this guy, this brings back so many memories for me as a child, my dad loved Albert King, as an Adult now, I can truly see why 💙
Never heard it referred to as cold blooded b4!
Thanx for making this great tune available to hear. This live version is outstanding. I begin to weep and tears come to my eyes upon listening, and watching Albert King here.
I kniw the feeling!!
"B.B. King's brother", a true legend, but still underrated. He developped his self-taught individual style playing left handed on a right handed guitar (his first "guitars" were self built).
I saw Albert King in the mid 70s he was mesmerising and brilliant, in the quiet sections all you could hear was everyone's feet tapping in time with the music, it was absolutely sensational
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Alberts playing and his tone had something special about them, something that resonates with you. So far I haven't heard a single blues player who could reproduce Alberts style of playing, not even his tone.
the music comes straight from his soul. the guitar is connected directly.
Classic blues from one of the best to ever do it. Influenced so many greats.
Gawd damn, that tone cuts straight to the core. What a force of nature he was.
Look at him sweat, a true labor of love, pourin ' out his soul!
my fucking god that man is literally pouring his heart out, the way he plays makes me look at the sky and be sure the stars glow brighter when blues are playing
It REALLY doesn't get any better than this ! The real Blues power !!!
God this man is such a legend. Wish I was alive during the early electric blues days. These guys were just out of this world.
The KING of TONE and proof that its all in the fingers and heart. he makes it look so easy, the definition of a Blues guitarist, SRVs mentor, the video with King and SRV is one pf the best performances I have ever seen, do not miss it.
That is a great performance and SRV shows a lot of class.
Now if you want something more interesting check Hendrix on UA-cam playing Red House at Royal Albert Hall in 1969.
It's a long solo that goes through a lot of changes.
Albert King is my all time favorite BLUES guitarist and singer.
Often imitated but never equalled.
god given talent,thats how a guitar should sound.
I'm incredibly blessed to have been Albert's personal valet during this tour. I didn't know he was a musician because he refuse to tell me what he do. I not found out till later this man is a left handed guitar player, I cannot belive this!!! I 75 years old I did not know I call him Alberto and make him tortas
“I ain’t seen my main squeeze in 10 long weeks; you know I got ‘em” then he throws off an insanely awesome riff from Blued Heaven. Oh Lord: thank you for Albert King
Whatever you say about this blues tune it ain't gonna be enough to describe how good it is
I refuse to listen to this at a low volume.My speakers be blasting loud to the max.Smoking and thinking...About everything.❤
Mine too...Love him and Albert Collins!
You are correct sir, this can not be listened to at anything less then max volume.
my man!
say that again Yo ear got to be in your foot if ya can't hear it.
Man I so badly need a join listening to this
make no mistake........this is the KING of the kings.
Evan Neuburger bb
SCHIZOPHRENIC LSD ADDICT Freddie.
Not huge on freddy he doesent look cool.
SCHIZOPHRENIC LSD ADDICT are you kidding- massive collars are *essential* for the blues!
+Evan Neuburger George Benson is the King.
He mashing on that box he walking over the brass then he go turn the amp up some more the man had something say without using words long live the legend
As 17 yrs old kids we used to go see Albert 2 wice a year in Detroit in the 80s, he was huge here , Detroit ers loved Albert, witness Cadillac assembly line.
Hard to full appreciate when I follow so many guitarists that were inspired by him but I can hear it. The way he stays in an area and the bends, as he puts it he’s paying attention...feels the soul
Father in Heaven, bless me with peace and comfort in times of trouble. When I am anxious or afraid, fill me with Your serenity. Let me feel Your comforting presence and find solace in Your eternal love.
Amén.
You can hear every blues guitarist in his playing. Totally excellent
What a giant of a blue's artist, and powerhouse Albert King is. I say "is", because his talent lives on in our heart's. Such a cool dude!!!!!! Talent beyond believable. 🙏🤗👍
As a guitar player myself, it's always been mind-blowing that he played not re-strung, upside down and backwards! But that's how he could get such incredible bending happening because he could pull to the floor instead of against gravity! His use of microtonal phrasing with only a few notes is outstanding! Just his extremely unconventional approach is mind-boggling enough!
And for all you SRV fans, this is his biggest mentor. Just listen to Stevie's rendition of "The Sky is Crying"and you know he was a pupil of Albert's!
The Late Great King....Albert! So glad I got to see him LIVE before he passed....I saw him a couple years after this recording.
Awesome
Ya ever see SRV live?
Yes -- loud and boring. But he was better once he got sober...
Man Albert King is in my opinion a top five blues guitarist because he can go play that guitar any way you want him to he was so loved by stevie Ray Vaughn one of the greatest live blues performers ever put some respect on this icons name
The master! Will always be my favourite blues man. His guitar cuts through like no one else I've ever heard.
1970 I would wake up n go right to my first Albert King album bc I knew I understood the Blues by then…
Hello Johanna, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??
The tone of that Gibson guitar and pickups, the sound is just amazing! Whatever happened to that sound?!! Nothing sounds as magical as that in any of today's music. Cannot be re-created!
"ALBERT KING" es uno de los guitarristas de Blues que más ha influido en las nuevas generaciones, sus riffs y sus solos dieron al Blues de los años 60 la frescura que necesitaba. Esta presentación en vivo en el Fillmore East es una muestra de las mejores actuaciones en directo del gran "ALBERT".
The Fillmore was a superb concert hall. I saw many shows there. Everybody who performed at the Fillmore East had great shows. Thats why they recorded so many live lp's there. I didn't attend this show but I saw Albert King in 1968 at the Cafe Au Go Go in nyc. He was monstrous.