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Track Listings
| 1. Two Steps From The Blues |
| 2. Cry, Cry, Cry |
| 3. I'm Not Ashmed |
| 4. Don't Cry No More |
| 5. Lead Me On |
| 6. I Pity The Fool |
| 7. I've Just Got To Forget You |
| 8. Little Boy Blues |
| 9. St. James Infirmary |
| 10. I'll Take Care Of You |
| 11. I Don't Want No Woman |
| 12. I've Been Wrong So Long |
| 13. How Does A Cheatin' Woman Feel |
| 14. Close To You |
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1-How Does A Cheatin' Woman Feel * 2-Close To You * (1956-60 'Duke Records') (35:12/14) Sorgfältig restaurierte Aufnahmen, bei denen vor allem die neueren Einspielungen besser klingen denn je. Eins der klassischen Bluesalben mit einem Sänger, der eine ganze Generation von Mighty Sam McClain bis Kim Wilson beeinflußt hat. Dazu Gitarristen wie Wayne Bennett - lebensnotwendig / five star mastering from original mono masters. Great re-issue with original art work plus two bonus cuts *. This is a classic. Bland's one of the greatest singers in blues history, having influence on an entire generation. You'll also hear great guitar from Wayne Bennett a.m.o. * = Bonus Stücke
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Good God almighty! If you have any affinity for any kind of music, buy this album! The effect this astonishing collection of singles had is still felt more than forty years after its initial release. The songs are simply stunning, and Bland's voice is truly phenomenal. Any singer who ever belted out a single note OWES Bobby "Blue" Bland. For those who have heard nothing but the man's latter day work with Malaco, this is nothing short of a revelation. This was one of the most amazing voices on God's green earth. He's somehow like a cross between Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, and Brook Benton, but with the strength of all three combined. Listening to this will make you realize how right B.B. King was when he said, "Me and Little Milton, we did alright, but NOBODY could move a crowd like Bobby Bland."
My only complaint is that these songs and the album itself are over far too early. Some of the songs barely make it over two minutes, but that was how they were done in those days. But I can't stress the greatness of this album and the magnitude of its impact enough. Along with James Brown's Live At the Apollo, this is arguably the most important and influential Soul album of all time.
Format:Audio CD
If you're only going to buy one Bobby "Blues Boy" Bland album then make it this one.
In common with many, I used to listen to the Mike Raven r'n'b show in the early/mid 60's, every day, early evening on one of the pirate radio stations. I was living in Kent at the time so reception was good on the pirates. Very fond memories. Mike used to go on about the 3 B's - these were Solomon Burke, James Brown, and Bobby Bland. Burke had already had hits in the UK but Brown and Bland were pretty well unknown at that time. The late Mr Show Business, James Brown, is now a household name but Bobby has never gained the fame that should have come his way. This album was one I searched out so it's really the first time I really heard the man apart from the snippets on the Raven show. I would add that its overall sound came as quite as quite a shock. There was nothing else like it on the soul cum r'n'b scene. Apart from one track "I've been wrong so long", which was a very good example of small band Texas Blues with strong lead guitar, the style of the others was unfamilar. This was for two reasons. Bland's own voice was most unusual. I have seen plenty of references to his "crying style", and, by god, can he cry, but comparisons just don't do him justice. There's agony on almost every number. Julie London and her "Cry me a River" has nothing on our Bobby! But the voice was also complemented by Joe Scott's magnificent orchestra with sweeps and flourishes on almost every number plus the horn driven punch for the emphatic moments. Listen to "I pity the fool". Essentially a 12 bar blues but it sounds like a mini opera.
This album has more of his hits than any other apart from the best-of's, and the track selection is varied. In my view this gives as good a general view as you could get of Bobby. There are simply no bad tracks. I did manage to find a few other original Bland albums later (and also bought loads of imported Duke/Peacock singles) but none of them had the sweep of "Two Steps from the Blues".
In common with many, I used to listen to the Mike Raven r'n'b show in the early/mid 60's, every day, early evening on one of the pirate radio stations. I was living in Kent at the time so reception was good on the pirates. Very fond memories. Mike used to go on about the 3 B's - these were Solomon Burke, James Brown, and Bobby Bland. Burke had already had hits in the UK but Brown and Bland were pretty well unknown at that time. The late Mr Show Business, James Brown, is now a household name but Bobby has never gained the fame that should have come his way. This album was one I searched out so it's really the first time I really heard the man apart from the snippets on the Raven show. I would add that its overall sound came as quite as quite a shock. There was nothing else like it on the soul cum r'n'b scene. Apart from one track "I've been wrong so long", which was a very good example of small band Texas Blues with strong lead guitar, the style of the others was unfamilar. This was for two reasons. Bland's own voice was most unusual. I have seen plenty of references to his "crying style", and, by god, can he cry, but comparisons just don't do him justice. There's agony on almost every number. Julie London and her "Cry me a River" has nothing on our Bobby! But the voice was also complemented by Joe Scott's magnificent orchestra with sweeps and flourishes on almost every number plus the horn driven punch for the emphatic moments. Listen to "I pity the fool". Essentially a 12 bar blues but it sounds like a mini opera.
This album has more of his hits than any other apart from the best-of's, and the track selection is varied. In my view this gives as good a general view as you could get of Bobby. There are simply no bad tracks. I did manage to find a few other original Bland albums later (and also bought loads of imported Duke/Peacock singles) but none of them had the sweep of "Two Steps from the Blues".
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
The Real Deal....
8 Jan 2002
Format:Audio CD
Here's an album anyone looking for great music should own. Has to be as good as any soul or blues album in the 1960's. Not dance music. Slow, simmering, deep but smoothe music from the human heart, and the crisp accompaniment of Bland's backing musicians is stellar and just punctuates the performances perfectly. The arranger and producer need some credits here, too, even though Bland and his band get first dibs on kudos. This is definitive Bobby "Blue" Bland. Make it your first purchase. Cream of the crop stuff. My favorite is "Lead Me On", a recording of haunting beauty. When his voice was in his prime and good form, this is a relief for those having purchased too many albums that overpromise. This one delivers in spades (sic). You won't feeled gipped here; that won't even occur to you. For the newcomer to the blues and the connoisseur of great records alike. A treat of a great set of performances par excellence, and what songs too! A tour-de-force, to use a term we seldom use anymore, because they hardly make great records like this anymore.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
THE FULL RANGE OF EMOTIONS COMES THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR !!!!
31 Aug 1999
Format:Audio CD
In high school in Louisiana in 1961 this was our favorite album. The high scool was all white (segregation) but we all loved rhythmn and blues. Bo Didley palayed at our senior dance. Bobby Bluesboy Bland was the greatest of the singers with a voice with unbelievable range. I saw him in 1997 and his voice was still in remarkbly good shape. Two Steps from the Blues is a great album and is definitely unappreciated or should I say under appreciated because if you listen you have to love. Bill Johnson
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Classic album.
20 May 2004
Format:Audio CD
Bobby Bland is one of my favourite singers for decades, and on its initial release this album set new standards for R&B singers. Almost every track on this CD is a classic of the genre: "I pity the fool" and "St James Infirmary" could almost be described as "classic classics" they were so definitive at the time. It was such an advance for a blues singer that one reviewer then described it as "two million steps from the blues". Bland went on to become one of the most highly regarded R&B singers of his generation, influencing the singing style of later singers like Tyrone Davis.
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