Albert King - The Sky Is Crying Live Japan 89

[standingbeark]

also add that "feeling" is a key component to achieve this . it's all soul...

[tippimail1]

This song,by this band,is a textbook for how to play the blues.Thanks for uploading.

[xpiahx]

WHO'S THAT BASS PLAYER?

[GentlemanHES]

Albert King is one of the few blues legends that Clapton never tried to mess with live! He was smart enough to know he wasn't in his league!

[Tahtahha]

I too was told to look for a solo some where in the middle of this video. O M G !!!! That is all I can say to discribe it. O M G !!! You need to check it out it is tight shit fool !!!! Muah Kisses Tammy

[didjagetit]

5:11 !!!!  I was told to look for a bass solo. Lord was it ever worth it. Hot!!!!

[BishopArkansasRed]

nothing to say but GREAT/MAGIC real stuff!

[ramzle3397]

He used alternate tunings because he played the guitar upside down. If you look closely you will see the bass strings on the bottom!

[bassangler33880]

The "real" King of the Blues!!!

[mysterybat35]

great playing by Albert... but question.. why is it when stringed instruments play with brass instruments ... the brass instruments are never tuned to the guitar? while im sure they are all playing in the same "key" the "pitch" seems horribly off here... either Albert is too sharp or the brass is just too flat.... I'm thinking its the latter

[TheOffcialACCFans]

like a diver coming up to fast ,,Al will give you the bendzzzz.sound like hes got the phazer on..Ive seen him 3 times once when he was mad at the sound man the band and anyone that looked at him wrong!but he"ll always please!!god rest you mr.king.

[disolove]

Dude was WORKIN' IT on the bass solo!

[aucklanddog]

Albert King is one of the truly great bluesman. Many of the legendary blues players including Buddy Guy pay homage to Albert by utilising his martial in their performances.

‘Albert was born under a bad sign; he played the blues for the world and forever changed the way the world would play the blues’ ...

[Gonzo9245]

Japanese Blues Festival? that cracks me up!! The japs can't take our blues away from us or even try to immitate it. thank God.

[disolove]

@Gonzo9245 Humans of any location can do anything that any other human can do. Nothing will change that american origin of the craft.

[gamerhbaa]

excellent bass solo =^D

[PersistenceMusic]

long lives da king

[claptoned0]

Seems so easy for him to play guitar !

[turnmedownagain]

He's not only playing left handed he's playing upside down! That his high E string at the top!! That is true talent right there!!

[Skywatch01]

Ya que e esta vida no te conocí espero que nuestras almas puedan conocerce si DIOS asi lo permite mas alla de este mundo , claro no habá parlantes ni guitarras pero tal el nos permita volver para estar juntos y tocar juntos, nada es imposible para DIOS nada...Robert

[Skywatch01]

Ya que e esta vida no te conocí espero que nuestras almas puedan conocerce si DIOS asi lo permite mas alla de este mundo , claro no habá parlantes ni guitarras pero tal el nos permita volver para estar juntos y tocar juntos, nada es imposible para DIOS nada

[Skywatch01]

Una de las mejores versiones que he escuchado de este tema maravilloso Albert King sin puas con un sentimiento y un sonido único , la intervención de un sólido bajista genial , de 10.

[wrexT]

Albert King is great as always, but that bass solo was SICK.

[bonecracker23]

I don't know if it's his sound signature, but I see a lot of live performances (like this one) where he plays his guitar out of tune, even though he sings perfectly in tune...pretty strange...

[S1NN3R2106]

@bonecracker23 Albert King played in a bunch of alternate tunings most commonly drop C# (minor) so it's not his guitar out of tune but his preference of playing in alternate tunings. I have no idea why he preferred alternate tunings, if anyone has ideas I would love to find out.

[Btiemann63]

@S1NN3R2106 Albert King played that low so he could bend the string two whole stops. Also really dependent on the tuning was his tone.. As the less tension= less attack you need on the strings thus effecting his tone. Finally his vibrato. His vibrato is so unbelievable. He has less tension on the strings so its easier to do vibrato.

[cjoey39]

Albert always gives credit for past blues artists work! He is a class act! His presense is ultimate! Joey Vaughan World Blues Attack"

[wwjd2u4m]

albert got style

[JavierTijuana]

Albert KIng takes the shit out of me. Is too much, takes all the blues away I swear.

[TheSunRecords]

Thanks for the great share, Bradlee!

[bluesify100]

@vince277 They should make a separate blues band for people who want real music! No offense shredders.

[bluesify100]

This must've been one hell of a show: B.B. King and Albert King on the same bill???!!!

[msflo1926]

THANKS FOR THIS GREAT VIDEO

[4001XBASS]

Let's see 'em try and put THIS one on RockBand. Ha!

Albert's the best.

[vince277]

@4001XBASS I WISH they'd put this on rock band! LOL

[karl198]

Amazing bass solo!

[onthebus17]

Interesting, I didn't know he ever did this song in a minor key. 

[maneingredient]

Albert Is my hero. He lives through Michael Burks. that is my guy also.

[jazzguitar2010]

All blues players need to hear this, it's not how many notes you play, it's the energy you direct with the notes you do play. Albert King plays the same licks over and over, and yet when that left-hand thumb strikes those strings, you know immediately there's something special about his playing. B.B. King, Albert King, Albert Collins, same idea, they can both tell a story with 2 or 3 notes, and make show-off fast guitar players look like kids.

[2817344827]

@jazzguitar2010 ....Amen brother....You nailed it!

[SiKxBlAzEr]

@jazzguitar2010 yes exactly and the placement of the licks makes them sound fresh even though they've been played already

[egwulf]

@jazzguitar2010 You summarized the essence of guitar playing.

[Ryke88]

My fav. version of this song, and only Albert King coulda done it justice.

[weathered79]

i thought it was so cool to see a blues man with a flying v

[Konklin7]

@weathered79 I think Albert King one of the first musicians to use a flying v when they first came out in the late 50s...........................­..

[LittlewingKD]

Yes oh yes OH Oh Oh this is the best, Go Albert Go!

[bluessman0925]

outstanding a blues great still at the height of his awsome powers!!!!!!!

[garcivaldi]

yeaaaaaaa profesional XD is greaaTT