Larger Than Life

I partly agree with the previous reviewer that this is not Freddie's best album; a shame really since it was his last.Especially the disco-ish backing vocals on 'Boogie Bump' make this track sound somewhat out-of-place on a Freddie King album. But to call anything on the album 'unbelievably bad' is bit over the top I think. Even the strange 'Boogie Bump' has some great licks by King.I do think that Freddie stellar singing,formidable and matured guitar work and the great live tracks make this overall a more than worthy addition to any electric blues enthousiast's record collection. Especially 'Ain't that I don't Love You' and his version of Dylan's 'Meet me in the Morning' are standouts.

Oh dear the studio track are, for the most part, absolutely awful! The live stuff is much better though. Its a shame that there's no studio recording of Have You Ever Loved A Woman from the late 60's or 70's. The one on here is live and more of an example of how Freddie adapted his music with different bands and audiences.Approach with caution as you will be dissapointed with 50% of the album, especially as Burglar came out just before this.Freddie is a class act, but this album amounts to odds and ends really.