Albert King

• 4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Live Wire/Blues Power is one of Albert King's definitive albums. Recorded live at the Fillmore Auditorium in 1968, the guitarist is at the top of his form throughout the record -- his solos are intense and piercing. The band is fine, but ultimately it's King's show -- he makes Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" dirty and funky and wrings out all the emotion from "Blues at Sunris - All Music Guide

PERSONNEL:

• ALBERT KING, guitar & vocals

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• 01. Watermelon Man
• 02. Blues Power
• 03. Night Stomp

• SIDE B:
• 01. Blues at Sunrise
• 02. Please Love Me
• 03. Look Out