B.B. King: Blues Master The Complete Series

What I love about this video is that it's all firsthand information from the man himself. It's not lessons taught by someone else who interprets how he did things. There are also plenty of performances where you can hear for yourself why he's considered the king of the blues. He was a favorite of my parents and later a favorite of mine. I even took my older kids to see him perform (with Bobby Blue Bland and Albert King, no less). An excellent buy for any aspiring or accomplished guitarist.

This DVD is a compilation of several VHS tapes which were made in the 1990s. The DVD is quite pricey and I, mistakenly, first bought "Highlights". I originally thought they were different items, the information on the DVD did not include a track list. This DVD "Blues Master" is the complete version and "Highlights" is the scaled down version of this set. However, I am more than happy with this product. B.B.'s performance is easily his best live work in the last 20 years and the sound is excellent. This is much better than say "By Request" or "Jazz Channel Presents". If you are a guitar player you will get hints from it, but its not a real instructional lesson ( I agree with the previous reviewer in that regard), it's more like an interview and overview of Mr King's career. If you want instruction, buy one of the many books available or the new Guitar Signature Licks DVD. I feel as a historical record of Blues material the performance section of this DVD(which you can play alone)is more than worth the price. BB plays with the band he has worked with since the late 1980s. These days when the Blues Originals are leaving us yearly, this is a great record of B.B. at the end of his career. He even stands up and plays "Everyday I Have The Blues", something I haven't seen since the early 90s. Other highlights are "Three O'Clock Blues", his first hit, "You Upset Me Baby" the lead off tune and his sexist "Paying The Cost To Be the Boss", a superb Jump Blues. If you like B.B. get this DVD for the historical value and great performance presentation. If you want to play like him get lessons (if you can really learn the Blues).

I actually bought 2 copies, 1 used to give to a practice friend and a new copy (from England) for myself; as I wanted good and usable copies of the 3 CDs that come with the book. I recommend either buying the New one and paying $$$ (and waiting) for it, instead of taking a risk with a less expensive, although still to costly, used version. The used book smelled of cigarettes, 1 CD was missing (as advertised) although the second one (of 3) arrived broken in transit. How does the Post Office break a CD, easy poor packaging. Because I also bought the new copy that was well packed and arrived with all 3 CD's intact; I kept the one I'm giving away. I'll make copies of the mp3 files from my new disc to go with the used book. Big NOTE: Buyer Beware! Almost all of the listing for the used books were silent about the CD's. I bought one of the few that included that one was missing and priced accordingly. Although still too expensive for a used smelly book.

If you love B. B. King like I do, this is a rare opportunity to hear him explain in his own words, his techniques, his "heroes" as a young guitar player, how he approaches blues solos, and much more. Like any artist who's been working at their craft for a lifetime, it's hard for him to put into words a lot of what he's learned over the years, but boy, it's great fun to hear him try. This DVD may not make you a better guitar player, (it's not really a "how-to" session) but anytime you can spend a couple hours listening to a master talk about their art, you can't help but learn and grow. Imagine if someone had filmed a couple hours of Robert Johnson showing us his licks and explaining who he learned from. This feels a little like that.

Not only does this contain interesting interview and lesson info, it also also contains some great songs (with minimal orchestration). The version of 3 O'Clock Blues on the DVD is the best version I've heard him play - it has his modern guitar sound (as opposed to his earlier '50s sound) with a wonderful touch and emotion. I burned the track audio to a CDR so I can enjoy the music in my truck. Great stuff!!!

It's BB King what else can one say. This is Not a step by step lesson video. But BB shows many different techniques that he uses. One can learn a lot from just watching . Excellent video for any blues guitarist

This DVD is a discussion of BB King's technique with the King himself talking and demonstrating on the guitar throughout. There are more licks here than you can shake a stick at, and BB makes every effort to make sure that the viewer understands what is being played. This is no mere interview, and the DVD accurately demonstrates and teaches BB King's guitar style. The DVD is a superb learning tool, but there is no tab, so you will need to use the repeat feature of the DVD player and watch and listen attentively. I don't think a moderately skilled guitarist would have any difficulty figuring out what is being played, but this is not aimed at the beginner. There is no presentation of scales or playing positions, so you should regard this knowledge as a pre-requisite. The DVD is a collection of 3 VHS tapes, with added features. Frankly, none of the added features, except for the Live Band Performance and tuning, add to the quality of the package, and the DVD would have been better without them. What makes this DVD so attractive is BB King demonstrating his guitar technique and his approach to improvisation. I enjoy this DVD immensely, and I expect to be viewing and learning for years to come.

BB King is very articulate in discussing his playing. Mixed in with some studio performances. Well worth the price.

DVD is a must have for all BB fans . Regarding the seller, there was a problem in the delivery mainly a delay of one month. when I asked info I got directly a refund which I didn't ask. the DVD eventually arrived so I contacted the seller who told me to keep the money in any case. The money will be donated and the seller deserves a positive mention for being so generous. I believe that there must have been some mess with Customs.

Everything is great!! (I'm just waiting for my crossword book to arrive.

No trae subtitulos

Dieser Lehrgang aus dem Jahr 1992 besteht aus drei Sessions, diese entsprechend drei Büchern, CDs und DVDs. Darauf setzt sich ein Musikjournalist mit B.B. King in ein Studio und lässt ihm viel Zeit und Raum, seinen eigenen Bluesstil zu spielen. B.B. erklärt wenig bis gar nichts, aber die Tabularus und die sauberen Aufnahmen machen ein Nachspielen jeden Takts möglich macht. Es ist wie wenn man mit King zusammen sitzt, es gibt viele Übungsbeispiele, in denen B.B. alleine spielt, der Gesprächspartner macht minimalste Begleitung auf einer zweiten Gitarre, aber weder Bass noch Schlagzeug heischen Aufmerksamkeit. Angesichts der Tatsache, dass es KEINEN solchen Kurs von Muddy Waters, Albert King oder Albert Collins gibt, ist dies eine einzigartige Möglichkeit, dem einflussreichsten Gitarristen des 20. Jahrhunderts genau auf die Finger zu kucken. Es ist wie eine Privatstunde mit B.B. king.

This is a very good analysis of bb King's guitar Style, ang good film of him playing with his band.