Music Review

Live at San Quentin (1990)

B.B. King
Reviewed by Greg Sandow | Aug 24, 1990
EW's GRADE
C+

Details Lead Performance: B.B. King; Genre: Blues

Seasoned pro at work, singing blues for an appreciative audience. There are no great surprises in Live at San Quentin, and the songs all sound nearly alike, except for one new studio cut, a sentimental tune called "Peace to the World" that's dumber than the rest. Strangest moment: "How about a hand for the warden?" somebody asks-followed by notably unenthusiastic applause. C+

Originally posted Aug 24, 1990 Published in issue #28 Aug 24, 1990 Order article reprints

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