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The pub itself is both spacious and comfortable, except on Friday and Saturday nights, when bouncers hover round the doors to throw out any under-age drinkers. There is usually no trouble in the pub itself - the only problem I have seen is drinkers getting a little rowdy after some of England's ... Read review
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LIVE AT THE REGAL
Personnel: B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Kenny Sands (trumpet); Johnny Board, Bobby Forte
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(tenor saxophone); Duke Jethro (piano); Leo Lauchie (bass); Sonny Freeman (drums).Producer: Johnny Pate.Reissue producer: Andy McKaie.Recorded live at The Regal Theatre Chicago, Illinois on November 21, 1964. Includes liner notes by Dick Shurman & Rick Ward.Digitally remastered by Eric Labson (MCA Music Media Studios, North Hollywood, California).No matter how good the studio sessions were, B.B. King was at his best on stage in front of an appreciative, if not ecstatic crowd. This set, recorded at Chicago's premier black theater on Novermber 21, 1964, delivered just that. Despite the less than perfect recording conditions, at a time when technology had yet to catch up with the demands placed upon it, the King of the Blues delivers a definitive performance on a programm that includes his recent single Help The Poor. Also included in this set is a clutch of songs that were responsible for much of his success, Everyday I Have The Blues, Sweet Little Angel, It's My Own Fault, You Upset Me Baby and Woke Up This Morning among them. The band, including tenorman Johnny Board and organist Duke Jethro, is lean but tight, providing King with a springboard from which to leap into flights of immaculate guitar playing and singing.[Reviews]JazzTimes (12/97, p.144) - ...one of the all-time great blues documents...Vibe (12/99, p.158) - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Centuryn
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Heralded as one of the greatest live blues albums ever recorded, this set catches the
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singer-guitarist as his star was in ascent: in 1964 playing Chicago's answer to Harlem's Apollo Theatre--the Regal. King's performance is visceral: he sings so hard that gravel flies even in his clearest high notes. And his trademark single-note guitar lines are sharp and steely, matching his voice with trembling vigour. He offers early hits like "How Blue Can You Get", "Worry, Worry" and "You Upset Me Baby" to what's essentially his adopted hometown crowd (by his own account, King had already played the theatre hundreds of times). They give him a hero's welcome; in fact, the audience's screaming enthusiasm is distracting. But rarely has a love-fest of this magnitude between a performer and fans been documented.--Ted Drozdowski
singer-guitarist as his star was in ascent: in 1964 playing Chicago's answer to Harlem's Apollo Theatre--the Regal. King's performance is visceral: he sings so hard that gravel flies even in his clearest high notes. And his trademark single-note guitar lines are sharp and steely, matching his voice with trembling vigour. He offers early hits like "How Blue Can You Get", "Worry, Worry" and "You Upset Me Baby" to what's essentially his adopted hometown crowd (by his own account, King had already played the theatre hundreds of times). They give him a hero's welcome; in fact, the audience's screaming enthusiasm is distracting. But rarely has a love-fest of this magnitude between a performer and fans been documented.--Ted Drozdowski
singer-guitarist as his star was in ascent: in 1964 playing Chicago's answer to Harlem's Apollo Theatre--the Regal. King's performance is visceral: he sings so hard that gravel flies even in his clearest high notes. And his trademark single-note guitar lines are sharp and steely, matching his voice with trembling vigour. He offers early hits like "How Blue Can You Get", "Worry, Worry" and "You Upset Me Baby" to what's essentially his adopted hometown crowd (by his own account, King had already played the theatre hundreds of times). They give him a hero's welcome; in fact, the audience's screaming enthusiasm is distracting. But rarely has a love-fest of this magnitude between a performer and fans been documented. --Ted Drozdowski
singer-guitarist as his star was in ascent: in 1964 playing Chicago's answer to Harlem's Apollo Theatre--the Regal. King's performance is visceral: he sings so hard that gravel flies even in his clearest high notes. And his trademark single-note guitar lines are sharp and steely, matching his voice with trembling vigour. He offers early hits like "How Blue Can You Get", "Worry, Worry" and "You Upset Me Baby" to what's essentially his adopted hometown crowd (by his own account, King had already played the theatre hundreds of times). They give him a hero's welcome; in fact, the audience's screaming enthusiasm is distracting. But rarely has a love-fest of this magnitude between a performer and fans been documented. --Ted Drozdowski
It's My Own Fault How Blue Can You Get? Please Love Me You Upset Me Baby Introduction by E. Rodney Jones Disc Jockey Worry Worry Woke Up This Mornin' You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now Help The Poor
Advantages: Cheap - good for those on a student budget! Disadvantages: No music, and no atmosphere
...only a hundred metres down the road from my Cambridge college, the Regal (a JD Wetherspoons pub) would seem to be the ideal place to go to grab a drink or a bite to eat of an evening. But, as with all pubs, this place has its advantages and disadvantages. Read on......
As mentioned in the title, the Regal is one of, if not the biggest pub in Europe, with a capacity of around 1,300 people. Formerly part of the Arts Cinema, the decor is in line with ... ...Most of the decor is, however, aimed at the vast quantity of tourists who pass through Cambridge, offering memorabilia of the events of Cambridge throughout its history.
The pub itself is both spacious and comfortable, except on Friday and Saturday nights, when bouncers hover round the doors to throw out any under-age drinkers. There is usually no trouble in the pub itself - the only problem I have seen is drinkers getting a little rowdy after some ...
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Advantages: Cheap Beer.... can't think of any more! Disadvantages: Poor Atmosphere, No music, Very Stupid Bouncers, No Class, Near the Centre of Cambridge (I wish it wasn't), the list goes on!
Why did JD Whetherspoon Feel the need to Buy The old Cambridge ABC Cinema and turn it into the Regal! That place had so much potential, Maybe Cambridge could of Had its first good Night-club or maybe it could of been a Theatre or a Gallery.
However it has been made a mock of!
The Regal seems to attract Underage Teenagers, (dispite Bouncers asking Everyone for ID - I once saw an old man with a walking stick get asked for ID - yes the bouncers are ... ...have a No Music Policy? The place is more depressing for this fact. If you go (don't go) on a Friday or Saturday night your going to have to queue for most of the night just to get served at the bar just so you can save 40p on a pint (not worth it). The place is always dirty even when its just been cleaned it has a grimy look to it all the time, and those carpets - whats that about?!?!
Hoping this place gets what it deseves and gets closed down. ...
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Advantages: Daytime there is plenty of seating, cheap beer. Disadvantages: No music, bad service, terrible food, dirty tables.
The Regal is a large pub, but I find it difficult to believe that this is the largest pub in Britain. We British must be very easily impressed by size, since as a cinema The Regal can't have been very big. I can imagine a pub far bigger than this. The service isn't great either. The redeeming feature has to be the cheap booze, but since it is purchased only days before it's sell-by date (I am told), they have to ensure it's cheap so they can shift ... ...chance of finding them amongst the ignorant teenagers and students. I wouldn't call it cosy or friendly. The tables are usually dirty and there is no music. Even on a Friday or Saturday night it has no atmosphere. It's a pre-"home to bed" pub, not a pre-club pub. Weeknights when you just want a few cheap drinks it's good. Or on an afternoon when you want to sit down somewhere for a drink, thankfully it has plenty of seating at those non-busy times. ...
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Advantages: Reasonably priced, especially for Cambridge. Disadvantages: No music to plug those awkward gaps in conversation.
...everyone is doing it, but the Regal is still the biggest and the best. The place is huge, a converted cinema no less, the food isn't wonderful but when you see the prices you can forgive that. Food and drink is cheap and readily availiable, the only problem that I have with Tim Martin's supergiant superpub is the no music policy. It is un-natural to be in a building of this size, with so many people with no background to fill those awkward silent ...
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Advantages: very cheap Disadvantages: not enough tables to cater for EVERYONE
...going to change it completely..........
The Regal, known for its younger punters, although this may be the case bring some for of identification - Passport, driving license or prove it card, any forms of fake ID will be confiscated, if your looking for a quiet drink, this isnt the place to go, although during the daytime the place is quite pleasant, weekends and evenings tend to get very busy and queuing times are outrageous! although its worth ... ...club (surprisingly held on a monday) well on mondays the drinks get even cheaper double vodka redbull £1.99 im not sure what night the curry night is, although its pretty good value and they make a nice curry! the food is well priced and tastes good to go with it. ...
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