SONG: As the Years Go Passing By
ARTIST: Albert King
ALBUM: King of the Blues Guitar
This song gives me goosebumps.
This.
Man.
Has.
The.
Blues.
The way he sings the words to this song...ahh, its perfect. His words and the way he sings them just really hit me deep. I feel this man's pain when he sings. And I love it. When an artist can evoke this sort of emotion in me, I never get tired of their music. It feels so genuine and raw and believable, Albert King has surely had the blues a few times in his day and this song is the proof. His heartbreaking pleas just rip my heart out. 'I'll give you all I own.....and thats one thing you can't deny...' Oh lord, I just want to give this poor thing a hug and tell him everything's going to be alright!
The thing that got me hooked though, and what spurred me to take a closer at this song thankfully, was that killer sax intro. My god that sax player gets down and dirty. Makes me wince its so good.
After an afternoon of listening to my music, this is the song I find myself still humming long after. I tell you, Albert King gives Muddy Waters a run for his money with this one!
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