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One Kind Favor Image
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: The blues legend releases his latest album produced by T Bone Burnett.

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See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Well, there's one kind favor I'll ask of you One kind favor I'll ask of you Oh, there's one kind favor I'll ask of you See that my grave is kept... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Elegiac by intent, the record is awash in poignancy, radiating from the deeply felt guitar and vocal performances of the 83-year-old King and his supporting band (anchored by drummer Jim Keltner, bassist Nathan East and pianist Dr. John) and from the carefully chosen material.
  2. Even if King winds up returning to his familiar slick, star-studded sound somewhere down the line, having an album as earthily elegant as One Kind Favor in his canon provides a fitting coda for one of the great musical careers of the 20th century.
  3. This is his best since his 2000 collaboration with Eric Clapton, "Riding with the King."
  4. The ache, the anger, the elegance and the edge of Mr. King’s blues are undiminished and authentic.
  5. Uncut
    80
    The result is a rich, easy-rolling album that finds King's fingers still nimble and his megaphone voice barely creaking. [Dec 2008, p.100]
  6. This isn't just B.B. King's best album in years, it's one of the strongest studio sets of his career, standing alongside classics such as "Singin' the Blues" and "Lucille."
  7. Q Magazine
    60
    This is his best in aeons. [Nov 2008, p.121]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. PeterA.
    Oct 1, 2008
    9
    A musical journey into almost forgotten feelings a great album and a great T-Bone Burnett production
  2. JohnH.
    Nov 22, 2008
    8
    Wow, he's still making albums? That's incredible, considering his age.