Chuck Berry recently passed away, bringing an end to the career of one of rock and roll\u2019s legendary musicians. Berry was one of the originators of the rock and roll guitar sound. Beginning in 1955 with his hit single \u201cMaybelline\u201d and followed by the likes of \u201cRoll Over Beethoven,\u201d \u201cRock And Roll Music,\u201d \u201cJohnny B Goode,\u201d Sweet Little Sixteen,\u201d and \u201cBack In The USA,\u201d he not only changed the face of American music but American culture as well.<\/p>\n
Berry\u2019s singles remain the core of his legacy. His studio albums were many times cobbled together with a few brilliant singles and a number of covers. Many of his live albums were lackadaisical affairs, though, which reflected his concerts as time passed. He did not travel with his own group but used local bands to back him, which reduced the quality of his performances significantly. <\/p>\n
Live At The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco <\/i>may be the best live recording of his career. His backing band was The Steve Miller Blues Band before they became famous. They were an excellent blues band and were able to push Berry, and he responded.<\/p>\n
The original album was also well thought out. It was meant to be a blues\/rock album, and in that regard it succeeded. Reissues of the album include such songs as \u201cReelin\u2019 And Rockin,\u2019\u201d \u201cGood Morning Little School Girl,\u201d and \u201cMy Ding-A-Ling,\u201d all of which weaken the release. What was originally issued are basically blues songs, which make it one of the more unique and enjoyable Chuck Berry albums.<\/p>\n
Beginning with a medley of \u201cRockin\u2019 At The Fillmore\u201d and \u201cEveryday I Have The Blues,\u201d he then romps through \u201cDriftin\u2019 Blues,\u201d \u201c\u201dHoochi Coochi Man,\u201d \u201cFlying Home,\u201d and \u201cWee Baby Blues.\u201d After years of listening to his impeccable singles, these blues songs present a rougher sound, which is a good way to dig deeper into his legacy.<\/p>\n
Live At The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco <\/i>finds a forty year old Chuck Berry sweating and working hard. It is a good way to remember and appreciate him a half-century later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":33101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[8773],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-44890","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-chuck-berry","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=44890"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=44890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}