217 - Bobby "Blue" Bland - Two Steps From the Blues
The soul, the soul, the soul...that is what triggered my good feelings for Two Steps From the Blues. The gospel and soul presence in these songs tapped into me and kept my attention while going through this album. Bobby wailed his vibrato so well during emotional bursts on songs such as "I Pity the Fool" and would then switch to a sultry croon on "I've Got to Forget You." There were times that I kept thinking of Al Green, but the blues is too strong to really mistake the two artists.
Songs I Knew I Liked: I know I've heard some of these songs before, but not familiar enough to feel that any songs really qualified as ones I "knew I liked" before.
Songs I Now Like: "Two Steps From the Blues," "I Pity the Fool," and "Little Boy Blue"
Songs I Can Go the Rest of My Life Never Hearing Again: None in particular