Two Steps From The Blues (studio album) by Bobby Bland

Two Steps From The Blues by Bobby Bland
Year: 1961
Overall rank: 4,153rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 98 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1961 (11th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (351st)
Award Best albums of all time (4,153rd)
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78/100 (from 98 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.8/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.

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85/100
From 02/17/2022 17:17
This is blues and not too far away from deep cuts.
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From 05/29/2017 06:01
B.B. King said that Bobby Bland was the greatest blues singer he ever knew. That's high praise, as B.B. was a great singer as well as a great guitar player. Bobby Bland will make a believer of you as well if you listen to this album.
Favorite songs: I Pity The Fool, St. James Infirmary, Two Steps From the Blues.
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From 11/25/2014 22:25
These raves are all right on the mark - this is transcendent.
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From 02/22/2014 20:51
Bobby's up there with the best, and each song on this albums a banger. Very underrated album.
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From 08/30/2010 00:59
Bland is one of the five greatest singers of all time. His voice, tone, phrasing are wonderful. And this album is a masterpiece every bit with many jewels like "I'll Take Care Of You", the tittle track and above all, "Lead Me On".

You know how it feels-you understand
What is it to be a stranger, in this unfriendly land.
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From 08/26/2010 19:14
"Lead me on" is in my top 5 all time great singles...have the original 45.
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Best Albums of 1961
1. My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
2. King Of The Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
3. Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio
4. Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
5. The Blues And The Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson
6. Olé Coltrane by John Coltrane
7. Africa/Brass by John Coltrane Quartet
8. Eastern Sounds by Yusef Lateef
9. Someday My Prince Will Come by The Miles Davis Sextet
10. Showcase by Patsy Cline
11. Two Steps From The Blues by Bobby Bland
12. The Genius Sings The Blues by Ray Charles
13. This Is Our Music by Ornette Coleman
14. West Side Story (The Original Sound Track Recording) by Various Artists
15. Djangology by Django Reinhardt
16. Lonely And Blue by Roy Orbison
17. Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane by Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
18. Out Of The Cool by Gil Evans Orchestra
19. Time Further Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
20. A Night In Tunisia by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
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