Burglar (Limited Gatefold)

This is not typical of Freddie King’s recordings.It’s a lot more funky than Getting Ready ,Texas Cannoball or the stuff he recorded during the 60’s. Thats what makes it so special. When Albert King tried his hand at 70’s funk it did not work as well as this. On this record Freddy shows what a versatile singer and guitarist he could be. A shame he died before he could try more recordings like this. The best songs are Pack It Up and the instrumental Pulp Wood. A lot of critics who seemed to want bluesmen like Freddy to become museum pieces (by preserving their music and sticking to pure Blues) were critical of this record and especially of the funky backing band. They should have been praising the guy for trying something different. By the way does anyone know if the Bobby Tench who plays rhythm guitar on Burglar is the same Mr Tench who was a member of the 2nd Jeff Beck Group?