recommending what albums of king's music to hear, "musichound rock" cited the 1993 rhino compilation "the best of freddie king", for focusing on "the fruitful abundance" of his recordings for king records (1961–66), and the 1995 black top cd "live at the electric ballroom, 1974", for its "blasting, ripping concert" recording along with "a rare pair of acoustic" performances; "freddie king is a blues master" (1969) and "my feeling for the blues" (1970) were named records to avoid, as they "both suffer from thin accompaniment, too little guitar and reedy vocals". john swenson, writing in "the rolling stone jazz & blues guide" (1999), also recommended the electric ballroom recording, along with "home cooking's "live at the texas opry house" (documenting a 1976 show in houston)", saying they are "the best antidotes to king's lackluster studio work from these years".