SIDE 1.
SAME OLD BLUES
DUST MY BROOM
WORRIED LIFE BLUES
FIVE LONG YEARS
KEY TO THE HIGHWAY
SIDE 2.
GOING DOWN
LIVING ON THE HIGHWAY
WALKING BY MYSELF
TORE DOWN
PALACE OF THE KING
It seems that many of the blues albums I listen to are compiled of a mix of covers and originals; Getting Ready is no exception. The opening side is a slower blues style with drawn out guitar riffs and slow, deliberate beats. The second side picks up the pace a bunch and has you nodding your head before you even realize you're doing it.
Despite most of his career being made up of covers, many of his originals became standards on their own; covered by the likes of Grateful Dead and Eric Clapton. Admittedly, I had never heard of King before listening to this record. He is from an era where he was most likely heavily overshadowed by (not related) B.B. King. That isn't to take anything away form his ability, because his talent is up front on this record. I would certainly listen more to the second side, it fits into the type of blues that I wish I knew more about.
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