�The Bluesbreakers have been associated with the music of Freddie King right from the beginning,� explains Mayall. �So, it was a logical step for the band to record an album of songs written by him or closely associated with him.�
Don Nix's "Goin' Down" is probably the best known song here, with its hefty backbeat, furious bass and a vocal that comes rollin' and a'tumblin' like stones falling down a hill. In a similar blues-rock vein, the autobiographical "Palace of the King," written by Nix, Leon Russell and Donald "Duck" Dunn, gets an energetic dusting down, with Mayall navigating an uncharacteristically joyous lyric.
The album is rounded out by two of Mayall's own compositions, a horn-drenched slow blues, "Time To Go," and a sprightly boogie-woogie piano strut, "King Of The Kings."
Mayall will support the release with a national tour of the U.S. in April (including a stop at BB King�s in New York City on April 20). The Bluesbreakers consist of Mayall on vocals, guitar and piano; Buddy Whittington on guitar; Hank Van Sickle on bass; and Joe Yuele on drums.
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