With Get Up!, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite stick to the tried-and-true, baring their souls over bluesy instrumentation, like on album opener “Don’t Look Twice” with its lonesome, wailing harmonica. They make room for heavy rockin’, too: ”I Don’t Believe a Word You Say” stomps hard with big riffs; “Blood Side Out” has a ramshackle swagger that recalls smoky, dimly lit bars. The sprawling, slow-burning title track simmers and smokes with hot harp and dirty guitar.
Other Versions
- 16 Songs
- 15 Songs
- 12 Songs
- 1995
- 2020
- 2023
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Boz Scaggs
- Bob Dylan
- The Steepwater Band
- Jimi Hendrix
- JJ Grey & Mofro
- Tedeschi Trucks Band