WHEN Freddie King, Johnny Winter, Albert Collins, Lightnin' Hopkins, Stevie Ray -- the list of influential six stringers who've emerged from Texas and hit the international blues scene has been, over the years, growing to the point where it's so long that it would take you the better part of a day to list everyone. On that list, of course, would undoubtedly be Joe Kubek. Quietly blazing trails across the country in a six-passenger van and performing a series of one-fighters, Kubek and King have built a following while simultaneously earning a reputation as one of the baddest-ass blues bands in the land. In the midst of all the driving, they've found time to record a handful of CDs for Boston's Bullseye Label. Got My Mind Back, is a lot like a typical Kubek/King road show. Rock-bottom shuffles, pile driver pumps, and simmering slow drags dominate the collection of 10 originals. As far as a detailed review goes, let's just say it's like the studio version of a typical night out with the band, where the music's loud, the beer is cold, the chicken steaks are sizzlin', and the blues are undiluted.
