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- Record Label: Fantasy
- Release Date: Apr 8, 2016
- Summary: This is the first album for Harper with his band The Innocent Criminals in over eight years.
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- Record Label: Fantasy
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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| To all the sons and daughters of the boulevard who learned to go without sleep and to hide all the scars who believed in the vagrant on hollywood and... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Apr 8, 2016It’s a welcome homecoming. Recorded in separate sessions spanning the course of a year, the 11-song set is his most diverse collection in years.
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UncutApr 6, 2016There aren't too many surprises here, just a well-honed primer in what Harper does best, fusing blues, rock, folk, country, R'n'B, gospel and reggae with politically conscious lyrics into a dynamic stew. [May 2016, p.74]
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Apr 6, 2016Not only is this a treat for longtime fans, but hopefully a sign for others to take Harper’s lead, creating relevant, incisive songs that are lyrically, musically and philosophically as inspirational and provocative as those here.
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Apr 8, 2016When he's backed by the Innocent Criminals, Harper never seems to be trying too hard, and that's why Call It What It Is is a cut above many of his records.
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Q MagazineApr 6, 2016The work of a solid pro rather than gripped by genius. [May 2016, p.111]
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MojoApr 6, 2016The best songs here--the loose, Blaxploitation soul groove Bones; the Cat Stevens-like Deeper And Deeper--are those on which Harper sounds most relaxed and contemplative. [May 2016, p.86]
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Jul 5, 2016
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