Get Up!
- Ben Harper
- Band Name: Ben Harper
- Record Label: Concord
- Release Date: Jan 29, 2013
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Feb 8, 201360It may do little to make non-believers go his way, but Get Up! sizzles with intent from the off. [Mar 2013, p.102]
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Feb 1, 201375[Musselwhite's] team-up with Haprer vibrantly showcases his pasionate, fluid style.... [Harper] mostly stays out of the way, perhaps to a fault. [8 Feb 2013, p.75]
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Jan 31, 201380Musselwhite's dialogue with Harper's soulful tenor and punchy guitar is pure Astaire and Rogers.
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Jan 31, 201380There's a palpable sense of comfort between these two, and each listen becomes nothing more than yet another illustration of exactly how strong their musical connection is.
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Jan 29, 201380Their chemistry is obvious. [Feb 2013, p.74]
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Jan 29, 201380It benefits substantially from the synergy that the potent presence of Charlie Musselwhite helps to create. [Feb 2013, p.90]
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Jan 29, 201370One of the thrills of Get Up! is hearing Harper rock on hard blues, refreshing from a powerful singer-guitarist whose work can be overly hushed. This kind of music is meat for Musselwhite.
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Jan 29, 201380The album is a beguiling mix of acoustic and electric blues, with harmonica legend Musselwhite weaving in and out like a roadhouse virtuoso.
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Jan 29, 201380Ultimately, Get Up! earns its titular exclamation point as a successful combination of two talented veterans feeding off each other's dusky, creative spirit.