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Dec 3, 2014Even though this is done and dusted in just over 30 minutes, the raw rocking and joyous attitude will stick with you long afterwards.
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MojoDec 3, 2014A joyful, celebratory affair. [Apr 2014, p.92]
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Q MagazineDec 3, 2014Going Back Home packs all the vital joy that R&B-powered rock'n'roll should, but rarely does. [Apr 2014, p.118]
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Dec 3, 2014It's meat-and-potatoes British R&B, but done with such love and joie de vivre, we can almost forgive them for failing to call their album Roger Wilko.
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Dec 3, 2014For his part, Daltrey matches Johnson every step of the way, fighting his corner just as fiercely as in his dayjob.
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Dec 3, 2014It's tough stuff but it's also enthusiastic, infectious fun, a record of three-minute songs that blazes by in just over a half-hour.
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Dec 3, 2014Not so much a last will and testament. More a case of business as usual, for as long as he still can.
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Dec 3, 2014The pair attack a chunky selection of bluesy Wilko originals with gusto.
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Dec 3, 2014Brawling tunes steeped in vintage rock & roll, with Daltrey setting his maximum-R&B yowl on full bluster against Johnson's slashing attack.
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Dec 3, 2014It is not a substantial offering, nor does it plough a new furrow--but it is a buzz.
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Dec 3, 2014If the production is too clean, it does at least reveal Johnson in glorious high definition with his Telecaster, simultaneously stabbing the chords while letting the licks bleed out with liquid heat.
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Dec 3, 2014The problem, though, is that you rather get the impression that Daltrey, with his contributions, is merely filling the role of high-profile vocalist; he’s got a great rock voice, but it’s ultimately it’s not diverse enough to do Johnson’s blues-based back catalogue justice.