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Dec 16, 2010Paperboy has done it. I mean, I don't really know what he's done. He's made this album, Come and Get It, that truly stands in its own category in 2010.
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MojoSurrounded by punchy horn and a rhythm section that knows its Duck Dunn and Al Jackson, Jr., this is one Paperboy who delivers. [Jun 2010, p.102]
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Eli's irrepressible personality shines through this varied and very appealing collection of songs, and tunes abound.
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Come and Get It!--his third LP and first for a major label--feels a bit like an unearthed relic, built on songs and sounds that could pass for unheard gems if it wasn't for Reed's unapologetically white voice, free of affectations and ticks.
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What separates Reed from his would-be contemporaries is just how much Come and Get It! is not a pop-crossover record -- a point that is the album's strength, as well as its potential weakness.
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Since Come and Get It is Reed's first major release, his style is still refreshing. Whether or not he's just a one-trick pony remains to be seen.
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The third album (and first for a major) from this Boston-born, Mississippi- and Chicago-bred singer-guitarist is bound to inspire Sam Cooke comparisons, but Get It just as frequently stirs up Jackson 5 dance fever.
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Heavy with swaggering, mood-laden rock and roll, guitar-strumming, and Reed's soulful, albeit English vocal style, Come and Get It might be missing a certain kick, but it's nevertheless intriguing.