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- Summary: The 12th studio release for Ben Harper features a collaboration with veteran blues artist Charlie Musselwhite.
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- Record Label: Concord
- Genre(s): Blues, Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Electric Blues, Modern Blues
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Jan 29, 2013Ultimately, Get Up! earns its titular exclamation point as a successful combination of two talented veterans feeding off each other's dusky, creative spirit.
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Jan 31, 2013Musselwhite's dialogue with Harper's soulful tenor and punchy guitar is pure Astaire and Rogers.
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Jan 29, 2013The 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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MojoJan 29, 2013It benefits substantially from the synergy that the potent presence of Charlie Musselwhite helps to create. [Feb 2013, p.90]
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Jan 31, 2013There'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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Entertainment WeeklyFeb 1, 2013[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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Q MagazineFeb 8, 2013It 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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