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79

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The 12th studio release for Ben Harper features a collaboration with veteran blues artist Charlie Musselwhite.
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  1. Jan 29, 2013
    80
    Ultimately, Get Up! earns its titular exclamation point as a successful combination of two talented veterans feeding off each other's dusky, creative spirit.
  2. Jan 31, 2013
    80
    Musselwhite's dialogue with Harper's soulful tenor and punchy guitar is pure Astaire and Rogers.
  3. Jan 29, 2013
    80
    The album is a beguiling mix of acoustic and electric blues, with harmonica legend Musselwhite weaving in and out like a roadhouse virtuoso.
  4. Mojo
    Jan 29, 2013
    80
    It benefits substantially from the synergy that the potent presence of Charlie Musselwhite helps to create. [Feb 2013, p.90]
  5. Jan 31, 2013
    80
    There'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.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    Feb 1, 2013
    75
    [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]
  7. Q Magazine
    Feb 8, 2013
    60
    It 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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