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Apr 23, 2021Fire It Up showcases Cropper's joyous brand of grit & groove with swagger and attitude.
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Apr 23, 2021With the other 10 tracks, featuring Roger C Reale’s gruff blues shout and robust brass section, he’s more content to let his liquid economy embellish, deliver spine-tingling solos and drive the funky soul grooves of She’s So Fine and The Go-Getter Is Gone, deploying Soul Man-style hammer riffing on the title track and evoking his Dock Of The Bay on One Good Turn
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Apr 23, 2021He’s much happier sitting in a groove and sustaining it while listening to the singer and the band.
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UncutApr 23, 2021Too often, however, he's overshadowed by the phlegmatic vocals of pub rocker Roger C Reale, which means the most revelatory tracks here are the instrumentals. [May 2021, p.24]
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MojoApr 23, 2021Fire It Up is a slow burner. [May 2021, p.80]