Fire it up

"Fire It Up is one of the best records I've heard recently and one of the best albums released this year. I recommend it to anyone interested in having a great time listening to amazing music. Grab yourself a copy and get fired up".

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"They bridge swashbuckling funk, soul, rock, and choogling blues. "Say You Don't Know Me" rides the roots rock & roll train with pumping upright piano, gospel horns, and Chuck Berry's trademark I-IV-V progression. "Heartbreak Street" weds vintage R&B to Memphis showband blues. "She's So Fine" commences with one of Cropper's trademark multi-string soul guitar vamps, but also channels swampy R&B and blues-rock as the horns, keys, and drums frame Reale's unruly vocal ... Fire It Up showcases Cropper's joyous brand of grit & groove with swagger aplenty".

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"It's reassuring to hear Steve Cropper - the legendary studio backbone of Stax Records, co-writer of countless 60s soul classics, the former Mar-Keys and Booker T. & The MG's member routinely ranked among the most influential guitarists of all time - still in fine fettle as he reaches his eightieth year".

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