Eli Paperboy Reed – Come and Get It – Capitol

by | Dec 5, 2010 | Pop/Rock/World CD Reviews | 0 comments

Eli Paperboy Reed – Come and Get It – Capitol 509996 95946 2 5, 41:53 *****:

(Eli Reed – electric guitar, singing, & backing vocals;  Freddy DeBoe – baritone sax; JB Flatt – organ, piano, clavinet & electric piano;  Michael Isvara Montgomery – acoustic & electric bass;  Ryan Spraker – electric guitar, backing vocals & tambourine – Jerrell Clopton – drums; Ben Jaffe – tenor sax; Patriq Moody – trumpet)

I haven’t heard a release like Come and Get It in a while.  Eli “Paperboy” Reed is helping in the revival of popular soul music.  Come and Get It is nearly 42 minutes of addictive lyrics driven by a backing of percussion and horns.  We may just have the male version of Sharon Jones on our hands here. 

Each track stands out on its own on this album.  My personal favorites are Name Calling, Tell Me What I Want To Hear and the standout highlight of the entire album is the finale, Explosion.  It’s been covered by The Roots and could clearly be a national pop hit.  Explosion is 2:41 of exactly what the name says – hard driven soul shakin’ magic.

Reed’s band, The True Loves, (the current line up is a little different than the players on Come and Get It, the sound is the same if not better) consist of seven guys that really know how to groove.  Their deep roots in music appreciation and travel were a true help in the production of Come and Get It.  

The packaging is perfect too.  Ed Sherman’s cover design and interior layout of the liner notes, right down to the old school swirl print on the CD itself.  There’s also a 7” single available on the Eli Reed website for those vinyl junkies. 

TrackList:

1. Young Girl
2. Name Calling
3. Help  Me
4. Just Like Me
5. Come and Get It
6. Pick a Number
7. I Found You Out
8. Tell Me What I Want to Hear
9. Time Will Tell
10. You Can Run On
11. Pick Your Battles
12. Explosion

— Paul Pelon IV

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