Product Description: Put on Roll With You, the new album from Boston-based sou band Eli Paperboy Reed & The True Loves, and chances are you ll immediately feel the urge to either dance or cry. ''That first response to a record is the most important,'' says frontman Eli Reed. ''If a record comes on and makes you want to dance right away, then you re doing a good job. If a record comes on and makes you want to cry right away, you re also doing a good job. I think this album does both.'' Roll With You is a vital, gospel-tinged mix of sweaty, up-tempo numbers and aching, lovelorn ballads that connect instantly thanks to the passion of this young performer and his equally young band. The True Loves may employ classic soul stylings but they make the music their own by performing it with the youthful abandon that only a group of seven talented guys in their 20s can muster.
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Rating: - Straight out of 1967 Motown
Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves are one of the most exciting new bands to come around in quite a while. We first saw them live at the Austin City Limits Festival and just had to pick up the CD. It captures the power of their live performance and Reed's voice is as powerful as Otis Redding's or any of the soul greats. Can't wait to hear what's next for these guys.
Rating: - Addictive!!
Great original music in the soul tradition! This guy has an AMAZING voice and the band is terrific. It's been a long time since I played a couple of songs over and over.... Check out "I'll Roll With You" and "Take My Love With You".
Rating: - Great
This boy can Jam! If you are into 60's soul music, you will love this!
Rating: - Real, even if retro
When I first heard a few snippets I was immediately struck by the precision, the soulfulness, the voice. A full listen confirmed those impressions. While reminiscent of some of the greats, and obviously inspired by them (Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, others most of us may not have even heard of), Paperboy Reid & the True Loves sound like themselves. The sound is clearer and cleaner than 60s recordings, though faithful to the instrumentation and approach of classic soul of its ilk, and Reid has a voice that has its own soul and its own sound. He doesn't sound like his famous mentors; he sounds ... Read More
Rating: - Genuine soul sound from a white boy
When you hear the music the first time you are taken back to the days of Sam and Dave. This guy was not even born yet but he must be the reincarnation of one of them - or both! I have seen Eli live in Amsterdam and can vow for the quality of his voice. Supported by a great horn section, solid bass and solo guitar this creates a full, fat sound which you want to listen and dance to all night long.
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