After amazingly somehow survived the excesses of the 70s, followed from "Sheffield Steel" (1982) an endless chain of large albums that loved the fans, the critics dismissed better case than mainstream, thereby increasingly stubborn about listening to the musical brilliance.
At the beginning of the new millennium, however, seemed to be actually occurred a little much routine. Although the albums "Respect Yourself" (2002), "Heart and Soul" (2004) and "Hymns to my soul" (2007) were consistently high quality productions, but seemed a little anemic and very ambitious.
Whether alone the change of record company was, the new production team, or whether Joe Cocker recently morning once boldly engages the socket, remains speculation. But the fact is, since 2010, the man acts subjected as a fresh cell. Other lifts in the aged face and buttocks, he has apparently retreated mentally. Since the last album "Hard Knocks" Joe Cocker sounds fresher than ever! Modern in the best sense of the word! Because attributes like 'modern, contemporary, cool
What is meant is not the use of questionable effects and computer-bass that each melody (where they exist) patch up and stall, not the Consult of hiphoppenden "Yo you, Cocker is in da house, check it" Sabbel acrobats, but on the point placed, dynamic recordings of musicians who deal affectionate with their instruments, as so many with his pet. This was true in "Hard Knocks" two years ago and applies in full to the new album "Fire it up". The usual formula of catchy new songs that sound familiar at the first hearing, cover songs the Cocker the original artist almost snatches and they make it his own - that covers not the responsibility of just copy, but in terms of interpreting in its own right - recorded with everything needed for a powerful rock-soul sound and a fan of bittersweet, hard colliding ballads to motivating kick-ass rock songs, full of vigor and musical punchlines.
The title track and first single of the album is a good business card.
According to crank up and find that life sometimes somehow just is pleasant and can feel really good.
. (Recommendation to only slightly more expensive deluxe edition DVD with six session video you do not look so perhaps often, but the other two items are absolutely rewarding and of course to record (if also unfortunately only in the version with eleven titles. - why ???), vinyl is this music just fantastic.)
