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On his major label debut, Come and Get It, Reed proves to be the life of a soulful, sweaty party in which everyone eventually gets dragged onto the dance floor. As a performer, Reed approaches each song with nothing less than utter conviction; hes as authentically gritty as he is ingratiatingly sexy. Reed incorporates the feel of classic R&B and soul into a largely self-penned, 12-song set, produced with Mike Elizondo, the bassist-turned-producer whose credits include, among others, Eminem, Pink, Gwen Stefani and Fiona Apple. Admirers have likened Reed to such luminaries as Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett; the Boston Herald called him Bostons answer to Sam Cooke. But hes not merely trying to recreate a sound; Reed is channeling his influences and inspirations into making something all his own.
For me, says Reed, its all about writing pop songs. Soul music was the greatest pop music of the 20th century and its influence is so far-reaching. When I pick up a guitar to write a song, the influence of the music I love invariably comes out. For me, that music has been completely internalized. Im not trying to put anything on; this is what comes out, this is what happens, I cant sing or write any other way than I do.
I try to write from phrases that I think people will respond to, Reed explains. Turns of phrase are very important to me, a point illustrated most potently on his song Name Calling (lyric: You went from name calling to calling my name). Im very inspired by Sam Cooke in that way and I learned a lot from country music too. To be able to create a mental picture for someone with just one line is very, very important. Sam Cooke talks about writing from conversation, personal stories, little turns of phrase that catch your ear and you can make a hook out of. Thats my songwriting m.o..
Most of the material on Come And Get It, Reed says, was written at home, when I was messing around on the acoustic guitar. The title song began quickly when Reeds guitarist Ryan Spraker, who co-wrote several numbers, dreamed up the title phrase, If You Want The Love of A Man, Come and Get It. But, says Reed, That one actually took a little while because we wanted to get the sentiment across correctly without sounding cheesy. As for the subject matter he favors finding, seeking and holding onto love Reed admits I like writing love songs because they are easy for people to relate to and mostly its what I tend to understand and those are the kind of sentiments I come up with. Some of my songs come from personal experience, some of them are changed, just ideas that come to me, as most songwriting works.
The opening track Young Girl is a tribute to little-known Boston soul singer Frank Lynch, who died tragically just as his career looked like it would take off with the release of this song. Thats part of Reeds m.o. too: going back to the source of his own inspiration, finding unsung veteran artists and bringing them along with him, however he can. This past summer Reed helped organize the Brooklyn Soul Festival, featuring under-recognized soul legends like Barbara Lynn, Roscoe Robinson, and Otis Clay, in the borough he now calls home.
While he was making Come and Get It, says Reed, I was listening to a lot of late sixties, early seventies soul music from Chicago, in particular Mel and Tim and Tyrone Davis. Its all very lavishly produced stuff, a lot of horns, a lot of strings, but its also really tough, the rhythm section is always really funky. I was going for that sort of vibe. That was the plan.
People say you make your own luck, Reed concludes. Ive definitely made it a point to seek some of these people out whove inspired me, but some of the things that have happened so far have just been amazing and I have been unbelievably lucky that theyve happened.
After listening to Come and Get It, its clear that the rest of us are about to become the lucky ones.
Record Label:
Capitol Records
Label Type:
Major Label
Hometown:
Boston, MA
Country:
United States
Occupation:
Musician/Singer
Companies:
Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves
Interests:
Good music
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Time for the first video blog of 2012! I figured it being a new year that it was time to reveal some new music. This song is called "... more |
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This 2nd installment of my video blog takes place in Los Angeles where, this week, my friend and collaborator Ryan Spraker and I are w... more |
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Eli Paperboy Reed - Wanted - Alan Jackson Cover Live at The Troubadour
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My version of Solomon Burkes "Presents for Christmas" for this Holiday Season. Hope everyone enjoys!
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come back to stuttgart/germany as soon as possible!!!!!!!!
This video contains content from EMI, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.
EMI and all these labels are just fucking idiots. Fuck you all and your copyright bullshit. You wonder why real music is dead and you are going out of business?
Go indie Mr. Paperboy! Fuck em'!
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