Degarmo & Key - Heat It Up
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Artist: Degarmo & KeyEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-02-10
Music Label: Benson Records
Soundtracks:
- Voices
- God Good/Devil Bad
- Selective Amenisa
- Never Look Back
- Heat.It.Up
- It's My Business
- Dare 2B Different
- Talk To Me
- Armed And Dangerous
- I Use The J Word
- Soldiers Of The Cross
- Divine Embrace
- Fight Back
Music reviews of Heat It Up
Music Review: Mostly hot air...
Rating: 2 Stars
I'm gonna take serious issue with other reviews of this CD. I, too, have seen D&K live (on the STREET LIGHT tour) and agree they do sound very good live and put on an impressive concert. However, we're not reviewing a live CD here...this is a studio effort and you have to take it on those terms.
I also have to completely disagree with a claim that they have ANY Deep Purple influence...at least on THIS release. Listen to the clips if you doubt me.
Now, on to my review. This CD was an attempt to return to a more rock-based sound following the poppier releases THE PLEDGE and GO TO THE TOP. They do succeed in putting the teeth back into the guitars, but unlike past successes ("War with the World","Boycott Hell","Life in the New Age","Competition") the songs don't stand as tall. Despite this, Christian radio rewarded the duo with 3 hits: #5 "Talk to Me", #6 "Soldiers of the Cross" and #9 "Never Look Back".
HIGHLIGHTS:
The ode to grace in "Selective Amnesia" churns along nicely, as does the title track, and a call for Christian accountability in "It's my Business". "Divine Embrace" is one of the better "light" tunes.
VALLEYS:
The list of musical sins on this one is fairly long. "God Good, Devil Bad" sums up every complaint anyone has ever made about Christian music being uncreative. It's no wonder this tune was parodied on the Swirling Eddies' "Sacred Cows" album. I just can't believe no one at the label said "Wait a minute, guys...". "Talk to me" is a snoozer. "I Use the J Word" makes dubious conclusions as to why they aren't aired on MTV (Is it REALLY because they have religious themes in their music...or because it's not up to snuff, hmm???) The vocal on "Fight Back" is outright bad.
BOTTOM LINE:
If you're a D&K completist, go ahead and pick it up. Otherwise, this one is really only bait for the incinerator.
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