Heat It Up

DeGarmo & Key | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Benson Records
• ASIN: B00000386L
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,537 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Voices

2. God Good, Devil Bad

3. Selective Amnesia

4. Never Look Back

5. Heat. It. Up.

6. It's My Business

7. Dare 2b Different

8. Talk to Me

9. Armed and Dangerous

10. I Use the J Word

11. Soldiers of the Cross

12. Divine Embrace

13. Fight Back

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Heat it up"- they sure do on this one!!, March 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Heat It Up (Audio CD)

These guys know how to rock out. Like most of their later albums, there's some serious blues-based groove going on in much of the disc. The songs are catchy and there's just enough slower and somewhat mellow songs. At times their sound is ZZ-Top-ish, which is definitely a good thing. They finish the disc with an excellent funky blues tune called "Fight Back", which always tempts me to relisten to again and again. I hate for it to end!! The musicianship of these guys is very impressive. I once saw them live in concert and got my socks knocked off! Ed DeGarmo is a top notch keyboardist. Dana Key has some awesome guitar pickin' abilities. Tommy Cathey is always solid on his bass. And as far as I'm concerned, I consider Greg Morrow to be one of the best drummers out there today. He seems to know exactly what the song needs every time. If there's a weakness on the album, I'd have to say that the vocals can be a tad annoying, like on "Talk To Me." But for the most part, I really like Key's vocals. DeGarmo throws in some fine vocals too in "We Use the J Word." I rated this disc 4 stars, but I think 4.8 is more like it. My slight annoyance of some of the vocals keeps me from giving it 5 stars.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Even Christians Can Rock; D&K present a vital message., March 26, 2002

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Donald W. Pendergast (Fla. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heat It Up (Audio CD)

I bought this in July 1993 and have really grown attached to this CD. The message of new life in Jesus shines clearly in all of the lyrics, the songs are well produced and the band works together like a precision machine. 'God Good, Devil Bad' is a highlight, as are 'Never Look Back' and 'Soldiers of the Cross.'
I can almost detect a bit of Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore here, so any Deep Purple fans out there might want to give this a listen. I saw D&K live at a show in Tulsa in the fall of 1981 and was impressed; the only better live show I've seen was Eric Clapton in Hartford in 1985.

5.0 out of 5 stars This One Is On Fire, July 23, 2010

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Kenneth W. Petersen "music man" (Minot, ND USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heat It Up (Audio CD)

I love this cd. Not one bad song. Favorites are God Good/Devil Bad, Dare 2B Different, and I use the J Word. Even though there are keyboards, it's not overdone. Top notch guitar album. Would recommend it to anyone who likes guitar rock.