It's Harder Now

Wilson Pickett | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 14, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bullseye Blues
• ASIN: B00001IVQ9
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,490 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Wicked Pickett is back, better than ever., October 5, 1999

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[e-mail] (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Harder Now (Audio CD)

Wilson Pickett's first new release in almost 20 years shows that he hasn't lost a thing, picking up where he left off with his raw, soulful vocals. It is refreshing to hear a CD void of synthesizers and gimmicks...only real horns, organs and guitars here. This CD makes you want to get up and dance. Don't miss this rare work of soul.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soul Man on Top, December 14, 1999

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Howard Huddleston (Jefferson City, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It's Harder Now (Audio CD)

Wilson Pickett, one of the most dynamic soul performers of the 60's-early 70's, returns, seemingly from oblivion, to demonstrate to a hip-hop-drenched world that every musical form has it's own unique strenghts and gifts to give to the people. In point, Pickett's music on the CD mirrors the great stuff he cranked out of Muscle Shoals in the sixties with Steve Cropper and others, and it's like nothing else on the planet. Nothing, absolutely nothing, moves like soul. And Pickett is one of the kings of the genre. The control of his voice seems better than ever...no one could ever scream better than Wilson....and the choice of material runs the gamut of pure sex, lost love, happy party music, cheatin' songs, and social commentary so well conveyed by soul. Furthermore, when you hear Pickett sing it, you believe it! The recording is clean, without the common gimmickry seen today, and the instrumentation is pure sixties---horns, guitar, bass, drums, backup singers. The faithful probably thought that they'd never hear something like this again. But anyone who goes to the popular movies knows a bunch of soul tunes...they're part of our life's fabric, no matter how old we are. And just when you think that old fabric will crumble from age, Wilson Pickett drops by to weave some new cloth!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The harder the better!, September 30, 1999

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This review is from: It's Harder Now (Audio CD)

Wilson Pickett's new album proves without a doubt that he is still the prince of soul. It may be harder now, but it still sounds and feels just as real and inspired as any recording from his heyday in the 1960's. I think this album succeeds because it sticks with a recipe that works--the inside cover includes a note from Pickett himself: "This album contains no samples, loops, or digital instruments. All of the music was performed by actual musicians in real time without click tracks." Not many recordings these days could make that claim, and no recording I've heard lately has sounded as alive and authentic--two extremely important characteristics of good soul music. Highly recommended.