Midnight Flyer
Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
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iTunes Review
Anyone who loves old-time R&B and soul music will surely enjoy this 2010 collection from the soul music veterans Steve Cropper of the MGs and Felix Cavaliere of the Rascals. In the same groove as their Nudge It Up A Notch collection, Midnight Flyer is filled with the elements that make the heart of any soul music fan beat a little quicker. The Hammond B-3 warms the room. The guitar tones reach a purity of tone that only a lifelong master can deliver. And then the vocals come drifting through. Ann Peebles’ “I Can’t Stand the Rain” is a worthy tribute to the impeccable classic. Originals such as “You Give Me All I Need,” “Early Morning Riser” and “All Night Long” remind one of the latter-day successes of Arthur Alexander, Solomon Burke and Bettye LaVette, where the band and singer come together with a deep understanding and appreciation for where the music has taken them in the past and where it can go with a little love and affection for its purest tones.
Customer Reviews
Blue-eyed and Memphis soul too smoothed-out to light sparks
Steve Cropper (ace guitarist for Booker T and the MG’s and Stax mainstay) and Felix Cavaliere (lead vocalist and organist for the Young Rascals) got together in 2008 for the tasty Nudge it up a Notch. Each showed some fire left in the tank, with the Cropper’s guitar playing instantly identifiable, and Cavaliere’s soulful voice still intact. This second outing still finds resonance between the two players, but its smoother sound doesn’t create the sparks of their previous outing. Key contributors to the previous album, including producer (and co-songwriter) Jon Tiven and drummer Chester Thompson are missed here. The opener, “You Give Me All I Need,” plays like a Hall & Oates song, and the title track’s galloping rhythm doesn’t generate the heat that it should. The production is generally too modern and the sound too clean to give this album the bite these players need. The songs, written by Cropper, Cavaliere and their producer/drummer Tom Hambridge, aren’t up to the level of their previous outing, neither evoking earlier glories nor offering anything startling new. The instrumental closer “Do it Like This” finds the album’s best groove, and a pair of covers, Ann Peeble’s “I Can’t Stand the Rain” and Jerry Butler and Betty Everett’s “I Can’t Stand It,” are more engaging than the original material. You can hear the musical talent, but neither the songs nor the production make the most of it. [©2010 hyperbolium dot com]
Midnight Flyer's excellence from Cropper & Cavliere!
Midnight Flyer is not quite as good as Cropper and Cavaliere's Nudge IT Up A Notch, but is still five star quality. Is there going to be a six star rating to give for works like Nudge It?! Cavaliere and Cropper are not outdated has-beens. These two works they've done together are excellent stuff, and I for one hope they continue to work together including whomever in new songs/albums they turn out because their work is good stuff regardless of whatever popular type/style tag you want to put on it. Listening to what they've turned out together is refreshing! moving! Let's dance!
Biography
Born: November 29, 1944 in Pelham, NY
Genre: R&B/Soul
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Felix Cavaliere
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I Can't Stand the Rain | Midnight Flyer | 2:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Everlasting Love | Felix Cavaliere | 2:54 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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Groovin' | Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band: The Anthology... So Far | 4:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Summer In el Barrio | Felix Cavaliere | 3:22 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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People Got to Be Free | Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band: The Anthology... So Far | 4:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Never Felt Love Before | Destiny | 2:50 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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Destiny | Destiny | 4:01 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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Long Times Gone | Felix Cavaliere | 3:55 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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I Can Remember | Destiny | 3:08 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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You Give Me All I Need | Midnight Flyer | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
