Rise & Shine! is former Faces and Small Faces keyman Ian "Mac" McLagan's latest effort, and it continues in the tradition of roots rock and roll which goes all the way back to Chuck Berry. Could it be that true classics are timeless? You're My Girl really picks up where the Faces left off - just a good time, feel good, unpretentious rocker; yet still manages to sound fresh and modern. The world needs more songs like these. For those of us who have given up on the current crop of poseurs, American Idol wannabes and ProTools perfected pop, this represents "REAL" music, warts and all, played by "REAL" musicians, not computers. Which is the way it should be. The classic lineup of guitar, bass, drums, and piano are complemented on various songs with dobro, cello and Hammond organ. This record reminds me of what the Stones should have done after Some Girls, instead of getting sucked into the disco era. Played with both balls and finesse by The Bump Band: led by Mac on keys and vocals, Don Harvey on drums, 'Scrappy' Jud Newcomb, Gurf Morlix on guitars, and George Reiff on bass.

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