Early Seger Vol. 1;

4/4 stars. Vintage rock 'n' roll, barroom balladry and soulful Southern rock are delivered with equal aplomb, and a frisky update of 'Long Song Comin' ' breathes new life into that 1974 track. But it's the deep archival stuff that will most entice the diehards. 'Gets Ya Pumpin' ' is a grinding, 'Seven'-era number with Seger's electric young voice at its peak. The melodic midtempo songs 'Wildfire' and 'Days When The Rain Would Com' hail from the 'Like A Rock' period, and they hold their own against the best of Seger's majestic Midwest rock. --Detroit Free Press