Rave On Buddy Holly
Various
Rave On Buddy Holly
Various
Daringly Original Tribute Collection Features My Morning Jacket, The Black Keys, Modest Mouse, Nick Lowe, Florence + The Machine, Cee Lo Green, Paul McCartney, Kid Rock, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Julian Casablancas and more. In his short-lived but extraordinary life, Buddy Holly left behind a body of work so enthralling, his enduring influence is nearly impossible to overstate. The melodic joy and fierce independent streak at the core of his artistry is profoundly felt on Rave On Buddy Holly, a 19-song collection of indelible Holly covers by a rich assemblage of current musical visionaries and creative kindred spirits.Very fe w songwriters could inspire passionately personal, fearless cover versions from performers such as My Morning Jacket, Cee Lo Green, Justin Townes Earle, The Black Keys, Florence + The Machine, She & Him, Modest Mouse, Paul McCartney, Julian Casablancas, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Fiona Apple and John Brion, Graham Nash, The Detroit Cobras, Kid Rock, John Doe, Karen Elson, Nick Lowe and Jenny O. Which is part of what makes this much more than a mere “tribute album.”
- Dearest – The Black Keys
- Every Day – Fiona Apple and Jon Brion
- It’s So Easy – Paul Mccartney
- Not Fade Away – Florence and the Machine
- (You’re So Square) Baby, I Don’t Care – Cee Lo Green
- Crying, Waiting, Hoping – Karen Elson
- Rave On – Julian Casablancas
- I’m Gonna Love You Too – Jenny O.
- Maybe Baby – Justin Townes Earle
- Oh Boy – She & Him
- Changing All Those Changes – Nick Lowe
- Words of Love – Patti Smith
- True Love Ways – My Morning Jacket
- That’ll Be the Day – Modest Mouse
- Well… All Right – Kid Rock
- Heartbeat – The Detroit Cobras
- Peggy Sue – Lou Reed
- Peggy Sue Got Married – John Doe
- Raining in My Heart – Graham Nash
Review
Melissa Whebell, Readings Hawthorn
Tribute albums can be strange beasts. They’re often criticised for straying too far from the original work – or on the flipside, for being too generic and not adding anything new. The influence of the legendary Buddy Holly is not in dispute here, a fact proven by the interesting reworking of a good chunk of his catalogue by a truly eclectic range of artists – The Detroit Cobras, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Nick Lowe, Justin Townes Earle, Florence and the Machine and Julian Casablancas, to name a few. If it helps in any small way to introduce Buddy to a whole new generation, that has to be applauded.
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