Lynne Me Your Ears - Tribute to Jeff Lynne

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 31, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Not Lame Records
• ASIN: B00005TPGM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #415,292 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From Not Lame Records, this collection of Lynne's songs features Jason Falkner, Todd Rundgren, Jeffrey Foskett , SWAG (featuring members of Wilco, The Mavericks, Cheap Trick), Jamie Hoover (Spongetones), Richard Barone, Sixpence None The Richer, Carl Wayne (ex-The Move), Bill Lloyd, The Shazam, Bobby Sutliff/Mitch Easter, Neilson Hubbard, Peter Holsapple, Ben Lee, Doug Powell, Tony Visconti (producer), Pray For Rain (PFR), Fleming And John, Earl Slick, Ross Rice and more.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have for ELO and Jeff Lynne Fans, June 3, 2002

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R. Mack (Indianapolis, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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What a fantastic way for artists from many genres to honor a man who has nurtured great music his entire life, Jeff Lynne. Lynne Me Your Ears contains many familiar ELO and Jeff Lynne classic tunes, some done very much like the originals, but others are done with new style, in a new vision and yet with love and respect for the original. Okay, some aren't my cup of tea, but I get more from those each time I listen to this album! I highly recommend Todd Rundgren's Bluebird is Dead, Tony Visconti's Mr. Blue Sky rocks, and Fleming and John's Eldorado is really a heart wrenching tune. By the way, give this album more than one chance! It will grow on you, and you'll appreciate the honor and respect that these artists are sending Jeff's way.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A.J. Bryant, April 22, 2002

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Eldonna F Bryant (Mineral, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

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Superlatives fail the sheer genius of this 2 cd set! There is not a song in it that is less than hit-worthy, and there are no artists below the task of re-interpreting this fantastic music. That being said, not many can improve on Lynne's catchy pop tunes, which dominated the FM waves in the 70's, but they do justice to them. Very noteworthy exceptions are on disc two, starting with Tony Visconti's boppy, ecstaticly cheerful "Mr. Blue Sky", and Sparkle jets UK surfy, guitar filled "Above the Clouds. Todd Rundgren does actually improve "Blubird is dead" with a smooth techno-edge (and removing the expletive that ruined the original), but for the finale, fittingly, Flemming and John's "Eldorado" is a grand slam! Flemming McWilliam's soaring voice puts the Jewels and Mariah Careys of the world to shame, and this song was just waiting for her to grab it, entwine it with an otherwordly flair, and belt it out with the control of a opera diva! It, and this cd set on the whole, will leave you breathless!! Pity this won't make the grammy awards.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hit and Miss, February 27, 2002

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Robert E Wilson "robewil" (West Covina, CA) - See all my reviews
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First of all, it's great that Jeff Lynne's finally getting some recognition for his tremendous talents. This CD contains many of Lynne's more famous works. (Livin' Thing, Don't Bring Me Down, and Mr. Blue Sky to name a few.) It also contains some of his lesser known stuff. (No Time, Sweet is the Night, and Boy Blue for example.)

The music is performed by various artists. Some of them are basically done similarly to the originals while others are very different interpretations of Mr. Lynne's music. Most of the performances are not as good as the originals as I expected. (Jeff Lynne is the master, after all.) Some, in my opinion, are terrible. But there are a few gems that make this a worthwhile CD. I particularly like Rockaria!, Message from the Country and Steppin' Out.