Rave On Buddy Holly [+Digital Booklet]

Various Artists | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: June 28, 2011
• Release Date: June 28, 2011
• Label: Fantasy Records
• Copyright: (C) 2011 MPL Communications Inc. and Concord Music Group, Inc.
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• Total Length: 51:28
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• ASIN: B0057Q2IZ2
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,084 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rave on, Indeed!, June 28, 2011

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rave On Buddy Holly (Audio CD)

Let me concur with my fellow reviewer that if you don't own the originals, rush out and buy the 3-disc BUDDY HOLLY MEMORIAL EDITION. That collection is required listening for any fan of rock music. However, this September would have been Buddy Holly's 75th birthday and this tribute album hits all the right notes.

Keep in mind, this is a tribute album, not a bar band cover album. Although some of the most memorable cuts on this album don't stray far from the originals: Nick Lowe's "Changing All Those Changes," Justin Townes Earle's "Maybe Baby" and Graham Nash's "Raining in My Heart" are highlights.

But there are new interpretations like Florence + The Machine's New Orleans-influenced "Not Fade Away," The Black Keys slinky interpretation of "Dearest," and perhaps my favorite track, Patti Smith's plaintive reading of "Words of Love."

Buddy Holly may have tragically left this earth in 1959 leaving behind only three years' of recordings, but as this disc proves; his music will live on forever. Listen to this with open ears and there are many rewards to be discovered. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rave On indeed!, June 28, 2011

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David W. Henson Jr. (Glendora, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rave On Buddy Holly (Audio CD)

Got the CD and love it. I know a lot of purists out there will come into the CD without an open mind but there are tracks on this for everyone. Some tracks are more true to Buddy's originals like My Morning Jacket or Fiona Apple + Jon Brion while other versions are out there like Modest Mouse and McCartney's.

The highlights are "Dearest" by The Black Keys, "True Love Ways" by My Morning Jacket, "Not Fade Away" by Florence + The Machine (a rousing New Orleans-style take on the classic track), and Cee Lo Green's take on "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care." I also love the Julian Casablancas track, the aforementioned "Everyday" by Fiona Apple + Jon Brion, "Words of Love" by Patti Smith, the Jack White-produced "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" by Karen Elson, and "Oh Boy!" by She & Him. Even the Kid Rock track is good...which might surprise some folks as I was leery of his contribution to this compilation previously. He really does a good job with "Well All Right" so kudos.

19 tracks for $10 is a real deal but if you check out Amazonmp3 today, they have it for only $3.99 on today's daily deal. This is a MUST-HAVE summer record. Pick it up!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's better than it sounds..., July 6, 2011

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Chicago Fats (Near the Lake) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rave On Buddy Holly (Audio CD)

Okay, "it's better than it sounds" is something Mark Twain said about Wagner's music. And if you spend any time immersing yourself in Wagner, you find out that Twain was right.

Same with this album. First listen, I found myself thinking there wasn't much to hear. But then I ripped it to my iPod, and took a second listen. Let me tell you, the whole album just gets better and better each time I listen to it.

I'm old enough to have heard these songs the first time around. I actually remember the day the music died. And I think Buddy would be quite happy with what these guys have done with his songs. I know I am.