Rave On Buddy Holly - Various Artists
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  • Summary: This is a compilation of Buddy Holly Songs sung by such artists as Fiona Apple, The Black Keys, Jon Brion, Julian Casablancas, Cee-Lo Green, Florence and the Machine, Kid Rock, Paul McCartney, Lou Reed, and Patti Smith.

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  1. Positive: 16 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. Mojo
    Dec 12, 2011
    100
    Perhaps not as many musical genres are represented as might have been but it's still a good reminder of just how many styles Holly's music crossed and influenced, if not invented. [Aug. 2011, p. 99]
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  2. Consequence of Sound
    Jul 5, 2011
    80
    All the musicians on Rave On Buddy Holly run such a gamut that it's hard to dispute Buddy Holly's continuously far-reaching influence in music. At the same time, if these songs weren't on a covers album, it would be easy to mistake them for a Lou Reed original or an old Modest Mouse track.
  3. Q Magazine
    Aug 22, 2011
    60
    It's The Black Keys, Florence Welch and Julian Casablancas who walk the line between homage and reinvention most deftly. [Sep 2011, p.114]
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  4. Pitchfork
    Jul 12, 2011
    38
    It just feels like empty tribute, lip service for someone who really does deserve something more: the dignity of being left alone.

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