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Cover albums can be forgettable and throwaway, but not this one. This is a truly memorable and worthwhile tribute to the quiet Beatle.
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The result is spare and somber--just that windy Americana tenor against a squeaky acoustic guitar.
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Tribute To remains reverent despite those unique touches, however, and Jim James (or Yim Yames, or whatever he's calling himself nowadays) sounds fairly fantastic throughout.
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Tribute To captures James’s sense of admiration, anguish, and awe for the quiet Beatle in an intimate solo recording that is three parts haunting reverb and one part pop melancholy.
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James mostly resists tinkering with Harrison's melodies, which keeps surprise at bay. Then again, how exactly would one improve this stuff?
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Tribute To may be minor in James’ catalog, but it proves surprisingly moving in its off-the-cuff run-throughs.
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When George Harrison planned the reissue of "All Things Must Pass" in 2000, he fought the urge to simplify the original mixes. So he might well have loved this EP of his songs, most from All Things, recorded in 2001 by Jim James shortly after Harrison's death.
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A modest release, Tribute To will obviously be of most interest to My Morning Jacket and George Harrison admirers, but the quality of the covers deserves a wider audience.
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The songs take on a new, more sorrowful meaning here. It is the perfect tribute, and enough to make you mourn Harrison's loss once again, eight years later.
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It's not that Tribute To isn't on some level deeply felt, but it's just not deeply considered, and while it's nice to hear James focused and playing to his strengths after the scattered "Evil Urges," his tribute eventually loses the one thread it sets out to carry on its cover.
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SamRAug 8, 2009James' rendition of "My Sweet Lord" adds a new perspective to the song, which is definitely worth checking out.