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The results are pleasant, and often little more.
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Unfortunately, many of said giants' choices are so clearly acolytes of the originals that Heroes often comes off like well-produced karaoke.
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Most of the 16 tracks on Heroes don't disappoint, but there are a few that should've stayed on the drawing board.
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The results are, predictably enough, a mixture of the great, the average and the bloody awful.
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Like all covers albums, the temptation to dig out the originals is not far away, but there’s enough electricity pulsing around these versions to not only justify a charitable contribution but also make it a worthy addition to your record collection.
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There are, almost out of obligation, some unimaginative pairings....Other pairings are much less obvious and either more satisfying or more puzzling.
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Though it still has yet to serve up a full offering of duff tracks, its reputation remains intact. This collection of covers largely matches, if not betters, the original versions.
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Beck bounces through Dylan's "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" with blazing distortion, while Peaches strips the Stooges' "Search and Destroy" down to sexy bass and krautrock beats.
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Heroes rarely proves unpleasant. And it’s for a good cause. Just check out that subtitle again.
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All told, the success ratio is high, and even the odd misfire has its heart demonstrably in the right place.
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UncutThe many highlights on this big name covers album include Lily Allen--sounding like Kate Nash impersonating Lily Allen--locating the wobbly charm in Joe Strummer's 'Straight To Hell,' Elbow's adding a shabby grandeur to U2's 'Running To Stand Still,' and Rufus Wainwright bringing his heavenly voice to Brian Wilson's 'Wonderful.'
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Under The RadarThe results here are altogether satisfying and occaasionally inspired. [Spring 2009, p.74]