Listen to Me: Buddy Holly
by Various Artists
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Oct 6, 2011
    75
    While not quite as good as Rave On, Listen has playful contributions. [9/16 Sep 2011, p.137]
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  2. PopMatters
    Nov 14, 2011
    70
    Some of the artists took different approaches with varying degrees of success.
  3. AllMusic
    Oct 5, 2011
    60
    This set is a pleasant listen, but the fact remains that the best versions of Holly songs are by Buddy Holly, and no album of covers, no matter how well done or well intentioned, can eclipse them.
  5. American Songwriter
    Oct 5, 2011
    60
    Everyone acquits themselves admirably with highlights being Chris Isaak's sumptuous "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" and Imelda May's rocking "I'm Looking for Someone to Love." However a closing trash-up by Monty Python's Eric Idle is painfully unfunny and borderline disrespectful to a still influential artist who deserves all the accolades he receives.
  6. Rolling Stone
    Oct 5, 2011
    60
    [It] has a slightly oddball lineup (Natalie Merchant, the Fray). But most of the contributors succeed by honoring Holly's no-frills greatness with chiming pop rock (Jeff Lynne's "Words of Love"), torchy twanginess (Chris Isaak's "Crying, Waiting, Hoping") and, um, emo (Patrick Stump's urgent "Everyday").

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