- Record Label: Shout! Factory
- Release Date: Apr 18, 2006
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The affection that Sweet, Hoffs and company display for this music is the reason to hear this record: they're having such a good time playing their favorite songs, it's hard not to smile along as well.
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By and large this is a delightful power-pop excursion.
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Billboard"Under the Covers" has just the right mix of reverence and fun to be enjoyable even on repeat listens. [22 Apr 2006]
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Fun and fascinating.
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Entertainment WeeklyThere's surprising joy to be found in a couple of pros singing songs they love. [21 Apr 2006, p.73]
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This is an album worthy of unpretentious adoration.
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With so little added to the originals, you have to ask: Why do this? 'Cause it's good fun.
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Under the Covers may not deliver any jarring surprises, but it’s a loving tribute to 15 unimpeachable songs, narrated by two skilled and knowledgeable tour guides.
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Q MagazinePleasantly pointless. [Aug 2006, p.116]
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There are problems. For one thing, some of these songs have been done to death. More important, their voices don't blend all that harmoniously, and not all the arrangements do the tunes justice.
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UncutWhat elevates Under The Covers above mimicry is the poignancy of the performances from all concerned. [May 2006, p.124]
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Under The RadarFor the most part the performances stick too close to the originals for the musicians to put their own mark on the proceedings. [#13, p.89]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 9
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Negative: 2 out of 9
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jamespAug 20, 2006
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JulianJul 30, 2006
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RobbotheYobboMay 21, 2006