Lenny Kravitz gives “Cold Turkey” a funky feel and former Wallflowers lead singer Jakob Dylan and Mexican rock band The Jaguares perform their own renditions of “Gimme Some Truth.” Country duo Big & Rich put a down-south twist on a good version of “Nobody Told Me.”
“Working Class Hero” is performed by Green Day and is an amazing punk-rock version to the Lennon original. The song is the first single off of the album. One of the best songs on the album is performed by English songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae. Her rendition of “I’m Losing You” is performed with a beautiful voice, accompanied by an electric piano, making it a really funky and soulful track.
Songs like Avril Lavigne’s version of “Imagine” and Christina Aguilera’s version of “Mother” are decent at best and show some of the low points to the album. But then again, who will ever do it as good as Sir John Lennon himself? Exactly.
All in all, a very nice and heartfelt album full of classic Lennon songs. The cause is on-point and so are the artists with this one.
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Album Grade: B
Standout Tracks:
“Instant Karma” by U2
“Give Peace A Chance” by Aerosmith
“I’m Losing You” by Corrine Bailey Rae
“Working Class Hero” by Green Day
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