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Bill Frisell/John Lennon

I just picked up Bill Frisell's new record of John Lennon covers. Some of the tempos are slower and Frisell's "airy" style often emphasizes melody more than rhythm, but overall this is the best set of Beatle covers I've ever heard. Probably not for Beatles purists, but if you can be flexible, this one is terrific. Greg Leisz does a great job on slide and the songs even rock a bit here and there.

Marty
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jdoris
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A bit less sold than you, Marty. I've never been a huge Beatles fan, but even so I found the Frisell covers a bit muzak-y. Perfectly fine background, and I'm not sorry I bought it, but I didn't find it especially compelling, given the excellent players.

Just my 2c, of course.

John
jdoris
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I agree wholeheartedly with Maxnewid about "Chimes of Freedom." Lots of interesting takes on great songs, from excellent people I'd not heard of, like Zee Avi. I much prefer it to the "usual dinosaurs" 30th anniversary concert. Hilariously, the Miley Cyrus cut is among my favorite on Chimes, so I disagree with Maxnewid there. Takes all kinds to make a world, my father used to say.

Ok, back to Bill!

John
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