Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
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Composer: John LennonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-06-12
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Instant Karma -- U2
- #9 Dream -- R.E.M.
- Mother -- Christina Aguilera
- Give Peace A Chance -- Aerosmith with Sierra Leone Refuge All-Stars
- Cold Turkey -- Lenny Kravitz
- Whatever Gets You Through the Night -- Los Lonely Boys
- I'm Losing You -- Corinne Bailey Rae
- Gimme Some Truth -- Jakob Dylan Feat. Dhani Harrison
- Oh, My Love -- Jackson Browne
- Imagine -- Avril Lavigne
- Nobody Told Me -- Big & Rich
- Jealous Guy -- Youssou N'Dour
- Working Class Hero -- Green Day
- Power to the People -- Black Eyed Peas
- Imagine -- Jack Johnson
- Beautiful Boy -- Ben Harper
- Isolation -- Snow Patrol
- Watching the Wheels -- Matisyahu
- Grow Old With Me -- Postal Service
- Gimme Me Some Truth -- Jaguares
- (Just Like) Starting Over -- The Flaming Lips
- God -- Jack's Mannequin feat. Mick Fleetwood
- Real Love -- Regina Spektor
Music reviews of Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
Music Review: Weak Representations of Lennon Works
Rating: 3 Stars
So I bought the triple disc edition of this to great disappointment.
First of all, who ever had the bright idea of letting Lavigne do anything on this record is a joke, and needs to be taken away and forced to listen to her music until his head explodes.
For the most part, the covers are weak. There are a few decent tracks, like The Postal Service, Regina Spektor, Green Day, and Ben Harper songs, but U2? Give me a break!
I would buy this album for the charity and goodwill it brings, as well as for the image and meaningfulness of the late John Lennon, to make sure that it never dies, but apart from that, it is just another in a long line if crappy tribute albums.
Description of Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
John Lennon would have turned 67 in 2007. If alive, he could well be at the forefront of bringing peace to Darfur, where more than half a million have died from violence and disease during four years of rebel discord. So to create awareness of the ongoing conflict, Amnesty International (with permission from Yoko Ono) has mined Lennon's solo work and rounded up nearly two dozen current artists to reinterpret the music, which spans the ex-Beatle's entire post-band catalog (plus a pair from while the Fab Four were still in business). As with any attempt to cover Beatles-related music, results are hit and miss, with kudos going to Snow Patrol and the Postal Service for capturing the starkness of "Isolation" and "Grow Old with Me," respectively, Mexican rock band Jaguares for uncovering the fear and fury in "Gimme Some Truth," and (surprise!) Christina Aguilera for nailing the complex composition and mood of "Mother." Other highlights include Jackson Browne's piano-led "Oh My Love," Green Day's louder straight take on "Working Class Hero," and the Black Eyed Peas turning "Power to the People" into a gospelly protest. Will resurrecting 30-to-40-year-old messages of peace and love be enough to help end the brutalities in Darfur? That remains to be seen. But selecting John Lennon as the author of those messages will make people listen and, with this collection, may keep them listening. --Scott HolterFeaturing songs by the iconic John Lennon newly recorded by some of today's biggest as well as emerging artists, Instant Karma: The Campaign to Save Darfur is a major benefit-album project. In an effort to mobilize activism around this catastrophe, musicians unite to save lives. Some of the biggest artists in the world, along with today's emerging artists, all coming together for an unprecedented, brilliant collection of JOHN LENNON "covers." Proceeds from the campaign will go directly to support Amnesty International's urgent work on Darfur and other human rights crises worldwide.
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