FIrst Listen:The new Fleetwood Mac tribute album
by John Fisher
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posted Jul 31 2012 10:28AM
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Let's face it -- tribute albums can be hit or miss. If an artist is well known enough to merit a whole album of other artists covering their songs, their songs are probably so ingrained in our collective consciousness that it sounds weird to hear other people do them.
Which brings us to Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac. First of all, the band has over 40 years of music to cover, and that spans many phases of the band, from straight-ahead British blues to impeccably crafted pop songs. Most of the artists on this collection weren't even born when most of this music was new, and many of the artists will be unknown to anyone over 30: Tame Impala, Best Coast, Lykke Li, MGMT, Washed out, The Crystal Ark . . . .but there's Marianne Faithfull, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Vancouver's New Pornographers, too.
The album's not coming out until August 14, but you can listen to all 17 tracks, from "Oh Well" to "Tusk," because they're streaming right now, right here, or click the band's picture below.
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