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Nov 19, 2014This 42-song blowout has everything from Willie Nelson doing a raggedly loving "Yesterday" to Billy Joel crushing "Maybe I’m Amazed." There are plenty of surprises, too.
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UncutNov 18, 2014While the calibre of artists lining up to pay tribute to Macca on this two-disc set is undeniably impressive, there's little in the way of surprises when it comes to execution. [Dec 2014, p.83]
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Nov 18, 2014As usual, the originals prevail. Yet even with its musical limitations, it’s hard to dislike an album that’s ultimately a lot of fun.
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MojoFeb 2, 2015It's a mixed affair. [Feb 2015, p.91]
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Nov 18, 2014By and large, the featured performers--mainly McCartney's peers, including his good friend Steve Miller, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Jeff Lynne, Roger Daltrey, and Willie Nelson, but also a handful of younger performers and old pros, too--stick to both familiar tunes and familiar arrangements, which means The Art of McCartney often gets by on sheer enthusiasm
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Nov 18, 2014The predictable result is an album that sounds far too reverent to the originals.
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Nov 20, 2014If only the others brought aboard were extended as much freedom to do something other than trace outlines over the contours of this familiar canon.