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Classic Rock MagazineJul 23, 2013Inviting famous friends to help him give the songs a fresh coat of paint doesn't, for the most part, make any real impact. [Summer 2013, p.91]
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Q MagazineJul 10, 2013Vocally, Fogerty still shreds, and this lively album omits enough of his gems to hint at a sequel. [Aug 2013, p.97]
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MojoJun 18, 2013While quite meaty in itself, this is odd and not necessarily called for. [Jul 2013, p.88]
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Jun 12, 2013It’s an ambitious collection, but the roots veteran pulls it off.
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May 28, 2013It remains the case that this kind of thing only has something to say about distance travelled, no more.
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May 28, 2013All of this is enjoyable but it's rarely compelling, as very few songs play with the original arrangement in any serious fashion.
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May 24, 2013The album starts out blazing with Fogerty and the Foo Fighters doing "Fortunate Son," and that pace is largely maintained all the way through to a rousing "Proud Mary," with Jennifer Hudson, which manages to simultaneously pay tribute to the Ike & Tina version and the song's original New Orleans inspiration.
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MagnetJun 18, 2013From a fan's point of view, this [playing the same songs for years] rarely works. And it rarely works here. [No.99, p.55]
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May 28, 2013It's almost impossible to screw up Fogerty's sturdiest numbers, but some of his collaborators sound like they're trying too hard to put their thumbprints all over them.