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ALBUM REVIEW: Miley Cyrus, Ke$ha sing Bob Dylan...and not terribly!
Album: Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan (Amnesty International USA)
Why we care: Benefiting Amnesty International USA, this 76-song Bob-a-palooza invites a crazy-wide spectrum of the pop world to take a whack at covering Mr. Robert Zimmerman: from real singers such as Adele doing Make You Feel My Love (stellar, natch) to, um, other singers such as Miley Cyrus twanging out a pickin’-party You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (not bad!)
Why we like it: An even bigger surprise than Miley? Ke$ha quits the club early and delivers a sad, stripped-down Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right, sounding like a raspy coffeehouse singer from the ’60s Village. Who knew?
Reminds us of: There was a time when he was polarizing, when he was a hippie, when he was for old folks only. Now, in 2012, everyone's a Dylan fan.
Download these: I Shall Be Released (Maroon 5), New Morning (Darren Criss), Man of Peace (Joe Perry)
Grade: A
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