What’s the Story?

INSTANT KARMA: THE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO SAVE DARFUR is quite a musical buffet -- a 23-track double-album covering John Lennon's solo work. Artists range from Grammy winners, to indie rock favorites and young songstresses. And where there's an album for a cause, there is Bono; Disc 1 opens with U2's high-energy cover of "Instant Karma." Other standouts: REM does an excellent cover of "#9 Dream" and The Flaming Lips do justice to "(Just Like) Starting Over." Ben Harper's rendition of "Beautiful Boy" is heart-wrenching, with Lennon lyrics about his young son Sean: "I can hardly wait to see you come of age."

Is It Any Good?

With so many tracks, there are bound to be a few weak interpretations, such as Corinne Bailey Rae's "I'm Losing You," mostly because she sounds a little bored. Yet even if you find the notion of Christina Aguilera covering "Mother" or a reggae interpretation of "Give Peace a Chance" utterly horrifying, give this CD a chance. It's a good album for a good cause, and a perfect way to introduce kids to the music and lyrics of a legendary musician who had a social conscience.

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Cast & Film Details

Artist

Various Artists

Genre

Compilation

Label

Warner Brothers

Parental advisory

No

Edited version
available

No
 

Release date

06/12/2007

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