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| | Godfrey Daniel : Take a Sad Song... - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect |
 | | That the material -- from '60s mainstays such as Sly & the Family Stone, Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and the Beatles -- sounds so fresh here is a tribute to the band's anachronistic arrangements and facility with early rock & roll styles. |
 | | The take on "Proud Mary," for instance, pays tribute to both the original and the Ike & Tina cover, while sounding like something from an Alan Freed extravaganza. |
 | | Versions of "Hey Jude" bookend the album, and the closing take is a stirring, Righteous Brothers-like epic, a production gem that salutes masters Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, and George Martin. |
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