Review 1 of 2

AAtheCritic writes:

3of 5 Stars

Buy it for Working Class Hero, Mother, Imagine by Jack Johnson, and Instant Karma.


And the charity of course.

Dec 9, 2007 16:14:57

Review 2 of 2

ohnoitsjim writes:

4of 5 Stars

As would be expected with a compilation of this type, INSTANT KARMA is a mixed bag. Great cuts such as R.E.M's "#9 Dream" and Corinne Bailey Rae's "I'm Losing You" sit along the Very Good (Los Lonely Boy's "Whatever Gets You Through The Night"), the Good (The Flaming Lips' "(Just Like) Starting Over), and the, er...Not So Good (Snow Patrol's wussied-up "Isolation" should have been isolated itself). BTW, Willie Nelson's performane of "Imagine" on the Borders edition sounds...well, exactly like you would expect a Willie Nelson version of "Imagine" to sound. Me being a Willie fan, I dug it.

And everything I've just written is beside the point.

This is a cause of such importance that it overrides what I think about any individual performances on the CDs. Kudos, in fact, to everyone involved with the project. Please get this set, for yourself and/or a friend, enjoy the music, and contribute to a very worthy cause.

Jul 23, 2007 18:54:57