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- Release Date: August 10, 2009
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Shout Factory
- UPC: 0826663113068
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113569175
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Product Description
Run a Quick Search on "Under The Covers Vol.2" by Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Under The Covers Vol.2"Browse more products related to "Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs"ReviewPaste (magazine) (p.55) - "Like its predecessor, their new '70s retrospective uncannily re-creates indelible tracks from primary Sweet inspirations Todd Rundgren, Big Star, Fleetwood Mac and Yes..." Product noteA sequel to Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs' 2007 stroll through the '60s was perhaps inevitable, at least as inevitable as the decision to devote Under the Covers, Vol. 2 to the super sounds of the '70s. Sweet and Hoffs tend to pick '70s songs that are a bit more familiar than their '60s selections, never digging out a Me Decade equivalent of Marmalade's "I See the Rain" or the Zombies' "Care of Cell #44," but instead punctuating AM pop hits and FM rock staples like "Sugar Magnolia," "Second Hand News," "All the Young Dudes," "You're So Vain," "I've Seen All Good People," and "Maggie May" with power pop by the Raspberries ("Go All the Way"), Big Star ("Back of a Car"), and Todd Rundgren, who has no less than two songs from Something/Anything featured here. The influence of that 1972 double LP can be heard in the similarly homespun production of Under the Covers, Vol. 2 but where Rundgren was open-ended, Sweet neatly ties up every loose end with the care of a pop fetishist, making sure all the harmonies and guitar licks are in place, never adding any untasteful elements. Sometimes, everything is a little bit too pat and pretty -- particularly on "Sugar Magnolia," whose processed guitars sparkle too brightly -- but the duo's enduring, endearing love for this music is evident, sometimes infectious, and, at its best, throws out some surprises, like Susanna's soulful reading of "Maggie May." Album DescriptionAfter teaming up in 2006 to record classic sixties songs for their album 'Under The Covers Vol.1', Matthew Sweet and former Bangles front woman Susanna Hoffs re-unite to record classic seventies songs for 'Under The Covers Vol.2'. The songs of Big Star, Rod Stewart, Carly Simon are interpreted in a warm and unique way. Includes the tracks 'Maggie May', 'You're So Vain' and many more Customer Reviews for "Under The Covers Vol.2 (CD)" by Matthew Sweet & Susanna HoffsThere are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Rock & Pop Bestselling CDsExplore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
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