Interpretations (The British Rock Songbook) by Bettye Lavette (CD, 2010)

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Bettye Lavette

CD

2010

Interpretations (The British Rock Songbook)

56 Mins 33 Seconds

Soul, R&B & Soul

1

USA

Lavette's latest, which she co-produced with Rob Mathes and Michael Stevens, is a tour through classic British Invasion songs by the Beatles, the Who, Pink Floyd, and others.

Rolling Stone (p.80) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "LaVette brings simmering blues to Pink Floyd, the Moody Blues, the Who, the Stones and especially Elton John..." Entertainment Weekly (p.70) - "[H]er knowing rasp pushes the album onto terra firma between the blues and power pop." -- Grade: A- Living Blues (p.34) - "[T]ranscendent, at times cathartic, interpretations...one of the most satisfying sets of soul music in recent memory." Mojo (Publisher) (p.103) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[H]er vocals are cut with an inimitable rawness..." Paste (magazine) - "[O]n Paul McCartney's 'Maybe I'm Amazed,' she transforms a sunny, grandiose pop song into a dark and desperate tale of devotion..." Pitchfork (Website) - "[T]he material here gives you as fine a showcase as any for how well she can convey pain, heartache, rapture, and love as a singer."