Title: Painful
Product review: An utter disappointment. Considering the majority of this man's career has been based on covering other artists material, I'd have to think that he could have done much much better. Nearly every song on the album butchers the original, which is quite an exceptional feat considering how excellent the songs are when done by the original artists. If Mr. Rivers wished to pay tribute to them he'd have done a much better job by simply buying some shirts with their pictures. The lowest point of the album is when he attempts to redo some of his more famous songs. Poor renditions of songs that have already been done to death simply make the album drag on mercilessly. Additionally, the few uninspired Johnny Rivers written tunes don't seem to fit into the concept of the album. Quite honestly the best part of it was when it finally ended. This one will never get near my CD player again.
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