Blog: Beats Per Minute

What is the point of a tribute album? Generally, they are done to raise money for a good cause, but the only cause that Rave On Buddy Holly seems to be contributing towards is the cause to raise awareness of the greatness of Buddy Holly. This is fair enough, but boy do I hope that those unfamiliar with Buddy Holly will use these tracks as a stepping stone towards the originals rather than stopping at this compilation, because this album doesn’t do the legend all that much service. The covers fall into two general categories: those [...]