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War Child: Heroes

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War Child: Heroes

A batch of luminaries choose contemporary artists (Lilly Allen, Elbow, TV on the Radio) to cover their own tracks

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Parlophone
UK Release date
16/02/2009
  1. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    The worthiness of the cause and the exclusive nature of much of the material here makes this another essential War Child release.
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  2. 8.0 |   Scotland on Sunday

    Charity record covers albums rarely throw up interesting music moments, but this latest War Child compilation excels.
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  3. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    It's a winning concept: Sixteen legendary musicians — including Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen — pick acts to cover their classics, to benefit war-affected children.
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  4. 7.0 |   NME

    There’s a convention to some charity albums: good cause, don’t worry about the tunes. Fortunately, that’s not an attitude War Child abide by.
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  5. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    This collection of covers largely matches, if not betters, the original versions. Those “ultimate icons” must be kicking themselves.
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  6. 7.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    There's lots of fun to be had with this compilation, which throws up questions of how the original artist sees himself and whether the nominated artist can be viewed as an heir.
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  7. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Overall, while War Child: Heroes may lack the credibility and tunes of ‘Dark Was The Night’, don't forget it is all for a good cause.
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  8. 6.0 |   The Sunday Times

    Assessing the artistic merits of an album released to raise money for a charity can be tricky, because the worthiness of the cause does not, in itself, guarantee that the album will rise to the occasion.
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  9. 6.0 |   The Times

    The quality control dial has its work cut out as old-stagers pick one of their songs and a singer to revisit it.
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