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The obvious intent of this CD was to transition Mandy Moore from "teen pop sensation" to a more adult sound. Since she is, you know, an adult. For my money, she more than succeeded with this release and continues to progress with her latest effort "Wild Hope". There is no harm in artists evolving. In the case of Mandy, it has done much more to help her, being that many of those with whom she arrived on the scene have seemed to take very downward paths. There seems a split here as to whether she knew anything about the songs she was recording for the CD. I'm sure she knew what she was doing, but it matters not. It sounds great. "Moonshadow" and "Breaking us In Two" were the highlights for me.
September 30, 2007I've been a fan of Mandy Moore from the beginning, but that was way back in 2000. I was hoping that she would have evolved a little bit more being that it is 2007. This cd was not entirely a waste of money, but there were only 2 or 3 songs worth listening to more than once.
August 6, 2007When mainstream artists choose to re-make older songs, the tracks that are re-done are often radio hits that exist in several forms already. With Mandy Moore's 2003 album, "Coverage", this practice took on a slightly different feel. While all the tracks on the record are covers (hence the title), they are relatively unknown to today's fans.
It's unusual for someone choosing to cover 70s and 80s songs to pick hits by artists like Todd Rundgren, Carly Simon, or Cat Stevens. This, however, is exactly what Moore has done. There are no Eagles or Fleetwood Mac to be found; not that those artists are bad, per se, but that their music is so often re-done that modern listeners are already familiar with it.
Not only are the songs different choices for a teen singer to cover, but the tracks are well-done. The original versions shine through, and while Mandy has put her hallmark vocals on the hits, they aren't changed around beyond recognition. For perhaps the first time since the 1960s, when re-making songs was common practice, tunes are displayed with respect to the original artist.
Normally, I stray away from covers. But this CD is simply full of good music. Listening to these tunes, I have a new appreciation for the lesser-known tracks by Elton John and Cat Stevens. And isn't that the whole idea behind listening to music?
March 18, 2007While most people dismiss Mandy as a teeny bop pop star this CD will definately prove them wrong..This CD was sadly overlooked when released and ,yet,it is by far one of the best 'cover' albums I've heard..rather than just change the styles and add her own twists to the originals, Mandy makes the songs her own while staying true to the original and sings them from the heart and soul even though most of these songs were written and performed before Mandy was even born...She is spunky,fun,soulful,and does a beautiful job on every track...so much so that I listen to it constantly from beginning to end without skipping a single track because they're all excellant! Favorites(which are really hard to say since I like them all!) are "The Whole of the Moon","Can We Still Be Friends?","Drop The Pilot","Moonshadow","Breaking Us in Two",and "Help Me" but,like I said I love every cut! I'm actually old enough to remember when these songs first came out so if this CD can enchant an older guy like me it will be a great CD for older people who might have run from it and definately a must for those too young to have heard the originals and can now discover them...KUDOS to Ms.Moore for an awesome,up lifting,gorgeous CD that anyone can enjoy...she's a huge cut above the crop of 'new' teen girl singers like Britney and Jessica and she proves it with her "Coverage" CD...HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!
February 15, 2007She is already awesome, but this collection is by far her best. This CD shows her strong vocal ability and she covers the original songs very well. Not taking them to the extremes of where they sound fake or phony like other covers have been covered in the past by other artists. Out of all her music previously, she showed much more maturity for a CD that Sony refused to promote or have anything to do with. Mandy did her style of music, and did it well. Sony should be ashamed of themselves for not promoting such a wonderful CD to its fullest potential. Mandy Moore is very talented, and this CD shows just how talented she truly is.
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