There are some great artists: Elton John, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, the Kinks’ Ray Davies, what they call Queen (can there be Queen without Freddie Mercury?). But does Ricky Martin really deserve to share the same stage as them?
The whole thing is ill conceived. A typically shell-shocked Brian Wilson doing “California Girls?” Really? For the Queen of England? And while McCartney is well represented, what about England’s greatest gift to the world, John Lennon, who doesn’t get one cover?
Grade: B
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