Billy Sherwood
has helmed several tribute albums as a producer, most of them featuring various members of
Yes
and sporting a pronounced
prog rock
feel. This one takes on
the Beatles
, and while there are some interesting pairings here of musician to song (
Dweezil Zappa
taking on
"Tomorrow Never Knows,"
Leif Garrett
blasting through
"Birthday,"
Jackson Browne
and
Robbie Krieger
joining forces for
"Across the Universe"
), the fact remains that no one does
quite like
, which also explains why the tracks that work best here, like
David Park
's take on
"Day Tripper"
or
Sweet
's rendition of
"Ticket to Ride,"
are the ones that hold closest to the original template. ~ Steve Leggett