Tribute albums are usually mawkish, well-meaning bores. Not Rave On Buddy Holly: Nineteen acts interpret proto-rocker Holly's canon with vigorous invention. Lou Reed turns ''Peggy Sue'' into a predatory pursuit; Florence + the Machine crash and clang, making the title of ''Not Fade Away'' literal; Paul McCartney howls ''It's So Easy'' like an amped-up bluesman. And Holly's beautiful songs retain their gleam in gentler versions from She & Him, Cee Lo Green, and the Black Keys. A-
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Florence's riotous Not Fade Away
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