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Howie W. (Otheriver)
Reviewed on 5/3/2020...

This is a Joey Molland album.

The actual title should be "Joey Molland sings Badfinger." There's nothing wrong with this album, just the fact that it's misrepresented as a Badfinger group effort when Joey is the only original member on it. If you take it in that spirit it's not all that bad.
Joey does a pretty good job of only slightly reimagining his band's old repertoire. I would have to say the worst thing about this is the drum sound, which makes it sound of the time in which it's recorded. This can be a little distracting.
If you have the original Badfinger recordings and want more music this isn't such a bad way to go, but I wouldn't go here first. A Joey Molland album in all but name.
BTW, there are two or three other versions of the same album out there. Buyer beware.

Re-recordings of Badfinger classics

Wayne Klein | My Little Blue Window, USA | 10/06/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I can't fault Joey Molland for doing this. Despite Badfinger's troubled history and the bad blood between Molland and Mike Gibbins, he's continuing to spread the word about his former band in performances and recordings. That doesn't mean you should buy this CD. These are re-recordings of classic Badfinger tracks. When Joey Molland had originally done these many of these tracks weren't available in any format after Apple Records folded amid multiple lawsuits.Even if you're a fan of Molland's solo work (and his latest album is very good indeed), this is less than essential. Since Straight Up, No Dice, Magic Christian and The Very Best of Badfinger are all available on CD, this is hardly the place to start collecting or listening to Badfinger.There are a number of important Badfinger recordings that have yet to see the light of day (Sing for the Song) and many that have gone out of print ... . If you're a fan write Capitol, Apple and Emi letting them know that you'd like to see these recordings available. What's needed is a comphrensive boxed set. Perhaps a company like NotLame Records could put together something since Capitol/Apple/Emi don't seem so inclinded."

This is NOT Badfinger!

Morten Vindberg | Denmark | 02/08/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This is certainly not Badfinger. Joey Molland gives versions of the hits and a few of his own Badfinger songs. None of these versions come anywhere near the originals in quality. It's really hard to say much positive about these recordings. Buy the original albums instead!!"