Is there some requirement that charity music for great causes must be crappy??

I've just bought the Instant Karma CD... and I knew not to expect an amazing album... but seriously, it's so boring and forgettable.

Really it's greatest accomplishment is making me realize just how truly great John Lennon was, because his version of all of these songs are better than these covers.

The only ones that come close are U2's version of "Instant Karma," Regina Spektor's "Real Love," Jack's Mannequin's "God," Postal Service's "Grow Old With Me," and Green Day's "Working Class Hero."

The rest (18 other songs) are just "eh," except for Aerosmith's "Give Peace A Chance," The Black Eyed Peas' "Power To The People," and Jakob Dylan's "Gimme Some Truth," which are huge disappointments. Aerosmith's version is 100% crapified, I expected something cooler from the Black Eyed Peas after they did a great version of a song with a similar message, "Get Up, Stand Up," at Live 8, and I really wished for something harder-hitting from the son of one of history's greatest protest song writers. I guess maybe it would've helped if I ever listened to anything by The Wallflowers, but I haven't, so I was hoping Jakob was more of a chip off the old Dylan block vocally.

So in short, just like every other charity release, buy it because it'sa great cause, but don't be surprised by the disappointing songs.