Toys in the Attic
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Originally released in 1975, this was Aerosmith's breakout recording. Listeners only familiar with their more recent, post-comeback material may be surprised; like their other albums from the 1970s, Toys has a strong blues inflection, as indicated by their cover of "Big Ten Inch Record," which also shows that Aerosmith has never lacked raunchiness or innuendo. There's also the original (pre-Run-D.M.C.) version of "Walk This Way," and the classic "Sweet Emotion." This is classic Aerosmith at its gritty, streetwise best; they may have been derivative, but it really doesn't matter, then or now: it's all in good fun. --Genevieve Williams ... Read more

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• Limited Edition
• Original recording remastered

Reviews (97)

the worst of all time!
This is the weakest album of all time, get your wings is a much
better album!

Toys, Toys, Toys
This album is like a new toy so exciting and you play with it for hours except you don't stop playing with this toy. All of these track are really good but I have to say, aerosmiths album after Rocks is the best areosmith album my second favortie is pump and then Toys in the attic.

Toys in the attic: 10
Uncle Salty:10
Adams apple: 10
Walk this way: 10
Big ten inch record:8
Sweet emotion: 10
Round: 10
YOu see me crying: 10 (I don't know how this wasn't releaed as a single this song is great)
No more, no more: 10 really good melody

crap
did the singer marry his daughter, yet. anyways, aerosmith are one of the worst bands ever. the lyrics are dumb, the music is simple and boring. they're just another overrated rock band that needed to quit right after the release of their first album. you want talented music where bands actually show off their skills? try power, death, and viking metal. ... Read more

Asin: B0000029AP
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

Alive
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The fact that Alive! is arguably Kiss's best album highlights the fact that they are performers first, musicians second. There's nothing wrong with that, especially when a live album sounds this good. Stuffed to bursting with classic tracks, Alive!, originally released in 1975, is a classic metal album. "Deuce," "Strutter," "Hotter than Hell," "Black Diamond," "100,000 Years," and especially "Rock and Roll All Nite" (probably the most well-known party song in existence)--they're all here, and wonder of wonders, they still sound fresh after all these years. The success of Kiss's 1996 tour shows that they've still got plenty of fans; Alive! is one album no Kiss fan should be without. --Genevieve Williams ... Read more

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KISS' breakthrough album
By 1975,even though artists and bands like Alice Cooper,Ted Nugent,Aerosmith,Black Sabbath,etc were stading on top of the world,there was one band that was still trying to make it,and that band was KISS.As hard as they tried,until this album was released,KISS had not had any hit albums or songs. However,this was the album that made them both famous and popular,and it did what it did for KISS with a good reason.Read on for my review os this:

This album has often been credited as the second best live album EVER made/released,right next to Peter Frampton's "Frampton Comes Alive"live album. Personally,I think this is the greatest live record ever made...but that's just MY opinion. When KISS was touring and recording this album,they performed material from their first three albums(their self-titled 1974 debut album,"Hotter Than Hell",and "Dressed To Kill")and several of their songs that would become KISS classics,such as "Hotter Than Hell","Cold Gin","Strutter",and of course,"Rock and Roll All Nite"(note that they did spell it as "nite" instead of "night")which would become the band's biggest hit,right next to the power ballad "Beth",which became a hit in 1976 when "Destroyer" was released.But "Rock and Roll All Nite" is probably their most important song and it is also one of the songs that shaped rock 'n roll(they even mentioned that in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame!). When that song was first released as a single off of "Dressed To Kill",it didn't do great,but when it was released as a single off of this album,that was when it became such a huge hit. And in case you didn't know,according to a special about KISS that was aired on VH1 in April of 2003,even though some of this album was recorded live,KISS recorded some of it in a studio,and Eddie Kramer,the producer of this album(who also worked with other legendary acts such as The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix)made it sound live. And as a bonus for this legendary live album,the sound has been digitally remastered,and Robert V. Conte wrote liner notes(check inside the CD jacked under the second CD in here,this is a double live album)about how this album was the breakthrough album for KISS. A nice way to do remasters,and this should serve as a good memory for KISS fans.

Overall,this is a great live record,and if you like KISS and you are a fan of live albums,then,without question,you will probably love this album.And also look for the other "Alive!"live albums that KISS released:"Alive II"(1977)that features some of the material that was on this album,stuff that appeared on albums KISS recorded after this,as well as about four or five songs KISS recorded in a studio),"Alive III"(1993)that features Bruce Kulick on lead guitar and Eric Singer on drums and covers KISS' material from the 70's,80's,and the early 90's),and of course,2003's "Symphony:Alive IV"live album,which features every original member of KISS except Ace Frehley(Tommy Thayer,KISS' current guitarist,subsitiuted for Frehley on that record)and finds KISS performing their 70's and 80's material live-with an Australian symphony! Very Cool!

I highly recommend this CD.

All Show, No Talent
That pretty much sums up KISS.

This is considered their best album, i'm sorry, but that is just sad. These guys needed to put out a live album or they were gonna sink as a band because their studio albums sucked @$$, they had no technical skill with their instraments, they had to relie on face paint and pyrotechnics to draw the crowds into their shows. I like 70's hard rock alot, but KISS was nothing but a foolish show with four guys dressed up like effing retards breathing flames. With no ability to play, it was like going to a circus to see the clowns intead of a rock concert. This "live" album was completely overdubed as soon as the master tapes were parked in the studio parking lot, the only thing untouched was Peter Criss's drum work. They sucked so bad live that they need massive studio overdub to make this sound right. How can you call this live when nothing on here was recorded live?

The one album to own if you want Kiss
If you can own only one Kiss album, this is the one to buy.It's Kiss at their hardest rocking best.The songs are from their first three studio albums and are much better (hard and raw) on Alive than their somewhat flat and whimpy studio counterparts.Now there is a rumor that this album was recorded live but without an audience present and then fixed, overdubbed in the studio where the audience was dubbed in.You know what?It doesn't matter because Alive rocks, and is an excellent best of album for early Kiss. They never put out an album this good again with the possible exception of the Alive 2 album which was loaded with overdubs and comes off as too polished.Alsoo personally I prefer most of their older tunes to the newer ones.If you are a fan or just curious, Alive is Kiss at its apex:when they really knew what they were about.Before they made awful concept albums, before Beth, before they took their makeup off and then put it on again, Kiss were top-notch hard rock entertainers.Alive is the classic Kiss lineup when their concept was still fresh:Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley.Yeah, the lyrical content never gets very far above crotch level, but this isn't Bob Dylan, or Led Zeppelin for that matter.This wasn't supposed to be taken too too seriously.It was only on later albums when Kiss tried to be "artists" or when they tried for a poppier sound, that they started to flag a bit.Alive is some fun '70s rock and roll by the best party band of that period. ... Read more

Asin: B000001EL1
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

Abbey Road
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The Beatles' last days as a band were as productive as any major pop phenomenon that was about to split. After recording the ragged-but-right Let It Be, the group held on for this ambitious effort, an album that was to become their best-selling. Though all four contribute to the first side's writing, John Lennon's hard-rocking, "Come Together" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" make the strongest impression. A series of song fragments edited together in suite form dominates side two; its portentous, touching, official close ("Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End") is nicely undercut, in typical Beatles fashion, by Paul McCartney's cheeky "Her Majesty," which follows. --Rickey Wright ... Read more

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how old am I????
Reading some of the revues for this album make me think just how many people are there out there that have never heard the beatles ???? the first time I heard that I remember hearing the beatles I was in short pants at the tender age of 5 and was instantly hooked and have been ever since and yes this was their finest hour albeit there last hour. god what a band they where and how sorely I miss them they laid the foundations for all the rock bands to come and I still judge all others against them long live the beatles they last and last thank god for the memories I have of listening to their music as it came out. I feel so fortunate to have been there when it occured.

One of the greastest rock bands....
Without Buddy Holly and other legends in the 50s, we wouldnt have rock music, without The beatles we wouldnt have bristish invanison, without Led Zeppelin and AC/DC we wouldnt have metal. What I am trying to say is The Beatles are one of the greastest bands, there's really nothing to hate about them. John Lennon is one of the best vocalist,Paul and John could write very intersting lyrics. The Beatles changed rock n roll, and without them you wouldnt have most of the music you have these days.

Beautiful Album
I wont bore you with things that have been said before about this masterpiece. These guys knew it was the end, and boy did they deliver.

Best Beatles Album, hands-down. ... Read more

Asin: B000002UB3
Subjects:  1. Album Rock    2. British Psychedelia    3. England    4. Hard Rock    5. Pop    6. Pop/Rock    7. Prog-Rock/Art Rock    8. Psychedelic    9. Rock    10. Rock & Roll    11. Sunshine Pop   

Mad Dogs & Englishmen
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The rock & roll road show never really caught on, which is surprising given that Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen revue showed tour dogs how it's done. Recorded live at New York's Fillmore East in the spring of 1970, this CD (as well as a film of the same name) documents a slapdash extravaganza (the whole thing was conceived, organized, and abandoned over the course of two months) that overflows with big, brassy, rockin' soul. Front and center is Joe Cocker, a spastically charismatic Brit soul shouter. The bandleader is Leon Russell, playing some of the best rock piano ever waxed. And the crack company (boasting 21 singers and players) features the Rolling Stones' future horn section and Derek & the Dominoes' rhythm-section-in-waiting. Cocker shines on "Cry Me a River," "Give Peace a Chance," "The Letter," and a slew of other covers that benefit greatly from the volcanic arrangements whipped up by Russell and Chris Stainton. It may have been the Ray Charles revue for the Woodstock Generation, but, shockingly, the Genius himself hasn't made too many records that surpass this one. --Steven Stolder ... Read more

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A classic album !
You will find to Joe Cocker in the peak of his powers . With that unmistakeable and grasping voice , and incredible energy loaded in every track.
Leon Russell- that living legend - support in the keyboards, the rhytmic section and the chords were absolutely outstanding .
Consider the Letter , Feeling alright , She came in through ... , Delta Lady or Cry me a river and listen them again in studio version . Once more you will notice that the great majority of the rock artists adcquired an additional histamine and powerful resource inspiring to perform and Joe got to me his masterpiece album .
Search the extraordinary and unbeatable version of Rita Coolidge singing Superstar.This performance is by far, much better than the Carpenters version , it inner mood is so much introspective , warm and deep.
An album without any hole . A timeless classic specially recommended for Cocker hard fans and for all those people who are reall interested in knowing what is going on in the two golden rock and roll ages : the sixties and the seventies .

A classic live album
This has to be one of the greatest live rock albums ever recorded. When I was 12, I think I saw the movie 3 or 4 times, and played the two-record set until it was grooveless.

Cocker uses Leon Russell's masterful production abilities to put together a phenomenal, exciting road group, complete with solo recording artists Claudia Linnear, Rita Coolidge, and of course Russell himself.

The choice of songs is excellent. I'm not sure there was ever a better remake of "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" (if there was another one at all!), nor did anyone bring such soul and energy to songs like "The Letter" and "Honky Tonk Woman".
Russell's piano is exhilarating, and Cocker's voice on "Bird on a Wire", among others, is quintessentail soul. He IS the drunk in the midnight choir in the song.

Now, the question is..WHERE is the VHS of the tour movie I saw in the theater? I must have it!!

Joe Cocker And Leon Russell Create A Hot Roadshow
Joe Cocker teams up with Tulsa native Leon Russell and a cast of over forty for a concert tour, and what a party! The live set contains a mix of Russell compositions and blues/R&B/pop/rock standards, all performed with the feral intensity of a man possessed. It's clear that the magic couldn't last in this form, and it didn't, although Cocker did go on to make many fine records, and even some great ones, after his jaunt with Russell. ... Read more

Asin: B00001X58X
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

The Very Best of Roy Orbison [Virgin]
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NOT THE ORIGINAL VERSIONS!
I am very surprised this CD has gotten so many good reviews. It's a disgrace! This CD features several re-recorded versions of the songs featured. On top of that, they are not very good re-recordings. Roy sounds very bored through most of them, and on "Blue Bayou" he sounds like he's out of breath. Some of the cuts are live...which is OK, I guess, but it would have been nice if they were marked as such on the CD case. And this version of "Crying" is a duet with K.D. Lang.

The worst part is that nowhere on the outer packaging does it warn you that these are not the original versions...you have to buy the CD to find out! When I buy a CD entitled THE VERY BEST OF ROY ORBISON I expect just that. The recordings of the great songs in the versions I (and the rest of the world) are familiar with. This CD should be called THE VERY BEST OF SOME NEW RECORDINGS OF OLD HITS THAT ROY RECORDED UNENTHUSIASTICALLY A FEW YEARS AGO INCLUDING SOME LIVE CUTS AND NEW DUETS. I guess that title was too long for Virgin records...they should be ashamed! And yes, IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE! When you are used to hearing certain songs done a certain way...and you buy a CD and get lame new versions that are quite noticeably different from what you are used to, especially when it is such a wonderful artist as Roy Orbison, it DOES make a difference. It is downright irritating.

This collection is no cheaper than any other...I suggest you spend your hard earned money on the ORIGINAL versions of these TIMELESS songs and leave this colleciton for people who don't know any better. Trust me, you won't be sorry.

Do not buy it !!!
I bought this and then threw it away.The new versions of his old song are awful.

Great songs - Great voice
I had been wanting the best of Roy Orbison for awhile but could never find a CD with all the songs on it that I wanted... until I found this one.I even found a few new songs I hadn't heard that I've have developed a real liking for.I pop this in on the way to work and I am in a good mood for at least the morning.No one else does these songs the way Roy did them.If you want a good all around selection of his music, here's your CD. ... Read more

Asin: B000000WCK
Sales Rank: 9756
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Pop/Rock    3. Rock    4. Rock & Roll    5. Rockabilly   

Anthology: Through the Years
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The most striking thing about this two-disc overview of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers is the powerful case it makes for its creators as the most consistent band of not only their era, but of all time. Think of another rocker who can claim to have created a quarter-century of recordings that, when ranked on a 10-point scale, never dip below a solid 7? Indeed, while disc 1 reflects a marginally more aggressive mindset than disc 2, it wouldn't be difficult to imagine the discs flip-flopped; maturity has yet to induce lethargy for Petty and the boys. Occupying the solid middle ground between the 18-track Greatest Hits and the six-disc Playback box, Anthology serves up 34 selections, nearly every one an FM staple. From 1976's "Breakdown" through the collection's only new offering, 2000's "Surrender," this retrospective never flags. But how could it? --Steven Stolder ... Read more

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Great!
Great 2CD collection!This is how I got into Tom Petty and The Hearbreakers.

Tom petty 's best
With a 2 cd set with 34 songs, I am satisfied.I bought this cdand was happy with 34 songs but of course I am not a huge fan of Tom Petty's but I do like his music.This is 10 times better than his greatest hits cd which only had 18 songs.The front cover is kind of weird but cool and the sound was good.Tom petty is a huge part of classic rock and this cd should be bought by any Tom petty beginner collector.I looked at all of the songs and just could not seem to find a song that was not one of his greatest.The amount of songs is just right for an anthology.Tom Petty just has that voice that you just want to hear more and more of.The heartbreakers really play their instuments pretty well.Well I hope this review helped you.Keep on listening to great classic rock and God bless you.

Through the Years
Wow. I've been listening to Tom Petty since I was four years old.
This compilation is a great collection of some of Tom's greatest songs. Tom's only double cd record release to date. I recomend this album to anybody who does not own any of his albums or to somebody only owning the greatest hits. If thats the only cd you have, you are really missing out on some great music. ... Read more

Asin: B000050HSI
Subjects:  1. Album Rock    2. Bar Band    3. Hard Rock    4. Heartland Rock    5. Pop    6. Rock    7. Rock & Roll   

Eddie Money - Greatest Hits: The Sound of Money
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Not Too Shabby Of A CD
This cd aint a bad buy for a casual fan,plus its cheap.But of course like most best of and greatest hits packages there is a shortage of songs."Endless Nights" should have been on here,and a few others.This was made before the newer hits cds that are out now with 15+ songs."Looking Through The Eyes Of A Child" would have been a big hit had it been a single...oh well i still love it.Maybe my favorite here. I crank it up in my car when i play it because of the good songs all here.With all the Eddie hits cds out there compared to this one there isnt much of a difference.With the exception of a few different songs.Which ever one you get you are sure to get the biggest hits first and foremost.

One of the better Eddie Money compilations
Being only a casual Eddie Money fan, I picked up this cd years ago just to get the favorites that I would often hear on the radio.Recently I've been considering purchasing one of the newer compliations (last year's best of or the new Essential cd) in order to get a better range of his songs and also to get the remastered versions of some of my favorites.Having not listened to this cd in quite a while, I took this one of the cd rack and had a listen.Most of these songs are still great and still hold up today.Here's a song-by-song rating:

1)Baby Hold On - 5 stars
2)Two Tickets To Paradise - 5 stars
3)Peace In Our Time - 5 stars
4)Where's The Party? (Live) - 2 stars (poor attempt at an anthem-type song)
5)I Wanna Go Back - 5 stars
6)Walk On Water - 3 stars (okay song but I don't think this one holds up as well because it sounds a little too 80's-ish)
7)Shakin' - 5 stars
8)Take Me Home Tonight - 5 stars
9)Think I'm In Love - 5 stars
10) Looking Through The Eyes of A Child - 4 stars
11) No Control - 1 star (probably the worst song on the cd)
12) We Should Be Sleeping - 2 star (just feel this one is mediocre even though it is uptempo)
13) Stop Steppin' On My Heart - 3 stars (not terrible but not that great either)

Overall, this is a really good cd (if only Sony would remaster it but that's not likely considering the newer compilations) and is right up near the top of the list of the best Eddie Money compilations.As other reviewers have noted, none of these compliations have all the "essential" songs.I think I would have rather seen the 3 songs I rated as 1 or 2 stars replaced with other songs that were either bigger hits or just better songs like "Endless Nights", "Maybe I'm A Fool", and say "Gimmie Some Water".

Best Money compilation
Not unlike Loverboy, there's several Eddie Money collections out there (many are pretty new too). This one is better than the 'best of' released last year. I wouldn't be surprised if this one goes out of print. I bought a tape of it 3 or 4 years ago just for the 'new' songs, but haven't seen it much since.

Pretty much all his bigger hits get fair treatment. "Baby Hold On" and "2 Tickets to Paradise" are the only good songs from his mediocre debut. His best album 1982s "No Control" gets 3 songs, the fun hard rock story of "Shakin", the upbeat happy rocker "Think I'm In Love", and that albums nearly as good also rocking title track.

1986s "Can't Hold Back" also gets 3 songs, the undescribably great Arena Rock of "Take Me Home Tonight" the nostalgic pleasant pop/rock "I Wanna Go Back" and the barroom hard rocker and underrated "We Should Be Sleeping". 1988s "Nothing To Lose" gets the big single, the feel-good uptempo very '80s sounding "Walk On Water". There's also 3 (than) new songs. The soft rock, serious, not typical Eddie song "Peace In Our Time" was his last big hit. The mid-tempo "Looking Through the Eyes of A Child" sounds a lot like his late '80s stuff. The uptempo, love going wrong "Stop Steppin' On My Heart" is one of my all time favorites.

On the downside, there's a live "Where's the Party" which is a waste. That's not a good song in any form, and the 1983 album of the same name is impossible to find, even used (but it may have still been in print when this was released). "Big Crash" "Maybe Tomorrow" and "Club Michelle" were all MUCH better songs from that album. Also "Rock and Roll the Place" from his second album, and the power ballad "Love In Your Eyes" from "Nothing To Lose" would've all been nice. But for what is on here, it's pretty good, get it while you can. ... Read more

Asin: B0000026W6
Sales Rank: 41546
Subjects:  1. Album Rock    2. Arena Rock    3. Pop    4. Pop/Rock    5. Rock   

The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers
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It's good to have all of Thorogood's biggest hits in one place, but Baddest is pretty skimpy on the perennial album-radio cuts, substituting bonus tracks and second-line material. "Ride On Josephine," for example, isn't here. Neither are Chuck Berry's "No Particular Place to Go," "Night Time," and a number of other staples. More suspicious still, "Bad to the Bone" appears with a new remix. Hmm. Looks like someone's leaving some slack for a Volume 2. Since the Thorogood catalog is fairly big, it wouldn't pay to track down his highlights album-by-album, but the Live CD will set you up pretty well. --Gavin McNett ... Read more

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Hes bad to the bone, but his guitar playings ****ing awesome
Ive seen people try and compare him to the likes of Jimmy page. But thats not what George Thorogood is all about. Hes about women, beer, baseball, music, and more than anything, just plain fun.
And thats exactly how he comes across. When he described himself as a burger bar, he meant it. He doesnt asked to be compared to any one else. Because the only reason he plays, is because HE LOVES IT.
If you like damn good blues, and you just want to chill, this is the one for you. Any time.
He riffs like anything, and the brilliant copies of 'one Bourbon,one Scotch, one Beer' and 'who do you love' will have you playing air guitar all night.

Bad To The Bone
Bad To the Bone by George Thorogood & The Destroyers is the best rock song out there!!!!

This song also rocks when played at the USHRA Monster Jam as Grave Digger's theme song!!!!!!

great slide work
my fav tune is "steady rollin' man" but they are all good. this cd would be good at a party with adult beverages being served ... Read more

Asin: B000002UZM
Subjects:  1. Album Rock    2. Blues-Rock    3. Boogie Rock    4. Hard Rock    5. Pop    6. Rock    7. Rock & Roll    8. Slide Guitar Blues   

The Cream of Clapton
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For a single disc, this is an admirable chronological tour of superstar Eric Clapton's mid-'60s-to-early-'80s career. It begins too late to include his gestational work with the Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. However, the singer-guitarist's days in Cream ("Sunshine of Your Love," "Crossroads," "White Room"), in Blind Faith ("Presence of the Lord"), as a fledgling solo artist ("After Midnight," "Let It Rain"), in Derek and the Dominos ("Layla," "Bell Bottom Blues"), and through the rest of the '70s ("I Shot the Sheriff," "Cocaine," "Wonderful Tonight," "Promises") to his '81 hit "I Can't Stand It" are well documented by this collection's 19 cuts. The down side is that the CD also vividly illustrates how insubstantial Clapton's work turned in the mid-'70s. But that won't be a problem for fans seeking hits. --Ted Drozdowski ... Read more

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Pure Talent
Eric Clapton would have to be one of the most talented Guitar players out there.

The beest compilation of Clapton's non blues 1966 -1981
Well, actually there are some blues tracks, Strange Brew and the live Crossroads by Cream. Still one point off, since there's nothing bluesy of the post sixties -solo Clapton. Not even Have you ever loved a woman. Plus, there's no Can't find my way home and Further on up the road, which was one of Eric's best known seventies tracks. And nothing from his last Polydor record, Money and cigarettes either. Not stellar, but still THE BEST 1 DISC CLAPTON COMPILATION

The Cream of Clapton
This album shines by featuring some of the most utterly amazing songs you will ever hear. Eric Clapton is a rock-and-roll GOD. You will not, can not, be dissapointed with a purchase of this CLASSIC compilation. ... Read more

Asin: B000001EEA
Subjects:  1. Adult Contemporary    2. Album Rock    3. Blues-Rock    4. British Blues    5. Hard Rock    6. Pop    7. Pop/Rock    8. Rock    9. Soft Rock   

Slowhand
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Clapton had already established himself as a guitar legend by the time he released Slowhand. His heroin habit long behind him, Clapton's songwriting mastery was fully evident on the album, particularly in the stunning ballad "Wonderful Tonight." It fully actualized all of the potential hinted at in his earlier "Promises," and Clapton trusted himself enough to slow things down. Some of his most expressive guitar work can be found throughout this album, not just within "Wonderful." Ironically enough, Slowhand is probably best known for the hit "Cocaine." Built upon a simple repeated riff, the song had Clapton's trademark smooth voice with its wear around the edges, and yet another stellar guitar solo. Flashy runs and licks were never the most integral part of Clapton's catalog, his blues background being the primary source for his sound. Slowhand, with its phrasings, both guitar and vocal, established Clapton as the possessor of one of the most extensive vocabularies in rock. --Steve Gdula ... Read more

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Eric Clapton - Slowhand
(...) Clapton's heroin days definately produced more intersting results.
I always hear masterful, understated, laid back, and assured when describing this album and to me it's just a polite way of saying boring as hell, which is basically what every Clapton album after 461 Ocean Blvd. is.Slowhand is a middle aged persons excuse to say they are still rocking out when they are certainly smack in the middle of the road. Cocaine is one of the most overrated songs in the history of rock & roll. Two chords and a lackluster guitar solo. I've seen bar bands look bored playing it. Wonderful Tonight is a song I wouldn't be surprised to see some aging crooner like Pat Boone cover. The ultimate wedding song, and it was Clapton's plea to his wife to get her butt in gear and get going!! That in itself is kinda funny, but still a bit pathetic. Lay Down Sally is country rock with a nice guitar riff, one of the few redeeming songs on the record, but it was overplayed when this album was released. We're All the Way is a straight country song written by Don Williams and played straight by Clapton, a glimpse of the direction he was heading. Core is probably the most rocking song on the album and the female vocals are top notch, but it goes slightly into jam band territory in what should have been a 3 minute song. The rest of the album is fairly pointless, as Clapton mauls Arthur Big Boy Crudup's difinitive Mean Ol Frisco and just rests on his laurels on the remaining songs. Clapton was capable of much better than this MOR schlock, but he has never really recovered from the blandness of this album except when playing blues with others who demand more out him, like B.B. King.

Cool album!
Here is the album that would earn Eric Clapton the nickname "Slowhand". The same thing would eventually happen to Madonna with her hit song MATERIAL GIRL. Hit songs from this album include LAY DOWN SALLY,COCAINE and WONDERFUL TONIGHT. Only the latter two would be recycled for the compilation THE CREAM OF CLAPTON. The other songs are good.

Slow, painful death
Eric Clapton is great, but this album really goes straight downhill after "Wonderful Tonight."Holy crap, the rest of these songs truly are slow, painful death. ... Read more

Asin: B000002G8H
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Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
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John Lennon's solo work has been anthologized so many times that it's hard to believe there wasn't a definitive compilation before this one. And, depending on your particular take, you might not find Lennon Legend quite hitting the mark. However, since it does contain the brilliantly scathing "Working Class Hero," doesn't ignore the woefully underrated Rock 'n' Roll album, and catches the hopeful renewal that came toward the end of his foreshortened life, it's probably about as close as anyone's going to come. His great songs shine, meditations like "Imagine" and his rockers had form and content, as in "Whatever Gets You Through the Night." He was an icon, and this does him justice. --Chris Nickson ... Read more

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Good compilation
John Lennon was one of the most innovative rock artists of the era.No one sounded like him, and no one wrote songs like him.This album does a great job of capturing Lennon during all phases of his solo career, from the raw therapy of "Mother," to the slick sappiness of "Woman."Ironic that the man who mocked McCartney for his "silly love songs" would one day write the same.This album has all the hits, including "Instant Karma," "Give Peace a Chance," "Imagine," and "Jealous Guy."The compilation even manages to include three songs from the less accessible "Plastic Ono Band": "Mother," "Love," and "Working Class Hero."If you want to hear the raw side of Lennon that separated him from other singer/songwriters, including Dylan, check out "Plastic Ono Band."You'll see where Cobain learned how to channel his rage.If you're looking for the hits, this compilation will suffice.

Great songwriting
John Lennon was a genius not only for his songwriting but for what he done in the 70s-80s. All John wanted was peace and he got it, he didnt want fights or wars or anything like that. John Lennon was a pure genius at the things he done before his death in 1980. John Lennon is one of the world's best singer or person in that fact. If you liked The Beatles, you will love John Lennon at his finest works.

Don't swat a beatle
This John Lennon cd is pretty complete and has all the great songs he did in his solo career.John Lennon's voice was one of the best and just sounded so magical.The sound was average and not the best but that's o.k.It's a excellent price also.I recommend this cd to anybody except the huge John Lennon fan, they can go and buy his box set.I'm glad i bought this cd and I hope you're glad too if you buy this.Keep on listening to classic rock and have a great day. ... Read more

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Hank Live
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Must Have!
... They have no taste in music. This is a pretty hard cd to find and is awesome. I had the album and made a tape of it and loaned itout to my brother and finially got it back 3 months later wore out. lol So now it's on cd and I can't wait to here it again. ...

Simply awful
If you want to hear some of Bocephus's music, this is not the album. Lots of ranting, mostly crowd noise, and none of the fun of the studio recordings from the same era....

Rock on, Bocephus!
"Hank Live" is a wonderfully rowdy album which shows off the rockin' side of Hank Williams Jr. -- and if you've ever heard him, you know that he LOVES to rock -- better than any other album of Hank's, I feel.

It features some audiences that are rowdy as all hell, some fancy guitar work, and, of course, BOCEPHUS.

Among the stand-out tracks are "My Name Is Bocephus," "Workin' For MCA," "Sweet Home Alabama," "La Grange," "If You Don't Like Hank Williams," and the medley of "Family Tradition" and "Hey, Good Lookin'." Hank also does an acoustic medley, which is great, and we get a cool acoustic version of "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" that includes some singing along from the crowd and some ad-libbing (there is a lot of that on this album). Another song that shouldn't be overlooked is Merle Kilgore's version of "I Ain't Gonna Call Hank Williams Jr. 'Junior' Anymore," which is a good start to a great album.

All in all, I think you'll really enjoy this one. ... Read more

Asin: B00000DAI6
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Bat out of Hell
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Overwrought and undeniable, Meat Loaf's Bat out of Hell remains both one of rock's biggest--and least likely--hit albums. The byproduct of a partnership between beefy singer Marvin Lee "Meat Loaf" Aday and fellow journeyman/National Lampoon Road Show cast member Jim Steinman, Bat out of Hell met 1977's vaunted Year of Punk with a blast of neo-operatic, Wagnerian-scaled bombast (based on Peter Pan, no less) that was as reactionary as anything the spiked set and their supporters could possibly imagine--13 million units worth, and counting. Bat seems to have thrived on the same formula that's made Andrew Lloyd Webber a multimillionaire knight: if you do kitsch, do it big. And what could be more kitschy and emblematic of the '70s than the ubiquitous "classic rock" (an overused adjective that applies all too well here) of "Two out of Three Ain't Bad" or the breathless nookie-quest, "Paradise by the Dashboard Light," replete with Phil Rizzuto calling the play-by-play? This digitally remastered edition also includes '78-vintage bonus live cuts of "Bolero" (the live show's equally over-the-top opener) and "Bat out of Hell" that showcase the production's energetic, perfectionist bent. The sonic upgrading here also underscores the oft-overlooked efforts of producer Todd Rundgren. --Jerry McCulley ... Read more

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man what a kick a** band
I remember the first day i heard meat loaf bat out of hell my mom played it in her car it blew me away this cd makes your day feel alot better it makes you happy and sad not a bad sad but a good sad

1 out of 7 is bad
O.K. i discovered this album long ago in my parents CD collection.At the time i was just discovering hard/heavy rock and this album was a recommended listen from my uncle. I always thought the cover looked cool so i decided to give it a try.I have mixed feelings about this album,mosty bad,becuse i felt that it was a crime to have cover art that effing awesome and then have 6 out of the 7 songs being sappy sorry-@ssed love songs or whatever.It does have it's good point(s) though, the first song on the album has to be heard to be belived.The title track "Bat out of Hell" is one of the best numbers ever, it's full of power,gusto,rage,inspiration and just one of the best songs i have ever heard. The rest of the songs are downright horrible, "Two out of Three Ain't Bad" is,well,bad and "Paradise by the Dash Board Light" sounds like one of those horrid rockabilly songs.The rest of the album is just rancid to the point of inducing vommit. It's no wonder in my mind now as to why this guy was pretty much a flash in the pan, he released this in 77 and then vanished for 16 years untill 93's "Bat out of Hell 2", which was equally as bad as this abortion of alliminum and plastic. Where is this guy today? Well it does deserve 2 stars for the title track anyway, what a great song.
i recommend that you download that song and just skip the rest.

Great album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One day I had to stay home from school because of my terrible asthma. so I was looking threw my dads cds and found this one.
I thought I should listen to it because I had nothing else to do, and my dad says I should listen to some thing else besides The who's TOMMY. So I popped it in and loved it. I've been listening to it every day sence then. It is sort of a cross of Billy Joel and Aerosmith. I reccomend buying this album to any one. I would Also suggest buying the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW soundtrack. Because Meat Loaf sings an awsom verson of HOT PATOOTIE-BLESS MY SOUL. So if you ever get a chance buy this album!!!! ... Read more

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"Queen - The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III"
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What once seemed Queen's greatest liabilities--a preening flamboyance and pompous, overwrought theatricality--have ironically become their most enduring charms in a gray, postmodern pop-music landscape. While it eschews the glammy, pre-punk hard rock of live faves like "Stone Cold Crazy" and "Tie Your Mother Down" for the band's more quirky club-beat string of latter-day hits, this 51-track triple-CD anthology goes a long way toward documenting the true dimensions of the band's music and fame. Some songs may not be instantly familiar to American fans because of yet another irony: just as their U.S. fortunes waned during the punk and new wave era, the band was exploding into true international superstars. Thus, there may be a sense of discovery here, whether of latter-day Queen material or solo work by Brian May and Freddie Mercury, whose duet on "Barcelona" with diva Montserrat Caballé transcends boundaries of both time and genre. A previously unreleased live performance of "The Show Must Go On" featuring Elton John on vocals is also included. --Jerry McCulley ... Read more

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"I See a little........"
Queen.....the greatest band of all time in my opinion. I never realized that they ever had so many totaly awesome songs in 3 little compact disks(cd's)! "Bohemian Rhapsody",(my favorite song),"Another One Bites The Dust", "Fat Bottomed Girls", (although I don't really think they make the rockin' world go round), "We Will Rock You",and "We Are The Champions" are all included in just one of the cd's. Now, take it from Wayne and Garth, and go listen to "Bohemian Rhapsody"!!!!!

An excellent collection, sound quality highly favorable
Above the song selections on these CD's, the sound quality is literally AMAZING and quite the compliment to Queen's work. Sound is highly important to me, especially with bands that use orchestrated music such as Queen does with a few of their songs.

The sound quality for this collection is above my expectations, and makes it that much more enjoyable to listen to on a mid-grade sound system, and if you have a digital surround sound system you will by no means be disappointed!

All three compact discs include 17 songs. The collection contains the essentials you would want out of a "Greatest Hits" collection from Queen.

Of the CD's I wanted to highlight the following:

Disc #1 consists of quite a few of the classics with group vocals such as "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Fat Bottomed Girls" and"Flash", as well as the anthems "We Will Rock You", and "We Are The Champions".

Disc #2 is especially excellent for Freddie Mercury fans. Most of CD #2 features the anthems and ballads that highlight Freddie's vocal talent. This is my favorite of the three. "Radio Ga Ga", "I Want To Break Free", "A Kind of Magic" and "Who Wants To Live Forever" are excellent selections to have on the same CD to get your fix of Freddie with.:)

Disc #3 is a mish-mosh of modern mixes or remixes of their previous recordings with various artists such as George Michael and Elton John. No complaints on this CD with the exception that a version of "Another One Bites The Dust" featuring Wyclef Jean was neither what I wanted or cared for on the CD as the remix and genre of that particular version doesn't fit.

Disc 3 isn't a total waste, however, I do think the song selections for this disc in particular could have been much better.

Overall I am very pleased with the CD and I highly recommend it based on the sound quality and song selection for the first two CD's alone. I paid $23.99 USD for this box set. The price for three CD's @ 17 songs each is very much worth it.

Great Collection, Disc Three is part rubbish
This is a superb compilation. Even if you have all the best ofs, by QUEEN, the Booklet is a nice addition.
The remasters are not as good as what Brian May, and Roger Taylor did with other material ( The Crown Jewels), but it is mostly a good collection. Disc 3 is the exception in format; for one, they should never have included Elton John's Awful damage to a great song. And if you have ever read any of the Bios of Freddy, you will know that Freddy was a fan of Montserrat Cabelle, and the song he did with her shows just how well they workedtogether. And a selection of Freddy's solo material is a nice afterthought. The material from MADE IN HEAVEN is a good thought, and shows just how poignant the album it comes from is as a work. It is, as was noted by QUEEN, very touching, and appropriate, that the last videotaped material that Freddy did was the line "I Still Love You".
As an introduction, the collection is great.
If you enjoy it, I can highly recommend, THE CROWN JEWELS, and if you want a Great Version of the Album, get the THXedit ofA NIGHT AT THE OPERA.
If this collection is the start of your journey as a Queen fan, then I hope you buy some of the superb material that is out there, especially the Newlydone concert DVDs, and other material. QUEEN is not just another over the top band... it has produced some of the most enduring Popular music in the English Speaking world, and in it's tour time, showed it was a master of stadium rock anthems, and the use of QUEEN songs in many venues, shows just how culturally significant their work still is to the world. ... Read more

Asin: B00006JIA4
Subjects:  1. Album Rock    2. Arena Rock    3. Box Sets (Audio Only)    4. British Metal    5. Glam Rock    6. Hard Rock    7. Heavy Metal    8. Pop    9. Pop/Rock    10. Prog-Rock/Art Rock    11. Rock   

"Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits"
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Few bands of the 1960s retained as much a sense of the roots of rock and roll as did Creedence Clearwater Revival. Their music is rife with country, rockabilly, and R&B influences, a combination that produced several hit singles--most of which are present on this collection. These include "I Heard It through the Grapevine," "Lodi," "Up Around the B ," "Who'll Stop the Rain," and of course "Bad Moon Rising." This is an excellent greatest-hits collection, and a perfect introduction to the music of a band that has been enduringly influential. --Genevieve Williams ... Read more

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This could have been a better hits package!
This album is as frustrating today as it was back when I plopped down the money to buy the double-vinyl version way back when.If only it contained "Born on the Bayou," you would possess an honest greatest hits collection of CCR.

Now don't get me wrong.I'm giving Chronicle Vol. 1 five stars because the songs contained herein are among the finest American rock songs ever.It certainly is a more generous offering than "Credence Gold," which included "Born on the Bayou," but was originally produced on a single-vinyl record and didn't include other top hits on Chronicle Vol. 1.

But here's the rub.If the record company honestly lacked space on this greatest hits package for CCR, there were a couple songs which could have received the boot before excluding CCR's best and most representative signature tune, "Born on the Bayou."

What if you plopped down $15 for the best of Steppenwolf, and they dropped "Born to Be Wild," or the best of the Beatles and they dropped "Hey Jude," or the best of the Rolling Stones and they left "Satisfaction" out?

Well, them smart record company fellas was a-thinkin.'What if we create another double-record set and take the best CCR tune and put it in with a bunch more CCR tunes?And that's what they did and they gave birth to Chronicle Vol. 2.

Yet, today, in this modern age of CDs and smarter and more honest repackages of greatest hits and B-sides, we still have to plop down the money twice for Chronicle Volume 1 and Chronicle Volume 2 to get what should have been on one CD.Of course, you can also buy all of the CCR original studio albums or pay $90 for the box set.There is one more option for those who want a better choice for greatest hits, buy the import version and take your chances with the sound quality.

I've applauded John Fogerty's legal war with his former management for a lot of reasons.But, personally, the one victory I've wanted most was for Fogerty to have control over the repackaging of CCR's recordings, including an honest greatest hits package.I'll be waiting.

this is so good I'm gonna go home and listen right now
with hits like these, its hard to miss.THere is nothing bad on here, its all wonderful stuff, and you will probably recognize half the songs here and love them.THey are all major hits, and truly represent the very best that CCR has to offer.They were a great band and John Fogerty was absolutely marvelous.This is one of the most famous greatest hits collections, I think.Marvelous stuff.If you want to get some CCR music in your collection, look no further than here.

one of my favorite CD's and a must have
I just recently started listening to Classic Rock and I have to say that this CD is some of the best I have heard yet.Their lyrics are original and i think that you will be suprised of how many of the songs you have already heard on this CD.I never even heard of CCR when I listened to this CD and I was blown away by how many of the songs i already knew.Some of my favorites are: have you ever seen the rain, who'll stop the rain, Lodi, and Proud Mary but I think that every song is great.one of the songs that i found interesting that i had never heard of was: Someday Never Comes, Which is starting to become my favorite song by them.The song is about how his parents are getting divorced and how he deals with it, then he grows up, has a baby and then divorces his wife.It ends with him telling his son that someday he'll understand and I think that it is just a great song. ... Read more

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Hotel California
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It's no accident that The Eagles Greatest Hits might one daypass Michael Jackson's Thriller as the best-selling album of all time-- the Eagles made great singles.By contrast, their albums could be spotty andstrained by self-conscious artistry.Hotel California was arguably theband's best single album--it was certainly the Eagles' biggest original disc-- and it also underscored the band's need to make a big statement.The title tunereflected the album's theme of paradise lost in California, painting thispicture with a musical arrangement that punctuated strumming guitars withdramatic drums, and perhaps the band's most famous lyric:"You can checkout any time you like, but you can never leave.""New Kid inTown" was an equally fine albeit much more traditional Eagles ballad. "Life in the Fast Lane" aspired to hard rock but largely gunned itsengine without taking off.The rest is okay, but nothing more than secondaryEagles songs that happened to be nestled into the album that came to define the`70s supergroup. --John Milward ... Read more

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this gets 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars from me
please ignore all the one star reviews on this page which appear to be written by a single frustrated reviewer writing under many different names.this album is masterpiece so go and buy it.

I give this minus 5 stars!
Glad to see i'm not the only one who thinks this album stinks. The Eagles are terrible. NIGHTMARE SITUATION: you're in a car stuck with some smuck who likes this trash. That's one of the few times i can relate to Hotel California, a song about not being able to escape.

NO STARS FROM ME!
This is junk. Simply put this is one of the worst albums ever put out. Mind you, so is everything the eagles put out. Forget this awful excuse of an album. It's nothing but club lounge pap/elevator music for the has been's of the pop world. ... Read more

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ZZ Top - Greatest Hits
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One of ZZ Top's great gifts is its concision; even in the side-long-jam era of the '70s, the Texans almost always fit 10 cuts on their albums. Surveying two decades of their output, Greatest Hits isn't the perfect overview you might expect, but it's still a pretty darn good driving album. The disc goes easy on the pre-Deguello stuff surveyed on their earlier best-of, and seems to digitally boost the drums on tracks like the 1975 "Tush." Still, later cuts like "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" and "My Head's in Mississippi" are full-on triumphs of this trio's very weird, very blues-drenched sensibility. --Rickey Wright ... Read more

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Pop Go The Texas Blues
If you are a committed ZZ Top fan you will either love or hate this album, which is largely a compilation of their later "Eliminator"-era synthesized weird blues.

I happen to love it, though the digitally enhanced hammering of Frank Beard's drums tends to become assaultive on a fourth listening in the car (my favorite place to listen to the Top). See? There is a place for "Rough Boy" on this album.

Besides the ZZ Top trademark double-entendre-laden anatomy rock of (the remix of) "Legs," there's "Tush," "Tube Snake Boogie," and "Pearl Necklace." This collection also features their MTV anthems "Sharp-Dressed Man" and "Gimme All Your Lovin'."

ZZ Top is at their best when exploring the growly bordello blues of "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide," "La Grange" their first real hit, and "My Head's In Mississippi." If you're a bluesman (or woman) and unfamiliar with the less commercial side of ZZ Top, this album gives you a taste.

The blues tunes are also a counterpoint to the pop-fueled graphic novelettes of "Doubleback," "Give It Up," "Cheap Sunglasses," "Sleeping Bag," "Got Me Under Pressure," and "Planet of Women," all of which are paeans to pure nasty fun.

The disc is rounded out by a jackhammer rhythm cover of Elvis' "Viva Las Vegas."Not to mince words, it demands cranking to the tenth notch. "Gun Love" is an entirely new song. At 18 tracks this disc is a bargain.

I think Messrs. Gibbons, Hill and Beard have found the secret to life. Live like ZZ Top...sport your Ray-Bans, grow a beard of biblical proportions, drive a chopped car, wail on fuzzy guitars whenever possible, surround yourself with astoundingly beautiful women, and accept it all as your due. Why not? It's worked for them for 36 years with no change of lineup.

ZZ Top. A musical rendition of SIN CITY.

a great compilation from the kings of boogie rock
zz top was a great rock band from texas and among my favourites.this is a great compilation from their later years and contains classics like sharp dressed man,my head's in mississipi and viva las vegas.hugely recommended.get this with the best of zz top.

You got the beards, the shades, and of course, the hits
ZZ Top became one of the most recognizable and popular rock bands in the 80's. They became one of the first bands to use the power of MTV to their advantage. By using the new (at that time) music channel, they created an image of "cool". With their long beards, dark shades, and hats, the boys from Texas were cool as cucumbers. They also created some really good songs, which "Greatest Hits" is packed with.

ZZ Top evolved from a blues-based boogie rock band to a commercial band that could sell albums and place many singles in the top 20, along with creative and unique music videos. "Greatest Hits" hand picks the most successful songs from this trio and places them on one disc. From their early days there is "La Grange", the popular boogie blues rock song that still is in many action movies to this day. Another song from their early days, "Tush", is also included. Also included are the hits: the popular "Gimmie All Your Lovin'", the ode to beautiful women "Legs", the 80's anthem to yuppies "Sharp Dressed Man", the double meaning sexual song "pearl necklace", "Sleeping Bag", "Planet of Women" and many others. Also included are some new songs, including a cover of Elvis Presleys "Viva Las Vegas" and "Gun Love", a brand new song by the trio.

If you are a casual fan, "Greatest Hits" will give you the dose of ZZ Top that you need. If you are a more serious fan, you might be more interested in the albums to check out some of their popular album tracks as well as singles. ... Read more

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Jump Back: Best of 71-93
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Mixed Emotions
I buy a lot of compilations from bands that I really like, but don't necessarily want their entire catalogue. I really like the Rolling Stones. My parents listened to them, and they were always around while I was growing up. I had hoped that "Jump Back" would be the compliment to my collection that would give me a representative Stones' catalog.

Not so. I would say that my Stones' collection is still pretty incomplete after "Jump Back".

Granted, "Angie", "Wild Horses", "Brown Sugar", and "Start Me Up" were exactly the kind of tracks I was looking for. But "Jump Back" doesn't have enough of them.For example, I don't need "Harlem Shuffle" or "Beast of Burden". There are tracks out there that should have been on a Stones complilation and disappointingly are not.

I don't know. Maybe I'm just not the Stones fan I thought I was. Or maybe I'd be better off investing in their individual CDs after all. But after spending time with a Rolling Stones retrospecitve, I'd have hoped to have known one way or the other.

A very effective overview of the Stones' 70s and 80s output
"Jump Back" is a very well assembled and reasonably well annotated overview of the Stones' 70s and 80s output. The sound is excellent, and almost everything that the casual fan could want is here. 74 minutes of tough, raunchy rock n' roll, from the gritty "Bitch" and the swaggering "Brown Sugar" to the soulful "Waiting On A Friend" and the ballad "Angie".

This well assembled retrospective really shows the depth of the Stones' collective talents, blending rock n' roll, blues, R&B, and a little bit of country into a distinctive "Stones" sound, anchored by the greatest rhythm guitarist in the business, Keith Richards.
And this is a CD, right? So you can just program out the hideous disco-experimentalism of "Emotional Rescue" and the forgettable "Undercover Of The Night".

Compare this compilation with disc two of "Forty Licks" and you'll find that "Jump Back" blows "Licks" out of the water.
Coupled with "Hot Rocks: 1964-1971" (or the magnificent box set "The London Years"), this album provides the best career overview currently available.
If you don't want to spring for the Stones' original albums, this is the way to go.

save your money
A long-time, diehard Stoner, I bought this because (probably like a lot of others) I never fully replaced all my great old Stones albums with their CD successors, and missed a few of the old songs, especially cornball novelties like "Fool to Cry" and "Hot Stuff," from the great "Black and Blue" album. Needless to say, I was greatly disappointed to find many of the songs edited and cut down. Why? I could understand in the vinyl days when you had x-amount of capacity on one side of a disc, but in the digital age there's no excuse for hacking off parts of these great songs. A less monumental annoyance: I can't explain why but the thing won't play in the iMac I have at work. I've played hundreds of discs on it with no problem but it keeps spitting out "Jump Back" and refusing to play. (Maybe the iMac doesn't like edited versions either.) I haven't had this problem with "Jump Back" on my PC at home, the car CD player, or my regular stereo, just on the iMac. ... Read more

Asin: B000005RR0
Sales Rank: 69758
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock    3. Rock/Pop   

The Best Of The Doors
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Audio CD (25 October, 1990)
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The Best of The Doors delivers exactly what it promises. Rather than relying solely on the hits, this collection also mines the darker, and often richer, recesses of The Doors material resulting in a fairly representative statement. The hits are here: "Light My Fire" with Ray Manzarek's keyboards on a dizzy, psychedelic spree; "People Are Strange," with Morrison's tortured psyche barely being held in check; "L.A. Woman," with its bluesy sexuality. More important, favorites of fans are here, like the controversially (at the time) explicit "The End," which was one of the first of Morrison's forays into narrative poetry. In hits like "Break on Through," "Hello I Love You," "Roadhouse Blues," and others, The Doors melded psychedelia, blues, hard-edged rock, and poetry from the edge like no other band before. The Best of The Doors is a trip in every sense of the word. --Steve Gdula ... Read more

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Jim Morrison a legend
Jim Morrison's was one of the best writer in the world. His lyrics and poems were so well written. Even though most of his time he was on drugs. Jim Morrison will always be a legend. True Talent.

the doors album
well what can i say? im 13 years old and my band has been doing doors cover songs for 3 weeks now.(i play the guitar and sing)
we have been copying off this album. we have played this stuff at a few school events(talent shows,assemblies,music club,battle of the bands etc...)and everyone loved it.This album is tops off to listen to also.great stuff.we do hendrix and the sex pistols and ramones and a few motley crue too, and this has done the best.simply,it can't be beat performed.ha ha!....,man,this album ....in' kicks ass!!!!!!!oh, and im ollie of the psycho snakes

the doors album
well what can i say? im 13 years old and my band has been doing doors cover songs for 3 weeks now.(i play the guitar and sing)
we have been copying off this album. we have played this stuff at a few school events(talent shows,assemblies,music club,battle of the bands etc...)and everyone loved it.This album is tops off to listen to also.great stuff.we do hendrix and the sex pistols and ramones and a few motley crue too, and this has done the best.simply,it can't be beat performed.ha ha!....,man,this album ....in' kicks ass!!!!!!!oh, and im ollie of the psycho snakes ... Read more

Asin: B000002H22
Subjects:  1. Album Rock    2. Hard Rock    3. Pop    4. Pop/Rock    5. Proto-Punk    6. Psychedelic    7. Rock    8. Rock & Roll   

Fistful of Alice
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Audio CD (29 July, 1997)
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The Marilyn Manson of his day trots out the usual suspects for this live set, and there are a few moments of bliss for those among us who viewed "School's Out" as a personal anthem back in '72. Rob Zombie, Slash, and Sammy Hagar also pay their respects. --Jeff Bateman ... Read more

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Great live Alice
This album is just plain fun. Whether you're a devoted fan of Alice Cooper or just a casual one, you should enjoy these fine live versions of his best songs.

True, "Fistful Of Alice" is too short, missing out on such classics as "Under My Wheels" and "No More Mr Nice Guy", but it's also very reasonably priced, and it's hard to fault what is here: Tight, focused live renditions of "School's Out", "I'm Eighteen", "Elected", "Poison", "Lost In America" and many more. The sound is very good, and unlike some hard rock albums, the band is gritty but restrained and they don't resort to long, pointless and eventually tedious instrumental breaks or wild solos.
Alice Cooper's vocals are raw and powerful, and he has never sounded better. This is great stuff.

A Crowning Achievement - One Of The Best Live Albums Ever
One excellent studio track recorded specifically for this album - the excellent "Is Anyone Home?" and twelve stunning live songs, with Alice and band in peak form and featured guest players Rob Zombie, Sammy Hagar and Slash all contributing greatly to the tracks they appear on.All twelve translate exceedingly well into live cuts, all very nearly as good as, equal to, or in some cases better than their studio counterparts.All twelve are instantly recognizable to those who've heard the original studio albums, but with enough deviation to keep things at maximum freshness and to provide ample distinction between the studio and live versions.One song - the chilling "Welcome To My Nightmare" actually contains within itself excerpts of the song "Steven", which appears on the same studio album.

My sole complaint is length.Clocking in a t slightly under an hour, there would have been plenty of room to include a few more live tracks before "Is Anyone Home?", and, given Cooper's huge body of outstanding works from which to draw upon, this disc should have been packed to capacity, hopefully getting some rare gems from some of Alice's more unheralded albums on here.Still, drawing on Billion-Dollar Babies, Last Temptation, School's Out, Alice Cooper Goes To Hell and several others, the album probably delivers as good a crosssection of his work as possible given the limitations of only 12 slots.The live tracks on 'Classicks' are enjoyable but not on par with this material.

A must for all metal and rock fans.

Alice Cooper - 'A Fistful Of Alice' (Guardian)
I remember when this CD first came out,it had several delays.A rep told me that ANOTHER label had gotten the account.This thirteen track release was recorded live June 12,1996 at Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo club in San Lucus,Mexico.Eachie-Wah Wah!That's ironic because Hagar guests as guitarist on the opener "School's Out".I've seen Alice perform live now ten(10) times and I've NEVER seen him open with that song before.Slash is guest slinger on the modern day Cooper classic "Lost In America" and the ballad "Only Women Bleed".Everybody get out their skull and cross bones,for Rob Zombie stomps 'in' as guest vocalist on "Feed My Frankenstein" and the all-out '70's anthem "Elected".Overall,this is a damn fine live effort.So much better that his 1977 live lp 'The Alice Cooper Show' mostly because it's just heavier.A few other surprises pop up,like the RARELY live played "Teenage Lament '74" and "Desperado"(Cooper's tribute to Jim Morrison).Recommended for any and all Cooper fans,young and old alike. ... Read more

Asin: B000002SIM
Subjects:  1. Detroit Rock    2. Hard Rock    3. Heavy Metal    4. Pop    5. Rock