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100
ROCK
ESSENTIALS
- Various
This
amazing
compilation
takes
the
listener
through
somewhat
of a
rock
history
trip
across
6 discs
(and
about
5 decades)
from
when
things
got
a bit
more
crunchy
(as
opposed
to the
lighter
Elvis
and
Beatles
heydays).
Bands
that
lay
the
foundation
for
Heavy
Metal
groups
from
the
'80s
arose
in the
'60s
and
'70s,
and
include
legends
like
Deep
Purple,
Uriah
Heep,
Thin
Lizzy,
Rainbow,
Rush,
and
The
Scorpions.
Others
include
classic
acts
like
Steppenwolf,
The
Troggs,
Crazy
World
Of Arthur
Brown,
Atomic
Rooster,
Ten
Years
After,
Mott
The
Hoople,
Strawbs,
David
Bowie,
Free,
Elton
John
(from
his
early
rocking
days),
Rod
Stewart,
and
The
Moody
Blues.
Glad
to see
Kiss
was
not
left
out
of the
loop
- there
are
also
tracks
by members
Paul
Stanley
and
Ace
Frehley
in solo
mode.
A fantastic
surprise
is the
inclusion
of Metal
bands
like
Manowar,
Anthrax,
and
Dio.
More
hard
rock
legends
like
Motorhead,
Alice
Cooper,
Gary
Moore,
and
Diamond
Head
also
turn
up -
as does
Peter
Frampton,
Bachman
Turner
Overdrive,
Tesla,
Styx,
and
Gun.
You
also
get
'80s-born
Metal-flavoured
bands
like
Angel
Witch,
Queensryche,
Cinderella,
Extreme,
and
L.A.
Guns.
Grunge-era
bands
like
Soundgarden,
Hole,
and
Temple
Of The
Dog,
and
more
modern
Metal
flavoured
rock
acts
like
Rob
Zombie,
Papa
Roach,
3 Doors
Down,
and
Godsmack
will
satisfy
those
who
don't
really
like
the
older
stuff,
as with
more
recent
bands
from
Buckcherry,
and
Alien
Ant
Farm,
to The
All
American
Rejects,
and
Alter
Bridge.
Popular
acts
like
Live,
and
The
Cranberries
further
expands
the
repertoire,
while
lesser
known
bands
like
Spirit,
Frijid
Pink,
Blue
Murder,
and
Janata
can
also
be explored.
One
glaring
omission
in an
otherwise
great
collection
is of
course
that
of Black
Sabbath
(as
well
as Ozzy)
- the
closest
you'll
get
to that
here
is via
guitarist
Tony
Iommi's
solo
project.
Others
that
would've
made
this
a more
representative
compilation
are
Metallica
and
Nirvana.
Some
liner
notes
by an
authority
or a
web
link
to more
info
would've
been
great.
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- Paul
Blom
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