Rock Culture

1. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley

2. One Fine Day - The Chiffons

3. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters

4. Twist - Chubby Checker

5. Down in Mexico - The Coasters

6. If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

7. My Maria - B.W. Stevenson

8. Rocky Road Blues - Gene Vincent

9. Band of Gold - Freda Payne

10. Just a Smile - Pilot

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Average customer rating: "Totally Gnarly" or "Gag me with a Spoon"? Time Warp Shut up! missing tracks Excellent CD Set!

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Tracks:

1. Whip It - Devo
2. Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
3. Empire Strikes Back (Medley) - Meco
4. Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
5. Celebration - Kool & The Gang
6. The Breaks (Part 1) - Kurtis Blow
7. Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend
8. Call Me - Blondie
9. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
10. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
11. Lost In Love - Air Supply
12. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
13. I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbit
14. Sailing - Christopher Cross
15. Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr. w/ Bill Withers
16. Cars - Gary Numan
17. Ah! Leah! - Donnie Iris
18. Sweetheart - Franke & The Knockouts
19. Shake It Up - The Cars
20. General Hospi-Tale - The Afternoon Delights
21. The Stroke - Billy Squier

Tracks:

1. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
2. Working For The Weekend - Loverboy
3. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
4. Genius Of Love - Tom Tom Club
5. Centerfold - J. Geils Band
6. At This Moment - Billy & The Beaters
7. Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
8. Hold On Loosely - .38 Special
9. Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It Or Not) - Joey Scarbury
10. Take Off - Bob & Doug McKenzie
11. Super Freak (Part 1) - Rick James
12. 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
13. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
14. Time - Alan Parsons Project
15. Gloria - Laura Branigan
16. Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
17. The Theme From "Hill Street Blues" - Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton
18. Valley Girl - Frank Zappa
19. Da Da Da (I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha) - Trio
20. You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band

Tracks:

1. Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
2. The Look Of Love (Part 1) - ABC
3. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
4. Rock This Town - Stray Cats
5. Lies - Thompson Twins
6. Words - Missing Persons
7. Don't You Want Me - The Human League
8. Love Plus One - Haircut One Hundred
9. Down Under - Men At Work
10. Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
11. I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
12. Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
13. Mickey - Toni Basil
14. Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
15. You Should Hear How She Talks About You - Melissa Manchester
16. Key Largo - Bertie Higgins
17. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
18. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
19. Africa - Toto
20. Goodbye To You - Scandal
21. Puttin' On The Ritz - Taco

Tracks:

1. Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band
2. She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
3. Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
4. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
5. Our House - Madness
6. The Salt In My Tears - Martin Briley
7. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
8. Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
9. Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
10. Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
11. In A Big Country - Big Country
12. One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
13. Der Kommissar - After The Fire
14. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
15. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
16. Let's Go To Bed - The Cure
17. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
18. Maniac - Michael Sembello
19. Sister Christian - Night Ranger
20. Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot

Tracks:

1. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
2. Mr. Roboto - Styx
3. I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
4. Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders
5. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
6. Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
7. Missing You - John Waite
8. 99 Luftballoons - Nena
9. Tenderness - General Public
10. They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
11. Heaven - Bryan Adams
12. White Horse - Laid Back
13. Let The Music Play - Shannon
14. Let's Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams
15. Cool It Now - New Edition
16. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
17. Footloose - Kenny Loggins
18. We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
19. Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
20. The Glamorous Life - Sheila E.

Tracks:

1. Obsession - Animotion
2. Shout - Tears For Fears
3. Take On Me - A-Ha
4. Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
5. Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
6. Voices Carry - 'Til Tuesday
7. Weird Science - Oingo Boingo
8. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive
9. "Miami Vice" Theme - Jan Hammer
10. Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy
11. Kyrie - Mr. Mister
12. Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young
13. We Built This City - Starship
14. St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) - John Parr
15. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
16. Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
17. Rhythm Of The Night - DeBarge
18. You Look Marvelous - Billy Crystal
19. Heartbeat - Don Jonhson
20. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung

Tracks:

1. Venus - Bananarama
2. Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
3. Paranoimia - The Art Of Noise w/ Max Headroom
4. If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
5. Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites
6. What You Need - INXS
7. Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C.
8. Rumors - Timex Social Club
9. Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
10. Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
11. I'll Be Loving You (Forever) - New Kids On The Block
12. Tuff Enuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
13. Since You've Been Gone - The Outfield
14. Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
15. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
16. La Bamba - Los Lobos
17. Wild, Wild West - The Escape Club
18. Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
19. Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
20. Roam - The B-52's

Album Description

You want your '80s! Fer sure! This is the mother of all tributes to the era of skinny ties, Reaganomics, and Pac-Man! Seven CDs, 142 hit songs, from New Wave to Pop to R&B to Hip-Hop to Novelty, including an incredible 49 #1 tracks! Starring Queen, New Edition, Duran Duran, Richard Marx, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Men At Work, Toto, The Cure, Culture Club, Cyndi Lauper, Bryan Adams, Simple Minds, Bangles, New Kids On the Block...and many more. Plus a 90-page book with hundreds of historical photos, facts, and memories from the decade that wanted it all! Limited edition sculpted rubber cover! Approx. 10 x 8 x 3/4 inches. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

"Totally Gnarly" or "Gag me with a Spoon"?.......2007-05-31

Some of the greatest moments of my life were in high school!! The mid 80's when I was carefree and lived life unfettered! No bills, no boss, no cares! Just me and my pastel suits and thin leather ties and full head of hair....(Man, I actually WORE those suits?!?!)
Fond nostalgia aside, the whole 'retro' thing is forcing the 80's upon us once again and you might as well admit that you were one of the characters from The Breakfast Club! (Mmmmmm....Ally Sheedy.)
Dropping these discs into my player and hitting shuffle just makes it all come flooding back!
But to tell a shameful truth? I really HAD to buy this set because of "Pac-Man Fever" by Buckner and Garcia and "Sweetheart" by Franke & the Knockouts. I've never seen these songs anywhere else!
I'm not sure I even looked at the other songs before my credit card was being swiped by the good folks at Amazon!!
So, yeah, again, I bought on impulse but I damn sure don't regret it!! In fact, I'd suggest we embrace the "ME, ME, ME" decade just once more and "BUY, BUY, BUY" this set.
If you went to high school in the 80's like I did, simply put, this will bring back some great memories.
(Unless, of course, your high school years sucked. To which, I say, "That's too bad. I'm sorry for you.")
Either way, just admit that the 80's were a great time for music and pastel suits and thin leather ties.........(chicks dig the thin tie still, right? Right? Anybody? Can I get a witness?)
Where's Don Johnson when I need him?
Oh, here he is....Disc 6, Song 19!

Time Warp.......2007-05-23

I guess only someone who was a teen or 20something could really appreciate
this set. The 80s were my high school and college years and I was
certainly guilty of listening to the radio .... This set is awesome and
is really made indispensable with the booklet. My only gripe lies with
the artists that were huge in the 80s, but evidently could not be licensed
for this set....Notably U2, REM, Hoodoo Gurus, Wall of Voodoo, etc

Shut up!.......2007-03-04

Like, for sure, half of it is like totally major gross-out, but the other half is like bitchin! Just shut up already and buy it!

missing tracks.......2007-02-26

lots of great 80's music available in these cds, but missing one of the greatest groups of the decade...Wham!

Excellent CD Set!.......2007-01-18

I purchased this set for my 13 year old daughter. It seems the 80's are making a big comeback. She loves it! I love it, too!! It has all the most popular songs from the 80's plus a few you do not hear anywhere now. It's great! It brings back a lot of memories, GOOD TIMES!!

Average customer rating: yuck Peace, man..... The great, the good, the bad and the plain awful, in one delightful package GREAT MUSIC, DODGY PACKAGE A must have

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Tracks:

1. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
2. Venus - Shocking Blue
3. Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
4. American Woman - Guess Who
5. Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
6. Vehicle - Ides Of March
7. Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection
8. Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image
9. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
10. Superstar - Murray Head
11. Give Me Just A Little More Time - Chairmen Of The Board
12. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - Delfonics
13. O-O-H Child - 5 STAIRSTEPS
14. ABC - Jackson 5
15. Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
16. Fire And Rain - James Taylor
17. Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
18. Put Your Hand In The Hand - Ocean
19. One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley
20. Signs - Five Man Electrical Band
21. Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
22. Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo
23. Wild World - Cat Stevens
24. Joy To The World - Three Dog Night

Tracks:

1. Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes
2. Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
3. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - Dramatics
4. Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
5. Have You Seen Her - Chi-Lites
6. Want Ads - Honey Cone
7. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
8. Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels
9. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
10. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
11. Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop
12. Brand New Key - Melanie
13. One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) - Coven
14. School's Out - Alice Cooper
15. Popcorn - Hot Butter
16. Joy - Apollo 100
17. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
18. A Horse With No Name - America
19. I'll Take You There - Staple Singers
20. Everybody Plays The Fool - Main Ingredient
21. I Gotcha - Joe Tex
22. I'll Be Around - Spinners
23. Lean On Me - Bill Withers
24. Day By Day - Godspell

Tracks:

1. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
2. Precious And Few - Climax
3. Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
4. Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest
5. Nice To Be With You - Gallery
6. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr.
7. Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
8. Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
9. Rock And Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter
10. The Cover Of 'Rolling Stone' - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
11. You're So Vain - Carly Simon
12. Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
13. Freddie's Dead (Theme From 'Superfly') - Curtis Mayfield
14. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
15. That Lady (Part 1) - Isley Brothers
16. I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby - Barry White
17. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
18. Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
19. Tell Her She's Lovely - El Chicano
20. Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
21. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn
22. Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station
23. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
24. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg

Tracks:

1. Love Train - O'Jays
2. Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips
3. The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
4. Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers
5. Brother Louie - Stories
6. Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
7. Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
8. The Air That I Breathe - Hollies
9. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin
10. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
11. Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
12. Billy, Don't Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
13. Lady - Styx
14. The Payback-Part 1 - James Brown
15. You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
16. The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch
17. Rock The Boat - HUES CORPORATION
18. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
19. Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur
20. The Streak - Ray Stevens
21. Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) - B.T. Express
22. Radar Love - Golden Earring

Tracks:

1. Beach Baby - First Class
2. Sideshow - Blue Magic
3. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
4. I'm Not In Love - 10cc
5. The Bertha Butt Boogie-Part 1 - Jimmy Castor Bunch
6. Black Superman 'Muhammad Ali' - Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band
7. Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
8. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns
9. Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
10. Why Can't We Be Friends? - War
11. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
12. Feelings - Morris Albert
13. Miracles - Jefferson Starship
14. Magic - Pilot
15. Love Machine (Part 1) - Miracles
16. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
17. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
18. Fame - David Bowie
19. Sky High - Jigsaw
20. Convoy - C.W. McCall
21. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
22. Slow Ride - Foghat

Tracks:

1. Get Down Tonight - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
2. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
3. December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - Four Seasons
4. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
5. The Rockford Files - Mike Post
6. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
7. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
8. Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra
9. Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
10. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain
11. Making Our Dreams Come True - Cyndi Grecco
12. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
13. Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk) - Parliament
14. Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale
15. Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop
16. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
17. Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
18. I'd Really Love To See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley
19. Disco Duck (Part 1) - Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
20. Turn The Beat Around - Vickie Sue Robinson
21. Car Wash - Rose Royce
22. More, More, More (Pt. 1) - Andrea True Connection
23. You Are The Woman - Firefall
24. Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller

Tracks:

1. Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton
2. Free Bird (Live Version) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
3. Ridin' The Storm Out (Live) - REO Speedwagon
4. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
5. Disco Inferno - Trammps
6. Brick House - Commodores
7. Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1) - Marvin Gaye
8. Feels Like The First Time - Foreigner
9. Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul
10. Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
11. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
12. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
13. I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges
14. Happy Anniversary - Little River Band
15. Baby Hold On - Eddie Money
16. Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon
17. Kiss You All Over - Exile
18. I Want Your Love - Chic
19. We Are Family - Sister Sledge
20. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead

Amazon.com

When this material originally resurfaced in an earlier Rhino-celebrates-the-'70s program, many rock scribes contorted themselves into revisionist pretzels: this isn't so bad, they argued--none too convincingly. There'll be none of that here: much of the music on this colossal box set is godawful. The world doesn't miss the likes of Sammy ("Chevy Van") Johns and Sammy ("Candy Man") Davis. Or at least it doesn't miss the records they cut during the decade of disaster flicks and Jonathan Livingston Seagull. That said, this elaborate box is something to behold. The lovingly compiled 92-page booklet provides background on the ridiculous (David Soul, C.W. McCall, Carl Douglas) and the sublime (Parliament, James Brown, the Staple Singers), and the music swings on the same pendulum, with Harry Chapin, Bill Withers, and Cat Stevens sitting amid Wayne Newton, The Captain & Tennille, and Meco's jittery electro-take on the Star Wars theme. Seven discs, 160 selections! To paraphrase a popular ad slogan of the era, you won't believe you listened to the whole thing. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

yuck.......2007-07-13

I should have read the description better regarding the sound bites between some songs. I found them to be annoying. The Time Life collection is so much better and it doesn't cost much more.

Peace, man............2007-05-31

O.K. I'm 38. I was born in 1968 and I wasn't into a lot of the 70's music until the decade was on its way out. But my parents had so many great vinyl compilations by that time and I had my cool new little record player that I HAD to listen to all the songs.
And now, I find that I'm doing the same thing with this set of CD's! It's freakin' 1979 all over again!
How can you cram so much 70's goodness into this box set? And to get the ORIGINAL songs from the ORIGINAL stars is just groovy. Too many compilations now have the original stars doing remakes of their songs and it just seems pointless to me.
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl), unabashedly my favourite song of ALL TIME, (just ask those that have to endure it EVERY time I karaoke) finds a great spot here in its ORIGINAL glory.
If you're thinking of getting a 70's compilation, STOP THINKING!! BUY THIS ON IMPULSE AND ENJOY A HASTY DECISION FOR ONCE!!
There'll be no time to feel any guilt when you're singing along to all the classics you grew up with.
"Billy, Don't Be A Hero!" "You're No Good" if you don't "Rock The Boat" and "Let Your Love Flow"! "Me and Mrs. Jones" will be "Stuck In The Middle With You" just "Smokin' In The Boys Room" if you don't "Get Down Tonight"!!
But hey, if you think "I'm Not In Love" with this set and you don't buy it?
Well....."Everybody Plays The Fool" "You Sexy Thing"!!

The great, the good, the bad and the plain awful, in one delightful package.......2007-04-15

So the decade of the '70's corresponds to my junior high, high school and college years. During that time AM and later FM radio supplied the leitmotifs for that era of my life. This CD collection captures completely what we listened to as fed by the top 40 charts of the time. Much of this material is outstanding, some of it was silly and some of it was awful (Morris Albert's Feelings, Terry Jacks Seasons in the Sun! So bad it is fun to listen to). This magnificent compilation captures it completely in all its '70's era glory. And in typical Rhino fashion, it is elegantly packaged with an outstanding booklet and boxed set. True I'm biased in that I even liked the sound bites.

It is a bit expensive, and some have criticized the inclusion of the Top 40 single versions over the definitive album versions, but hey guys/gals, this is what they played on the radio at the time. Also missing are some of the superstars, but as the booklet says, you probably have lots of those already (e.g., Paul McCartney, Elton John, mid-period Stones, Billy Joel, etc.)

I was hesitant about the cost, but after one full listen through, I'm extremely pleased. Thank you Rhino (and thanks to Amazon, too who listed the delivery time as several weeks but it came within one week).

GREAT MUSIC, DODGY PACKAGE.......2007-03-12

This is as comprehensive as a Seventies collection can get. The MIAs are obvious (no Eagles, Neil Diamond, Fleetwood Mac, Carpenters, Pink Floyd) but what's surprising is the number of major artists that DID get on here. The sound quality of 'Superstar' isn't great, the soundbites ARE fabulous, but the packaging is hopeless. While the write-ups are excellent, and the content generally flawless, the booklet itself fell apart after I read through it three times. I know for a fact mine isn't the only one this happened to. Is this a ruse to pretend it's more than 25 years old?

A must have.......2007-01-13

If you like all the old 70's songs then you have to get this nice box set, well worth every single penny.

Average customer rating: Fun Favorite party album band brews up another gem southern culture music Mary Huff Rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Something To Hollar About!"

Countrypolitan Favorites Southern Culture on the Skids Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Psychobilly | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Liquored Up & Lacquered Down Dirt Track Date Rock En Español, Vol. 1 Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods Plastic Seat Sweat ASIN: B000MDH8C8 Release Date: 2007-02-20

Tracks:

1. Oh Lonesome Me
2. Muswell Hillbilly
3. Funnel Of Love
4. Wolverton Mountain
5. Rose Garden
6. Let's Invite Them Over
7. Life's A Gas
8. Te Ni Nee Ni Nu
9. Tombstone Shadow
10. Have You Seen Her Face
11. No Longer A Sweetheart Of Mine
12. Engine Engine #9
13. Fight Fire
14. Tobacco Road
15. Happy Jack

Amazon.com

What a blast! Applying garage-band urgency to a selection of material that extends well beyond countrypolitan favorites, the freewheeling SCOTS demonstrate surprising range and ferocious chops. At the heart of this labor of love, as the album's title suggests, are crossover country favorites from an era when the music was a staple on Top 40 AM radio (where many fans first heard "Oh, Lonesome Me," "Wolverton Mountain," and "Rose Garden"). Yet the release shows an equal affinity for the rock of that era, as the band gives the Kinks' "Muswell Hillbillies" an arrangement that recalls the Sir Douglas Quintet, injects a guitar surge from "Gloria" into the (pre-Creedence) Golliwogs' "Fight Fire," savors the fuzztone dreaminess of T. Rex's "Life's a Gas," and transforms the Who's "Happy Jack" into a banjo-driven hoedown. In other highlights, the band puts pedal-to-the-metal overdrive into the psychedelic shimmer of the Byrds' "Have You Seen Her Face" and adds some pop bounce to the swamp blues of Slim Harpo's "Te Ni Ne Ni Nu." The result is an irresistible party platter. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Fun.......2007-07-16

I recommended this disc on a Rolling Stones' Fan-Club site and someone remarked "that album scratches me right where I itch". I can't write a better review than that. This has a great, eclectic, choice of songs and strong lively performances. What more than fun do you want from your rock n roll?

Favorite party album band brews up another gem.......2007-07-06

I got my first CD player at the age of 15 in the glorious summer of 1985 - this is back when the CD player was the size of a small refrigerator and they hadn't even invented the "shuffle" option. CDs sold for over $20 and came in surfboard-sized plastic sheets that required the Jaws of Life to open. I look back on that old heap of slag and smile.

Not so my CD collection. I still have many of the CDs I bought in those years, and it is stunning how many CDs I bought that had one good song surrounded by dreck. I guess that's the problem of going to a high school where Ratt, Cinderalla, Poison and other big-hair bands were worshipped - there's only so much redemption that "Pyromania" and "1984" can provide.

Suffice it to say that as I've grown older, I've grown more temperate in my musical purchases - if the album isn't consistently good from start-to-finish, I won't buy it. Based on that criteria, I can offer little praise higher than to say that I've bought all of SCOTS' albums and have never regretted it - not a single "Invasion of Your Privacy" in the bunch.

That SCOTS would crank out a cover album doesn't surprise me - this is a band that is proud of its influences and has paid tribute to other songwriters and bands in previous albums - "Pass the Hatchet," anyone? This album features the unique SCOTS' take on a bunch of old timey stuff that comes out smelling like . . . well, not roses, but at the very least a big old mess of barbeque.

SCOTs defines the party album for me. There are few better guarantees for a fun get-together than to put a few of these albums in the player and let fly. And these are good for both lazy outdoor get togethers and late-night boot-stompers. These are quick, fun tunes played with style and belted out with sass - especially when Mary Huff gets her big old voice in gear.

If you haven't checked out SCOTS before, I can't tell you that "CF" is the perfect album to start with . . . I'd start with my favorite, "Liquored Up and Lacquered Down," but that's just me. Suffice it to say that this album won't steer you wrong, and may open up vast new possibilities as you reconsider a slighted musical genre.

southern culture music.......2007-06-11

Have bought from this person before, and as always everything was first rate. Fast shipping and excellent product Thanks again

Mary Huff Rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-05-26

What a group of fine musicians and Mary Huff not only is a fantastic bass player, she looks great doing it. These covers are great, they are so versatile. I just saw them in Towson and they are better live. Viva Microfret!

"Something To Hollar About!".......2007-05-07

Sure,I've heard SCOTS do straight on covers,like "Merry Christmas Baby",I've even heard them do odd covers like The Swinging Medallions "Double Shot of My Baby's Love" & Slim Harpo's "Scratch My Back" in Espanol...but I must admit,these latest covers show the SCOTS still have a lot of tricks up their sleeves! Some of the choices have that honky-tonk appeal,that seems obvious for them to cover,like,"Oh Lonesome Me","Wolverton Mountain","Rose Garden" and "Engine Engine #9". But they add a little something to them that make them their own! "Wolverton Mountain" now has yodellers on it! Mary Huff's upbeat,slightly bouncier version of "Rose Garden" is a highlight!

Then there's the other stuff,among them: The Kinks "Muswell Hillbilly" gets the countrified kick it needs! T.Rex's "Life's A Gas" - my fave track on this album - is presented as an Acid-Rockabilly duet! Guitarist/Ring Leader Rick Miller can't do a covers album without some John Fogerty/CCR material,and SCOTS cover "Tombstone Shadow" and "Fight Fire" (Super cool version!).And just when you think it's all souped-up modern rockabilly,they take it down a notch and present The Who's "Happy Jack" as a sort of Country Bears Jamboree.

This is easily one of SCOTS smoothest and most listenable albums! ( Not that I don't love the ORIGINAL material. But a break every now and then is absolutely acceptable!)

Average customer rating: Hit Machines SIREN SONG OF THE COUNTER CULTURE - CD ALBUM Very good album Pretty good Simply Great

Siren Song of the Counter Culture Rise Against Manufacturer: Dreamworks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Sufferer & the Witness Revolutions Per Minute The Unraveling Decemberunderground Louder Now ASIN: B0002KQOGW Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. State Of The Union
2. The First Drop
3. Life Less Frightening
4. Paper Wings
5. Blood To Bleed
6. To Them These Streets Belong
7. Tip The Scales
8. Anywhere But Here
9. Give It All
10. Dancing For Rain
11. Swing Life Away
12. Rumors Of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Album Description

Rise Against are a political punk band from Chicago who recorded Siren Song of the Counter-Culture with Rage Against the Machine producer GGGarth and Rage and Nirvana mixer Andy Wallace. The four band members came together from punk bands 88 Fingers Louie, Pinhead Circus, and the Enemy, and the emo band Baxter, and play old school punk (e.g., Descendants) with a strong political point of view.

Siren Song of the Counter-Culture has drawn rave reviews from key publications. Rolling Stone praised the band's "rousing, intelligent fury," while Alternative Press said "the band's engrossing hardcore is an urgent siren song that's appropriate for these angst-ridden, uncertain times."

Customer Reviews:

Hit Machines.......2007-06-08

Rise Against is such a versatile band. This CD alone has 3 hit songs on it, each being completely different from the next.

SIREN SONG OF THE COUNTER CULTURE - CD ALBUM.......2007-05-13

LATELY I BOUGHT THIS ALBUM OF RISE AGAINST. THE SERVICE OF AMAZON WAS AMAZING AND VERY QUICK, EVEN SAFE IN HANDLING THE CD. THE ALBUM IS JUST FABULOUS! I HEARD IT MILLIONS OF TIMES, BUT THE SONGS ARE FANTASTIC EVERY TIME I HEAR THEM! GOOD JOB!

Very good album.......2007-05-10

This is a really good CD to get if you are into the whole pop-emo thing. I wouldn't label this as punk (like Sex Pistols or Misfits) because it's more melodic. It's more along the lines of New Found Glory or maybe Pennywise or Bad Religion. It's probably realitively easy to find an mp3 for "Life Less Frightening", which is in my opinion the best song off the CD. If you like the aforementioned bands, then definitely get this, as you won't be disappointed.

Pretty good.......2007-01-10

this cd is pretty good, some really good songs from them thats for sure. if you like hard music you'll enjoy. Swing away is a nice song from them, something new and freash

Simply Great.......2007-01-08

This is the best album of Rise Against. Every single song is terrific

Average customer rating: "Camel Walk" ALONE is worth 5 stars Dirt Track Great Happy Gilmore soundtrack? One of their best Raucous fun; this band does better

Dirt Track Date Southern Culture on the Skids Manufacturer: Fontana Geffen ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Psychobilly | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Liquored Up & Lacquered Down Plastic Seat Sweat Mojo Box Ditch Diggin' Countrypolitan Favorites ASIN: B000003TBN Release Date: 1995-08-15

Tracks:

1. Voodoo Cadillac
2. Soul City
3. Greenback Fly
4. Skullbucket
5. Camel Walk
6. White Trash
7. Firefly
8. Make Mayan A Hawaiian
9. Fried Chicken And Gasoline
10. Nitty Gritty
11. 8 Piece Box
12. Galley Slaves
13. Whole Lotta Things
14. Dirt Track Date

Customer Reviews:

"Camel Walk" ALONE is worth 5 stars.......2006-08-22

There needs to be more music like THIS at dance clubs and honky-tonks. Southern Culture on the Skids is some classic country-rockabilly with a modern edge. The music may sound like it could be duplicated on your back porch, but it is also very contemporary and fresh and witty and worth at least a head-nod or some toe-tap, evne if you're dead. I prefer a real country strut with my honey on my arm during this whole album, maybe a little Presley imitation thrown in now and then (and I'm talking old school King, when he could still do some hardcore pelvis shots and sway his knees about). I'm a fan of isolated tracks on other albums (40 Miles to Vegas is just impossible to keep your foot on the floor to), but this one keeps me jiggling the whole way through.

I first heard from this album when a local radio show would play "Camel Walk" almost to death, but still every time I'd crank up the volume and rock along. The song is astoundingly swinging and funny and a little bit scary--S & M involving oatmeal snack pies? To this day, if something catches me by surprise, I'll call out, "Little Debbie, Little Debbie! I'ma comin' on home, baby!" This song is a little more methodical than tracks like "Nitty Gritty" and "Greenback Fly," which just makes you want to be Johnny Depp in _Cry Baby_ all over again. And songs like "Galley Slave" and "Skullbucket" will bring you back to those great instrumentals like "Pipeline" and "Jack the Ripper."

It is hard to avoid making comparisons with the Reverend Horton Heat when talking about Southern Culture, mainly because they both run the same fine line between making fun of rockabilly while also deeply praising it. If psychobilly is the new moniker for modern rockabilly, then let this band sit on the throne with the Rev and hold sway over all that is good and true and makes you rock your bones just one more time.

Dirt Track Great.......2006-03-03

All the songs on this album are good, definently worth buying.My husband and I have enjoyed everything we've heard from this band.

Happy Gilmore soundtrack?.......2005-02-21

The first I heard of this group was, naturally, on the radio. The song "Soul City" (which none of the other "reviewers" mentioned)was occasionally being played on the radio, I believe, around the time Happy Gilmore came out. Coincidence? Not too many songs I hear on the radio DRIVE me to go ASAP to the store to get. I can't describe it's noise, but it affected me the same way Home Fries did. The movie? I was surprised of no soundtrack. I had to rent the movie to find Reverend Horton Heat's name. Then I had the unexpected ephiphany that maybe I was addicted to this strange, but not new genre, Rockabilly.

One of their best.......2004-09-25

I own every SCOTS CD they've put out. These guys are the
real deal Psychobillies. No poseurs, when they sing about fried
chicken, they're reallly singing about fried chicken. When was the last time you heard a CD that was just plain fun to
listen to?

This particular CD has been out for quite a while, but it's
worth tracking down. An excellent place to begin for those
unfamiliar with them. Best listened to with a bucket of
Col. Sanders, NASCAR on the TV, a bottle of supermarket scotch
on the TV tray and all your neighbors at the trailer park makin' that old doublewide rock...

Raucous fun; this band does better.......2004-05-04

A seemingly low three-star review for SCOTS is only due to the sense that SCOTS didn't reach its potential on this album. The sheer talent of this band flows from the seeming ease with which this album got tossed off. Perhaps the greatest charm of "DTD" is the sense that this group got together in a tin shed one hot North Carolina afternoon and tossed off 14 guilty pleasures.

Some of the songs stand up even against SCOTS' more polished work (check out "Liquored Up and Lacquered Down") - such as "Voodoo Cadillac," "Skullbucket," and "Nitty Gritty." Others, like "8 Piece Box" and "Dirt Track Date" sound like a good jam session gone awry -- the song has promise, but it doesn't seem to go anywhere.

The tiki-lounge beauty of "Make Mayan a Hawaiian" is charming, and the quick little ditty, "Whole Lotta Things" is sure to get stuck in your head (in a good way) long after it's over.

Most of SCOTS' songs have lyrics that remind you that the band is just havin' fun riffing away, and that's perfect for lazy Saturday afternoons. Unfortunately, this apparently relaxed attitude keeps "DTD" out of my regular CD rotation despite its charms (unlike "Liquored Up and Lacqured Down," which is a staple).

When you're compiling your list of fruit to soak in grain alcohol for three days prior to your next party, make sure you jot down stopping by the record store to snag some SCOTS -- any SCOTS album is just what you need for the crazy good times.

Average customer rating: culture Superlative Remastering

Vulture Culture Alan Parsons Project Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Eye in the Sky I Robot Tales of Mystery and Imagination Ammonia Avenue Eve ASIN: B000JLQSWE Release Date: 2007-03-12

Tracks:

1. Let's Talk About Me
2. Seperate Lives
3. Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)
4. Sooner or Later
5. Vulture Culture
6. Hawkeye
7. Somebody out There
8. Same Old Sun
9. No Answers Only Questions [Final Version][*]
10. Separate Lives [Alternative Mix][*]
11. Hawkeye [*][Demo Version]
12. Naked Vulture [*]
13. No Answers Only Questions [The First Attempt][*]

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered and Expanded Edition of the Alan Parsons Classic Album that was Originally Released in 1985. Originally Meant to Be the Second Disc of "Ammonia Avenue", this Album Ended Up Being Released a Year after that Opus. "Sooner Or Later" was to Be the Single to Market Via Top 40 Radio, but Things Didn't Turn Out that Way. This Edition Adds Five Tracks to the Original Nine with Demo and Alternate Versions to Maximize Use of the Compact Disc Format.

Customer Reviews:

culture.......2007-05-23

Long after the Alan Parson Project has disbanded, I have
discovered Vulture Culture. Wonderful, meaningful lyrics.
A must have.

Superlative Remastering.......2007-03-31

The sonics on this remastered disc are a little better than the newly remastered "Eye in the Sky". Probably because this LP came out a few years later, and I believe this is an import from Germany. Hawkeye is the cherry of the set. Clean, crisp, full sounding. I only wish this would come out in hi-rez 5.1 multichannel sound. All songs by Alan Parsons should be experienced in surround.

Average customer rating: Culture Club - Greatest Hits. Do you really want to hurt me A group that is still misrepresented, even with this!!! Great but............ Join the Club.

Greatest Hits Culture Club Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Greatest The Essential Cyndi Lauper Culture Club: Greatest Hits Colour by Numbers Thompson Twins - Greatest Hits ASIN: B000930E3Q Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
2. Time (Clock Of The Heart)
3. I'll Tumble 4 Ya
4. White Boy (Dance Mix)
5. Church Of The Poison Mind
6. Karma Chameleon
7. Miss Me Blind
8. It's A Miracle
9. Victims
10. Black Money
11. The War Song
12. Mistake Number 3
13. Love Is Love
14. Move Away
15. I Just Wanna Be Loved
16. Cold Shoulder
17. Your Kisses Are Charity (Blouse And Skirt Mix)

Customer Reviews:

Culture Club - Greatest Hits........2007-03-08

An excellent overview of one of the '80's best, most creative bands. Sure, the later material pales in comparison to their earlier hey-day, but if you want an exhaustive collection of Culture Club, you can't go wrong with this!

Do you really want to hurt me.......2006-08-28

One thing i must say to the haters, is that Culture Club music was fun 80's music at its best. Some serious, some was just plain dance music. This cd in particular i must say was well done in selection as well as quality. A definite must buy for any culture club fan!

A group that is still misrepresented, even with this!!!.......2005-11-23

Yes, I will admit every song on this collection is wonderful. As a matter of fact, most likely the best music that ever existed in the world. However, it is again the commercial stuff, and no one will really understand Culture Club. All the hits from the first greatest hits LP is included, This Time-The Four Years-- 12 Worldwide Hits, which included the classic "Black Money". However, this is what the list should have been to company a real US and UK collection together:

1) White Boy (the single version, and yes it is much better then the dance version from Kissing To Be Clever) 3:24
2) I'm Afraid Of Me (single version, better then the remix) 3:29
3)Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? 4:24
4)Time (Clock Of The Heart) 3:43
5)Church Of The Posion Mind 3:33
6)Karma Chameleon 4:12
7)Victims 4:53
8)It's A Miracle 3:26
9)The War Song 4:14
10) The Medal Song (single version,it is ten seconds longer and better than the album version) 4:25
11)Move Away 4:22
12)God Thank You Woman 4:13
13)Gusto Blusto 4:40
14)Heaven's Children 4:44
15)I Just Wanna Be Loved (the UK Greatest Moments version, much better I promise you then the US GM collection) 4:34
16)Strange Voodoo 5:15
17)That's The Way (I'm Only Tring To Help You) 2:45
18) Unfortunate Thing 3:08

Yes, notice how I have skipped some of the US only singles like "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" "Miss Me Blind" and "Mistake #3". Well, those songs are not bad. However, they make the group look very bubblicious, when the UK singles, like I'm Afraid of Me, Medal Song, and God Thank You Woman are professional, and are a step above those US only singles. Notice how the only US only single here in my list is "Gusto Blusto". It is the ultimate dance rocker, with George's voice being dazzling, as well as being produced by the power team of Arif Mardin and Lew Hahn. "Heaven's Children" is also included, which was going to be the group's last single released in 1986, until it was cancelled from the poor sales of "Gusto Blusto" in the US. Not only is "I Just Wanna Be Loved" included, is is the best version of it from the UK Greatest Moments album. "Strange Voodoo" is included, which was also introduced as the last song George sang at the 1998 Culture Club reunion concert on VH-1, which premiered on his birthday. And yes, it was my birthday and all ultimate Culture Club fans birthday on that day too, Sunday, June 14. "That's The Way", is also included, which proved that George and Helen Terry were the ultimate soul singers ever to live. "Unfortunate Thing" is Boy George's biography to help children remember to stay in school. Whether you believe it our not, George was one of the most important figures to the world at that time, and he still is, if at least his record company in America didn't hate him as well as other jerks. Smart people know George Alan O'Dowd was and still is the best singer in the world, as well as Culture Club being the best group in the world. To talk about Christianity, Boy George is more Christian than any singer I loved since I was five years old in 1984. I love you and all smart people do as well, George. Thanks.

Great but...................2005-09-24

This cd is great but go and spend the extra $15.00 and get yourself the 4-cd box set!!!!! For a whopping awesome 72 songs!!!!

Join the Club........2005-09-21

Wow, the Culture Club collections are starting to pile up. That's fine seeing that this one has the most complete selection. This disc gives us all the obvious choices like "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me", "I'll Tumble 4 Ya", "Church Of The Poison Mind", and "Karma Chameleon", as well as alot of the later material other collections skimped on. Truth be known, I kind of miss some of Boy George's solo material like "Everything I Own", "Bow Down Mister", and of course "The Crying Game". I might be in the minority, but I'd rather get the "At Worst...Best Of Boy George And Culture Club" collection. That's just me.

Average customer rating: Great CD! Liquored Two Thumbs Up Awesome! A Southern Rock Must-Have! A Bag of Stale Fritos and alot of Mosquitos... Makes you want to move to Mississippi?

Liquored Up & Lacquered Down Southern Culture on the Skids Manufacturer: Tvt ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Psychobilly | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dirt Track Date Mojo Box Plastic Seat Sweat Ditch Diggin' Countrypolitan Favorites ASIN: B0000508YW Release Date: 2000-10-31

Tracks:

1. Liquored Up And Lacquered Down
2. Hittin' On Nothing
3. Pass The Hatchet
4. Corn Liquor
5. Drunk And Lonesome (Again)
6. Cheap Motels
7. Just How Lonely
8. I Learned To Dance In Mississippi
9. King Of The Mountain
10. The Corn Rocket
11. Damaged Goods
12. Over It
13. Haw River Stomp

Customer Reviews:

Great CD!.......2006-08-15

This is my first SCOTS CD and I love it. Gets better with every listen.

Liquored Two Thumbs Up.......2006-03-03

A great mix of rockabilly, country, mariachi and storytelling. IF you like S.C.O.S., you'll love this album.

Awesome! A Southern Rock Must-Have!.......2004-05-04

SCOTS, faves of party-goers for years, have topped themselves with "LU&LD." The band that has often suffered from not living up to the high expectations they generate has created a fully articulated, well-crafted album chock full of polished efforts.

SCOTS, true to its roots, makes party albums. Virtually every song in their repertoire is suited for Saturday night in Chapel Hill, North Carolina -- a night of beer and dancing following a day of BBQ pork. Without losing their raw edge or their insane sense of humor, SCOTS has put a bit of elbow grease into this album, and the results shine.

The title track is probably the best known tune on the album, if only due to its clever use in the "Miss Congeniality" soundtrack. And it's a well-done piece of work, complete with the SCOTS' trademark tongue in cheek. But it gets some worthy challenges as top song from "King of the Mountain," "Cheap Hotels," and "Just How Lonely." "I Learned to Dance in Mississippi" is sure to pack any dance floor, as is their version of "Pass the Hatchet." "Hitting on Nothing" is a chick anthem if there every was one, and "Drunk and Lonesome (Again)" is a sure-fire singalong at many a late-night fraternity house.

One of the premier good-time rock bands, SCOTS set a new standard for themselves with this effort. Check it out!

A Bag of Stale Fritos and alot of Mosquitos..........2003-01-30

Makin' love...ridin' a bike...throwin' a football thru a
rubber tire swing. You do it once-you can do it a million times
over. Same for the SCOTS-still making that tried and true
psych/voodoobilly/surf music since day one, now honed down
and as sharp as a farmer's chicken decapitatin' hatchet. Where
else can you get a peach colored leisure suit and a pair of
Florsheim boots in the same ditty? Oh yeah...and nobody can play
the Danelectro like Rick Miller. Great production, even better

songs. While listenin, you can "let yer dog run he'll be back when he's done...chasin' those critters away." And bassist Mary
Huff's standout "Just How Lonely" will send shivers down any
Patsy Cline fan's spine. Great music, excellent lyrics...not a
dud in the lot. Get yer 8-piece box of fried chicken, a case of
Dixie blackened voodoo beer, prop up yer feet, let out a few
"YEEHA'S", sit back and enjoy...for this is The Real McCoy.

Makes you want to move to Mississippi?.......2002-11-08

Just got the CD yesterday and have listened to it twice. Absolutely a great southern rock sound with hilarious lyrics. NOT what I would call politically correct, maybe that's what makes it so great. I like this one even better than their previous CD "Dirt Track Date" Makes me almost want to move to Mississippi for all the fun.
My favorite cut is the first. "Liquored Up and Lacquered Down"...a bizzare, no make that a "boozare" song about a guy's wife who gets her hair all Lacquered Down before she goes out with him to get Liquored Up. I guess she's a "big hair" girl.

Average customer rating: By George, this is a terrific album!! A must for C.C. fans at worst...the best of boy george and culture club In Praise of Boy George and Culture Club Only missing 1 track

At Worst...The Best of Boy George and Culture Club Culture Club Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Eurythmics - Greatest Hits Make It Big The Essential Cyndi Lauper Greatest Colour by Numbers ASIN: B000002U6C Release Date: 1993-11-02

Tracks:

1. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
2. Time (Click Of The Heart)
3. Church Of The Poison Mind
4. Karma Chameleon
5. Victims
6. I'll Tumble 4 Ya
7. It's A Miracle
8. Miss Me Blind
9. Move Away
10. Love Is Love
11. Love Hurts
12. Everything Thing I Own
13. Don't Cry
14. After The Love
15. More Than Likely
16. The Crying Game
17. Generations Of Love
18. Bow Down Mister
19. Sweet Toxic Love (Deliverance Mix)

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At best, Boy George and his band Culture Club were a dizzy mix of camp, drag, dub, disco, reggae, and new wave. The androgynous George rhumba-ed his way through hits like "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" and crooned with white boy soul through their reggae classic "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" as well as the Delta-inspired "Karma Chameleon." At worst, the band had trouble finding direction and the proper vehicles for his smooth voice, producing clunkers like "Church of the Poison Mind." "Move Away" and "Miss Me Blind"--which actually took its chorus from a Japanese whiskey commercial--were Culture Club at their most brilliant. The band knew it wasn't making fine art and rose to the task of crafting flawless pop gems. George's later work didn't have the sense of fun and abandon as his stint with Culture Club, but his remake of "The Crying Game" again demonstrated those soulful pipes. Also worthy of note from his later career is the Krishna-inspired club hit "Bow Dow Mister." --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

By George, this is a terrific album!!.......2007-02-04

For those who like pop music and can put their old-fashion expectations of what a man should be aside, this is a must-have cd. I wish I had purchased it sooner!

A must for C.C. fans.......2007-01-05

This was a gift for my wife, who was a Culture Club fan in the 80s. If you want a good cross-section of the C.C. hits, this is the one.

at worst...the best of boy george and culture club.......2007-01-05

There wasn't much of the original culture club stuff. the old culture club cd's would have been better. I never listened to it again after the 1st time!

In Praise of Boy George and Culture Club.......2005-11-11

Of the stalwart popsters heralding the second British invasion, Culture Club definitely opened eyes due to openly gay lead singer Boy George, formerly Bow Wow Wow's Lieutenant Lush, whose gender-bending makeup made him better looking feminine. CC's brand of music was infectiously fun dance pop and some great ballads mixed with some soul, enhanced by George's feminine vocals, small wonder that they won 1983's Best New Artist Grammy. But Boy George's heroin problems put a fast end to the group after their fourth album, From Luxury To Heartache. After getting cleaned up, Boy George went solo, still a hit in Britain, but in the US, alas no! Pity, because he came out with pretty great solo material.

Most of the singles are present, from CC's 3 weeks at #2 hit "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" from their debut Kissing To Be Clever. This ballad highlights George's soul-tinged vocals, as well as the backing section of soul singers and airy, lounging synths. My favourite CC ballad is the tearjerking non-charter "Victims," with its melancholy piano and backing crooners, as well as a midsection that briefly goes into a classic disco crescendo before settling back down.

The upbeat Caribbean-like "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" peaked at #9, demonstrating CC's dance pop skills. However, the non-LP "Time (Clock of the Heart)" which also peaked at #2, incorporated some classic disco synths with a funky bassbeat, telling that illusory theme how time won't give us time, making lovers feel like they got something real.

Guest artists that helped Culture Club include Jermaine Stewart, who was on their #5 dance hit "Miss Me Blind" before he sang about not having to take one's clothes off. Ironically, it was this song that has the lyric "kissing to be clever," and not their debut album. Helen Terry's wailing soulful vocals found their way not only here but on the #10 "Church of the Poison Mind," an infectious dance tune Wham! would've given their blow-dried hair for. Terry later helped George on his solo single "Generations of Love" also included here.

And it's no contest that Colour By Numbers was their best albums, as that yielded four Top Ten singles, including the three-week chart-topper "Karma Chameleon," of how love games make that love touch and go, like the chameleon that camouflages itself to become invisible. George performed this and I believe "Move Away" when he guest-starred on the A-Team episode "Cowboy George."

However, nothing from Waking Up With The House On Fire is present, meaning no "The War Song," one of my favourite CC singles. The sole representative from From Luxury To Heartache was the #12 "Move Away," CC's last Top 40 hit and one of my favourites, a slick number highlighted by a snappy drum machines and bass, but with some downbeat lyrics, made more so as Boy George's drug problems probably contributed to low sales of what was an underrated album.

Two quibbles. One are the spoken bits preceding "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" and "Sweet Toxic Love." The others are the exclusion of "The War Song," "Black Money," "Mistake No. 3," and the pro-gay rights anthem "No Clause 28," in response to an anti-gay legislation pushed by then British PM Maggie Torture.

Boy George hit #1 in the UK with his reggaefied cover of Bread's "Everything I Own." He branched out, going a bit mystical with the acoustic singalong of "Bow Down Mister," where he called for doing whatever your religion called for you do, with the same soulful CC choruses, with some hare Krishna refrains. Some sitar is present in the bittersweet two-sides-of-the-coin "Sweet Toxic Love," proving he never lost his touch-just his American audience. In it, he embraces yet feels agony over love, "give me some of that sweet toxic love...to lift me up, to drive me insane." Elsewhere, he assertively tells his lover-"I'm not your punch bag, I'm not your floor, you cant walk on me until you get bored." Pretty intelligent stuff.

His last big hit in the US was the #15 title song to The Crying Game, which ranks as one of the best emotionally-racking songs I've ever heard-"first there are kisses, then there are sighs, and then before you know where you are, you're saying goodbye." Per the song, I've asked myself-not the moon-why are there heartaches and tears.

Culture Club was way too progressive for many parts of the U.S., where a clear homophobic element was rife. The name though was just right. Consider their original incarnations-In Praise of Lemmings (bizarre) or Sex Gang Children, (small trouble marketing that).

Only missing 1 track.......2004-11-01

Great disc...I believe the only hit single it doesn't have is "The War Song".

Average customer rating: More Insanity from those Deranged Hillbilly Geniuses Not their best, but it's a must have. Great Album Even my 3-year-old jams with this one The perfect album for some people...

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Tracks:

1. Shotgun
2. Earthmover
3. Dance For Me
4. Banana Puddin'
5. 40 Miles To Vegas
6. Love-A-Rama
7. Deja Varoom
8. Country Funk
9. Strangest Ways
10. Theme From 'The Cheaters'
11. House Of Bamboo
12. Carve That Possum
13. Bonus Track

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This is a raspberry swirl in a bran-muffin world: bad for you but too good to pass up. On their sixth album, Southern Culture on the Skids offer a tour of white-trash, Americana, hillbilly funk, B-movie instrumentals, road-kill rock--all without leaving their customized Laz-E-Boy. Southern Culture guitarist Rick Miller, bassist Mary Huff, and drummer Dave Hartman genuinely love this music, even as they mock its black-velvet trappings. The highest low points: "Banana Puddin,'" an ode to day-old desserts, and "Carve That Possum," an Uncle Dave Macon cover that sounds like an in-bred cousin of the blues. When Southern Culture move into the neighborhood, you can bet property values will plummet in reverse ratio to the elevation of your mood. --Keith Moerer

Customer Reviews:

More Insanity from those Deranged Hillbilly Geniuses.......2005-08-06

With "Earthmover" and "40 Miles From Vegas", SCOTS further solidify their hold on the "Acid Hillbilly" genre. They are still weird, skilled and making great music. I highly recommend seeing them live.

Not their best, but it's a must have........2005-01-06

This cd is worth having for the same reason all SCOTS cd's are worth having; it's just plain fun! Be sure you check out the "hidden" track following Carve That Possum (Plastic Seat Sweat). If at all possible, see SCOTS live. You won't regret it.

Great Album.......2003-02-10

I had become cautious of Amazon's reccommendations after buying several duds. I finally gave in on SCOTS and I am totally blown away. I found the songs refreshing and a complete change from the other ... that is out there on the market. Shotgun and Strangest Ways immediately caught my attenetion.

Even my 3-year-old jams with this one.......2002-10-25

Each song is unique and equally catchy. I disagree with the earlier review that felt "House of Bamboo" was out of place. Each song on this album is different and Bamboo is just another example of this. I heard the CD while searching through the used CD section in a MINNESOTA store. I went to the counter and told them to take it out of the player because I was taking it home. I'm as far north as it gets in the lower 48 and I am now a Southern Culture addict!

The perfect album for some people..........2002-08-08

... and I am one of those people: I am southern, I am educated, and I can appreciate the irony and humor (and culture!) that makes this album a real gem. However, even if you match that description, this album may not be for you. The musicians' talents are unquestionably solid. The lyrics are well constructed, and inventive. The sound of the album itself is rich and clear and loud. Their hillbilly rock sound is all at once real, energetic and VERY kitch, and yet can stand apart from the irony to be judged strictly on the merits of the music. I can't say enough good things about this particular album, but I can certainly understand why it wouldn't be for everyone. Those whose tastes run toward either the Top 40 set, or those whose tastes have become so cultured as to not appreciate a good chaotic riot every once in a while, I strongly suggest saving your money.

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