20 Best of Rockin' 70's

1. Ballroom Blitz - Brian Connolly, Sweet

2. Sooner or Later - The Grass Roots

3. One Toke Over the Line - Michael Brewer

4. No Matter What - Badfinger

5. Brother Louie - Ian Lloyd, Stories

6. Rapper - The Jaggerz

7. Money Honey - Bay City Rollers

8. Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rhythm Section

9. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Paper Lace

10. Rock Your Baby - George McRae

11. Boogie Nights - Heatwave

12. Thank You for Being a Friend - Andrew Gold

13. Magnet and Steel - Walter Egan

14. I Know I'm Losing You - Rare Earth, Pete Rivera

15. Indian Reservation - Paul Revere & the Raiders

16. My Baby Loves Lovin' - Tony Burrows

17. Falling in Love (Again)

18. Rock N' Roll Hootchie Koo - Rick Derringer

19. Long Tall Glasses [Live] - Leo Sayer

20. If You Wanna Get to Heaven

Tracks:

Ballroom Blitz - Brian Connolly, Sweet
Sooner or Later - The Grass Roots
One Toke Over the Line - Michael Brewer
No Matter What - Badfinger
Brother Louie - Ian Lloyd, Stories
Rapper - The Jaggerz
Money Honey - Bay City Rollers
Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rhythm Section
Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Paper Lace
Rock Your Baby - George McRae
Boogie Nights - Heatwave
Thank You for Being a Friend - Andrew Gold
Magnet and Steel - Walter Egan
(I Know) I'm Losing You - Rare Earth, Pete Rivera
Indian Reservation - Raiders, Paul Revere & the Raiders
My Baby Loves Lovin' - Tony Burrows
Falling in Love (Again)
Rock N' Roll Hootchie Koo - Rick Derringer
Long Tall Glasses [Live] - Leo Sayer
If You Wanna Get to Heaven

Customer Reviews:

Classics...but..........2007-05-18

this is good, and for the most part, what I expected. There is at least one cover (the band covered itself, I think) that I wasn't expecting...but overall, just fine.

Not the original songs, but interesting in a way.......2006-02-06

First of all, this disc is not the original songs, but they are done by atleast the orginal singer of the band. A couple of these re-versions are awful. "Ballroom Blitz" is horrendous. "Falling In Love Again" and "No Matter What" are also equally deplorable. But then there is the interesting factor. 30 years later, Brewer and Shipley do a better "Toke" than the first time. "Imaginary Lover" by the original ARS absolutely smokes. George McCrae still hits the high notes in "Rock Your Baby". Andrew Gold sounds like he just got out of a 1979 studio session. Tony Burrows of White Plains does a Vegas version of "My Baby Loves Lovin'" as does Rob Grille of the Grass Roots on "Sooner or Later". Paper Lace sounds good, except for the squeaky keyboard effect on "Billy Don't Be A Hero". Surprising is Paul Revere's smooth "Indian Reservation" and Heatwave's perfectly executed "Boogie Nights". Another great vocal performance here is from Walter Egan on "Magnet and Steel". Rick Derringer also re-makes his trademark "Hootchie Koo" with as much pinnache as 1972. There are a couple of original songs; "The Rapper" by The Jaggerz and Leo Sayer's live version of "Long Tall Glasses". The CD closes down with a fired up Ozark Mountain Daredevils, who haven't lost a lick and sing their signiture tune "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" with more punch than the original.

All and all, it's hard to recommend these "re-make" CD's. But it's interesting to see if the artists can pull it off. Most of them on this disc do a reasonable job. And I like hearing these old guys sing. For $6 or so, why not? You get 70 minutes of music mastered in 24/96 high resolution technology. Give it a spin.

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