Early Hits Of Rock 'n' Roll, The - Various Artists

Advantages: Their 5 Best songs
Disadvantages: other greatest hits

...First of all, I would like to point out that Guns N' Roses were one of the best rock and roll bands ever. Their music has influenced countless artists today and their songs remain marked in rock history. Although their main songs such as Paradise City, Sweet child o'mine, Welcome to the Jungle and Knockin'on heaven's Door are here, the Dd has quite a few songs missing such as Out to get me, My Michelle, Rocket queen and their fantastic version of The Rolling stones Sympathy for the Devil, which I consider better than the original. Don't get me wrong though. The CD has great album work and a number of their other best hits. Overall, it is a must but if you are new to Guns N' Roses and their music.... Read review

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Advantages: Great rock 'n roll by a guitar legend
Disadvantages: None

...A Chuck Berry concert in the 1950's must have been a sight to behold--with his distinctive "duck walk", his big pompadour hairdo and his flamboyant style of playing rock 'n roll guitar, I know that his shows must have been charged with energy and electricity. Although he was the ultimate showman, his importance in the field of rock 'n roll music cannot be discounted--in my opinion, Chuck Berry was the single most important rock 'n roll guitarist that ever lived. He created guitar licks that formed the basis for most of the rock music that was to follow--even today, most guitarists are playing licks that are just recycled versions of those raw, primal chops that Chuck Berry invented. Early on in his career, Chuck Berry discovered that if you rolled all of the controls on those old tube amps all the way to the right, you could get... Read review

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Advantages: Great artists, Fantastic recordings
Disadvantages: A few good tracks missed this set

...My first taste of music was that of being brought up in a house where Rock 'n' Roll was the most played even during the 70s. I also got to hear alot of the Osmonds, Bay city rollers and ABBA, watching my elder sisters using hairbrushes as microphones and sining along to Top of the Pops. Ofcourse thrown in with that was the many other 50s, 60s & 70s artists as the family was very varied on thier taste in music. One day my mum gave me a couple of cassette tapes (If you can remember what they are) to go along with a second hand tape recorder that i was given. The tapes she gave me were "Walk right back with the Everlys" and "Bobby Vees Greatest hits" I cherished these tapes and memorised every song on them since i played them so many times, i am supprised they didnt wear out! As i grew older i began to also listen to music that teenagers... Read review

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