Good Rockin' Tonight Sun Records 2001

1.Paul McCartney: That’s All Right
2.Jeff Beck & Chrissie Hynde: Mystery Train
3.Jimmy Page & Robert Plant: My Bucket’s Got a Hole In It
4.Johnny Hallyday: Blue Suede Shoes
5.Elton John: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On
6.Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Blue Moon of Kentucky
7.Van Morrison & Carl Perkins: Sittin’ on Top of the World
8.Bryan Ferry: Don’t Be Cruel
9.Bob Dylan: Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache
10.Eric Clapton and the Impressions: Just Walkin’ in the Rain
11.Matchbox Twenty: Lonely Weekend
12.Sheryl Crow: Who Will the Next Fool Be?
13.Chris Isaak: It Wouldn’t Be the Same Without You
14.LIVE: I Walk the Line
15.Howling Diablos and Kid Rock: Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
16.Mandy Barnett and the Jordanaires: You Win Again

Everyone that loves Rock understands the link to Country Music. Sun Records was one of the early labels that helped bridge the gap and became the birthplace of rock'n'roll. This tribute is star studded and why not? All the musicians have a deep respect for the founding fathers that laid the ground work. Unlike some other tributes this one done for Public Televisions American Masters is fun, loose, and rolls on with very little bumps in the road. Everything is all right when Paul McCartney says so. Jeff Becks recording with Chrissie Hynde makes one hopeful that there are more tracks together somewhere. Plant is so into the nostalgia that you can hardly pick-up his English accent. Elton John has been playing "Whole Lotta Shakin Going On" since the 70's. Using it as the encore on the live two disk First Visit 1971. Could you make a tribute of any music from the south without Tom Petty? "Sittin' On Top of the World" a great song with two great performers Morrison and Perkins. Next Bryan Ferry sounds toned down, solid and crisp on "Don't Be Cruel." Dylan and Clapton both do love songs. Then Matchbot Twenty sounds like an alt-country band with "Lonely Weekend." Sheryl Crow always impresses when doing covers. Live hardens "Walk the Line," and Kid Rock gives a hip-hop feel to "Drinkin Wine." These where the only two to put a modern spin on the classic songs. Everyone wins with this CD, the listener, Sun Records, and of course Public Television.

Best Song: Mystery Train-Jeff Beck & Chrissie Hynde
Worst Song: Walk The Line-Live
Weired Stand Out: Lonely Weekend-Matchbot Twenty

Rock and Roll Alert - Neil Young Box Set

Love Neil Young? Did you go to record stores looking for this holy grail box set he put together of his first 10 years. Well dear Rock and Rollers I have found it for you. Yes, Yes thanks are in order....quite right. The best thing is that when you buy it your money goes to Public Television. We all love PBS, and more of us should do our online shopping at http://www.shoppbs.org/. They have many, many live music DVDs and some hard to find special editions and out of print Cds. The one asked for the most at the record store I am employed at is the Black & White Night with Roy Orbison. Filmed right before he died with a cast of characters as a PBS music event its sadly out of print. But you can pick it up from the source. The Neal Young Archives Vol. 1:1963-1972 8pk of Cds starts with his Winnwpeg band the Squires, heavily influenced by early rock that of Sun Records, through to his breakthrough solo album Harvest. This can all be yours for $99.98 With free shipping with over a $60 dollar purchase. This has been a Rock and Roll Alert.

Almost Famous Ost Dreamworks 2000

Almost Famous Original Soundtrack

Simon & Garfunkel: "America" (Paul Simon) – 3:37
The Who: "Sparks" (Pete Townshend) – 3:48
Todd Rundgren: "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" (Rundgren)– 3:51
Yes: "I've Seen All Good People: Your Move" (Jon Anderson) – 3:33
The Beach Boys: "Feel Flows" (Carl Wilson, Jack Rieley)– 4:44
Stillwater: "Fever Dog" (Nancy Wilson) – 3:10
Rod Stewart: "Every Picture Tells a Story" (Rod Stewart, Ron Wood) – 5:55
The Seeds: "Mr. Farmer" (Sky Saxon) – 2:51
The Allman Brothers Band: "One Way Out" (Live) (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 4:59
Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Simple Man" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 5:56
Led Zeppelin: "That's the Way" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 5:37
Elton John: "Tiny Dancer" (John, Bernie Taupin) – 6:15
Nancy Wilson: "Lucky Trumble" (Nancy Wilson) – 2:42
David Bowie: "I'm Waiting for the Man" (Live from Live In Santa Monica '72) (Lou Reed) – 5:43
Cat Stevens: "The Wind" (Stevens) – 1:40
Clarence Carter: "Slip Away" (William Armstrong, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur Terrell) – 2:32
Thunderclap Newman: "Something in the Air" (John Keen) – 3:54

We all loved watching the story of a young rock writer, what about listening to it? "America" an American song for a home grown story. This is one of every ones favorites from Simon & Garfunkel, go ahead sing along. Quiet Who instrumental "Sparks" goes well with light mood. "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" if this Rundgren song was left out of the soundtrack. Then it would go from the Who To Yes, small names for big bands. The old Dreamworks label through in one of the trippiest Beach Boys songs, "Feel Flows," even the name is Trippy. Then the fake band from the movie makes an appearance. Rod Stewart wrote "Every Picture Tells a Story" With Ron Wood, a very successful calibration. Wonder what kind of seeds "Mr.Farmer" was planting in 1966 when it was written. Now for the southern rock portion of the evening, we get both the Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Allmans playing the Elmore James cover they mad popular with rock audiences in the 70's. Another soft sounding song from a heavy band with "That's The Way" from Led Zeppelin. "Tiny Dancer" a singalong the movie always makes you feel like your on the road to another show. Cant go wrong with live Bowie...especially when covering Lou Reed. Then short but sweet Cat Stevens with "The Wind" The soulful Clarence Carter helps us "slip away" back to a better time when radio was king. But even then people knew that something was in the air, something that just kept slipping. How much fun it must have been to not only live the rock n roll dream but also to write about it.


Best Song:Tiny Dancer -Elton John
Worst Song: It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference-Todd Rundgren
Weird Stand Out:Mr.Farmer-The Seeds