Rock 'n' Roll Alert: Tom Pettys Live Anthology Box Set

Tom Petty one of Americas favorite southern boys has done it again. He has answered the question, How do you come out with a new box set of old stuff? He has done this by making a four disc box set of live music. Its is set up with the early years 76' -81', on disc one including everything from "American Girl," to "Refugee." Then the second disc is 82' to 87' with hits like "Don't Come Around Here No More," and "You Got Lucky." Disc three has the video songs "Free Fallin," and "Learning to Fly." Plus much more of Pettys work like "I Won't Back Down" and "Into the Great Wide Open." With so many great songs its hard to believe Tom can add more but he has. The forth disc is all B-sides that where only released in Europe, so there are "new" to the US. Within these tracks are some interesting covers, one is Van Morrison's tune "I'm Tired Joey Boy," another is Charlie Rich's hit "Lonely Weekend." This set was going to be just two discs but then it exploded into four and we can be thankful for that.

Rock and Roll Alert: AC/DC Backtracks Box Set

"For those about to rock" here is a set for you. This box set is chucked full music including "studio rarities," and has two discs of “live rarities.” This is a huge deal for all of us live music fans. You get two DVDs, three CD's, a hardcover book and “memorabilia from the band’s earliest days of touring.” What kind of Memorabilia? Well a little of everything, lithographs, a poster, and a replica of one of the fake $100 bills used to shower audiences during the ‘91 Moneytalks tour. This and much more crap that should send you speeding down memory lane. That's not all they take care of the Vinyl lovers with a LP featuring 12 studio rarities. All this and more stuffed inside a functional 1-watt guitar amplifier. Yes, you can play riffs through you box set like Angus Young does on the Backtracks website. A New box set means new shit from our favorite Aussie band, only $200 BUCKS.

http://www.acdcbacktracks.com

Rock and Roll Alert- Les Paul Jazz-Guitar Virtuoso and Inventor, Dies at 94

Thursday, August 13, 2009; 12:45 PM
Les Paul, 94, a Grammy Award-winning guitar virtuoso and inventor who helped bring his instrument, typically assigned to chug along rhythmically and compliantly, to the forefront of jazz performance, died today at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y. He had pneumonia.
Thank you Les for everything....

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.