Classic Rock Party

Various | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: February 16, 1999
• Label: Essential Media Group
• Copyright: Essential Media Group, LLC 2007
• Total Length: 47:10
• Genres: Blues/Contemporary Blues, Blues/Modern Blues, Classic Rock/Arena Rock, Pop/Adult Contemporary
• ASIN: B000TPYPT8
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,333 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)
  • #23 in MP3 Downloads > MP3 Albums > Classic Rock > Arena Rock
  • #32 in MP3 Downloads > MP3 Albums > Blues > Contemporary Blues
  • #58 in MP3 Downloads > MP3 Albums > Blues > Modern Blues

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars THIS SUCKS!!, August 1, 2006

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This review is from: Millennium Classic Rock Party (Audio CD)

You're led to believe that these are the full-length hits when you play them, but DONT BE FOOLED!! They are chopped up shortened versions of the original hits!! FAME by David Bowie has about 2 min taken out, and the great guitar riff at the end of the Lynard Skynard "Freebird" tune is chopped off at the end . .A RIP OFF!!!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too Scattershot To Be Truly Representative, May 8, 2001

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Millennium Classic Rock Party (Audio CD)

By calling this a "Classic Rock Party" one must interpret "rock" rather loosely. This collection includes pop ("Joy to the World"), folk-rock ("Sister Golden Hair"), and even a novelty song (the yodelling "Hocus Pocus") in addition to classic 70's rock--all of these songs were released between 1970 and 1978.

Rhino's other releases in their Millenium series usually focused on a specific genre. When you're doing a hip-hop, funk or doo wop collection, you can do an adequate job even though you may be covering a decade of music. When your category is as broad as classic rock (whatever that means), your song selection doesn't hold together very well.

These were all popular songs and all of them reached the Top 40, except "Aqualung," which was never released as a single. And why wasn't "Eighteen" or "School's Out" used in place of Alice Cooper's "No More Mr. Nice Guy"? As for some of the other song selections, Rhino appears to have simply decided to save some money on licensing fees by recycling songs from its Top Rock Hits series.

Overall, this is a very listenable collection with terrific sound and informative liner notes. But unless you specifically looking for some of these songs, why not simply tune in to your local classic rock radio station?

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT IS AN EXCELLENT CD I LOVE IT IT IS MY FAVORITE CD, June 5, 1999

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This review is from: Millennium Classic Rock Party (Audio CD)

Excellent mix and VERY GOOD SONGS I Give it 5 star