Hear 'N Aid [Import]

Various Artists | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B000007577
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,321 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stars

2. Up to the Limit [#]

3. On the Road [#]

4. Distant Early Warning [#]

5. Heaven's on Fire

6. Can You See Me

7. Hungry for Heaven

8. Go for the Throat

9. The Zoo [#]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Many artists...., October 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Hear 'N Aid (Audio CD)

Ok let's list the many artists that took their time out to do something good!

Tommy Aldridge, David Alford (Rough Cutt), Carmine Appice (King Kobra), Vinny Appice (Dio), Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot), Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult), Mick Brown (Dokken), Vivian Campbell (Dio), Carols Cavazo (Quiet Riot), Amir Derakh (Rough Cutt), Ronnie James Dio (Dio), Don Dokken (Dokken), Kevin Dubrow (Quiet Riot), Brad Gills (Night Ranger), Craig Goldy (Giuffria), Chris Hager (Rough Cutt), Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Chris Holmes (WASP), Blackie Lawless (WASP), Yngwie Malmsteen, Mick Mars (Motley Crue), Dave Meniketti (Y&T), Dave Murray (Iron Maiden), Vince Neil (Motley Crue), Ted Nugent, Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister), Jeff Pilson (Dokken), Donald "Buck-Dharma Roeser" (Blue Oyster Cult), David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap),Rudy Sarzo, Claude Schnell (Dio), Neal Schon (Journey), Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt), Derek Smalls (Spinal Tap), Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden), Mark Stein (ex-vanilla fudge), Geoff Tate (Queensyrche) and Matt Thor (Rough Cutt)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe they had it, too!, December 13, 2000

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Medio (Jakarta, Indonesia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hear 'N Aid (Audio CD)

I can't believe my eyes to see that Amazon has this CD. Been looking and browsing all over the place for it (mine's lost years ago), including Amazon, no result. Until now. OK, the 'Stars' is my all-time favorite song. Singers and guitar players show their talents and put it in Stars. The vocals (Dio, Geoff Tate, Judast Priest, etc.)are great, the solos (Yngwie, Dokken, etc.)are amazing, and they're mix seamlessly into an incredible song. I'd buy this CD only for Stars. Would rate this CD 5 stars if there's no other songs. Would be great if the tab is available.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Godly, October 20, 2003

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e5150 (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hear 'N Aid (Audio CD)

What can you say about this other than "WOW!"? RJD wrote the title track with Vivian Campbell and that perpetually drunk-looking bass player of his. With backing tracks recorded by the DIO band (with a second drum kit handled by Quiet Riot drummer Franki Banali), it's a metal monster which sounds quite a bit like the DIO classic "Rainbow in the Dark". He invited MANY (not ALL) of the top metal merchants of the time (and some second- and third-tier players to fill the gaps in the choir) to perform vocals or participate in the nearly endless guitar solo.

The guitar solo is the STAR here, with many of the soloists giving literally the performance of their lives. Of course Yngwie, still a relative unknown at the time, blows them away, but George Lynch, Craig Goldy, Vivian Campbell, and even Neal Schon (?!) shred it up beautifully. Dave Murray and Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden are invited to do what they do best and provide a harmony line for the chorus music. It's sad that they didn't actually solo, though. I would have infinitely preferred to hear their unique talents instead of Twisted Sister's guitarist or Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult. Not that there's anything wrong with those two, it's just that their performances don't quite match up to the blistering fretwork standards set by the aforementioned shredders. Yes, Neal Schon really lets loose and makes you wonder "What the hell is he doing in Journey?"

Vocal-wise you've got mostly Ronnie James God showing off his pipes, but he kindly shares the verses with Don Dokken, Kevin DuBrow, Rob Halford, Geoff Tate, and a few also-rans who all do an amazing job. Vince Neil was in the choir, but I'm shocked he wasn't given a verse lyric to sing, considering he was probably the most popular guy there at the time. Probably would have boosted sales as all the teenaged rocker sl*ts would buy it for his presence.

Other songs are included on this compilation, donated by bands who couldn't perform on the title track, but who cares. STARS is the main reason to buy this, and is worth every penny. This one song basically defines the heavy metal of the 80s (NOT glam, but the REAL metal).