Millennium 60's Rock Party

Millennium Party (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 3, 1999)
• Original Release Date: August 3, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B00000JNIM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,856 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. You Really Got Me - The Kinks

2. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann

3. Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells

4. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison & The Candy Men

5. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva

6. Shout, Pt. 1 - The Isley Brothers

7. Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs

8. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group

9. Just Like Me - Paul Revere & The Raiders

10. The Letter - The Box Tops

11. Wild Thing - The Troggs

12. Happy Together - The Turtles

13. Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock

14. Hang on Sloopy - The McCoys

15. Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals

16. Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) - Swingin' Medallions

17. Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz

18. If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul

19. I Only Want to Be With You - Dusty Springfield

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a fine and groovy look back at what we loved to hear, January 18, 2008

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Millennium 60's Rock Party (Audio CD)

Millennium 60's Rock Party gives us a generous assortment of nineteen hits from the 1960s that really still shine today. This CD is bound to bring back fond memories for people who first heard these tunes on the radio; and people who appreciate good rock music from an earlier time in rock history will love this album also.

The album starts off with a sharp number from The Kinks--"You Really Got Me' rocks hard and the sound is still awesome today. "You Really Got Me" has some great electric guitar; and the percussion, drums and more add to the number. "Mony Mony" by Tommy James & The Shondells was always one of my personal favorites; this song rocks and there's nothing not to like--it's THAT good. I love how they harmonize on "Mony Mony," too!

Listen for "Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison & The Candy Men; they deliver this classic ballad with panache and great sensitivity. The drums sound great and I like how Roy never misses a note. Little Eva does "The Loco-Motion" so well you'll be jumping up and dancing wherever you are the moment you hear this; and "Gimme Some Lovin'" by The Spencer Davis Group is one terrific number that budding artists would do well to emulate even today.

The Turtles switch the gears to a more light rock number with "Happy Together;" they have a magnificent backup section and the main lyrics of the song sound wonderful. There's also another twist in the road with "Incense And Peppermints" by Strawberry Alarm Clock; it's a great song that comes at you almost out of nowhere with its psychedelic flavor; but it all works very well.

"Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" by Swingin' Medallions sounds as fresh as it ever did; I really like this tune. The great Dusty Springfield gets to end the album with her upbeat, catchy tune, "I Only Want To be With You." I really enjoy how they use the strings in the musical interlude of "I Only Want To be With You."

The liner notes include some information on each artist and song; and the art work is nicely done.

Overall, while this certainly should have been a CD set, as a single CD this works well anyway. I think this album is best suited for people who want a single CD retrospective of that incredible `60s sound; and newcomers to 1960s music would do well to start with this album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection, January 20, 2010

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Lewis F. Murphy (Miami, Fl, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Millennium 60's Rock Party (Audio CD)

Put this in your dashboard CD player and go for a drive. Give it to the kids and tell them this is why high school dances and "Teen Towns" way back when were so much fun. If it also contained Marvin Gayes' "Heard It Thru the Grapevine" it might have been a perfect CD. Real men can deal with the pink disk.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good collection, although the title is a bit misplaced., March 6, 2003

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"333whocares333" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Millennium 60's Rock Party (Audio CD)

As with the New Wave and Classic Rock albums, the titles are a bit off compared to the content of the disc. They seem to have a tendency to shove in popular tunes whether they fit in or not. On the plus side, the songs are all great, and the sound quality isn't too shabby either.

All the songs are feel-good, there's a nice variety in the songs selected (nothing repetitive), and Rhino was fairly generous with the tracks. The disc totals 51 minutes 20 seconds. I could have done with a few more songs, though. If you want some of the tracks on this collection, but don't want to have to buy the individual albums, this is probably one of the best compilation discs to get. It would serve as a good introduction to '60's rock, since it does have a paragraph written on each featured artist, and a listing of where each song topped on the Billboard charts.