Rock on 1970

Various Artists - Rock - Classic, Rock On (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Madacy Records
• ASIN: B000000KJ0
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,224 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Venus - The Shocking Blue

2. Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland

3. Thrill Is Gone, The - B.B. King

4. Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf

5. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens

6. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - B.J. Thomas

7. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

8. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies

9. Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night

10. Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman

11. Temptation Eyes - The Grass Roots

12. Hey Lawdy Mama - Steppenwolf

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars All Original Hits - Some Good, Some OK, July 7, 2010

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This review is from: Rock on 1970 (Audio CD)

The songs on this CD are all original hits. Green-Eyed Lady was one of my old favorites, and Venus and Gypsy Woman were also good hits. The rest were OK. The surprise was "The Thrill Is Gone" - I had never heard it before, but it is quite good.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Some Good, Some Bad, July 31, 2001

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock on 1970 (Audio CD)

Any compilation that has B.B. King's "The Thrill Is Gone" can't be half-bad. But outside of Mr. King's lone top forty hit (which was actually released and peaked in 1969), the rest of Rock On's 1970 collection is mediocre. The Shocking Blues' number one hit "Venus" has an infectious guitar riff and Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit In The Sky" has a funky beat. There are some bad songs like Ray Steven's sickenly sweet "Everything Is Beautiful" and The Hollies' awful "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".