Rock Ain't Dead [Import]

Heavy Pettin' | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 19, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Japan
• ASIN: B001G6RB72
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,116,304 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Japanese-only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this rock album. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound. You won't believe it's the same CD! Universal. 2008.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An all-time classic....FINALLY back on CD!, March 8, 2004

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campboy83 (Virginia Beach, VA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rock Ain't Dead (Audio CD)

For everyone who has grown tired of seeing this cd selling for $100.00 or more on E-Bay, here it is....and better than ever!

This hasn't been available on CD in almost 15 years, and now it's been re-release with 2 (pretty decent) bonus tracks.

If you're a fan of melodic rock, or of this band...have any of their other albums, or just want to replace your old LP or cassette of this title...GET IT NOW!..before it's out of print again.

4.0 out of 5 stars Melodic hard rock in the style of "Shy" and "Def Leppard", January 8, 2012

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Nikiforos V. Skoumas (Athens Greece, Cambridge UK) - See all my reviews
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"Rock ain't Dead" is the second studio album by British melodic hard rock band "Heavy Pettin", originally released in 1985, reissued by "Majestic Rock" in 2003. Though often regarded as a NWOBHM group, "Heavy Pettin" actually debuted a year later in 1983; in addition the band brought to front a sound and image that hard more in common with American AOR and glam metal than British heavy metal.

In fact "Heavy Pettin"s melodic hard rock style has been further smoothened on this second album sounding incredibly similar to fellow UK melodic hard rockers "Shy". You can expect over-produced rhythm section, melodic guitar lines (which turn into crystal clean chords during the power ballads), moderate use of background keyboards and high pitched, but overly melodic, vocals in the style of Tony Mills and Tony Harnell.

The line up features lead singer Hamie, guitarist Punky Mendoza and Gordon Bonnar, bassist Brian Waugh and drummer Gary Moat. In terms of songwriting "Heavy Pettin" is built on the same catchy hooks and rhythm patterns found on a "Def Leppard" album, though the delivery, as mentioned above, is far more rocking. "Rock ain't Dead" holds a fair amount of powerful melodic rockers in "Heart Attack", "China Boy", the power ballads "Lost in Love" and "Dream time" and the super dramatic "Sole Survivor"-an unforgettable chorus by any means. Conclusively if you are a fan of the 80s melodic rock scene of the UK, "Heavy Pettin"s second album should work perfectly for you.

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent hard rock record from Scotland's only hard rock band, June 7, 2009

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Tommy Mania "tommymania" (St Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

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I can't think of any other rock bands from Scottland. Heavy Pettin sound like early Def Leppard. This is a good pop metal record. Some catchy riffs, the vocals get a little annoying, a little too high pitched sometimes but Pettin came up with some catchy riffs. Unfortunately the band dissolved shortly after this record. A 3rd record called BIG BANG should be avoided at all costs.