Rock Instrumental Classics 3: 70's

Rock Instrumental Classics (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 1994)
• Original Release Date: March 22, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B000003387
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,308 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #47 in Music > Rock > Funk Rock

Track Listings

1. Joy

2. Outa-Space

3. T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)

4. The Hustle

5. Movin'

6. Sun Goddess

7. Whole Lotta Love

8. Daybreaker

9. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) - Deodato

10. Rock & Roll, Pt. 2

11. Pick Up the Pieces

12. A Fifth of Beethoven

13. Popcorn

14. Express

15. Jungle Fever

16. K-Jee

17. Apricot Brandy

18. Frankenstein

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: ROCK INSTRUMENTAL CLASSICS
Title: VOL. 3-70'S
Street Release Date: 03/22/1994
Domestic
Genre: OLDIES COLLECTIONS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile, But Eclectic Mix, August 18, 2001

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Ibochild (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock Instrumental Classics 3: 70's (Audio CD)

You can always count on Rhino to put together nice compilation CDs. This one is no exception. However, rock fans might be a bit thrown off.

Although labeled "Rock Instrumental Classics," there are perhaps only two or three tracks that fit that description. Partially a reflection of the period covered, most of the tracks have a stronger disco or jazz flavor. As long as you come in understanding that and are not thrown off by the title, you won't be disappointed.

Truth be told, this particular volume of the five CD set is quite eclectic. Listening to this and the following volume ("Soul"), one wonders if some tracks should have been switched. On this collection, it seems that "Sun Goddess" and "Pick Up the Pieces," while both fine tracks, would have fit better in the "Soul" CD.

Some pleasant surprises on this set were "Apricot Brandy" by Rhinoceros and "Whole Lotta Love" by the late King Curtis. The former track is definitely rock, so you can forgive the fact that the song is actually from 1969. Simply put, the King Curtis track is jazzy fun.

On the disco front, a hidden gem was "K-Jee" by the Nite-Liters. After hearing this snappy track, you'll want to play it over and over again.

It's also got several very familiar tracks. "Rock and Rock, Part 2" by Gary Glitter is a standard of marching bands across the country. Lighter tunes like "Popcorn" and "A Fifth of Beethoven" are sure to bring back memories of the era.

A curious thing about this compilation (along with the "Soul" one) is the fact that they avoid the late 1970s altogether. That's a shame, because this compilation could have also included another hidden gem, Mandre's "Solar Flight - Opus One," but I guess that's too obsure, even for Rhino. Another Motown track that has been left off for the 1970s is "Machine Gun" by the Commodores.

Overall, this is a very decent compilation. There are really no filler tracks here, but perhaps a few could have been switched around or replaced with better choices. However, in the long run, these are only minor complaints.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MORE THAN WORDS..., December 3, 2010

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Jukebox Dave (RECORD TOWN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock Instrumental Classics 3: 70's (Audio CD)

ROCK INSTRUMENTAL CLASSICS VOL.3-THE 70'S: Long after 50s and 60s instrumental hitmakers Duane Eddy, Dave "Baby" Cortez, and Herb Alpert had laid down their weapons of choice, the great tradition of tunes-with-no-lyrics-but-chops-to-spare carried on through the talents of Edgar Winter's "creature feature" jam FRANKENSTEIN, Scottish funk ensemble the Average White Band's PICK UP THE PIECES, and sideman-to-the-stars Billy Preston's OUTA-SPACE. 70's radio also rippled via instrumentals laced with disco (A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN and THE HUSTLE), funk (MOVIN' and EXPRESS), jazz (Ramsey Lewis' SUN GODDESS), sex (JUNGLE FEVER), and "the final frontier" (2001 and Apollo 100's JOY). The only thing missing here is a country contender like DUELING BANJOS, but the dumb fun of Gary Glitter's ROCK AND ROLL, PART 2 and Hot Butter's percolating POPCORN are enough to make you ignore such trivialities. Bonus points for including "WHO THE HELL ARE THEY?" acts Rhinoceros and the Nite-Liters. Crank it up!

RATING: FIVE SOLOS

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let get it on! It's time to get down!, December 28, 2005

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock Instrumental Classics 3: 70's (Audio CD)

This is a pretty cool compilation of instrumentals from the '70s. 12 of the 18 songs here were Top Ten hits, with the rest being minor hits. The title says "rock" instrumentals, but only a few of the songs are actually rock. There is more funk and disco than rock here. One of the odder trends of the '70s was dance/pop versions of classical instrumetals, and this CD has three examples of that. They are kind of cheesy, but fun. This is the weakest of the "Rock Instrumental Classics" CDs, but it's still very good, despite not including anything from later than 1976.