Rock & Roll Hall of Fame [Live]

Various Artists - Rock | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 17, 1996)
• Original Release Date: September 17, 1996
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BFG
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MiniDisc
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,156 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.

2. Be My Baby

3. Love Child

4. Leader of the Pack

5. Tired of Being Alone

6. A Change Is Gonna Come

7. My City Was Gone

8. Folsom Prison Blues

9. I Can't Turn You Loose

10. It's a Man's Man's Man's World

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Shake, Rattle & Roll

2. Great Balls of Fire

3. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

4. I Know How to Do It

5. Redemption Song

6. I Know You Rider

7. All Along the Watchtower

8. Green Onions

9. Hold On! I'm Comin'

10. Blue Sky

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

great 2 cd collection

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I was there, September 4, 2007

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Eric H. Leland - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Audio CD)

Made the 9 hour drive to be at this show. The whole thing was on HBO as well. Too much is missing from this CD set. The show was over 6 hours long and many of the best artists are not featured here at all.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice compilation!, March 1, 2009

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Funky Judge "The Funky Judge" (Philly area, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Audio CD)

In general, I like this live 2-CD set celebrating the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I also agree with other reviewers that disc #1 is the better of the two discs, highlighted by the Sam Cooke, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and P-Funk/Larry Graham selections. The CD could hve used more Aretha Franklin, in my opinion, if more tracks were available.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Short shrift given to many, December 1, 2008

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Jersey Kid (Katy, Texas, America!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Audio CD)

This review is not about the selection process (which I do not favor); it is not about who has been inducted and who has not (good grief, we all have disagreements there), nor is it about why the RnRHoF+M is in Cleveland (two leading answers...Allan Freed and offering more money than NY or LA).

It is about the music contained on the two CDs.

First, the quality of the recordings is excellent as are the great majority of the performances. Jerry lee Lewis' turn is absolutely timeless; it could have been recorded at anytime in his career. The same can be said for the - to my mind - utterly marvelous sequence of Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and Soul Asylum showing just how each generation is chronologically linked.

At the other end of the spectrum, Johnny Cash's performance was flat and off-key, while John Fogerty seemed to be going through the motions.

Second, the choice of performances to be included was odd to say the least. Where, for example, was the British Invasion??? Eric Burdon was there as was the original Kinks. Did we hear either? We did not even get to hear the really well-done acoustic tribute to The Beatles and John Lennon from Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. And where were Chuck Berry and Little Richard? I could go on, but let's just say that I had to wonder if a) there were financial problems in gaining publisher or performer permissions; b) if some folks hated their performances or c) Mr. Wenner et al were already embarked on their biased revisionist approach to the history of rock `n' roll. Put simply a lot of good music that arguably was more pertinent to the story of rock - like Motown - seems to have been omitted or passed over.

Anyway...a two rating.