Rock School [Soundtrack]

Gregg Rolie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 31, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Calvin Spain
• ASIN: B0009IW8OY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #292,280 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE PAST,PRESENT AND FUTURE OF ROCK MUSIC!!!!, June 1, 2005

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LOYAL FAN - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock School (Audio CD)

THE PAUL GREEN SCHOOL OF ROCK MUSIC IS A MUSIC SCHOOL WHERE THE KIDS ARE TRAINED IN CLASSIC ROCK THEN PERFORM CONCERTS TO GAIN EXPERIENCE. THIS ALBUM SHOWCASES THE HARD WORK AND TALENT OF THE KIDS. THE KIDS PERFORM WITH SOME OF ROCK'S BIGGEST NAMES SUCH AS ALICE COOPER AND BILLY IDOL. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ALBUM ARE THE SONGS WHERE THE KIDS TAKE CENTER STAGE AND PERFORM ALL THE VOCALS AND INSTRUMENTS THEMSELVES. THE GREAT VERSIONS OF L.A. WOMAN AND IRON MAN ARE SUNG BY CHUCK FLAVOR,WHICH IS A STAGE NAME OF DOMENIC MALANDRO,ARE EXAMPLES OF THE TALENT POSSESSED BY THE ROCK SCHOOL KIDS. ENJOY YOUR FAVORITE CLASSICS IN A NEW WAY AS THE FUTURE OF ROCK IS SECURE!!!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars See the movie, maybe get the CD, May 21, 2010

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Redgecko (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock School (Audio CD)

Five stars should imply perfect in every way. Though this CD is good, it's not among my top 500 CDs, and the claim by one review that these versions are better than the originals is totally over-the-top. Another reason that I deducted stars was that my favorite performance from the movie, "You Really Got Me", is not on this CD Soundtrack. The creativity and Eddie Van Halen techniques that 12 year old CJ Tywoniak employed on this song were jaw-dropping, and there is simply no excuse for not including it. I would rate the movie 4 stars and I gave the CD 3 stars.

I recommend you see the movie first and buy the CD if you must. The music is much better with the visuals of kids playing very difficult rock songs.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant surprise - a great movie soundtrack, December 9, 2005

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B. Lynch "the_onewhoknows" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock School (Audio CD)

Note: this is an excellent album from a movie about a real 'school of rock'. The students actually rehearse and perform real rock songs with 'real' stars -- songd that the rock stars made into hits. It should not be confused with the soundtrack from a similarly titeld movie featuring Jack Black. IN the other movie, Jack black plays an obnoxiously useless lay-bout who fronts a no-talent band, but somehow lands a teaching job. That movie, and the soundtrack, are both atrocious.

This CD featuers a mix of well-known, and obscure songs, which are in many cases done better than the originals.

BETTER THAN THE ORIGINALS:
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Barracuda (HEART's Ann Wilson);
Don't Stand So Close To Me (THE POLICE's Stewart Copeland)
Hocus Pocus (by Focus -- all students on this one)
Peace Sells (MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine)

AS GOOD AS THE THE ORIGINALS:
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Iron Man (by Black Sabbath -- all students on this one)
Highway Star (DEEP PURPLE's Ian Gillan)
L.A. Woman (by The Doors -- vocals are dead-on Jim Morrison)
Rebel Yell (BILLY IDOL reprises his hit)
Heart of The Sunrise (YES's Jon Anderson)

Black Magic Woman (SANTANA's Greg Rollie -- later in JOURNEY). This song was originally written and performed by Fleetwood Mac, but it was the Santana guitar sound that eventually turned this blues number into a classic.

I Wanna Be Sedated (THE RAMONES' 'Marky', with Ty Ritter from the ALL AMERICAN REJECTS). Great effort but The Ramones' original hits are deceptive: easy to play, but extremely hard to do better.

All of the musicians here are incredibly good, and one hopes that they can one day write their own hits to perform. Unlike most "tribute" albums, the songs here don't just sound like throw-away or "B-side" songs. If these had been more obscure songs, then it's possible that at least one of the cover versions could have become a hit on its own.