British Rock Symphony

Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper, Eric Burdon, Thelma Houston

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 19, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 19, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000257VM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #165,417 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting !, July 4, 2000

By A Customer

Do not pass go! Do not collect $200. Just stop what you are doing and buy this CD now! I took a chance on buying this CD after reading favorable revues and recommendations. I am not disappointed and am quite happy I took the chance. The orchestral arrangements are haunting and chilling! Usually, I don't like cover versions but Ann Wilson brings new life to Stairway to Heaven, Paul Rodgers pays a moving tribute to the Beatles and Thelma Houston makes Ruby Tuesday a song all her own. The CD gets your attention right from the beginning with the powerful Kashmir as sincerely done by Ann Wilson and Roger Daltry. There is only one weak moment and that is Roger Daltry attempting to sing Let It Be. However, even that is not a total failure. The artwork of Peter Max is just an extra added plus when you buy this - and you should buy this!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What old Rockers can still do best., February 14, 2000

By A Customer

I bought this based on the performer's list alone. And there is a very listenable marriage between the London Orchestra and classic rock. The one song that should've have been done by someone else here was Kasmir. Wilson and Daltry are excellent performers but it was pretty obvious that 1. They didn't record together. Many of the vocals were done separately but this was obvious and 2. Their vocal competition on the big notes was fairly unbearable. I was rather hoping for a personal interpretation which was achieved successfully on all other cuts. And especially good were the little differences i.e. Nigel's violin weeping. Ann Wilson did an excellent rendition of Stairway. Alice Cooper and Tommy Shaw were perfect choices for #10 Celebration Suite. For me, the best of it was Paul Rodgers, who is entitled to interpret anyone, and does so here with obvious respect to the original writers. He has the best vocals period. A note should be made on Thelma Houston, who was putting out some excellent music long before her niece Whitney was, including an 80's album where she did a fine version of "Got to Get you into My Life". A nice addition to any collection. The corny looking cover isn't so corny after you open it up and see that Peter Max is still a working man.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Roger Daltrey Is Here, June 28, 2004

By	Mario Salazar (Maranga, Lima, Peru) - See all my reviews

It is hard to find covers like Kashmir with Ann Wilson and Roger Daltrey, this CD begins with a circa 8 min long version with outstanding orchestration and Daltrey efforts to reach the notes, but his voice even now likes me more than Robert Plant's...well, that's the reason i don't like Led Zep but the covers indeed.