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Hanoi Rocks

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Castle
• ASIN: B000057DY0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #151,456 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Strange Boys Play Weird Openings

2. Malibu Beach Nightmare

3. Mental Beat

4. Tooting Bec Wreck

5. Until I Get You

6. Sailing Down the Tears

7. Lick Summer Love

8. Beating Gets Faster

9. Ice Cream Summer

10. Back to Mystery City

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

UK reissue of the glam inspired rock act's 1983 album, fully remastered from original tapes. Includes new sleeve notes and fully annotated track listings. Currently out-of-print in the U.S.. Tracks include 'Malibu Beach Nightmare' & 'Mental Beat'. Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GUNS N WHO?, April 9, 2002

By	Damian Saiz "Pop Culture Encyclopedia" (Woburn, MA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

ah, Hanoi Rocks... a classic band who will probably never get the credit they deserve. these guys were around before all the Sunset Strip glam bands and got only a fraction of the attention. this album is a classic from them with one great song after another. i wont even bother highlighting any because not one is a dud! the only problem i have with this cd is that the production could've used a bit more punch to it, but that aside, the songwriting is top notch rocknroll and this is a top notch album! highly recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TREND SETTERS....AND NO ONE EVEN KNOW'S IT!!!!, March 17, 2008

By	T. Mason "starbuck" (ca.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Where to begin, bowie?,gabriel?,. Cause let's get real...that's when it started!

We could go on all day! For you younger Cat's i'm talking about what vH1 calls glam!

Education time!!! There was never anything called "Hair Metal"
or "GLAM METAL"...or a "Mullet". These terms did not exist until Vh1 needed a name!!They used to call it glitter rock! in the 70's...Bowie, sweet, slade,kiss,queen,t-rex, mott the hoople, new york dolls and yes... even twisted sister!!!
I'll try to summ it up quick, the whole glam thing that happend in the 80's was influenced by most of the bands mentioned,{the shock rockers as
we'll...alice cooper and so on...)But nobody seems to remember that HANOI ROCKS came along in the late 70's and inspired the likes of MOTLEY CRUE, GUNS AND ROSES, getting the picture??? And then came the others...Poison,Faster pussycat, L.A. Gunns,Jetboy,.
Google pictures of Hanoi,,.. then google pictures of the 80's bands mentioned,..You'll see what i mean..As for the sound?, ....glam is simple..it's power pop, hard rock,punk, and all attitude!!!Once you have that?? the look just falls into place!!

The first time i saw guns n roses it was 1987 ...i had loud music in my house...the t.v. was on mtv, but the volume was off!!! The welcome to the jungle video was on... i looked at the t.v. and said to myself...cool ...hanoi rocks got back together!!! at the end in the lower corner of the t.v. it said guns and roses...????who are they?? i thought.
Enough Said?
Even axl admits "if hanoi rocks would have stayed together, there would have been no motley crue or guns n roses"
Google that quote along with axl and you'll find it for yourself.!!

Moral of this story? If you think u like 80's glam, you BETTER buy some Hanoi Rocks!!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular, April 29, 2006

By	Erik Smith (California) - See all my reviews

A mixture of blues, punk, and old school rock n roll come together in this great album. Songs that stand out are the classics: malibu beach nightmare, mental beat, tooting bec wreck, and until i get you. Altough every song is catchy, upbeat and memorable just like all of Hanoi Rock's music. In my opinion, this band is highly underrated and to the major population, unknown. It's suprising that bands like the New York Dolls and Guns N Roses are more recognized even though Hanoi Rocks is far superior to both. Don't let this album pass you by.