Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show

Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 9, 2003)
• Original Release Date: December 2, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Springman
• ASIN: B0000X96K2
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #88,725 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars better than i expected, July 31, 2004

By	dancing pineapple "linzon" (canader) - See all my reviews

I can't stop listening to this cd for some reason. I was a bit disappointed by the Groovie Ghoulies take on the Time Warp. The vocals in it sound a tad constipated; but Sweet Transvestite and Make You a Man sound awesome, as does most of the rest.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Rocky Songs In New Level In Punk World, January 8, 2004

By	Don Croswhite (Long Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I love these songs and the familiar tunes and lyrics really come alive all over again. These punk versions take your favorite Rocky songs are fantastic. It's like hearing them for the first time again. This is a must buy for all Rocky fans.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Overall, a dissapointment., April 25, 2005

By	Chaos8706 (California) - See all my reviews

Only about 3 or 4 really solid tracks. Perhaps I was expecting a bit much, but when I purchased this album, I was expecting to hear punked up versions of the songs of RHPS, not songs from the RHPS performed by punk bands exactly like it is on the soundtrack, except with the gain cranked up. I wanted to hear songs hard and fast, and based on my experience with the body of work of most of the artists on the compilation, I expected it to be a pretty good cd. The majority of songs on this album are as I said, performed almost exactly the same as the original soundtrack, but that's not really what I feel is advertised. And so much talent on this cd! Man, I was really dissapointed. Really, all a few songs needed was the punk rock gallop on the drums, and maybe kick it up about 10-20 BPM, and would have been a kickin' cd. The stand out tracks are by Apocalypse Hoboken(Performed almost exactly the same, but the vocalist does such an excellent job of it), Luckie Strike, The Secretions(man, they rip the hell out of "In Just Seven Days," the song clocks in at about a minute-twenty, the way it should be.), and the Migraines did a fine job. Me First And The Gimme Gimmes did a nice take on Science Fiction Double Feature, Harmonies were right on, but I would have liked to have heard it about 20 bpm faster. As much as I like the Groovie Ghoulies other works, their rendition of Time Warp is excruciating to listen to. Flat, uninspired vocal delivery, and NO HARMONIES!!! Sucked all the life from such a classic, fun musical number. Pansy Division was awful here. Majorly let down by the Swingin Utters. Some of the songs didn't even last 10 seconds before I skipped them, and I don't usually skip songs on cds. Perhaps my expectations were too high. If you are a HUGE fan of RHPS, but maybe not so much into punk, and just want a slightly different take on the classics, give it a spin. If you want another copy of the RHPS soundtrack, it's an option. Just don't go in with expectations very high. You're likely to be dissapointed.

In short, good concept, poor execution.