The '60s Rock Experience Live (2004) Review

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(More customer reviews)My experience with the PBS concert series has always been a good to great one. Unfortunately, this is the first one I have been slightly disappointed with. This December 9th, 2004 event definitely does not compare with others such as the many Soul, Doo Wop and Pop events. I expected the 60's Rock Experience reunion to be one of my favorites but I must agree with the last reviewer that the "fake or canned" applause is annoying. Below is my observation:
Pros
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* Audio: 5 stars (excluding the older footage); 5.1 audio
* Video: 4.5 stars (only due to the stage lighting; clarity is fine on new performances)
* 142 min. long with 29 songs/performances (old and new).
* Good mix of Rock, Folk Rock and Pop artists. Good line-up.
Cons
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* Fake applause. One example is Scott McKenzie's performance of "San Francisco. A wonderful performance ruined by this annoying "canned" crowd cheer. Same goes for Martha Reeves performance (Rock Experience??) and Eric Burdon. It's not as evident on the pre-taped performance of "Whiter Shade of Pale" by Gary Brooker and Procol Harum.
* Mixed results on old footage. Some pretty good (The Doors), some rare but severely chopped (The original Moody Blues with Denny Laine on lead vocals singing "Go Now") and some just poor.
Still a fun DVD just to see these artists on a nationally televised event. Some voices have aged well (i.e.: Rob Grill, Chuck Negron) and others have suffered slightly but still a good time.

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The ’60s Rock Experience Live’60s Rock anthems recorded live ... from the hit PBS pledge show!While the 1960s recedes further into history with each passing year, the music that came out of the decade remains enormously popular. That is plain to see—and hear—on PBS’ The ’60s Rock Experience Live. This new installment of the smash MY MUSIC concert series contains nearly 2½ hours of the most stirring, personal and yet universal songs ever written.Program Listing1. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) – Roger McGuinn 2. Easy To Be Hard – Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog Night 3. One – Chuck Negron 4. Nowhere To Run – Martha Reeves 5. Go Now! – classic clip 6. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place – Eric Burdon & The Animals 7. The House Of The Rising Sun – Eric Burdon & The Animals 8. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) –Scott McKenzie 9. A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Procol Harum 10. Piece Of My Heart – classic clip 11. Along Comes Mary – The Association 12. Let’s Live For Today –The Grass Roots starring Rob Grill 13. Midnight Confessions – The Grass Roots starring Rob Grill 14. Down On The Corner/Bad Moon Rising – classic clips 15. Nights In White Satin – classic clip 16. Purple Haze – classic clip 17. Light My Fire – classic clip 18. Magic Carpet Ride – John Kay & Steppenwolf 19. Born To Be Wild – John Kay & Steppenwolf 20. We Shall Overcome – classic clipBonus Performances:21. The Pusher – John Kay & Steppenwolf 22. It’s My Life – Eric Burdon & The Animals 23. So You Want To Be A Rock ’N’ Roll Star – Roger McGuinn 24. Mr. Tambourine Man – Roger McGuinn 25. Eli’s Coming – Chuck Negron 26. I’d Wait A Million Years – The Grass Roots starring Rob Grill 27. Jimmy Mack – Martha Reeves 28. Never My Love – The Association 29. We’ve Been Asking Questions – Scott McKenzie

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WWE The Music - A New Day, Volume 10 (Amazon.com Exclusive) Review

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(More customer reviews)Great set of tunes overall!
I know I've been looking everywhere for a lot of these songs long before this compilation came out, and I know that I'm probably not alone. There are a couple of tracks here that make downloading this comp worth it (not to mention the price), and there are plenty of others that will have you singing right along in the gym/car/house/etc.
I'm glad Jim Johnston expanded his horizons once again and got some real bands to help him make some good themes even better. Johnston's always been a Zen master of producing memorable entrance music for the most popular WWE stars, and he hit the mark again with this one. (He's done this before, of course, with "Forceable Entry" and "Wreckless Intent", and generally, it hasn't disappointed yet.) Many of the themes have a similarity to them as far as song structure, but the bands' contributions are what make each track unique. (Besides, on TV you're only going to hear the first minute or so of the songs anyway.) Story of the Year's take on Christian's theme is just the makeover that song needed, and is one of the best. Mutiny Within destroys Evan Bourne's theme as well, and just from the first few notes my adrenaline started flowing. It's an old-school-style heavy metal classic, complete with a blazing guitar solo in the middle. I've always liked Sheamus' theme; no matter what people may think about the wrestler, you have to admit the Celtic flavor spicing up the hard rock matches his persona perfectly. "Return the Hitman" and "Crank the Walls Down" are hidden gems, with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster adding some extra oomph to a grinding mash-up of Chris Jericho's and Big Show's themes.
Of course, as with every WWE Music compilation, not every track is a winner. "Radio" is pretty forgettable (just like the Zack Ryder himself), and the Diva tracks are just as much candy as the divas they represent. If you like sugary dance grooves, they're right up your alley. And I'd have gladly traded Primo's reggaeton-ish theme for another; it sticks out like an infected appendage on a comp full of driving hard rock tunes.
WWE and Jim Johnston seem to really be stepping it up with their music production. Overall, this is a great compilation that showcases not only some of the WWE's bright new talent, but introduces the listener to some cool new bands in the process. It's one of the best collections overall that WWE has put out. The only thing that would've really put this collection over the top is if they had included the new theme songs from RAW (Nickelback's "Burn It to the Ground"), Smackdown (Divide the Day's "Let It Roll"), and WWE Superstars (Adelitas Way's "Invincible"), but they can all easily be found elsewhere on Amazon. Definitely worth picking up if you're a WWE fan or just looking for some new bands, especially at less than five bucks.

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WWE The Music – A New Day is comprised of 14 new songs all composed, written and produced by WWE Music Director, Jim Johnston.

Some of the hottest acts in music today, including Adelitas Way, Kim Sozzi, Story of the Year and Mutiny Within performed the entrance themes for WWE Superstars and Divas. WWE The Music – A New Day captures these tracks and delivers them to the WWE Universe for the first time.

The album features entrance themes from WWE Superstars and Divas such as The Legacy, Dolph Ziggler, The Bella Twins, Evan Bourne, Big Show/Chris Jericho and many more.

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