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The Concert For The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
After a full decade of lying in limbo, the Rock Roll Hall of Fame opened its doors in the fall of 1995. To celebrate the event, a mammoth concert was staged at the Hall of Fame, featuring a head-spinning array of rock stars and musicians. Everyone from Jerry Lee Lewis and Al Green to Soul Asylum and Bruce Springsteen were there, as was everyone in between (Bob Dylan, Booker T. and the M.G.s, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Iggy Pop, George Clinton, John Mellencamp, the Pretenders, Lou Reed, Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, Jackson Browne, Allman Brothers, Natalie Merchant, just for starters). Of course, any event of this size means one thing -- the actual result will be a big, big disappointment. And, in that respect, The Concert for the Rock Roll Hall of Fame doesnt disappoint at all -- this double-disc set of highlights from the long concert is a crushing bore. Sure, there are a few fairly exciting moments -- particularly when Fogerty sings with the M.G.s, or when Al Green sings -- but most of the matchups simply dont catch fire. Notice how tame Iggy Pop and Soul Asylum sound together, how mannered Jackson Browne sounds, or how the promising teamup between Springsteen, the E-street Band and Jerry Lee Lewis turns into something profoundly anti-climatic. Since nothing of this concerts size -- or nothing with this much hype -- can live up to expectations, its not surprising that The Concert for the Rock Roll Hall of Fame is a dull listen, but the fact that the disc is crushingly boring is quite a let-down. For all the talent involved, its nearly depressing that the album is this lifeless. Perhaps if the artists were captured in a different setting, the album would have been much more interesting ... Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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| | | | Posted By Bella from Wyoming | | | | | | This is an absolutely fantastic album that is meant to celebrate the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It gather together some of the most extraordinary musicians of the genre, and the performances are all incredible and excellent. A fantastic album with a lineup of all the greats in rock music.
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| | | | Posted By Maria from Guam | | | | | | Although writer Mike White does not really like rock music, he created the script around it for star Jack Black.
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| | | | Posted By Zoey from Utah | | | | | | Writer Mike White's script originally called for Jack Black and Joan Cusack to fall in love. We are almost disappointed that the idea was dropped.
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| | | | Posted By Josephine from Arizona | | | | | | Although this movie was originally meant to be a musical, it's close enough for us. A must for Jack Black devotees.
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| | | | Posted By Rebecca from Washington | | | | | | This is my least favorite Incubus album, although I do not think that it is altogether bad. It lacks the meticulous composition and intense songwriting that so many of their other albums have. But there are several memorable songs and it is still better than the majority of popular modern music.
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| | | | Posted By Faith from California | | | | | | This is a decent greatest hits collection of songs from the great 90's punk/ska/reggae band Sublime. They are one of my favorite bands from this era and it is nice to have some of their best songs compiled on one album. The choices are all good and the album offers a very basic overview of the band in all of it's many stages.
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