Hair (Deluxe Edition) (1968 Original Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording] [Collector's Edition] [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]

The tracklisting isn't perfect, concentrating largely on their 1980s period (there's nothing from These Days, for instance). As such, the venture works as an effective cheese-extraction exercise, keeping the elements that made the originals so great, but removing shouty, hairspray-fuelled "whoa-yeahs". What we get is something that is closer to Jon Bon Jovi's last solo offering--the criminally underrated Destination Anyway. It doesn't always work ("Bed of Roses" just sounds like a warbling cover of the powerful original and by the time they reach "Always" it's obvious they've run out of new twists), and no doubt there will be legions of bemulleted faithfuls who will denounce this as blasphemy of the highest order. Sure, it's probably just record-company filler, but it's a worthwhile investment and you won't be embarrassed to have it on when your mates come round. --Cortman Virtue

Customer Reviews:

The point?.......2007-06-28

So let me get this straight...all of Bon Jovi's hits were gathered together, chopped up, and destroyed to produce this piece of trash? How about an ACTUAL greatest hits album?

Disapointed.......2007-06-25

I did not like any of the songs on this album. It really only ranks 1 star, but I'll give a point for trying something new.

"This left feels right" sounds like it was done by a high school cover band trying to be artistic. Ranks WAY below Tesla (see "Five man acoustical jam" for those of you younger then 30).

I am a Bon Jovi fan and bought this without reservation. I suggest you sample the songs before you buy.

Love it........2007-05-09

I love this album. I also love the original songs. Sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don't. For those who are gasping at the supposed blasphemy of messing with classics, well, if this is all they have to worry about, their lives must be pretty good and I'm happy for them. As for me, I'm impressed that Bon Jovi took a bit of a risk. I think it worked out nicely. I'd happily buy more of this style from them.

What a let down!!!!.......2007-03-22

I was SO disappointed when I listened to this CD! It's a remix of the songs. They are done acousticly and it is not worth buying. I love Bon Jovi, but this was a HUGE disappointment! I am not happy with this CD at all.

Jon Bon Jovi & Sons songs from the "Funeral Parlor".......2007-02-25

Wow, it does pain me to knock on Bon Jovi, I love New Jersey, Slippery, Keep The Faith, Cross Road, Crash and Have a Nice Day. All albums are uplifting and cheerful and all contain a handful of raise-your-fist-in-the-air anthems. I loved all these songs the first time around. Now all the songs, and the album as a whole, has this morbid, undertaking tone to it, as if Johnny Cash was their inspiration behind re-recording their greatest hits stripped down. The low point is It's My Life, the original is such an upbeat and uplifting anthem, that listening to this version makes me want to drive my car off a cliff, it's that big of a downer! This album is reminiscent of John Mellencamp's Rough Harvest cd, where Mellencamp re-records some hits and album tracks with a more raw, earthy feel to them, but to both artists why? My mother has always stated that she wants Bon Jovi's music to be played at her wake as she loves the band and is in my eyes Bon Jovi's biggest fan. Bon Jovi put out an appropriately themed album to all those fans hoping to have Bon Jovi played at their wake/funeral.

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Should have been five stars, but wasn't...
Absolute must have for Def Leppard fans
Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Def Leppard?
Brilliant!
The greatest CD EVER!!!

Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
Def Leppard
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009299LU
Release Date: 2005-05-17

Tracks:

Pour Some Sugar On Me (HISTORIA video edit)
Photograph
Love Bites
Let's Get Rocked
Two Steps Behind (acoustic version)
Animal
Heaven Is
Foolin'
Rocket (VISUALIZE video edit)
When Love & Hate Collide
Armageddon It
Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad?
Rock Of Ages
Hysteria
Miss You In A Heartbeat
Bringin' On The Heartbreak
Switch 625

Tracks:

Rock Rock (Till You Drop)
Let It Go
High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)
Too Late For Love
No Matter What
Promises
Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
Women
Another Hit And Run
Slang
Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)
Rock Brigade
Now
Paper Sun
Work It Out
Die Hard The Hunter
Wasted
Billy's Got A Gun

Amazon.com

While many of their peers were abandoning '70s metal and arena rock to hop the punk/new wave bandwagon, Def Leppard smartly stripped the earlier era's music of its excesses, bolstered it with energetic, pop-savvy hooks and quickly found itself the vanguard of the UK's new metal revival and one of the '80s most spectacularly successful rock acts. The first disc of this 35-track, two-and-a-half hour double-disc retrospective focuses on the familiar hits of their early MTV, platinum-selling prime, though the inclusion of the video edit/remixes of "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and "Rocket" attempts to cast them in a more club-friendly contemporary groove. But the grittier second disc showcases some of the early, overlooked roots of On Through the Night and High 'N' Dry, as well as underappreciated later gems like '99's "Promises" and a power-pop-perfect take on Badfinger's "No Matter What" from an upcoming covers project. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Should have been five stars, but wasn't..........2007-07-07

The concept was correct: Use of a full two CD's to represent all the great songs the band has produced. However, the selection was incorrect. There is too much emphasis on obscure tracks like "Paper Sun"? and "Waterloo...". But perhaps the most glaring faux pas, is that the albums "High and Dry" and "Pyromania" are under represented. Where is "Action...Not Words" and "Stagefright" or "You've got me Runnin'" and "Lady Strange". Also, "Die Hard the Hunter" is likely the ONLY weak song from "Pyro" and they choose it? Nonsense... Once they release Pyro and High n' Dry in a remaster, those are the two to get after Hysteria.

Absolute must have for Def Leppard fans.......2007-06-19

This 2-disc collection rules. It's got all the hits and more. The songs are put in a good order on both discs. Great summary of Def Leppard's music. The fan gets well over 2 hours of Def Leppard for his/her money. Great value! Get it.

Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Def Leppard?.......2007-03-25

This is far better retrospective than the old one disc set, The Valut. That being said, I think the casual listener may find this collection to be too much Def Leppard. The first disc is fairly solid disc filled with radio hits and popular album favorites, with only maybe one or two questionable tracks. The second disc is highly indulgent with newer material that only a hardcore fan who continued to follow the band through less popular albums like Slang, X, etc. will know. If you haven't bought a Leppard album in the past decade, you won't know a lot of this disc. Overall, a very thorough set, but the passive fan may opt for the one disc import only version, Best of Def Leppard. Its not complete, but its got more than The Vault without the filler of ROCK OF AGES.

Brilliant!.......2007-03-10

I was NOT disappointed with my purchase here. There's a great selection of songs on here, showcasing the band's changing image over time. If there are particular songs that you like that aren't in this collection, I'd suggest you download them, or get them elsewhere, but definitely get this CD for the absolute best of Def Leppard. It contains great liner notes on each song, with input from each of the band members, something I particularly enjoyed. Getting these liner notes helped me understand a lot more about where the band was coming from on each song and what it truly meant to them to be writing and recording it. With this input on their take on lyrics and such, I daresay I understood the songs themselves better. It also includes pictures of the band over time, including Steve Clark (R.I.P.). Overall: Perfect for fans and those simply looking to get the best of this phenomenal band.

The greatest CD EVER!!!.......2007-02-18

This CD is amazing. It totally brings me back to my high school years. It's perfect. What more can I say.

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Totally Poisonous!
still rocking 20 years on
Poison plays some great classic tunes.
Aint Nothin' But a Good Time ... party on.
Awesome!!

POISON'D!
Poison
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ASIN: B000PC6Y4O
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

Little Willy (originally performed by Sweet)
Suffragette City (originally performed by David Bowie)
I Never Cry (originally performed by Alice Cooper)
I Need to Know (originally performed by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
Can't You See (originally performed by The Marshall Tucker Band)
What I Like About You (originally performed by The Romantics)
Dead Flowers (originally performed by The Rolling Stones)
Just What I Needed (originally performed by The Cars)
Rock and Roll All Nite (originally performed by KISS)
Squeeze Box (originally performed by The Who)
You Don't Mess Around With Jim (originally performed by Jim Croce)
Your Mama Don't Dance (originally performed by Loggins & Messina)
We're An American Band (originally performed by Grand Funk Railroad)

Album Description

Poison rocks 13 of their favorite tracks! POISON'D! features hot new recordings of Poison's favorite rock classics, including hits originally recorded by David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Cars, Sweet, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and more.

Featuring Poison's original members, Bret Michaels (vocals), C.C. Deville (guitar), Rikki Rockett (drums) and Bobby Dall (bass), POISON'D! presents the band's first studio recordings since 2002's Hollyweird. Produced by Don Was at Hensen Recording Studios in Hollywood, POISON'D! packs 13 explosive tracks, including new recordings of David Bowie's "Suffragette City," The Cars' "You're Just What I Needed," The Romantics' "What I Like About You," Sweet's "Little Willy," The Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See" and The Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers." Some of Poison's best previously recorded covers are also featured on POISON'D!, including KISS' "Rock and Roll All Nite," Grand Funk Railroad's "We're An American Band" and Loggins & Messina's "Your Mama Don't Dance."

Customer Reviews:

Totally Poisonous!.......2007-07-16

There may be a pretty good reason why 80's rock bands revives old good songs, and pretty much I can say Poison delivers an impressive performance into doing it. The songs "I Never Cry, Just What I needed, Dead Flowers, Little Willy and Were an American Band" are among the best. The rest were also nicely performed but somehow, not the best selection of songs to be revived. If you're a POISON fan, this CD is recommended.

still rocking 20 years on.......2007-07-08

I am a huge poison fan and loved this cover album shortly after its release they played a show near me and i saw them perform more than half of the covers my favorite is Alice coopers I never cry! am must for fans

Poison plays some great classic tunes........2007-07-05