ROCKIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY [3-CD Set]
Once again I can quibble with the “36 Classic Rock Hits” subtitle of this 3-CD collection. Maybe “Bang a Gong” by T. Rex might qualify as a “Classic Rock Hit” but I question whether “Long Train Running” by The Doobie Brothers fits the bill.
Of the three CDs in this set, I prefer Disc Three which includes Joe Cocker’s “The Letter,” “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” by Elton John, and “Ramblin’ Man” by the Allman Brothers .
You would think that a compilation set with a Motor Trend logo and titled Rockin’ Down the Highway might include “Life is a Highway” by Tom Cochrane…but you would be wrong.
How many of these songs do you recognize? Any favorites here? GRADE: B
TRACK LIST:
Disc One:
“Hot Blooded” — Foreigner
“Bang a Gong (Get It On) — T. rex
“Smoke on the Water” — Deep Purple
“School’s Out” –Alice Cooper
“25 Or 6 to 4” — Chicago
“Truckin'” –Grateful Dead
“Stay With Me” — Faces
“Karn Evil 9/1ST Impression, Part 2” –Emerson, Lake and Palmer
“Roundabout” — Yes
“Long Train Running” — The Doobie Brothers
“Ride Captain Ride”– Blues Image
“Can’t Get Enough” — Bad Company
DISC TWO:
“I Want to be Sedated” — The Ramones
“Whip It” — Devo
“Love Shack” — The B-52s
“Back on the Chain Gang” — The Pretenders
“La Bamba” — Los Lobos
“What You Need” — Inxs
Medley: “Just a Gigolo”/”I Ain’t Got Nobody” — David Lee Roth
“My Best Friend’s Girl” –The Cars
“Keep Your Hands to Yourself” — Georgia Satellites
“That’ll Be the Day” –Linda Ronstadt
“Ride Like the Wind” –Christopher Cross
“Soul Man” — The Blues Brothers
DISC THREE:
“Radar Love” –Golden Earring
“Ramblin’ Man” –Allman Brothers
“All Right Now” — Free
“Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” — Elton John
“Rocky Mountain Way” — Joe Walsh
“I’m Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band” — The Moody Blues
“Taking Care of Business” — Bachman Turner Overdrive”
“In a Big Country” — Big Country
“Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)” — Robert Palmer
“Wild Thing” — The Troggs
“The Letter” –Joe Cocker
“Free Bird” — Lynyrd Skynyrd
