Wheels & Tears

Wheels & Tears

ASIN: B0002B16EG

Track Listings

1. Little Pink Mack

2. Six Days Awaiting

3. The Reason We're Together

4. Walk The Floor

5. Big Mack

6. That'll Be The Day

7. Second Fiddle

8. Big, Big Day Tomorrow

9. Old Fashioned Cry

10. The Worst Is Yet To Come

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Her voice fused Loretta's sassiness and Tammy's mournful "catch," yet she never found comparable success. Kay Adams made history anyway. Country trucker records had been an exclusively male province, but 25-year-old Adams changed that with her 1966 hit single, "Little Pink Mack," and the release of this twang-filled album, fueled with the full-on sound of Bakersfield!

Tracks:

Right In Time
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
Drunken Angel
Concrete And Barbed Wire
Lake Charles
Can't Let Go
I Lost It
Metal Firecracker
Greenville
Still I Long For Your Kiss
Joy
Jackson

Amazon.com's Best of 1998

Six years in the making, Car Wheels somehow lives up to its lofty expectations because of Williams's direct songwriting and her wonderfully unaffected vocals. With assistance from cohorts such as Steve Earle, Williams uses the acoustic accents of Dobros, mandolins, slide guitars, and accordions to add color to her grooves, whispers, and rumbles. Her lyrics are undisguised as she presents to us the travelogue of her memory. We can't wait for 2004! --Marc Greilsamer

Amazon.com essential recording

Lucinda Williams makes this whole music thing seem so simple: Write in plain language about the people and places that crowd your memory; add subtle flavors of a mandolin here, a Dobro there, perhaps an accordion or slide guitar; above all, sing as honestly and naturally as you can. Of course, it took her six years to achieve this simplicity, an amazing achievement considering the number of knobs that were turned. Her exquisite voice moans and groans and slips and slides--she delivers a polished tone in a coarse manner. On the superb "Concrete and Barbed Wire," soft acoustic guitars are punctuated by electric slide, accordion, mandolin, and Steve Earle's harmony. Williams's deeply personal stories are matched with bluesy rumbles, raunchy grooves, and plaintive whispers. The entire Deep South is reduced to a sleepy small town filled with ex-lovers, dive bars, and endless gravel roads. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Lustful.......2007-06-09

If you're looking for a nice soothing CD to "set the mood"...then this CD album by Lucinda Williams should do the job quite nicely. There are a couple of songs that are just a bit "too country" for me...but the rest of the CD more than makes up for this minor deficiency.

Lucinda Williams is my ELVIS!.......2007-04-12

I am BLOWN AWAY by this album!

Only once or twice if you're lucky in a lifetime if you come across an artist with this level of creativity and talent.

"Too Cool to be Forgotten" - Hey Hey....this song will be remade by future generations of Rockers.

"On the way to Jackson" - A fantastic song that sounds like it's been around since pioneer days and yet it had just been CREATED by Lucinda!

"Lake Charles" - Oh my! What a DELICIOUS SONG!

I can't say ENOUGH how FANTASTIC this whole album is and I don't like writing long-winded reviews...but to give it justice - I would have to create a review as big as anyone's viewing area. Every song on this album is INCREDIBLE!

Every song...something that future generations will re-do. Way ahead of it's time in creativity and originality.

P.S. I've read a lot of people comparing Lucinda Williams with Patty Griffin. Hands down. No contest. Lucinda RULES though I also love Patty Griffin incredibly well.

Grreat Transaction - Fast.......2007-02-14

Recommend this seller highly - quick delivery and CD was perfect.

A solid 5 stars.......2007-01-20

This has become one of my desert island CDs - right along with Joni Mitchell's "Hejira", Bob Dylan's "Desire", Stevie Wonder's "(well, ALL of his 1970's music), Emmylou Harris' "Wrecking Ball", Neil Young's Crazy Horse stuff... The song that really gets me is "2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten" - for that incredibly liquid guitar sound. It's not my favorite song on the CD - that is "Lake Charles", but hey - the next time I listen I'll probably have another favorite song. Every single selection on this CD is a masterpiece of the genre - there is not a single throwaway track in sight. This is roots soul music - anyone who has ever lived on a farm, hitchhiked across the countryside, found themselves alone and come to terms with their own sense of being, been hammered by the storms of life and love - would find a lot to like about this music. Her voice is not polished, it is not a five octave mindblower, it is not smooth or pitch-perfect. What Lucinda William's voice is though is... real, powerful, compelling and very sexy. This vocalist writes songs perfectly fitted to her instrument, and then creates a sound that washes over me in a hundred layers all at once. That's damn fine music in my book...

Excellent CD from Lucinda Williams.......2007-01-09

The CD Car Wheels on a Gravel Road contents of rather good music numbers, many of the numbers are exceptionel good. E.G, Car Wheels... Joy and Still I Long for Your Kiss.

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Top Ten
A magnificent offering....
The best mix of studio & live Cream
"CREAM EXPLODES!!!!!"
Their best, hands down

Wheels of Fire
Cream
Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd
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ASIN: B0000067L3
Release Date: 1998-04-07

Tracks:

In The Studio: White Room
In The Studio: Sitting On The Top Of The World
In The Studio: Passing The Time
In The Studio: As You Said
In The Studio: Pressed Rat And Warthog
In The Studio: Politician
In The Studio: Those Were The Days
In The Studio: Born Under A Bad Sign
In The Studio: Deserted Cities Of The Heart

Tracks:

Live At The Fillmore: Crossroads
Live At The Fillmore: Spoonful
Live At The Fillmore: Traintime
Live At The Fillmore: Toad

Customer Reviews:

Top Ten.......2007-06-12

This album may not be "THE BEST" album of the era,but it certainly ranks up there with the top ten.Spoonfull is one of the most underappreciated rock and roll songs of our time.

A magnificent offering...........2007-06-08

This album really epitomizes what Cream was about. They were both marvels live and in the studio, and never was that shown better than in this album. Jack Bruce and Peter Brown were amazingly prolific writers, and their best songs are all here. White Room is deserving of its classic (with a really good, intricate drum workout by Ginger Baker), and As You Said is another gentle, charming song. Passing the Time is really beautiful (showing Baker could write great songs too). I love Politician, whose chorus "I support the left, though I'm leaning, leaning to the right" still rings true today. The live stuff is phenomenal, especially the epic cover of Spoonful and Bruce's blues workout Train Time. The only song I could do without was Toad. It starts out well, but Baker's drum solo isn't very dynamic, and it goes on much too long. If Baker and Bruce had gotten along better (contrary to popular belief, it wasn't Clapton feuding with his other band mates, but Baker and Bruce, who had a bit of a history before Cream), Cream would have kept making great albums for a while. Nevertheless, this is a great album, Cream's best.

The best mix of studio & live Cream.......2007-05-01

The pinnacle of Cream's achievements. Jack Bruce gives a taste of his considerable talents as a multi-faceted musician: string instruments, bass, keyboards as well as a couple other instruments show how remarkable he is. EC starts contributing more with vocals and multi-layer guitar tracks on the studio offerings. Ginger Baker shows that you don't have to be fancy to be great; the "less is more" philosophy is evident on "Sitting on Top of the World"-just enough for the feel of the track without overpowering it. Some bizarre name tracks on the studio offerings but if you can preview them first with an open mind and you may be surprised at how some may start appealing to you (Pressed Rat and Warthog, As You Said). This also kind of foreshadows what happens to groups when they put out a double album--it seems to show them at their peak and most times the offerings that follow just don't seem to have the same energy and appeal. The live tracks show the raw talent of each member without any tricks or gimmicks-just great musicianship. Of course it has the requisite drum solo track that was a part of the '60's rock legacy, but still a great title to have in your collection and a must-have for the Cream aficionado!

"CREAM EXPLODES!!!!!".......2007-02-19

Yes. I am still at this farm in Michigan. Why? Becaue I have promised myself to stay here for peace and quiet while I review the Cream albums. But, tragedy struck again. Seems Bossy (the cow) somehow ate up all of Metamorpho's food supply and I had to walk 30 miles to the nearest food store. (Magic Seer's carpet was in for repair), So I set out and realized that I had left my fur-lined Seer's cape at home when a snow storm surprised me on the way. Luckily, a man in an old Dodge pick-up truck picked me up and gave me a ride. Amazingly, he recognized me and, for the price of an autographed picture, gave me a return trip! What luck! But, I suppose for being spiritual (and a friend of the Universe), one is entitled to such perks. Nevermind all that. Cream's EXCELLENT "Wheels of Fire" awaits us all.
I must elucidate on these reviews. They are done, not only because the band is so reknown, but to explain why they are so. Positively, in the psychedelic sense, they progressed and moved the music into more formidable areas. What is so amazing is that they made this double c.d. set to show you what they are capable of in the studio- and live! And this shows you the real talent behind this band. Not only could they construct inticate landscapes and unknown terrain in the studio-but also be mega as far as live recording. This was confidence of the highest order. And it shines through miraculously.
What do we have here exactly? We have Cream adhering to their "traditional" blues roots. On the first part they tackle Howlin' Wolf's excellent "Sitting On Top of the World" as well as "Politician" which is the best Howlin' Wolf song not written by Howlin' Wolf (accolades to Jack Bruce on this one). "Born Under a Bad Sign" also reflects the blues-but in a more controlled and upbeat fashion. Definitely superb! The second part-needless to say, extends blues in live fashion and never lets up. The jams, the leads, are to die for (I hate to be banal but even Metamorpho has laspes sometime).
I can not say enough about Jack Bruce on the first part. Superb songwriting and construction. He extends himself to bleak areas. "White Room", although pristine, gets soiled by disappointment. The lively riff is juxtaposed against feelings; and especially lines like "where the shadows run from themselves" are as vivid and unique and understood as being exemplary. "As You Said" employs his wonderful acoustic guitar (with cellos!) and interesting construction insofar as chords and keys. What are they Jack? Sharps and flats I am sure, but maybe 5ths, 9ths, and sustained? This is his songwriting. Other-worldy and quite a marvel. "Deserted Cities of the Heart" has a little of this added as well. Ginger Baker adds his unusual "Pressed Rat and Warthog" (a talky piece with horns even alternately between two chords!). But, recovers and proves himself with "Those Were the Days". The best Jack Bruce tune not written by Jack Bruce.
On part two we have his blues jam "Traintime". Can almost imagine the train click-clacking along with this harmonica inspired number. We also have Ginger Baker's wonderous drum solo again in "Toad". Much better than the original studio recording, if you ask Metamorpho. "Spoonful" is much more precise and measured. A true joy. But, then we get to the "core" of exhileration. "Crossroads", in itself, is worth the purchase of this classic c.d. Clapton's lead transcends human boundaries (and, when listened to loud, will bounce you off the walls! Just as it has done to your beloved Seer since he listened to it many Seer moons ago!). This, I feel, was the peak of Clapton's power. Yes. He certainly has done many other excellent things ("Wonderful Tonight" just doesn't even compare to this). But, as raw live power- nothing rivals this, except Jimi at his finest. Take my word.
In short (!) a classic double album by one of the very best. And do remember that the cover (which your Metamorpho has tried to embed himself in and has gotten bounced out each and every time) reflected like sheer aluminum. How sad the times have compromised true value. But, you always have imagination. So says Metamorpho.
Like to thank T and Johnny L for their support. After all, they are better than absent guides in the long run.
So. That's it. One more review and I'm out of this Michigan farm. For Cream reviews, farm living is the place to stay- but I get allergic smelling hay. Ah. So it goes.
To all who support Metamorpho-your check is in the mail.
To those who don't-a check to the homeless shelter.
Have fun!

Bossy packs a mean hoove lead! ----------Metamorpho

Their best, hands down.......2007-02-06

Wheels of Fire (1968) Cream's third studio album.

One of the biggest debates among Cream fans and music fans alike is whether or not "Wheels of Fire" is better than "Disraeli Gears". Honestly, both albums are ultimately powerful, so it comes down to your personal taste. Cream is my favorite band, and "Wheels of Fire" is not only my favorite Cream album, it's my favorite album of all time. The reason is very simple; experimentation.

Cream had developed their sound after their debut, fusing blues-rock with the new wave of psychedelia. Once that had been established, Cream took it one step further on "Wheels of Fire".

There's the opener, "White Room", one of Cream's most heralded songs. Here we see the psychedelic side of the band, with an unusual 5/4 time signature and a killer guitar solo. We also see the psychedelic stuff on tracks like "Pressed Rat and Warthog" and "Those Were the Days". What this album is probably better known for, though, is its reworking of old blues songs, as well as adding new ones. The covers of both "Crossroads" and "Born Under A Bad Sign" are amazing, and the original bass riff that Bruce constructed on "Politician" is one of my favorites. It was with this album that Cream further pressed the hard-rock cusp.

The experimentation, which I mentioned earlier, is what really draws me to this album. The strange, psychedelic/prog/alternative sound of "Passing the Time" (one of Baker's best contributions to Cream) is insane, and the acoustic guitar that Clapton strums on in "As You Said" is incredible. We truly get a taste of what Cream would have been capable of, being that they were excellent songwriters in their own respect as well as fantastic musicians.

The second disc, "Live at the Fillmore", is where some fans have complaints. I actually don't have any problems with the extended improv acts that they put on, because their reworking of "Spoonful" and Baker's extensive solo on "Toad" are both great. And, as I have said, it features one of the greatist guitar performances not only by Clapton, but by any guitarist period. I speak of the immortal "Crossroads".

SUGGESTION: Of the three good Cream albums (I'm excluding "Goodbye"), you should listen to this one last. Start with "Disraeli Gears" and then "Fresh Cream". Because the sound on this album is so different and innovative, it may not be kind to the ear during the first listen. But believe me, it's a masterpiece, and it will grow on you.

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Hasn't Missed A Beat

Wheels In Motion
Glenn Mercer
Manufacturer: Pravda Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000QCQ7RC
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

Days To Come
Wheels In Motion
Morning Lights
Until It s Clear
In Real Time
Whatever Happened
Get It Back
Two Rights
Here And Gone
Another Last Time
Within You, Without You/Love You To

Product Description

Glenn Mercer s first-ever solo album Wheels In Motion seems to come at a time when other influential artists are busy reuniting and reconnecting with past material. But former lead singer, guitarist & composer of the highly influential band The Feelies chooses another path by delivering a hypnotic, highly melodic and often reflective album. Glenn adds, "The record is a very personal and intimate reflection on where I am, where I've been and where I'm going. The best part of the project was the opportunity to re-unite with a few old friends to play music. When I wrote and recorded the songs, I wanted the interplay between the guitar and vocal to be the main focus, building the track from that point." After a 5-year hiatus from his last recording project Wake Ooloo, Glenn seems re-energized, re-focused and not afraid to lead us through his personal journey while showing us his influence by artists he knows, respects and admires such as Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan & Luna. Performers on the record include ex-Feelies: Stan Demeski, Vinny DeNunzio, Dave Weckerman, Anton Fier (all played drums on various tracks) and Brenda Sauter (bass).

Customer Reviews:

Hasn't Missed A Beat.......2007-06-05

Hypnotic chord progressions, multilayered percussion, and shimmering electric guitars--those were all hallmarks of the sound of the late, great Feelies, New Jersey's seminal indie-guitar-rock band, last heard from on their 1991 swan song,Time For A Witness. All these elements return on Wheels in Motion, the long-awaited solo debut from erstwhile Feelies frontman singer-songwriter-guitarist Glenn Mercer.
Much like Dangerous Game, this year's solo debut from the Shangri-Las' Mary Weiss, this disc sounds like a natural, organic extension of Mercer's strengths and taste without seeming like a slavish attempt to recreate the past. That being said, Wheels In Motion does include most of the former Feelies as guests, with latter-day members Stanley Demeski (drums) and Brenda Sauter-Barnes, more recently of Wild Carnation (bass) playing on five songs each.
Mercer's tasteful and subtle arrangements really shine here. So many times on this disc, a verse morphs into a chorus so seamlessly, with just a slight shift of the melody, or the chord progression, or even the percussion, most often supplied by another ex-Feelie, Dave Weckerman. The mix of acoustic and electric guitars is especially thrilling, particularly on the title track, where Mercer's slide work conjures up the ghost of George Harrison. Harrison's specter returns on the disc's finale, a medley of Within You, Without You and Love You To.
The vocals include some of the best of Mercer's career. There's an intimacy on Another Last Time that he's rarely, if ever, shown before and the song really benefits from the delivery. At the other end of the spectrum is the building intensity, both vocally and instrumentally, of Until It's Clear. Anton Fier, the Feelies' drummer for their 1980 debut LP Crazy Rhythms, plays on one song only, Whatever Happened, and it's this track that most displays the perpetually nervous sound of the band's early days. All the songs are strong, with variations in feel and tempo that make the whole disc flow very well.
After hearing a collection of songs as strong as this, one can only hope that we'll be hearing from Glenn Mercer a lot more often in the near future.

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Deluxe in every way
Great Concert in South Philly
A great album gets a polish
Nice extras, horrible sound
Yes, clearly worth trading up

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
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Release Date: 2006-10-24

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Right In Time
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2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
Drunken Angel
Concrete And Barbed Wire
Lake Charles
Can't Let Go
I Lost It
Metal Firecracker
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Still I Long For Your Kiss

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Amazon.com

This 1998 Grammy-winning release--Lucinda Williams's popular breakthrough--certainly merits the double-disc "deluxe edition" treatment. And it's hard to find significant fault with anything here: the remastered version of the original album, the second-disc live performance from that year featuring guitarists Kenny Vaughn and Bo Ramsey, and the smattering of outtakes (highlighted by a slower, sadder version of "Out of Touch" than the one Williams ended up releasing). Yet the set misses a glorious opportunity to document one of the more laborious (and notorious) recording projects, one that saw Williams switch cities, studios, and producers three times before she was satisfied with the results. And while the results confirm her judgment, fans would likely find it fascinating to hear a lot more takes from the original Austin sessions (featuring accordion master Flaco Jimenez and keyboardist Ian McLagan) or outtakes from the Nashville sessions with producer Steve Earle, before Williams overhauled the project in Los Angeles with Springsteen keyboardist Roy Bittan. Such a set could have put a revelatory spotlight on the creative process that resulted in an album widely regarded as Williams's masterpiece; instead, this release is more like souvenir snapshots. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Deluxe in every way.......2007-06-28

Lucinda Williams may be notoriously slow in releasing albums, but such laborious love for her craft is evident in her choice to reissue Car Wheels on a Gravel Road as part of a new deluxe edition set. The set, which combines a remastered version of the original album and live cuts from her performance at Penn's Landing during the WXPN Singer Songwriter Festival, is a collector's dream. Outtakes and new versions of favorite tunes done live make the investment worthwhile. As always, however, Williams own gravelly, soulful tone combined with realistic lyrics ("conversation with you was like a drug.../cause there's something about what happens when we talk") easily remind us of our faults, our successes and why we love her in the first place. She could be us, singing about the troubles in life without bemoaning them or harping too long on the choices that brought them. Her musical gestures resonate similarly--perfect chords, never a note too long or inappropriately placed. Beautiful tone combined with the hearty ability of this songstress lulls you into retrospective bliss. This double CD set can bring you up, remind you why you're down and can easily please a crowd of diverse fans.

Great Concert in South Philly.......2007-03-15

Up from DC to visit a woman I'd just started dating and she suggested going to the WXPN free festival being held right along the Delaware. Southern Culture on the Skids were just finishing, but we were there to see the sometime associate of Steve Earle, who my friend adored.

The next act was nothing short of revelatory. The guitars dueled to incredible intensity, the songs were simply brilliant, and I was completely enamored by the singer in jeans and cowboy hat. My friend was a little put out by my rapt attention, but I just couldn't help it. Lucinda Williams was performing the most magical show I had seen in more than a decade.

I went from zero to all of her stuff within a couple of days and caught a few more shows up through Essence. During that stretch, I know of no stronger composer and performer; and her rendition of Masters of War was enough to make you want to take to the streets.

Anyway, great album, great show, great artist in her prime. You'd be hard pressed to do better.

A great album gets a polish.......2007-01-30

Lucinda's quintessential album gets a bit of a production polish with this reissue that falls just short of a 10th anniversary. Yes, Disc One of this edition contains the original material from "Car Wheels," but, in my opinion, the songs sound MUCH, MUCH better - crisper, clearer, with greater definition. There was nothing wrong with the original production, but this one just pops out of my headphones and car stereo speakers with a bit more oomph.

Three added-value tracks follow "Jackson," the album closer. "Out of Touch" ended up on her "Essence" CD, and I think that version is the better one, but this early attempt is still interesting to hear. "Down the Big Road Blues" is a tremendous tune that did not make the final cut, probably because it's more of a pure blues number, unlike the material that did make it. And who can resist any version of "Still I Long For Your Kiss"? This music is sexy as hell!

"Car Wheels" is one of my favorite albums, and ranks alongside "World Without Tears" as my favorite Lucinda record. She's a phenomenal songwriter, able to craft deeply personal lyrics that have universal value, and has a voice to rival Bono's in its uniqueness. (Just as you'd recognize Bono's voice almost instantly, so Lucinda's is easily recognized.) She sparkles on the second disc of this release, recorded live in Philadelphia back in 1998. Lucinda and her band burn through a great set that includes "Joy," "Hot Blood," "Changed the Locks" and "2 Kool 2 B Forgotten."

I'm not a big fan of reissues, but this is no retread, this is the ultimate version of a fantastic album.

Nice extras, horrible sound.......2007-01-28

Add one more title to the list of unfortunate recent remastering jobs: Lucinda Williams' "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road".

I listened to the new version of "Car Wheels" (one of my two favorite Lucinda albums) through headphones for the first time last night and couldn't get beyond the second track. By now, this is a familiar story - anemic bass, too high volume levels that distort at normal listening levels, and shrill, harsh sound. It also sounds hollow and "phasey", which to me suggests low-bit-rate mp3s. There's no clipping, but every track is mastered at the maximum peak level (something which shouldn't happen given the variety exhibited in these songs).

If you've still got the original CD, hold on to it because that sounds wonderful, with warmth, texture, visceral bass. It rocks.

What happened to this disc answers one question. When it comes to reissues of older albums, I've often wished that the remasters could be compared to the original tapes, or even to an LP. Maybe the warmth and texture in the original CDs were actually the byproduct of analog distortion and deteriorating tapes. But when Cream's "Disraeli Gears" and Lucinda's "Car Wheels" have undergone almost exactly the same changes, that tells me the people doing the remastering are just willfully altering it to their own peculiar tastes. (I should have been forewarned by how badly the Universal "deluxe edition" of The Who's great debut album turned out. Lost Highway has denied having anything to do with this reissue, so I assume Universal is again to blame.)

Reviewing the "sound" of this reissue on a car stereo or portable player is missing the point. Does anyone even know what a well-recorded and reproduced piece of music sounds like anymore?

Yes, clearly worth trading up.......2007-01-06

The original Car Wheels is a five-star album if there ever was one. This landmark work is beyond question on of the finest albums of the 1990s. But you probably already know that. But does it really sound better, as there is some debate in this review section? (And the original is hardly shabby.) First, the difference in my pretty good car system (VW Monsoon, so nothing truly special) was not suble, if that's any help. If you have anything approaching a high-end system in your home or car, this is an easy call. The instruments just jump out of the speakers in a way the original mastering did not. Second, the added songs are certainly worth it. Third, the live set is mandatory if you love Lucinda; it was a great period of her live performances. So there you have it. And if you're new to Lucinda, it is hard to figure any down side to buying this. Get it.

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Stimulating
Acceleracers soundtrack
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Hot Wheels Acceleracers
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Great CD.......2007-05-29

I brought this for my four year old son as he loves the music from the acceleracers movies. Since buying it my 6 year old daughter has been caught playing it and singing along as has my husband!!!! all round good cd for all ages.

Stimulating.......2007-05-14

My son is so into his Hotwheels Movies, so the Easter Bunny decided to get him this CD, and I think it was his favorite surprise. We listen to this CD regulary in the car, and it is not just for the kids. We each have our favorites, but utimately the whole CD is a nice mix of some rock and some techno. Great music, nothing angry, but stimulating and exciting. LOVE IT!!!

Acceleracers soundtrack.......2007-05-09

I hate to admit it, but I listen to this without my kids!
They are big fans of the Hot Wheels movies.....so getting the soundtrack
was great!

Good Clean Fun.......2007-01-21

My son loves the music and I think the songs are well-written. It's entertaining, energetic, and the songs tell stories without unnecessary innuendo. This collection is refreshing. It Rocks (and Raps) in a positive key.

Great for every Acceleracers fan.......2007-01-10

This cd has all the tunes from all the Acceleracer movies. My boys loved this CD. The listen to it while traveling in the car or while playing with their cars. They can tell me what movie each song is from and what is happening at the time the song plays in the movie...

Rev-Up: The Best of Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels

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Is everybody ready?
Pure, clean shot of industrial grade adrenalin.
Pure Fun Rock & Roll
Fine anthology
Experience the urgency

Rev-Up: The Best of Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B0000032RU
Release Date: 1989-10-26

Tracks:

Jenny Take A Ride!
Little Latin Lupe Lu
Shakin' With Linda
I Like It Like That
I Had It Made
Break-out
Shake A Tail Feather
Just A Little Bit
Takin' All I Can Get
You Get Your Kicks
Sticks And Stones
Baby Jane (Mo-Mo Jane)
Joy - Mitch Ryder
Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly
Sock It To Me-Baby!
Too Many Fish In The Sea & Three Little Fishes
I'd Rather Go To Jail
Liberty - Mitch Ryder
Long Neck Goose
Rock and Roll

Album Description

Sizzling sides by this seminal Detroit punk/soul rocker, including tracks cut with his legendary '70s outfit, Detroit.

Customer Reviews:

Is everybody ready?.......2006-02-26

Mitch Ryder was a great white R&B singer and the Detroit Wheels were a great white R&B band. They recorded a string of solid R&B songs, the biggest hits being "Jenny Take a Ride!", "Devil With a Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly" and "Sock It To Me-Baby!". But the group broke up at the height if their popularity when Mitch was convinced by his producer to pursue a solo career as a balladeer. This was a huge mistake, as Mitch had a rock and roll voice, not a big band voice. His career never recovered. But these 20 songs are fine examples of what Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels did best; make R&B influenced rock music.

Pure, clean shot of industrial grade adrenalin........2006-02-15

This guy came and went so quick, even for the 60's, if you blinked you missed him. But, if you caught him, you were slammed into a vortex of raw, rough-edged energy that twisted you're head around and left you looking for you're momma. Man he was good. Just driving around, windows open, cigarette hanging out the window, cold beer nestled in the crotch and listening to Mitch.

Life was good.

Pure Fun Rock & Roll.......2005-08-06

I remember toolin' around in my old Ford during my high school years listening to Mitch Ryder on my trusty ol' 8 track tape player. Recently I was reminiscing about that and decided I needed to hear Ryder's version of Little Latin Lupe Lu. So I logged on to Amazon and ordered "Rev-Up: The Best of Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels." Within three days, I received the CD and was transported back to those relative carefree days listening to great pieces such as Jenny Take a Ride, Little Latin Lupe Lu, Devil in the Blue Dress and many others. And what made it even better was the fact that it was a high quality digital recording as opposed to that "warbly" old worn out 8 track tape.

For anyone who likes good ol' time high energy Rock and Roll, I highly recommend this CD.

Fine anthology.......2005-08-06

Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels specialized in R&B tinged frat rock and roll and this Rhino collection collects their best material in nice remastered sound. While this collection reveals there's a little more to them than just "Jenny Take a Ride!" and "Devil with a Blue Dress On and Good Golly Miss Molly", it also tends towards a "sameness" of sound. No real clunkers here, but you might find some of the tracks blending into each other.

BEST CUTS:
Besides the two aforementioned hits, "Too Many Fish in the Sea and Three Little Fishes" is a nice continuation of the "Devil with a Blue Dress..." formula. "I'd Rather Go to Jail" was buried on the B side of a Ryder solo single. It's a winner. "Rock and Roll" and "Long Neck Goose" come from the reunion of the band in the early 70s (as simply "Detroit").

BOTTOM LINE:
It won't change your life, but it may become the life of your oldies party.

3 1/2 stars

Experience the urgency.......2005-06-21

In the December 2002 issue of Guitar Player, Ted Nugent said,

"In 1960, my band the Lourdes opened up for Billy Lee & the Rivieras, who eventually became Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels. On guitar was a tall, lanky mother named Jim McCarty, who played a Gibson Byrdland through a Fender Twin Reverb. Man, I thought my balls were going to take off on the wings of an eagle! To this day, THAT'S the guiding light for every performance when I pick up a guitar.

"The stuff Jim played on songs like 'Jenny Take a Ride,' 'Good Golly Miss Molly,' 'Devil with a Blue Dress On,' and 'Sock It to Me' determined the very style that you hear on 'Stranglehold' and every other song I've ever played. THAT'S why I play a Byrdland. The depth of sound that he got, especially at the low volume levels they played at back then, was unprecedented. I'd never heard anything like it. If you want to celebrate the soul of electric guitar in its optimum delivery, listen to those early Mitch Ryder albums. They're still the benchmarks."

Those benchmarks are here. Solid bookends surround a collection of hits and near misses, along with a few questionable b-sides. As albums started becoming more dominant in 1967 with releases from Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, and The Beatles, 1966 was arguably the last great year for hit singles. Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels recorded some of the year's most energetic tunes.

Something's missing, though: as strong as these songs are, they're even more intense on the original vinyl singles. For instance, the album version of Sock It To Me - Baby! appears here; it lacks the ascending sound effects near the start and end of the song. The radio edit of Rock 'N Roll is used, which lopped almost 2 minutes from the album cut. (By the way, Steve Hunter was Detroit's lead guitarist, not Jim McCarty.) Also missing are Ryder's 1969 single Sugar Bee and Detroit's 1972 cover of Gimme Shelter. The latter is on the CD version of Detroit with Mitch Ryder, but I've not heard Sugar Bee anywhere since it dropped from the Keener playlist.

Still, if you want to experience the musical urgency of that era, this CD is a great place to start.

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A decent rebound, but the Stones have done much better
Rock-Solid Album With No Highs or Lows
My favorite stones record
Good-bye Bill
Very Underrated Later day Stones effort

Steel Wheels
The Rolling Stones
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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ASIN: B000000W64
Release Date: 1994-07-26

Tracks:

Sad Sad Sad
Mixed Emotions
Terrifying
Hold On To Your Hat
Hearts For Sale
Blinded By Love
Rock And A Hard Place
Can't Be Seen
Almost Hear You Sigh
Continental Drift
Break The Spell
Slipping Away

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A decent rebound, but the Stones have done much better.......2007-06-12

Sure, this is mediocre. But after Undercover and Dirty Work, mediocrity from the Stones was a welcome thing. Not much variety here, though: it ranges from pretty good '80s-produced rockers ("Sad Sad Sad", "Hang Onto Your Hat", "Mixed Emotions", "Rock in a Hard Place", "Hearts For Sale") and pretty bad '80s-produced ballads ("Blinded By Love", "Can't Be Seen", "Almost Hear You Sigh", "Break the Spell", "Slipping Away", "Terrifying" - yeah, that's a rocker, but it falls in the "pretty bad" category). The one real deviation is the Arabic "Continental Drift". It's the kind of song I feel I should hate, but like just the same - it's certainly the weirdest thing the Stones have ever done, ironic coming off an album as straightforward as this. Complaints abound, though, mostly related to the production: thankfully, synthesizers take a backseat, but I'm not a fan of Charlie's drumming: he does the "play-straight-four, murder-the-third-beat" thing, and in truth that dates the record a bit. Which is sad, because we all know what Mr. Watts is capable of behind the kit. And these have to be the least interesting riffs ever found on a Rolling Stones record. Now of course I'd rather hear this than Undercover, and it's not that bad. But a bit more effort on the Stones' part would've been welcome.

Rock-Solid Album With No Highs or Lows.......2007-01-02

This album is rock solid beginning to end. It doesn't have any huge mega-hits on it, but every song is excellent in its own way. The Keith Richards numbers really sparkle. Though 'Slippin' Away' is very popular and Keith plays in it concert frequently, the India-influenced 'Continental Drift' is a fascinating and way-different piece of Stones work--almost sounds like something George Harrison would have come up with. The drumming is excellent throughout as well, thanks to Charlie Watts. A recommended album for any Stones fan. If you are not a big Stones fan or Richards fan, this may be one you could pass over.
A fun album. Four stars.

My favorite stones record.......2006-12-30

From an objective standpoint "Let It Bleed" and "Sticky Fingers" are definitely better records but from a subjective standpoint "Steel Wheels" is my favorite. It is the record that got me into the stones. Mick sings just as good as on "Some Girls" and the band is intense. When you consider when it came out it makes it even more unbelievable how good it is. When rock bands were trading in their guitars for synths the Rolling Stones put out a record that both rocked and was original. I think "Dirty Work" turned a lot of people away from the Stones which is sad because that is probably the main reason this record didn't sell as well as it could of.

For starters there are plenty of good rock songs on here. Of course there are the hits "Mixed Emotions" and "Rock and a Hard Place", which both got plenty of airplay, but there is also the upbeat "Sad Sad Sad" with an awesome solo as well as the fast paced bayou tinged "Hold Onto Your Hat" which reminds one of "Can You Hear Me Knockin" done doubletime. There are also a few suprises. "Almost Hear You Sigh" is hands down the most beautiful Rolling Stones ballad ever! The classical guitar work on the song is stunning. The one that really catches you of guard is the world beat drenched "Continental Drift" with Charlie Watts most intense drumming ever. I could go on all day about this record but let me leave the rest of it as a suprise for you. If you are a Rolling Stones fan you owe it to yourself, as well as them, to buy this record. Afterall, if you can udge a Stones record by the Keith Richard's song then first listen to "Can't Be Seen" to see what I'm talking about.

Good-bye Bill.......2006-11-02

The batting average for album perfection has to be low across the board because there are rarely more than a few records in any artist's canon that are perfect from start to finish (psycho fans aside) and this problem is only exascerbated by adding more songs and thus more places to trip up short of the perfect finish line. A wise reviewer hit the nail on the head when they remark that this album is the last of the vinyl era (as well as Bill's last studio stand) and is therefore shorter than their more recent efforts which tend to be about three to six songs too long.
That said, this album is really enjoyable and has more entertaining songs than can be found on the two follow-ups before you reach A Bigger Bang. While the meager studio output of the last few decades is an issue in and of itself, I'll let that go as Stones fans need to take what we can get at this stage in the game.
The lyrics aren't as in your face as Dirty Work, perhaps because this was a album of reconciliation between Mick and Keith, but it detracts from Mick's usually sharp tongue. Even Mixed Emotions from the title on down is a pretty tepid offering on their relationship. It smacks more of resignation than anything else as if Mick has simply come to grips with the ironclad marriage he has with his partner in crime. The anger coursing through Dirty Work added to the overall intensity and punky vibe, but this one is a bit more of a pop flavored collection that is nonetheless upbeat with clean and riff rich melodies and danceable grooves. Rock in a Hard Place, Slipping Away, Break the Spell, Can't Be Seen, and Almost Hear You Sigh are some of the highlights.

Very Underrated Later day Stones effort.......2006-10-25

This LP came in 1989, which is generally not considered the prime or peak period of the Stones. This is, however, one of their better efforts and certainly their best studio work from 1981 to present.
There are 2 GREAT Keith sung songs here- one a slow number "Slipping away" and the other a rocker "Can't be Seen". Jagger sings the rest and there's not a bad song in the batch. They even throw ina little Brian Jones tribute on "Continental Drift". Classic rock radio hasn't taken to this group of songs like some other Stones LPs but this is Rolling Stones at the top of their game.

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Wheels Are Back On Track!
SPEEDWAGON'S best album
Hit or Miss album
The Wheels are still turnin
REO at it's best

Wheels Are Turnin'
REO Speedwagon
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ASIN: B00000261N
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

I Do' Wanna Know
One Lonely Night
Thru The Window
Rock 'N Roll Star
Live Every Moment
Can't Fight This Feeling
Gotta Feel More
Break His Spell
Wheels Are Turnin'

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Wheels Are Back On Track!.......2007-06-17

After their sappy pop junk effort in 1982, the band leader Kevin Cronin must have been depressed though the album made so-so success. But 1984 album turned out to be dramatic and solid one. Kevin participated Survivor's Caught In The Game album giving chorus part such as It Doesn't Have To Be This Way. Jim Peterik of Survivor is somewhat like master to Kevin. Survivor's 1983 album didn't become a hit but might have given troubled rock band leader new vigor.

Opening track I DO' WANNA KNOW is blasting and strong and yet catchy rock anthem proving that their rock spirit is still alive. ONE LONELY NIGHT is in contrast a ballad but guitar solo is still solid just like the ones in HI INFIDELITY. LIVE EVERY MOMENT is catchy and fun yet solid pop song. And one of my top favorite REO songs to date. ROCK'N ROLL STAR is another gem track. Then comes CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING somewhat KEEP ON LOVING and TAKE IT ON THE RUN combined and REO's signature ballad hit. WHEELS ARE TURNING makes me feel like being in their rock concert, brilliant ending.

Verdict: REO's dramatic return to form.
Rating: 93 out of 100
Recommended for: REO Speedwagon, Journey, and Survivor fans and wide range of 80s pop rock fans.

SPEEDWAGON'S best album.......2007-01-31

REO SPEEDWAGON is known for some of rocks best hit songs, such as RIDIN' THE STORM OUT, TIME FOR ME TO FLY and KEEP ON LOVIN' YOU. However, throughout their run of 1970's and 1980's hits they never put out an album that kept my attention all of the way through. To my ears (and I am admittedly not a tremendous fan REO SPEEDWAGON fan), even HI INFIDELITY had some glaring holes within its cuts. WHEELS ARE TURNIN' might have a song that is less than stellar, and certainly the band's growing penchant for pop songs flourished throughout, this album still had some remarkable songs such as THROUGH THE WINDOW, ROCK AND ROLL STAR, LIVE EVERY MOMENT and I DON'T WANNA KNOW... but to me... the true gem of this album (and one of the all time best SPEEDWAGON songs is... (Alan Gratzer drum roll please...) the title track WHEELS ARE TURNIN'!!! This song ranks right up there with my all time favorite RIDIN' THE STORM OUT (live version from A DECADE OF ROCK AND ROLL). I wish a 20th Anniversary re-release of this album would have followed those of YOU CAN TUNE A PIANO... and HI INFIDELITY. More so, I wish the band would have performed the incredible track during any one of the four REO SPEEDWAGON concerts that I have attended.

Please release a remastered version of this incredibly successful album... PLEASE.

Hit or Miss album.......2006-02-21

Wheels are Turnin is so-so overall. It has a few great tunes like "I Dowanna Know" and "Cant Fight this Feeling" but something about this album doesnt seem to gel. REO was experimenting with more synth-oriented sounds in songs like
"Gotta Feel More" and "Through the Window"..these songs are just ok. Even the traditional sounding REO songs of "Break His Spell" and "Rock and Roll Star" fall short. Mix these songs altogether, and the album feel disjointed. "Wheels are Turnin" is the only album of REO career that I could not get into immediately.

The Wheels are still turnin.......2004-09-05

Wheels are Turnin was Reo's most popular album to follow Hi Infidelity. Reo struck it big again with another huge power ballad Can't fight this feeling(still gets played at high school dances). Not some of Reo's best writing, but I dowanna know, and one lonely night are also highlights. If you're a big fan check out the Wheels are Turnin' concert video.

REO at it's best.......2003-11-29

I really think "Wheels Are Turnin" IS REO at it's best. Having worked at a pop radio station as music director and DJ in the '80's when this was released, I remember actually starting "Can't Fight This Feeling" on our station THE DAY we received it. Others in the area followed suit. My favorite on the album by far is "I Do Wanna Know" which was the FIRST single released. I too loved the video to this one. All in all this collection shows REO as rockers, pop giants and balladeers all in one. Gary Richrath has got to be one of the most UNDERRATED guitarists ever. Even if you're a part-time fan of REO, you'll love this one. By the way, my love of REO goes gack to 1976 when I saw them open for BTO, (which I call the "alphabet tour".)

Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital

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Robeson on wax
The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation
A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving
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some of the greatest songs of the last century

Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital

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ASIN: B0000029YJ
Release Date: 1997-12-09

Tracks:

Balm in Gilead
Chassidic Chant
Quiet Flows The Don: From Border To Border
Quiet Flows The Don: Oh, How Proud Our Quiet Don
Elijah, Op. 70: The Lord God Of Abraham
The Purest Kind Of Guy
Joe Hill
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Song Of The Plains
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By An' By
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Water Boy
My Curly Headed Baby
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Wagon Wheels
The House I Live In
Showboat: I Still Suits Me
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Showboat: Ol' Man River
Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So

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There was nothing like the Robeson sound, ever. To describe his deep, rich, perfectly equalized instrument is futile. Go instead to "Balm in Gilead," the opening track, and see if you can listen to the last pianissimo phrase without falling to pieces. Robeson was at his best when the music was slow and the words contained spiritual or social messages. Faster, lighter fare like Kern's "I Still Suits Me" or Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" find the serious-minded singer out of his element, lacking irony and swing. "Old Man River," though, gets a simple, dignified treatment. It's Songs of Free Men, though, that will just keep Robeson's artistry rolling along, especially in Sony's astonishing transfers. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Robeson on wax.......2007-06-19

I found this album in a thrift store last week, for a couple of dollars. It's the original pressing on four 78 RPM records, in a gatefold format. It's in pristine condition. I really bought it for the incredible cover art, although I hope to be able to listen to it in this format at some point.

The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation.......2004-09-24

Put this on your stereo and if it is good enough the depth and richness of Robeson's voice will make your fillings rattle and your chest rumble. The power of his voice is awesome. This CD is superbly recorded with no audible noise at normal listening levels.

A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving.......2002-09-01

"Red diaper babies" have greeted this disc with nostalgic joy, and it captures a time and an aesthetic and a political belief with precision. Anyone interested in the emotional life of the pro-Soviet left of the 1940s should buy this disc. It's something like Henry Wallace set to music. There is much more to Robeson than that, however, and Sony has given us Robeson whole: there are songs by American masters of the musical, there are labor songs, religious songs, as well as the kind of faux-folk songs which the butcher supreme Josef Stalin encouraged and which were not taken seriously inside the USSR (except at gunpoint!!) but which were taken up by dupes around the world. This is Robeson at his least savory - willing propagandist for a vile mass murderer. Songs such as "Native Land" (fittingly, Robeson is referring to the Soviet Union) and the Red Army song are the equivalent of the "Horst Wessel Song", anthems of murder, and it is difficult to listen to the worst of them without retching. On the other hand, Robeson's commitment to American folk culture was real. "Balm in Gilead" is deeply beautiful; "John Henry" is heroic; "By an' By" is both resigned yet hopeful. "Joe Hill" captures an era in labor history. Anyone interested in American popular song should hear these. Turning to Broadway, his "Old Man River" is very fine, though Robeson changed the lyrics for political reasons and Leonard Warren has done the song better. I disagree with the editorial reviewer: "I Still Suits Me" is wonderfully playful and shows Robeson using his gorgeously rich voice to tease and poke fun. However, Marc Blitzstein's "Purest Kind of a Guy" is beyond saving - another example of Robeson recording an unworthy song by a political fellow-traveller. Ugh. But for every miss there are two hits. Robeson performs Mendelssohn's Elijah with nobility, and sings his favorite song, "Water Boy", with joyous pride: "There ain't no hammer that's on these mountains that rings like mine, boys, that rings like mine."
No one need have any fears about the mono sound quality. The orchestra in the second half of the program is at times a little dwarfed by Robeson's voice, but it generally sounds clean and colorful, and the great artist's voice rings like no other.

Robeson at his best.......2000-05-12

It's hard to believe that most of these recordings pre-date the advent of magnetic tape: the CD transfer is superlative. The songs and performance are beyond reproach. Notable is the imaginative packaging in miniature 'record album' format, complete with the original cover art, and a replica of the original Columbia record label applied to the CD.

In response to a previous question: Robeson's performance of Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) can be found on the Vanguard LP entitled "Robeson" (VRS-9037).

some of the greatest songs of the last century.......2000-05-05

In the 1940s, before rabid McCarthyism and racism had taken its toll on him, Robeson made these wonderful recordings of spirituals, classics and pop tunes. Accompanied by the solo piano of the incomparable Lawrence Brown, or by an orchestra, the songs ring out with pride, dignity, skill and unmatched integrity. The shameful treatment that Robeson was subject to from American authorities certainly seem grotesquely absurd to a modern listener. The wonderful version of "The House I Live In" included on this cd should forever kill off any suspicion that Robeson did not love his country deeply. This album ought to be heard by millions of people, world wide. Robeson's voice is nothing less than a glorious high point in 20th century music, and it's hard to think of any recording capturing it to greater advantage.

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METAL
Classic British METAL!!!!!
it cost me $30 at a cd store, but it was worth it
STAND UP
Forever a classic-this album will never age

Wheels of Steel
Saxon
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ASIN: B000005RTD
Release Date: 1998-11-17

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747 (Strangers In The Night)
Wheels Of Steel
Freeway Mad
See The Light Shining
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Customer Reviews:

METAL.......2007-01-09

This is an example of a band that played pure heavy metal without copying IRON MAIDEN. Yes, every goddamn heavy metal band in the 80's copied IRON MAIDEN. Examples? LIEGE LORD, FATES WARNING, GRIM REAPER, HELLOWEEN, etc.
SAXON, instead, had their own style, and Wheels of Steel is a great piece of heavy metal!

Classic British METAL!!!!!.......2004-12-10

Saxon's "Wheels of Steel" was my introduction into saxon and NWOBHM era bands. I really have to say that this album was mindblowing! it blew the windows out of my house, Saxon really knew what true heavy metal was! This is an alternitive to other british metal bands like def leppard, iron maiden and judas preist that have been consumed by the commercail sickness and have had been repeating the same formula for over 20 years. Saxon is all out kick @$$ metal. the first track of the album will get you right in the action,"motorcycle man" is a fast paced rocker simular to deep purple "highway star" but much heavier. other mentionables include "747,stangerinthenight" which is about a 747 low on gas with no place to land. the title track is a mid paced heavy tune that is pretty good but can get repeatative with its lyrics at time. "freeway mad" is another fast driving song like"motorcycle" is. my favorite song on the album "see the light shining" is probably the center piece of the album, words can't describe it, must listen. "street fighting gang" is a awesome song as well. this is one of the best heavy rock albums i'v listend to, i espessicaly like pete gills druming techniques on this one, he is a solid time keeper and has some interesting double bass techniques as well. and as always i love paul quinns guitar tone as with any saxon album. awesome disc...

SAXON RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it cost me $30 at a cd store, but it was worth it.......2004-10-15

this was the first saxon album i ever got, years before i got this i have heard of saxon, and even knew one or two of there songs, but i could never find any of there cds,and whenever i would mention a band called "saxon" people would look at me dumbfounded. i found a saxon album finally and this was it, (...) i decided to bite the bullit because it was the last copy and i always wanted to get into saxon. i really loved this album, its better than anything by any well known american band (kiss, aerosmith, metallica, van halen). i guess saxon was never a big band in america, they were definatly more popular in the u.k. and europe. you could really call saxon a band for real metalheads, no one who causally listens to metal would know of them. i would reccomend you find this one.

STAND UP.......2002-01-26

Stand up and be counted! One of two discs that I definitely declare must haves by Saxon, the other being Strong Arm of the Law. Much music is meant to be played loud, roaring down the road in your car. Wheels of Steel is one of those albums. From "Motorcycle Man" to "Machine Gun" this discs races from begining to end. The intensity never lets up!

My favorites are "747" and "Freeway Mad", but there is nothing to scoff at here. Discover why Saxon still draws crowds to their live shows with this masterpiece of metal. This is a great start up disc for those who don't know Saxon, although I would suggest spending the extra couple bucks and get the Wheels of Steel/Strong Arm compilation. You will pat yourself on the back for such genius and some lady in leather might just love you for it!

Forever a classic-this album will never age.......2000-06-11

This album is that rarest of things- a truly 5 star album.Look , just buy it ,alright?

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