VA - Time Life's Gold & Platinum, The Ultimate Rock Collection-1964 1995 [2003] (6 x CD's)

 

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VA - Time Life's Gold & Platinum, The Ultimate Rock Collection-1964 1995 [2003] (6 x CD's)

Every rock fan has probably, at one time or another, considered the idea of creating an "ultimate" rock collection. But, while there have certainly been commercial attempts to do the same thing, they have generally been hobbled by record labels unwilling to license their hits to somebody else. the compilers defined "rock" as something that started with the British Invasion in 1964 and proceeded to pick 101 songs (7½-hour collection) to create a 31-year sampler. In most cases, it's one song per artist, though a few have two each. Part of the fun is quibbling with the selections; for example, some of the major omissions among major artists include the Rolling Stones, James Brown, the Supremes, the Jackson 5 and Prince. Aside from a few exceptions, rock is mostly defined as music by white people. Rock is also defined primarily as mainstream and pop-oriented, and that's reflected in the heavy metal, new wave, and alternative selections. Nevertheless, the main problem with the set is not who was left out as much as it is what was left off. Secondarily, what was included as part of an "ultimate rock collection" is sometimes questionable, whether artists or individual song choices. But you can't put three rock fans in the same room (much less three rock critics) and not have immediate disagreement. 

All of the material on Gold and Platinum is demonstrably popular, and all of it is, at least, in the rock tradition. Gold & Platinum is simultaneously a massive achievement (the key word being "massive") and an enormous triviality (the key word being "triviality"). This, in a sense, is the way the record industry views rock music: as a collection of unrelated hits. Juxtaposing so many of them on the same album implies some relationship, but, especially on the later discs covering the 80's and the first half of the 90's, none is really apparent. Still, there's a lot of great music here. (AllMusic review by William Ruhlmann)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand 2:27

02 Beach Boys Good Vibrations 3:38

03 Sonny And Cher I Got You Babe 3:12

04 Byrds Eight Miles High 3:36

05 Bob Dylan Just Like A Woman 4:53

06 Simon And Garfunkel Sounds Of Silence 3:07

07 Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine 3:15

08 Van Morrison Brown Eyed Girl 3:06

09 Creedence Clearwater Revival Proud Mary 3:09

10 Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds 4:31

11 Jefferson Airplane Somebody To Love 3:00

12 Doors Hello, I Love You 2:15

13 Cream Sunshine Of Your Love 4:12

14 Jimi Hendrix Foxey Lady 3:20

15 Big Brother And The Holding Company Piece Of My Heart 4:29

16 Who Pinball Wizard 3:03

17 Grateful Dead Uncle John's Band 4:45

18 Crosby, Stills & Nash Suite: Judy Blue Eyes 7:28

19 Santana Black Magic Woman 3:18

20 Chicago 25 Or 6 To 4 4:50

CD2

01 Rod Stewart Maggie May 5:15

02 Paul Simon Kodachrome 3:35

03 Elton John Crocodile Rock 3:57

04 Cat Stevens Peace Train 4:03

05 Jackson Browne Doctor My Eyes 3:16

06 Carol King It's Too Late 3:54

07 Janis Joplin Me & Bobby Mcgee 4:31

08 Stevie Wonder Living For The City 3:42

09 Derek & Dominos Layla 7:08

10 Ringo Starr It Don't Come Easy 3:02

11 Steve Miller Band The Joker 3:37

12 Loggins & Messina Your Mama Don't Dance 2:50

13 Steely Dan Do It Again 4:13

14 Led Zeppelin Misty Mountain Hop 4:40

15 Yes Roundabout 3:29

16 Allman Brothers Band Revival (Love Is Everywhere) 4:06

17 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Lucky Man 4:38

18 Who Won't Get Fooled Again 8:33

CD3

01 Bruce Springsteen Born To Run 4:32

02 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Don't Do Me Like That 2:43

03 Eagles One Of These Nights 4:47

04 Fleetwood Mac Don't Stop 3:12

05 Paul Mccartney & Wings Band On The Run 5:13

06 Eric Clapton I Shot The Sheriff 3:33

07 Boz Scaggs Lido Shuffle 3:41

08 Peter Frampton Baby, I Love Your Way 3:39

09 Daryl Hall & John Oates Rich Girl 2:24

10 Jefferson Starship Miracles 3:34

11 Queen We Will Rock You 2:03

12 Boston More Than A Feeling 3:26

13 Heart Magic Man 5:31

14 Supertramp The Logical Song 3:49

15 David Bowie Fame 4:17

16 Bee Gees Jive Talkin' 3:44

17 Cars Just What I Needed 3:46

18 Aerosmith Walk This Way 3:33

19 Bob Marley & The Wailers Three Little Birds 3:00

20 Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville 4:09

CD4

01 Police Every Breath You Take 4:14

02 Bruce Springsteen Dancing In The Dark 4:04

03 Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Stop Draggin' My Heart Around 4:03

04 John Cougar Mellencamp Hurts So Good 3:39

05 Billy Joel It's Still Rock And Roll To Me 3:00

06 Go-go's We Got The Beat 2:32

07 Pretenders Back On The Chain Gang 3:52

08 George Harrison All Those Years Ago 3:45

09 Journey Don't Stop Believin' 4:13

10 Duran Duran The Reflex 4:26

11 Wham! Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go! 3:54

12 Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun 3:56

13 Blondie Rapture 5:37

14 John Lennon (Just Like) Starting Over 3:56

15 Tina Turner Better Be Good To Me 3:39

16 Reo Speedwagon Take It On The Run 3:38

17 Zztop Legs 3:37

18 Michael Jackson Human Nature 4:07

19 Phil Collins In The Air Tonight 5:25

CD5

01 Dire Straits Money For Nothing 4:07

02 Sting If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 4:16

03 George Michael Faith 3:15

04 Steve Winwood Back In The High Life Again 4:24

05 Inxs Need You Tonight 3:04

06 Simple Minds Don't You (Forget About Me) 4:21

07 U2 With Or Without You 4:59

08 Grateful Dead Touch Of Grey 4:33

09 Bruce Hornsby And The Range The Way It Is 4:59

10 Van Halen Why Can't This Be Love 3:48

11 Bryan Adams Summer Of '69 3:36

12 Def Leppard Love Bites 5:49

13 Bon Jovi Livin' On A Prayer 4:11

14 Huey Lewis And The News The Power Of Love 3:55

15 Genesis Invisible Touch 3:29

16 Eurythmics Would I Lie To You? 4:25

17 Michael Jackson Dirty Diana 4:52

18 Janet Jackson Control 3:29

CD6

01 Fine Young Cannibals She Drives Me Crazy 3:38

02 Rod Stewart Downtown Train 4:41

03 Madonna Like A Prayer 5:52

04 B-52's Roam 4:07

05 Bonnie Raitt Something To Talk About 3:49

06 Elton John The One 5:55

07 R.e.m. Losing My Religion 4:29

08 Meat Loaf I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) 5:16

09 Hootie And The Blowfish Hold My Hand 4:17

10 Tears For Fears Sowing The Seeds Of Love 5:45

11 10,000 Maniacs These Are Days 3:42

12 Don Henley The End Of The Innocence 5:17

13 Sheryl Crow All I Wanna Do 4:34

14 Smashing Pumpkins 1979 4:25

15 Dave Matthews Band Ants Marching 4:33

16 Boyz Ii Men End Of The Road 5:49

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