The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

610583360325

Description:

Audio Mixers: Jay Vicari; John Harris ; Bob Clearmountain; Carl Glanville.
Recording information: Madison Square Garden (10/29/2009-10/30/2009).
Creator: Carol Bobolts.
Director: Joel Gallen.
As a celebration for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame`s 25th Anniversary, the institute held two star-studded concerts in late October 2009, each bill bursting with inductees from throughout the decades. It`s all captured here on a four-disc box (the individual nights are available as two separate two-CD sets). Covers and collaborations were the order of the day, usually in sensible pairings: James Taylor sat in with Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jeff Beck reprised his guitar showcase on Stevie Wonder`s "Superstition," Darlene Love fronted the E-Street Band, Metallica gleefully supports Ozzy Osbourne on a pair of Black Sabbath songs, U2 leads Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Roy Bittan make it through "Because the Night." Surprises aren`t quite the order of the day -- the only performance that reimagines the original is Jeff Beck`s instrumental reading of the Beatles` "A Day in the Life" -- and that goes for cameos from the younger set, too: Rage Against the Machine`s Tom Morello naturally appears during Springsteen`s stomp through "London Calling," John Legend steps in for Marvin Gaye during Wonder`s set and Fergie does capable Merry Clayton during U2 and Mick Jagger`s "Gimme Shelter." Then again, who turns to a celebration of the past for anything but comfort? A reminder of what they loved in the first place? This concert does indeed offer that, and if there are some bumpy moments -- the pairing of Lou Reed and Metallica on "Sweet Jane" defies any logic -- they are outweighed by the pleasure of professionals taking a stroll through their back pages. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Woodstock - Crosby, Stills & Nash
2. Almost Cut My Hair - Crosby, Stills & Nash
3. Love Has No Pride - Crosby, Stills & Nash - (featuring Bonnie Raitt)
4. Prentender, The - Crosby, Stills & Nash - (featuring Jackson Browne)
5. Mexico - Crosby, Stills & Nash - (featuring James Taylor)
6. Love the One You`re With - Crosby, Stills & Nash - (featuring James Taylor)
7. Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard - Paul Simon
8. You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
9. Wanderer, The - Paul Simon - (featuring Dion DiMucci)
10. Here Comes the Sun - Paul Simon - (featuring David Crosby/Graham Nash)
11. Two People In the World - Little Anthony & the Imperials
12. Sounds of Silence, The - Simon & Garfunkel
13. Mrs. Robinson/Not Fade Away - Simon & Garfunkel
14. Boxer, The - Simon & Garfunkel
15. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
16. For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
17. Signed, Sealed, Deliverd I`m Yours - Stevie Wonder
18. Tracks of My Tears, The - Stevie Wonder - (featuring Smokey Robinson)

DISC 2:

1. Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology) - Stevie Wonder - (featuring John Legend)
2. Way You Make Me Feel, The - Stevie Wonder - (featuring John Legend)
3. Thrill is Gone, The - Stevie Wonder - (featuring B.B. King)
4. Higher Ground/Roxanne - Stevie Wonder - (featuring Sting)
5. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
6. Ghost of Tom Joad, The - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
7. Fortunate Son - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - (featuring John Fogerty)
8. Oh, Pretty Woman - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - (featuring John Fogerty)
9. Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
10. Fine Fine Boy, A - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - (featuring Darlene Love)
11. London Calling - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - (featuring Tom Morello)
12. New York State of Mind - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - (featuring Billy Joel)
13. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
14. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher [Tribute To Jackie Wilson] - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - (featuring Darlene Love/John Fogerty/Sam Moore/Tom Morello/Billy Joel)

DISC 3:

1. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
2. People Get Ready - Jeff Beck - (featuring Sting)
3. Let Me Love You Baby - Jeff Beck - (featuring Buddy Guy)
4. Rice Pudding - Jeff Beck
5. Foxey Lady - Jeff Beck - (featuring Billy Gibbons)
6. Day In the Life, A - Jeff Beck
7. For Whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica
8. Turn the Page - Metallica
9. Sweet Jane - Metallica - (featuring Lou Reed)
10. Iron Man - Metallica - (featuring Ozzy Osbourne)
11. Paranoid - Metallica - (featuring Ozzy Osbourne)
12. All Day and All of the Night - Metallica - (featuring Ray Davies)
13. Enter Sandman - Metallica

DISC 4:

1. Vertigo - U2
2. Magnificent - U2
3. Because the Night - U2 - (featuring Patti Smith/Roy Bittan/Bruce Springsteen)
4. I Still Haven`t Found What I`m Looking For - U2 - (featuring Bruce Springsteen)
5. Mysterious Ways - U2
6. Where is the Love/One - U2 - (featuring The Black Eyed Peas)
7. Gimme Shelter - U2
8. Stuck in a Moment You Can`t Get Out Of - U2 - (featuring Mick Jagger)
9. Beautiful Day - U2

Album Information

Release Date:

11/02/2010

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Folk Rock

Label:

WEA (Distributor)

Catalog Number:

25805

Original Release Year:

2010

# of Discs:

4

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

240 : 20

Guest Artist:

Bonnie Raitt; Jackson Browne; James Taylor; Dion DiMucci; David Crosby; Graham Nash; Smokey Robinson; John Legend; B.B. King; Sting; John Fogerty; Darlene Love; Tom Morello; Billy Joel; Sam Moore; Buddy Guy; Billy Gibbons; Lou Reed; Ozzy Osbourne; Ray Davies; Patti Smith; Roy Bittan; Bruce Springsteen; Black Eyed Peas; Mick Jagger

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