The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks 1964-1971 [DSD Remastered]
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Free Music Review: Overrated????
Hit: 1 Stars
Who could like a band like The Rolling Stones? They are not the world's greatest rock band and they never made anything good but Start Me Up and Shattered. Their new album is the most horrible CD I have ever heard. Stay far away from that CD. Get anything from the Stones that contains Start Me Up or Shattered insted.
Free Music Review: WARNING!! Great music, but Amazon is not selling the SACD version of this disc
Hit: 5 Stars
I give the CD five stars for content (difficult to argue with that rating, this is a classic that the part-time Stones fan can't do without)... Five stars to Amazon for quick shipping and a pleasant experience with customer service on the phone... But zero stars to Amazon for misrepresenting what they are selling.
Apparently prior reviewers didn't have this problem, but when I received my "Hybrid SACD" of Hot Rocks (March '06), I furrowed my brow in concern when I noticed that the SACD logo appeared nowhere on the packaging (it does say "DSD Remastered" on the spine of the jewel box). After tearing open the package, I found that the SACD logo appeared nowhere on the disc or in the booklet. After being inserted in my SACD compatible player, I was unable to access the SACD layer.
That's because this ISN'T the SACD hybrid version that they're advertising it to be. This is the same standard CD you can buy at your local record store, Best Buy or Wal*Mart. Speaking of BB, I took this CD to my local outlet and popped the disc(s) into one of their Sony SACD players on the shelf, just to make sure it wasn't just MY unit that wouldn't play it correctly... The unit in the store did something that my player didn't, which perfectly illustrates the problem, it actually said on the player's LED display "NOT HYBRID DISC".
Well, I guess THAT clears it up.
Figuring that it was an honest mistake, I called Amazon and pointed out that I'd been shipped the wrong disc. Kudos to the fellow at Amazon's customer service center, he apologized and promptly sent me a replacement by overnight mail (no charge), and sent a label to affix to the package to return the CD I was erroneously sent. Only problem is...
The "replacement" CD is identical to the one I was sent the first time.
Giving up on Amazon after two tries, I have subsequently purchased a lightly-used proper hybrid SACD of Hot Rocks on eBay, and the disc(s) sound great. FWIW, the hybrid SACD issue of Hot Rocks appears to have only been issued in cardboard fold-out packaging (if online pics are to be believed), so if you order this CD and get it in a jewel box without any mention of it being a hybrid SACD, you've got the "regular" version of the CD.
The UPC code of the SACD issue is 0-18771-96672-2. The "regular" CD has the same number save for the last one, which is -1. The first and last numbers are very small in comparison to the middle ten, so at first glance the CD's appear to have the same UPC code... But that little '1' or '2' at the end makes all the difference.
I assume that this is an honest mistake on Amazon's part, but potential buyers who are searching for the SACD version of Hot Rocks have been warned. I believe that the "standard" layer on the SACD disc is identical in content and quality to the non-SACD version, so if you don't have an SACD-compatible player, none of this will be of any consequence to you.
Free Music Review: perfect for the casual stones fan
Hit: 5 Stars
If you're like me, then your one of those people who understand why the Rolling Stones are so great, but you won't go out and buy every one of their albums. This album is perfect for you if you're like that. It is essentially a greatest hits album. It contains all their greatest hits from 1964-71, which is basically a greatest hits of all time from them. A hardcore stones fan would argue that, but for someone like me, its perfect. This album contains all the songs that you would hear on the radio, even some that you may not hear. Be sure to get this one, it's a must have for any fan of rock.Free Music Review: For the Casual Stones Fan it's Great.
Hit: 4 Stars
I am not a die-hard Stones fan, but I believe that their place in rock history is valid and they represent one of many facets of a very diversified musical genre. There are so many styles out there: art rock, goth rock, acid rock, etc., but the Stones represent an aspect that everyone needs to acknowledge now and then, and that would be good time, down-to-earth raunchy blues rock. That's not to say they didn't do some great ballads, but what would you rather play at a party; "As Tears Go By" or "Honky Tonk Women?"
The band had so many great hits, especially during the 64-71 era, and this represents all the best of them. Beside that, I maintain an eternal weakness for the great classic "You Can't Always Get What You Want." You can play that anywhere and blow any young kid who thinks they're cool out of the water because it's that full of attitude after all these years. The best thing about it is that it's not even aggressive compared to songs like "Brown Sugar." Now that's coolness defined. Get Hot Rocks for all the great songs you know and the album rock stations some of us were lucky enough to grow up with. Also, you may want to get Forty Licks or Some Girls for great later classics like "Beast of Burden" and "Waiting on a Friend." A little Stones go a long way for some of us, but they're still around, and they're still cool, so have fun!
Free Music Review: if you want one collection of the Stones, get this one
Hit: 5 Stars
this covers all their greatest stuff, and is really all you need if you aren't a hardcore fan. I wouldn't call myself a real Rolling Stones fan, but I do enjoy the classic songs on here like "paint it black" and "satisfaction," among others. ideal if you are new to the band, though you have likely heard of them before (they must be the most famous band in the history of rock, no?) yes, definetily get it. I know that the Stones always have released mediocre live material, but the live tracks on here are extremely good, all 2 of them. There's not that much I can say about the Stones; I like most of the music, but in general I don't dig the band that much. If you are like me, this one is for you.