Hollywood Rocks boxset

[Greeno]

Man, what a great boxset!!!!! It includes a killer book on the history of each band.... very INDEPTH histories I might add. And it's not just the glam/hair scene. It covers everyone from LA Guns to Lizzy Borden to the Joneses. Plus the songs are not just the typical tracks from the albums but demo or rare early versions.

CD 1 (1980-1985)
1. Hollywood Rose - Killing Time
2. Hellion - Run For Your Life
3. Mickey Ratt - Dr. Rock
4. Plain Jane - Time Warp
5. Candy - Whatever Happened To Fun
6. Steeler - Cold Day In Hell
7. Dokken - It's Not Love
8. W.A.S.P. - Fuck Like A Beast
9. Black N' Blue - Hold On To 18
10. The Joneses - Looks So Good
11. The Zeros - Kokomo Joe
12. Quiet Riot - Let's Get Crazy
13. Armored Saint - No Reason To Live
14. Stephen Pearcy's RAT - In Your Direction
15. Bitch - Be My Slave
16. Kery Doll - Too Good For Heaven
17. Warrant - Last Action Hero
18. Sin - Break Down The Walls (Stop The Rock)
19. Xciter - Sleepless Nights

CD 2 (1985-1988)
1. Poison - Look What The Cat Dragged In
2. Lizzy Borden - American Metal
3. L.A. Guns (with Paul Black) - Roll The Dice
4. Stryper - To hell with the devil
5. Great White - Down On Your Knees
6. Demolition Galore - Bulimia Babe
7. Harlow - Rock The Box
8. Slut - Dr. Monster
9. L.A. Guns (with Phil Lewis) - Electric Gypsy
10. Decry - Dead End Zone
11. Nitro - Bitch On My Black
12. Faster Pussycat - Babylon
13. Rough Cutt - Hold On
14. Tuff - Sinner Street
15. Odin - 12 O'clock High
16. Salty Dog - Strong Medication
17. Sound Barrier - Gladiator
18. WWIII - Love You To Death
19. Rock City Angels - Hush Child
20. The Sea Hags - Doghouse

CD 3 (1988-1989)
1. Keel - The Right To Rock (live)
2. Jailhouse - The Innocent
3. London - Rainbow Bar & Girls
4. Cherry Street - Hellraiser
5. Junkyard - Hollywood
6. China - Love In Cold Blood
7. Bang Tango - Someone Like You
8. Black Cherry - Fading Away
9. King Kobra - Mean Street Machine
10. Motorcycle Boy - Cats Paw
11. Tommi Gunn - Rip, Rattle And Roll
12. Stars From Mars - We Got Tonight
13. Cats In Boots - Her Monkey
14. Lions & Ghosts - Meteor Boy
15. Angora - Give Me A Line
16. Virgin - I'm No Angel
17. The Hangmen - Desperation Town
18. XYZ - Inside Out
19. Kills For Thrills - Commercial Suicide
20. D'Molls - Action

CD 4 (1990-1992)
1. Electric Angels - Def Generation
2. Burning Tree - Planned Disaster
3. Jetboy - Feel The Shake
4. Big Bang Babies - 8 Arms
5. Lypswitch - Sexx On The Sun
6. Syanide Kick - Hollywood Angel
7. Darling Cruel - Changed
8. Saigon Saloon - Days Gone By
9. Rebel Rebel - Tonight's Your Night To R&R
10. Spiders & Snakes - California Slide
11. Hardly Dangerous - Take Me To The Mountain
12. Skull - I Like My Music Loud
13. Yesterday's Tear - Cold
14. Pretty Boy Floyd - Shut Up!
15. Blackboard Jungle - Chicago
16. Love/Hate - Wish It Was Summer
17. Mondo Kane - High On A Dream
18. Fizzy Bangers - Hai Karate
19. Alleycat Scratch - Take A Bite Outta Me

 

[sixxswine]

In have the book already and scored a couple of promo discs from this set...
It's spendy for for the low budget label that it is Deadline & the sound of the recordings aren't that great...

 

[Greeno]

In have the book already and scored a couple of promo discs from this set...
It's spendy for for the low budget label that it is Deadline & the sound of the recordings aren't that great...

Dude, alot of the tracks are from demos or very small press runs of singles (like it says that only 100 copies of the Micky Rat single were pressed). There's even some stuff from local radio on it. I am very pleased with the quality considering that this stuff is like 20 to 25 years old and God knows where they dug it up. I bet some of the tracks are from old tapes from some one's basement.

As for it being "spendy".. I picked it up at Circuit City for $40, not bad for 4 discs and a VERY infomative book (and a couple other trinkets).

SIX- which book do you have? The one from the boxset or the big hardback? The "Hollywood Rocks" hardback that came out last year is mainly just photos, not much info.... but still a fun book to check out. The book from the boxset is way better, it's loaded woth killer bio's.

Anyway, I'm very pleased with this thing, I'm learning a ton from it.... also adding to my want list of music to track down. Maybe this set will only interest Trix and myself.... I'd bet he already has it.

 

[sixxswine]

Dude, alot of the tracks are from demos or very small press runs of singles (like it says that only 100 copies of the Micky Rat single were pressed). There's even some stuff from local radio on it. I am very pleased with the quality considering that this stuff is like 20 to 25 years old and God knows where they dug it up. I bet some of the tracks are from old tapes from some one's basement.

As for it being "spendy".. I picked it up at Circuit City for $40, not bad for 4 discs and a VERY infomative book (and a couple other trinkets).

SIX- which book do you have? The one from the boxset or the big hardback? The "Hollywood Rocks" hardback that came out last year is mainly just photos, not much info.... but still a fun book to check out. The book from the boxset is way better, it's loaded woth killer bio's.

Anyway, I'm very pleased with this thing, I'm learning a ton from it.... also adding to my want list of music to track down. Maybe this set will only interest Trix and myself.... I'd bet he already has it.

I have the Hardback Hollywood Rocks limited Edition...
Plus 1/2 of the tracks on the box...
Not bad eh?!

 

[rokk]

Maybe this set will only interest Trix and myself

And Me!

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

I'll be pickin it up!! Gotta order it through Metal Sludge though I think, being in Australia. Looks unreal though, and sounds even more unreal now after reading Greeno's review!! Thanks dude!