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This rhino set is actually a very good represention of metal from the last 40 years or so.It includes songs by Blue Cheer,Alice Cooper, UFO,Judas Priest,Angel Witch,Girlschool,Iron Maiden,Motorhead,Venom, Raven,Mercyful Fate,Metallica,Accept,Slayer,Metal Church,Prong,and Sepultura.Which is a huge span of metal,on the bad side it includeds to much Glam and non metal acts(Ted Nugent,Living Colour ,Kiss,Stryper,and Skid Row).If this were cut down to three disks and other bands such as Bathory ,Candlemass and Death were added to make a fourth disk, you would have a great metal set.Some stuff which is needed such as Early Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin isn't in here because of copywrite ownership issues.The 77 page book is great with alot of pictures ,a story about each song and small articules on metal and it's history makes up for some of the bad song choices.
But they should have thrown a couple other goodies to sweeten it, a guitar pick or something. Otherwise, it's all good.
That said, I was mostly pleased with selection with my negatives being the Hawkwind and the Sepultura tracks. I'll admit it, I'm always a sucker for cool packaging.
And Sepultura gets a thumbs down because I just don't dig non-melodic, growling kind of metal, which most thrash is. I'm not a Hawkwind aficionado, but didn't they have something better that could have been used instead.
Lost Johnny is just awful. 70's originals, NWOBHM, 80's hair bands, glam, power metal, I love it all.
Buy.
This is a nice compilation of a wide range of artists. I purchased this on a lightning deals offer back in December for the outrageous price of $18.97. I've been taking my time listening to the CD's and months later I have no complaints. I remember listening to most of this music in my early teens and so it has been fun to relive some memories. This has also been a huge conversation piece at parties, both the music and the box are memorable.
good luck in your quest to find a cheap one.JAWSJon A. i would recommend buy it from an independent seller for about $40 or less.
secondly this is a great box set. i have no complaints about this product at all.
first off i'm actually 17, i just don't want to screw up my friends account, the one im using. Also another bonus is that there is a great full page picture of Lita ford, a back shot, and D4NM does she have a great 4SS.to sum it up i would give this a five stars, but the amazon priece is a bit too expensive even for this, so i gave it a four stars.
the music is great, the amp styled box looks cool, and the book has over 75 pages of great pictures and biographies of the bands. also it speaks of the history of metal, interviews some great ions (like Ronnie James Dio, and Lita Ford) of the metal world who help augment the lifestyle, and it also has some great quotes by some of the bands/bandmates (like Alice Cooper, Geezer Butler, Lemmy Kilmister, Rob Halford, and Vinnie Paul, just to name a few).
i got mine brand new for $25, a great buy. Waverly
The music selections may not be the best representations of the genre; I guess a REAL fan would know by the titles listed, or would be enough of a fan to like them from the start.The set came in a box that was made very well, of a strong cardboard (like particle board or wood panelling) and made to look like an old time radio. But being that it is about the size of a shoebox, and only holds the 4 CD set, it takes a LOT of room for just 4 CD's, so I do not use it.I guess I'm not a "True Fan"
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