VA - The '60s Rock Experience (2005)

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This
59-track, triple-disc anthology was loosely inspired by Public
Television's examination of the turbulent '60s. Thus its three chapters
("The Vietnam Backbeat"/"There'll Be a 'Love-In' There"/"Message &
Meaning") come not only organized around historical themes rather than
musical ones, but focus almost exclusively on the decade's closing,
Vietnam-war dominated third. Thus the only genuine artifacts from the
Beatles-led British Invasion era (the movement that arguably defined
much of the decade's music in one way or another) are the Kinks'
proto-metal classic "You Really Got Me," Texan Bobby Fuller's
roots-rousing answer to the shaggy Englishmen then dominating the
charts, "I Fought the Law." Yet there's still enough leeway within that
scope to showcase the era's rich eclecticism. Indeed, "rock" is a very
loose term to describe a collection that includes classic soul (The
Temptations, Jr. Walker, Percy Sledge and Martha and the Vandellas),
sunny pop (Tommy James, The Monkees, Association), nascent psychedelia
(Jefferson Airplane, Iron Butterfly, Strawberry Alarm Clock) and rootsy
folk-rock (The Byrds, Grateful Dead). It's also a tribute to both a
spirit of boundless musical possibilities and an inclusive, long-gone
radio era where all of these disparate styles could and did thrive
literally side-by-side. --Jerry McCulley

Product Description
59 hits from the decade that put the message in music!

The
�60s were the most turbulent decade of the 20th century, with the civil
rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the sexual revolution all
upsetting the status quo that had settled in during the Eisenhower era.
Luckily, turmoil makes for great music, and the artists of the �60s rose
to the challenge by putting messages�of anger and fear, happiness and
peace�into their music. The �60s Rock Explosion, a companion piece to
the hit PBS special, collects some of the most memorable songs from that
magical era into a blast from the past that still has the power to move
us today.

Tracklist

CD1:
01. The Byrds � Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) [03:57]
02. The Mamas & The Papas � California Dreamin [02:41]
03. The Zombies � Time Of The Season [03:30]
04. The Kinks � You Really Got Me [02:15]
05. Canned Heat � On The Road Again [05:02]
06. Paul Revere & The Raiders � Kicks [02:26]
07. The Lovin Spoonful � Do You Believe In Magic [02:06]
08. The Grass Roots � Sooner Or Later [02:41]
09. Fontella Bass � Rescue Me [02:57]
10. Sonny & Cher � The Beat Goes On [03:24]
11. The Vogues � Five O Clock World [02:19]
12. The Buckinghams � Mercy, Mercy, Mercy [02:49]
13. Martha & The Vandellas � Nowhere To Run [02:59]
14. Pacific Gas & Electric � Are You Ready? [05:50]
15. Iron Butterfly � In � A � Gadda � Da � Vida [05:00]
16. Jr. Walker & The All Stars � Shotgun [03:04]
17. Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt � Different Drum [02:38]
18. Donovan � Universal Soldier [02:12]
19. The Monkees � Daydream Believer [02:52]

CD2:
01. Jefferson Airplane � Somebody To Love [03:01]
02. Scott McKenzie � San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) [02:59]
03. Van Morrison � Brown Eyed Girl [03:07]
04. The Turtles � Happy Together [02:55]
05. Dusty Springfield � Son � Of � A Preacher Man [02:26]
06. The Association � Along Comes Mary [02:51]
07. The Byrds � Mr. Tambourine Man [02:19]
08. Strawberry Alarm Clock � Incense And Peppermints [02:49]
09. The Temptations � (I Know) I m Losing You [02:26]
10. We Five � You Were On My Mind [02:39]
11. Donovan � Hurdy Gurdy Man [03:19]
12. Tommy James And The Shondells � Crimson And Clover [05:28]
13. Percy Sledge � When A Man Loves A Woman [02:55]
14. The Mindbenders � A Groovy Kind Of Love [02:02]
15. Sonny & Cher � I Got You Babe [03:13]
16. Otis Redding � Try A Little Tenderness [03:58]
17. Procol Harum � A Whiter Shade Of Pale [03:59]
18. Diana Ross And The Supremes � Reflections [02:51]
19. The Young Rascals � Groovin [02:28]
20. The 5th Dimension � Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) [04:47]

CD3:
01. The Youngbloods � Get Together [04:38]
02. The Chambers Brothers � Time Has Come Today [04:53]
03. Steppenwolf � Magic Carpet Ride [04:27]
04. Blood, Sweat & Tears � Spinning Wheel [03:29]
05. Five Man Electrical Band � Signs [03:59]
06. Grateful Dead � Casey Jones [05:16]
07. Eric Burdon & The Animals � Sky Pilot (Part One) [07:24]
08. Edwin Starr � War [03:20]
09. The Temptations � Ball Of Confusion (Thats What The World Is Today) [04:06]
10. Country Joe And The Fish � Vietnam Song [04:53]
11. The Impressions � People Get Ready [02:38]
12. The Guess Who � Laughing [02:39]
13. Bobby Fuller Four � I Fought The Law [02:17]
14. Tommy James & The Shondells � Crystal Blue Persuasion [04:06]
15. Nilsson � Everybody s Talkin [02:45]
16. Manfred Mann � With God On Our Side [04:26]
17. Zager & Evans � In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) [03:18]
18. Barry McGuire � Eve Of Destruction [03:33]
19. Dion � Abraham, Martin And John [03:21]
20. The Hollies � He Ain t Heavy, He s My Brother [04:15]

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