Cinderella – Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits
CINDERELLA
ROCKED, WIRED & BLUESED: THE GREATEST HITS
Released 2005 (Mercury)
Track List:
01. Night Songs
02. Shake Me
03. Nobody’s Fool
04. Somebody Save Me
05. Bad Seamstress Blues/Fallin’ Apart At The Seams
06. Gypsy Road
07. Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)
08. The Last Mile
09. Long Cold Winter
10. If You Don’t Like It
11. Coming Home
12. The More Things Change
13. Shelter Me
14. Heartbreak Station
15. Winds Of Change
16. Blood From A Stone
17. Hot And Bothered
Band:
Tom Keifer – vocals, guitar and piano
Jeff LaBar – guitar and background vocals
Eric Brittingham – bass and background vocals
Fred Coury – drums, percussion and background vocals
Production:
Compilation produced by Mike Ragogna.
Review:
Anyone that has stumbled upon this website should already know that Cinderella is one of the greatest 80s hard rock bands, and if you haven’t heard them yet – what are you waiting for? They were able to deliver both on album and live on stage. The compilation follows the band in chronological order from their hard rock beginnings to their shift into blues-drenched rock, with both sounds being equally impressive.
All of the hits are here, from the shit-kicking “Shake Me” to the massive balled “Don’t Know What You Got” and everything in between – like the experimental “Shelter Me”. The only problem is that if you already own Cinderella‘s Once Upon A… there really isn’t much need for this album – although this record includes “Fallin’ Apart At The Seams” which is one of the most underrated songs in Cinderella‘s catalog. This collection sure does bring back lots of memories though, songs like Gypsy Road were staples during my high-school partying days.
The booklet is well done and features several pages of band history, complete with interviews. But this collection may only appeal to completists and new fans as it doesn’t offer anything new musically. For the real Cinderella fans the DVD version – titled Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Video Hits – should be the real treat. www.cinderella.net
Reviewed by Skid for Sleaze Roxx, March 2005.
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