
The Fifteen Greatest Box Sets This weekend, Rock Daily celebrated the box set — that glossy ultimate mixtape that brightens up any coffee table but can lighten your wallet by the ton. We pooled your nominations with ours and came up with a list of the fifteen best worth your buck: 1. Star Time, James Brown 2. Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection, Ray Charles 3. Anthology of American Folk Music, Various Artists 4. Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968, Various Artists 5. Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music, Various Artists 6. The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991, Bob Dylan 7. One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found, Various Artists 8. The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983, Johnny Cash 9. Arkology, Lee “Scratch” Perry 10. No Thanks! The ’70s Punk Rebellion, Various Artists 11. Crossroads, Eric Clapton 12. Back to Mono, Phil Spector 13. Peel Slowly and See, Velvet Underground 14. Live/1975-85, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band 15. The Funk Box, Various Artists Photo: Furlong/Getty
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Published: 2007-08-14 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists
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Weekend Rock List: Who Should Nominated For Rock Hall?For years, members of the Kiss Army stamped their feet in unison every time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations were announced and the Gods of Thunder weren’t on the short list. That all changed this year: Kiss is finally up for Rock Immortality, opening the door for another band with a fervent fanbase to demand justice. So this weekend’s Rock List is dedicated to bands our readers feel should be nominated for the Rock Hall. We’re fully expecting a rush of Rush fans to dominate the polls, bu
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Published: 2009-09-25 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists
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Weekend Rock List: Best Live Albums Okay, send us your suggestions for the best live albums ever officially released — that means your dusty bootleg cassettes don’t count, Deadheads and Phish phans. Post your picks, and on Monday, we’ll reveal our comprehensive list. Here are five of our favorites: Talking Heads - The Name of This Band Is … The Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East The Grateful Dead - Europe ‘72 Kiss - Alive James Brown - Live at the Apollo
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Published: 2007-11-24 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists
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