Shake Rattle and Roll: 50 Classic Rock ‘n’ Roll Hits
Shake Rattle and Roll: 50 Classic Rock ‘n’ Roll Hits
Customer Review: Great tracklist, bad sound
Firstly, the version I recieved has a slightly different - and possibly superior - tracklisting from the one shown here. My copy replaces some British skiffle/pop with authentic American rock and roll - no Tornados’ ‘Telstar’ or Joe Brown’s ‘Picture Of You’ for example, but Fats Domino’s ‘Ain’t That A Shame’ and Frankie Lymon’s ‘Why Do Fools Fall In Love’ are included. The bulk of the content is identical however, and there’s no denying this is classic stuff. Unfortunately, the disc suffers from a chronic case of modern mastering - the dynamics are squashed to push the volume up, and the bass and treble are boosted. This means everything sounds a bit mushy and overbearing, while the vivid mid-range which gives rock and roll its energy is lost. It’s a heavy-handed approach that might work on dance music but is completely inappropriate for this material. Ah well. Probably a good disc for cruising to, but if you’re serious about this music, far better to investigate some of the properly mastered compilations from labels like Ace and Rhino.
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