Various Artists - 20 More Explosive Fantastic Rockin' Mega Smash Hit Explosions!

Title: 20 More Explosive Fantastic Rockin' Mega Smash Hit Explosions! Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 1992 Re-Released On: 5/11/2004 Label: Pravda Records Duration: 68:49 Album Type(s): Various artists collection, Greatest Hits UPCs: 727321634225, 727321634218, 803680444009 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Roots Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Rock Your Baby :: Poi Dog Pondering, 2 Nice Girls
2. A Little Bit of Country, a Little Bit of Rock & Roll :: John Wesley Harding, Kelly Hogan
3. O-O-H Child :: The Posies
4. The Rapper :: Dash Rip Rock
5. Still the One :: King Missile
6. Movin' On :: Brian Henneman, Uncle Tupelo
7. Maggie May :: Head Candy
8. Magic :: J. Levine
9. Dancing Queen :: Milo Binder
10. I Write the Songs :: Day Glo Abortions
11. It Don't Come Easy :: The Smithereens
12. Knowing Me, Knowing You :: Javelin Boot
13. Indiana Wants Me :: The Frampton Brothers
14. Go All the Way :: Trip Shakespeare
15. Music Box Dancer :: Enormous Richard
16. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) :: Fastbacks
17. Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves :: Phantom Helmsmen
18. Seasons in the Sun/Hustle :: The Squirrels
19. MacArthur Park :: Goober & the Peas
20. Hot Child in the City :: The Coal Porters
21. Brother Louie

Year Type Label Catalog # 2004 CD Pravda Records 1992 CD Pravda Records PR-6342-2

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Pravda's sequel to their first compilation of K-Tel cover songs has, like its predecessor, as many hits as misses. To be sure, some of the songs weren't all that great to begin with -- how could any artist hope to transform Donny and Marie Osmond's "A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock & Roll" into something more substantial? Well, John Wesley Harding and Kelly Hogan give it a shot, but there's only so much they can do (including changing a few of the lyrics). The stronger numbers, however -- particularly those that have been covered with some degree of respect -- seem to fare the best. The Posies' "O-o-h Child" (The Five Stairsteps), for instance, is quite faithful to the original. If a bit less soulful, it still glows with the Beatle-esque harmonies that have long distinguished the careers of Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. The Smithereens' take on Ringo Starr's "It Don't Come Easy" is another good fit between song and performer. Neither cover is better than the original, but no matter. On the other end of the spectrum, the Dayglo Abortions cover Barry Manilow's "I Write the Songs" in an off-hand (and off-key) punk rock style that adds little to the mawkish original. Most of the rest of the contributions, from the likes of King Missile, Wilco, The Fastbacks, etc., fall between the two extremes. ~ Kathleen C. Fennessy, All Music Guide

Name Credits 2 Nice Girls Performer Adam Sultan Guitar Andy Kaulkin Keyboards Beth Herzhaft Photography Bill Davis Guitar, Vocals Bill Haller Drums Bill Larsen Photography Billy Block Drums, Percussion Blake Patterson Vocals, Bass Bon Phillips Producer Bonehead Drums Brian Henneman Guitar, Vocals Bruce Hughes Vocals, Bass Cathy Korniloff Vocals (Background) Charles Peterson Photography Chris "Lucky Dog" Luckette Vocals, Drums Chris Bess Vocals (Background), Vibraslap, Accordion, Piano Chris Buessem Guitar, Vocals Chris King Vocals Chris Xefos Keyboards, Bass Coffee Creek Producer Conrad Uno Engineer, Vocals (Background), Mixing, Producer Craig Ferguson Bass Cretin Vocals, Producer, Guitar Damian Lang Drums Dan O'Neill Guitar, Vocals Dan Wilson Guitar, Vocals Danielle Jewell Bass, Vocals Daren Hess Drums Dash Rip Rock Producer, Performer Dave Crawford Organ, Trumpet Dave Feeny Engineer Dave Guinn Drums Dave Rick Guitar Dave Vandervoort Bass David Conklin Photography David Mider Vocals, Drums David Vetterman Assistant Engineer Day Glo Abortions Performer, ? Debbie Gidley Vibraslap, Vocals Denise Sullivan Photography Dennis Diken Drums, Vocals Detroit Philharmonic Orchestra Strings Detroit Symphony Strings Vocals (Background), Strings Dewey Nicks Photography Doug Roberson Guitar, Mandolin Ed Masley Guitar, Vocals Elaine Harris Drums Enormous Richard ?, Performer Fastbacks ?, Performer Frank Mundo Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Programming, Keyboards Frank Orrall Vocals Fred Remmert Engineer, Keyboards Goober & the Peas ?, Performer Goober Miller Vocals Gretchen Phillips Vocals (Background) Gwen Dracus Drums Gwendolen Cates Photography Head Candy ?, Performer Hoaky Hickel Vocals, Guitar Ian Thomson Vocals, Bass J. Levine ?, Performer Jack Petracek Producer Javelin Boot Producer, Performer Jay Farrar Vocals, Guitar Jay Lauterwasser Laughs, Bass, Vocals (Background) Jeff Tweedy Bass, Vocals Jim "Shorty" Currie Guitar (Rhythm) Jim Babjak Guitar, Vocals Jim Currie Guitar (Rhythm) Jim E. Hill Mixing Jim Hill Mixing Jim Vallet Bass Jim Viner Drums Jimmy Thomas Impersonations, Guitar, Engineer, Vocals Joey Kline Guitar, Vocals John Carpender Drums John H.R. Mills Saxophone John Mills Saxophone John Munson Bass, Vocals John Nelson Percussion John S. Hall Vocals John Schmidt Vocals John Wesley Harding Guitar, Performer, Vocals Jon Auer Guitar, Vocals, Mixing, Engineer Jon Blondell Trombone Kelly Hogan Performer, Chimes, Wind Chimes, Vocals Ken Stringfellow Vocals, Piano, Bass, Guitar Kenn Goodman Executive Producer Kim Vocals, Bass Kim Warnick Bass, Vocals King Missile ?, Performer Kurt Guitar Kurt Bloch Engineer, Guitar, Producer LuAnn Olson Vocals (Background) Lulu Guitar, Vocals M.B. Vocals (Background) Marcus Fuller Laughs Mark Nichols Keyboards, Vocals Mary Anne Merrick Mundo Vocals, Recorder, Flute Matt Fuller Vocals (Background), Drums Matt Wilson Vocals, Guitar Michael "Hoss" Miller Bass Michael Heidorn Drums Michael Miller Drums Michelle Andonian Photography Mike Mayeax Producer Mike Mesaros Vocals, Bass Mike Musburger Drums Mike Sangster Guitar, Vocals Milo Binder Vocals (Background), Performer, Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic) Pat DiNizio Harmonica, Guitar, Vocals Phantom Helmsmen ?, Performer Phil Bonnet Editing, Engineer Ping Tallendyk Guitar Poi Dog Pondering Performer Rachel Rodham Vocals, Guitar Randell Kirsch Recorder, Bass, Percussion, Producer, Organ, Harmonica, Engineer, Vocals (Background) Rich Skubish Vocals (Background), Guitar (Acoustic) Rick Mosher Executive Producer RK Vocals (Background) Rob Morgan Engineer, Voices, Dialogue, Vocals Roderick Dillon Piano Roger Murdock Drums Rusty Drums, Drums Ruth Leitman Photography Sally Zuckerman Keyboards Scott Mathews Band, Producer, Multi Instruments Scott McCaughey Vocals (Background), Mixing Scott Roeuer Guitar (Electric) Sean Lally Guitar, Vocals (Background) Sheila Sachs Design Sid Griffin Guitar, Producer, Vocals Sportsman Smith Drums, Vocals, Voices Spud Bass Steve Gerlach Guitar, Vocals Susan Voeltz Violin Susan Voelz Violin Taylor Joy Vocals (Background) Ted Cho Guitar Terry Witt Photography The Coal Porters Performer, ? The Frampton Brothers Group, Performer The Posies Producer, Performer The Smithereens ?, Performer The Squirrels Producer, Performer Tim Fowler Bass, Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals Tom Gerlach Vocals, Bass Tom Gracyk Photography Tom Hendrickson, Jr. Lap Steel Guitar, Guitar Trip Shakespeare ?, Performer Uncle Tupelo ?, Performer