Ecletic Mix
Thomas Magnum | NJ, USA | 07/31/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Rock On's 1973 collection is an eclectic mix of songs that have in spots a truly inspired track listing. You move from the funky interracial love song "Brother Louie" by The Stories into the Bay Area soul-jazz in Tower Of Power's So Very Hard To Go" to Seals & Crofts' soaring "We May Never Pass This Way Again" to Lou Reed's dark "Walk On The Wild Side" to Maureen McGovern's weepy "The Morning After" from the Poseidon Adventure to the bubblegum pop of The DeFranco's "Heartbeat (It's A Lovebeat)" to the gritty funk of Kool & The Gang's "Jungle Boogie" to the bedroom soul of the great Marvin Gaye's number one hit "Let's Get It On". You also get the Allman Brothers' lone top ten hit the FM radio staple, "Ramblin Man" and Jim Croce's first number one hit "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"."