Dazed and Confused

by

Various Artists

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I don't own this CD. I don't have to own it to review it, because this music is the soundtrack of my high school years. I lived this music. I listened to it while cruising the local shopping center indulging in - er - various activities. Half of the bands on this CD I had the privilege of seeing perform live in the 70s. THIS is what FM radio sounded like back then. Every single song on this CD was well known to me and my friends. Yes, even Black Oak Arkansas (hot and nasty!), Nazareth (get Hair of the Dog CD for more), and the Runaways (hot babes!). Oh, and I love the movie too. Party on, dudes!

More of an FYI, as this is otherwise a decent CD:

Tush by ZZ Top: the version that appears here is an 80's remix, from when much of their catalog was remixed to sound more like "Eliminator" (added echo/80's drum sound), not the original 1975 version. The original can be found on the old "Best Of ZZ Top" CD, as well as on the more recent "Fandango" remaster.

Rock And Roll All Nite by Kiss: also an 80's remix (from 1988's "Smashes, Thrashes and Hits"). The original 1975 studio version can be found on "Dressed To Kill".

Otherwise the sound on this disc is quite good (not over-compressed/maximized like more recent releases), and the track selection is fine (save for the use of remixes).