Hot Rods & Custom Classics

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.com
Here's an educated guess that road tapes are the second most popular type of homemade mix cassette. (One suspects that old off-road standard--the bedroom mix--would clock in at No. 1.) Hot Rods & Custom Classics is Rhino Records' big daddy of road mixes: four discs housed in an elaborate box that includes a scrupulously assembled 66-page booklet, a catalog of hot-rod accessories, a strip of decals, and even a set of fuzzy dice for your own resto rod. Musically, this collection is all over the road, ranging from selections that seem like they were written with one foot on the accelerator (Johnny Bond's "Hot Rod Lincoln," Chuck Berry's "Maybelline," War's "Low Rider") to more tangential tracks that might force you to pull into a rest stop (Hank Williams's mournful "Lost Highway," Rod Stewart's "Gasoline Alley"). Spanning multiple genres and five decades, Custom Classics is enlivened by film and ad snippets, including a public-safety message from high-speed-crash victim James Dean on, naturally, safe highway driving. --Steven Stolder

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Customer reviews

review by: trivia buff date: 2008-10-02 rating:
You've finally got your own car.
This is a four CD collection of "car songs". It says "hot rods" in the title, but all kinds of cars are featured. In fact some songs, like Hank Williams' "Lost Highway" and Rod Stewart's "Gasoline Alley" are not about cars or driving at all (they are both great songs, though). Songs are in a wide variety of styles, with rockabilly and surf being represented the most. There are also a few old radio commercials for car related products thrown in. Most of the songs are enjoyable, but a couple of the discs should be a bit longer. Oh, it comes with fuzzy dice, too!

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review by: Guitar bass and drums - what's not to like ? date: 2005-09-07 rating:
Well done Amazon
I read a review of this in an English music magazine some years ago and have been trying to get it ever since. The only place from where i could get it sent was "Amazon.com".This is an amazing set with songs from the 50s right through to the 80s and I love it to bits. Particularly pleased to have the wonderful "Black & white Thunderbird" by the Delicates on CD now but it's all really good. Yes there's a lot missing as one reviewer said but you'd have to have a 25CD set to get it all on and you'd still miss out on stuff even then. Be thankful for what it HAS got on it - it's wonderful. And the service from Amazon was first class - arrived 3 weeks before it was due to do so. Thanks

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review by: date: 2005-09-06 rating:
Hot Rods
We just DJ'd a "Car Cruise" in our area. Not only did we enjoy the songs on these cds, but most of the people in the crowd were jammin' right along with us. The "Rev Off" between the '41 Merc and the '61 Chevy was AWESOME! We used it as a contest. Actually had someone able to guess both vehicles! If you are a DJ, and play at any car shows, this is a must have!

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review by: Rob M. date: 2004-11-14 rating:
Great Music Lots Missing Though
this is a great set.Sure to be collectible in the future and some of the songs are treasurs.I personally love hearing all the rare unknown stuff and im happy they didn't load it up with known stuff.Drag City and Little Duce Coupe are great songs but I have enough copy's allready.I wish there had been some more surf derived songs on here like

Beach Buggy-The Shutdowns
GeeTO Tiger-The Tigers
Burning Rubber-Gene Moles(also released as Batmobile for Batman fans)
Twin Pipes-Gene Moles
Ballad Of Boneville-Don Brandon
R.P.M.-The Four Speeds
Mag Wheels-Gary Usher
Four On The Floor-The Four Speeds
My Sting Ray-The Four Speeds
Surfin Hearse-The Quads
Nifty 50-The Customs
Dragster On The Prowell-The Dovells
Chicken-Burt Convoy
Road Runner-The Gants

The list goes on.They did a good job but they could have dome better.My personal favorite is off the set is Hoped Up Mustang by Arlen Sanders.Yeah its just a re-write of Hot Rod Lincoln and he does basically talk through it rather than sing but there is a certain attatude about that song.One song they should have thrown on or maby Rhino will do a Christmas cd some day is Hope Rod Sleigh by The Reindeer.So werather its

My Dad He Said Son You Gonna Drive Me To Drinkin If You Don't Quite Drivin That HOt Rod Lincoln

Santa Said Elves You'll Never See Christmas Day If You Don't Quite Drivin That Hot Rod Sleigh

There All Good To Me.




review by: date: 2003-10-16 rating:
Essential for every road lover
I expected this box 2 be good, but it's amazing. I just think this box should be in every road music lover's collection, because the songs are just mind blowing, the book is something wonderful, plus you get decals and fuzzy dice, what do you want more??? If you like cars and road songs, all you need is here.
Long life to Rhino Records.

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