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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0610583243727
Label: Saguaro Road Records
Manufacturer: Saguaro Road Records
MPN: 19667
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Saguaro Road Records
Release Date: September 30, 2008
Studio: Saguaro Road Records
Disc 1:- Summertime Blues
- Come On, Let's Go
- Rave On
- Believe What You Say
- Bye Bye Love
- Be-Bop-A-Lula
- Runaway
- Jailhouse Rock
- I Walk The Line
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Who Do You Love
- Sweet Little Rock and Roller
- Dream Baby
- Shake, Rattle and Roll
- The Wanderer
Disc 2:- DVD of Dion's memories of his heroes
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Product Description:
Hand-selected by Dion, the songs of Heroes include 15 early rock classics. All of the artists he pays tribute to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Ritchie Valens, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and the Everly Brothers. Specially packaged with a bonus DVD.
Album Description:
Dion's 2008 Heroes CD and bonus DVD capture vibrant, personal reflections of early Rock 'N' Roll and the guitar greats that have influenced generations. Hand-selected by Dion, the songs of Heroes include 15 early rock classics. All of the artists he pays tribute to have been included into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Ritchie Valens, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and the Everly Brothers. The DVD features Dion's vivid, compelling stories of the early days of Rock 'N' Roll, giving a history lesson of the most exciting kind, bringing new life to the work of a great guitar innovators who continue to inspire others.
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The first time through you listen to the words; after that you hear the outstanding guitar music throughout the CD. I first found out about this CD when I was listening to a November 2008 interview with Dion on National Public Radio. He did it on NPR's Fresh Air and it is availble on-line at: [...] It is about 25 minutes long and worthy of a listen. It is only Dion with an acoustic guitar and the interviewer, Teri Gross.
I did not realize Dion was still singing/playing and sounding so young and alive. I am not into listening to music from earlier generations, but this CD is more than that. It is like what you heard in the late 50's/early 60's, but so much better. The guitar work is outstanding.
I only purchase a few CD's each year and this one was well worth the money.
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Dion is one of the best voices and song stylists to come out of the rock and roll era. I was disappointed that if he was going to record some of the songs from that era that he didn't do more to make them his own. I realize the purpose of the album is to honor his guitar heroes, but he did nothing to make us want to listen to his versions instead of the originals.
The DVD is interesting to hear an artist's view of his contemporaries, but offers no new insights to these "Giants of Early Guitar Rock." For Dion at his best today, buy "Son of Skip James." That is real five-star Dion.
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I saw Dion for the first time at Humphrey's in San Diego, in a rare West Coast appearance about 5 years ago or so. He surely didn't disappoint. I am not surprised at all that he's come out with this cover album of some of his favs. He mentioned virtually all of these artists while on stage. One surprise on this album was the exclusion of a Fats Domino cover. Dion said that one of his biggest influences was Fats. His other two were Elvis and Joe Turner. He also mentioned Hank Williams and other country and blues artists. On this interview he mentions others.
My impression of this cover CD I received today is favorable, though like others in here I didn't think that Walk The Line is one he should have covered. Other than that, I think he did quite well in capturing the essence of these songs. As he said in the accompanying CD, he was trying to be careful to not "copy" the songs. My favorites are "Come On Let's Go", "Summertime Blues", "Bye Bye Love", "Runaway", "Blue Suede ... Read More
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Who would have thought that at the age of 69 that Dion would have this album in him? If his voice doesn't have the full swagger earlier years, it's still incredibly solid and filled with the spirit that lifted him onto the first wave of rock `n' roll. Even more surprising is that Dion's an accomplished guitarist, and together with Bob Richardson, he salutes the real giants of early guitar rock: Cliff Gallup, James Burton, Scotty Moore and other players whose six-strings provided the sting of many early rock `n' roll classics. Dion's picked 15 well-known hits from the catalogs of Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson, The Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent, Del Shannon, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison, Bill Haley and his own "The Wanderer," and on each he and Richardson highlight their core guitar sounds.
Given Dion's first-hand experience with these songs and their original artists, these aren't so much covers as personal renditions ... Read More
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Dion is a cultural icon. He had a great career, but he does his art to communicate with people, and he makes me realize where I came from, and the timelessness of his music.
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