- Audio CD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: unknown
- ASIN: B0000047QR
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 24,040 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Shine On |
| 2. Sour Grain |
| 3. 79th and Sunset |
| 4. Stone Cold Fever |
| 5. Rollin' Stone |
| 6. A Song for Jenny |
| 7. The Light |
| 8. Big George |
| 9. Strange Days |
| 10. Red Neck Jump |
Product Description
1971 classic featuring Steve Marriott post Small Faces, and soon to be a solo superstar Peter Frampton on guitar
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
From the shimmering hammond powered drive of the opening track to the light hearted bar room romp of a closer, this is a captivating album. Heavy riffing and screaming vocals on songs like Stone Cold Fever pound with a definate seventies vibe. The album is interjected with moments of humor, like the country-rock of 79th and Sunset. The passonate and soulful vocals of Steve Marriot contrasts nicely with Peter Framptons more mellow but 'rough around the edges' style, which is well suited to happier numbers such as The Light. Rock On has its moody moments, Strange Days grooves with a distinctly sinister vibe which leaves the listener ready to be lead into the cheery Red Neck Stomp. I love this album due to the variety of feelings throughout, never giving you a chance to get board. The melodies are catchy and combined with emotive and sometimes downright funny lyrics and those dirty guitars never fail to put a smile on my face. The original material here is superb but their reworking of the Muddy Waters song Rollin' Stone is just as impressive. To me this album is all of what rock sholud be;loud, driving, sexy, humerous and always gets your foot tapping or head nodding, true Humble Pie. Rock On is a blast of pure passion and a must for any fan of this genre, a classic!
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Humble Pie's Best
18 Nov 2000
Format:Audio CD
It has always amazed me why this piece of classic rock music was not on everybody's top ten lists. Steve Marriott's voice was at its prime. Peter Frampton's guitar work is the best he has ever done. Buy this now, check out "Stone Cold Fever" and then tell me it's not one the best rock songs you have ever heard. This album blows "Smokin'" away, there is no comparison. Give it a chance you won't be sorry.
Retro
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Pie's Peak
12 Feb 2001
Format:Audio CD
This is Humble Pie at their studio recording peak. From the opening booming and ringing chords of Frampton's anthemic "Shine On", it's obvious that the listener is in for a hell-of-a-ride through some eclectic and classic 70's rock. Everything from a taste of country rock ("Sour Grain") to blues ("Rolling Stone") to jazz-rock ("Strange Days"). The talent and abilities of this band at this point in their career was as good as it gets in rock & roll. The interplay between Frampton's and Marriott's vocals and guitar playing was unsurpassed at the time.
I had seen The Pie live 2 or 3 times prior to the release of this recording. The stride they hit with the release of "ROCK ON" made you think they could make great music forever (as The Stones continue to do). This disc should be a MUST LISTEN to any serious rock fan. Every song is a bit of true magic.
51 of 59 people found the following review helpful
BYPASS THIS HORRIBLE-SOUNDING RELIC FOR THE 2007 JAPANESE REMASTER!
11 Jan 2006
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Amazon has it dead wrong. This CD HAS been re-issued by the Rebound Records label, but it has NOT been remastered. This disc, along with the rest of the domestic Pie releases, are still the same crappy, 35+ year old, digitized vinyl-EQ'd masters, all which sound like the flat audio from AM radio: No bottom, no definition, no soundstage, nothing.
*** HOWEVER ***
On 2/14/07, Universal Japan released the entire Humble Pie A&M catalog, plus the "Marriott" solo album, with brand new, awesome remastering and mini-sleeve packaging. These remasters are GLORIOUS, some of the best I've ever heard. It's so great to finally enjoy these albums in properly mastered audio.
Four of the five Japanese remasters are now the audio benchmarks for these titles: The 2006 UK Repertoire version of the third album "Humble Pie", however, definitely has more clarity than the Japanese version, especially in the drums.
The initial run of the five central Pie titles (Humble Pie, Rock On, Performance, Smokin' & Eat It) have already sold out in Japan, so don't delay in getting yours.
Link to the 2007 Japanese remaster of Rock On
2009 UPDATE: Japan has re-released the mini-sleeve remaster!
WHAT IS A JAPAN "MINI-LP-SLEEVE" CD?
Have you ever lamented the loss of one of the 20th Century's great art forms, the 12" vinyl LP jacket? Then "mini-LP-sleeve" CD's may be for you.
Mini-sleeve CDs are manufactured in Japan under license. The disc is packaged inside a 135MM X 135MM cardboard precision-miniature replica of the original classic vinyl-LP album. Also, anything contained in the original LP, such as gatefolds, booklets, lyric sheets, posters, printed LP sleeves, stickers, embosses, special LP cover paper/inks/textures and/or die cuts, are precisely replicated and included. An English-language lyric sheet is always included, even if the original LP did not have printed lyrics.
Then, there's the sonic quality: Often (but not always), mini-sleeves have dedicated remastering (20-Bit, 24-Bit, DSD, K2/K2HD, and/or HDCD), and can often (but not always) be superior to the audio on the same title anywhere else in the world. There also may be bonus tracks unavailable elsewhere.
Each Japan mini-sleeve has an "obi" ("oh-bee"), a removable Japan-language promotional strip. The obi lists the Japan street date of that particular release, the catalog number, the mastering info, and often the original album's release date. Bonus tracks are only listed on the obi, maintaining the integrity of the original LP artwork. The obi's are collectable, and should not be discarded.
All mini-sleeve releases are limited edition, but re-pressings/re-issues are becoming more common (again, not always). The enthusiasm of mini-sleeve collecting must be tempered, however, with avoiding fake mini-sleeves manufactured in Russia and distributed throughout the world, primarily on eBay. They are inferior in quality, worthless in collectable value, a total waste of money, and should be avoided at all costs.
*** HOWEVER ***
On 2/14/07, Universal Japan released the entire Humble Pie A&M catalog, plus the "Marriott" solo album, with brand new, awesome remastering and mini-sleeve packaging. These remasters are GLORIOUS, some of the best I've ever heard. It's so great to finally enjoy these albums in properly mastered audio.
Four of the five Japanese remasters are now the audio benchmarks for these titles: The 2006 UK Repertoire version of the third album "Humble Pie", however, definitely has more clarity than the Japanese version, especially in the drums.
The initial run of the five central Pie titles (Humble Pie, Rock On, Performance, Smokin' & Eat It) have already sold out in Japan, so don't delay in getting yours.
Link to the 2007 Japanese remaster of Rock On
2009 UPDATE: Japan has re-released the mini-sleeve remaster!
WHAT IS A JAPAN "MINI-LP-SLEEVE" CD?
Have you ever lamented the loss of one of the 20th Century's great art forms, the 12" vinyl LP jacket? Then "mini-LP-sleeve" CD's may be for you.
Mini-sleeve CDs are manufactured in Japan under license. The disc is packaged inside a 135MM X 135MM cardboard precision-miniature replica of the original classic vinyl-LP album. Also, anything contained in the original LP, such as gatefolds, booklets, lyric sheets, posters, printed LP sleeves, stickers, embosses, special LP cover paper/inks/textures and/or die cuts, are precisely replicated and included. An English-language lyric sheet is always included, even if the original LP did not have printed lyrics.
Then, there's the sonic quality: Often (but not always), mini-sleeves have dedicated remastering (20-Bit, 24-Bit, DSD, K2/K2HD, and/or HDCD), and can often (but not always) be superior to the audio on the same title anywhere else in the world. There also may be bonus tracks unavailable elsewhere.
Each Japan mini-sleeve has an "obi" ("oh-bee"), a removable Japan-language promotional strip. The obi lists the Japan street date of that particular release, the catalog number, the mastering info, and often the original album's release date. Bonus tracks are only listed on the obi, maintaining the integrity of the original LP artwork. The obi's are collectable, and should not be discarded.
All mini-sleeve releases are limited edition, but re-pressings/re-issues are becoming more common (again, not always). The enthusiasm of mini-sleeve collecting must be tempered, however, with avoiding fake mini-sleeves manufactured in Russia and distributed throughout the world, primarily on eBay. They are inferior in quality, worthless in collectable value, a total waste of money, and should be avoided at all costs.
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