I love rock n roll!
author: Joan Marie
I love this!It's great to hear my favorite song by the first person on earth to sing this anywhere! Alan Merrill wrote and recorded the classic in 1975 when he was the front man for the Arrows, a pop rock group in England. This is truly a collector's gem!
p.s. Honorable mention to the vocal duet between Alan and Darrel Bath on "Breathe on Me," which is amazing.
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A summer single for all seasons
author: Steve
I love this single. It's great driving music for the car. "I love rock n roll" is a classic of course, and here on this version the superb Pete Phipps adds his powerful "glitter-band" beat on drums. On the duet of the Ron Wood song Alan and Darrel really get it right, sounding very Woody and Keith on "breathe on me", and the Van Morrison song "if you rock me" is great, both versions!
The Mack Rice tune "the other side of town" is a gem, and Sir Mack himself steps in on backing vocals! I really enjoyed this single, and at nearly a half an hour of music
it's almost an album! Very nice vintage art work by the way.
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A fun extended play summer solo single by Alan Merrill.
author: Jenny Oldman
Alan Merrill brings out a new 2007 Kirk Yano (Planet Studio) re-mix of his decades old Arrows 1975 chestnut "I love rock n roll."
This solo version from the 2002 Alan Merrill solo Cupid Deranged album sessions feature muscular back up by Glitter Band drum hammer Peter Phipps and veteran rock bassist Dave Glover. The other songs are R&B flavored rock, and more his current bluesy style. Star guest appearances on harmonies by Sir Mack Rice, Billie Ray Martin are fun to hear, and keyboard appearances by Felix Cavliere and Joel Diamond are a treat.
There's a one take vocal duet with Darrel Bath on Ron Wood's "breath on me" that is loose as a goose and conveys the fun they were obviously having recording it.
I have been playing it non stop, and it hasn't left my CD player since I got a copy of this EP single three days ago.
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