HELIX – R-O-C-K! Best Of 1983-2012 (2013)
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Pioneers of Canadian Hard Rock, HELIX has been rocking the world for 40 years.
The band, in conjunction with Cleopatra Rec. / Deadline Music presents their just released ultimate collection “R-O-C-K! Best Of 1983-2012”.
Helix have lots of hits compilations out there available, but nothing that covers this range of material.
I’m really fond of the albums that Helix has made in more recent years; Vagabond Bones and The Power of Rock & Roll are both up there among the band’s best work, and one of my favourite Helix albums is B-Sides. I’d recommend those recordings to anyone who enjoys rock and roll in the gritty, honest and catchy style that Helix specialize in. So it’s nice to have material from those three CDs in one place.
Of course there are familiar hits here as well, including “Running Wild in the 21st Century”, the fantastic ballad “Good To the Last Drop” and “Heavy Metal Love”, but also more obscure numbers like “Give it to You” or “The Same Room”.
You’ll also notice other big classics: “Wild In the Streets”, “Deep Cuts the Knife” and “Rock You”. These are re-recordings, as their original label owns the primal tapes. I think an original version is always superior to a re-make, but in the other hand it shows how Helix envision these songs today, and if you’re a fan surely have the previous first takes already.
Two previously unreleased tracks rounds out the album; the Brian Vollmer and Sean Kelly penned rocker called “Axe To Grind”, together with the anthemic hymn dedicated to the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs team “All I Want for Christmas in the Leafs to Win the Cup”.
“R-O-C-K! Best Of 1983-2012” is a really good and justified release, as alongside Helix biggest hits features not so common numbers, some of the good recent material and a couple of unreleased cuts.
Even for die-hard fans who have Helix’s discography already, hearing a good compilation like this really highlights some recent triumphs and re-discover classic jewels.
Rocks.
01 – Danger Zone
02 – Running Wild in the 21st Century
03 – Give it to You
04 – Jaws of the Tiger
05 – Deep Cuts the Knife
06 – Skin in the Game
07 – You Got the Love that I Like
08 – Good to the Last Drop
09 – The Same Room
10 – Heavy Metal Love
11 – Fill Your Head With Rock
12 – Get Up!
13 – Wild in the Streets
14 – Six Feet Underground
15 – Rock You
16 – Champagne Communist
17 – Animal Inside
18 – Make ‘Em Dance
19 – I’m A Live Frankenstein
Previously unreleased tracks:
20 – Axe To Grind
21 – All I Want for Christmas in the Leafs to Win the Cup
Brian Vollmer – lead vocals
Greg “Fritz” Hinz – drums
Daryl Gray – bass, keyboards
Kaleb “Duckman” Duck – guitar
Brent “The Doctor” Doerner – guitar, vocals
Paul Hackman – guitar
Brian Doerner – drums
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