Just why would an album be titled Rock & Roll Is Dead when the contents within are good old-fashioned rock & roll? Undoubtedly, it's because one of Sweden's most popular rock acts, the Hellacopters, is displeased with the state of rock music.
So it would be a highly logical guess that the title is aimed at all the homogenized rock acts running amok on the charts.
While most "retro rockers" have no problem replicating the sonics of yesteryear, it's when it comes to penning memorable tracks like their heroes that they usually run into a stumbling block.
But the Hellacopters are one of the exceptions -- as evidenced here by such standouts as "Monkeyboy," the very Stonesy "Leave It Alone," and "Murder on My Mind." And as with most modern-day garage revivalists, the Hellacopters can't resist slipping in a few "bash and wail" numbers as well ("Bring It on Home," "Put Out the Fire," etc.).
For those seeking garage rock patterned after late-'60s rock & roll (MC5, the Stooges, a dash of the Stones, and the Amboy Dukes), Rock & Roll Is Dead may just be your choice album of 2006 -- although it was issued a year earlier in the Hellacopters' homeland.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Before the Fall | The Hellacopters | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 18 MB |
| 2 | Everything's on T.V. | The Hellacopters | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Monkey Boy | The Hellacopters | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | No Angel to Lay Me Away | The Hellacopters | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Leave It Alone | The Hellacopters | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Murder on My Mind | The Hellacopters | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | I'm in the Band | The Hellacopters | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Put out the Fire | The Hellacopters | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | I Might Come See You Tonight | The Hellacopters | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Nothing Terribly New | The Hellacopters | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Make It Tonight | The Hellacopters | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Time Got No Time to Wait for Me | The Hellacopters | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 28 MB |
| 13 | Bringt It On Home | The Hellacopters | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 18 MB |
| 40 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 331 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicke Andersson | Cover Design, Performer |
| 2 | Johan Bååth | Guest Artist, Handclapping |
| 3 | Mattias Bärjed | Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 4 | Robert Dahlqvist | Performer |
| 5 | Kenny Håkansson | Performer |
| 6 | Janne Hansson | Engineer |
| 7 | The Hellacopters | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Michael Ilbert | Engineer, Mixing |
| 9 | Henrik Jonsson | Mastering |
| 10 | Chips Kiesbye | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Clarisse Muvemba | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Linn Segolson | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Stefan Zschernitz | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |