Rock & Roll 50th Anniversary

Pros: Great, classic songs...
Cons: Where's Elvis?

Regardless of what kind of rock or pop music you enjoy, it is important to remember that it all had began during the same era and with the same group of musical innovators. Folks really didn't take early rock & roll seriously—those who preached this ...

Pros: Totally Tasty
Cons: Nothing. Perfection personified in the form of a double disc. Except no Dio

This is such a great collection of some of the greatest performers and the most eclectic styles in rock and roll history. These are the cliff notes, and great ones at that.

When you think of the all-time pioneers of rock and roll, names like Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Little Richard Bill Haley and Roy Orbison come to mind. There would be no Beatles or Rolling Stones if not for them, no Willie Nelson, definitely no Waylon Jennings and probably no Outkast.

With 32 tracks in all, this set features the best of the era, and the blueprint for what was yet to come. An essential listen all the way through, this set is sure to strike up nostalgic memories for all of us who will forever love the music from those magical years.