The Next Big Thing

"August 9 is the release date for Shock Records’all-killer 2CD set called THE ROCK’N’ROLL DISEASE!. With 47 tracks and over two and a half hours of rockin’ noise, the album places the best of the new generation of hip rock’n’rollers side by side with many of their biggest influences. The list of artists reads like a Rock’n’Roll Who’s Who, and includes JET, THE DATSUNS, THE MC5, VON BONDIES, RAMONES, IGGY & THE STOOGES, HIVES, DONNAS, BLACK KEYS, YOU AM I, EASYBEATS, RADIO BIRDMAN, SAINTS, BIG STAR, BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, VELVET UNDERGROUND, SPAZZYS, CRAMPS, MUDHONEY, SLADE, SUZI QUATRO, ALICE COOPER, HELLACOPTERS, NEW YORK DOLLS, BO DIDDLEY, POWDER
MONKEYS, TURBONEGRO, WARLOCKS, DIRTBOMBS, YOUNG HEART ATTACK, FLAMIN’ GROOVIES, ROCKET SCIENCE, PAYBACKS and many more. Lavishly packaged with a 24 page full-colour booklet, artist-by-artist liner notes and a whole bunch of rare photos and memorabilia, the album was put together by former Dog Meat Records boss Dave Laing, who a couple of years ago was behind Shock’s super successful collection of ‘70s and ‘80s garage and punk rock, ‘Do the Pop!’. A celebration of rock’n’roll’s return to prominence, a calculated cash-in on a recent popular trend, or an excuse for a crusty old rock fan to finally put all his old favorites together on a comp? You can be the judge of that. But whatever you call it, ‘The Rock’n’roll Disease’ is a high energy blast of fun from start to finish, and anyone who loves rock’n’roll will dig it."