The Definitive Collection
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| Compilation album by Krokus | ||||
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Publication |
February 22, 2000 |
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| Label (s) | Arista | |||
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Title (number) |
15th |
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running time |
63 min 10 s |
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Martin Pearson, Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr (Metal Rendez-Vous) Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr (Hardware) Tony Platt, Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr (One Vice at a Time) Tom Allom (headhunter) Bruce Fairbairn (The Blitz) Tom Werman and Fernando von Arb (Change of Address) |
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Studio (s) |
Studio Platinum One, Zurich ( Switzerland ) (Metal Rendez-Vous) Roundhouse Studios, London ( Great Britain ) (Hardware) Battery Studios, London (Great Britain) (One Vice at a Time) Bee Jay Studio, Orlando ( USA ) (Headhunter) Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver ( Canada ) (The Blitz) Artisan Sound Recorders, Los Angeles (USA) (Change of Address) |
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The Definitive Collection is a best-of compilation by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus .
background
After Ariola and her subsidiary Arista had already published two best-of compilations after the termination of the contract with Krokus with Stayed Awake All Night: The Best Of for the American market and The Dirty Dozen: The Very Best of 1979–1983 for Europe , Arista published The Definitive Collection, the third compilation of this format. In contrast to the previously published compilations, the best-of-album published in America covers all of the studio albums published via Arista and Ariola from 1980 to 1986 - from Metal Rendez-Vous to Change of Address . In America, The Definitive Collection is seen as the better alternative to Stayed Awake All Night: The Best Of , on the one hand because it simply contains more songs and on the other hand because the songs recorded between the early and mid-80s have been digitally remastered and thus improved in sound were.
Track list
- Ballroom Blitz (4:00) ( Michael Chapman / Nicky Chinn ) (from The Blitz )
- Long Stick Goes Boom (5:15) (Fernando von Arb / Chris von Rohr / Marc Storace ) (from One Vice at a Time )
- Bad Boys, Rag Dolls (3:50) (from Arb / von Rohr / Storace) (from One Vice at a Time )
- Playin 'the Outlaw (4:05) (from Arb / von Rohr / Storace / Freddy Steady) (from One Vice at a Time )
- American Woman (3:37) ( Randy Bachman / Burton Cummings / Jim Kale / Garry Peterson) (from One Vice at a Time )
- Midnite Maniac (3:59) ( Storace / von Arb ) (from The Blitz )
- Night Wolf (4:10) (from Arb / von Rohr / Storace / Butch Stone) (from Headhunter )
- Headhunter (4:30) (from Arb / von Rohr / Storace / Stone) (from Headhunter )
- Eat the Rich (4:14) (from Arb / von Rohr / Storace / Stone) (from Headhunter )
- School's Out (3:15) ( Alice Cooper / Glen Buxton / Michael Bruce / Dennis Dunaway / Neal Smith) (from Change of Address )
- Bedside Radio (3:18) (from Arb / von Rohr / Jürg Naegeli) (from Metal Rendez-Vous )
- She's Got Everything (3:57) (by Arb / by Rohr) (by Hardware )
- Heatstrokes (4:00) (from Arb / von Rohr) (from Metal Rendez-Vous )
- Screaming in the Night (6:38) (from Arb / von Rohr / Storace / Stone / Mark Kohler) (from Headhunter )
- Stayed Awake All Night (4:44) (Bachman) (by Headhunter )
Cover versions
- "Ballroom Blitz" is a The Sweet cover version. The song was originally released in 1973 on the single "Ballroom Blitz" of the same name.
- "American Woman" is a The Guess Who cover version. The song was originally released in 1970 on the album of the same name, The Guess Who .
- "School's Out" is an Alice Cooper cover version. The song was originally released on the 1972 album School's Out .
- "Stayed Awake All Night" is a Bachman-Turner overdrive cover version. The song was originally released on the 1973 Bachman-Turner Overdrive album.
occupation
Metal Rendez-Vous
- Singing : Marc Storace
- Lead guitar : Tommy Kiefer
- Rhythm guitar : Fernando from Arb
- Bass : Chris von Rohr
- Drums : Freddy Steady
hardware
- Singing: Marc Storace
- Lead guitar: Tommy Kiefer
- Rhythm guitar: Fernando from Arb
- Bass, percussion : Chris von Rohr
- Drums: Freddy Steady
One Vice at a Time
- Singing: Marc Storace
- Lead guitar: Fernando from Arb
- Rhythm guitar: Mark Kohler
- Bass, percussion: Chris von Rohr
- Drums: Freddy Steady
Headhunters
- Singing: Marc Storace
- Lead guitar: Fernando from Arb
- Rhythm guitar: Mark Kohler
- Bass, percussion: Chris von Rohr
- Drums: Steve Pace
The Blitz
- Singing: Marc Storace
- Lead guitar, rhythm guitar: Fernando von Arb
- Bass: Mark Kohler
- Drums: Jeff Klaven
Change of Address
- Singing: Marc Storace
- Lead guitar: Fernando from Arb
- Rhythm guitar: Mark Kohler
- Bass: Tommy Keizer
- Drums, percussion: Jeff Klaven
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b cduniverse.com - Krokus - Definitive Collection CD . Last accessed on June 23, 2013.
- ↑ krokusonline.seven49.net - Discography - The Definite Collection . Retrieved February 28, 2013.