VARIOUS ARTISTS
''121212: THE CONCERT FOR SANDY RELIEF, DISC ONE''
JANUARY 5 2013
127:35
DISC ONE
1/Land of Hope and Dreams /Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band /5:27
Bruce Springsteen
2/Wrecking Ball /Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band /6:14
Bruce Springsteen
3/Another Brick in the Atlantic Wall, Pts. 1-3 /Roger Waters /7:15
Roger Waters
4/Us and Them /Roger Waters /7:48
Roger Waters
5/Comfortably Numb /Eddie Vedder / Roger Waters /6:44
David Gilmour / Roger Waters
6/Hallelujah (Sandy Relief Version) /Adam Sandler / Paul Shaffer /4:53
Leonard Cohen
7/It's My Life /Bon Jovi /3:50
Jon Bon Jovi / Richie Sambora / Martin Karl Sandberg
8/Wanted Dead or Alive /Bon Jovi /5:29
Jon Bon Jovi / Richie Sambora
9/Go to Get Better in a Little While /Eric Clapton /5:56
Eric Clapton
10/Crossroads /Eric Clapton /4:04
Robert Johnson
11/You Got Me Rocking /The Rolling Stones /4:18
Mick Jagger / Keith Richards
12/Jumpin' Jack Flash /The Rolling Stones /5:24
Mick Jagger / Keith Richards
DISC TWO
1/No One /Alicia Keys /7:22
Alicia J. Augello-Cook / Kerry Brothers / George Harry
2/Who Are You /The Who /7:00
Pete Townshend
3/Baba O'Riley /The Who /5:27
Pete Townshend
4/Love, Reign O'er Me /The Who /6:53
Pete Townshend
5/Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) /Billy Joel /4:50
Billy Joel
6/Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) /Billy Joel /3:50
Billy Joel
7/You May Be Right /Billy Joel /4:37
Billy Joel
8/Viva La Vida /Chris Martin /3:00
Guy Berryman / Jonny Buckland / Will Champion / Chris Martin
9/Losing My Religion /Chris Martin, Michael Stipe /3:58
Bill Berry / Peter Buck / Mike Mills / Michael Stipe
10/Us Against the World /Chris Martin /3:33
Guy Berryman / Jonny Buckland / Will Champion / Chris Martin
11/Helter Skelter /Paul McCartney /4:10
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
12/Empire State of Mind, Pt. 2 /Alicia Keys /5:33
Alicia J. Augello-Cook / Shawn Carter / Angela Hunte / Janet Sewell
Tawatha Agee /Vocals (Background)
Rusty Anderson /Guitar
Bobby Bandiera /Guitar
Roy Bittan /Piano
Jon Bon Jovi /Guitar, Vocals
Everett Bradley /Percussion, Vocals
Graham Broad /Drums
David Bryan /Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
Chuck Burghi /Drums
Tommy Byrnes /Guitar, Vocals
Jon Carin /Guitar, Keyboards, Vocal Harmony
Elaine Caswell /Vocals (Background)
Eric Clapton /Guitar, Vocals
Jake Clemons /Saxophone
John Corey /Keyboards
Roger Daltrey /Vocals
Barry Danielian /Trumpet
Clark Gayton /Trombone, Tuba
Charlie Giordano /Keyboards
Loren Gold /Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
Reggie Grisham /Brass
Mick Jagger /Guitar, Vocals
Billy Joel /Piano, Vocals
Darryl Jones /Bass
Steve Jordan /Drums
Jon Joyce /Vocals (Background)
Alicia Keys /Piano, Vocals
Dave Kilminster /Guitar
Curtis King /Vocals (Background)
Abe Laboriel, Jr. /Drums
Nils Lofgren /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Eddie Manion /Saxophone
Chris Martin /Guitar, Vocals
Paul McCartney /Bass, Vocals
Hugh McDonald /Bass
Greg Miller /Brass
Cindy Mizelle /Vocals (Background)
Pino Palladino /Bass
Curt Ramm /Trumpet
Brian Ray /Guitar
Keith Richards /Guitar
Ian Ritchie /Saxophone
Mark Rivera /Sax (Soprano), Saxophone, Vocals
Dave Rosental /Keyboards
Richie Sambora /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Patti Scialfa /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Frank Simes /Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
Frank Simms /Vocals (Background)
G.E. Smith /Guitar
Greg Smith /Bass, Vocals
Bruce Springsteen /Guitar, Vocals
Zak Starkey /Drums
Michael Stipe /Vocals
Garry Tallent /Bass
Crystal Teliefero /Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Tico Torres /Drums, Percussion
Pete Townshend /Guitar
Simon Townshend /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Soozie Tyrell /Violin, Vocals (Background)
Stevie Van Zandt /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Eddie Vedder /Vocals
Harry Waters /Keyboards
Roger Waters /Bass, Vocals
Charlie Watts /Drums
Willie Weeks /Bass
Max Weinberg /Drums
Snowy White /Guitar
Paul "Wix" Wickens /Keyboards
Robbie Wyckoff /Vocals
REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
A charity album culled from a charity concert, 12/12/12: The Concert for Sandy Relief double-disc set doesn't sample from every act that played the star-studded Hurricane Sandy relief bill, nor does it have every noteworthy moment from that lengthy evening. For instance, "Cut Me Some Slack" -- the roaring, surprisingly enjoyable collaboration between Paul McCartney and the surviving members of Nirvana -- is nowhere to be found (it is being saved for the soundtrack of Dave Grohl's documentary Sound City), and there is nothing from Kanye West here, either. Instead, we have big doses from British classic rock royalty -- three songs apiece from Roger Waters and the Who, the entirety of the Rolling Stones' two-song set -- a pair of songs each from Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Eric Clapton, and Bon Jovi, three songs from Chris Martin, three songs from Billy Joel, and Adam Sandler's genuinely bizarre song parody of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" (punchline: "Sandy screw'ya"). Although the Who seem slightly long in the tooth, there's not much here that's embarrassing; it's all professional stadium rock, delivered with precision if not panache. Here, as on the TV show, the ones that steal the show are Martin's surprise duet with Michael Stipe on "Losing My Religion," Clapton tearing into the Derek & the Dominos obscurity "Got to Get Better in a Little While," and Billy Joel performing his set with gusto, proving once again that he has a knack for rising to the occasion at these charity events.
''121212: THE CONCERT FOR SANDY RELIEF, DISC ONE''
JANUARY 5 2013
127:35
DISC ONE
1/Land of Hope and Dreams /Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band /5:27
Bruce Springsteen
2/Wrecking Ball /Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band /6:14
Bruce Springsteen
3/Another Brick in the Atlantic Wall, Pts. 1-3 /Roger Waters /7:15
Roger Waters
4/Us and Them /Roger Waters /7:48
Roger Waters
5/Comfortably Numb /Eddie Vedder / Roger Waters /6:44
David Gilmour / Roger Waters
6/Hallelujah (Sandy Relief Version) /Adam Sandler / Paul Shaffer /4:53
Leonard Cohen
7/It's My Life /Bon Jovi /3:50
Jon Bon Jovi / Richie Sambora / Martin Karl Sandberg
8/Wanted Dead or Alive /Bon Jovi /5:29
Jon Bon Jovi / Richie Sambora
9/Go to Get Better in a Little While /Eric Clapton /5:56
Eric Clapton
10/Crossroads /Eric Clapton /4:04
Robert Johnson
11/You Got Me Rocking /The Rolling Stones /4:18
Mick Jagger / Keith Richards
12/Jumpin' Jack Flash /The Rolling Stones /5:24
Mick Jagger / Keith Richards
DISC TWO
1/No One /Alicia Keys /7:22
Alicia J. Augello-Cook / Kerry Brothers / George Harry
2/Who Are You /The Who /7:00
Pete Townshend
3/Baba O'Riley /The Who /5:27
Pete Townshend
4/Love, Reign O'er Me /The Who /6:53
Pete Townshend
5/Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) /Billy Joel /4:50
Billy Joel
6/Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) /Billy Joel /3:50
Billy Joel
7/You May Be Right /Billy Joel /4:37
Billy Joel
8/Viva La Vida /Chris Martin /3:00
Guy Berryman / Jonny Buckland / Will Champion / Chris Martin
9/Losing My Religion /Chris Martin, Michael Stipe /3:58
Bill Berry / Peter Buck / Mike Mills / Michael Stipe
10/Us Against the World /Chris Martin /3:33
Guy Berryman / Jonny Buckland / Will Champion / Chris Martin
11/Helter Skelter /Paul McCartney /4:10
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
12/Empire State of Mind, Pt. 2 /Alicia Keys /5:33
Alicia J. Augello-Cook / Shawn Carter / Angela Hunte / Janet Sewell
Tawatha Agee /Vocals (Background)
Rusty Anderson /Guitar
Bobby Bandiera /Guitar
Roy Bittan /Piano
Jon Bon Jovi /Guitar, Vocals
Everett Bradley /Percussion, Vocals
Graham Broad /Drums
David Bryan /Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
Chuck Burghi /Drums
Tommy Byrnes /Guitar, Vocals
Jon Carin /Guitar, Keyboards, Vocal Harmony
Elaine Caswell /Vocals (Background)
Eric Clapton /Guitar, Vocals
Jake Clemons /Saxophone
John Corey /Keyboards
Roger Daltrey /Vocals
Barry Danielian /Trumpet
Clark Gayton /Trombone, Tuba
Charlie Giordano /Keyboards
Loren Gold /Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
Reggie Grisham /Brass
Mick Jagger /Guitar, Vocals
Billy Joel /Piano, Vocals
Darryl Jones /Bass
Steve Jordan /Drums
Jon Joyce /Vocals (Background)
Alicia Keys /Piano, Vocals
Dave Kilminster /Guitar
Curtis King /Vocals (Background)
Abe Laboriel, Jr. /Drums
Nils Lofgren /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Eddie Manion /Saxophone
Chris Martin /Guitar, Vocals
Paul McCartney /Bass, Vocals
Hugh McDonald /Bass
Greg Miller /Brass
Cindy Mizelle /Vocals (Background)
Pino Palladino /Bass
Curt Ramm /Trumpet
Brian Ray /Guitar
Keith Richards /Guitar
Ian Ritchie /Saxophone
Mark Rivera /Sax (Soprano), Saxophone, Vocals
Dave Rosental /Keyboards
Richie Sambora /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Patti Scialfa /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Frank Simes /Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
Frank Simms /Vocals (Background)
G.E. Smith /Guitar
Greg Smith /Bass, Vocals
Bruce Springsteen /Guitar, Vocals
Zak Starkey /Drums
Michael Stipe /Vocals
Garry Tallent /Bass
Crystal Teliefero /Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Tico Torres /Drums, Percussion
Pete Townshend /Guitar
Simon Townshend /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Soozie Tyrell /Violin, Vocals (Background)
Stevie Van Zandt /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Eddie Vedder /Vocals
Harry Waters /Keyboards
Roger Waters /Bass, Vocals
Charlie Watts /Drums
Willie Weeks /Bass
Max Weinberg /Drums
Snowy White /Guitar
Paul "Wix" Wickens /Keyboards
Robbie Wyckoff /Vocals
REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
A charity album culled from a charity concert, 12/12/12: The Concert for Sandy Relief double-disc set doesn't sample from every act that played the star-studded Hurricane Sandy relief bill, nor does it have every noteworthy moment from that lengthy evening. For instance, "Cut Me Some Slack" -- the roaring, surprisingly enjoyable collaboration between Paul McCartney and the surviving members of Nirvana -- is nowhere to be found (it is being saved for the soundtrack of Dave Grohl's documentary Sound City), and there is nothing from Kanye West here, either. Instead, we have big doses from British classic rock royalty -- three songs apiece from Roger Waters and the Who, the entirety of the Rolling Stones' two-song set -- a pair of songs each from Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Eric Clapton, and Bon Jovi, three songs from Chris Martin, three songs from Billy Joel, and Adam Sandler's genuinely bizarre song parody of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" (punchline: "Sandy screw'ya"). Although the Who seem slightly long in the tooth, there's not much here that's embarrassing; it's all professional stadium rock, delivered with precision if not panache. Here, as on the TV show, the ones that steal the show are Martin's surprise duet with Michael Stipe on "Losing My Religion," Clapton tearing into the Derek & the Dominos obscurity "Got to Get Better in a Little While," and Billy Joel performing his set with gusto, proving once again that he has a knack for rising to the occasion at these charity events.
