Rock 'N' Roll Will Never Die

Wesley Willis

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Rock 'N' Roll Will Never Die Review

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Rock N Roll Will Never Die was the first Wesley Willis album that was funded by a label, but the cleaner sound really makes no difference at all. At their core, every song Wesley Willis sings is the same song, with the same melody, the same chords and the same skeletal lyrics -- the only difference is that sometimes he sings about "Kurt Cobain," sometimes about "Pink Floyd," sometimes about "Blackie-O," sometimes about "Liz Phair," sometimes about "Bolt Thrower," of all people. It's certainly admirable that Willis has decided to not be tied down by his schizophrenia, but it often seems that his audience is laughing at him, not with him. Despite that nagging suspicion, which tends to cloud any critical judgment of Willis and his records, Rock N Roll Will Never Die is one of his better records, simply because of its clean but not slick production and fresh performances. Of course, Willis is above criticism -- it's hard to criticize something that is essentially variations on one simple theme, let alone a batch of songs written by a schizophrenic -- but that still doesn't make listening to any of his records any easier.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Hootie & The Blowfish
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 03:08 SpotifyAmazon
2
Kurt Cobain
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:26 SpotifyAmazon
3
Nirvana
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:21 SpotifyAmazon
4
The Rolling Stones
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:15 SpotifyAmazon
5
Jello Biafra
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 03:02 SpotifyAmazon
6
Mojo Nixon
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:09 SpotifyAmazon
7
Bolt Thrower
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:15 SpotifyAmazon
8
Spin Doctors
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 03:16 SpotifyAmazon
9
Dave Grohl
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 03:02 SpotifyAmazon
10
Foo Fighters
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:59 SpotifyAmazon
11
Pink Floyd
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:52 SpotifyAmazon
12
Blues Traveler
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:49 SpotifyAmazon
13
Fugazi
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 03:00 SpotifyAmazon
14
Blackie-O
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:37 SpotifyAmazon
15
KRS-1
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:53 SpotifyAmazon
16
Morbid Angel
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:31 SpotifyAmazon
17
KMFDM
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:55 SpotifyAmazon
18
Shonen Knife
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:30 SpotifyAmazon
19
Liz Phair
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 03:05 SpotifyAmazon
20
Courney Love
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:59 SpotifyAmazon
21
Jefferson Airplane
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 03:09 SpotifyAmazon
22
Lotion
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:36 SpotifyAmazon
23
Dale Meiners Yelled at Me
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:50 SpotifyAmazon
24
The Wesley Willis Fiasco
Wesley Willis
Wesley Willis 02:48 SpotifyAmazon
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