Devils & Demons
Various Artists
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- The Basics
You could say it all began with the Evil One himself — how, on a spooky Southern night of old, he tuned the guitar of one Robert Johnson and, in exchange for the man's immortal soul, bestowed the blues brilliance that would give way to rock 'n' roll. Hey, it's all right there in Johnson's "Cross Road Blues," and we've gathered some convincing evidence to support the tale. Exhibit A? The Rolling Stones and "Sympathy for the Devil," an irrefutable rock incantation that, alongside tracks like Van Halen's hell-bent burner "Runnin' with the Devil" and the Grateful Dead's deceptively jaunty "Friend of the Devil," all but proves with whom our favorite artists are in league.
More devilishly good music awaits in Next Steps.$10.32 The BasicsParental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 (You're The) Devil In Disguise Elvis Presley 2:20 $1.29 View in iTunes 2 Heaven and Hell Black Sabbath 6:58 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 Devils & Dust Bruce Springsteen 4:58 $1.29 View in iTunes 4 Satan Is My Motor CAKE 3:12 $1.29 View in iTunes 5 ExplicitTribute Tenacious D 4:08 $1.29 View in iTunes 6 The Devil Cried Black Sabbath 6:01 $1.29 View in iTunes 7 Devil's Food / The Black Widow (Live) Alice Cooper 5:52 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 Hell's Ditch The Pogues 3:04 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 Songs - Next Steps
They may say it in different ways, but between Megadeth's "Prince of Darkness" and its diabolical detailing of the fate that lays in store for the His minions, and the Louvin Brothers' Sunday-meeting word of warning "Satan Is Real," there's little doubt that communion with the dark lord leads to little but eternal misery — and, of course, great music! Like when Rodrigo y Gabriela kick up a little latin-guitar devilry on "Diablo Rojo," Rob Zombie's monster-rock walks in "The Devil's Rejects," and Flogging Molly stoke the flames of hell with a little Irish whiskey on "Devil's Dance Floor."
Deep takes on a whole new meaning in our Devils & Demons Deep Cuts.$6.84 Next StepsName Artist Time Price 1 Demons Fire The Raveonettes 2:31 $1.29 View in iTunes 2 Diablo Rojo Rodrigo y Gabriela 4:56 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 Don't Let the Devil Ride The Gospel Hummingbirds 4:27 $0.99 View in iTunes 4 This Devil's Workday Modest Mouse 2:19 $1.29 View in iTunes 5 The Devil's Chasing Me The Reverend Horton Heat 5:21 $0.99 View in iTunes 6 Don't Shake Me Lucifer (Live) Roky Erickson and The Explosives 2:56 $0.99 View in iTunes 6 Songs - Deep Cuts
Feeling a little devil-may-care? Then bow down to some serious Swedish death metal, courtesy of Opeth and their musical black mass "The Grand Conjuration." Join SoCal's own Eagles of Death Metal for a session of satanic snoggin' on "Kiss the Devil," or "Let the Devil In" to the tune of TV On the Radio and their reckless alt-rock shout out. Just don't forget — like Jay-Z ("Lucifer") and the Five Blind Boys Of Alabama ("Way Down In the Hole") so eloquently warn, he'll be waiting for you when you've had your fun.
$6.54 Deep CutsParental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 The Devil's Paintbrush Road The Wailin' Jennys 3:47 $0.99 View in iTunes 2 Deal with the Devil Judas Priest 3:54 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 Devil Do Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs 3:31 $0.99 View in iTunes 4 The Devil Had a Hold of Me Gillian Welch 4:30 $1.29 View in iTunes 5 ExplicitDiablo Los Amigos Invisibles 4:23 $0.99 View in iTunes 6 Born With a Tail Supersuckers 3:15 $0.99 View in iTunes 6 Songs - Complete Set
Hey, you can't have goodness without a little evil, right? Just witness "Race With the Devil" from OG rockabilly bad boy Gene Vincent — a classic of all-out, speaking-in-tongues abandon, it was the type of tune that made the old folks declare rock 'n' roll the devil's music. That idea reaches its (un)natural conclusion with Devils & Demons, our playlist aflame with everything from the heavy-metal hellfire of Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast," to Cliff Richard's ode to Satan in a size 6, "Devil Woman," to the possessed fiddlin' story-song from the Charlie Daniels Band, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." Whether you're looking for one hell of a party ("Dancing with Mr D" from the Rolling Stones), or a little sonic salvation ("Don't Let the Devil Ride" from the Gospel Hummingbirds), we make it easy to deal with the Devil and keep your soul intact.
$23.70 Complete SetParental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 (You're The) Devil In Disguise Elvis Presley 2:20 $1.29 View in iTunes 2 Heaven and Hell Black Sabbath 6:58 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 Devils & Dust Bruce Springsteen 4:58 $1.29 View in iTunes 4 Satan Is My Motor CAKE 3:12 $1.29 View in iTunes 5 ExplicitTribute Tenacious D 4:08 $1.29 View in iTunes 6 The Devil Cried Black Sabbath 6:01 $1.29 View in iTunes 7 Devil's Food / The Black Widow (Live) Alice Cooper 5:52 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 Hell's Ditch The Pogues 3:04 $1.29 View in iTunes 9 Demons Fire The Raveonettes 2:31 $1.29 View in iTunes 10 Diablo Rojo Rodrigo y Gabriela 4:56 $1.29 View in iTunes 11 Don't Let the Devil Ride The Gospel Hummingbirds 4:27 $0.99 View in iTunes 12 This Devil's Workday Modest Mouse 2:19 $1.29 View in iTunes 13 The Devil's Chasing Me The Reverend Horton Heat 5:21 $0.99 View in iTunes 14 Don't Shake Me Lucifer (Live) Roky Erickson and The Explosives 2:56 $0.99 View in iTunes 15 The Devil's Paintbrush Road The Wailin' Jennys 3:47 $0.99 View in iTunes 16 Deal with the Devil Judas Priest 3:54 $1.29 View in iTunes 17 Devil Do Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs 3:31 $0.99 View in iTunes 18 The Devil Had a Hold of Me Gillian Welch 4:30 $1.29 View in iTunes 19 ExplicitDiablo Los Amigos Invisibles 4:23 $0.99 View in iTunes 20 Born With a Tail Supersuckers 3:15 $0.99 View in iTunes 20 Songs
Customer Reviews
Missing someone...
How do you NOT have a single Slayer track in this collection?!
Good, but seriously...
buy the whole thing, just for "The Grand Conjuration". Opeth is truly magical, on EVERY ONE OF THEIR SONGS.
Check them out if you appreciate true musician-ship
Devils
Great List missing Stairway to heaven backwards