Sucking the 70's: Back in the Saddle Again raises the stakes with not one, but two discs crammed with no less than 31 reinterpretations of timeless tunes, many of them far from obvious selections. Among these, standout efforts include Sasquatch's take on Grand Funk's "Are You Ready," the Brought Low's bluesy romp through Big Star's "Don't Lie to Me," Gideon Smith & the Dixie Damned's acid trip creep-out of Donovan's "Season of the Witch," and Fireball Ministry's impressive swipe at Joe Walsh's "Turn to Stone." Other covers are worthy of attention for re-imagining the original songs' arrangements -- namely Halfway to Gone's heavy metal bitch-slap of Elton John's "Honky Cat," "Dixie Witch," and Acid King's doom-ification of Montrose's "Rock Candy" and Steve Miller's "The Stake," respectively, and Whitey Morgan & the Waycross Georgia Farmboys' country-fried version of Van Halen's "Running with the Devil." Together with the remaining tracks not mentioned, the above make up over two hours of retrofitted hard rock and metal that are not likely to be challenged or equaled by any other '70s (and a little '60s) compilation anytime soon.

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