Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Part of the pleasure of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto games is that they create their own world filled with clever, imaginative details, and one of the most obvious and satisfying of those details is the radio stations they create for their GTA games. It's not just that there's a variety of stations covering different genres, it's that the song selection is sharp and endlessly listenable -- which is a big bonus if you're going to spend hours listening to these stations as you complete game missions. San Andreas, their 2004 installment of the series, it the most ambitious yet, recreating the Southern California of the early '90s, starting in a re-creation of Los Angeles and then expanding to variations on Las Vegas and San Francisco. The music to the game is similarly sprawling, not just covering the omnipresent gangsta rap and grunge of 1991/1992, but also classic soul, reggae, classic rock, new jack swing, classic hip-hop, and country. There are many hits here, but what brings these stations to life is that each has some idiosyncratic selections, choosing songs that aren't widely heard on the radio, whether it's such album tracks as David Bowie's "Somebody Up There Likes Me" or such country gems as Jerry Reed's "Amos Moses." Both of these appear in the game, but the accompanying eight-disc box set soundtrack only contains the latter, presumably due to licensing restrictions. There are a few other songs that appear in the game that aren't here, but this isn't a set for music collectors, it's a set for fans of the game who want enough of the highlights from each of the stations so they can re-create the gaming experience in their own, real-life cars (well, at least the driving aspect of it, anyway). On that level, this works tremendously well, since each of the eight discs is well sequenced and well chosen and represents its genre well. Plus, the packaging -- the size of a DVD, not CD, box set -- is very attractive and would fit nicely next to the games on the shelves, making this a cool collector's item for hardcore GTA fanatics.
TRACKLIST:Disc 1: Bounce FM01. Bounce FM - Intro 00:08
02. Kool And The Gang - Hollywood Swingin' 03:27
03. Rick James - Cold Blooded 05:56
04. The Gap Band - You Dropped A Bomb On Me 05:07
05. Cameo - Candy 05:46
06. Ronnie Hudson - West Coast Poplock 05:26
07. You're On Bounce FM - Commercial 00:11
08. Zapp - I Can Make You Dance 03:59
09. Dazz Band - Let It Whip 04:43
10. Roy Ayers - Running Away 03:10
11. Ohio Players - Funky Worm 02:40
12. Maze - Twilight 06:38
13. That Was Bounce FM - Commercial 00:12
14. Glory Hole Theme Park - Fun With Strangers 00:50
15. Eris Pump Up Shoes - Commercial 01:19
Disc 2: Playback FM / Radio Los Santos01. Playback FM - Intro 00:13
02. Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause 05:02
03. Brand Nubian - Brand Nubian 04:37
04. Slick Rick - Children's Story 03:58
05. You're On Playback FM - Commercial 00:06
06. Eric B. And Rakim - I Know You Got Soul 04:43
07. Rob Base And DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two 04:45
08. That Was Playback FM - Commercial 00:11
09. Kid Frost - La Raza 03:27
10. The D.O.C. - It's Funky Enough 04:29
11. Da Lench Mob - Guerillas In Tha Mist 04:26
12. Compton's Most Wanted - Hood Took Me Under 03:39
13. Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man 04:07
14. 2 Pac - I Don't Give A xxx 04:19
15. Ice Diamonds - Commercial 00:48
16. Commando Pest Eradication - Commercial 01:16
Disc 3: Master Sounds 98.301. Master Sounds 98.3 - Intro 00:17
02. James Brown - The Payback 07:37
03. The Chakachas - Jungle Fever 04:21
04. Lyn Collins - Think About It 03:21
05. Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul 04:41
06. Charles Wright - Express Yourself 03:51
07. Maceo And The Macks - Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back) 03:16
08. You're On Master Sounds 98.3 - Commercial 00:20
09. Sir Joe Quarterman And Free Soul - (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind 06:17
10. The J.B.'s - Grunt 03:31
11. Harlem Underground Band - Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba 07:34
12. James Brown - Funky President 04:08
13. Booker T And The Mg's - Green Onions 02:52
14. That Was Master Sounds 98.3 - Commercial 00:16
15. Cluckin' Bell - Commercial 00:49
16. Zebra Bar - Fun To Try 00:31
Disc 4: K-Rose01. K-Rose - Intro 00:12
02. Willie Nelson - Crazy 03:58
03. Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin' 02:54
04. Conway Twitty And Loretta Lynn - Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man 02:31
05. Statler Brothers - Bed Of Roses 02:24
06. You're On K-Rose - Commercial 00:09
07. Jerry Reed - Amos Moses 02:17
08. Eddie Rabbit - I Love A Rainy Night 03:08
09. Whitey Shafer - All My Ex's Live In Texas 03:19
10. Ed Bruce - Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys 03:21
11. Merle Haggard - Always Wanting You 03:06
12. Patsy Cline - Three Cigarettes In The Ashtray 02:14
13. That Was K-Rose - Commercial 00:07
14. Logger - Commercial 00:32
15. Starfish Resort And Casino - Commercial 01:04
Disc 5: CSR 103.901. CSR 103.9 - Intro 00:10
02. Guy - Groove Me 04:30
03. Today - I Got The Feeling 03:47
04. Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel 06:47
05. En Vogue - My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It) 04:41
06. Wrecks-N-Effect - New Jack Swing 03:37
07. Boyz II Men - Motownphilly 03:55
08. You're On CSR 103.9 - Commercial 00:10
09. Belly Biv Devoe - Poison 04:22
10. Samuelle - So You Like What You See 04:57
11. SWV - I'm So Into You 04:37
12. Aaron Hall - Don't Be Afraid 05:18
13. Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity 04:39
14. That Was CSR 103.9 - Commercial 00:08
15. Renegade Cologne - Commercial 00:49
16. The Epsilon Program - Covet 00:43
Disc 6: K-Jah West01. K-JAH - Intro 00:11
02. Max Romeo And The Upsetters - Chase The Devil 03:25
03. Barrington Levy - Here I Come 03:43
04. Black Uhuru - Great Train Robbery 05:53
05. Blood Sisters - Ring My Bell 07:57
06. Toots And The Maytals - Funky Kingston 04:54
07. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown 02:29
08. You're On K-JAH - Commercial 00:11
09. Pliers - Bam Bam 04:04
10. Dillinger - Cocaine In My Brain 02:45
11. Black Harmony - Don't Let It Go To Your Head 07:18
12. Reggie Stepper - Drum Pan Sound 03:24
13. The Maytals - Pressure Drop 03:42
14. That Was K-JAH - Commercial 00:11
15. Sooth Cough Medicine - Commercial 00:57
16. Wrestling On Weazel - Commercial 01:22
Disc 7: K-DST01. K-DST - Intro 00:07
02. Heart - Barracuda 04:21
03. Kiss - Strutter 03:10
04. Boston - Smokin' 04:20
05. Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind Of Wonderful 03:22
06. Joe Cocker - Woman To Woman 04:27
07. Humble Pie - Get Down To It 03:24
08. You're On K-DST - Commercial 00:10
09. America - A Horse With No Name 04:08
10. The Who - Eminence Front 05:40
11. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird 09:05
12. Eddie Money - Two Tickets To Paradise 03:57
13. Rod Stewart - Young Turks 05:02
14. That Was K-DST - Commercial 00:12
15. Midlife Crisis Center - Commercial 01:11
16. San Andreas Telephone - New Father 00:21
Disc 8: Radio X01. Radio X - Intro 00:13
02. Soundgarden - Rusty Cage 04:26
03. Helmet - Unsung 03:56
04. Faith No More - Midlife Crisis 04:17
05. Stone Temple Pilots - Plush 05:10
06. Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name 05:13
07. You're On Radio X - Commercial 00:10
08. Living Colour - Cult Of Personality 04:53
09. Danzig - Mother 03:25
10. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus 04:54
11. Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing 03:31
12. L7 - Pretend We're Dead 03:53
13. That Was Radio X - Commercial 00:10
14. My Five Uncles - Commercial 00:57
15. Exsorbeo Handheld Gaming System - Commercial 00:54
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