Rise Above

The West Memphis Three are a trio of young men who are being railroaded into life terms in prison for a crime they could not have committed (and evidence that has been suppressed by the police seems to exculpate them). Proceeds from the album go to their legal defense. All artists agreed to forgo any payment for their performance. You can read Henry Rollins' background on how it came together.

Rollins sings on about half the tracks, either alone or with someone else. Iggy Pop, Keith Morris, Chuck D, Lemmy, Mike Patton, Ice-T, Tom Araya, Exene Cervenka, Inger Lorre, Chuck Dukowski, Dean Ween, and more make this a must have.

Hot Spots: Police Story (Ice-T), Six Pack (Mike Patton), Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie (Dean Ween), Fix Me (Iggy Pop), Nervous Breakdown (Ryan Adams), and everything else as well.