Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell
was a 1989
compilation album
featuring bands
that performed at
the Moscow Music Peace Festival:
Bon Jovi,
Skid Row,
The Scorpions,
Ozzy Osbourne,
Mötley Crüe,
Cinderella,
and
Gorky Park.
The album closes
with a
few collaborative efforts
including a cover of
Led Zeppelin's
"Moby Dick"
and a
live medley
of songs from
Elvis Presley
and
Led Zeppelin.
the Make a Difference Foundation,
a nonprofit group
formed by
executive producer
Doc McGhee,
which fought
youth alcohol
and drug abuse.
Album proceeds were
split between
Make a Difference
and the
Soviet Union's
All-Union
Society for Sobriety.
Each song is a cover
of a famous
solo artist
or rock band
who had suffered a
drug- or alcohol-related death.
The album's liner notes
include an extensive
dedication list of
such artists,
along with a
skeleton
playing the guitar.
Billboard magazine
cited the album as
"New and Noteworthy"
after its release,
describing it as,
"Glittering array of headbangers
assemble for one of the
must-have collections
of the season."
The album title meshes
the song titles of
"Stairway to Heaven"
by Led Zeppelin
and
"Highway to Hell"
by AC/DC.
Although neither
track appears
on the album,
both
Led Zeppelin
drummer
John Bonham
and
AC/DC
singer
Bon Scott
had
alcohol-related
deaths
in 1980
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