Blues Brothers - Music from the Film: Original Soundtrack
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 | Product Details: Release Date: 06 November 1995 Record Label: Atlantic Rating:  Sales Rank: 1942 | | Look for similar items by category:
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| | Customer Reviews: A great place to start! (19 July 2007)Like the last reviewer, and many, many others, The Blues Brothers was a film I first watched when I was about 10 and it introduced me to a whole new world of music. This soundtrack was the first record I ever owned and it is where I first heard a lot of artists that I may otherwise never of heard of, since I had only really listened to pop and ska before. This is a great collection and younger people especially will find it it very educational. If you enjoy the soundtrack it would also be a good idea to look up some of the other artists featured in the film but not on the soundtrack, like Sam and Dave and John Lee Hooker. A fun film and a fun soundtrack, try the other Blues Brothers recordings too, you won't regret it! The album that started me off in music (30 October 2006)Sounds odd for some but this is the album that started me off on the path of my taste in music at the age of 10. A fantastic album with fantastic musicians, superbly played music! A must for anyone that loved good grooves and big sounds! Awesome Fun (19 June 2005)I'd like to start this review by saying that I am an 18 year old, who's main musical interests lie in rock, heavy metal and punk. However, after a friend got me watching the film, I found myself astounded by the amazingly un-natural cool this music can have. In the film itself the music fits right into place, with star performances from such talent as Aretha Franklin and James Brown. Having loved the film I got the soundtrack and was not disappointed. This is some of the funkiest, FUNNEST music I've heard in a long time. Whilst rock n' roll provides danger and aggressiveness, this music provides class, style, fun and, dare I say it, magic. Cover versions are always dangerous in the wrong hands, but here the debt to the originals is acknowledged, and arrangements show how to score a hit second time around. You thought Duane Eddy's version of Peter Gunn was nigh on perfect? Try the growling horns here for size! If there is a criticism, it's that Dan Ackroyd and the late John Belushi were not great vocal performers, though they certainly put in plenty of energy. Jailhouse Rock needs a deeper range, and Belushi ain't an Elvis. There again, when you've got the likes of James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles batting on your side, how can you go wrong? I could wax lyrical about all these tracks, but a special mention must go to Aretha's classic Think; listen to the soaring voice - that's how to do it, girl! Soul lives. |
