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Let's discuss our favorite compilations and soundtracks that we've come across over the years.
The Darjeeling Limited soundtrack got a lot of listens from me for a while, I love the mixture of Indian music with some Kinks songs thrown in and "Play With Fire" by The Rolling Stones.
I just heard the Shel Silverstein tribute album, Twistable, Turnable Man with My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird, John Prine, Lucinda Williams, Dr. Dog, Kris Kristofferson, Nanci Griffith, others... very cool. Some laid back, old western songs with fun themes and lyrics.
Post by nodepression on Jun 22, 2010 23:05:56 GMT -5
I love the darjeeling limited soundtrack, for people who don't think they know it, but were waiting for MMJ in 08, the theme song was their pre show music.
Also those Kinks and Rolling Stones song are gold, they got a lot of plays from me back when I first heard it.
My favorite soundtrack though, is Snatch.
It had a huge influence on the music I listen to now. Especially this track, which I thought was about whiskey for some reason when I first heard it
first time I heard Massive Attack, and it's their best track, go to 30 seconds or so in
I love a great compilation. An excellent soundtrack can carry a movie. Modern compilations, which often benefit good causes, can spawn unique collaborations, like David Byrne and the Dirty Projectors on last year's Dark Was the Night. And savvy record hunters studying eras where singles are the primary format can often put together a great set of recordings that provides a valuable introduction to a genre.
Anyone interested in the roots of Jamaican music would be well-advised to check out the box sets that Trojan has been putting out over the last decade-plus. Much of the noteworthy music from Jamaica from 1960-1975 is found in the Trojan vaults. The Dub, Jamaican R&B, and ska box sets are all excellent, but the Rocksteady is the one I'd recommend most. Classic recordings from Desmond Dekker, Derrick Harriot, Alton Ellis of the precursor to Reggae and many others give you the best possible overview . These box sets are priced really well also, 50 songs for under $20.
The Red Hot organization, which also put out Dark Was the Night, is dedicated to fighting AIDS by making and selling incredible music compilations. So please, buy them if you can. This compilation of largely neo-soul, hip-hop, blues and African artists performing songs by Afro-beat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is unbelievably good -- each track breathes new life into one of Fela's classics. Of particular note are the version of Water No Get Enemy featuring D'Angelo, Femi Kuti and Macy Gray, Shuffering and Shmiling with Dead Prez, Talib Kweli, Jorge Ben and Bilal, and Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am with Baaba Maal and Taj Mahal.
I have a lot more for this thread but I'll save them so as not to dump too much info, plus this way I can keep bumping it. Great idea, Zapp.
Can't leave out the Numero Group's Eccentric Soul Series.
Awesome songs with the classic soul sound from more obscure artists compiled by the record label Numero Group. There's quite a few, but volumes 1-4 actually highlight a specific label for each one.
It hasn't been mentioned in here yet, though I guess it's regarded as one of the best...for good reasons too. Just listened to the first disc, which kind of inspired me to dig this thread out.
One of my favorites in the Sound track to Wonder Boys which I first watched because of the song "Things Have Changed" which Dylan wrote for it. It's a really hilarious and dark movie and one of the best uses of popular music as a score I've seen. The director would actually play the songs for the actors to set the mood for certain scenes
Track listing
Bob Dylan - "Things Have Changed" 5:10 Buffalo Springfield - "A Child's Claim to Fame" 2:12 Tom Rush - "No Regrets" 3:52 Neil Young - "Old Man" 3:23 Bob Dylan - "Shooting Star" 3:09 Tim Hardin - "Reason to Believe" 2:00 Little Willie John - "Need Your Love So Bad" 2:17 Bob Dylan - "Not Dark Yet" 6:30 Clarence Carter - "Slip Away" 2:32 Leonard Cohen - "Waiting for the Miracle" 7:43 Bob Dylan - "Buckets of Rain" 3:23 John Lennon - "Watching the Wheels" 3:32 Van Morrison - "Philosophers Stone" 6:03
When I was a young lad, Judgement Night & Singles ruled the school. As well as Resevoir Dogs with Stephen Wright spinnin' KBILLY's supersounds of the seventies.
I always liked both of the Grosse Pointe Blank soundtracks.
"Blister in the Sun" (Violent Femmes) – 2:08 "Rudie Can't Fail" (The Clash) – 3:31 "Mirror In The Bathroom" (English Beat) – 3:09 "Under Pressure" (David Bowie and Queen) – 4:03 "I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash) – 2:46 "Live and Let Die" (Guns N' Roses) – 3:02 "We Care a Lot" (Faith No More) – 4:03 "Pressure Drop" (The Specials) – 4:18 "Absolute Beginners" (The Jam) – 2:50 "Armagideon Time" (The Clash) – 3:53 "El Matador" (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs) – 4:34 "Let My Love Open the Door (E. Cola Mix)" (Pete Townshend) – 4:58 "Blister 2000" (Violent Femmes) – 2:58
Volume 2
"A Message to You, Rudy" (The Specials) – 2:53 "Cities in Dust" (Siouxsie and the Banshees) – 3:49 "The Killing Moon" (Echo & the Bunnymen) – 5:44 "Monkey Gone to Heaven" (Pixies) – 2:56 "Lorca's Novena" (The Pogues) – 4:35 "Go!" (Tones on Tail) – 2:32 "Let it Whip" (Dazz Band) – 4:24 "The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight" (Dominatrix) – 3:40 "War Cry" (Joe Strummer) – 5:58 "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" (Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel) – 7:24 "Take on Me" (a-ha) – 3:46 "You're Wondering Now" (The Specials) – 2:37
Other Soundtracks I played the crap out of: Shaft & Superfly, Dazed & Confused & Natural Born Killers, and if anyone hasn't heard it, I'd highly recommend Until the End of the World.
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver