Almost Famous

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.com
Writer-director Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Say Anything, Singles) was a teenager when Rolling Stone magazine sent him out to write cover stories in the 1970s. Nearly 30 years later, Crowe tells the tale in satisfying fashion and extensive detail with Almost Famous, accompanied by a soundtrack that accurately reflects the time of his trial by fire. Led Zeppelin have never before licensed a performance to a soundtrack, so "That's the Way" earns the distinction. A live version of Lou Reed's "Waiting for the Man" performed by David Bowie in 1972 typifies the emerging underground glam movement. Classic rock from Simon & Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, Elton John, and Yes fill things out. Cat Stevens's "The Wind" is rescued from the Timberland commercial. Nancy Wilson of Heart contributes the original score (one track, "Lucky Trumble," featured here) and a track by the fictitious hard-rock band Stillwater, whose "Fever Dog" sounds like a lost track from the hard-rock-guitar wars of the 1970s. Add in tracks by garage-rock faves the Seeds, soul strutter Clarence Carter, and Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers Band and you've got an expansive collection of tunes to sift through. More than 50 songs are featured in the film. Next question: when's volume 2? --Rob O'Connor

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Customer reviews

review by: caermon date: 2008-12-17 rating:
Almost Perfect
The only things missing from this soundtrack are the Stillwater tracks. I loved them in the movie, but missed them here.

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review by: date: 2008-11-02 rating:
Been there, done that, bought the tee shirt!
I happened upon the movie on cable and was impressed with how accurate it was to the time and culture. But what caught me was the music! How can you go wrong with the likes of Simon & Garfunkel, The Who, Todd Rundgren, Yes, Rod Stewart, The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Cat Stevens to mention a few. This soundtrack produced by Danny Bramson and Cameron Crowe really captures this moment in time and brings back a flood of memories. I don't think anyone who lived this would be disappointed.

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review by: Omar Dan Ben-Gaz date: 2008-10-14 rating:
Nice movie, good choice of classic tunes for the Soundtrack... But an AWFUL soundtrack album! Blah!!!
I watched "Almost Famous" one or two times, mostly 'cause I liked the songs selection for the soundtrack very, very much.

... However, how can you explain that a 50+ songs Soundtrack played along the movie, result in just a 17-piece OST album?... Why not a 3-CD Box instead, including all the great tunes in the movie???...

These guys in the music Soundtrack industry... No further comments! BLAH!!!!

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review by: date: 2008-08-07 rating:
Great movie, awesome soundtrack.
I'm not in the habit of buying movie soundtracks, in fact I think this is my second, the first was a cassette a long time ago(Sliver?). Cameron Crowe and his wife Nancy Wilson (who is actually responsible for the movie score by the way) obviously have a very acute appreciation for music.

I'm sure that more songs could have been added but they chose what they thought was most appropriate. Personally I am not a fan of every single song but I can listen to them.

My favorite song is Elton John's Tiny Dancer because of how well it goes with what I consider to be the best scene in the movie. I noticed from some of the other reviews that I am not the only one who thinks that. Every time I hear the song now I think of that scene on the bus, as do many other folks I'm sure. It get a ball in my throat when I hear it.

The second would be Bowie's live cover of I'm Waiting for the Man originally written by Lou Reed during his years with the Velvet Underground. America by Simon & Garfunkel is probably the most effective at putting you in the period of time(brilliant choice). I'm only slightly too young to remember these guys but I now feel like I missed something after hearing the song again in the context of this movie. Feel Flows, and That's the Way are also great. As for Feel Flows I recently purchased a bunch of Beach Boys CD's. New found appreciation.

I'm not in the habit of buying DVD's either but I am going to make an exception when we finally get a Bluray disk player. For whatever reason, I can't quite put my finger on it, but this was one of my favorite movies.


review by: Big Al Snow date: 2008-04-09 rating:
18 all over again!
OK, I will make this a quick one. If you survived the 70's, congratulations. I know I had more fun than in any other decade of my life. Listen up, this CD is a perfect companion to the DVD. I just watched the video not long ago, and it brought tears to my eyes as I remembered the music, the house parties, the drunken reverie, and just plain old good times. You could walk around at 2:00 AM and not worry about getting mugged or shot. The movie takes place around 1973 - my senior year of high school! I loved the music on this! I had to smile when I heard "Sparks" from the Who - this song is featured on a car commercial now. Good choice of Zeppelin songs. Too bad the Stones wouldn't play nice and contribute. By the way, reading the reviews makes it apparent that a lot of people are unfamiliar with the Zeppelin tunes. Hey, every serious music fan of the 70's MUST own every Zeppelin CD. Mandatory item. Also every Lynyrd Skynyrd CD up through "Street Survivors". And every Allman Brothers CD through "Brothers and Sisters". This CD is a pretty good sampler and souvenir of the movie. Get it!

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