Across the Universe
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Free Music Review: go see the move & get the cd!
Hit: 5 Stars
I saw the movie tonight - fantastic to hear new versions of these songs but close to their original sound! The movie was very well made tying all of these good songs in to the movie.Free Music Review: Not Entirely Unpleasant, but . . .
Hit: 2 Stars
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, as a film soundtrack sung by the performers, is not as campy as PAINT YOUR WAGON and not as interesting as TRUE STORIES. The production, arrangements, and musicianship are satisfying enough, but the vocals tend to be lackluster--capable, but not outstanding, with Evan Rachel Woods as the standout. The star vocalists make the actors pale by comparison. Highlights of the special edition of the soundtrack are Eddie Izzard's doing his best John Cleese imitation on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite," Joe Cocker's "Come Together," the Secret Machines' "Flying" and "Blue Jay Way," their collaboration with Bono on "I Am the Walrus," and Bono's performance of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (with The Edge on backing vocals). Recommended for U2 completists, this album is otherwise destined for the cut-out bin. I like it better than the Bee Gees/Frampton SGT PEPPER, but I do not like it as much as ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II. A much more satisfying contemporary film soundtrack of Beatles covers would be I AM SAM.Free Music Review: Get the deluxe edition
Hit: 5 Stars
The deluxe edition of the soundtrack with 31 tracks is sold exclusively at Best Buy stores and on iTunes.Free Music Review: Across the Universe
Hit: 5 Stars
First of all,... There is not a bigger Beatle music fan than me.
In 1964 I was there.
This album (the artists) pay the Beatles nothing less than complete reverence and respect for and with the quality of their renditions of each and every song.
I would give this album ten stars ! Forget all the reviews that say this,that, and nothing. Listen to the MUSIC (and the words of course).
That's what counts. Enjoy every moment. enough said.............
Free Music Review: A Very Below-Average Homage to The Beatles
Hit: 2 Stars
I just got the soundtrack yesterday. Haven't seen the movie, so I wasn't 'picturing' the songs in my head as I listened to the album.
Well, heres the thing. Everyone sounds fairly good here, but its really very tiring. As a huge Beatles fan, I can only see this as yet another misguided attempt to cash in on their memory and talent. NONE of these songs are magical here. ALL of them sound very average. Someone said that the brooding, ballad version of "I Want to hold your hand" was chilling and gave the song new meaning. WHAT? It wasn't even average. And Evan Rachel Wood isn't especially good at holding a note.
At best, this sounds like a bunch of OK-Trained singers performing Karaoke to the Beatles' hits, with a couple of strings and percussion thrown in every now and then to make everything sound 'classy'. Frankly, I was insulted, and heres hoping more true Beatles fans take note of whats going on here.
Very disappointed, and I was let down especially since all the hype and positive press this soundtrack has been getting.
Two Stars. Both for The Beatles originals that have been slaughtered here.
PS: In a side note, NO OTHER ARTIST other than The Beatles could get the pronunciation of "Jai Guru Deva" on the title track right. I have versions by Fiona Apple, Rufus Wainwright and a bunch of others, but none of them have done it the way its supposed to be. On this CD, its just as bad.