Eddie & The Cruisers - Soundtrack
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Composer: Various ArtistsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 1990-12-13
Music Label: Volcano
Soundtracks:
- On the Dark Side
- Tender Years
- Runaround Sue
- Down on My Knees
- Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes
- Wild Summer Nights
- Boardwalk Angel
- Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes
- Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)
- Season in Hell (Fire Suite)
Free Music Notes for Eddie & The Cruisers - Soundtrack
Free Music Review: Volcano Got It Right....Ignore The Printed Track Listing
Hit: 5 Stars
Eddie and the Cruisers came out a year before Streets Of Fire would be the next project for actor Michael Pare in another rock n' roll film with an awesome soundtrack to boot. The movie about the disappearance of a (fictional) leader of a rock band was not too shabby ( I only saw it on cable a couple of times)...Point being, both soundtracks (hand in hand) I would highly recommend to any an avid music collector to prove that the 80's music was not all commercialized-synthesized shlock. Both retro in sound to the 50's and 60's with a contemporary edge that have stood the test of time exceptionally well !
Many have compared Eddie & The Cruisers/John Cafferty soundtrack to Springsteen's and the E Band's work (hopefully as compliment and not as a rip off).Let's just say the Boss is the Boss and John Cafferty is John Cafferty. John Cafferty and his band were/are anything but a rip off. He has this very distinct knack for writing original and performing his material with plenty of hooks and upbeat melodies. His vocals are also easily recognized.They seem to have the tough rebellious rockin' edge to them when called for and yet that controllable warm vocal range that allows him to do a great ballad like Tender Years!The Beaver Brown Band can do no wrong---the sheer artistry and musical synergy between JC & BBB is a great musical force unto itself.
The Volcano company did include ALL the right tracks that were on the original vinyl pressings and cassette versions. The only small quirk (which in no way affects playback or has deleted anything) is the way the tracks are physically/digitally numbered on the disc; they do not correspond with the printed listing on the back cd cover. Does this matter? Heck no...but I was ready to return the cd before I listened to it's entirety. I thought the track Hang Up My Rock N' Roll Shoes had been deleted and that Season In Hell (Fire Suite) had been cut down to only two mintues plus (scratching my head like crazy)! Volcano has kept Hang Up My Rock N' Roll Shoes as part of Down On My Knees track (as one big track). Season In Hell (Fire Suite) has been split into two separate tracks (again, no sweat ,the suite/track still blends smoothly---no breaks or "cuts"). Believe me, I was ready to take my copy back to the cd music store...
The mystery of why this soundtrack was not released in it's correct entirety in the first place is like the mystery surrounding Eddie's disappearance in the film (though, we the buying public can draw many a conclusion of our own why the screw ups occurred with the initial cd release).As for the Volcano version and the other version that many felt ripped off by (two tracks missing), there will be no surprise if in time another version is released with additional material (definitive soundtrack)...Aye, aye, aye, the things record companies do to drive us buyers nuts !!!
Eddie & The Cruisers - Soundtrack Poster
This modest early '80s hit film about a fictional '60s rock icon who mysteriously disappears (or does he?) took its lead from similar legends surrounding the death of Jim Morrison. Its succesful soundtrack arose from an even more surreal brew of art and commerce. Then-journeyman musician John Cafferty and his Beaver Brown Band essentially became the, er, "real" Eddie and the Cruisers, with actor Michael Pare lip-synching the vocals, and other actors miming their parts. Cafferty and crew supply what was then a fair approximation of the Springsteen Sensibility--wall-of-sound bar rock with overreaching lyrics and grab-your-throat vocals. Not half-bad--if you like that sort of thing. --Jerry McCulleyClassic Rock Music CDs
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