The Blues Brothers - The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording
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Free Music Notes for The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording
Free Music Review: Classic Good Times
Hit: 5 Stars
This disc is a rockin' good time. She Caught The Katy will get you movin', Shake A Tail Feather will have you groovin', Think everybody loves some Aretha. The Theme From Rawhide says Blues Brothers's in so many ways. The last 3 in the set are great tunes as well. Minnie The Moocher, Sweet Home Chicago, and Jailhouse Rock they will keep a smile on your face. Free Music Review: BLUES MOTHER!
Hit: 5 Stars
Probably as much, if not more fun, than the John Belushi/Dan Akroyd flick, which had its best moments via its high spirited musical interludes (and legendary guest stars Cab Calloway, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles), THE BLUES BROTHERS movie soundtrack album contains surprisingly little in the way of actual blues. Not that it matters for a second. You DO get a genre-jumpin' grabbag of jazz (PETER GUNN), rock (GIMME SOME LOVIN' and JAILHOUSE ROCK, wailed out in ragged but right Belushi fashion), gospel (James Brown's sweaty testimonial THE OLD LANDMARK), country (THEME FROM RAWHIDE, which suits Akroyd's limited vocal ability to a tee), swing (Cab Calloway's signature hit MINNIE THE MOOCHER), and pure, unabashed soul (from the "Queen" and the "Genious" of it, Aretha and Ray). The bluesiest thing on here is a joyous eight minute workout of hoary classic SWEET HOME CHICAGO, though it's a pity the infectious EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE ain't quite up to Wilson Pickett's soul-shredding standards (the enthusiastic spoken word Akroyd intro almost makes up for it). This isn't JUST the soundtrack to a movie, it also works beautifully as the background to a road trip, beer blast, or dance party...in short, if you've got the blues, pop this baby in and watch 'em disappear faster than the Bluesmobile itself! RATING: FIVE PACKS OF SMOKESFree Music Review: Lousy Remix
Hit: 1 Stars
I just received this CD in the mail. It is TERRIBLE!!! It almost sounds "tinny." Like it was coming through a $6.00 radio. There is a lot of background noise like a record has and there is almost no bass. I gave it 1 star because it is the Blues Brothers and there are some great songs on it. I also have the original soundtrack ordered. I certainly hope it sounds better.Free Music Review: What in heck happened last night??
Hit: 5 Stars
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Free Music Review: Shake it, Baby!
Hit: 5 Stars
More than half of the immense cult appeal that the Blues Brothers have comes from its amazing, once in a lifetime soundtrack. How can anyone say that this is not a real blues album? Sure, the Blues Brothers were first and foremost a comedy act (spawned like so many others by Saturday Night Live) but the blues was deep in their souls. It's clear from their performances of 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Sweet Home Chicago' and 'Everybody Needs Somebody to Love' just how talented and soulful a vocalist the late great John Belushi was - as talented as a singer as he was as a comedian. Not to mention the fact that the Blues Brothers were backed by a group of some of the best, most celebrated session musicians of the time, including Donald 'Duck' Dunn and Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, among others.
And if that's not enough - if you're so much of a purist that you're still not convinced - where else do you get James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Cab Calloway - four among the true gods of blues, R&B and soul - on one album? All of their performances on this soundtrack are truly classics. James Brown does classic gospel with 'The Old Landmark', a powerhouse of a spiritual that will have you bouncin' and praisin' all over the place. Aretha, in one of the most famous performances, sings 'Think' and sends shivers down my spine. The Genius performs 'Shake a Tail Feather', an energetic and funky R&B classic that matches his greatest songs. And finally, the wonderful Mr. Calloway, in a rare performance shortly before his death, sings his signature song, Minnie the Moocher, and I'll be damned if it doesn't sound as good as he did nearly half a century before.
Still, mainstream, you say? Well, maybe it is, in a sense. It wouldn't be the first time for any of these artists. But even when Ray, Aretha and James were making softened up pop for white audiences they were still the best of the best, and this recording is no exception. With the instrumental power of the Blues Brothers Band behind them (also present on the classic recording of the Peter Gunn theme), they sound as good as ever, and so do Belushi and Aykroyd, comedians first but also two of the best damn white blues singers I've heard. Only one track, in fact, reminds us that this is actually a comedy, and that is of course the theme from Rawhide (the producers made the smart move of giving us only a small taste of the Brothers' performance at Bob's Country Bunker by excluding their version of 'Stand By Your Man'); had it been replaced by John Lee Hooker singing 'Boom Boom' (sadly missing from the CD) the album could have had a different name and then blues fans would have hailed it as the fantastic collection that it is. Even without Hooker, the soundtrack is still wonderful and a great purchase to any lover of blues, R&B, soul, funk or rock n' roll and to any fan of this classic movie. Highly recommended.