The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Free Music Review: By far my favorite soundtrack
Hit: 5 Stars
Naming my favorite soundtrack wasn't a very hard choice, but it's a very close call between this one & Singles (mainly cuz the musical vibe was more consistent in The Crow), which are both equally good movies. I don't even own very many soundtracks, mainly cuz there's usually only a few good songs, or I already have the songs I like on the artist's albums. This one is a rare exception that someone else pointed out that actually GOES WITH the film, not just a cash-in with mediocre songs. Another problem with soundtracks is the variety is usually too diverse, which is why people only like a song here & there. This one does have a diversity of songs by different types of rock, but they're not all that mainstream (STP prolly the only exception). Most people who don't go for mainstream as easily are usually more appreciative of other types of styles & actually enjoy exploring other bands they're never heard of. These diverse songs somehow go together to paint a dark picture for the whole film.The Cure's "Burn" is a great start for the album. The thing that bugs me is that people who ordinarily don't like The Cure really like this song...& what a shame too, cuz they're missing out (they're my favorite band)!! If you haven't heard Disintegration, shame on you!! It has a similar driving bass vibe that "Fascination Street" has. MLG's "Golgotha Tenement Blues" is a WAY cool creepy song, I can't believe some people don't even like it!! Also check out another cool song of theirs, "Butterfly Wings". "Big Empty" is definitely my all-time favorite STP song, mainly thanks to the drastic dynamics from the mellow verse to the intense chorus, & an interesting bass line.
NIN's "Dead Souls" was THE reason I got this, but I didn't know it was a cover until a couple of years after I got it. *I* think NIN did it justice though... & yes, I love Joy Division (& New Order) too, so don't condemn me for not knowing about it before :P RATM's "Darkness" will satisfy any Rage fan (like myself) with it's funky vibe, but the title alone gives it a place here. The Femmes "Color Me Once" is definitely one of the highlights on here... so much infact that one VERY late night I came home & listened to it prolly 10+ times in a row... which made it skip REALLY bad after that & I had to get another copy :-D Don't ask how it affected me, it just kinda crept up on me, & now it's prolly my 2nd favorite song on here.
I usually have to be in the mood for tracks 7-9, but they're cool songs too. FLNL's "Slip Slide" is an exceptional track for one of the least known of bands on here. TKK's "After the Flesh" & Mary Chain's "Snakedriver" are good ones from them, & will satisfy old fans as well as others who've never heard of these good "late '80's" bands. Medicine's "Time Baby" kinda signals the end with its more mellow vibe, but is a good song, & both this band & TKK are featured in the movie. I definitely have my favorites on here that I wanted to hear more than once, so I rarely got through it all the way & heard the slow last track "It Can't Rain All the Time" the least.
This definitely has something for every true rock fan... alternative, metal, goth, industrial, whatever you wanna call it. It's a consistently dark soundtrack for a dark movie, & even better when listened to at night. This soundtrack & the movie also far surpass the sequels. If you like any of these bands or any of the songs from the movie, GET THIS NOW!!
Free Music Review: Righteous music from a great movie (rock/grunge)
Hit: 5 Stars
Even if you have the DVD of The Crow, you'll want to get the soundtrack album. A great combination of grunge, industrial and alternative... it rocks. There are very few movie soundtracks that I'd recommend (Heavy Metal, The Matrix, and Mission Impossible 2 are others), but this is /definitely/ one of them.
The only two real disappointments with the CD are the fact that the song "Can't Rain All the Time" is not the version played by Hangman's Joke in the movie, but instead is some very mellow thing that sounds like it came out of Thelma & Louise rather than this movie. The other disappointment is that the rocking guitar work done by 'Eric' in the movie (on the roof, before the office fight) isn't included.
Other than that... a lot of great stuff to blow out your speakers with. Rage Against the Machine (their usual kick-butt anti-discrimination rants), Helmet (cranked up crunching), "Golgotha Tenement Blues" by Machines of Loving Grace (one of the most recognizable songs in the movie), the Christian rock of For Love Not Lisa ("Slip Slide Melting"), "Time Baby III" by Medicine (the live version in the movie is slightly better, but this is still decent), and the excellent zombie stomp energy of "After the Flesh" by My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult (my favorite song on the whole album... juiced up head banging).
There's the highland semi-monotone "Snakedriver" by The Jesus And Mary Chain, the egotistical "Dead Souls" by NIN (entirely written, performed and produced by Trent Reznor), "Burn" by The Cure (which could easily be the title track from the movie - probably the loudest thing they've ever done), and a fairly decent one from Stone Temple Pilots ("Big Empty"). The other three songs... personally I don't like Violent Femmes, Rollins Band or Pantera - but to each their own; you might like them.
Note that 99% of the songs on this album aren't available anywhere else - this is the only place you'll find them. Probably the only exception is Helmet... their song "Milquetoast" is also available on Betty. Everything else on this album is bloody unique.
If you like music that cranks, stuff that isn't the usual radio pablum and pop, then you'll want to grab this CD. Play it loud.
Free Music Review: Everything a soundtrack should be
Hit: 5 Stars
The Crow soundtrack not only reflects the dark mood of the film, it actually did much to create that dark mood in the first place. One is hard pressed to say which came first, the movie or the music; that is how closely linked both aspects of the production are. Jane Siberry's It Can't Rain All the Time will forever be identified with The Crow in my mind; this hauntingly beautiful track makes this album worth buying all by itself; I know of no other song I could even compare it to in terms of its depth of feeling and quiet intensity. The other 13 tracks are pretty amazing songs in their own right, serving up a sampler of styles from rock's slightly darker and heavier side. Stone Temple Pilot's Big Empty is immediately recognizable to anyone who ever listened to a radio in the early 1990s, but I most enjoyed hearing some offerings from bands I am less familiar with. My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult is a band I have never heard of outside of The Crow soundtrack, and I'm really surprised this group has not received more attention over the years. For Love Not Lisa is another group that impressed me, especially with the "I would die for you" refrain that forms the heart of their song Slip Slide Melting. I know Pantera only be reputation, and I'm glad I got to hear a sampling of their work here. Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against the Machine are two bands that have never captured my attention, but their contributions to this soundtrack have me thinking I ought to take another look at them. Rollins Band's Ghostrider came as a bit of a shock to me because the lead singer sounds remarkably like Jim Morrison, and this song really has the sound of a modernized Doors song. The Cure and Violent Femmes are two of my favorite groups, so I could ask nothing more of a soundtrack than to include an incredible new song from each of them. There really and truly is not a bad song to be found among these fourteen tracks. Those who abstain from the heavier side of rock and roll may not enjoy this album as much as I do, but this is an impressive assembly of substantive tracks from a diverse spectrum of quality artists, and every single track serves a real purpose in the movie itself.Free Music Review: Superb Soundtrack That Compliments A Great Movie...
Hit: 5 Stars
I remember the first time I watched THE CROW movie when it came out in theaters and loving the movie, and sadly learning that Brandon Lee's poetic performance was undercut by his premature death. It was an unfair end for such a brilliant performance, and guaranteed had he still been alive to do the sequel, it would have done almost as well as this stellar movie did. The soundtrack almost eclipses the movie itself, but the movie and the music both match. The sound that dominates most of this soundtrack falls into alternative, metal, goth, industrial, and even a touching ode to close the album.
The album opens gracefully with The Cure's "Burn", an atmospheric and dreamy rock ballad that is about as sentimental as this album gets, and you're going to find most of it teething at your bones. But it's good, because Machines of Loving Grace follows right up with their menacing and airy industrial number "Golgotha Tenement Blues". Right after that, you've got the hard rock power of "Big Empty" by Stone Temple Pilots, which suits this soundtrack quite nicely, as does Nine Inch Nails fine rendition of Joy Division's "Dead Souls". Other noteworthy mentions include Pantera's blistering "The Badge"; My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult's fast-paced manic energy of "After The Flesh"; Rage Against The Machine's semi-political jazz-ish rock in "Darkness"; and Helmet's demo-version feel of "Milquetoast" which feels live-ish and pounds away. Jane Siberry closes off the album with the hauntingly melodic "It Can't Rain All The Time", which pulls the album from its heavy rock industrial sound to an atmospheric number that completely lightens and, for girls, may induce tears.
This soundtrack is one of the best ever created for a film of such depth and menace. For all the dreary feel and sense pervading the brilliant film, the soundtrack is energetic and a pure rush of the action you'll find in the movie. THE CROW soundtrack is my favorite soundtrack, and for those who enjoyed the movie, it should be yours too.
Free Music Review: This IS the Best Soundtrack that Money Can Buy
Hit: 5 Stars
There are countless reasons why I love this album, and it's kinda strange because most of these artists I don't really care for or have never heard of. So when I first picked up a copy, I was skeptical about how much I really was going to enjoy it. But as soon as I had listened to it the first time through, I was hooked. The Cure starts the album off with an okay song (I'm not a big Cure fan), and then Machines of Loving Grace pour through the speakers like a fine wine with the sultry, dark "Golgotha Tenement Blues." After that, STP comes through with a great song "Big Empty" that I think is probably the best Scott and co. have ever written. Track 4 (my personal favorite) is Nine Inch Nails' absolutely fantastic "Dead Souls" which snarls with aggression, and got me hooked on NIN. Rage's "Darkness" is pretty different from anything they have ever tried, and it shows what versatility this band has got. Violent Femmes then arrives with a slightly funky, very interesting song that is one of the most original tracks I have ever heard. Rollins Band, Helmet, and Pantera bust speakers and kick [butt] with there own unique, hard-hitting sounds. After that, the soundtrack delves into lesser-known bands like My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, and For Love Not Lisa, which are all really good, with the possible exception of Jane Siberry's "It Can't Rain All the Time" which I'm not crazy about. The immense diversity that's been captured on this disk is astounding, and for some reason, I have never gotten tired of listening to this album. So even if you haven't any idea who The Jesus and Mary Chain are, you can be assured that...you'll get the one collection that Iconsider to be about as perfect as anything on earth can get.