Various Artists - Soundtracks - Easy Rider: Music From The Soundtrack (1969 Film)
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Free Music Notes for Easy Rider: Music From The Soundtrack (1969 Film)
Free Music Review: EASY listening.
Hit: 4 Stars
Man, this one is even better than the "Graduate" and "Midnight Cowboy" soundtracks. You don't have to have seen the movie to love these songs, but it sure helps. This has got some of everything from the time, and it's all equally good. You get country-rock with "Wasn't born to follow" and "Ballad of easy rider". Stoner-rock with "The Pusher" and "Don't bogart me". And just great classic-rock with "If 6 was 9" and "The Weight". Oh, and there's this other song called "Born to be Wild". Now all you need is a good long open road, and "Captain America's jacket.Free Music Review: Works... in combination with "The Trip"
Hit: 4 Stars
Contains _most_ of the music from the film. But is missing one key track: "Flash, Bam, Pow" by Electric Flag (played in the film as Wyatt and Billy ride away from New Orleans after the LSD sequence and before Wyatt concludes, "We blew it" during the final campfire scene). The missing Electric Flag track can be found only on the CD soundtrack to "The Trip" -- a Peter Fonda film written by Jack Nicholson which itself contains some pretty cool music.Free Music Review: throwback to the 60's
Hit: 4 Stars
I always thought the soundtrack to this movie was superb- and amazing that i can put it on today and enjoy it as much as I did 40 years ago-Free Music Review: Not bad, but...
Hit: 3 Stars
...get the DVD. The movie itself is a better musical experience. If you're a freak like me who cranks up the volume and just listens to movies on occasion ;-) A few disappointing points about the CD are:
-The absence of The Band singing their their own great song.
-"Bird" and "Bogart" are longer than I expected. Great songs, but the movie uses these songs in just the right length.
-Clips from the movie are unnecessary and aren't enough to salvage the soundtrack.
On the other hand, the highlights are:
-"Kyrie Eleison" is an excellent psychedlic trip
-The Byrds short-but-sweet track "I Wasn't Born to Follow"
-Of course, "If Six Was Nine" is a great rebellious anthem
-"The Pusher" - A beautiful and trippy bit of blues from Steppenwolf.
-Both cuts from Roger McGuinn are fantastic. Dylan wrote them, but Roger's voice was perfect.
This CD is still a keeper for the nostalgic hippie in everyone.
Peace, love, and freedom.
Free Music Review: But Where can I find the Album?
Hit: 3 Stars
I have been trying to find the album by the Holy Modal Rounders "If You Want to Be a Bird" appears on. That and the follow-up album "The Moray Eels Eat the Holy Modal Rounders" (Moray Eels, were 1/2 the group at the time) Sorry for using this forum for trying to find an album ....the Easy Rider Soundtrack is great.