Weeds: Music from the Original Series/O.S.T.
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Music CD Cover Edition: Music CD Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language) Format: Soundtrack CD Release Date: 2005-09-13 Music Label: Rykodisc Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Weeds: Music from the Original Series/O.S.T. Album
Free Music Review: Terrificlly original and slightly odd music from a terrificlly original and slightly odd show.
Hit: 4 Stars
I rented the first season of Showtime's "Weeds" on a whim this past weekend. I had heard good things and the show featured an intriguing and fresh concept as well as a talented, diverse and funny cast. My gamble paid off as I quickly breezed through the entire series and found I had discovered a great show. Besides the aforementioned assets, the other thing that struck me about "Weeds" was its eclectic mix of terrific music. Some of them are odd little numbers, all of them though display the same subversive wit and in-your-face, literal lyrics that the show's writing itself does. My biggest (and maybe only) complaint about the show and its soundtrack is the horrible theme song, "Little Boxes." Yes, I get why it is appropriate and used in the show, and I also understand that the sheer oddity in which it is performed is why many people will like it, or at least find it curiously entertaining. But to these ears it is an utter chore to endure during the opening credits, much less in it's extended form here. I'd compare it to nails on a chalkboard, but that would be an insult to both that person's nails and the chalkboard. Other than that song though, this is a terrific, eclectic mix album. It may get old listen after listen after listen. I'd wager most would agree, you have to be in the mood for many of the songs included here, and there isn't really a "typical" song, like you'd hear on top 40 radio (a refreshing, good thing in my book) in the bunch. But as an album to pull out now and then, or to just appreciate some dry, witty, poetry and prose style lyrics (se "Wacky Tobacky" and "Satan, Lend Me a Dollar" for two big examples), this album might just be some sort of masterpiece. Like the series, this album is a true original - and in this day and age (in both music and television) that is a compliment of the tallest order.