Almost Famous [Soundtrack]

almost famous [soundtrack]

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Writer-director Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Say Anything, Singles) was a teenager when Rolling Stone magazine sent him out to write cover stories in the 1970s. Nearly 30 years later, Crowe tells the tale in satisfying fashion and extensive detail with Almost Famous, accompanied by a soundtrack that accurately reflects the time of his trial by fire. Led Zeppelin have never before licensed a performance to a soundtrack, so "That's the Way" earns the distinction. A live version of Lou Reed's "Waiting for the Man" performed by David Bowie in 1972 typifies the emerging underground glam movement. Classic rock from Simon & Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, Elton John, and Yes fill things out. Cat Stevens's "The Wind" is rescued from the Timberland commercial. Nancy Wilson of Heart contributes the original score (one track, "Lucky Trumble," featured here) and a track by the fictitious hard-rock band Stillwater, whose "Fever Dog" sounds like a lost track from the hard-rock-guitar wars of the 1970s. Add in tracks by garage-rock faves the Seeds, soul strutter Clarence Carter, and Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers Band and you've got an expansive collection of tunes to sift through. More than 50 songs are featured in the film. Next question: when's volume 2? --Rob O'Connor

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Almost Famous [Soundtrack]

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The Movie Made Me Want the CD
I love this movie and I love this soundtrack...
One Of The Best Movie Sound Tracks, Evah
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Almost Famous
Various Artists - Soundtracks
Manufacturer: Dreamworks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004XR5G
Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

America - Simon and Garfunkel
Sparks - The Who
It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference - Todd Rundgren
I've Seen All Good People: Your Move - Yes
Feel Flows - The Beach Boys
Fever Dog - Stillwater
Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart
Mr. Farmer - The Seeds
One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band
Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
That's The Way - Led Zeppelin
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Lucky Trumble - Nancy Wilson
I'm Waiting For The Man - David Bowie
The Wind - Cat Stevens
Slip Away - Clarence Carter
Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman

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Writer-director Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Say Anything, Singles) was a teenager when Rolling Stone magazine sent him out to write cover stories in the 1970s. Nearly 30 years later, Crowe tells the tale in satisfying fashion and extensive detail with Almost Famous, accompanied by a soundtrack that accurately reflects the time of his trial by fire. Led Zeppelin have never before licensed a performance to a soundtrack, so "That's the Way" earns the distinction. A live version of Lou Reed's "Waiting for the Man" performed by David Bowie in 1972 typifies the emerging underground glam movement. Classic rock from Simon & Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, Elton John, and Yes fill things out. Cat Stevens's "The Wind" is rescued from the Timberland commercial. Nancy Wilson of Heart contributes the original score (one track, "Lucky Trumble," featured here) and a track by the fictitious hard-rock band Stillwater, whose "Fever Dog" sounds like a lost track from the hard-rock-guitar wars of the 1970s. Add in tracks by garage-rock faves the Seeds, soul strutter Clarence Carter, and Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers Band and you've got an expansive collection of tunes to sift through. More than 50 songs are featured in the film. Next question: when's volume 2? --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

The Movie Made Me Want the CD.......2007-03-16

I bought this CD because I loved the music in the movie. I was not let down, just awesome.

I love this movie and I love this soundtrack..........2007-02-24

but I wish, like many reviewers have already stated, that it contained some more of the wonderful music that was played in the film. Personally I would have been happy if Hendrix, Black Sabbath, and more Zeppelin were included! A two-disc soundtrack would have been awesome! With that said, the songs that are on here are fantastic!!! Among the others I really love simple man, fever dog, tiny dancer and something in the air! If you loved the movie, buy it! If you're into classic rock, buy it! If you've never seen the movie...you must! The heart of the movie IS the music!

One Of The Best Movie Sound Tracks, Evah.......2006-10-30

Cameron Crowe has great taste in music. Every movie that he has ever made, also has a great soundtrack to go with it and this is no exception. Basically, the movie Almost Famous was an autobiography of a young Cameron Crowe. When he was fifteen years old, he was already writing for Rolling Stone Magazine. Geesh, when I was fifteen I was just learning to write my name...

I really like this album because there are songs on it that you just don't hear on ordinary music stations...even the so called 'classic rock' stations. To hear the Seeds singing, Mr. Farmer, threw me back to the day when my cousin had the original 45 of the group. There is also the infamous group, Stillwater, the group which the movie is focused on. Stillwater wasn't actually a real group in the 70s, but the song that they played in the movie, 'Fever Dog' sounds like something pulled out from that crazy time. I think it was actually written by Peter Frampton who was practically rock 'n roll royalty in the mid 70s with his classic two album masterpiece, Frampton Comes Alive. Here's a shocker for you if you didn't already know this, parts of Frampton Comes Alive was done in the studio and the background of clapping and cheering was put in later. Sorry to bum you out...oh, and you know the tooth fairy, she doesn't exist, either...so take the tooth out from under your pillow. For godssakes, you're 39 years old....

But this record is no fairy tale, it's a real solid entry on my favorite movie soundtracks list. The first being from the movie, Singles, which was also, coincidentally enough, also by Cameron Crowe. For the most part, I tend to lean toward jazz and soul music, but I still love great rock 'n roll, and this compilation has everything from mellow Cat Stevens to the loud and racous the Who playing a little known instrumental called, Sparks, and it is all great stuff.

So, are you gonna get it or what? I'm done blabbering. I'm just waiting for Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster and we're gonna go to lunch...

Peace and Blessings.

Stillwater CD.......2006-08-12

In response to Str8upChevy, there is a 6 song Stillwater EP as part of the Almost Famous Untitled - Director's Cut DVD. It has all the songs they play in the movie plus a couple others.

Stillwater.......2006-08-11

I now realize that Stillwater wasn't an actual band, but does anyone know who performed the songs that are considered to be "Stillwater" songs? As soon as I seen the movie, I immediatly came to the computer to look up the band Stillwater. That sound I heared from the songs they played in the movie are exactly what I love listening to, so to find out that it isn't even a real band.....that was depressing. I already have 90% of everything else in the movie, as that was what I grew up listening to, so it was nice to hear such great songs in one movie. I highly recommend this soundtrack to anyone that's reading these reviews. If anyone knows how to obtain more of the Stillwater tracks played in the movie, please let me know or post it here. Thanks!!

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