Grosse Pointe Blank: Music From The Film [Soundtrack]

grosse pointe blank: music from the film [soundtrack]

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Largely the conceit of co-writer/star John Cusack, "Grosse Point Blank" is oft compared to Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction," which brings to mind that old adage about apples and oranges. Cusack's film is, in its own right, the morally bleaker (and funnier) of the two--a shaggy dog tale about a neurotic young hitman returning home for his tenth high school reunion. The first in what appears to be a slew of films ready to cash in on '80s nostalgia (gen-Xers apparently having learned little from the Baby Boomers they sneer at), "Grosse Point"'s song score covers the decade like a shotgun blast, from the Violent Femmes bouncy "Blister" to Guns 'n' Roses overwrought "Live and Let Die". Minus points: the Clash is represented, but not Joe Strummer's incidental score. --Jerry McCulley

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Grosse Pointe Blank: Music From The Film [Soundtrack]

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A walk down memory lane
Great Soundtrack, Great CD
One of my top ten CDs
John Cusack Rocks the Kasbah

Grosse Pointe Blank: Music From The Film
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Fontana London
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001FJL
Release Date: 1997-03-18

Tracks:

Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes
Rudie Can't Fail - Clash
Mirror In The Bathroom - English Beat
Under Pressure - David Bowie, Queen
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
Live & Let Die - Guns N' Roses
We Care A Lot - Faith No More
Pressure Drop - Specials
Absolute Beginners - Jam
Armagideon Time - Clash
El Matador - Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Let My Love Open The Door (E. Cola Mix) - Pete Townshend
Blister 2000 - Violent Femmes

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Largely the conceit of co-writer/star John Cusack, "Grosse Point Blank" is oft compared to Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction," which brings to mind that old adage about apples and oranges. Cusack's film is, in its own right, the morally bleaker (and funnier) of the two--a shaggy dog tale about a neurotic young hitman returning home for his tenth high school reunion. The first in what appears to be a slew of films ready to cash in on '80s nostalgia (gen-Xers apparently having learned little from the Baby Boomers they sneer at), "Grosse Point"'s song score covers the decade like a shotgun blast, from the Violent Femmes bouncy "Blister" to Guns 'n' Roses overwrought "Live and Let Die". Minus points: the Clash is represented, but not Joe Strummer's incidental score. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Grosse Pointe Blank CD review.......2007-04-07

I love the movie, had to pick up the soundtrack sometime naturally...

A walk down memory lane.......2005-09-30

If you loved the movie or loved 80's music, this is a must!

Great Soundtrack, Great CD.......2005-09-02

Someone did their homework! This disc (volume one of two) assembles a mix of music to rival the ever elusive Ferris Bueller soundtrack. Buy this CD, then explore the other work of the bands involved. Unfortunately some weak moments with Femmes versions, but strong enough elsewhere to pick up the slack and then some. A soundtrack really worth its salt. You won't go wrong with this one or with volume two.

One of my top ten CDs.......2005-08-27

Whoa! I do really enjoy listening to this soundtrack CD and I think I liked the Guns and Roses song better than our friend from Hawaii. When I hear "Live and let Die", I recall the scene when John's character pulls up to what he believes to be his Mother's house (the house he grew up in). When I first saw that scene, I just about fell off the couch laughing. A perfect song for that look on his face. I too could have done without the plunky sounding "Blister in the Sun" revision; it gets old to have to skip it. I'm also thinking of picking up Vol. 2 Grosse Pointe Blank soundtrack; I'd wondered where the other tracks went to; LOL. Worth the money in my book; It'll probably be playing on my old system when they pry the remote out of my scriveled old hand years from now.

John Cusack Rocks the Kasbah.......2004-07-10

This soundtrack is a blast. Chock full of head-bobbing songs (well, maybe with the exception of Guns'n'Roses, but Axl has always been a downer, if you think about it), this vibrant CD will let you have fun again. Good job, John Cusack. I approve!

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