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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Album Soundtrack CD
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When speaking of the Zeitgeist of late '90s teen television and culture, it would not be fair to merely call "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" simply a tolerable element for people past the age of 20. "Buffy" stands on its own as one of the more intelligent, unique, and lively shows of the past decade. The commitment to quality carries over to the show's soundtrack, a blend of appealing alterna-rock--about half new and half previously issued--based on the show's occult themes.
Guided By Voices' "Teenage FBI" from DO THE COLLAPSE is quite possibly Robert Pollard's most appetizing concoction to date. Bif Naked surprises with the enticingly ethereal ballad "Lucky" as does Black Lab, with the nugget "Virgin State of Mind." The soundtrack abounds with simple, indisposable pop tunes from virtual unknowns like Hepburn, with its jangle-pop gem "I Quit" and Superfine, with its country-tinged punk rabble-rouser "Already Met You." Finally, on any soundtrack worth its salt there is that one selection from a few years back that shoulda, woulda, coulda been a hit in a more perfect world. They choose the Sundays' Rolling Stones cover "Wild Horses." Perfect.
Alison Kraus,Garbage,Sundays, Guided By Voices,Lisa Loeb+++
Producers: Ralph Sall, Steve Brown, Robert Civillies, Davie Coles, Matthew Sweet, Fred Maher, Gavin MacKiiop, The Divinyls, Charley Drayton, Duane Baron, John Purdell, Rob Halford, Nick Terzo.
Engineers: Toby Wright, Acar S. Key, Peter McCabe, Lloyd Puckitt, Gavin MacKillop, Duane Baron, John Purdell.
Entertainment Weekly (10/22/99, p.91) - "...suggests the series' emotional obsessions: from repressed anger...to glorious gloppy romanticism....wonderful voice-from-the-crypt melodrama." - Rating: B+
Q (1/00, p.129) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...splices the theme music with selections from Hepburn, Garbage, The SUndays, Guided By Voices, rootsy country fiddle player Alison Krauss and various lesser-known names....It's not without a certain Gothic charm."
Uncut (2/04, p.74) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Kicking off with The Breeders' blast at the theme tune, it rolls through the Dandy Warhols, Dashboard Prophets, Aimee Mann, The Devics and Laika. There are score fragments, too..."
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Album Soundtrack Music
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Album Soundtrack Music Review
Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)  the Best of All the Buffy CD's
Best of all the Buffy CD's... Totally excellent bands.
I'd highly recommend this one for Buffy and non-Buffy fans!
Now if only they'd make a CD set of all the bands that played on Buffy. I'd buy it in a minute!
Submitted by Amber (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No wow
this soundrack had all the songs that i wanted there to be on there.I loved velvet chain and splendid.thanks this cd was awesome.
Submitted by madman_salv (United Kingdom)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Best Track Ever!!!
This is the best track ever!! i have the musical episode cd, and I listen to it almost every day!!
Submitted by a reviewer (Woodstock , IL , USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Buffy The Vampire Slayer
I have to admit that these guys deserve their props! I love the tv show and the soundtrack fits in this perfect little Buffy groove. When I listen to this cd, I can imagine which songs would go with which characters and run my own episodes over in my mind. Sometimes I like to close my eyes and play this cd and pretend that I'm in the show. I make up my own plots and while it's playing, it's like I'm really there. I give this cd 5 stars!
Submitted by a reviewer (Sunnyvale, CA (not to be confused with SunnyDALE))
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Buffy does the job
Buffy the vampire Slayer the album is a wonderful accompant to a great show. The music stays true to the show while still providing a stark and emotional insight into indy music and not bowing to pressure to make a more radio friendly pop album.
The music grows extremely well on you and it won't be long until you are walking around singing the songs of bands you had never heard of before the soundtrack. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a great album for the shows fans and everybody else who should be a fan.
Best songs are by Guided by voices, Garbage, Black Lab, the Sundays, Four Star Mary, and Splendid.
Submitted by a reviewer (Old Bar N.S.W Australia)
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