In Reply to: My view too of "pop songs on the soundtrack". (Feh!) posted by clarkjohnsen on October 26, 2005 at 08:43:23:
>the unavoidable snag in any Crowe film -- whatever the balance of embarrassment and ingratiation -- is the limitless playlist of pop songs on the soundtrack -- however eclectic, however catholic, however punditic, the selection. (You will easily recall, because Crowe will never let you forget, his Rolling Stone credentials.)>Besides his 'Rolling Stone credentials', he's married to Ann Wilson of Heart - the blond guitar player. Sometimes the assembly of pop songs on his soundtracks can enhance what is taking place in the film. As to the soundtrack of 'Almost Famous', Crowe's most biographical film, it's one of my favorite compilations.
Anyone can be a film critic, sit a keyboard and tear things apart bit by bit, injecting pithy comments that some will regard *cosmic truth*. Your Mr. Shepherd doesn't impress me, but then I'm not from Boston.
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Follow Ups
- Your precious Duncan is wrong... - mkuller 10:05:52 10/26/05 (7)
- I too am fond of the music Almost Famous - Road Warrior 18:55:52 10/27/05 (0)
- While normally it's unwise to respond to rudeness, occasionally I do make an exception. - clarkjohnsen 10:42:26 10/26/05 (5)
- Let me clarify... - mkuller 13:32:12 10/26/05 (3)
- "...particularly film reviewers who don't know what it's like to be passionate about music." Hmm... - clarkjohnsen 09:03:07 10/27/05 (1)
- Shepherd just seems very cynical to me... - mkuller 10:48:50 10/27/05 (0)
- Re: Let me clarify... - sjb 14:12:02 10/26/05 (0)
- "reworking" because of the editor comment. - sjb 11:04:01 10/26/05 (0)