1 |
Tale
Of The Horny Frog - The Flaming Lips |
2 |
She
Makes Me Fall Down - Buva |
3 |
Put The Message In The Box - World Party |
4 |
Honey Come Home - John Alagia |
5 |
Ashes
To Ashes (1999 Digital Remaster) - David Bowie |
6 |
Painting by Chagall - The Weepies |
| 7 |
Gypsy
Woman - Brian Hyland |
8 |
Take
Em or Leave Em - Amy La Vere |
9 |
First
Cut Is The Deepest - Buva |
10 |
Canciones
de Amor - Julieta Venegas |
11 |
Maybe
I'm Not The One - The Flaming Lips |
12 |
After
Party - Ozomatli |
13 |
Different
Drum - Matthew Sweet/Susanna Hoffs |
14 |
Suffragette
City (1997 Digital Remaster) - David Bowie |
ALBUM REVIEW:
Despite Ben Stiller looking stoned on the album cover (is the girl making funny faces beside him irking him that much?), we didn’t think that the music contained in this 51 minute soundtrack would be heartbreaking at all. In fact, the 14 songs in the album are anything but heartbreaking. Especially with a song title like "The Tale of the Horny Frog" kicking off the disc.
Known for the psychedelic music arrangements and, yes, weird song titles, American rock band The Flaming Lips is an apt choice to include on the soundtrack. Other than the memorably cheeky opening track, they also perform “Maybe I’m Not the One” on the disc.
Other inclusions of the soundtrack are acoustic musician Buva’s “She Makes Me Fall Down” and “The First Cut is the Deepest” (rather melancholic titles if you ask us, but don’t worry, they are not that depressing to listen to), English rock singer David Bowie’s “Ashes to Ashes” and “Suffragette Party” (nice addition to the soundtrack, definitely), pop folk band The Weepies’ “Painting By Chagall” (a soothing listen) and Mexican singer Julieta Venegas’ "Canciones de Amor" (a pleasant and lightweight tune).
If you are looking for music to wallow in self pity after a breakup, this is definitely not the album you should be looking for. Oh, on second thoughts, you may actually want to check this out because it may just cheer you up and have you look on the brighter side of things. There’s British alternative rock band World Party’s “Put the Message in the Box” which perks you up with its upbeat melody, American singer songwriter Amy Lavere’s "Take Em or Leave Em" which quirkily skips along with its pleasing arrangement and Los Angeles eight piece band Ozomatli’s "After Party" which is a satisfying four minute listen.
Playing the disc on your player will leave no heartbreaks of any sort, definitely.
ALBUM RATING:
Recommended Track: (12) After Party - Ozomatli
Review
by John Li
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