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Track Listings
| 1. A Town Called Malice - The Jam |
| 2. You're Gonna Miss Me - Thirteenth Floor Elevators |
| 3. Cold Blooded Old Times - Smog |
| 4. I'm Gonna Love You a Little More Babe - Barry White |
| 5. Who Loves the Sun - Velvet Underground |
| 6. Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin |
| 7. Dry the Rain - The Beta Band |
| 8. Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello & the Attractions |
| 9. Fallen For You - Sheila Nicholls |
| 10. Oh! Sweet Nuthin' - Velvet Underground |
| 11. Most of the Time - Bob Dylan |
| 12. Lo Boob Oscillator - Stereolab |
| 13. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy - The Kinks |
| 14. Let's Get it On - Jack Black |
| 15. I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) - Stevie Wonder |
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The film adaptation of Nick Hornby's High Fidelity was always going to need a killer soundtrack: the novel, after all, is about the owner of Championship Vinyl, a specialist record shop that specialises in berating customers whose taste isn't refined enough. John Cusack and co. have done a bang-up job (Cusack not only stars; he also co-produced), assembling a list of accessible favourites from artists old and new, obscure and (gasp!) popular. Alongside lesser-known classics from the likes of Bob Dylan, the Velvet Underground, Barry White, Stevie Wonder, the Kinks and Aretha Franklin (an impressive list in itself!), there are classics-to-be from modern critical faves such as The Beta Band, Smog and Stereolab. In fact, there's only one genuine hit--The Jam's "A Town Called Malice"--and it's neatly matched up with "You're Gonna Miss Me" from the proto-psychedelic garage rockers The Thirteenth Floor Elevators. (Obscure trivia fact: the Elevators' are best-known for vocalist Roky Erickson, who underwent shock treatment and never was the same again.) There's also an impassioned version of "Let's Get It On" by Jack Black, who plays one of the store clerks in the film, but also has a cult following in the States for his spoof band, Tenacious D. True musos will debate the merits of the soundtrack endlessly (why not Otis Redding instead of Stevie Wonder? why two cuts from the VU?), but--for once--that's not the mark of an inferior product: the High Fidelity soundtrack is every bit as good as the book that inspired it. --Randy Silver
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Original Soundtrack - High Fidelity [UK version--Extra Tracks]
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52 of 56 people found the following review helpful
By Nick Edwards
Format:Audio CD
I am not a big fan of soundtrack albums - too often they contain 50% strong, recognisable tracks from the film, with the remaining 50% filled with poor quality tracks inserted to ensure that there are enough songs to make a soundtrack CD. There are a few notable exceptions, the best of which is probably Good Morning Vietnam.
Thankfully, High Fidelity manages to capture the essence of both the film and the book. Whilst the songs on the album do not necessarily represent the more popular songs from the artists (The Kinks "Everyboby's Gonna Be Happy", for example), they capture the spirit of the bands, and the energy of the film.
The album, whether by design or by accident, manages to meet the criteria set out in the film for recording a compilation album:
"You have to start out with something really great, something that is going to grab their attention. Then, you gotta take it up a notch. But you don't want to blow your load to soon, so then you have to bring it down..."
There are few "weaker" tracks on the CD, and those few are well supported by timeless Bob Dylan (Most of the time), classic Velvet Underground (Who Loves The Sun), and wonderfully psychadelic Beta Band (Dry The Rain).
All in all, a great album, and well worth its place in any CD rack.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Shrimper Al
Format:Audio CD
Wow, what a great soundtrack! Right from the outset the album starts off with the opening track from the film the fabulous 'You're Gonna Miss Me' by The Thirteenth Floor Elevators, and ends with Stevie Wonder's 'I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)'. But I feel the pinnacle of the album is Jack Black's rendition of Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On', great in the movie, great on the soundtrack. Every song on the album is top notch, if you are a fan of the movie make sure you add this to your cd collection!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This soundtrack just gets better and better...A great start with The Jam's "A Town called Malice", and leading to Velvet Underground, Dylan's "Most of the Time", and an excellent version of "Lets Get it on"...you'll find some of you're old faves on this - one for the collection. Great film also...buy this album, you won't be disappointed!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
Really good soundtrack & brought back the memories of said movie :) Some of the music is quite hard to get so to be able to get it all here is an added bonus!
Published 26 days ago by David Alexander Whalley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
An inspired movie which has a correspondingly brilliant soundtrack. All killer no filler. Just wish we had all the tracks from the movie. Double cd next time please.
Published 27 days ago by david
3.0 out of 5 stars
Serendipidy strikes...
Ooops! Meant to order Gross Point Blank soundtrack II. Never mind there's some gems on here too - Bob Dylan's 'Most of the Time' being the standout.
Published 21 months ago by L. Sleepa
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant but could be better
I havn't actually bought this CD but looking at the track list this could have been so much better. The movie has such great mix of different tunes that a double/triple CD was... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Joe Improbable
4.0 out of 5 stars
very good
I am a huge fan of the film high fidelity, i therefore felt it was only right that i own the cd. It is actually very good it really captures the feel of the movie if you listen... Read more
Published on 11 April 2005 by Miss E. C. Pritchard
4.0 out of 5 stars
if you've read the book, buy this album!!
A compilation of eclectic music styles all on one cd. This is one of the best soundtracks in cinema to date. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars
this cd sound track is one, if not the best.
The sound track "High Fidelity", in my view is one of the best sound tracks around. This is closely foloweed by "The Thomas Crown Affair" sound track,... Read more
Published on 28 July 2001 by birkyboy38@hotmail.com
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wide variety of superb music
This soundtrack has everything that a soundtrack needs. The beauty of it focuses on the songs that the main character relates to in his, often, disorientated lifestyle. Read more
Published on 9 May 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent
having read the book, and being new to this area of music i was really looking forward to the film. the soundtrack did not disappoint, but to have to cut it down to one cd must... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2001
4.0 out of 5 stars
To listen to while reading the book!
After having seen the film, I decided to buy the book and the soundtrack. I read it while listening and relistening the music and it's really worth it! Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2001
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