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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It SO grows on you!, 20 Sep 2006
I didn't like this much at first,despite loving Grey's Anatomy,but after the first few plays I began to remember the songs and soon I was playing it all the time!Every track is great but my favourites are Fools In Love by Inara George,(used very aptly in the series for Burke and Christina),and The Ditty Bops,There's a Girl.
Go out and buy this,or stay in if you get it off Amazon as I did - you won't be disappointed!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seriously?! The Grey's Anatomy Soundtrack is amazing., 9 Dec 2005
Grey's Anatomy, the surprise hit TV show of 2005 when it was picked up as a late replacement for some crap that got cancelled, it turned into a monster hit for ABC.There is no reason to not own this soundtrack. If you've seen the show (and if you haven't then shame on you, watch it in 2006 on Five) then you'll love this, if you haven't then what you are buying is a selection of some great songs and when is that ever a bad thing. Unless it's one of those 'Now' albums. The less said about them the better.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Waiting room music, 8 May 2007
I admit, I've never seen "Grey's Anatomy" -- "House" is all the hospital stuff I can handle. My tastes run more towards eccentric comedy and surreal drama, anyway.
But I cannot fault the makers of this show for the music they select, a mingling of mellow rock and shimmering indiepop. A bunch of glorious lesser-known bands -- Psapp, the Ditty Bops, Maria Taylor -- get to take the spotlight in the first volume, and they generally complement each other beautifully.
It opens on a high note -- the Postal Service's fuzzy, intimate little trip-hop song, with the enchanting lyrics, "I am thinking it's a sign/That the freckles in our eyes/Are mirror images and when we kiss/They're perfectly aligned... And when you scan the radio/I hope this song will guide you home..."
They follow it up with some other indie gems: Roisin Murphy's thumpy trippy funk, Maria Taylor's shimmering, swirling "not a love song," Tegan & Sara's prickly guitar pop, Inara George's mellow Mazzy-Starrish ballad, and the Ditty Bops' sprightly little alt-country with pleasant harmonies.
And there's rockier numbers as well -- the Radio's swirling guitars, Ben Lee's mellotron folk, and Martin Medeski's brooding party rocker. And finally, there's the most electronic song on here -- Psapp's exquisitely twinkly "Cosy in a Rocket," which sounds like a music box in a science fiction flick.
It's been chic for a few years to have lots of indie rock and pop in soundtracks, especially if you can work them into a hit TV show's soundtrack. "Grey's Anatomy" is one of those shows, and even people who've never seen the show can appreciate the musical taste of whoever comes up with these things.
Granted, not every song is great -- personally, Ben Lee's "Catch My Disease" felt like a weird fit. But the majority of them are excellent pieces of work -- chilly sparkling trip-pop, sinewy guitar pop, and combinations of the two. Most of them are pretty peppy, but occasionally (Inara George) you get something mellow and relaxing.
And those swirling guitars are flavoured with little bits of keyboard, handclaps (Roisin Murphy), piano, banjo (Ditty Bops) and driving bass. The vocals are usually quite good as well -- harmonized croons, boyish odes, ringing girls' voices, bluesy growls, and yowls of "oh look what you do/oh ruby blue!" The best would have to be Maria Taylor, whose full-bodied voice is as ethereal and elusive as a winter breeze.
The first "Grey's Anatomy" soundtrack is not just a good introduction to some great artists, but a beautiful collection of solid rock and pop songs. Definitely a good buy -- even if you don't watch the show.
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