Almost Famous

Almost Famous
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By Various Artists - Soundtracks

Dreamworks, 2000, Audio CD

Customer Rating: 167 reviews   Recommend

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Writer-director Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Say Anything, Singles) was a teenager when Rolling Stone magazine sent him out to write cover stories in the 1970s. Nearly 30 years later, Crowe tells the tale in satisfying fashion and extensive detail with Almost Famous, accompanied by a soundtrack that accurately reflects the time of his trial by fire. Led Zeppelin have never before licensed a performance to a soundtrack, so "That's the Way" earns the distinction. A live version of Lou Reed's "Waiting for the Man" performed by David Bowie in 1972 typifies the emerging underground glam movement. Classic rock from Simon & Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, Elton John, and Yes fill things out. Cat Stevens's "The Wind" is rescued from the Timberland commercial. Nancy Wilson of Heart contributes the original score (one track, "Lucky Trumble," featured here) and a track by the fictitious hard-rock band Stillwater, whose "Fever Dog" sounds like a lost track from the hard-rock-guitar wars of the 1970s. Add in tracks by garage-rock faves the Seeds, soul strutter Clarence Carter, and Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers Band and you've got an expansive collection of tunes to sift through. More than 50 songs are featured in the film. Next question: when's volume 2? — Rob O'Connor

Tracks Information
  1. America - Simon and Garfunkel
  2. Sparks - The Who
  3. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference - Todd Rundgren
  4. I've Seen All Good People: Your Move - Yes
  5. Feel Flows - The Beach Boys
  6. Fever Dog - Stillwater
  7. Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart
  8. Mr. Farmer - The Seeds
  9. One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band
  10. Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  11. That's The Way - Led Zeppelin
  12. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
  13. Lucky Trumble - Nancy Wilson
  14. I'm Waiting For The Man - David Bowie
  15. The Wind - Cat Stevens
  16. Slip Away - Clarence Carter
  17. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman
Product Details

Title: Almost Famous
Sales Rank: 2112 in Music
Artist: Various Artists - Soundtracks
Label: Dreamworks, 2000-09-12, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Format: Soundtrack
Item Dimensions: 0.22 pounds
Package Dimensions: 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches, 0.18 pounds

Customer Reviews
Almost Complete
I guess with the amount of music covered in the movie, it's probably hard to pick definitive tunes for a soundtrack CD. This should have really been a double album. Great in a "mix" on my shuffle mode. …   More reviews
Famous AlreadyI love the diversity
I love the diversity of this CD. I like every song on this disc! Happy listening!   More reviews
Would Stillwater have listened to this?
Awesome film, really captured that youthful love of music and it did it with a certain underlying tragedy about the lives of the people involved. The decision to invent a fictional band called Stillwater was a master stroke and avoided any biopic style film being made. I've watched it a number of times and probably will again in the future. But will…   More reviews
Almost Perfect
The only things missing from this soundtrack are the Stillwater tracks. I loved them in the movie, but missed them here.…   More reviews
Been there, done that, bought the tee shirt!
I happened upon the movie on cable and was impressed with how accurate it was to the time and culture. But what caught me was the music! How can you go wrong with the likes of Simon & Garfunkel, The Who, Todd Rundgren, Yes, Rod Stewart, The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Cat Stevens to mention a few. This…   More reviews
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