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 | Title : Rock Star
Author : Various Artists
Release Date : 20010828
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
More than merely a headbanger's take on A Star Is Born, Rock Star is, like all great Hollywood middlebrow fare, actually 'inspired by a true story': the saga of an Ohio salesman/Judas Priest tribute band vocalist who one day found himself taking Rob Halford's place in the spotlight. But whether its music is big-hair throwback or merely ahead-of-the-curve '80s retro-hip is hardly a matter that will cause quantum theorists sleepless nights. Not surprisingly, the film's soundtrack sounds both distinctly virtual and marketing-department honed: a mix of modern rockers (Everclear's hard-pop title track, the Verve Pipe's 'Colorful') and '80s vets (Bon Jovi's genre-defining 'Livin' on a Prayer'). Steel Dragon, the film's fictional headliners, feature era vets Jason Bonham on drums, Zakk Wylde on guitar, and vocalist Jeff Scott Soto giving star Mark Wahlberg something to lip-synch. They re-create a frighteningly credible faux-'80s pop-metal ethos that ranges from the big-ballad Bon Jovi-isms of 'We All Die Young' to the pounding, metallic Priest-cloning of 'Livin' the Life' and 'Blood Pollution,' and the anthemic 'Long Live Rock and Roll,' the latter in a ham-fisted performance that begs to be subtitled '(But Please Retire Soon).' It's all enough to make long-suffering heavy metal fans cry out, 'Why hast thou forsaken us, Spinal Tap?'
Buyer Reviews :
I bought this CD not even seeing the movie yet and I'm not disappointed in the least. It is awesome! I recommend it to anyone who, like myself, grew up listening to, rocking out to and loving the 80's hard rock, heavy metal bands. I am proud to say that I love that kind of music and do miss it! So it is a welcome relief to be able to hear it again. The new songs by the movie's band, Steel Dragon, are awesome. They fit right in and flow smoothly along with the classics of Motley Crue, Kiss, Bon Jovi and Nugent on the CD. You would never know they were written in 2001. The only complaint & it is just a very minor one, is the inclusion of The Verve Pipe's song & INXS, 'Devil Inside'. While they do stand out from the other songs and don't really fit in, they are at the end of the CD & grouped together so you can easily skip them, if you want to ;-) Overall a fun, fist pumping, head banging CD.
(by Nicole DeCambra)
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