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 | Title : I Am Sam - Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Author : Various Artists
Release Date : 20020108
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
Amazon.com Price : $12.97
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Editorial Reviews :
Jessie Nelson's poignant tale of a mentally challenged man named Sam (Sean Penn) who recruits a lawyer to help him regain custody of his young daughter leans heavily on the lead character's obsession with Beatles songs, and his innocent trust in their wisdom and emotional truth. It's an artistic gambit that shrewdly lends itself to this mostly rewarding collection of Beatles covers by a wide range of contemporary artists, many of whom no doubt leapt at the chance to record a treasured song by their own musical heroes. The renditions are by and large faithful, and inform the elemental genius of the originals by the strength and variety of the artist's voices alone. The husband-wife team of Aimee Mann and Michael Penn (Sean's brother) can't help but find resonance in 'Two of Us,' just as Nick Cave's latter-day, heart-on-his-sleeve crooner infatuation makes 'Let It Be' all his own. It's the reinterpretations that are riskier. While Paul Westerberg's stripped-down, nasal reading of 'Nowhere Man' perceptively underscores Lennon's inherent Dylan fetish and Howie Day turns 'Help!' from anxious plea to desperate dirge, Grandaddy smugly alt-rocks the energy right out of 'Revolution.' The Beatles hardly need anyone to burnish their reputation, but this album goes a long way toward underscoring their most undersung legacy as rock's most transcendent melting pot.
Buyer Reviews :
I've heard many soundtracks in my many years
Most of them have been pleasing to my ears
But a soundtrack of Beatles covers makes me say, 'Hot d--n!'
I am fond of the soundtrack to I Am Sam, I am.
Aimee Mann and Michael Penn make a wonderful pair
Sarah McLachlan's a lovely blackbird, with that voice so fair
Rufus got enough lightspeed across the universe
And the Wallflowers did a rendition not perverse
(Remember their version of Bowie's 'Heroes?')
And Pearl Jam man hid his love away so everybody knows
So far, these cover versions I will not slam
I am enjoying the soundtrack to I Am Sam, I am.
Ben Harper gets my nod to Strawberry Fields
Sheryl Crow is mother's nature's daughter, I must so yield
Ben Folds's golden slumbers, more like a silver nap
To the Vines 'I'm Only Sleeping', I doff my cap
These Aussies nearly sound like the Fabs of today
Go ahead, take issue, if you disagree with what I say
These songs are my favorites, to which I say wham!
I am tickled by the soundtrack to I Am Sam, I am.
The Stereophonics didn't let me down, no not at all
The next song though, wasn't exactly on the ball
'Lucy In The Sky...' done by the Black Crowes
It wasn't that bad, they won't be my foes
'Julia' was a nugget that went smoothly over
And wow, I can really work it out with Heather Nova!
These renditions are pleasant as bread and jam
I am impressed by the soundtrack to I Am Sam, I am.
The one thing Howie Day needed was a lot more help
The performance of his song was as limp as kelp
Paul Westerberg kind of went somewhere, man
Grandaddy's revolution did the best it can
A gothic sounding version of 'Let It Be?'
With Nick Cave doing it, I thought 'That's for me'
Overall, a four out of five. That's right, ma'am.
I am finished with the review of I Am Sam, I am.
I will listen to it sitting up.
I will listen to it standing... OK, enough of that!
(by Daniel J. Hamlow)
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