Last Update : 12/18/05
Artist: Various
Title: Armageddon the Album
Tracks/Duration: 14/56:30
Best Song: Remember Me (Journey ft. Steve Auger)
Worst Song: When the Rainbow Comes (Shawn Colvin)
Also known as Armageddon: The Aerosmith Collection. No, not really, but there are like four Aerosmith songs on the CD. This is bad news for many, but I accept Aerosmith as a decent band. I have to say that the other rock bands featured (Journey, ZZ Top, Bob Seger, Bon Jovi, Our Lady Peace) really bring this soundrack up to awesome status, even though the few chick (Shawn Colvin, Patty Smyth, Chantal Kreviazuk) songs are weak like... weak stuff. The "Theme From Armageddon" is an absolutely kickass instrumental piece, and draws a nice close to the disc. That is, if you turn it off before the stupid "Animal Crackers" scene, which I assume was in the movie (I've failed to notice it each time I've watched the flick). All in all, good stuff. Recommended if you skip the crap.
Artist: The Ataris
Title: Blue Skies, Broken Hearts... Next 12 Exits
Tracks/Duration: 14/35:41
Best Song: I Won't Spend Another Night Alone
Worst Song: In Spite of the World
How can you not like the Ataris? Considering how generic most of the lyrics are, I'm surprised they're not mainstream. Seriously, most of the time, the lyrics are as soulless as it gets. But that don't mean it's bad music. No, the music always more than makes up for generically-written songs, and the other songs are all-around good. The real issue I have with the band is that they suffer from a very common punk issue: short songs. A good chunk of the songs don't go past the three minute mark, and even though there is a respectable number of songs on the disc, it still clocks in at just over half an hour. WTF I say. Doubleyou tee eff. More or less recommended.
Artist: The Ataris
Title: So Long, Astoria
Tracks/Duration: 13(+2)/57:22
Best Song: I Won't Spend Another Night Alone [hidden]
Worst Song: The Saddest Song (Acoustic)[hidden]
The shlock is replaced with much better songwriting, and the songs are all of satisfactory length. I'd say the Ataris really cleaned up for this one, and all without sacrificing what the Ataris are all about: being emo before emo was hip. Sure, emo may not actually be hip, but you can't deny that it's something that's grown considerably in the last year alone. In any case, my favourite Ataris song returns as a hideen track, and to make things even better, it's been redone! The new version is even better than before! And also they do a great job with Don Henley's "Boys of Summer". A solid disc, fo shizzle. Highly recommended.
~Ryan
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