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album but at least there's a follow-up CD. To me it is quite appropriate to draw analogies between AMERICN GRAFFITI and DAZED AND CONFUSED. They both were very time-specific in dress, speech and habits.
Download, buy the CD, whatever. I recommend either method. So enjoy. Younger people who are interested in Seventies pop/rock music could do a lot worse than listen.
GRAFFITI used the device of an "Oldies Weekend" to include rock'n'roll songs as early as 1955 ("Rock Around the Clock") to songs contemporaneous (or very close) with the film's time-setting in 1962 (early Beach Boys). That does not automatically make it a classic song but IMO some of the songs on this CD are classic, or becoming classics, much like the GRAFFITI songbook. They both dealt with post-adolescent youth. I remember what I was doing when I first heard ROCK AND ROLL HOOTCHIE COO.
I wish there were more songs on the D.A.C. And they both have wonderful albums based on the songs they used. DAZED AND CONFUSED is specific to the mid-Seventies.
If you've ever watched this movie and at any point through out the movie found yourself at least nodding along to the music playing in the background like I did, then this soundtrack is a MUST. Great mix of rock and roll and even a few songs on the lighter side, like "Tuesday's Gone". As much as I loved the movie, I love the soundtrack. With such great songs as "Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent and "Tush" by ZZ Top, how could you not enjoy this cd.
Get it. For what it is worth, I cannot believe a compilation like this exists.Every song jams and the movie even lives up the soundtrack.
Not one song on this album is bad. Also, the classic rock vibe is broken up by "Jim Dandy," which doesn't quit fit in as well as the rest of the tunes.
This is an excellent album, and if you enjoy classic rock or grew up listening to these tunes, I'm sure you'll enjoy it (and the film). It's still a good song, though.
I was born in 1976, so I didn't really grow up listening to these songs. Much like "Swingers," "Dazed And Confused" is a very good film, but the soundtrack selection makes it great.I gave this album four stars because there are some key tunes missing (most notably "Hurricane," by Bob Dylan).
Highly recommended. However, many of them still get heavy airplay on classic rock stations.
Personal favorites include "Cherry Bomb" and "Tuesday's Gone." Other solid tracks include "Low Rider," "Tush" and "Love Hurts." If you've seen the film, you already know that it lives and dies by the music that's constantly played in it.
The music is a much fun as it was the first time I enjoyed it. Loved the CD.
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