Backbeat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Import, Soundtrack]

Backbeat | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 1998)
• Original Release Date: April 15, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B00000880W
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,248 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Money

2. Long Tall Sally

3. Bad Boy

4. Twist And Shout

5. Please Mr Postman

6. Cmon Everybody

7. Rock N Roll Music

8. Slow Down

9. Roadrunner

10. Carol

11. Good Golly Miss Molly

12. 20 Flight Rock

Editorial Reviews

Import edition of soundtrack to 1994 Beatles biopic that's long out-of-print in the US. Set in 1960 through 1962, lain Softley's Backbeat is a swift little film about the Beatles' early labors in Hamburg. Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs on vocals, Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum on guitar, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth on guitar, Dave Grohl of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters on drums, and Mike Mills of R.E.M on bass cut the performance soundtrack that producer Don Was contrived for Softley's Beatle actors to mime. Their music is full of tiny thrills, surprises, trips, and falls, but you don't really get the feeling of the Indra or the Kaiserkeller or any other Hamburg joint. But you do get an Indie underground super group of sorts covering a band that, at this stage in their career, were basically a cover band. Features 12 rock & roll classics including, 'Money (That's What I Want)', 'Long Tall Sally', 'Twist & Shout', 'Bad Boy', 'Please Mr. Postman', 'C'mon Everybody', 'Rock & Roll Music', 'Slow Down', 'Roadrunner', 'Carol', 'Good Golly Miss Molly' and '20 Flight Rock'. EMI. 2005.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beware: it's short., July 24, 2001

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"corey18_70" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Backbeat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Audio CD)

If you're looking for a lot of music for your dollar, don't go here because it's not very long. I got an evil look from the snooty indie record store guy when I asked if they had this album; for a Beatle purist it's most likely blasphemy.

However, for someone who likes the Afghan Whigs, Soul Asylum or Foo Fighters, this is like watching Greg Dulli, Dave Pyrner, Dave Grohl, and the others spend a night in a small club playing Beatles covers. It speeds up and rocks old American R&B tunes that the Beatles were covering themselves back in Hamburg.

It may not have the depth the original Beatles eventually acquired, but it rocks like the Beatles never did.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good CD, Not a Lot of Bang for the Buck, April 24, 2004

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terrible_towling "minister of tea" (The Hub) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Backbeat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Audio CD)

A great little rock album, literally. It takes contemporary rockers from alt-rock bands, tosses in some classic R&B staples, burns them onto a disc (or vinyl, whatever) and Backbeat is the result. It is incredibly short and it's best to look for this cd in the used section of the store. I got it here on amazon.com for 75 cents, making it well-worth the buy. However, if you pay list price, it's a ripoff. It's not necessarily for a Beatles enthusist, but is a great listen for anyone who likes alt-rock and classic rock.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Did you know?, April 22, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Backbeat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Audio CD)

Dave Grohl former drummer of Nirvana and Lead Man for the Foo Fighters plays the drums on this album. It is a great album.