Customer Reviews

Bean: The Album

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Howard Goodall's theme, "Mad Pianos" is the only song worth writing about. It gives the flavor of the movie while including intelligence and layers of meaning not found elsewhere. The other songs are fun and add fluff.

I saw the movie "Bean" and loved it. So I bought the soundtrack, which was also cool. My favorite song on the CD is "Mr. Bean and the Smear Campaign.

I saw Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie and loved it. In fact, I've seen it 20 times! I rushed out to buy the CD soundtrack and it was well worth it. Everytime I listen to it, I am reminded of the movie and my favorite scenes from it. I think everyone who liked the movie should definetly buy the soundtrack.

Firstly, I'll admit right off the bat that I bought this mainly as a collector's item, as I'm a longstanding fan of Rowan Atkinson's "Bean" character. Still, having listened all the way through the album I have found myself enjoying it as it brings back memories of favorite scenes from the film. There are some songs I like more than others: "Stuck in the Middle with You" (although this isn't the best version, and it's a shame they didn't use the original), "Yesterday" (a Beatles' classic, given a new spin with heavier instrumentation by Wet Wet), "Art for Art's Sake", "He's a Rebel" (a classic R&R tune), and "Picture of You" and "I Love LA" are fun as well. In the non-pop department Howard Goodall's "Bean Theme (Mad Pianos)" is a piece of genius, and is way better than the incidental score of a comedy normally is, and "Elected" (Mr. Bean and the Smear Campaign, featuring Bruce Dickinson) is great piece for Bean-lovers (it was apparently first released as a charity single for Comic Relief in the early 1990s.) The rest is mostly take or leave for me: I could probably enjoy "Walking on Sunshine" more if it weren't on FM radio so often, though "I Get Around" by The Beach Boys is always nice. "That Kinda Guy" (the first professional appearance of singer Thomas Jules-Stock) is not really my style of music, but is OK, and I kind of like the rhythm of it. As for the non-film stuff, I found "Running Back for More" to be a pleseant surprise,a really nice song, and though "Gabrielle" who performs " Give Me A Little more Time" has a nice voice, her song along with Code Red's "Can We Talk" and "Have Go Made" by Blair are my least favorites of the album, although the former could (to some extent) have been performed by the early Beatles, circa 1962-64 (I like the Beatles, but is different stylistically, and I just don't find myself enjoying it as much.

Still, as a fan of Bean this is a must, and I'm sure any big fan who doesn't have it will want it; it has some pretty good music besides, though I don't think I'll be looking into finding anymore by these artists too soon. As a Bean fan: a solid 4/5; not great, but really enjoyable for the most part, and a must for the collector, if they don't already own it.

(In case any potential buyers want to know for sure, the following artists appear on this album: OMC (I Love LA), Boyzone (Picture of You), The Beach Boys (I Get Around), Katrina and the Waves (Walking on Sunshine), Wet Wet Wet (Yesterday) Louise (Running Back for More, does not appear in the film), Thomas Jules-Stock (That Kinda Guy), Gabrielle (Give Me a Little More Time, does not appear in the film), Alisha's Attic (He's a Rebel) Susanna Hoffs (Stuck in the Middle with You), 10cc (Art for Art's Sake), Blair (Have Fun Go Mad), Code Red (Can We Talk (Pure Radio Mix), does not appear in the film), Howard Goodall (Bean Theme/aka Mad Pianos), and "Mr. Bean and the Smear Campaign featuring Bruce Dickinson (Elected).

this cd is really good because i remember the movie when i listen to it. i think everyone that has seen the movie should get it

I thought Bean: The Album was a disappointment. After watching the Bean movie, this CD was not nearly as funny and didn't give you the same mood as watching the movie.