Customer Reviews

Blade 2

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(11)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This soundtrack fits Blade 2 quite well. Some of these songs are so well integrated into the movie that it's easy to think the song was designed around the scene.

I definitely esteem this album as a higher quality and better value than the soundtrack to "Queen of the Damned," "Swordfish," "The One," et al.

I was tempted to give this album 3 of 5 stars, for two reasons:
1) I would rather not have "Cowboy" or "Gettin' Aggressive" on the album. I don't feel they contribute toward a better album, but rather work against it.
2) There are two songs that never made it into the soundtrack, songs that I feel were better than the two aforementioned songs. The consensus that these songs were good and should be included combined with the consensus that they are better than a couple of songs that did make their way into the album only goes to show you how much better this album could have been.

Songs from Blade 2 that were not in the soundtrack:
"Cold Blood" (Voodoo & Serano meet CJ Stone) -- From the vampire rave / club scene.
"Name of the Game" (The Crystal Method) -- From the Blade vs. prod-wielders scene.

The best part of this movie is the dance club shootout, and before the actual shootout they play the song Blood is Pumpin(Cold Blood Remix) which is one of the best techno songs ever, and it's not even on this CD!! Disapointment!

The only songs I like on the whole CD where 1, 4, and 5. As for the CLUB SONG everyone is looking for it is "Blood Is Pumpin" by Voodoo & Serano. The version that is played in Blade 2 is the FUTURE MIX.

The concept behind the soundtrack to BLADE II is simple: take some high-profile hip-hop artists and some equally high-profile electronica artists, and have them make music. This idea is nothing groundbreaking, since the two genres frequently mixed in their early days (listen to Afrika Bambaataa if you don't believe me). However, if you think about it, the intricacies of their genre mean that electronica artists are probably better viewed as bands than merely producers, which is something most hip-hop artists aren't used to dealing with.

I say "most" because that description obviously doesn't apply to the Roots, whose lead rapper Black Thought knows how to divide the listener's attention between his rapping and the music of the rest of his band. It should come as no surprise, then, that his collaboration with BT, "Tao Of The Machine," is far and away the best song on the soundtrack.

Similarly, all of the songs that succeed do so because there is a sense that the rappers realize that they are working with fellow artists who have talents that at times deserves the full attention of the listener. Redman does a great job with "Gorillaz On My Mind," which is the best remix of Gorillaz' "19-2000" out there, and Bubba Sparxxx & The Crystal Method's "PHDream" is a pretty interesting take on a track from TCM's 2001 album, TWEEKEND.

Unfortunately, the flaws that do exist on this album are rather obvious. None of the tracks are bad, mind you, but some of them sound no different from ordinary hip-hop tracks (most notably "The One"). For someone who expects a departure from standard hip-hop soundtracks, this is a dissappointment.

Still it's a reasonably good deal, since only one track is taken directly from an album ("Right Here, Right Now" is available on Oakenfold's BUNKKA), and the good tracks are really, REALLY good.

Well to start off, I am a big hip-hop fan, as well as an electronica fan, so this collaborative album should be heaven on earth for me. I say first off that I agree with most reviews in the fact that the collaborative effort sounds too dissonant to work sonically. There are a few good songs on the album; the Mos Def/Massive Attack one is really good. I like both Cypress Hills and Volume 10's work with Roni Size. That child of the west song is so simple, yet so good. I also like the mystical/moby song. The rest of it is so/so.The main theme to the movie is no where as intense as the New Orders' Confusion from the 1st movie. I think that the movie needed a main theme that reflected the hard hitting intensity of the movie.

Like other reviewers I liked a lot of the music from the film. but having listened to samples of the album I couldn't find that one stunning track that was used in the film (night club or fight scene ?). So I didn't buy it :(

Have since found the track though, it's called Clubbed to Death by Rob Duggan - Fantastic. :)

As it turns out, I was one of many looking for "Blood is Pumpin" (the track played in the club scene before the shoot out), and it's not on the sountrack. Why would they leave one of the best hard-house songs off of this CD?

Great movie, great sequel with heavier tunes. If you're looking for the club scene's "Voodoo And Serano - Blood Is Pumping", it's not on here.

i have a novel idea: if you do not like rap, do not rate this album. problem solved. for those who do and can give an educted review about the rawness of Mystikal's voice when paired with the great LL COOl J inspired beat from Moby, please continue. AND why would you purchase an album without previewing it first? you deserve to get a few stinkers now and agian.

about the album. very well produced, cowboy is not the best thing Fat Boy has done in a while, the gorillaz collaboration is just a song from their self-titled with a rap over the top, but the rest is what you would expect in an american action film in 2002.

If you haven't heard this CD yet, then it's basically a mix of rap and techno, combining some of the best (or worst) of both into one big package. The obvious question, then, is does it work? Well, the answer's not so obvious. It really depends on the listener. It seems to be influenced by rap more than techno, so for those who are looking for a heavier techno CD, look elsewhere. Personally, I love rap AND techno, and I think most people will agree with me when I say that some of the songs on this CD are great. Others, however, should not have been put on. Overall, it's a great attempt into a genre that's not yet defined; my advice would be to buy the CD and listen to it a few times. After hearing it a couple times, you'll find the songs you like and you can just ignore the rest, listening to them occasionally. My personal favorites are Roots/BT, Ice Cube/Oakenfold, and Mos Def/Massive. Check this CD out... it's worth your time.