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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale

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I agree that out of the US version and the UK version of the new Buffy soundtrack "Radio Sunnydale", this is the one to buy if you're choosing between the two, but if you're a fan like me go for the two.

I don't know what it is about Buffy music that just sounds so buffy. The indie dark rock thing, in songs like "Key" and "Ballad For Dead Friends", goes right through every season, while simple melodic lovetunes, like "I Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and "The Kind Of Love" cater the couple scenes. This cd has a lot to say about the entire soundtrack devoted to season 1-7 of Buffy. It has the ups, downs and in-bewteens.

Fans will be stoked to see "Ballad For Dead Friends" and "Blue" on here, which are hard to find (even as an mp3).

It's cool to see some score on here again (like the score "Close Your Eyes" featuring on the first soundtrack album). We get one track from Christophe Beck (because some of his score HAS to be included, since it's so brilliant), "Dead Guys With Bombs", which scores season 3's episode "The Zeppo", in which Xander accidently teams up with some zombies, only to learn they plan to blow up the school (all while buffy and the rest of the scooby gang are trying to avert an apocalypse). This score music plays notably through the whole episode and mocks Xander's situation really well. We also get a track from the "newer" score guy, Rob Duncan, who I think did a great job scoring season 7 of Buffy, giving it that mournful war-cry music that fitted rightly with the plot. This score comes from the last episode, "Chosen", and the last battle and is very emotional.

When I got the first Buffy soundtrack I remember looking for "Sugar Water" (which plays in season 2's first episode,"When She Was Bad", as Buffy does the "sexy dance" with Xander), so it's great to see it make the cut this time round.

All in all a strong representative of the kind of music played throughout the Buffy series. I was happier with this album that the first (especially since it doesn't appear to have songs that weren't even in the show on it)

A great one for fans and all who like Buffy music in general.

I bought this CD in early 2006 and listened to it obsessively for the better part of a year. The collection is excellent, featuring some of the most memorable songs to play on Buffy, and it makes a great companion to the original Buffy Soundtrack.

Although some of the songs are easy to connect with certain episodes, several of them are harder to place, and thus I present this handy episode soundtrack guide, gathered from John King's note on the CD and various internet sources: (episode number, episode title)

1. Buffy Main Title Theme (new recording by The Breeders)
2. Bohemian Like You (5.11, "Triangle")
3. Everybody Got Their Something (6.6, "All the Way")
4. Dead Guys With Bombs (3.13, "The Zeppo")
5. Key (5.14, "Crush")
6. Sound Of The Revolution (6.15, "As You Were")
7. Ballad For Dead Friends (1.2, "The Harvest")
8. Blue (7.7, "Conversations With Dead People")
9. Pavlov's Bell (7.8, "Sleeper")
10. That Kind Of Love (6.18, "Entropy")
11. Sink Or Float (7.13, "The Killer In Me")
12. Still Life (7.14, "First Date")
13. Black Cat Bone (6.10, "Wrecked")
14. Just As Nice (6.6, "All the Way")
15. I Can't Take My Eyes Off You (5.6, "Family")
16. The Sun Keeps Shining On Me (6.6, "All the Way")
17. Run Away (6.9, "Smashed")
18. Summerbreeze (5.10, "Into the Woods")
19. Sugar Water (2.1, "When She Was Bad")
20. The Final Fight (7.22, "Chosen")

Hope this is helpful! I know I was going crazy trying to figure out where some of these songs were featured in the show. ;)

There are a total of 21 tracks on this album--9 more than the US version, but there are more than 9 tracks that can be found on this version and not the US release. Some of the songs on the US version are not on this CD, but the songs that are included more than make up for it. There are some great songs that have been featured on the show that are included on the UK CD and were not featured on the US version. Compared to this version, the only thing that makes the US release worth owning is the hard to find "Prayer of St. Francis" by Sarah McLachlan. I'd actually recommend getting both CD's, but if you only want to get one, the UK version is the better choice, despite the fact that it's much more expensive.

All 21 tracks on this CD are great, and even though the price is considerably higher than the 12-track domestic version, I think that it is worth the extra money. The selection is diverse and takes you back to each of Buffy's seven extraordinary seasons. The three songs that are on the domestic version that are not on this imported version are "Stop Thinking About It" by Joey Ramone, "There's No Other Way" by Blur, and the "Prayer of St. Francis' by Sarah McLachlan. This last song is the only one I really miss not having on the import that is on the domestic version. The only other song from Buffy that I really missed not having on this CD was "Goodbye to You" by Michelle Branch. In my opinion, that song's performance in "Tabula Rasa" was one of the best uses of music ever made by the series, and there were many good moments to choose from. Another must have CD for the Buffy fan is, of course, the soundtrack to the musical episode "Once More with Feeling". Since this episode has its own CD, there is no music from that episode on this CD.

FYI: I've never purchased this item

This item is listed as:

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale [Extra tracks, Import, Soundtrack]"

and the Product Description says:

"Subtitled - Radio Sunnydale. The soundtrack to the popular TV show, loaded with 21 tracks (9 more than the U.S. release 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Album'). Relive Buffy through the music that made all of that vampire slaying possible. Artists include, The Breeders, The Dandy Warhols, Nikka Costa, Aimee Mann, & Nerf Herder. EMI. 2004.


However, the songs listed on this album are NOT from the Buffy Radio Sunnydale album-there are two Buffy Radio Sunnydale albums, one is the US version which has 12 tracks and the other is the UK version which has 21 tracks.
-Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale
-Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale

The songs listed under this item are from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. See: Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

So I don't know if the seller has the correct product title, but wrong song list, or correct song list but wrong product title, either way, I suggest you contact the seller to make sure you get what you want.

Let's be honest. The reason you are even considering buying this CD is because you are a Buffy fan. You're remembering really liking that song in whatever episode(s) and are hoping that this CD will scratch that itch. It does. All too often, a song that you hear on a show or in a movie does not stand well on its own. You remember really liking the song, but when you get the CD you're disappointed because what you really liked was the cinematic moment. I'm happy to say that all of the songs on this compilation stand well on their own. That they may also recall a happy Buffy moment is gravy.

My only ding on this 5-star album is its liner notes. No lyrics was a bummer.

This album is rated 5 stars for containing a wealth of strong songs that featured in the popular TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer during its 7-year run from 1996-2003. Many were performed on screen at "The Bronze" - a club in the show's fictional town "Sunnydale" that regularly had live bands playing and served as an important meeting place for may of the characters in the show. This CD is loaded with 21 tracks. Two are soundtrack/ incidental music pieces , while there are two versions of the indie guitar title theme - the original version by Nerf Herder, and a new version by The Breeders. The other tracks are all songs from the indie-rock genre mixed with an equal share of plaintive ballads. Best songs, in my opinion :

Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You - great rock song gets the CD off to a flying start
Angie Hart - Blue - a lovely quiet ballad featuring the sweet , slightly melancholic vocals of Australia's Angie Hart ( formerly of pop band Frente!)
Alison Krauss - That Kind Of Love - a beautiful song by leading American vocalist
Patty Medina - Still Life - this is a lovely song with great lyrics
Laika - Black Cat Bone - This trippy , spooky song featured prominently in Season 6 in the key scene when major character "Willow Rosenberg" became intoxicated by the power of spellcraft.
Emiliana Torrini - Summerbreeze - A delightful song by this talented Icelandic vocalist
Aimee Mann - Pavlov's Bell - Great song by American singer-songwriter who performed this song with her band at The Bronze in an episode of Season 7.
Nikka Costa - Everybody Got Their Something - THis is a terrific groovy song that played on a stereo at a party scene in an episode of Season 6.

Overall, I think this is an excellent soundtrack that captures the mood of the Buffy show very well . I have been watching all the episodes of Buffy on DVD this year in sequence from Season 1 onwards (we're halfway through Season 7 now) , having never previously watched the show, and this CD has been one of my favourite music albums of 2007.

Do definitely buy this 21-track UK edition CD and also the soundtrack CD from the Season 6 musical episode "Once More With Feeling" if you are at all a fan of the music from this show.

This CD offers a wide range of songs played on the hit TV show Buffy the vampire slayer. With song like Paviov's Bell by Aimee Mann and Everybody Got Their Something by Nikka Costa who could resist it?!? With these songs you can really relate to the situations on the TV show. Buffy the vampire slayer gave bands such as these who did not have much of a reputation, a chance to shine and they sure did because they now have a strong set of fans behind them, well done...
Any one could enjoy this CD no-matter what mood your in!

Remember to shine...wherever you are :-)

Radio Sunnydale contains some - but not all - of the best of the songs which helped magnify the emotion of the series. If it had Michelle Branch's, Goodbye to You (Willow and Tara's break-up), it would be a sublime compilation. As it is, it is still superb.

This collection of songs is excellent and gives many reminders to unforgettable episodes the music was a part of. I wish there was a No. 2 album of this music as this collection covers a nice part of the sound-scape, but not all of the excellent BTVS series musical journey.