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Daredevil: The Album

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Let's start with a little background. I'm a huge Daredevil and Marvel Comics fan. Basically? I'm a Marvel Zombie. To say the least, I had a particular idea of what a Daredevil soundtrack should be like. Unlike Spidey, this cd didn't disappoint.

1. Fuel - Won't Back Down (9/10): Strong opening track, that was clearly written for the movie, by the lead guitarist Carl Bell.

2. The Calling - For You (10/10): Written by the lead vocalist and lead guitarist, this is a fantastic, beautifully sung song that has all kinds of movie references. This is what Spidey's 'Hero' TRIED to be.

3. Saliva - Bleed For Me (9/10): Strong track written by Josey Scott that, again, ties in with the movie. One point off for slight repetitiveness.

4. Seether - Hang On (9/10): Another strong track, cowritten by bass guiterist Dale Stewert. One point off for slight repetitiveness.

5. Nickleback - Leard the Hard Way (6/10): The first disappointment. It has nothing to do with the movie, and I'm not a fan of Nickleback. Still a decent song.

6. Drowning Pool & Rob Zombie - Man Without Fear (8/10): Fun track by the vocal god himself. It's obviously for the movie, with some fun lyrics, but is pretty repetitive.

7. Nappy Roots - Right Now (0/10): I hate this song. It's rap, with no correlation with the movie.

8. Moby - Evening Rain (0/10): I am not of fan of Moby, and he's a "love/hate" artist, unfortunately.

9. Evanescence - Bring Me To Life (10/10): I've been a huge Evanescence fan for years, ever since their first indie cd, and seeing them find so much success is wonderful. Buy the DD soundtrack for this song alone if you have doubts, because this is the only place where you can get this version of it with Paul McCoy.

10. Chevelle - Until You're Reformed (7/10): Not the strongest track, and Evanescence is hard to follow, but decent nonetheless.

11. Hoobastank - Right Before Your Eyes (9.5/10): Great song, that fits with the movie. Nearly a 10!

12. Paloalto - Fade Out/In (7/10): Good song, with a strong chorus, but with a few weak spots.

13. Revis - Caught In The Rain (8/10): Great song! It's overshadowed by other tracks, but well worth a listen.

14. Boysetsfire - High Wire Escape Artist (9/10): Fantastic! This song made me a fan of the artist. One point knocked off for the out of place death metal screaming near the end.

15. Autopilot Off - Raise Your Rifles (7/10): Short and feels out of place, but it's a fun song the nonetheless.

16. Graeme Revell - DD Theme (3/10): As a musical score fan, this kind of butchering ticks me off. From what I can hear of the actual score, it doesn't sound that great anyway, but it's hard to tell. Very disappointing.

17. Evanescence - My Immortal (10/10): Absolutely and utterly stunningly beautiful. I've loved this song from their indie cd, but nothing prepared me for the new reworking of it. Amy's vocals are breathtaking, and the new strings to go with the piano are heart wrenching.

18. Finger Eleven - Sad Exchange (9/10): Fantastic song that, if the movie plays out the way I think it does, will definately reflect on a certain part of the film.

19. Endo - Simple Lies (8/10): Another fantastic song at the end, and should relate to the film. Two points knocked off for the unnecessary death metalish parts near the end.

20. 12 Stones - Let Go (9/10): Strong track to close the album. It pales in comparison to My Immortal, but it's great in it's own right.

To sum it up...run, don't walk, out and buy it. NOW.

I must confess myself to be an anonymous Daredevil fan at heart. And, while many others expected the movie itself to be total slush, me and a select few anxious were to see it. I'll also confess that, while I'm not the biggest Heavy Metal/Pure Rock fan...I was delightfully suprised with this CD, which I recieved yesterday, on my 17th birthday. And, despite all doubts, I can say that I THROROUGHLY enjoyed it.

The songs themself made a lovely "flow" of the CD, making good transitions and positioning of them all. While a few artists left me wanting more than I recieved, such as Nappy Roots, Moby, Chevelle, and surprisingly, Hoobastank, there were STELLAR tracks from 12 Stones, Endo, Seether, and Boysetfire, who all gave the compilation a hard-hitting, yet beauteous-depressing feel overall. We were given a broader perspective of the movie and its contents, as well as the variety of style, as Rob Zombie helped to front Drowning Pool in "The Man Without Fear", Gaaeme Revell and Mike Einziger added a techno trip-in with the Daredevil Theme itself (Blind Remix), and Autopilot Off, giving us a feel of "Happy Punk", performing "Raise Your Rifles", in their own particular Simple Plan/Sum 41/Blink 182 style.

However, the obvious stars of the WHOLE DAMN ALBUM were, hands down, Evanescence. While their hit "Bring Me to Life" deserves its praises, and then some, their second track, "My Immortal" involves nothing more than occasional addition of techno bytes and string orchestra, a grand piano, and the vocals of Ms. Amy Lee herself, and is one of the most BEAUTIFUL SONGS I HAVE EVER HEARD (And believe me, I've heard a few.) It takes us away from the hard-hitting aspect of the album, and brings us into the beauty of the darkness and despair. Every time I take the song into deep consideration, and the meaning behind the words...I break down into tears. So much beauty...indescribable.

If you're anxiously awaiting the Theatrical Release, BUY THIS CD. If you're NOT looking forward to the movie, BUY THIS CD. If you're reading this review after seeing the movie, and throroughly hating it, BUY THIS CD. While this CD is not for everyone, it brings a little something to the table for everyone. If you can't find ONE GOOD THING in this whole album...then shame on you for being so close-minded. While I am used to burning my own compilations, rather than buy whole albums...I am throroughly glad I recieved this. Also, I advise you all to keep your eyes out for the release of the Evanescence CD, due out March 4th. It will be amazing, I can assure you that much. That is all.

This is the best ever. And Here's Why...

1)Fuel - Won't Back Down. 10/10, My 2nd Favourite song and a great opener to the CD.

2)The Calling - For You. 10/10, My 4th fav on this 15+ song CD. This song reflects to Blind Justice.

3)Saliva - Bleed For Me. 10/10, Again, a 10. This simply rocks.

4)Seether - Hang On. 10/10, my 6th fav on this CD. I'd say this CD is flawless.

5)Nickelback - Learn The Hard Way. 10/10, The 10's keep on coming. My 8th fav. I never liked Nickelback until I heard this song.

6)Drowning Pool featuring Rob Zombie - The Man Without Fear. 10/10, My No. 1 Favourite song on this CD by far. You take 3 members of a great band and combine them with a singer from another great band and you have one excellent song. This gets a 10. Rest In Peace Dave Williams, Lead Singer Of Drowning Pool.

7)Nappy Roots featuring Marcos Curiel of P.O.D. - Right Now. 9/10, Well, not as good as the first 6, but still a great song.

8)Moby - Evening Rain. 7.5/10. Not as good as these other ones but still, quite good.

9)Evanescence - Bring Me To Life. 10/10, We're back in the 10's! My 3rd favourite. Their other song on this, My Immortal, is no way as good as this. Not to mention this version has Paul McCoy of 12 Stones singing on this too.

10)Chevelle - Until You're Reformed. 7/10, Not so special, but good either way.

11)Hoobastank - Right Before You're Eyes. 10/10, the 8th 10. and my 7th fav. They sure did work on this song as much as their song on The Scorpion King album, "Losing My Grip". Well made.

12)Palo Alto - Fade Out/In. 5/10, the first major dissapointment. However there are worse.

13)Revis - Caught In The Rain. 10/10, My 5th favourite. And awesome stuff, I'm so glad this song was even put in the movie.

14)Boysetsfire - High Wire Escape Artist. 6/10, much like Palo Alto, this was kind of a let down.

15)Autopilot Off - Raise Your Rifles. 8/10, Not too bad really.

16)Graeme Revell and Mike Einziger - Daredevil Them(Blind Justice Remix). 8.5/10, I'm not very fond of instrumental songs, but this is still the best instrumental I've heard.

17)Evanescence - My Immortal. 9/10 - Like I said earlier, this song isn't as good as Bring Me To Life, but still an excellent song.

18)Finger Eleven - Sad Exchange. 8.5/10, Much like Moby's Evening Rain, not very special, but good.

19)Endo - Simple Lies. 5/10, Another let down, but it's the last one.

20)12 Stones - Let Go. 10/10, The CD ends with a 10. Their Scorpion King song "My Life" was good, but this song is actually tied in 5th place with Revis' Caught In The Rain.

The CD was EXCELLENT! 10 above average songs, and the rest were good except a select few which were throwaways. But why let 3 hold back 17? The CD has definately surpassed Spiderman's soundtrack by far.

One of the hardest things to do in terms of putting a movie together is making the soundtrack. Lame soundtracks are NUMEROUS in our culture, yet we still continue to buy them. Why is that? What makes our search for the perfect soundtrack so important even though we continue to get lame compilations of music we've already heard anyway? The answer to this question may never be answered. Until now, there were three excellent soundtracks released on the market...Mothman Prophecies, Terminator II, and Almost Famous, all of them with remarkable songs...either written solely for the album, uniquely selected, or with a brilliant orchestrative effort. Well, Daredevil has earned its place among the amazing soundtracks in movie history. Not only are there 20 some songs on this album, most of them were written for this album and for this album only.

The most outstanding tracks are by a band whose CD "Fallen" will be released on the 4th of March. This is the band Evanescence, an amazing band on the same label as Seether, Creed, and 12 Stones (Wind Up.) The song "Bring Me To Life" is just as amazing as the entire Daredevil soundtrack. A combination of Creed, 12 Stones and Sarah MacLachlan, hard rock, orchestra and new age spiritual music are all thrown into one amazing compilation that left me breathless and needing to listen to it thirty times in a row. This track ALONE makes this CD worth buying, trust me.

Other outstanding tracks include songs by Chevelle, 12 Stones, and Fuel. This soundtrack is amazing...may the movie be just as spectacular.

I went and bought this cd first thing on the day it came out. I thought it would be good but try and rip off what made the Spiderman Soundtrack so good, but this top that soundtrack to make it the best Comic book movie soundtrack ever in my book. With tracks I could relate to from Fuel, Evanescence, and The Calling, and tracks from artist I was a fan of or not I enjoyed this cd from pretty much start to finish. When I heard the Fuel track for the first time I wanted the cd, but after hearing Cuts from Bring Me To Life from Evanescence I wanted the cd more. I found the track from Saliva who I'm not a real fan of pretty good as well as The Calling track For You. Rob Zombie redeamed him self after what I felt was a terrible cd with Sinister Urge. His track with Drowning Pool Man Without Fear was good. I was dissapointed with the Daredevil Theme though I expected something more like the title credits opening song which was more dark. I wish that they had put the N.E.R.D song in that played when they inturduced Kingpin in the movie even though it was a song that was played last year it is good none the less.

1. WONT BACK DOWN- Good song. Strong lyrics and good guitar. 2.FOR YOU- Im not really into The Calling anymore but still an ok song. 7.5/10
3. BLEED FOR ME- Its probally the best song from Saliva. Goes good here. 8.5/10
4. HANG ON- Not their best but still pretty good. 6/10
5. LEARN THE HARD WAY- Ok song but gets rather annoying. 5/10
6. THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR- I dont like Rob Zombie but along with Drowning Pool they make an alright song. 6/10
7. RIGHT NOW- The worst on the CD. Annoying and dosent fit right. 3/10
8. EVENING RAIN- Its alright but i dont listen to techno. 5/10
9. BRING ME TO LIFE- First song here I heard and the best. GOes perfect with this soundtrack. 10/10
10. UNTIL YOU'RE REFORMED- Havent heard it that much but its good. 7/10
11. RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES- I really like Hoobastank this song isnt their best but still its cool. 8/10
12. FADE OUT/IN- Dont listen to this one. 4/10
13. CAUGHT IN THE RAIN- Second best on the CD its has great lyrics and great guitar. 10/10
14. HIGH WIRE ESCAPE ARTIST- Goes good with the movie but dosent stand out. 5/10
15. RAISE YOUR RIFLES- Kinda weird but its ok. 5/10
16. DAREDEVIL THEME- Well its the theme so it has to be good. 6/10
17. MY IMMORTAL- Soft song from them but still awesome. 9/10
18. SAD EXCHANGE- Dont really like them but its alright. 5/10
19. SIMPLE LIES- Havent went all the way through this song. 4/10
20. LET GO- Great song by a great band. 9/10

I have only recently broaden my horizons with the newer rock groups out there and when I bought this soundtrack I thought it would be hit or miss as to it's quality. It rocks and I'm glad I got it. All the songs (except for Moby and Nappy Roots..yuck) really fit with the theme of the movie. However there is one stand-alone band that I hope makes a big impression on the improving music scene... Evanescence. I love the two songs here and am looking forward to buying there CD. I play it over and over......fans of ROCK music will not be disappointed!

I have to say that I bought this album for the tracks from Fuel, Saliva, Seether, Rob Zombie, etc. You won't be disappointed if you buy the album for these groups but that's not the best part of the album. I bought the album for the rock songs and in fact never even listened to Evenescence. Then I saw the movie this weekend (twice, actually). And what I remembered was the song that played at Elektra's father's funeral (My Immortal). I couldn't get it out of my head. Simply one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. It couldn't have fit the scene any better. Amy Lee's voice is unbelievable. I'm eagerly awaiting their debut album and its 3/4 release. This is coming from a metalhead/grunge/rock guy. Give it a chance.

P.S. Jennifer Garner is stunning! (had to throw that in)

One of the best things about a sound track if you find a good one, is the combination of well known bands releasing never before heard songs. Then throw in the newbies or the small market groups looking to gain attention. The last sound track I got that I really loved was the Scorpion King. This is even better. I may not like autopilot off, the nappy roots or the moby songs but why let 3 hold back 17?

Maybe 16, I not a fan of Nickelback. I think Evanescence, led by a female with a claimed rock attitude is great. But they also show the lighter side of things. But probably the ones I like most are Caught In the Rain and Simple Lies. I had never heard of either band(revis, endo) beforehand, but wow, I love both. This was a soundtrack organized so cleanly and spirited, you have to wonder if it could land Grammy nominations(I guess next years) in best soundtrack and best song from a motion picture(I don't think daredevil the movie itself can match Spidey's success, but with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner- people will watch)

Let's face it - soundtracks are either sublime collections of music that play like a great mix tape and intertwine with the movie in a way that makes it memorable or it's just a mish-mash of songs by artists that the record company is trying to promote.

Although I can't comment how well the soundtrack is tied in with the movie (it's not in theaters as I write this) the soundtrack feels like it falls somewhere in between.

Although not nearly as schizophrenic as some soundtracks, Daredevil: The Album suffers from some embarrassingly bland and cheesy songs. One rule of thumb to go by: The less likely you are to have heard of the band, the better the song while the more established bands provide the worst ones.

Fuel start out the disc rather promisingly with the track "Won't Back Down." However, songs by The Calling and Nickelback weigh it down with their outright blandness and boring lyrics. At least they aren't downright embarrassing, like the collaboration of Drowning Pool and Rob Zombie, "The Man Without Fear". Please note guys: Songs that are LITERALLY about the movie's main character rarely ever work.... unless it is a musical.

It's not all lost though. Saliva provides a memorable tune along with decent tracks from Seether and Nappy Roots (though the sudden dose of rap is a bit odd - it's still pretty well done).

Moby makes his seemingly obligatory soundtrack appearance with a song that slows things down. While it's a nice change of pace, the song has "B-Side" written all over it. It's pretty... but honestly... it's a bit repetitive.

Then we get to the first of the two real highlights of the disc. Both come from a new band, Evanescence. Their debut album, Fallen, is out in March. Like a bolt of lightening their song cuts through the overwhelming sense of hum-drum with a sound that is vaguely familiar but still very much their own. People have used little catch phrases like "Linkin Park fronted by Tori Amos," but that really doesn't do justice to their sound or the song. Their second offering, "My Immortal" is a great song full of emotion and a complete change of pace from "Bring Me To Life" with the enchanting vocals of Amy Lee.

Far too many of the songs suffer lyrically, with some cliché, bland lyrics like Hoobastank's "Right Before Your Eyes." Like "I know there will be mistakes that I will make / I know none are worse then chances that I don't take" seem to come from "Ye Ol' Book of Cliché Rhymes". But check your brain at the door, and they are enjoyable enough.

Tracks from Paloalto and 12 Stones leave a memorable impression.

I'm not sure what to make of Grame Revell's Daredevil Theme. It's a remix, so it's a bit hard to judge. It sounds... different then just about any other theme I've heard. Nothing spectacular, but cool in its own right.