Employee of the Month - Orig Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Lion's Gate Records
• ASIN: B000HLDEQO
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,228 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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This soundtrack's biggest selling points are the two new tracks by Camp Freddy, an all-star group made up of singer Scott Weiland, guitarist Dave Navarro, and drummer Scott Sorum. Camp Freddy's contributions are covers of well-known glam-muscle anthems--Cheap Trick’s "Surrender" and T. Rex’s "Twentieth Century Boy"--that don’t add that much to the originals. More fun are tunes by less-heralded bands such as Sweden’s Teddybears and their unspeakably catchy "Cobrastyle;" the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus's melodic pop-punk "Face Down;" and Hard Fi's triumphant "Hard to Beat" that's driven by the kind of mammoth dance-floor-friendly bassline that’s rare in a rock track. While the majority of the album is made up of contemporary songs, nostalgic tracks pop up as well--take REO Speedwagon’s grandiose, wave-your-lighter "Can’t Fight This Feeling" for instance. The CD also includes excerpts from the score by John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite) that goes from funky to Devo-like eccentric, and is quirkier overall than the rest of the soundtrack. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Light Fare for a Goofy Afternoon of Goofing, February 27, 2008

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J. Shephard "GrooveBuddah" (theMittenState) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Employee of the Month - Orig Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Just a clump of FUN ROCKIN tunes to while away a non-descript day in the life. Why does everything have to be compared to "the greatest Stuff EVER, Dude!!!" Relax. Surrender.

4.0 out of 5 stars MUSIC FITS THE MOVIE, November 29, 2009

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TIMOTHY M. MCAVOY "TIMMY MAC" (UPSTATE, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Employee of the Month - Orig Soundtrack (Audio CD)

REALLY GOOD MUSIC. I DIDNT GIVE IT 5 STARS BECAUSE I DONT CARE FOR A SONG OR TWO. OVERALL, GREAT!

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars surrender, November 21, 2007

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skyranger_of_utopia "skyranger_of_utopia" (london) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Employee of the Month - Orig Soundtrack (Audio CD)

generic film soundtrack with airbrushed reworked classics adding to the emptiness...sort of matches the film.a missed oppurtunity for the return of cheap trick.
"surrender...but don't give yourself away".yeah right.