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Godzilla: The Album (1998 Film)

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Godzilla: the movie wasn't that great of a film. Likewise, Godzilla: the album isn't that great of a CD. It has a mix of orchestrated instrumental (the last two tracks on the CD, taken from the movie itself), light-sounding alternative (Ben Folds Five), rap/metal (Puff Daddy and Rage Against The Machine), punk rock (Green Day, Silverchair, Foo Fighters), and hard rock (Days of the New, fuzzbubble). It's a fairly worthy effort, all things considered. However, this album is good - but it isn't great. The only songs worth listening to are "No Shelter," probably the most intelligent song on the album - indeed, one of the only intelligent songs on any soundtrack nowadays. This hard-driving burst of rap-core might be enough to satisfy those Rage fans that are eagerly awaiting the new RATM album to be released, but it lacks the pure intensity of Rage's other songs. Nonetheless, it's still an excellent song and one of the few I actually listen to more than once or twice.

Another notable track is the remixed "Brain Stew," penned by Green Day. This song was originally off their "Insomniac" album, which I consider to be their best effort to date. This song, like all the others on that album, is hard, heavy, and fast (although, not as fast as the others). It's a great song, and the remix is exciting and refreshing to listen to. I'm a big fan of Green Day, and this is one of my favorite songs of theirs, but the Godzilla remix has a certain...quality to it that keeps me listening to it over the original. The other notable tracks on this album include "Come With Me," rapped by Sean "Puffy" Combs A.K.A. Puff Daddy (an exciting yet disappointing remake of an old Led Zepplin classic), and A320 by the Foo Fighters (the first recording they've made that features their new guitarist). The rest of the songs on the album are o.k. to listen to, but I never go back to them like I do the others.

I give the album four stars simply for the notable tracks, which almost - but not quite make up for all the dissapointments.

A word of warning, though, to all you parents out there that are considering buying this album for your younger children (that is, under the age of 12 or so). Several of the songs on Godzilla: the album have profanity in them. "No Shelter," "Brain Stew," and "Come With Me" are the three that come to mind, but there could be a few more. The F word is uttered at least four times, by my count.

However, this album is worth buying, if you like Rage Against The Machine, Green Day, Puff Daddy and Foo Fighters.

The Wallflowers, Green Day, Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page, The Foo Fighters, and Jamiroqui are just half of the great songs on this soundtrack. Get it!

"Godzilla: the Album" begins with a lesson in bipolarity as it opens with The Wallflowers' majestic cover of David Bowie's "Heroes" in a version thats slightly rougher than the original. Next is a textbook example in how not to cover a song: Puff Daddy's "Come With Me." This time Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" gets the Puff Daddy plundering, I mean treatment. We should be thankful that he didn't decide to write new lyrics for the rock classic. Other high points include Foo Fighters' balladic ode to flying, Green Day's "Brain Stew" that comes complete with Godzilla grunts, and Joey DeLuxe's jazz-lounge number "Undercover" that somehow manages not to seem out of place. fuzzbubble's "Out There" is a rote "let's-write-a-song-about-a space-creature" number and Ben Folds Five's "Air" is just dull. And how can you have a "Godzilla" soundtrack without a remake, if not the original version, of Blue Oyster Cult's ode to the beast?

I respect other people's opinions, so I want them to respect mine. I love the film. It didn't have very many fans, but a gaint lizard attack New york is something you don't see everyday. The songs are brilliant.

All due respects to the people that have seen the other Godzilla films, I'm sorry but I have never seen them, so I would know if this film makes them look bad. All in all a great album.

Does anyone see the irony of the song 'No shelter - Rage Against The Machine' being included on this compilation. I suggest you listen to the lyrics, in my opinion the most powerful of any Rage song. On such an over-produced money generating machine of a movie that Godzilla is, you'd expect a song about the evils of corporate America to not be included "View the world from American eyes/ bury the past/ rob us blind/ and leave nothing behind".

The rest of the compilation is mediocre, with some standouts such as 'Brain Stew', 'Air', 'Deeper Underground' and the score/instumentals at the end. The only thing that makes 'Come With Me' sound half decent is the use of the guitar riff from 'Kashmir - Led Zeppelin', a classic. However, in all other respects it is garbage.

It's a fair compilation for a god-awful movie, but nothing special.

I'm going to grade the album and not the movie. The album was actually pretty good...not perfect, but not many soundtracks are. Puff Daddy (now P. Diddy or is it just Diddy now?) does a decent job with the theme song, but the biggest standout is the remix for 'Brain Stew' by Green Day...AWSOME SONG! The original was great, the remix is better. Although not a band I was ever into, The Wallflowers were big at the time and thus got top billing on the soundtrack, and they actually hit a good note with 'Heroes'. Ben Folds Five is always a favorite and with killer tracks from the likes of RATM and Jamiroquai it's no wonder this album was a big seller. Days of the New, Fuel and The Foo Fighters all even out the playing list with great contibutions and the score by David Arnold is actually a welcomed addition. This is actually a very enjoyable album showcasing the best new talent of the late 90's.

...Because so many of the reviewers rated the *movie* and not the blasted *soundtrack* here! I guess taking the time to look for the movie page would be too much effort.

Anyway, the CD's a decent mix of songs. Though I despise most of his music, Puffy's "Come with Me" is oh so catchy. The other performers give decent poppy rock performances. If you like their standard fare, you'll more than likely enjoy their tracks here. Worth a buy.

GODZILLA was the biggest disappointment of 1998. THE ALBUM isn't much better, sporting a variety of genres - most of which are tracks that have nothing to do with the film.

The album opens with The Wallflowers' "Heroes", which has nothing to do with the film (see?!) and isn't that great. Then we have beat-stealer Puff Daddy's "Come With Me", a very good song with a heavy beat stolen from Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir". One of, if not the, greatest song on the album is Green Day's remix of "Brain Stew", a terrific song with a cool sound that sounds like the story of some stoned teen waking up for school. My favorite song of the CD, however, is Ben Folds Five's awesome "Air", a great song that starts off calmly, then goes to a cool, casual beat, and finally to a pumped-up rock beat.

Overall, if you like those songs or are a fan of the artists on the CD, pick it up. Otherwise, I wouldn't recommend it.

Heroes by the Wallflowers. Puffy is good too but I bought this because I wanted the highest quality of the Wallflowers song.

Regardless of whether your are a fan of the movie or not, the combination of songs on this album is brilliant. My favourite is track #2 Puff Daddy: Come With Me, Great Ochestra Style Music (remix of Led Zepplin's Casmere). Remix of Green Day's Brain Stew and Great other listening tracks.