Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Soundtrack) [Soundtrack]

Hunter S. Thompson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 18, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sony Legacy
• ASIN: B001GN3ZKW
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,104 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gonzo's Honest Run (Main Title Theme)

2. Haunted Heart

3. Gonzo

4. Weird and Twisted Nights

5. The Horror!

6. It's No Secret [Live]

7. Tentative Platform-Thompson for Sheriff

8. Walk on the Wild Side

9. Kentucky Derby.

10. My Old Kentucky Home Goodnight

11. Combination of the Two

12. One Toke Over the Line

13. The Wave.

14. Get Together

15. Help Me

16. You Sexy Thing

17. 220 Million Used Car Salesman.

18. Long as I Can See the Light

19. A King-Hell Bastard of a Speech.

20. Maggie's Farm [Live]

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just Like HST - Flawed, But Brilliant, January 15, 2009

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C. Ryan Mifflin (Greenville, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Soundtrack) (Audio CD)

What a wonderful snapshot of the work, passion, and attitude of Hunter S. Thompson. Even when he misses the mark, for my money, you can't go wrong with HST.

The glue that holds this compilation together is soundbites of Hunter himself and his old friend Johnny Depp reading some of his brilliant writings.

For the most part, this is a great collectin of wonderful songs that inspired the man and, perhpaps, the madness.

My two beefs are:

1 - As Johnny Depp and Douglas Brinkley boldly point out in their well-written liner notes, WHY-WHY-WHY is Hot Chocolate's "You Sexy Thing" on here?!?!?!? This is almost an unforgiveable sin regarding an otherwise excellent representation of HST.

2 - As other reviewers have pointed out, the most glaring omission is Spirit in the Sky. The song was vital to both the Gonzo documentary and to HST himself. I understand that legal issues sometimes prevent music from being released in certain fashions, but it would have been the cherry on the top of this compilation.

Other than those two complaints (#1 an UNforgiveable one, and #2 a bit more understandable), this is a wonderful collection. Feel the vibes and take Hunter's words to heart.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Where is "Spirit in the Sky"?, December 25, 2008

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Steven Varriano "Spud Hardtail" (Stranded in Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Soundtrack) (Audio CD)

The absence of "Spirit in the Sky" derails an otherwise awesome soundtrack. The song was climatical to the film and this soundtrack suffers without it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lazlo!!!!, January 4, 2011

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This review is from: Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Soundtrack) (Audio CD)

If Johnny Depp's obnoxious voice wasn't all over this I would say it's a great soundtrack. Why must he be in everything cool. We get it Johnny. Your artsy. I hear you. :)