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Hype! Surviving The Northwest Rock Explosion - The Motion Picture Soundtrack

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4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(5)
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1 star:		(0)

 

 

Hype! was a great documentary chronicling the ups and downs of the Seattle grunge scene. This soundtrack has a really interesting selection of songs, not only in that there are several bands that wouldn't be obvious choices for a grunge compilation, but also that the songs they chose for the obvious ones are non-obvious songs (ie, the Nirvana pick is "Negative Creep"). It seems to be "missing" quite a bit though. Where are Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees, Dickless, and Candlebox? Where's the side project stuff like Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, and Brad? Where's all the rest of the interesting stuff the film delved into, like Coffin Break, Hammerbox, Zipgun, and Crackerbash (which had a prominent song in the movie, I thought this was a soundtrack?)? I guess they couldn't cover *everything*, though it would've been nice for this to be a double album with all the aforementioned bands represented. Despite that disappointment it's really hard to complain about this CD, as it contains 22 tracks of pure greatness, including several rarities, and, for everyone except the most expert of grunge connoisseurs, several bands that you otherwise wouldn't bother to check out. The liner notes are pretty weak, but that's just me nitpicking.

The fact is, this is 22 tracks of grunge, only a few of which would plausibly be in anyone's collection, none of which are hit singles or on hit albums, and all of which are excellent. Get it.

Like many people (although few would probably admit it), the mainstream hype over "grunge" is what got me interested in indie music in the first place. After renting the movie (it's really good), I realized that I had missed out on a lot of great dumb Seattle-area stuff. Not every song on this soundtrack is to my liking, but for the most part they rock, and it has pushed me out there, combing the cd stores for a bunch of new (to me) discs.

This is such a good movie and the C.D. isn't bad either. I wish the song that Love Battery plays in the movie was on the C.D. I really like the fans in Seattle that they show standing in line for the gigs.The guys in Screaming Trees are really cool too, and so is TAD. My only question is whats happening up there now?

This is a great CD, giving you a little taste of what Seattle was offering at the time. SG, AiC, PJ, and Nirvana weren't the only bands to come out of Seattle. You get tracks from virtual unknowns like the U-Men, Some Velvet Sidewalk, Flop, and many others. This is a good overview for anyone just getting into the grunge scene. Some highlights are "Return of the Rat," "Dig It A Hole," and "Mousetrap."

Ok- I'll start by telling you that I love every song on this CD. The main reason that kept it from getting five stars is the exclusion of so many great songs from the motion picture. I mean, the movie went so far out of it's way to showcase some of the best bands ever crammed on to a documentary, and then the soundtrack for the most part followed the mistakes that the major record labels made when signing seattle bands- They didn't go far enough! What about Zipgun, Coffin Break, Hammerbox, and don't even tell me that the bassline & drums from the opening song (Bandages by Crackerbash) didn't make you wanna jump out of your seat and break something. All in all, a good collection, but too many bands on here that everyone has heard of already and not enough of the ones that we haven't.

Here's your chance to get a sample of some of the best bands to come out of Seatle during the 90s. One of the best sound tracks since the Crow!

This was a really cool DVD to watch with some rare footage. If you want to know some more about the Music Community in Seattle from the early 80s to the mid 1990s...Buy it. If you aren't really into it and just want to hear about the Big 4 (Nirvana, Soundgarden, AIC, and PJ) don't buy it. Vedder has some cool interviews in here as well as Kim Thayl from SG, and Jack Endino. If I could change one thing it would be to talk more about the earlier bands(Melvins, Malfunktion, U-Men, Skin Yard, etc). But it was great regardless! And hey, anyone know the name of that Fastbacks song that they play in the end credits? I can't find it anywhere...they keep saying "Oh yeah..." Lemme know. Enjoy to those who buy it. Hope you like it.

»Hype!« is a most interesting movie about the birth, childhood and adolescence of Seattle grunge music. Of course, the soundtrack is inevitable.

As a historical documentation on grunge, this album is a must. The music is young, raw, unpolished. Hear how Nirvana, Pearl Jam & Co. started out. It's rocking, it's punking. It's grungeing. Hype!

Like many people (although few would probably admit it), the mainstream hype over "grunge" is what got me interested in indie music in the first place. After renting the movie (it's really good), I realized that I had missed out on a lot of great dumb Seattle-area stuff. Not every song on this soundtrack is to my liking, but for the most part they rock, and it has pushed me out there, combing the cd stores for a bunch of new (to me) discs.

I love love love this cd. It rocks like no other. I use to listen to more mainstream rock but after watching the film HYPE! and listen to this cd, my taste took a 180. I live for underground kick ... rock. Keep punk alive, and support your local scence. It's time to end corporate rock for good!!!!!
Favorite tracks are gas huffer's hotcakes, fastbacks song. And 54/40 makes me laugh everytime.