Movie Music 1

Braid | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 28, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 28, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polyvinyl Records
• ASIN: B000044U3D
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,015 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sounds Like Violence

2. Motion Light

3. Perfect Pitch

4. I'm Afraid of Everything

5. Radish White Icicle

6. Now I'm Exhausted

7. Fire Makes the House Grow

8. Niagara

9. That Car Came out of Nowhere

10. (Strawberry Ann) Switzerland

11. What a Wonderful Puzzle

12. First Day Back

13. Hugs from Boys

14. Forever Got Shorter

15. Please Drive Faster

16. Circus of the Stars

17. You're Lucky to Be Alive

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Random? Who's Random?, November 28, 2000

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Ricky Coogan (Eagramsville, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Movie Music 1 (Audio CD)

It made me really mad to read that review about how this album (and Braid as a whole) was "random" and "choatic" music. WHAT?? This guy said he was into more "poppier emo", which I respect and love (Get up Kids + The Anniversary=Best Show Ever) but I was so pissed when he said he couldn't respect Braid. Admittedly, Braid takes some getting used to, but everything is there! The amazing lyrics, voices, drums, timing, guitar, everything! This is the best album I own (at this point in my life) and I think Braid is under-respected. If you think they suck, then I think that may show a very shallow approach to emo, obviously this isn't true for everyone and I apologize but I guess I'm just mad at that one guy who said Braid was bad. Anyway, I also reccomend Sunny Day Real Estate, Knapsack, The Promise Ring, and making a change of styles here, Soul Coughing, who I realized are one of the best bands around (even though they broke up). Boo hoo. I'm sure you're glad that you wasted your time reading all this. Sorry.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars sounds like violence, August 27, 2005

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J. Holmes "blood+whiskey" (yokohama, japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Movie Music 1 (Audio CD)

a great collection of songs from a very prolific band. since this is a group of recordings from different stages of the band, there are alot of styles and shifts represented on this cd. the first 3 songs arte from the very first 7" and are some of my favorites....their is a very paranoid style of playing in these early recordings and it sounds great even now. the rest of the cd goes through other 7"s and some compilation tracks (of which Braid must have recorded around 7000 songs..hehe). it all comes full circle with the last 3 songs which were on the last Braid 7" which showcase a more driving streamlined style. good stuff all around...but probably only recommended for fans of the band...not a good starting point for those curious about Braid.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids Are Stupid, July 23, 2004

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K.I.B. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Movie Music 1 (Audio CD)

I have owned this CD for years; and now I am giving this band the proper respect and farewell they deserve, even if it has come five years late.

Last night I saw Braid on their Reunion 2004 tour, and I can honestly say the show was stellar to a point that I would not care if this band is never heard from again. They knew what their audiance wanted to hear but obviously enjoyed playing it. A majority of the songs came from Frame and Canvas and Movie Music Vol. 1; but it is clear that this band knows which material is their strongest.

Bob Nana and Chris Broach share a vocal style which is very similar, although they are the only two people that really have it. It's a disjointed yet still harmonious singing, flowing perfectly with the melodic dischordance that Braid is so famous for. Todd Bell is a fantastic bass player as well, but the true star of this band is drummer Damon Atkinson (as well as Roy Ewing), who I will have to say is the premier drummer of the post-Nirvana rock world. He plays with the organized chaos of a jazz fusion drummer, and relies more on tom and bass than symbol and snare. He is simply awesome on "Please Drive Faster"