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Excellent music and great lyrics
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By H3@+h
Format:Audio CD
I have to admit I'm one of the people who bought this again even though I own the original version also. Maybe that's because I'm a slacker at heart and I'm still looking for my "Winona", but I'd say it's more for the great music. This soundtrack isn't as consistent as "The Crow" or "Singles" was, but it's a great snapshot of 1994, and fit the movie well. Of course the bonus here, besides the extra pictures and history, is the added six songs. I have to say I didn't really miss any of them before, and three of the six tracks are from Lisa Loeb or Ethan Hawke, but it's nice to have 79 minutes of mostly great tunes. If you have the original copy of this, I'd say you could pass on the 10th Anniversary Edition, since the best of what's here, was here before.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I graduated college the year this film was released and we bought it on VHS (hey, it was 10 years ago!) as a celebration and kind of a spin on what I'd be facing as a theatre major. I never could find the soundtrack and besides being an ultimate Winona fan, would recommend this to anyone in the mood for a flashback entering their 30s and feel like listening to the genre of the 1990s. "Reality Bites" is "The Big Chill" of our generation and so is the music. The best song is definitely U2 "All I Want is You". It was the most moving in the film and a good long song with true lyrics. "Stay" ("I Missed You") is a classic and so is "My Sharona". I wish the soundtrack crew had opted for Peter Frampton's "Baby, I Love Your Way", but Big Mountain does an honest job. The point of the soundtrack is to relive the film and it succeeds. "When You Come Back To Me" by World Party is also integral to the opening of the movie. Ethan Hawke delivers the same powerhouse performance with "I'm Nuthin'" and on this 10th anniversary CD version "Add it Up" is awesome since it is the explosion between Hawke and Ryder. We also have "Disco Inferno", a song I would have missed on the original track - remember when Ryder is fired and Vickie offers her a job at the Gap, is turned down and slams the door - well she plays this! I really identified with her because she seemed older than the other graduates. "Tempted" is a classic no matter who sings it.
Bottom Line: If you hold the movie in your heart like I do, invest in the music. It's teriffic!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
First of all I am 30 years old, and if you're my age, you were probably 16-17 years old when this soundtrack first released. I can't count the number of times I put this cassette on my player and went to sleep to the killer tunes. I had one of these players that played both sides without you having to manually turn the cassette over, so I could just let it do its' thing and lay back and enjoy.
I would say that for most of us born in the late 1970s, this 1994 soundtrack was pretty much the soundtrack to our lives - and for good reason. This is one of those rare albums where every track is a winner, there is no filler, and it also introduced (at the time) some pretty groundbreaking new artists.
The best things on this CD are :
1. Lisa Loeb : Her original "Stay" (a masterpiece after all these years) is still here, alongwith a new track called "Fools Like Me".
2. The Juliana Hatfield 3 : "Spin the Bottle" was my favorite song off this album for over a year, and it holds up well even today. I love this group.
3. Lenny Kravitz : Which boy would not relate to the glory that was "Spinnin' Around Over You"? This was a seminal track on the CD.
4. Squeeze : As I grew older, the track I most wanted to play from this was "Tempted" by Squeeze. Its very memorable with a killer chorus. It made this CD.
Ethan Hawke's interludes are fine, and "Bed of Roses" still rocks all these years later. You know, for a film thats close to fifteen years old, this soundtrack pretty much nails present day sentiments and angst as well. I remember the classic line that Winona gets to say - "I thought I would BE something at 23!", to which Hawke responds "The only thing you have to be at 23 - is yourself". It resonated quite well when I was 16, but I suppose young people watching the movie and listening to the soundtrack would gain some wisdom from that too.
Always interesting and never boring, this new edition of the CD deserves a place in your collection. Get it now!
I would say that for most of us born in the late 1970s, this 1994 soundtrack was pretty much the soundtrack to our lives - and for good reason. This is one of those rare albums where every track is a winner, there is no filler, and it also introduced (at the time) some pretty groundbreaking new artists.
The best things on this CD are :
1. Lisa Loeb : Her original "Stay" (a masterpiece after all these years) is still here, alongwith a new track called "Fools Like Me".
2. The Juliana Hatfield 3 : "Spin the Bottle" was my favorite song off this album for over a year, and it holds up well even today. I love this group.
3. Lenny Kravitz : Which boy would not relate to the glory that was "Spinnin' Around Over You"? This was a seminal track on the CD.
4. Squeeze : As I grew older, the track I most wanted to play from this was "Tempted" by Squeeze. Its very memorable with a killer chorus. It made this CD.
Ethan Hawke's interludes are fine, and "Bed of Roses" still rocks all these years later. You know, for a film thats close to fifteen years old, this soundtrack pretty much nails present day sentiments and angst as well. I remember the classic line that Winona gets to say - "I thought I would BE something at 23!", to which Hawke responds "The only thing you have to be at 23 - is yourself". It resonated quite well when I was 16, but I suppose young people watching the movie and listening to the soundtrack would gain some wisdom from that too.
Always interesting and never boring, this new edition of the CD deserves a place in your collection. Get it now!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Kind of a goofy mix of songs
I really only bought the cd for the songs tempted and stay the other songs im not really interested in my sharona is not bad some of the other songs just seem like filler.
Published 2 months ago by Andrew Summers
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reality Bites
This is a awesome soundtrack it is fun and enjoyable to listen to. the best songs on this soundtrack are all of them. Read more
Published 3 months ago by David A. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reality Bites
This is a awesome soundtrack it is fun and enjoyable to listen to. the best songs on this soundtrack are all of them. Read more
Published on January 28, 2011 by David A. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Made XMAS
I had been looking for this locally and everyone said that they didn't make it anymore and that I would never find it. Boy were they wrong. Thanks!
Published on February 17, 2010 by Jonathan D. Warden
2.0 out of 5 stars
I never saw this movie
But the soundtrack definitely bites. I used to have this album, and I thought that I was going to like this album. Was I ever wrong. Read more
Published on August 27, 2009 by Daniel Hayes
5.0 out of 5 stars
still cool
lost this CD and finally got around to repurchasing it, still good 14 years later. good songs from start to finish.
Published on January 23, 2009 by foggybreeze
4.0 out of 5 stars
Reality Bites. This CD doesn't!
This soundtrack brings back vivid memories of the 90's for me. I guess mainly because of Lisa Loeb's "Stay", which I remember being on the radio and on MTV/VH1 incessantly. Read more
Published on December 13, 2008 by Steven Haarala
4.0 out of 5 stars
It does what it says on the tin
My wife loved the film and always talked about the soundtrack. It is a great soundtrack and I surprised her with it. It went down a treat.
Published on September 16, 2007 by Simon Osborne
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great songs ! a must-have collection
I totally agree with the previous reviews. I was also 16 yrs old when I saw the clip of "Baby I love your way" on the TV. Read more
Published on August 23, 2007 by M. Kurniadi Wibowo
3.0 out of 5 stars
When reality sets in
The soundtrack to "Reality Bites" was a solid hit in 1993, selling more than 2 million copies and yielding several singles. Read more
Published on October 21, 2004 by Westley
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