Songs for Cassavetes [SOUNDTRACK]

Some Velvet Sidewalk (Artist), Unwound (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 30, 2001)
• Original Release Date: September 11, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Better Looking
• ASIN: B00005RRM7
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #433,252 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Calvin from Dub Narcotic Sound System

2. Time Machine by Make-Up

3. I Wanna Be a Stranger by Further

4. Brent from Further

5. Words and Guitars by Sleater-Kinney

6. Way She Goes by Henry's Dress

7. Al from Some Velvet Sidewalk

8. Valley of the Clocks by Some Velvet Sidewalk

9. Arboretum by Unwound

10. Pepper by The Peechees

11. Molly from the Peechees and Bratmobile

12. Kiss and Ride by Bratmobile

13. Snap Tight Wars by Crayon

14. Sweet by Tullycraft

15. You Can by Hi-Fives

16. Selector Dub Narcotic by Dub Narcotic Sound System

17. Everyone

18. Spectacles by Chisel

19. Wastes Version by Dub Narcotic Sound System

20. Meow for the Kitty by Semiautomatic

Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide

With heavy hitters like Unwound, the Make-Up, and Sleater-Kinney all turning in good efforts...the soundtrack comes off pretty sweet.

Product Description

Soundtrack to the classic indie rock documentary featuring exclusive live and rare recorded tracks from Sleater-Kinney, The Make-Up, Unwound, Further, Crayon, Bratmobile, Dub Narcotic Sound System, Chisel and much more...includes interview excerpts from the movie.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating, December 18, 2001

By	Joseph Askins (Columbia, MO USA) - See all my reviews

There are three things you must consider when reading this review:

1. I bought this CD simply for the Unwound track, a live version of one of their best songs.
2. I've never revered the Northwest's music scene the way many people seem to do.
3. While I tend to listen mostly to indie-rock, nothing bothers me more than "sellout" talk.

"Songs For Cassavetes" has it's moments. It really does. "Arboretum," the Unwound track I mentioned above, is spectacular, but (as with almost every song on here) it's recording quality is low even by bootleg standards. I don't know if the audio was taken directly from the movie's film, but it sounds like it was taken off of a fourth-generation copy of a VHS cut. The album, like the movie, focuses almost solely on the San Francisco and Olympia scenes, making it in no way representative of the indie world it tries to portray. And those snippets of interviews with Calvin Johnson, Molly Neuman and others merely make these musicians come across as pretentious art-school whiners beating an old, old horse. Hooray for DIY, but a big boo to the same old argument. "Cassavetes" is a mixed bag, but surely with the variety of bands on here (along with a program feature on your CD player), there's going to be something to satisfy...

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great catalogue of early 90's indie rock., April 11, 2002

By A Customer

This album is amazing!

I have not seen the film, but the album tells a story all it own. While the recording quality does falter at times, it adds to the feel of the album. Sliding this disk into the player can magically transport you back to a smoke filled venue ala 1993.

The emotional version of Spectacles by Chisel is awe inspiring. This recording was made at a concert given in tribute to fallen band mate, Brian Muller. His work shines in the efforts if his friends.

If you are serious about the history of indie rock, this cd is a cronicle a of very important chapter...