Wire: Beyond Hamsterdam [Soundtrack]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 8, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B0010DJ1BU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #217,541 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

For fans of The Wire and the club and hip-hop scene, here is a second eleven-track album simultaneously released with the deluxe edition soundtrack The Wire: "...and all the pieces matter" (sold separately). Beyond Hamsterdam: Baltimore Tracks from The Wire is composed solely of tracks by Baltimore artists. Nine songs are taken from The Wire: "...and all the pieces matter" , plus two extra songs.

Customer Reviews

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Almost everything here is on the other Wire soundtrack, April 2, 2008

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Wordhurler "gamer, writer, geek" (Oak Park, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wire: Beyond Hamsterdam (Audio CD)

This is a pretty good collection of tunes from the show, but anyone who's thinking of taking advantage of the special offer Amazon's offering (buy this and the other Wire soundtrack CD, titled "And All the Pieces Matter," at a discount) should be advised that all but two of the tracks on this CD are also on "And All the Pieces Matter" -- the only ones found only on this disc are tracks 7 and 8. So if you buy both CDs together, you're essentially paying the full price of this CD to get two songs.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant surprise, March 2, 2008

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wire: Beyond Hamsterdam (Audio CD)

Hip-hop isn't my bag. Never really has been, probably never really will be. However, being a huge fan of HBO's brilliant The Wire, Beyond Hamsterdam was something I ended up checking out, albeit accidentally. Much to my surprise, a majority of what is featured on Beyond Hamsterdam: Baltimore is actually quite good, and despite whatever one's musical preference may be, Beyond Hamsterdam captures the feel and atmosphere of the hard, urban, Baltimore streets, and the dangerous world that The Wire takes place in. Beginning with Domaje's excellent version of "Way Down in the Hole" (the opening theme song of the series, and the version heard in the openings of season four), and continuing with Rod Lee's "Dance My Pain Away", Ogun's "What You Know About Baltimore", and the surprisingly nearly haunting-esque closer "Assume the Position" by Lafayette Gilchrist; Beyond Hamsterdam is a nearly perfectly companion piece to one of the finest, grittiest shows to ever grace television. All in all, if you are a fan of The Wire, Beyond Hamsterdam is definitely worth checking out regardless of your musical preference.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hamsterdam revisited, February 27, 2008

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Walter J. Seidel "waltie" (Manassas. VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wire: Beyond Hamsterdam (Audio CD)

This is a gritty hard sounding visit to the Baltimore world. If "The Wire" has to end, this is a good way to remember the "HOOD". The music is as hard as the characters and the streets in Bmore!