Bond, Beat & Bass: The Elektronika James Bond Themes

James Bond Films (Related Recordings), Various Artists - Dance & DJ - Drum & Bass

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 3, 1998)
• Original Release Date: January 6, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B000001D6A
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #364,792 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If you're a Bond fan, a great novelty, April 30, 1999

By	Chad Fifer (SoCal) - See all my reviews

I think this is more of a CD for fans of Bond music than D-n-B afficionados. It's pretty par for the course as jungle goes, but it's a kick if you love the Bond tracks. Basically, if yer gonna have a spy/ Bond party, buy this, Mai Tai's "Secret Agent Sounds," Arnold's Bond Project, the 30th Anniversary Bond, a few Ultra-Lounge cd's, and you're set!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A good idea, but poorly executed, March 3, 2006

By	Melissa Niksic (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I'm a fan of James Bond and electronic music, so I thought I'd really enjoy this CD. I was sorely mistaken. "Bond Beat & Bass" is a compilation of very poor remixes of music from the earlier Bond movies (taken mostly from the Connery and Moore films). A couple of the tracks on this CD are okay (I liked "Goldfinger Part 2"), but that's about it. I was extremely disappointed. The James Bond films boast such incredible music and all of the original songs could lend themselves very well to new electronic mixes, but none of the artists on this album managed to get it right. What a shame.

2.0 out of 5 stars Use Dependant, June 19, 2007

By	H+E (Albuquerque, New Mexico United States) - See all my reviews

I bought this CD to be background music for a 007 party. While the majority of the pieces are adequate, being banal drivel can fade into the background, some are truly frightening. In particular, there is A View To A Kill Part 2, which must use clips from the raw format vocals. Remember the awards performance where Simon Le Bon was either too drunk or too drugged out to carry a tune? This is the same screeching, cracking, off-tune, hysterical (as in "hysterics," not as in "funny") vocal. Interestingly, Part 2 comes before Part 1 on the CD, and part 1 is better. It has been commented before that these are not particularly famous D&B artists, and this certainly is what I would imagine second-rate performers to sound like. I would probably be better off buying a movie soundtrack.