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Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1994
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (February 1, 1994)
  • Original Release Date: February 1, 1994
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: RCA
  • ASIN: B000002WPW
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,176 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. My SharonaKnack 4:58Album Only
listen  2. Spin The BottleThe Juliana Hatfield 3 2:23Album Only
listen  3. Bed Of RosesThe Indians 3:51Album Only
listen  4. When You Come Back To MeWorld Party 3:09Album Only
listen  5. Going, Going, GoneThe Posies 3:34Album Only
listen  6. Stay (I Missed You)Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories 3:03Album Only
listen  7. All I Want Is YouU2 6:30Album Only
listen  8. Locked OutCrowded House 3:20Album Only
listen  9. Spinning Around Over YouLenny Kravitz 3:34Album Only
listen10. I'm Nuthin'Ethan Hawke 3:39Album Only
listen11. Turnip FarmDinosaur Jr. 5:48Album Only
listen12. Revival!Me Phi Me 5:42$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Tempted (94)Squeeze 4:08Album Only
listen14. Baby, I Love Your WayBig Mountain 4:25Album Only


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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting enough, August 15, 2000
By Dani Wooden (Alamo, CA USA) - See all my reviews
Though every song on this cd doesn't satisfy my particular taste, there really is SOMETHING on there for everyone. One day, a couple of weeks ago I stuck this cd in with six people in my car. We couldn't skip ONE song, because someone would scream "Wait!!! Don't skip it, I LOVE this song!"

It's definetly not my favorite cd of my collection, but I do love to pop it in to hear some of the fun early 90's tunes I remember from what seemed like yesterday (ten YEARS ago!!! What?) I think it's definetly worth LISTENING to, but you'll have th decide for yourself if you're interested in purchasing it.

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "IF WE FALL, LOVE WILL CATCH US EVERYTIME.", March 29, 2001
This is an awesome soundtrack; it breaks all the rules. Wait. You know what? REALITY BITES doesn't care about the rules so it didn't realize it was breaking them! LOVE IT!

Herein is Real Music with variety yet great composition; full of attitude and emotion, including a fabulous blend of songs--some with very meaningful lyrics (like the great "All I Want Is You" by U2) and some just plain fun lyrics (like "My Sharona" by The Knack.) In short this soundtrack has HEART.

BED OF ROSES

"Some people can't speak their minds freely. Some people walk the streets at night alone. It's so easy to make an empty heart your home.

Life it can lift you up; it can drag you down. Life don't have to be no bed of roses.

Some people just can't have it easy. Some people have to fall before they can fly. It's funny how we live in the same place on the same earth at the same time."

[In memory of Angela Renee Hudson. You are flying now my friend.]

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10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars When reality sets in, October 21, 2004
By Westley (Stuck in my head) - See all my reviews
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The soundtrack to "Reality Bites" was a solid hit in 1993, selling more than 2 million copies and yielding several singles. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories, of course, scored the biggest hit with "Stay" (#1 for 3 weeks in 1994). Probably everyone knows this song, best remembered for its catchy chorus ("Cause I missed you/ I missed you") and video in which Lisa frolics with a cat. The song is inarguably great pop, but like much of the set, it feels so incredibly middle-of-the-road today. The other major hit was "Baby I Love Your Way" by Mountain (#6 in 1994) - a semi-reggae remake of the Peter Frampton classic. The listeners' tolerance for this song will likely be determined by how much they enjoy semi-reggae remakes of rock songs.

Listening to the CD now, it's somewhat hard to believe that it was ever considered fairly cutting-edge modern/alt rock. "Spin the Bottle" by the Juliana Hatfield 3 (#97 in 1994) and the Lenny Kravitz pseudo-rocker "Spinning Around Over You" are good examples of music from that era that now sound timid and self-important. Worst of all is "I'm Nuthin'" by Ethan Hawke, in which he sings that he has "a pothead mamma/ got a cokehead dad." He brings to this song all the credibility that anyone who got his start in "Dead Poets Society" can possibly muster.

Fortunately, some of the music has aged somewhat better, particularly a few songs that weren't hits at the time: "Bed of Roses" by the Indians, "When You Come Back to Me" by World Party, and "Locked Out" by Crowded House. In addition, "Tempted" by Squeeze is such as classic that it buoys the entire CD. The soundtrack also had the (somewhat dubious) distinction of making the Knack's "My Sharona" a hit again (#91 in 1994). Of course, no soundtrack of this period would be complete without the requisite U2 song; unfortunately this CD has "All I Want is You" - a self-important arena rock-style song that ends with an extended orchestra break (it was a minor hit in 1989, peaking at #83). Overall, this soundtrack is a decent collection of early 90s college rock. If you listened to this type music at the time, you'll probably enjoy it. Otherwise, subtract a star.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Ride
I really enjoyed both the movie and the soundtrack. But just remember -- My
Sharona (The Knack) came out in 1979! We played it at our graduation party!
Published on August 7, 2004 by Witchy Woman

4.0 out of 5 stars opening credits song?
what is the song in the opening credits of the play, during the after graduation rooftop pot celebrations? please post here or email song title at s_jaffri@hotmail.com
Published on May 18, 2004 by sj

4.0 out of 5 stars Not having this "bites".
Some people don't like the fact that this is so 1994. That's exactly why I like it. Of course with every movie soundtrack, it helps if you liked the movie too, which I did, I mean... Read more
Published on September 24, 2003 by H3@+h

2.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm...I'm a little embarrassed that I still own this CD
I was just the right age to be enchanted by this movie when it came out. I was barely into high school and thought, "Oh, that's what life will be like after college!" ... Read more
Published on October 23, 2002 by Brooke Pennington

4.0 out of 5 stars When you come back to me
Varied songs, so everyone has a taste of somethin they'd like . A classic. Soundtracks don't get much better than this.
Published on July 24, 2001 by liana kay

5.0 out of 5 stars Great sountrack....
Nice songs that fit the theme of the movie, but varied enough to satisfy most people's tastes - what could be better?
Published on May 25, 2001 by Adi Adler

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite soundtracks!
Although I don't review music that much, I had to talk about the Reality Bites soundtrack. I bought this CD when the movie came out and am still listening to it. Read more
Published on October 25, 2000 by K. Melissa Galyon

5.0 out of 5 stars Good movie, good soundtrack
This is one of my favorite soundtracks. It has definitive something for everybody, a good mixture. My favourite songs on this CD are "My Sharona", "Stay",... Read more
Published on August 16, 2000 by Muenger Janine

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the best
I love the movie and Ethan Hawke. After watching it, it makes the songs a lot more meaningfull. If you have seen the movie and liked it I suggest buying the soundtrack it rocks... Read more
Published on July 25, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite CD ever!!!!!
I had the soundtrack long before I saw the movie. I thought if the song are so good, the movie must be great. The song collection far out lives the movie. Read more
Published on July 16, 1999

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