The Wire: Beyond Hamsterdam: Baltimore [EXPLICIT LYRICS] [SOUNDTRACK]

Original Soundtrack (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 8, 2008)
• Original Release Date: January 8, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics, 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.com Sales Rank: #112,198 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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.

3.0 out of 5 stars For fans of the show, maybe not everyone else, April 28, 2008

By	Hiroyoshi Murasaki - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are a fan of the show then you will at least like it, if not love it. For those of you wondering what all the buzz is about around the show and soundtrack, watch the show first.