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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
RATM and Green Day save this album, October 19, 1998
By A Customer
Godzilla: the movie wasn't that great of a film. Likewise, Godzilla: the album isn't that great of a CD. It has a mix of orchestrated instrumental (the last two tracks on the CD, taken from the movie itself), light-sounding alternative (Ben Folds Five), rap/metal (Puff Daddy and Rage Against The Machine), punk rock (Green Day, Silverchair, Foo Fighters), and hard rock (Days of the New, fuzzbubble). It's a fairly worthy effort, all things considered. However, this album is good - but it isn't great. The only songs worth listening to are "No Shelter," probably the most intelligent song on the album - indeed, one of the only intelligent songs on any soundtrack nowadays. This hard-driving burst of rap-core might be enough to satisfy those Rage fans that are eagerly awaiting the new RATM album to be released, but it lacks the pure intensity of Rage's other songs. Nonetheless, it's still an excellent song and one of the few I actually listen to more than once or twice. Another notable track is the remixed "Brain Stew," penned by Green Day. This song was originally off their "Insomniac" album, which I consider to be their best effort to date. This song, like all the others on that album, is hard, heavy, and fast (although, not as fast as the others). It's a great song, and the remix is exciting and refreshing to listen to. I'm a big fan of Green Day, and this is one of my favorite songs of theirs, but the Godzilla remix has a certain...quality to it that keeps me listening to it over the original. The other notable tracks on this album include "Come With Me," rapped by Sean "Puffy" Combs A.K.A. Puff Daddy (an exciting yet disappointing remake of an old Led Zepplin classic), and A320 by the Foo Fighters (the first recording they've made that features their new guitarist). The rest of the songs on the album are o.k. to listen to, but I never go back to them like I do the others. I give the album four stars simply for the notable tracks, which almost - but not quite make up for all the dissapointments. A word of warning, though, to all you parents out there that are considering buying this album for your younger children (that is, under the age of 12 or so). Several of the songs on Godzilla: the album have profanity in them. "No Shelter," "Brain Stew," and "Come With Me" are the three that come to mind, but there could be a few more. The F word is uttered at least four times, by my count. However, this album is worth buying, if you like Rage Against The Machine, Green Day, Puff Daddy and Foo Fighters.
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