Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Greatest Soundtrack Ever?

There are very few albums I will listen to beginning to end without stopping or jumping through and this is one of them. No one can deny this albums ability to get your ass shaking. You hear the beats and all of a sudden your saying to yourself "This rocks!". You have the Bee Gees at the top of their game, swank ass instrumentals, and then the coup de gras The Trampps "Disco Inferno" which to me is one of the best songs ever written and reason enough to sit through the Kool and the Gang and KC and the Sunshine Band songs towards the end of the album.

I want to hear from you what you think is the best soundtrack out there?

27 comments:

PG said...

Toto: Africa is tops on my list.
:)

oh, and btw... it's the Tsongas arena.

k o w said...

Is that a soundtrack though?

Mister Bones said...

I've always been partial to the Top Gun soundtrack, and of course the Transformers: The Movie soundtrack still kicks ass.

k o w said...

I like how the Transformers soundtrack features that song performed by Dirk Diggler the porn star.

Blondie... said...

Saturday night fever is a fave, I like soundtracks to some James Bond movies, the original Grease was awesome!

Networkchic said...

This is a good soundtrack...but it really shows our age. :-)

I love the soundtrack from Pretty Woman...yes I'm cheesey.

Aaron said...

I'm gonna spread the cheese thick here and go with the soundtrack for a very lame movie, Last Action Hero. The movie was horrid, but the soundtrack kicked ass! This is an album I can listen to from start to finish.

I have to agree with your analysis of SNF as well though. Very good selection and it does jam!

Blueprincesa said...

All my favourite soundtracks are favourites more for sentimental reasons than for the actual quality of their songs. Practical Magic, The Craft, and Cruel Intentions are ones that my best friend and I always used to listen to together in high school. When I hear them I get nostalgic for her big old house and its overflowing refridgerator, and for those nights when we'd take bottles of wine from her parents basement and go drink them at the beach and then jump into the ocean.

PG said...

oooh... D'OH

Sorry ;)

Grease????!!!!

ladylongfellow said...

Soundtracks....let me think.

The Breakast Club
Pretty in Pink
Footloose
Top Gun
St. Elmo's Fire
Fame
Rent
Dirty Dancing
Sixteen Candles
Purple Rain

There are SO many! I could be here listing forever!

landry said...

hmmm
im a fan of "Some Kind of Wonderful" ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094006/soundtrack ) and "Pretty In Pink" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091790/soundtrack ).
that shows MY age.
and i LOVE the soundtrack to The Last Temptation of Christ" All peter Gabriel and GORGEOUS.

Sky said...

Ok, for soundtracks..I would have to say Grease (I know cheesey) and Last American Virgin.

Now, for general albums..this one that my father gave me a few years before he died. I sure wish I knew what happened to that album. I would love to have another copy but don't want to pay what this guy wants for it. Ever hear of Funky Favorites?

http://cgi.ebay.com/FUNKY-FAVORITES-BY-RONCO-33-RPM-LP-VERY-RARE-RECORD_W0QQitemZ4826540741QQcategoryZ306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Antek said...

as far as soundtracks go.. I really dig the "Singles" soundtrack and I also "Purple Rain".. even "Forrest Gump" is good!

wait, KOW, did I spell everything right this time?

kimmyk said...

Grease Soundtrack. Definately.

and Wedding Singer...that's a good one....

but all time very best soundtrack..hands down....

Joe Dirt.

You know that's a good one!

Antek said...
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Antek said...

Misskow, I have to start by telling you that I love ya... but the Bee Gee/ Frampton Sgt. Pepper.... AHHHHHH its like nails on a chalkboard... those bastards took one of my FAVORITE albums of all time and beat it with an ugly stick.

ok sorry, I'm done now... now I'm back to thinking you are awesome again ;-)

threels said...

My current favorite is Black Hawk Down, but also on the list are Full Metal Jacket, The Big Chill, Boys on the side, and Tank Girl.

kimmyk said...

I forgot some.

8 Mile
Ray

That's all I got.

Tevin said...

Oh man, I'm gonna throw all of you off. I love the South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut ST!!! No other sound track can get my to bob my head, and laugh my ass of at the same time!

Caterpillar said...

My favorites are:

Garden State,
Peter Gabriel's soundtrack to Rabbit-Proof Fence, and
Rent

I love hearing everyone's favorites! Great topic, KOW!

Red Sox Fanatic said...

I definitely agree with Saturday Night Fever - own it!

Hmmm...
Dirty Dancing is another one - first movie I ever owned, and on VHS.
13 Going on 30, gotta love the 80's music!
The only other one I can think of at the top of my head that I own is Romey and Michele's High School Reunion. There's some more great 80s' music!

Frozin said...

You already know what I think, but Top Gun is a close second. Good one Bones.

j said...

The Secret of Roan Inish.
American Graffiti.
Singles.

Brandon Cackowski-Schnell said...

Beautiful Girls. A Neil Diamond original and Afghan Whigs doing covers? Please, there's no contest.

WDKY said...

I agree. Brillianr film to, IMHO :-)

landry said...

i TOTALLY forgot Prince's "Under a Cherry Moon"
which was terribly underrated because the movie was definitely not a good one.

... j said...

thats a damn good soundtrack, that is...