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Walker from: Astralwerks |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0724347763229 Format: Soundtrack Label: Astralwerks Manufacturer: Astralwerks Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Astralwerks Release Date: July 26, 2005 Studio: Astralwerks Sales Rank: 53367 MPN: 77632 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - Joe Strummer: WalkerEverybody knows that reggae is the punk rocker's preferred style of World music, but Strummer was at home in any third world culture. He certainly sounds at home on this CD, playing straight-up traditional, acoustic Central American music, almost all of it instrumental (with three or four terrific vocal tracks)--even more at home than he ever did on any reggae/dub/rap song he did with the Clash. For me, the Walker soundtrack provides a total foreshadowing of the kind of music he would make later with the Mescaleros, espeically on Global A-Go Go. But this CD is not just an interesting artifact for the Strummer scholar; it's also a very enjoyable listen. Strongly recommended for fans of Strummer and fans of largely-instrumental soundtracks ... Read More: Rating: - Sorry if you don't have it yet......Only the best after The Clash. If you saw the movie, you'll remember a perfect match with the music. Rating:  - "Share some love with the unknown one"In his 1987 historical drama Walker, director Alex Cox (Repo Man) told the story of William Walker (Ed Harris), an American renegade who, in the 1850s, took over as president of Nicaragua. The film caught a lot of flak from critics because of its use of deliberate anachronisms (TVs, helicopters, etc.) to draw satirical parallels between Walker's corrupt behavior and the US government's involvement in Nicaragua in the 1980s; it quickly sank into obscurity -- and sadly, so did its soundtrack... Feeling somewhat lost after the breakup of his celebrated punk band, the Clash, singer Joe Strummer had begun to dabble in film work, contributing some songs to Cox's previous films Sid & Nancy (1986) and Straight To Hell (1987), and even ... Read More: Rating: - I waited 15 years for this CD...Finally, a CD release of this wonderful soundtrack. Strummer immersed himelf in 19th century Central American music and came out with a soundtrack that was perfect for the movie and instantly put him in league with Morricone. If you only know him from his Clash days, this will seem a bit of a departure (all acoustic folk music), but regardless you can't dispute the quality. This is my favorite soundtrack of all time. I can't put it any simpler than that. Rating: - Joe said it was his best.It was an interview in his later years, and he was asked to recall his favorite work. He said it was an album one couldn't even buy anymore. Kudos to Astralwerks for the re-release. It would've been nice if they had used the overdubs in the movie to accompanying the end title theme on the elpee. I have not heard the re-issue and am looking forward to the bonus remixes. I received the vinyl version when it was released, and it was extremely difficult to get back once it was loaned. Yet, it is one of those things one takes pleasure in when loaning. |
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