Almost Famous [20th Anniversary Edition]

by Almost Famous / O.S.T.

Overview

Although it's been pronounced dead more often than Mark Twain, the life expectancy of rock & roll was surely looking faint at the end of the '60s. Few people realize that it wasn't all bad. As Almost Famous' central character slowly realizes, it's much less important what history may mean to music journalists 30 years from now than what it means to actually experience it right then and there. Maybe it was a hard lesson to learn. Because while the counterculture and its music started to become everything it hated (and too soon before punk came to remind everybody what the revolution was really about) rock's "lurch" still promised much for those that paid attention. Indeed, it would take a concentrated effort to ignore this soundtrack's refreshing outlook. Simon & Garfunkel and the Who are pitted right against Yes and Elton John. The Beach Boys against Cat Stevens. There's a sense of heady nostalgia here -- but one more deliberately adolescent and tender than the schlock-infested oldies radio station trends of most soundtracks of this ilk. The Seeds are represented by one of their most psychedelic pop gems ("Mr. Farmer") while Thunderclap Newman sounds almost prophetic with their playfully carny-piano mini-marathon ("Something in the Air"). Even the two new fictionalized compositions both manage to evoke the feeling of a waning era with just the right amount of reminiscence. This is surely not a definitive collection of post-'60s music and it's proud not to be. Like all great soundtracks, the one for Almost Famous works both as an instant reminder of the film's highs as well as a personal, startling perspective into the very "last gasps" of rock & roll. And like all great soundtracks, music journalists will probably hate it. ~ Dean Carlson

Product Details

Release Date:	07/09/2021
Label:	Geffen / Polydor / Umc / Universal
UPC:	0602435748771
Rank:	110386

Tracks

Disc 1

1. America  -  Simon & Garfunkel
2. Amazing Journey/Sparks [Almost Famous Version]  -  Who
3. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference  - Todd Rundgren
4. I've Seen All Good People: Your Move/All Good People  -  Yes
5. Feel Flows  -  Beach Boys
6. Fever Dog  -  Stillwater
7. Every Picture Tells a Story  - Rod Stewart
8. Mr. Farmer  -  Seeds
9. One Way Out [Live]  -  Allman Brothers Band
10. Simple Man  -  Lynyrd Skynyrd
11. That's The Way  -  Led Zeppelin
12. Tiny Dancer [Almost Famous Version]  - Elton John
13. Lucky Trumble  - Nancy Wilson
14. I'm Waiting For The Man [Live]  - David Bowie
15. The Wind  - Cat Stevens
16. Slip Away  - Clarence Carter
17. Something in the Air  -  Thunderclap Newman

Disc 2

18. The Oogum Boogum Song  - Brenton Wood
19. Search and Destroy  -  Iggy & the Stooges
20. Teacher [U.S. Version]  -  Jethro Tull
21. Roundabout  -  Yes
22. River  - Joni Mitchell
23. Small Time Blues [Acoustic]  -  Hyatt Singers
24. Go All the Way  -  Raspberries
25. Albert Flasher [Live]  -  Guess Who
26. Future Games  -  Fleetwood Mac
27. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere  -  Young
28. Burn  -  Deep Purple
29. Dear Jill  -  Blodwyn Pig
30. Reeling in the Years [Live]  -  Steely Dan
31. Looking at You  -  MC5
32. My Cherie Amour  - Stevie Wonder
33. Love Comes and Goes  -  Stillwater
34. Love Thing  -  Stillwater
35. Hour of Need  -  Stillwater

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stillwater   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Iggy & the Stooges   Primary Artist
Neil Young & Crazy Horse   Primary Artist
Todd Rundgren   Primary Artist
Lester Bangs   Primary Artist
Nancy Wilson   Primary Artist
Anita Miller   Primary Artist
Ben Fong-Torres   Primary Artist
William Miller   Primary Artist
Penny Lane   Primary Artist
Sapphire   Primary Artist
The Hyatt Singers   Primary Artist
Ed Valencourt   Primary Artist,Drums
Dick Roswell   Primary Artist
Estrella Starr   Primary Artist
Jeff Bebe   Primary Artist,Vocals
Elaine Miller   Primary Artist
Larry Fellows   Primary Artist,Guitar (Bass)
The Who   Primary Artist
Russell Hammond   Primary Artist,Guitar
Jefferson High School Band   Primary Artist
Jeff Bege   Primary Artist
Steely Dan   Primary Artist
Simon & Garfunkel   Primary Artist
The Beach Boys   Primary Artist
Blodwyn Pig   Primary Artist
The Guess Who   Primary Artist
The Jimi Hendrix Experience   Primary Artist
Crazy Horse   Primary Artist
Led Zeppelin   Primary Artist
Clarence Carter   Primary Artist
Lynyrd Skynyrd   Primary Artist
MC5   Primary Artist
Fleetwood Mac   Primary Artist
Deep Purple   Primary Artist
Free   Primary Artist
Cat Stevens   Primary Artist
Joni Mitchell   Primary Artist
Rod Stewart   Primary Artist
Little Feat   Primary Artist
Neil Young   Primary Artist
The Raspberries   Primary Artist
The Seeds   Primary Artist
David Bowie   Primary Artist
Thunderclap Newman   Primary Artist
Brenton Wood   Primary Artist
Stevie Wonder   Primary Artist
Yes   Primary Artist
Alvin & the Chipmunks   Primary Artist
The Allman Brothers Band   Primary Artist
Elton John   Primary Artist
Jethro Tull   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Elton John   Composer,Performer
M. Black   Composer
Wilbur Terrell   Composer
Robert Plant   Composer
Pete Townshend   Composer
Ronnie Van Zant   Composer
P. Carpenter   Composer
Todd Rundgren   Composer,Performer
Nancy Wilson   Composer,Performer
Todd Homme   Executive
Neal Preston   Photography
John Keen   Composer
Stillwater   Performer
Jack Rieley   Composer
Christopher Squire   Composer
Ed Valencourt   Group Member
Jeff Bebe   Group Member
Larry Fellows   Group Member
Russell Hammond   Group Member
The Who   Performer
Thunderclap Newman   Performer
John "Speedy" Keen   Composer
Paul Simon   Composer
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Composer
Simon & Garfunkel   Performer
The Beach Boys   Performer
Bobby Womack   Composer
Jimmy Page   Composer
J. More   Composer
Carl Wilson   Composer
Chris Squire   Composer
Led Zeppelin   Performer
Clarence Carter   Performer
Lynyrd Skynyrd   Performer
Elmore James   Composer
Gary Rossington   Composer
Cat Stevens   Composer,Performer
Lou Reed   Composer
Jon Anderson   Composer
Scott Martin   Assistant
Rod Stewart   Composer,Performer
Ron Wood   Composer
Marshall Sehorn   Composer
Bernie Taupin   Composer
The Seeds   Performer
David Bowie   Performer
Cameron Crowe   Producer
Danny Bramson   Producer
Marcus Daniel   Composer
William Armstrong   Composer
Yes   Performer
The Allman Brothers Band   Performer
Sky Saxon   Composer
Joe Hicks   Composer