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Backbeat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Don Was
Backbeat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks
 
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Import edition of soundtrack to 1994 Beatles biopic that's long out-of-print in the US. Set in 1960 through 1962, lain Softley's Backbeat is a swift little film about the Beatles' early labors in Hamburg. Greg Dulli of the...  more »

     
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All Artists: Don Was
Title: Backbeat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Import
Original Release Date: 4/15/1994
Re-Release Date: 3/11/1998
Album Type: Import, Soundtrack
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 724383950829

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Import edition of soundtrack to 1994 Beatles biopic that's long out-of-print in the US. Set in 1960 through 1962, lain Softley's Backbeat is a swift little film about the Beatles' early labors in Hamburg. Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs on vocals, Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum on guitar, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth on guitar, Dave Grohl of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters on drums, and Mike Mills of R.E.M on bass cut the performance soundtrack that producer Don Was contrived for Softley's Beatle actors to mime. Their music is full of tiny thrills, surprises, trips, and falls, but you don't really get the feeling of the Indra or the Kaiserkeller or any other Hamburg joint. But you do get an Indie underground super group of sorts covering a band that, at this stage in their career, were basically a cover band. Features 12 rock & roll classics including, 'Money (That's What I Want)', 'Long Tall Sally', 'Twist & Shout', 'Bad Boy', 'Please Mr. Postman', 'C'mon Everybody', 'Rock & Roll Music', 'Slow Down', 'Roadrunner', 'Carol', 'Good Golly Miss Molly' and '20 Flight Rock'. EMI. 2005.

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CD Reviews

Beware: it's short.
corey18_70 | Chicago, IL | 07/25/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)

"If you're looking for a lot of music for your dollar, don't go here because it's not very long. I got an evil look from the snooty indie record store guy when I asked if they had this album; for a Beatle purist it's most likely blasphemy.However, for someone who likes the Afghan Whigs, Soul Asylum or Foo Fighters, this is like watching Greg Dulli, Dave Pyrner, Dave Grohl, and the others spend a night in a small club playing Beatles covers. It speeds up and rocks old American R&B tunes that the Beatles were covering themselves back in Hamburg.It may not have the depth the original Beatles eventually acquired, but it rocks like the Beatles never did."
Good CD, Not a Lot of Bang for the Buck
terrible_towling | The Hub | 04/25/2004
(3 out of 5 stars)

"A great little rock album, literally. It takes contemporary rockers from alt-rock bands, tosses in some classic R&B staples, burns them onto a disc (or vinyl, whatever) and Backbeat is the result. It is incredibly short and it's best to look for this cd in the used section of the store. I got it here on amazon.com for 75 cents, making it well-worth the buy. However, if you pay list price, it's a ripoff. It's not necessarily for a Beatles enthusist, but is a great listen for anyone who likes alt-rock and classic rock."