Track Listings (20) - Disc #1| All Artists: Various Artists, Cat Stevens, The Lemonheads, The Cult, Fatboy Slim, Nick Drake Title: As Seen on TV: Songs from Commercials Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Utv Records Release Date: 6/5/2001 Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks Styles: Electronica, Trip-Hop, Hardcore & Punk, Dance Pop, Singer-Songwriters, Adult Alternative Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 731455656824 |
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 | Various Artists, Cat Stevens, The Lemonheads As Seen on TV: Songs from Commercials Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks
This collection begs the question: Do the means justify the end? Even the title, As Seen on TV, is so crass one might expect a free set of Ginsu knives to be thrown in with the disc. But the trend set by those savvy TV ... more » |
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Amazon.com This collection begs the question: Do the means justify the end? Even the title, As Seen on TV, is so crass one might expect a free set of Ginsu knives to be thrown in with the disc. But the trend set by those savvy TV advertising execs of pushing products from cars to clothes to cruises through hipster songs has resulted in an undeniably quality, albeit disparate, compilation. From the devastatingly simple "Pink Moon," sullenly crooned by the late Nick Drake, to the new wave-punk classic Buzzcocks tune "What Do I Get" to Sarah Vaughan's sassy "What Lola Wants," the 20 tracks here capture a snapshot of 21st-century, post-adolescent life as it is portrayed--you guessed it--through TV. The resulting cultural implications are probably too disturbing to explore (that we are a society where our musical touchstones are fabricated by commercialism), but if you can ignore the source, this compilation has plenty that will speak to the soul and get the body grooving. --Beth Massa Similarly Requested CDs
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Member CD Reviews Maria V. (mareleven) from GLEN COVE, NY Reviewed on 1/24/2012... Some good tracks on this very varied collection. 0 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.
CD ReviewsTurn It Up, Baby! Mark W. Osler | Waco, TX United States | 08/14/2001 (4 out of 5 stars) "Don't reject this cd simply because it is a compilation of songs from TV-- the fact that this is a good cd simply reflects the fact that directors are using better music in advertising, stretching a little more. Prince Paul (Handsome Boy Modeling School) and the Dandy Warhols on TV? Something has changed.The cd is arranged like a good mix tape-- slow songs through the first 7 tracks, the Propellerheads as a segue to dance music, then shifting to soul, silly and rock at the tail end.One sad thing: This does not contain the "Turn it up, baby!" line from the Mitsubishi commercial." Just love this CD... leopardskincookie | Starksboro, VT United States | 09/21/2001 (4 out of 5 stars) "This album is an awful lot of fun...it's a crazy blend of genres that all work pretty well together. Granted, it may provoke images of cars and bootleg jeans, but I think we can get over that :) I think a lot of people bought this album looking for "that song from the Mitsubishi commercial", and the one on here (Groove Armada) probably isn't it - you want "Start the Commotion" by The Wiseguys, which you can buy here ..., incidentally (btw, their whole album is that good). Other than that, I'd definitely recommend it."
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