Our Little Corner of the World: Music From Gilmore Girls Reviews



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For the true Gilmore Fan - Review written on July 16, 2007
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Rating: 5 out of 5

The Gilmore Girls may have ended, but this CD can bring you back to Stars Hollow anytime you listen to it. This is a must have for the true Gilmore fan!
Music from Gilmore Girls - Review written on June 29, 2007
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
This product came very timely and I am very happy with it as well. Thank you!
Gilmore Girls Sound - Review written on March 11, 2007
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

Being an avid supporter of the show, I enjoy the sound track, a very diverse selection of songs and artists. If you enjoy the music on the show, you'll love the CD.
Gilmore Girls Soundtrack - Review written on January 18, 2007
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Rating: 3 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful, 2 did not.

The cd is OK.......not great, but then I didn't seem to remember such loud music in the series.....I think I expected more of the troubadour and Carol King.
Great music - Review written on January 10, 2007
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

If you like the Gilmore Girls shows, then this cd is a must. I bought it for my 14 year old daughter. She was thrilled when she opened the cd on Christmas.
Music Quirky As Expected - Review written on January 10, 2007
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Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
My daughter and I love The Gilmore Girls and the quirky music that is played. The CD was exactly as we expected. We would buy it again.
Our Little Corner of the World: Music from GILMORE GIRLS - Review written on January 09, 2007
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Rating: 3 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 1 did not.

Not exactly what I thought it would be. Don't recognise many songs or tunes from the shows, except the opening one. Avid Gilmore Girl fan so I'm not sure where this music is from. But, it it catching.
Great music - Review written on January 03, 2007
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Rating: 5 out of 5

You listen to this CD and try to figure out during which episode it was played and what was going on at the time. One of the best songs on it though is the Ramones "What a Wonderful World". They did an awesome cover of the original.
To Expand Your Musical Horizons (Or At Least To Expand Mine) - Review written on August 28, 2006
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Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.

I adored this CD. Being a huge Gilmore Girls fan I asked for this for my birthday as I had no money, and have not regretted it. I can listen to it over and over without getting sick of it, and I never want to skip a track, though I have my preferences (Clear Spot, One Line, I'm The Man Who Murdered Love, Human Behaviour, Where You Lead I Will Follow, I Don't Mind, It's Alright, Baby, God Only Knows). I was pleased to hear that I agreed with Rory on Child Psychology - I liked it because it made me 'gloomy'. I also love Sam Phillips and the 'la-la' music from the show, and the cues make great transitions on this CD, just as they do in between scenes. I'm ashamed to say I hardly knew any of this music before watching Gilmore Girls, but this CD has made me want albums by every artist on here, so that's probably what my next birthday list will consist of.
Our Little Corner of the World: Music From Gilmore Girls - Review written on August 11, 2006
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Rating: 3 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful, 2 did not.

The CD provides the themes heard on Gilmore Girls and that is interesting. However, I was looking for something more such as music referred to by Lorelai, Rory and Lane. As an example, it might have had "Shadow Dancing". It is not a CD I would RIP to a hard drive for inclusion with an evening of music. I would have a hard time playing the CD more than the three times I have played it.

Gilmore Girls Rock - Review written on August 09, 2006
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Rating: 4 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.

I loved the CD. The main reason I bought the CD is that my 8 month old daughter loves the music during the episodes. I own the 1st 4 seasons on DVD and we are just about out of shows to watch. She loves the opening song and the closing credits. The only thing I was upset over was that the closing credits were not on the CD. Otherwise, it is a CD that will rock in our household for years to come.
Great CD for true GG fans! - Review written on May 12, 2006
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Rating: 5 out of 5
4 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

I didn't even know this CD existed until I stumbled upon it on Amazon. Needless to say, being a true GG fan, I ordered a copy, and have been very pleased with it! The CD contains music from the show, and it really is a walk down memory lane, as some of the tracks made me recall the significant scenes from the show, for example, Track No. 7 "Oh My Love" by John Lennon is associated with the scene where Dean first professes his love for Rory. The CD has some beautiful tracks on it, and some are really catchy...I've been playing some of them over and over on my CD player while out driving! Am not sure if GG is returning for Season 7, but this CD is a keeper for me!
For true Gilmore Girl Fans - Review written on April 06, 2006
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Rating: 5 out of 5
3 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

The album captures the very essence of Gilmore Girl style. If you are a die hard fan, you will recognize all of the songs on the CD. I absolutely love this CD and it is one of my favorite, because it has a little of every thing on it. I would recommend this CD to anyone who loves the Gilmore Girls, even if they don't watch the show i recommend the CD, it has some great songs on it.
Ehhhh - Review written on March 27, 2006
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Rating: 3 out of 5
4 customers found this review helpful, 3 did not.

The soundtrack has a lot of songs that remind of Gilmore Girls, but I found it disappointing in other ways. For example, I'd like to be able to purchase an album with ALL of the Sam Phillips musical cues. There are some amazing ones and the music truly seperates Gilmore Girls from other shows. This disc only has 3 or 4 of the cues, and they aren't even my favorites.

Most of the songs are familiar from the show and an avid Gilmore fan like me can place exactly where they occur and which episode. They are missing, however, a song from the episode where Rory goes to the party after having broken up with Dean and Lorelai goes back to Max. It's a really pretty song and I was disappointed when it wasn't on the cd.

I'd say if you're a fan of the show, go ahead and buy it, but it's not a "must have" in my opinion and the makers of the cd should make a new one with more of the musical cues.
So-So - Review written on March 24, 2006
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Rating: 3 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful, 5 did not.

I guess this CD is ok, has many songs that were used on the show...mainly from season 1 and season 2, however some other songs could have been included and others shouldnt really be on it...but anyway if you are a Gilmore Fan you should get it, otherwise think twice. Also listen to those song "previews"...they give you a pretty good idea of what the cd is like.
Gilmore Girls CD - Review written on February 25, 2006
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Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 2 did not.

Great CD from my favorite TV show. The songs are a little different. Not really what I was expecting but I would recommend it.
Feel good - Review written on February 25, 2006
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Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.

From my point of view its the perfect Gilmore Girls Feel good sound. Whenever you cant get to a TV and want to drift into Stars Hollow - this is the item you are looking for.
Our Little Corner of the World - Review written on February 24, 2006
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Rating: 2 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful, 2 did not.

I was disappointed with this purchase. I was looking forward to hearing some of the quirky music from the show,but this is not what I got.
Obsessive Compolsive Gilmore Girls fan! - Review written on February 09, 2006
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Rating: 4 out of 5
3 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

Yes, like most people who have ever seen Gilmore Girls I am addicted. I watch it day and night and whenever I am not watching it I am either thinking about it or listening to this CD. It is amazing. First of all the songs basically remind you of the show and plus they catch everything. Even the "Lalalals." If you consider yourselfe a fan then you must consider buying this CD. I promise after you buy, your world will only consist of Gilmore Girls. Oh yeah random question: Who is your favorite Gilmore Girls character? What's your favorite season? I love everyone, but the character that really sticks out is Jess, Lukes nephew. During season three I was so addicted to him Gilmore Girls basically controlled every aspect of my life! Jess was mostly in season three. So rent season three if you don't remeber it. It's awesome just like this CD!
Question! - Review written on December 15, 2005
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Rating: 3 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 13 did not.

Please... I'd like to know what song plays in the Gilmore Girls... it's nearly every second episode, and generally when its fast paced, or someone's walking. I can't really "describe" the song because it's just a little clip kind of thing. I've checked all the song samples and can't seem to find it! If anyone knows what song I'm talking about, please e-mail me at: wallermelons@yahoo.ca Thank you!! Mel
Our Little Corner of the World: Music From Gilmore Girls - Review written on September 02, 2005
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Rating: 4 out of 5
7 customers found this review helpful, 3 did not.

This is a terriffic c.d.. My only complaint is song number 3. It's disturbing. Even my 15 year old won't listen to it! But the rest of the c.d. is as refreshing and smile provoking as the television show!
All the great tunes!! - Review written on August 21, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5
9 customers found this review helpful.

Love the show Gilmore Girls since the very beginning and love all the great array of music that has always graced the show! I was happy to find out about this eclectic mix of songs from the show and even happier when I received it!! It is great, not only the music which ranges from the Ramones to Bjork and The Shins, but it is funny when you can place the song with the episode, it is fun!! A definite have CD for the Gilmore Girls fan and any music lover!!!
i love the show, i love the tunes. - Review written on August 13, 2005
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Rating: 4 out of 5
6 customers found this review helpful, 6 did not.

this is a great album and truly reflects the mood of the show. i love it i cant wait to own it.
THIS IS FANTASTIC! - Review written on August 09, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5
8 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

This is a must have for any Gilmore Girl Fan!
It has all the different "la la la's" that they play when something good is happening or when something sad is happening. Plus they have the song that they played when Lorelai and Rory made the snowwoman who had stroke mouth!
Must have, must have, must have!
If you love the Gilmore Girls, you'll love the soundtrack - Review written on August 03, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.

My name is Paige and I am 15 and I loved this CD. I loved the soundtrack, I got a lot of use out of it and I could listen to all day. Don't burn it, buy it, the cover and inside stuff you can't get when you burn it. It's a great CD. If you are as huge of a Gilmore Girls fan as I am, than you'll love the CD as much as I do.
gilmore girls cd - Review written on July 16, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful, 3 did not.

I love Gilmore girls and I love music so this puts together 2 things I love in one thing. I give it 5 stars for perfect.
A solid collection of songs (and cues) from "Gilmore Girls" - Review written on April 25, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5
180 customers found this review helpful, 5 did not.

First, to keep you from wasting an afternoon trying to figure out which episode of "Gilmore Girls" had the Pernice Brothers doing "Clear Spot," forget about it because it never happened. That particular group did "The Weakest Shade of Blue" during Season 4 on "Chicken or Beef?" but as for the song that appears on this collection of songs from "Gilmore Girls" it was not on the show, which is too bad because it really fits it quite well (irony abounds, pass it on). It took me a while to find that out today and if Scott Patterson has a major league baseball card I cannot figure out what it would be or if I have it (I certainly do not have any of his minor league cards for the Columbus Clippers). Despite this one glaring example these songs are mostly from the first and second seasons, with several from the third, and for fans of the WB series this is an excellent collection of music from the show.

There are three groups of tracks on this "Music from 'Gilmore Girls,'" beginning with the one that includes the theme song, "Where You Lead I Will Follow," sung most appropriately by Carole King and her daughter Louise Goffin (odd that it is not the first track on the album but the eighth). Then there are the incidental themes that pop up in just about every episode written by Sam Phillip, all of which are labeled "cues." Now you know that the perky "la-la" song is called "Getting Married" and the slower one is "Waltz #1." I am not sure how to really describe the difference between "Maybe Next Week" and "Rory and Lane" in terms of "la-la" songs but they will be familiar as soon as you play them.

The largest category are those tracks associated with key moments in the show, such as from the start of "Sadie, Sadie," where "I Found Love" by the Free Design plays as the Gilmore Girls walk around a Stars Hollow where everybody has one of Lorelai's thousand daisies. If that makes you think about the previous episode, then be happy that the album includes "One Line" by PJ Harvey Love, which is from the moment in "Love, Daisies, and Troubadours" where Rory tells Dean "I love you, you idiot" and kisses him. You also get "My Little Corner of the World" by Yo La Tengo from the end of that episode as Lorelai and Rory run to each other to share their good news, but the previous track makes you think of when Dean told Rory "I love you" in "Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers" and she said nothing, while John Lennon sang "Oh My Love." Big Star's "Thirteen" is from "Rory's Dance" when she goes walking with Dean through Stars Hollow afterwards. I am not sure if the Gilmore girls seeing the destroyed perfect snowman after "The Bracebridge Dinner" constitutes a great moment, but we get Bjork's "Human Behavior" here as well.

If for some reason you prefer Jess to Dean (not me and I wanted Felicity to choose Noel too) then you have "Girl From Mars" by Ash, which is at the end of "Nick & Nora, Sid & Nancy" when Jess and Rory engage in cute book talk. There is also Elastica's "Car Song" from "Teach Me Tonight," which is what is playing right before the car accident. "O'oh" by Yoko Ono is from "Lorelia's Graduation Day," when Rory and Jess are checking out New York City. This is not all about Lorelai and Rory, because you also get the cover of "What a Wonderful World" by Joey Ramone that plays when Luke knocks a hole in his apartment wall for Jess to have his own apartment in "Lost and Found" from Season 2. Yes, there are some memorable songs that are not here, but you probably already have everything by the Bangles and "Someone To Watch Over Me" by Ricki Lee Jones.

Finally, there are tracks that we did not really get to listen to. For example, in the second season episode "Like Mother, Like Daughter" we get both the song that Rory was listening to when the guidance counselor interrupted her at lunch at the start of the episode, "Know Your Onion!" by the Shins, and the song she listens to at the end, "It's Alright, Baby" by Komeda. "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love" by XTC is the song that Lane plays off of her new CD for Rory in "The Lorelias' First Day at Chilton." Rory likes "Child Psychology" by Black Box Recorder, another song Lane brings over, played in "Emily in Wonderland," because it depresses her. Claudine Longet's version of "God Only Knows" is the song Rory and Lane try to listen to in "Double Date" while Lorelai is trying to study and keeps making them adjust the volume. Slumber Party's "I Don't Mind" is from "One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes," which is when Rory dyes Lane's hair.

Darn. Two songs left over. "Tell Her What She Wants to Know" is a complete song by Sam Phillips that was in Season 4's "Ballroom & Biscotti." Grant-Lee Phillips's "Smile" is from the end of "Application Anxiety," as Luke and Taylor are having a fight and Rory and Lorelai are strolling around Stars Hollow again. The last one goes in the third category and I guess the other one does by default. I guess the whole "Clear Shot" search has left me more shaken (but not stirred) than I had thought.
"Our Little Corner of the World" - Review written on January 08, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5
16 customers found this review helpful, 7 did not.

This CD is a must for any fan of the Gilmore Girls. It is a great mix of songs. My advice would be to purchase this CD as soon as you can. Trust me, you'll love it.
My little snippet of music love - Review written on December 29, 2004
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Rating: 4 out of 5
12 customers found this review helpful, 17 did not.

I used to be a huge Gilmore Girls fan, I'll be honest. But when Jess left the last time, and Rory took a dive, I stopped. I still love Amy Sherman Palladino, but I can't bear to watch the show decline.
However, I've wanted the soundtrack for forever and bought it today and am incredibly pleased I did. I love the Joey Ramone track, pretty much the whole thing except for the Child Psychology track. It doesn't sit right with me for some reason. However.. the music is great, it's an awesome collection, and the liner notes are a fun read. More of Amy Sherman Palladino's creativity. So.. go for it, it's a most worthy buy.
Be ware of content - Review written on December 16, 2004
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Rating: 2 out of 5
14 customers found this review helpful, 92 did not.

I will fully admit to being a Gilmore Girls fan. I haven't seen the show regularly in a couple of years but am buying up the seasons as they come available on DVD. Perhaps I'll be surprised at recent episodes, I don't know. But I've always loved the innocent, raw spirit that the show possessed. Undoubtedly I had a certain curiosity for this soundtrack because the music in the show is so quirky and fun, and quite honestly, I wanted to hear more than the snippets presented in the show.

But I did not buy the CD for myself. If I had, perhaps I would have rated it higher, but I doubt it. I purchased this CD for my niece; and as all aunts should, I listened to the CD for appropriate content. It's a good thing I did. My niece will never get to hear the other great songs presented because no pre-teen should hear this chorus in a song: "Life is unfair. Kill yourself or get over it." Those words and sentiments are inappropriate for anyone, let alone a teen.

Overall, it's a real shame that some otherwise okay songs are now tainted by association. I'll probably download the few good songs to my computer and delete the rest. Then I can hide away the CD for no one else to hear.
Good cd - Review written on August 27, 2004
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Rating: 4 out of 5
5 customers found this review helpful.

This is an interesting soundtrack. I like the Gilmore Girls but only watch it sporadically, and I was admittedly a little embarrassed to be at Barnes and Noble buying a companion cd to the show. But the music exceeded my expectations. There's the Ramones singing "What A Wonderful World" with a whole lot of exuberance and zing, as well as Carole King's beautiful and heartfelt "Where You Lead I Will Follow." Ash's "Girl From Mars" also stood out for me and has a fun, good beat. I like most of the other songs on the album--there's a lot of variety, rock, and hipness here. Certainly not a cd with a lot of depth or profundity to it but a great addition to my ever growing going-to-work music.
Great Music for this "Corner" - Review written on February 07, 2004
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Rating: 5 out of 5
4 customers found this review helpful.

I admit to being a male Gilmore Girls fan. I cannot get enough of it. When I noticed this soundtrack I bought it immediately. The songs are great; they are from various eras in time and various styles of music are featured. My fave songs are What A Wonderful World, Oh My Love, Where You Lead and Girl From Mars. If you're a fan, this is a MUST!!
i found love! - Review written on December 02, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.

i've always loved gilmore girls, as a teenaged bookworm, quirk appreciator, & music obsessee, it couldn't have been more right up my alley. it's one of the funniest, smartest, strangest, pop-culture packed sitcoms around. amy sherman and daniel palladino really do love music, and it shows. this soundtrack hosts a great array of interesting songs! there is no absolutely no filler on this cd. it all meshes well together to make a strange, indiepop day in the sun. le sigh! buy the cd, spread the love.
Permanently in my stereo - Review written on November 18, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.

This CD is hands down the best CD ever. I am a huge music fan, being a singer and I think that Amy Sherman - Palladino and Sam Phillips did a great job on this compilation based on Gilmore Girls (my favorite show). Even if you don't like the show, it's a great CD to buy to explore music you don't hear on Top 40. It turned me unto so many great artists and bands like Sam Phillips and Grant Lee Buffalo. Buy it!
For Gilmore Girls, British Pop/Rock,Bjork Style Music-Lovers - Review written on November 04, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.

If you like any of these things, this soundtrack is for you! Some of the artists I thought no one had ever heard of, and Gilmore Girls brought to life bands like Slumber Party and Ash. The "lala's" are even entertaining. They add to the Gilmore Girls style while listening tp the soundtrack. Gilmore Girls itself wouldnt be complete without the "lala's" The cd is fun, entertaining, and deep all at the same time. Wonderful compilation!!!!!!!!!