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To Expand Your Musical Horizons (Or At Least To Expand Mine) - Review written on August 28, 2006
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.
Great CD for true GG fans! - Review written on May 12, 2006
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!
A solid collection of songs (and cues) from "Gilmore Girls" - Review written on April 25, 2005
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.
My little snippet of music love - Review written on December 29, 2004
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
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.
i found love! - Review written on December 02, 2003
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.