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Open Season
by Lost Highway
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Audio CD
Publisher: Lost Highway
Format: Soundtrack
Though major stardom remained elusive for the Replacements, the band still has those who love them in the way others love the Beatles or the Stones. Paul Westerberg, Bob and Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars, and Slip Dunlap were distinct individuals--characters--larger than life, and a bit cartoonish. It's fitting, then, that Westerberg now finds himself behind the soundtrack of a major animated feature. Open Season features nine new songs, two of which team him up with Tommy Stinson (another one, "I Belong," appears a second time, performed by Pete Yorn). Lyrically, Westerberg manages to serve the needs of a family movie yet still sound like himself (granted, meadows and bears are new to his lexicon). Standouts include the upbeat-with-an-underbelly-of-melancholy "Any Better than This" and the stomping singalong "Right to Arm Bears." --David Greenberger
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| Westerberg's songs are beautiful |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Paul Westerberg's songs on this soundtrack are just excellent. I couldn't believe the caliber of the lyrics. His work on Open Season reminds me of Harry Nilsson's work in the animated classic "The Point". Westerberg's work brought me up short . . . I said to myself, "WHO is that?". I had to have the soundtrack. Treat yourself. Such excellent lyrics on original songs combined with work from other artists. You will listen to this one over and over. Highly recommended.
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| Rocks |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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It rocks, and it's kid-friendly. Works as a stand-alone PW album too. Just fast-forward through Talking Heads...
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| Sloppy fun |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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This cd has a kind of loose feel, in keeping with Paul's recent solo work and work under the Grandpaboy alias. I heard the first three songs and thought they could have been a little tighter, both in terms of production and composition, but then the cd really picked up steam. Paul's originals stack up nicely next to the Talking Heads' Wild Wild Life, and that's saying a lot because Wild Wild Life is a great song.
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| Classic paul westerberg, best in a while, good national exposure again |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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Paul westerberg is a name that pushed his way to the frontlines of independent music, then Sire records, with his band the replacements in the late 80's, and went out as a solo artist in the 90's with a luke warm reception, but a loyal cult following. Now he gets his day in the spotlight again with the "Open Season" soundtrack. Similar to curious george did with Jack Johnson, Open season features Paul Westerberg as the primary musician. These songs are fun and reminicent of old replacements music and paul's earlier albums. His last couple of releases were more ooutside his regular box, but still good, but he returns to classic form here. Although the songs are based off of the movie, many can stand well on their own. Check it out, listen to the previews here on amazon. A must for Westerberg fans.
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| This is a kids soundtrack |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I notice some of the other people comparing this to the Replacements etc. Its a soundtrack to a kids movie written by the lead singer of the Replacements. Paul makes fun catchy songs that best anything written for other soundtracks such as Elton John - Lion King, etc.. There is some fantastic guitar riffs on this. Love You in the Fall is a great example. All the 'Mats fans need to lighten up. Enjoy it!
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Meet Me In The Meadow - Paul Westerberg
Love You In The Fall - Paul Westerberg
I Belong - Paul Westerberg
I Wanna Lose Control - Deathray
Better Than This - Paul Westerberg
Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads
Right To Arm Bears - Paul Westerberg
Good Day - Paul Westerberg
All About Me - Paul Westerberg
Wild As I Wanna Be - Deathray
Whisper Me Luck - Paul Westerberg
I Belong - Pete Yorn
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