Track Listing

1. America - Simon & Garfunkel
2. Sparks - The Who
3. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference - Todd Rundgren
4. I've Seen All Good People:Your Move - Yes
5. Feel Flows - The Beach Boys
6. Fever Dog - Stillwater
7. Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart
8. Mr. Farmer - The Seeds
9. One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band
10. Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
11. That's The Way - Led Zeppelin
12. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
13. Lucky Trumble - Nancy Wilson
14. I'm Waiting For The Man - David Bowie
15. The Wind - Cat Stevens
16. Slip Away - Clarence Carter
17. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11531 in Music
• Released on: 2001-02-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 71 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
The film Almost Famous is set in 1973, a time when rock and roll was about to evolve into a lumbering, arena-conquering dinosaur. Director Cameron Crowe--who was himself a teenage rock journalist for Rolling Stone magazine--has applied his own first-hand knowledge of the 1970s rock scene and co-produced a soundtrack that neatly encapsulates an era in rock and roll history. Contributions from Simon and Garfunkel ("America") and the Beach Boys ("Feel Flows") nod to a gentler musical scene on its way out, while tracks by Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Simple Man"), the Allman Brothers Band ("One Way Out") and Led Zeppelin ("That's The Way") indicate the shape of rock to come. Meanwhile, David Bowie's version of "I'm Waiting for the Man" hints at the glam scene lurking just around the corner, and Clarence Thomas's "Slip Away" provides an example of perfect 1970s soul. Even Almost Famous's fictitious house band, Stillwater, contribute a track: the nicely retro, guitar-rocking "Fever Dog". --Robert Burrow

Customer Reviews

Good, but missing some great songs
I am a big fan of the film "Almost Famous", and find no difficulty in watching it over and over again, not least because of the music in it. This soundtrack captures most of the great songs that are heard in the film (Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man", Elton John's "Tiny Dancer", Cat Stevens' "The Wind" and "America" by Simon and Garfunkel to name but a few), but I was disappointed at the omission of "Tangerine" and "Misty Mountain Hop" by Led Zeppelin, and "Voodoo Chile" by Jimi Hendrix. These songs seem to have been dispensed with and as a result we have to listen to the eternally annoying Rod Stewart and David Bowie. More Stillwater songs wouldn't have gone amiss either, namely "Love Thing" (The one that the band are playing on stage in the film when the guitarist gets electrocuted) and "Hour of Need" (really cool guitar solo), although "Fever Dog" is a welcome inclusion on the soundtrack.

On the whole this is a good CD, but if you're expecting to hear on it every song that you hear in the film you may be disappointed!

well, i might be young but I think its ace!
I loved this movie when I first watched it so I went out and bought it. My old father commented: 'why arent the guys in the movie wearing flares? Everyone did.' Anyway, i love Lynyrd Skynrd, Simple Man, I always have it blasting it out of my stereo. The guitar playing is so good. Secondly, like everyone else, I love Elton John's Tiny Dancer, it is great. I say, we ought to welcome rocknroll back. This cd conjures up a great image of how I imagine the 70's were like.

Ups and downs
Not like me to buy a cd the moment it comes out! But I enjoyed the film so much I couldn't resist. Despite the lack of songs I recognised, I wasn't disappointed. The mix of genres, from soul and blues (Clarence Carter, Allman Brothers Band) to gentle prog (Yes) make for a thouroughly entertaining listen. My particular favourites are "America" by Simon & Garfunkel, "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd and the epic closer, "Something In The Air" by Thunderclap Newman, which does the most to encapsulate the mood of the film. The album does have its dips: Todd Rundgren is stomach-churning, Rod Stewart is irritating, and the less said about Elton John the better, but on the whole, especially if you have a cd player that enables you to program which tracks to skip, it's a great listen. Certainly my most-played album of the last university term. Oh yeah, and the sleeve has Kate Hudson looking luvverly once or twice as well.