Almost Famous by Original Soundtrack

Pros: What's here.
Cons: What isn't.

A funny thing occurred to me a few weeks ago while I was watching Almost Famous. All of a sudden, I just realized that I am William Miller, the film’s protagonist. I mean, not literally. I know that he doesn’t exist in real life, and I ...

Pros: Simon & Garfunkle, Yes, Elton John, Cat Stevens, Lynyrd Skynrd
Cons: The Who, The Seeds, David Bowie

The harmony of Simon and Garfunkle combined with the progressive intensity of America has the same effect on me while listening to Music From The Motion Picture Almost Famous that it had when I saw the movie. I'm instantly...

Pros: the best of the best music of the 1970s, acoustic ballads, hard rockers etc, diversity, addictive
Cons: zero, none

In the 1990s, soundtracks became big business. Studio execs realized that by throwing big name artists onto the albums, there was money to be made, especially if the songs weren't available anywhere else. For the most part, soundtracks no longer served...

Pros: a crockpot of kickin' oldskool tunes.
Cons: they had to go and put that stupid Stillwater song on here.

It was during a long, 9 hour plane ride over the Atlantic Ocean when I fell in love with Almost Famous. I was amazed at how good this movie was. The story, and the music, were making me rock out in my seat. Two days after my arrival back in the USA, I...

Pros: Great collection of classic rock songs
Cons: None

The one thing that's most notable about the soundtrack is the list of big names that appear. You have everything from Led Zep to The Who to Cat Stevens. Any rock fan will be delighted to see such a great compilation. The album's first song - America ...

Pros: A great list of music. Perfect for the 70s
Cons: none

I bought this album right after I saw the movie, which I loved. Since the movie is about music the songs played throughout the movie really made it come to life. And now listening to the soundtrack I can feel the movie come to life again.
What I...

Pros: A great list of music. Perfect for the 70s
Cons: none

I bought this album right after I saw the movie, which I loved. Since the movie is about music the songs played throughout the movie really made it come to life. And now listening to the soundtrack I can feel the movie come to life again.
What I...