O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Original Soundtrack

Pros: Good, Eclectic Mix of Older songs, Quite listenable
Cons: A bit dependent on the film

Occasionally, there's a film that uses a soundtrack wonderfully; it fits the film perfectly and it's used to enhance the film it's in. The soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" is a perfect example of a wonderful soundtrack for the film it's in....

Pros: Infectious melodies. Great musicians.
Cons: One or two stinkers.

The 2000 Coen Brothers movie, O’ Brother! Where Art Thou?, was saluted for a number of reasons, including its merits as a film. On the music front, its award-winning soundtrack has been praised for stimulating a rebirth of interest in Old-Timey an ...

Pros: If you liked the movie and want to recreate the experience, hit the Play button.
Cons: If you absolutely hate "country" music, then you're better off letting this sleeping dog lie.

Admission #1: I originally bought the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? for one reason and one reason alone—Emmylou Harris. According to the Third Theorem of Grouch’s Law of Music, I shall buy each and every new CD...

Pros: Great hillbilly music for those who like uncomplicated tunes.
Cons: O Brother, why did I take my husband to this movie?

Why did I take him? I could have gone by myself or taken
a friend. But I just had to get a babysitter and take my
husband to see O Brother, Where Art Thou. I knew little
about the film but was told "guys like it"....

Pros: Great music for reminiscing
Cons: It's not for everyday

If you like to reminisce about the good ole days when folks sat out on the front porch and sipped lemonade for Air Conditioning. When a single speaker, hard to tune radio was the family entertainment system and television was still in it's infancy then ...

Pros: Traditional Sounds of folk/country music sung by some of the best.
Cons: A couple of the tracks are hard to understand, but still valuable.

Ethan and Joel Coen came riding into Nashville in the spring of 1999 with one thought in mind. They wanted to find musicians who could recreate the wonderful sounds of mountain folk music from the depression era. Their plan was to use it in a new movie...

Pros: Harks back to a time when music was spiritual, not commercial.
Cons: Some may mistake this for just another comedy soundtrack of popular music.

There are always those certain albums of each musical type that are considered must-haves by their respective followers. A true fan of hip-hop has his list of recommended CDs at the ready for new recruits. An aficionado of rock music will have her Top...

Pros: Truly wonderful vocal and musical artistry
Cons: A little whiny, a little depressing...you know..normal bluegrass.

Does that title make sense? Not really? Well, neither does me listening to a bluegrass album, but it happened, and I lived to tell about it, and no, it's not a complete horror story.

Picture it:

I was strolling along,...

Pros: Fun music, great harmonies
Cons: If you don't like any form of country, you're not going to like this

“O Brother! Where art thou?” is a fantastic and fun movie by the Coen brothers. It features George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson as three men who escape from jail in Mississippi in the 1930’s. They have many misadventures and I...

Pros: beautiful in its simplicity and power
Cons: not for everyone, sometimes a bit too much on the country side of the tracks

This soundtrack is amazing on two different levels. As the movie was based heavily around the soundtrack, simply listening to the soundtrack will let you step back through the movie and relive it again in your mind (assuming that you have seen it). The...

Pros: Wonderful music flawlessly presented
Cons: This genre is Not for everyone!

This soundtrack has a very specific sound, and therefore should not be purchased lightly. Here you will find a superb collection of bluegrass, early blues, pre-commercialized country, gospel, hill billy folk music by a variety of excellent performers. If...

Pros: Beautiful, moving, highly entertaining music that recalls the film and lends to lovely memories
Cons: Not likely to get much radio play

Being a fan of the Coen Brothers (Blood Simple, Fargo) I rushed to the theater to see O Brother Where Art Thou?. Leaving the theater I found myself singing some of the wonderful music I had heard. This is odd, as I am not a fan of...

Pros: It's unique!
Cons: Can't be appreciated by everyone.

My daddy is a southern man. He grew up in the heart of Kentucky which makes him an automatic bluegrass fan. I grew up listening to his music and developed a strong taste for it. It was one day last summer that we were driving down the highway headed back...

Pros: Great songs, makes you want to be in the south.
Cons: Some songs can sound like other songs after a while

I am not a Bluegrass type of music listener at all. In fact, I listen to rap and rock mostly. But, this CD has something for everyone, even me. My friend got me interested in it, and I haven't regretted buying it.


This album does...

Pros: A virtual time machine in disk form.
Cons: 1 foot steppin', 18 downer songs.

I've listened to mainstream country music practically my whole life. Rarely do you find someone who knows all the words to "Lightening Crashes" by Live and "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash. I have fairly broad musical tastes: while I can't tell you...