Xanadu: Original Soundtrack

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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099748662026 Format: Soundtrack Label: Sony Budget Manufacturer: Sony Budget Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Budget Release Date: 1998-02-23 Studio: Sony Budget
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: The Five stars are for the music NOT!!!!!!! The Movie Comment: I think the title ive chosen to head my review says it all.Xanadu the album(ELOs contributions only)is more of what we've come to expect from the greatest band of all time.The other songs on the album vary in quality between not bad and down right awful.DO NOT!!!! buy this album then think to yourself"He's full of it,these songs are great,im buying the film"cos this atitude will only leave you however many pounds,dollars whatever lighter in the pocket and have taken up 90 minutes of you.re life you'll never get back.so In conclusion get the album,dont follow this up by seeing the movie. Customer Rating: Summary: I'm in Xanadu!! Comment: This is a fantastic soundtrack, combining the beautiful voice of Olivia Newton John and the ELO. The songs are very uplifting and a great reminder of rock in the early 80's. A must for all Olivia fans "All Over The World"! I must also say a very big thankyou to Amazon for supplying me with this item, as l have been trying to get hold of it on cd for ages. Thanks also, for your outstanding delivery service, keep up the great work. HAIL OLIVIA!!! Customer Rating: Summary: Tracks are 50% ONJ; followed by 50% ELO Comment: I tried to ask Amazon to amend the product info on this item, but they refused as could 'not verify the information' (although it's on the CD track listing), so here is my opinion: The first 5 tracks are just ONJ on her own (maybe ELO are in there somewhere in the background, but I very much doubt it as the backing tracks are in a crystal clear, toppy, synth-y 80s style). The last 5 tracks are ELO as you would expect to hear them (i.e. around the Out Of The Blue / New World Record era), with ONJ 'guesting' on vocals on only the final title track - and I think it adds to the ELO performance rather than detracts, so I have no axe to grind. So whether you are an ONJ or ELO fan, just be aware of all that before you buy. Worth it at the low Amazon price, though ! Customer Rating: Summary: A Unique Fusion Comment: I heard the songs on this album before watching the movie, so I guess it was the quality of the music which led me to see it. Even though I found the story a bit far-fetched, the music was as good in the film as on the album, albeit with fewer songs on the album. Nevertheless, as a huge ELO fan I enjoyed the unique fusion of music styles between ELO and Olivia, with some worthwhile contributions from The Tubes and Gene Kelly. "Whenever you're away from me" is, in my opinion, a great piece of swing music, and both Olivia's and Gene's vocals do it much justice. Composition plays a big part too, with a certain erstwhile member of the Shadows (John Farrar) penning the excellent "Magic", and no-one can deny the powerful song-writing of the excellent Jeff Lynne. All these ingredients make this a worthwhile purchase if one is interested in diversity of music styles, even if the movie wasn't all that great. I have owned this album on vinyl and cassette and will now, upon completion of this review, order it on CD from Amazon. Enjoy! Customer Rating: Summary: WHERE ARE THE LOST XANADU SONGS? Comment: Xanadu as is, is a great soundtrack, Olivia has never sounded better, and ELO, Just great, but in the movie the section where Oliva sings at Xanadu, and changes from rocker, to cowgirl, these songs are missing, the rocker chick number especially is great, I would love to here this song in it's complete form, This would be a great selling boost, WHERE ARE THE LOST XANADU SONGS? More Reviews