Misc. Open Season Stuff

[nazareth]

Damnit! I was hoping that the soundtrack would crack the billboard 200 but nope.

[Stegman]

clamscasino said:

allshookup said:

I'm a little annoyed by the "these songs are OK, but they're kids songs" train of thought. I think they stand up remarkably well.

If these 8 (or 9) songs were released as an album without being tied to a children's movie, we would be loving them. I mean, it's what I've been reading about here for a couple years: PW gets out of the basement. PW gets off the drums. PW actually records with His Only Friends. PW makes new music with Tommy Stinson.

I don't know. On the one hand, I was totally thrilled at the prospect of PW getting off the drums and recording with a band and a budget, but obviously that did come with a compromise. For me, it's all worth it just for All About Me and Love You in the Fall, both of which I absolutely love, but it's hard to deny that the other tracks do sound like they're from a children's movie. I didn't really think so on first listen (except for Any Better Than This and Right To Arm Bears), but then listening to it in the presence of other people led me to readjust my perspective a little. After two different people at two different times said the same thing ("This sounds like cartoon music"), I had to admit to myself that it did sound like cartoon music. Keep in mind that these were people who don't know Paul Westerberg from Dan Fogelberg. Both lyrically and musically, most of the songs sound more like a cartoon soundtrack than a PW album, so I'd almost suggest the opposite of what you did: Maybe if it weren't tied to a children's movie we'd be more critical of it.

Hear hear. That's kinda the point I was trying to make on another thread, and people got a little PO'ed at me.

It's new PW, so it's great for that reason alone. But as far as PW goes, it's not that great.

[kgp]

nazareth said:

Damnit! I was hoping that the soundtrack would crack the billboard 200 but nope.

Billboard hasn't changed their chart yet. Those are last week's numbers. (I know because the article on the front page says Ludicris beat out Justin Timberlake for the top spot, and the Top 200 still has Timberlake at #1.)

Open Season #148 on Amazon. Hoorah.

[ClamsCasino]

dhanchett said:

Hear hear. That's kinda the point I was trying to make on another thread, and people got a little PO'ed at me.

It's new PW, so it's great for that reason alone. But as far as PW goes, it's not that great.

Well, I'm back to this board after a long hiatus, and let me tell you, people used to get more than a little PO'ed at me too. Anyway, it's good to be back and I'm going to try and be a little more mellow with my dissenting opinions this time around.

[nazareth]

kgp said:

nazareth said:

Damnit! I was hoping that the soundtrack would crack the billboard 200 but nope.

Billboard hasn't changed their chart yet. Those are last week's numbers. (I know because the article on the front page says Ludicris beat out Justin Timberlake for the top spot, and the Top 200 still has Timberlake at #1.)

Open Season #148 on Amazon. Hoorah.

I work for the man, so i get the numbers a bit early.

[randolph500]

Any thoughts on Paul making it across to London to press the flesh at the premiere?

[nowwesayitoutloud]

From the film critic at Silver Chips Online, the online student newspaper at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland: "The music in "Open Season" was exceptionally good and the songs in the background convey the emotions that the composers (Ramin Djawadi and Paul Westerberg) wanted to convey. The great music may have been lost on the younger crowd, but it would definitely stick with the older viewers."

By the way, the critic is Kate Harter, "a fun-loving CAP junior who is always up for the occasional Bunko party or 90's pop sing-along. You can most likely find her tanning fully-clothed while sipping some Starbs and watching "A Cinderella Story" on her imaginary portable DVD player. She's a proud vegetarian, and loves peanuts…so basically she's an elephant. Beware, though: geese are out to get her for killing their young, so keep her away from lakes, paddleboats, and especially wiffle balls.
Her goal in life is to become Cinderella at Disney World."

[kgp]

nazareth said:

kgp said:

Billboard hasn't changed their chart yet. Those are last week's numbers. (I know because the article on the front page says Ludicris beat out Justin Timberlake for the top spot, and the Top 200 still has Timberlake at #1.)

Open Season #148 on Amazon. Hoorah.

I work for the man, so i get the numbers a bit early.

The movie opens at number one and the soundtrack doesn't even break the top 200. That's so...Paul.

Honestly, though, give it another week or two. Sometimes the soundtrack is a sleeper.

[kgp]

a fun-loving CAP junior who is always up for the occasional Bunko party or 90's pop sing-along.

I'm either really old, or really living under a rock. What's a "bunko" party?

[Kathy]

www.worldbunco.com/

"Bunco dates back to the late 1800's and was played by groups of women, school children, and couples. The old fashioned game of the future is becoming ever more popular at parties, social events, and new groups are popping up across the country."

I'm not sure exactly whatthe rules are but the "required supplies" are:

1. 12 fun-loving people, 1 of which is the hostess for the month.
2. 3 tables, 4 people, each table.
3. At each table: 3 dice, 2 pencils, 2 scratch pads and a score sheet for each person.
4. Bell to signal rounds (Stays at head table).
5. 1 Fuzzy Traveling Die (Begins at head table).

[nowwesayitoutloud]

- I've played bunco, once. In the suburbs.
- Didn't Paul say Sony was their last stop as they shopped around his music to varioius studios for commercial use? Maybe this is the best possible scenario: better a cartoon movie than a raft of Replacements songs on TV commercials.
- Has Paul or the soundtrack composer guy he worked with said anything nice about each other in the press? Think they'll work together again soon?
- This is basically the world's second EP of Paul Westerberg songs, "Stink" being the first.
- How did this compare to "Singles"? I had the impression Paul actually chose the music for Singles, whereas clearly the studio chose the cover band and the Talking Heads for "Open Season."
- Picture a Replacements fan from the 80s who lost the trail and has heard no new Westerberg compositions since the band broke up. His or her kids drag him or her to "Open Season." What would such a Rip Van Winkle character make of the soundtrack songs?
- Will three different versions of a single PW song ever be released simultaneously again?
- In two of the songs on the "Open Season" soundtrack, "Uh Oh" figures prominently in the chorus. They are the two songs Paul Westerberg did not write. Presumably the studio wanted something catchier for little kids who like to sing "Uh Oh." Question: has any Westerberg lyric ever included "Uh Oh"?

[A Regular]

--The think the grandpa boy EP should count as the second EP of PW songs.

--Will the score ever be released?

[nowwesayitoutloud]

unsatisfied2 said:

--I think the grandpa boy EP should count as the second EP of PW songs.

--Will the score ever be released?

No to gpaboy ep because it's not on vinyl? yer right tho ...

Yeah, we need at least one side for the orchestral score, a la Yellow Submarine LP.

[cford]

wecantget said:

- I've played bunco, once. In the suburbs.
-

Precisely... From what I have seen Bunco is just an excuse for a bunch of soccer Moms to get together and drink..

CF

[nowwesayitoutloud]

Inside Bay Area: "Open Season"... and a great soundtrack by Paul Westerberg of the Replacements fame.

[kgp]

wecantget said:

- I've played bunco, once. In the suburbs.
- Didn't Paul say Sony was their last stop as they shopped around his music to varioius studios for commercial use? Maybe this is the best possible scenario: better a cartoon movie than a raft of Replacements songs on TV commercials.
- Has Paul or the soundtrack composer guy he worked with said anything nice about each other in the press? Think they'll work together again soon?
- This is basically the world's second EP of Paul Westerberg songs, "Stink" being the first.
- How did this compare to "Singles"? I had the impression Paul actually chose the music for Singles, whereas clearly the studio chose the cover band and the Talking Heads for "Open Season."
- Picture a Replacements fan from the 80s who lost the trail and has heard no new Westerberg compositions since the band broke up. His or her kids drag him or her to "Open Season." What would such a Rip Van Winkle character make of the soundtrack songs?
- Will three different versions of a single PW song ever be released simultaneously again?
- In two of the songs on the "Open Season" soundtrack, "Uh Oh" figures prominently in the chorus. They are the two songs Paul Westerberg did not write. Presumably the studio wanted something catchier for little kids who like to sing "Uh Oh." Question: has any Westerberg lyric ever included "Uh Oh"?

Singles -- I'm pretty sure Cameron Crowe had a hand in the music that was chosen.

That fan guy who lost his way in the 80's -- Probably saw Paul's name in the credits, snorted a little (maybe a fleeting thought of "sell-out") and slept through the movie. Someone who hasn't followed Paul's career since, oh, 1983 probably wouldn't hold any post-Replacements work in high esteem anyway (or just doesn't care).

[mrblasty]

Singles -- I'm pretty sure Cameron Crowe had a hand in the music that was chosen.

Here's a clip of Cameron Crowe discussing PW and Singles, from KRCW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, and playing an acoustic demo of Dyslexic Heart

[thetwilitekid]

Unlikely punk gig

Open Season Soundtrack
Various Artists
Lost Highway/Universal

Paul Westerberg is the last guy we expected to hear on an animated movie soundtrack. But believe it or not, here's the former leader of shambolic punk drunks the Replacements, cleaning up his act and doing it for the kids bu contributing eight songs to the animal adventure Open Season. Basically, this is a Westerberg EP with slightly nicer lyrics, cartoon cover art and a couple of extra ballads (including Good Day from 1996's Eventually). He may be doing it for the kids, but Open Season gets the job done for big boys and girls, too.

Darryl Sterdan



- was the word shambolic created for PW and the Mats?

- and, what the hell is with the "we expected"? I hate reviews that give an opinion with we, when only one person writes these things

[nowwesayitoutloud]

Is it too early to hope for an extra song on the Open Season DVD? Or a complete running commentary track by the composer?

[A Regular]

wecantget said:

Is it too early to hope for an extra song on the Open Season DVD? Or a complete running commentary track by the composer?

yes, yes it is.