Post by nowwesayitoutloud on Oct 8, 2006 6:19:39 GMT -5
CD review in the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Original Soundtrack
Open Season: Featuring
the Songs of Paul Westerberg
(Lost Highway **1/2)
After several albums he recorded himself in his basement, former Replacements front man Paul Westerberg has made a pretty drastic leap back into the majors with his soundtrack to the Sony animated film Open Season.
Westerberg's eight songs focus on the winsome and jangly side of his musical personality. The catchy and vibrant rockers "Meet Me in the Meadow" and "Love You in the Fall" benefit from the higher production values. But other songs, such as the ballad "I Belong" and "All About Me," are dull and formulaic.
The album also features two acts taking stabs at Westerberg songs. Pete Yorn's "I Belong" goes nowhere as well, but Deathray offers a fun, Bay City Rollers-like reading of "Wild As I Wanna Be."
- Michael Pelusi
The same paper gave the movie itself *** 1/2 out of four stars
Original Soundtrack
Open Season: Featuring
the Songs of Paul Westerberg
(Lost Highway **1/2)
After several albums he recorded himself in his basement, former Replacements front man Paul Westerberg has made a pretty drastic leap back into the majors with his soundtrack to the Sony animated film Open Season.
Westerberg's eight songs focus on the winsome and jangly side of his musical personality. The catchy and vibrant rockers "Meet Me in the Meadow" and "Love You in the Fall" benefit from the higher production values. But other songs, such as the ballad "I Belong" and "All About Me," are dull and formulaic.
The album also features two acts taking stabs at Westerberg songs. Pete Yorn's "I Belong" goes nowhere as well, but Deathray offers a fun, Bay City Rollers-like reading of "Wild As I Wanna Be."
- Michael Pelusi
The same paper gave the movie itself *** 1/2 out of four stars