Search - Rob Zombie, Terry Reid, Tyler Bates :: The Devil's Rejects

Surprisingly great

N. Durham | Philadelphia, PA | 11/08/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"You've really got to hand it to Rob Zombie. With the Devil's Rejects, the sequel to his surprise 2003 hit House of 1000 Corpses, he could have just included his own music for the soundtrack (like he did with the 1000 Corpses soundtrack), but he didn't, and instead the soundtrack for the Devil's Rejects includes music from the era of the film's story, as well as some soundbytes from the film as well to go along with selections from fictional band Banjo & Sullivan, and it surprisingly works. Tracks from the James Gang, Three Dog Night, and the Allman Brothers are here, to go along with some selections from Terry Reid and Joe Walsh as well, and they all capture the tone of the film very well. Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" is here as well of course, and when you listen to this classic again after seeing the film, you'll never listen to it the same way again. Banjo & Sullivan (which there is a seperate album from this fictional group available as well, and is definitely worth checking out) provide "I'm at Home Getting Hammered (While She's Out Getting Nailed)", which must be heard to be believed, and the dialogue snippets from the film heard throughout this disc are a nice plus as well. All in all, much like the film, the soundtrack to the Devil's Rejects is exactly like the film: definitely not for everyone, but imaginitive and entertaining, and further proof that Rob Zombie knows what he's doing."

A wild funhouse ride!

Allen Chapman | STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT USA | 07/24/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD, the soundtrack to Rob Zombie's "The Devil's Rejects" is a great summer album! The CD consists primarily of 70's classic rock and a pair of country songs from the 1950's and 1960's. There are two versions of the album out there, this one with soundbites from the movie, and another version without the soundbites. The soundbites for just sort of add a little bit more to the listening experience. Keep in mind though that the sound bites all contain vulgarity, in most cases the "f" word, that one word is spoken by every character in the movie in nearly every line of the script. But getting back to the music. We start off with The Allman Brothers' "Midnight Rider" which seems to set the mood for the whole album. I was very surprised to see the two country songs on there, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty Wells, and "Satan's Got To Get Along Without Me" from Buck Owens. These two seem somewhat out of place, but as I said in my headline, listening to this album is like a funhouse ride, so you just go along with it.

"Rocky Mountain Way" was used to perfection in the movie with it's sleazy guitar riff, "Free Bird" works really well also. The three Terry Reid tracks are standouts. Hearing these songs back to back and with sound bites, you can feel the heat of the summer and the reckless abandon depicted in the movie.

The album closes with a few tracks from Banjo & Sullivan who also have a complete album out (Banjo & Sullivan are the fictious country band in the movie). What's interesting though is that although they are on the soundtrack and have a "Hits" album, you don't hear any of their songs in the movie.

I like this album, I liked the movie. If you're a fan of 70's classic rock you'll probably like this album as well. It's a great album to play while going for a summer drive.



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It's Amazing How People STILL Don't Get It.......

The Game | Batesville, Ark, USA | 07/01/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Rob Zombie is something like a modern day Renaissance man, living in a world gone mad. His music forged rock, funk, and psych into a whole new genre, making soundtracks for a wasted generation raised on Hot Rod, Hustler, and Tales from The Crypt magazines. After his earthshattering work with White Zombie, Rob did what the critics and fans said he could never do....top himself. He blew everyone away with his first solo CD, Hellbilly Deluxe, and then the incredible tour he did with Korn. Rob began to desire the conquering of a new medium, film. After directing a writing a short segment in "Beavis and Butthead Do America," Rob began to work for his first film, nearly capturing the right to direct a film in the Crow franchise. Disenchanted with the 'red tape' in the film industry, and disgusted with the recent 'bubblegum' type horror movies, Rob set out to create his own horrors....a completely new and original horror film, while still showing his respect to the gritty, bloodspattered films of the seventies. House of 1,000 Corpses brought back memories of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Night of the Living Dead....while giving us new faces to fear. Watching this film was like living it. You felt emotionally drained when you came out on the other side.



The soundtrack for House came out a few weeks before the movie, and I'm sure there was a lot of confusion about the choice of tracks, from cuts by Buck Owens, Helen Kane, and Slim Whitman. But I don't think anyone can deny the power those songs had in the final work. I know I'll never listen to "I Remember You" in the same way again, after watching Otis, in painful, deliberate pause, delay the shooting of the cowardly police officer.



Rob's use of music is brilliant and visceral. It hearkens to Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. I'm sure nobody will forget the sinister tone "Stuck In the Middle With You" by Stealers Wheel took during the torture of the police officer.



And now, we have the soundtrack for The Devil's Rejects, and it's deja vu all over again. The only review for this CD so far is by a person who dislikes cuts from the 70's, and wonders why Rob Zombie didn't cut any new tracks for this CD.



Rob has explained this himself, in many interviews. The reason is simple- Rejects is going to be more serious, more driven, more dark. It's a different movie than House. Rob says that he is driving for the more 'documentary' feel of 70's horror, and since Rejects is set in the 70's.....well, you figure it out.



I have thoroughly enjoyed this CD. The audio cuts from the movie only tantalize me with thoughts about what Captain Spaulding, Otis, and the rest of the Firefly Clan will be doing in this movie. And....listening to these great songs makes me wonder what I'll be thinking AFTER I watch this movie.



TRACK LISTING:

MIDNIGHT RIDER- The Allman Brothers Band

SHAMBALA- Three Dog Night

BRAVE AWAKENING- Terry Reid

IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS- Kitty Wells

SATAN'S GOT TO GET ALONG WITHOUT ME- Buck Owens

FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE- Elvin Bishop

I CAN'T QUIT YOU BABY- Otis Rush

FUNK #49- The James Gang

ROCK ON- David Essex

ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY- Joe Walsh

TO BE TREATED- Terry Reid

FREE BIRD- Lynyrd Skynyrd

SEED OF MEMORY- Terry Reid

I'M AT HOME GETTING HAMMERED- Banjo & Sullivan.



The use of these songs is fitting and correct. They will only add to the style of the movie. If you still don't get it, go rent The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Dawn of the Dead...."