There was a time when Aerosmith was a great rock band. Then, just a few years before vocalist Steven Tyler's daughter, Liv Tyler, grew up and became a movie star, they transformed into one of the premier purveyors of power... more » ballads--songs, in essence, that are as vapid as the big summer blow-'em-up movies, like, oh, say, Armageddon. In which Liv Tyler stars. Convenient, no? The soundtrack, which includes four and a half Aerosmith tracks ("Animal Crackers" features only Tyler), also has contributions from ZZ Top ("La Grange"), Bob Seger ("Roll Me Away"), and Our Lady Peace ("Starseed"), all of which fans of the respective bands will own on previously released albums. There is Shawn Colvin's fine--if ultimately unnecessary--cover of World Party's "When the Rainbow Comes," new tracks from Jon Bon Jovi and Patty Smyth, and even a dusting off of Aerosmith's take on "Come Together." Judge for yourself: is that really the song you want to hear just before an asteroid finishes off the Earth? --Randy Silver« less
All Artists:Various Artists Title:Armageddon: The Album Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 21 Label:Sony Original Release Date: 6/23/1998 Release Date: 6/23/1998 Album Type: Soundtrack Genres:Pop, Soundtracks Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC:074646944028
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There was a time when Aerosmith was a great rock band. Then, just a few years before vocalist Steven Tyler's daughter, Liv Tyler, grew up and became a movie star, they transformed into one of the premier purveyors of power ballads--songs, in essence, that are as vapid as the big summer blow-'em-up movies, like, oh, say, Armageddon. In which Liv Tyler stars. Convenient, no? The soundtrack, which includes four and a half Aerosmith tracks ("Animal Crackers" features only Tyler), also has contributions from ZZ Top ("La Grange"), Bob Seger ("Roll Me Away"), and Our Lady Peace ("Starseed"), all of which fans of the respective bands will own on previously released albums. There is Shawn Colvin's fine--if ultimately unnecessary--cover of World Party's "When the Rainbow Comes," new tracks from Jon Bon Jovi and Patty Smyth, and even a dusting off of Aerosmith's take on "Come Together." Judge for yourself: is that really the song you want to hear just before an asteroid finishes off the Earth? --Randy Silver
Michele S. from NEWTON, NH Reviewed on 9/23/2013...
A great soundtrack!
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Kay K. (tanlady99) from ORLANDO, FL Reviewed on 3/19/2012...
Great CD! All the movie from the movie, including Aerosmith, Bob Seger, Jon Bon Jovi,etc.
Amy T. (simplyamy) from DAKOTA DUNES, SD Reviewed on 8/16/2007...
not bad for a soundtrack!
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Terry S. from HOPEDALE, MA Reviewed on 4/13/2007...
I keep my cd's in great shape.
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Margaret S. from GLENVIEW, IL Reviewed on 3/22/2007...
Gosh I love this CD. This is the movie sound track. Aerosmith sings I don't want to miss a thing and what kind of love are you on
Amanda P. from BRIGHTON, MI Reviewed on 11/10/2006...
This is a very good soundtrack from the movie Armageddon. It has 14 songs on it including I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING (Aerosmith) ROLL ME AWAY (Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band) and LA GRANGE (ZZ Top).
Peggy H. from JACKSONVILLE, FL Reviewed on 8/7/2006...
Music was a little more rock then I like.
Lori B. (loubraman) from LOWELL, MI Reviewed on 8/7/2006...
If you like Rock and Roll and the movie, you'll love this!
CD Reviews
Not what I wanted
Joseph A. Micale | VA. USA | 06/05/2009
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I was looking for the REAL SOUNDTRACK of the entire movie. This only has a couple of tracks that sound like the movie. Never heard any of the other tracks in the movie"