As a movie,
\nZero Effect<\/i> had to be considered a flop. I thought the
\npreviews looked interesting, but the film disappeared faster than a
\ndonut in front of Rush Limbaugh. (Now I have to patiently wait to
\nfind out when this will be released on home video – too bad the
\nstaff of OnVideo is in Cannes right now.)<\/p>\n
But the soundtrack this movie left behind contains not only some
\nexciting music that resurrects interest in the alternative scene,
\nbut also serves as a great introduction to some of the artists
\nfeatured therein.<\/p>\n
Most likely only a few names will be familiar at first glance.
\nElvis Costello is a surprisingly wonderful way to open up the
\nalbum, but “Mystery Dance” is far too short, leaving me wanting to
\nhear more from the bespectacled one. I got my first real taste of
\nJamiroquai off this soundtrack; “Drifting Along” is a
\nreggae-flavored trip-fest that definitely raised my interest level
\nin this band. (Just the fact that I wasn’t familiar with them
\nshould clue you into how much MTV I watch these days.) Another
\nartist who raised my interest level with a performance here is Nick
\nCave and the Bad Seeds, whose “Into My Arms” is surprisingly
\nbeautiful – something, quite frankly, I wasn’t expecting.<\/p>\n
Of course, anyone who checks out this site on a regular basis
\nwould be knowledgeable about three artists who we’ve previously
\nfeatured here. Dan Bern reminds us that he is a protest folk-rocker
\nto be reckoned with on the song “One Dance”, while Mary Lou Lord
\nputs forth one of her best efforts on this soundtrack with “Some
\nJingle Jangle Morning”. (Hey, if Belly could succeed a few years
\nago, this lady should be given the same chance.) And Esthero, the
\nband I’m calling the next Bjork, throws their two cents in with the
\ncut “Lounge”. (Another artist from The Work Group roster, Bond,
\nwill soon be featured on “The Daily Vault” – and if “Starbucked” is
\nany indication of how the rest of their album is, I’m gonna like
\nthese guys.)<\/p>\n
If any portion of the
\nZero Effect<\/i> soundtrack disappoints, it would be in the three
\nperformances of The Greyboy Allstars. These songs aren’t bad – I
\nwouldn’t hit the “advance” button to skip over them – and they do
\nhave a bit of schmaltz to them with their retro-’60s sound. But,
\ncompared to some of the other tracks on this album, they don’t hold
\nup as well. I wasn’t too enamored with Brendan Benson’s
\nperformance, either, though “Emma J” is respectable enough.<\/p>\n
Also featured on this soundtrack are Candy Butchers, Thermadore
\nand Heatmiser, all of whom contribute some decent tracks, if not as
\nnoteworthy.<\/p>\n
Not having seen the film, I am left to wonder how the music fits
\nin with the action in
\nZero Effect<\/i> – demonstrating a difficulty in reviewing a
\nsoundtrack without having seen the corresponding film. Hopefully,
\nI’ll be able to rectify this soon. Until then, the soundtrack to
\nZero Effect<\/i> is pleasant enough, both as a sampler to try new
\nartists and as a soundtrack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[5729],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-39034","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-soundtrack","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39034"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=39034"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=39034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}