Punch Drunk Love Soundtrack

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I thought it was great in the movie, especially that shelly duvall song. People seem very down on Jon Brion. what's up?

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I loved it too. Who is Jon Brion?

― Ben Williams, Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:47 (twenty-two years ago)

he's the composer/producer of the soundtrack

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:48 (twenty-two years ago)

i might have the name wrong actually, it's something like that

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Well... it was very smart how he had the music going against the grain of the images. And a nice mix of swoonsome pop and electronics. Can you buy it? (Don't think it would work so well without the images tho).

― Ben Williams, Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not down on Jon Brion, although he needs to go easy on the mellotron. I haven't heard the soundtrack or seen the movie, though. He makes very pretty records. Is the Shelley Duvall song from Popeye? I love that soundtrack. "He's Large" is one of my favorite songs.

I'm a bit down on the whole Largo scene, the singer/songwriter club on Fairfax in LA that he plays at weekly. Half the regular roster of artists I really love-Grant Lee Phillips, Rufus Wainwright. Others I could do without--all the bad children of cult heroes (Teddy Thompson, Adam Cohen, Chris Stills) and the lousy comedians. It gets the worst sort of smug, pleased-with-itself industry crowd. Oh, why don't I just admit it, it's only Aimee Mann I can't bear. She must be destroyed.

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 5 December 2002 02:11 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, it's from popeye. it's called "he needs me" i think.

(hi arthur!)

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 5 December 2002 05:08 (twenty-two years ago)

it's a Nilsson tune... which is why it's so catchy-great

― Nicholas, Thursday, 5 December 2002 05:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Waitwaitwait - isn't there Adam Cohen, Leonard's son and proud creator of a terrible piece-of-shit major-label release (featuring "Quarterback"), and Adam Cohen, former lead man of criminally-neglected-quirky-popmeisters the Mommyheads and current head of Adam Elk? I know they're not the same person, but you're talking about the former, I hope?

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 5 December 2002 05:32 (twenty-two years ago)

ive seen Jon Brion ruin a Beck show and a Critters Buggin show just by being on stage. the music is PDL is stupid and fake artsy.

― chaki (chaki), Thursday, 5 December 2002 05:32 (twenty-two years ago)

why did you hate it so much, chaki?

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 5 December 2002 05:34 (twenty-two years ago)

has anyone heard his solo album? i've liked what little of his songs that i've heard, and i really like his production, whether or not it's with people i like or not - he has a really distinctive sound, and it may be too schmaltzy and slick for some, but he has a way of making pretty straightforward arrangements sound interesting.

i like his PTA scores to varying degrees but i'd really like to hear them out of the context of the movies to get a handle on them, especially Punch Drunk Love.

― Al (sitcom), Thursday, 5 December 2002 06:05 (twenty-two years ago)

do i really have to explain why i dont like avant garde percussion pieces made by snobby ass hollywood musicians?

― chaki (chaki), Thursday, 5 December 2002 06:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, Daver, it's the former. He's dreadful.

Hi, Fritz!

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 5 December 2002 06:29 (twenty-two years ago)

critters buggin are some of the best musicians i've ever seen, if yr gonna play with them you'd best to COME WIDDIT

i love seeing matt chamberlain on tv, like with fiona and on snl and whatnot

― ron (ron), Thursday, 5 December 2002 06:35 (twenty-two years ago)

how is grant lee better than aimee mann

― Mat Bo (Mat Bo), Thursday, 5 December 2002 06:59 (twenty-two years ago)

omg jon was playing guitar over all the tight ass critters buggin shit and skerrik was looking way akward then he (jb) started playin the notes (on guitar) from a love surpreme where coltrane is singing "a love surpreme, a love surpreme" and started looking at us (the crowd) like "WOO look at this bad ass reference i RULE" and all the stoners were like "YEAH DUDE!" it was sad. poor critters buggin.

― chaki (chaki), Thursday, 5 December 2002 07:02 (twenty-two years ago)

re jb on albums and sndtrks: his music just hurts my ears. i like when he rips off "when im 64" for every other song i guess. and the old synths and things he used on the last fiona album were cool.

― chaki (chaki), Thursday, 5 December 2002 07:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Grant Lee Phillips: He's less formulaic, he's a better singer, he's a better songwriter, he's cuter (well, that point's VERY debatable, I admit), he doesn't whine CONSTANTLY, he's the wandering minstrel on the Gilmore Girls, he wrote the best new song on the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack and recreated Hunky Dory-era Bowie better than anyone's ever done. I guess mainly cause he doesn't whine constantly, though. And if he'd had a new wave tail in his past he wouldn't be ashamed of it.

But I do think Til Tuesday were better than Shiva Burlesque.

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 5 December 2002 07:14 (twenty-two years ago)

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