| Product Summary | | Label: Universal Music Group | | UPC: 00602498076798 | | Release Date: 7/22/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60605914 | | Item#: MGSDFL | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 | Format:  CD |
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(P) 2003 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
(C) 2003 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Audio Mixers: Eric Valentine ; Feeder; Don Rodenbach; Void Caprio; Jay Baumgardner; Jim Scott; Adrian Bushby; Mark Trombino ; Michael Patterson ; Nick Launay; Rick Beato; Tim O'Heir; Tom Lord-Alge; Bill Appleberry . | | So jam-packed with of-the-moment hits that it could be the rock equivalent of Now That's What I Call Music!, the soundtrack to American Wedding, the third installment in the American Pie movies, features some of 2003's biggest rock songs, including the Foo Fighters' "Times Like These," the ear candy of the All-American Rejects' "Swing Swing," Good Charlotte's self-explanatory "Anthem," and Sum 41's "The Hell Song." Tracks by A New Found Glory and American Hi-Fi reinforce the feeling that this soundtrack was put together while watching an episode of MTV2's Rock Countdown, which shouldn't really come as a surprise, considering that the American Pie movies began during the heyday of late-'90s punk-pop, although the goofy immaturity in songs like Hot Action Cop's Chili Peppers-esque "Fever for the Flava," Sugarcult's "Bouncing Off the Wall," and Gob's "Give Up the Grudge" is a little disturbing considering that the film revolves around the American Pie gang supposedly being ready to tie the knot. Matt Nathanson's cover of James' "Laid," Joseph Arthur's "Honey & the Moon," and the Wallflowers' version of "Into the Mystic" help balance out some of the more hyperactive, testosterone-driven cuts, but then again, that may be the point of the movie -- just because you're getting married doesn't necessarily mean that you have to take on all the trappings of an adult. At any rate, American Wedding is a slightly off-kilter collection, but it should undoubtedly please fans of the movie. ~ Heather Phares | | Much like its two predecessors AMERICAN PIE and AMERICAN PIE 2, the AMERICAN WEDDING soundtrack features a catchy array of both established and newer alt-pop acts. Representing the post-grunge old guard are the Foo Fighters ("Times Like These") and American Hi-Fi ("The Art of Losing") while New Found Glory ("Forget Everything") stands in for the emo masses and lollipop punk gets its due by way of Sum 41 ("The Hell Song") and Good Charlotte ("Anthem"). | | Bad-girl popster Avril Lavigne checks in with the previously unreleased "I Don't Give," as do fellow Canucks Gob, whose "Give Up the Grudge" keeps with the musical theme of irresistible harmonies and hook-happy guitar riffs. Standing out amid all this original material are covers by Matt Nathanson and The Wallflowers. With the former, James' '90s hit "Laid" is given a stripped-down, acoustic-driven arrangement whereas Jakob Dylan and company deliver a more straightforward reading of the Van Morrison classic "Into the Mystic." |
Producer: David Castell; Eric Bazilian; Eric Valentine; Foo Fighters; Gil Norton; Grant Nicholas; Greig Nori; Mike Baker; Joseph Arthur; Mark Trombino; Michael Patterson; Neal Avron; Nick Launay; Nick Raskulinecz; Rick Beato; The Wallflowers; Tim O'Heir |
Engineer: Tom Lord-Alge |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 07/22/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 000074402 | | Label : Universal Distribution | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00602498076798 |
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