One of the most influential rock bands of the decade, Infant Sorrow churned out a steady string of hit albums that not only reinvigorated the stagnant rock scene of the late 90s but went on to define a generation. Led by ... more »notorious front man Aldous Snow, whose scandalous exploits are well documented on both sides of the Atlantic, Infant Sorrow is widely considered the last truly great rock and roll band. As we approach the 10th anniversary of the legendary multi-platinum "Infant Sorrow: Live at the Greek," the stage is set for an explosive return to form, with a new album and a sold-out show at the Greek Theater, where the fuse was lit a decade ago.« less
One of the most influential rock bands of the decade, Infant Sorrow churned out a steady string of hit albums that not only reinvigorated the stagnant rock scene of the late 90s but went on to define a generation. Led by notorious front man Aldous Snow, whose scandalous exploits are well documented on both sides of the Atlantic, Infant Sorrow is widely considered the last truly great rock and roll band. As we approach the 10th anniversary of the legendary multi-platinum "Infant Sorrow: Live at the Greek," the stage is set for an explosive return to form, with a new album and a sold-out show at the Greek Theater, where the fuse was lit a decade ago.
"Russell Brand delivers a genius performance as both a hard-rock singer and a balladeer, ridiculous as some of the lyrics are (in a good way). They are absolutely hilarious and in-character for a rock star with grandiose visions of himself, delivered perfectly. If you see the movie, (smashing!!!), all the songs will remind you of funny and even some touching parts of the film. Standing on their own merit, the songs are entertaining in a "Flight of the Conchords" vein.....hysterical lyrics (albeit much more explicit) about personal experiences....in this case, the experience of an over-sexed, over-indulged, beautiful rock god who every one wants a piece of.......and gets. Creative, fun to listen to. You catch new things the more you listen to it."
Fun music - great music - love it
P. Stang | Annapolis, MD | 06/08/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Saw the movie yesterday and bought CD at Borders. Initially I bought CD because it had "I Am Jesus" song on it, although it wasn't in movie. I remembered that song from YouTube vid from London last year, and liked the song. Russell Brand has a pretty good voice and ability for someone 'not a singer' - he is multi-talented man. So I bought it for a song and ended up loving the entire set.
The thing that sets this apart is that it was designed to be good music to fit in with the story being told in the movie, Get Him To the Greek. The music is top notch, and the lyrics are tailored to fit the movie. I am so impressed with what they did. Good musicians involved to give some credence to the music. It all just works. The more I listen to the music the more I like it.
Funny - Amazon in download box has 'explicit' next to each song as a warning. Of course the movie is explicit and the lyrics mirror it. I just love it.
Rose Byrne and Russell do a good job on the last 2 songs. This is interesting at some level, but very enjoyable."
Very fun listening experience.
Sebastien Lessard | Richmond, BC Canada | 06/06/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Having loved the movie and the music, I decided to pick up the soundtrack. The songs were written Jarvis Cocker(Pulp), Carl Barat(Libertines), Dan Bern and actor Jason Segal. You get very tuneful songs that would please fans of Tenacious D, The Darkness & Buckcherry.
Highly recommended!"
"you got me all jeffried up"
Vince Noir | 06/02/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Much like the soundtrack to Walk Hard, another Apatow film, has already done the soundtrack to Get Him to the Greek is on its way to becoming one of the few albums I can repeatedly listen to all the way through. Rather than the traditional soundtrack compilation, this is treated as an actual record by the Aldous Snow's band Infant Sorrow. Those who saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall will remember the wonderful Infant Sorrow tracks from that film song by Aldous Snow. This soundtrack takes things to a new level, both comically and musically. Inside of You seems harmless put up against songs like The Clap, I Am Jesus, and Riding Daphne. Though the Snow character, with an appearance by the character's love interest Jackie Q., sings throughout, some great musicians are behind the songs. Carl Barat of The Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things, Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, Actor Jason Segel, and even Producer Judd Apatow all wrote songs for the album. Though Russell Brand admits he has little musical skill, it certainly doesn't seem that way here. He has come a long way from his cover of When I'm Sixty-Four though."