Customer Review(s)
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Nice movie, good choice of classic tunes for the Soundtrack... But an AWFUL soundtrack album! Blah!!!
Comment: I watched "Almost Famous" one or two times, mostly 'cause I liked the songs selection for the soundtrack very, very much.
... However, how can you explain that a 50+ songs Soundtrack played along the movie, result in just a 17-piece OST album?... Why not a 3-CD Box instead, including all the great tunes in the movie???...
These guys in the music Soundtrack industry... No further comments! BLAH!!!!
Customer Rating: Summary: Great movie, awesome soundtrack.
Comment: I'm not in the habit of buying movie soundtracks, in fact I think this is my second, the first was a cassette a long time ago(Sliver?). Cameron Crowe and his wife Nancy Wilson (who is actually responsible for the movie score by the way) obviously have a very acute appreciation for music.
I'm sure that more songs could have been added but they chose what they thought was most appropriate. Personally I am not a fan of every single song but I can listen to them.
My favorite song is
Elton John's Tiny Dancer because of how well it goes with what I consider to be the best scene in the movie. I noticed from some of the other reviews that I am not the only one who thinks that. Every time I hear the song now I think of that scene on the bus, as do many other folks I'm sure. It get a ball in my throat when I hear it.
The second would be Bowie's live cover of I'm Waiting for the Man originally written by Lou Reed during his years with the Velvet Underground. America by Simon & Garfunkel is probably the most effective at putting you in the period of time(brilliant choice). I'm only slightly too young to remember these guys but I now feel like I missed something after hearing the song again in the context of this movie. Feel Flows, and That's the Way are also great. As for Feel Flows I recently purchased a bunch of Beach Boys CD's. New found appreciation.
I'm not in the habit of buying DVD's either but I am going to make an exception when we finally get a Bluray disk player. For whatever reason, I can't quite put my finger on it, but this was one of my favorite movies.
