Anyone can throw a compilation album together, but given that director Cameron Crowe had gone further in rock journalism by the age of 18 than many music writers do in their lifetimes, a new Crowe soundtrack should pique the interest of any music fan. Past entries in his filmography, like 'Singles' and 'Almost Famous', have been virtual love letters to rock and roll. Now Crowe is back with Elizabethtown, a film that he says "is probably even more of a musical than 'Almost Famous'." Here is some of the music that has inspired this great writer and director.
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Cameron Crowe's List of Music You Should Hear
Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin Because then you get all modes of music. You get acoustic and country-ish stuff and everything.
Hejira, Joni Mitchell It is all about the road, which is so great.
"Loro" ~ Pinback, Pinback It has its own great feel about it. It's slightly pop, slightly rock; but what it is, is insidious, it gets under your skin. You can't stop listening to it; you can't stop thinking about it.
"Hard Times" ~ Eastmountainsouth, Eastmountainsouth You hear it once; you can't get it out of your mind. It gives you that wonderful music lover's feeling that you just want to get into a car, listen to it, turn it up, and maybe listen to it 20 times in a row.
"Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" ~ available on Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 2, Los Hombres It's nutty. It's just a nutty song. It's kind of early punk in a way... It's just one of those obscure songs that sort of disappeared and every once in a while you'd hear it somewhere; just for a moment or something.
"Sugar Blue" ~ Somewhere South of Wonder, Jeff Finlin It was one of those records that's addicting. It felt like a great road trip song. And part of the duty that you have, I think, if you're making a mix CD for somebody, is to turn them on to some new music. And that's like the perfect song that you can say, "This song, have you heard of this song? Never heard of Jeff Finlin?! Check out 'Sugar Blue.'"
"Yeah Man" ~ Very Extremely Dangerous, Eddie Hinton He is soul. He never got his moment in the sun, he's passed away, and I think he was homeless for awhile; so in his lifetime he saw little love for his own music. And that's one little secret delight to be able to program your radio station in a movie, that you can throw a little love to a guy like Eddie Hinton.
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" ~ The Unforgettable Fire, U2 You know, "Pride (In the Name of Love)" was written for Martin Luther King... It's beyond transcendent, it takes you to that greater place... It's just one of those moments in music where somebody has written one of the great songs and it's hand in hand with Martin Luther King and his memory.
"Don't I Hold You" ~ Hope and Adams, Wheat You have those little gems that you hoard and deal out to your friends or loved ones when you make a mix. It's actually a hidden track on their last album... and that's one of their little surprise nuggets on one of their great albums.
"What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?" ~ Key to the Kingdom, Washington Phillips He left behind not a lot of music, but a treasure trove of about 18 tracks. They're all played on an instrument--it's kind of a dulcimer and he called it a dulciola--that's a little bit like a zither. These odd scratchy songs survived on 78 vinyl or lacquered 78s; they're really as personal and beautiful as any music anywhere.
"Square One" ~ available on Elizabethtown, Tom Petty It's one of those personal Tom Petty songs where he's singing in that voice that's very much one to one. In this kind of aching personal way; he caught that moment of Drew dancing under the trees.
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