I wonder if, like me and a mate, you came out of the cinema with your head half ‘bopping’ and your cheeks puffing mimicking the guitar riff from the end of the Matrix, the ground-breaking film of a couple of years ago. The reason you may have come out of the cinema in this state ... Read review
Advantages: Good variety in dance music Disadvantages: not enough songs, as thirteen just is not enough...
...at the end of the Matrix film. The screaming of ‘wake up’ at the end seems to round off the track and the soundtrack nearly too nicely! "How long? Not long, ‘cos what you reep is what you sow…" Good or what?
The inlay gives you some details about the songs, and some great pictures from the film. The CD has a nice covering, those green lines from the film. Going down Neo's computer screen...I have the ... ...one of the best soundtracks…best albums I have ever been privileged to listen to, and I would advise all rock and dance fans to check out this album because of its supremecy over any other compilation CD, and with its great variety and constant great beats, you have got to think about it! Buying it at Woolworths (there goes my street cred as a rock-loving teenager) for eight pounds (six of which were vouchers :- ) ) was well worth the buy, ... more
I wonder if, like me and a mate, you came out of the cinema with your head half ‘bopping’ and your cheeks puffing mimicking the guitar riff from the end of the Matrix, the ground-breaking film of a couple of years ago. The reason you may have come out of the cinema in this state was firstly because he film was absolutely amazing, with a seriously perplexing storyline and great special affects, and secondly because of Rage Against the Machine.
This CD has got to be one of my favourites ever! Although I only bought the CD today (wait!) I have had it on tape since its release (thanks to a mate). This CD contains some of the best dance and rock sounds from that time and before, and will seriously get you in a pumped up mood. No, really!
The opening track is performed by Marilyn Manson and his band, and is one of the less controversial songs! Rock Is Dead is still a Manson classic, as it has those heavy guitars, good riffs and scorching vocals. This man may be controversial, but he does know how to make music. The Propellerheads follow with Spybreak, with a typical Propellerhead beat. I do not know a lot about them, but have heard their 1997 hit On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, and the track they did with Shirley Bassey (spelt?) for the bond film. A good dance track with a good beat and those ‘mixing sounds’ which always get me smiling!
Track three is another hard rock tune called Bad Blood by Ministry, with screeching guitars, and great drum beats, and crashing symbols. Track four is much mellower. Rob D’s Clubbed To Death is one of the tunes that is more relaxing on the album, which is good as it gives the soundtrack that bit of variety. With an orchestra and piano sound in the middle, it is great track to add to this booming album. Prime Audio Soup by Meat Beat Manifesto is again, not that fast, but is one of those dance tracks which gives you a good vibe. With a gospel sounding bloke in the background, (with the ‘aaaaaaa, aaaaaahhhhhhh’s’) it gives it that different touch, with the track speeding up as it matures.
Heard of the Prodigy? Thought so. They make a good appearance with Mindfields. Not as good as Firestarter, but a hit from their Fat Of The Land album, which has a very ‘fat’ bass line which will sound good in the car when I get the tape player working! Heard of Rob Zombie? Some of you are nodding… Dragula is one of my favourite tracks on this album, combining a good mixture of a very fat bass line with controlling lyrics. The track really does burst out into maximum energy and is certainly one of the star hits of the album.
The hit My Own Summer from the Deftones (no need to ask if you have heard of them! Assuming you are a rock fan!) has the lead singer screaming ‘shove it’ down the microphone, which just seems so right and effective! The Deftones use another good riff here, which plays well both with single string hits and chord strums. Hive’s Ultrasonic Sound is another reasonably mellow track compared to the rest of the tracks, but still has a nice zumming (new word for me!) beat to it. Monster Magnet use good use of guitar’s and are accompanied with good meaningful lyrics, quite a soft rocking sound. You may have haerd of the German Rockers Rammstein, and their ‘Du Hast’ is quite a fast sounding track, with a good constant tempo throughout.
Now, a separate paragraph for Rage Against the Machine! This track is easily one of my all time fav’s. From their self-titled album, this is the hip-hop rockers at their best. Still singing about political issues De La Rocha’s funky vocals accompanies the great riff in this track, as well as the good stamina the track seems to hold. Listening to it now : - ) my head is rocking to the beat, and is awaiting the explosion to that famous guitar part which you hear at the end of the Matrix film. The screaming of ‘wake up’ at the end seems to round off the track and the soundtrack nearly too nicely! "How long? Not long, ‘cos what you reep is what you sow…" Good or what?
The inlay gives you some details about the songs, and some great pictures from the film. The CD has a nice covering, those green lines from the film. Going down Neo's computer screen...I have the screensaver of that too!
Seriously, this is one of the best soundtracks…best albums I have ever been privileged to listen to, and I would advise all rock and dance fans to check out this album because of its supremecy over any other compilation CD, and with its great variety and constant great beats, you have got to think about it! Buying it at Woolworths (there goes my street cred as a rock-loving teenager) for eight pounds (six of which were vouchers :- ) ) was well worth the buy, as I had always promised myself that I would buy it if it ever went below the RRP.
You liked the Matrix, you’ll like the soundtrack. If you’ll excuse the pun… (some will understand!)
Advantages: some brilliant tracks, LOUD Disadvantages: it threatens to all go a bit samey half way through
...hollow movie by some, the Matrix is the one movie that I must have watched more than any other film. The special effects may have made the movie in a major part, but I always felt the soundtrack was something else that made this movie stand out so well. Tracks such as Minefields and Wake Up(Prodigy and Rage against the Machine respectively) are instantly recognisable as you will doubtlessly remember them from the film itself, but perhaps these tracks ... ...free cd (said it had matrix movie) to my disappointment it didn't. But now I have the album so it doesn't matter does it? The last track used on the movie(when Neo flies into the sky) and exceptionally cool. another stand out track, and probably my second favourite, after Rob D. Verdict:
Well, did I bore you? If I did, then I apologise now. Sorry. After a promising start this album almost loses it in the middle by beginning to sound a bit samey. ...
arcadionseyes 31.07.2001
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Advantages: Good selection of tracks, guaranteed to wake you up Disadvantages: Music might not suit everyone's tastes, Neighbours yell if you turn it up too loud
...at various points in the Matrix movie.
//TRACK LISTING\\
1. Marilyn Manson - Rock is Dead
2. Propellerheads - Spybreak (short one)
3. Ministry - Bad Blood
4. Rob D - Clubbed to Death (Kuraymino Mix)
5. Meat Beat Manifesto - Prime Audio Soup
6. Lunatic Calm - Leave You Far Behind
7. Prodigy - Mindfields
8. Rob Zombie - Dragula (Hot Rod Herman Remix)
9. Deftones - My Own Summer (Shove It)
10. Hive - Ultrasonic Sound
11. Monster Magnet- ... ...special, with just a few Matrix pictures and the track listing on the inside. The cover picture is slightly different on mine to the standard UK release as I purchased this CD at a music store while on holiday in Gran Canaria. //IN CLOSING\\
In closing, I class this not only as a really good soundtrack CD, but also as a great compilation album. None of the songs are really terrible, and even the weak links aren't that weak, depending on your tastes. ...
Karnage 15.03.2002
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Advantages: Great, upbeat album Disadvantages: not much variation for a compilation
A Good Mixture for the Matrix
I thought the film 'The Matrix' was the best film of 1999. It mixed great fight scenes with thought-provoking philosophy.
The Soundtrack album is great and definitely well suited to the film. It is a mixture of music from the film and music inspired by it. Some of the tracks are fast dance music (2 Spybreak!, 5 PrimeAudio Soup), some are calmer (4 Clubbed to death), and some just sound angry (1 Rock is Dead, 12 Du ... ...tracks:
1. Marilyn Manson ‘Rock is Dead’ – This track, as with much of Manson’s work, sounds heavy and the lyrics are angry.
2. Propellerheads ‘Spybreak!’ – This track accompanies some of the fight scenes. It is very much dance music and is quite repetitive as it has no vocals.
3. Ministry ‘Bad Blood’ – Bad Blood sounds stranger than the first two with its screechy start and loud bass.
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R_Easton 04.10.2001
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Advantages: monster riffs Disadvantages: a bit too drum'n'bass for some perhaps
Having only seen bits of the Matrix, I can't really tell you how it compares to the music used in the film, but purely as a compilation, this album is amazing. It is taken from two main categories of music, metal and drum'n'bass. Unfortunately, drum'n'bass isn't usually my thing, but some of the tracks on here from that category are outstanding, such as the Meat Beat Manifesto track 'Prime Audio Soup'. The reason the album gels so well is the fact ... ...between some of them.
My favourite tracks on the album are mainly the metal tracks, no matter how much I try to love drum'n'bass. The main ones to look out for in my opinion are 'Dragula' by Rob Zombie, with his totally different twist on traditional metal; 'Rock is Dead' by Marilyn Manson, just because it's something of his usual style and worth listening to; 'Wake Up' by Rage Against The Machine, as they're an amazing band with huge riffs, and ...
nicolap 11.03.2001
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Advantages: higly complementary with animated movie, carefully chosen tracks Disadvantages: not for everyone
...has NOTHING to do with MATRIX OST, because ANIMATRIX is whole different project. Although it grounds tastily in MATRIX, this one spins around Matrix's major plot. But we got to get down to its music. :) When I saw Animatrix for the first time I was stunned by its music. As a great fan of Japanese animation and instrumental tunes I just couldn't break away from its atmospheric and carefully chosen tracks. As in The Second Renaissance sequence, where ... ...Supermoves just rock. Human bodies ripped by androids with massively fast paced breakbeat puts you there :] Opening sequence Final Flight of the Osiris, screened by Wahowski Brothers and deveopled by Square Co. with Juno Reactor's Conga Fury during the action it's just impossible not to cling to! Like in A Detective Story with Blind Tiger by Layo & Bushwacka, after seeing which, I just find their album i got it for myself:) In my opinion The Animatrix ...
luka2501 26.10.2009
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