Buffy The Vampire Slayer

A good, varied mix of music

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Album is quite a varied blend of music from all kinds of artists.They all have one thing in common,of course,which is they were at one time used on the show. My favorites include "Transylvanian Concubine" and the wicked "Temptation Waits",the flavor of these songs suiting the more slightly gothic side of the TV show,without going over the top.To cater to the drama side of Buffy,we have the emotional "Virgin State of Mind","Wild Horses","It Doesn’t Matter",and "Keep Myself Awake",which are all very nice.My other favorite song would be "Teenage FBI".I never heard it before I got this album,so I don’t recall where on Earth they used it on the show,but it really grew on me the first time I heard it. The other songs on the CD include the slightly irritating "I Quit",the infamous Buffy/Angel love theme composed by Christophe Beck,and Bif Naked’s "Lucky". And,of course,Four Star Mary’s "Pain". (on the show,Oz’s band "Dingoes Ate My Baby" plays Four Star Mary’s music) It’s probably the best song by Four Star Mary,but unfortunetely,it’s an edited versian (due to a cuss word or two) on the Buffy album.If you buy FSM’s album,you get the unedited versian of the song.The edit doesn’t take TOO much away from the song,but it’s certainly a noticable difference. All in all,I’d definitely reccomend the CD to a Buffy fan,or even a non-fan.It’s a good sampling of all kinds of interesting current artists.

Good soundtrack

First of all, the drawbacks: a.)"Wild Horses" is an extremely old and horrible song---I wish another song had played during that prom dance scene with Buffy and Angel; b.)Where’s Cibo Matto? "When She Was Bad" is one of my favorite episodes, and their music was a major reason why that episode rocked; and c.)"Teenage FBI" is dumb. Now, why I love this cd: a.)"Transylvanian Concubine," "Close Your Eyes," and the theme song by Nerfherder make the creepiest, yet very ear-pleasing, trio of songs; b.)Velvet Chain! ; and c.)The song "Tempation Waits" by Garbage is a pleasant addition---I can’t wait to hear that song actually play during an episode. With references to wolves, vampires, demons, and of course the verse "And there’s so much at stake" (that’s kinda punny), the song certainly does fit in with the show’s mystical themes. Like I said before, it’s a good soundtrack---definitely worth listening to over and over.

Best Buffy tv soundtrack

I have this, Radio Sunnydale and the OMWF soundtrack but for the show this is still my absolute fave. I’d list my picks for best songs but most of the songs on the cd are favorites that I listen to alot. It has the beautiful song Wild Horses as done by the Sundays that Angel and Buffy danced to, and it has Pain from the great band Four Star Mary (Dingoes on the show). Lucky by Bif Naked is on here, although I already have I Bificus and I have 2 Four Star Mary cds. The music on the early years of the show was really excellent. Songs like Temptation Waits and I Quit are also great and weren’t featured on the show. I love the Buffy/Angel theme Close your Eyes and it’s on here too. I’d recommend this for any Buffy fan, and especially Buffy fans who love alt rock music.

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