© 2001 Lawrence Tuczynski
| Title | Godzilla's Songbook |
| CD Label | VAP Inc. Records |
| CD Number | VPCD-81381 |
| Music by: | Various |
| Number of tracks | 25 |
| Running time | 76:28 |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Year of release/manufacture | 2001 |
| REVIEW |
August 13, 2001 This newly released CD appears to be a CD version of an older LP. I say this for two reasons: 1) Despite just being released, on the lower right hand side of the cover photo is a copywrite symbol and 1972 Toho Co., Ltd. and 2) the CD label is a picture of a vinyl LP. The music on this CD is a mixed bag. Some of these tracks you'll love, some you will hate and others you won't care about one way or the other. It's listed as a vocal CD but that's not entirely accurate. Track #1 is a short instrumental suite of Godzilla themes and Tracks #18-25 are all instrumental tracks as well. Track #24 & #25 do have a little choral type voices in places but are mostly instrumental in nature. The rest are vocal tracks. And before anyone e-mails me asking, "NO! "Save The Earth" from Godzilla vs Hedorah (Smog Monster) is NOT on this CD". All vocal tracks are from before that series began. Some of these tracks appear to be from the movie soundtracks but others are not familiar to me. Some may be rercordings or never appeared in any movie. Track #2 for me was the worst. It's a Christmas song done with and overlay of Mexican music. Track #8 sounds like cowboy music. The instrumental tracks, #18-25, for the most part sound like typical early 70's funk complete with synthesizers, wah wah pedals and other effects. They almost sound like something you'd hear as background music for old TV shows from the early 70's. Since this is such a mixed bag of stuff ranging from good to mediocre to bad, it would be hard for me to recommend this CD to anyone but us Godzilla completists. I wouldn't think the casual listener would enjoy it much. |
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English Title: Godzilla's Songbook Translations courtesy of Jolyon Yates
Album Opening |