Published on Jul 7, 1998
I’d like to start by saying something. I LIKED
Armageddon. It was a throuroughly enjoyable movie and I’m
getting kinda tired of all the smarter than thou attitude that many
of the movie critics are taking with it and with the public. So
Movie Critics: BITE ME!!!!
With that out of my chest, I’d like to give you a review of the
movie’s soundtrack. (Note before we go: If you hate Aerosmith, you
might want to stop now. It’s for your own good).
The movie features four tracks from the second biggest bunch of
troublemakers to come out of Boston. (The first were a group of
British lads who decided to have some fun with tea). On top of
that, they include the sequence “Animal Crackers” from the movie –
yeah, the one with the gazelle. So that’s five tracks with Mr.
Steven Tyler. A drawback to some, but a plus to me.
The lead track, “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing,” flies with all
of the syrupy power given by Diane Warren (who also penned the
Celine Dion hit “My Heart Will Go On” and the Trisha Yearwood/Leann
Rhymes double hit “How Do I Live”). While normally I would cringe
at something like this, the song is redeemed by Mr. Tyler. The
other new Aero tune, “What Kind Of Love Are You On” is preferred. I
just wish it just didn’t end all of a sudden. As for “Come
Together” and “Sweet Emotion,” well, they spruce up the soundtrack
with their power. (Little note: the “Sweet Emotion” in here is
different from the one in
Toys In The Attic. Trust me on that one.)
Other good tracks range from the ZZ Top classic, “La Grange,”
the beautiful cover of John Denver’s “Leaving On A Jet Plane” by
Chantal Kreviazuk and the original piece created by composer Trevor
Rabin as the “Theme From Armageddon.” (Can’t wait to get the
score). Other decent tracks include Shawn Colvin’s “When The
Rainbow Comes” to Jon Bon Jovi’s “Mister Big Time.”
Then there’s the other side of soundtracks. They just happen to
include stuff you may not like or care too much about. I usually
skip the Bob Seger song, “Roll Me Away” (you try listening to all
his stuff on Muzak and not growing tired with it!) and Journey’s
“Remember Me” – which is most notable by the presence of a new
vocalist (Steve Augeri).
While soundtracks may leave you dissatisfied, at the very least
Armageddon is not trying to take the high road and be more
than what it should be. It falls flat on some tracks, but overall
you will be pleased and left a big grin on your face – like the
movie leaves you.