Almost Famous Is Perfect

This morning I awoke in New Hampshire with what I like to call 'The Keene Hangover' and it sucks...every time. After digesting some Dunkin, and a B-load to the face, the opening credits for 'Almost Famous' were just finishing, I was a happy boy. I sank down into the couch, and let one of the best soundtracks ever take over and ease my hangover.

'Almost Famous' is a fictional movie that is semi-autobiographical because director Cameron Crowe was in fact a teenage writer for Rolling Stone. The story is loosely based on his journeys with The Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Lynard Skynard, and The Eagles. Every piece of music whether it be a two second clip of Rod Stewart's 'Every Picture Tells A Story' or the entire 'Tiny Dancer' scene is perfectly placed throughout the movie. Crowe knows how to make music become a character in his movies. Each song sets the mood for the scene and really ties the story together. I kept catching myself saying wow, this is the perfect song to use right here.. If you have seen it, you know what I mean. If you have not seen it...GO SEE IT! Just look at this soundtrack...

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Simon & Garfunkel: "America"
The Who: "Sparks"
Todd Rundgren: "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference"
Yes: "I've Seen All Good People: Your Move"
The Beach Boys: "Feel Flows"
Stillwater: "Fever Dog"
Rod Stewart: "Every Picture Tells a Story"
The Seeds: "Mr. Farmer"
The Allman Brother Band: "One Way Out"
Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Simple Man"
Led Zeppelin: "That's The Way"
Elton John: "Tiny Dancer"
Nancy Wilson: "Lucky Trumble
David Bowie: "I'm Waiting for the Man"
Cat Stevens: "The Wind"
Clarence Carter: "Slip Away"
Thunderclap Newman: "Something in the Air"
The Who: "Baba O'Riley"
Alvin and the Chipmunks: "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"
Brenton Wood: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
Iggy and the Stooges: "Search and Destroy"
Black Sabbath: "Paranoid"
Jethro Tull "Teacher"
Yes: "Roundabout"
Joni Mitchell: "River"
Black Sabbath: "Sweet Leaf"
Pete Droge: "Small Time Blues" (Droge)
Little Feat: "Easy to Slip"
The Raspberries: "Go All the Way"
Stillwater: "Hour of Need"
The Guess Who: "Albert Flasher"
Stillwater: "Love Thing"
Neil Young "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"
Fleetwood Mac: "Future Games"
Deep Purple: "Burn"
Stillwater: "You Had to Be There"
Blodwyn Pig: "Dear Jill"
Steely Dan: "Reelin' in the Years"
MC5: "Looking at You"
Stillwater: "Love Comes and Goes"
Jimi Hendrix: "Voodo Child"
Free: "Wishing Well"
Buddy Holly and The Crickets: "Peggy Sue"
Elton John: "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show: "The Cover of The Rolling Stone"
Stevie Wonder: "My Cherie Amour"
Chicago: "Colour My World"
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: "Cortez the Killer"
Led Zeppelin: "The Rain Song"
Led Zeppelin: "Bron-Yr-Aur"
Led Zeppelin: "Tangerine"
Led Zeppelin: "Misty Mountain Hop"