1 |
New
Divide - Linkin Park (4:28) |
2 |
21
Guns - Green Day (5:17) |
3 |
Let
It Go - Cavo (3:46) |
4 |
Capital
M-E - Taking Back Sunday (2:48) |
5 |
Never
Say Never - The Fray (4:19) |
6 |
Burn
It To The Ground - Nickelback (3:29) |
7 |
Burning
Down The House - The Used (3:39) |
8 |
Not Meant To Be - Theory Of A Deadman (3:34) |
9 |
Real World - The All-American Rejects
(4:03) |
10 |
I Don't Think I Love You - Hoobastank (3:40) |
11 |
This
Is It - Staind (3:44) |
12 |
Almost Easy - Avenged Sevenfold (3:54) |
13 |
Transformers: The Fallen Remix - Cheap Trick (5:05) |
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:
If 150 minutes of Autobots and Decepticons blowing up everything
in sight is too much for your weak heart, you’d be pleased
to hear that the soundtrack album for the Michael Bay explode-a-minute
extravaganza has a total runtime of only 52 minutes, and there
are some nice and mellow tunes in between to soothe those
gentle nerves.
The
rollicking compilation of 13 tracks from some of rock’s
biggest artistes kicks off with Grammy Award winning American
rock band Linkin Park’s much anticipated “New
Divide”. As mainstream as the band from California is,
this four odd minute track will grow on you. As the heart
thumping chorus blasts “So give me reason, to prove
me wrong, to wash this memory clean. Let the floods cross
the distance in your eyes”, you may just cry your heart
out if you just went through an emotional trauma – yes,
this powerful song is that potent.
Following
that authoritative track you get contributions from the “who’s
who” of the industry: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong,
Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool soulfully belt out “21
Guns” from their latest album “21st Century Breakdown”,
while post grunge rock band Cavo mournfully performs “Let
it Go” and piano rock band The Fray melancholically
sings “Never Say Never”. These are the more expressive
moments (i.e. you can actually hear lyrics in these tracks)
on the album, because from here on, you can expect tracks
that will blow you away (these ear shattering melodies are
really either “love it or hate it” things).
Successful
Canadian rock band Nickelback screams out “Burn It To
The Ground”, punk rock band The Used screams out “Burning
Down the House”, and alternative rock band Staind screams
out “This Is It”. Is it us or do we get a feeling
that the soundtrack producers are putting these angst ridden
titles together to enrage the bang and blast in us?
The album ends with pop rock band Cheap Trick’s Transformers:
The Fallen Remix, which adds a techno punk touch to the nostalgic
tunes we know. Well, in our opinion, it only takes a music
genre like this to fit Bay’s eardrum shattering robot
movie – and we are not complaining, because it does
wonders to a stressful soul which just wants to: Scream-Out-Loud.
ALBUM RATING:
 
Recommended Track: : (1) Linkin Park - "New Divide"
Review
by John Li
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