Category: CD’s

SUMMARY:                             RUNNING TIME: 3:18 Min.

Leading off with a cha-cha intro, Caviar’s dance-rock tune is the finale of the 2000 Charlie’s Angels movie soundtrack.

REVIEW:

It’s no surprise that this peppy Gen-X tune’s lyrics is loaded with sexual innuendo.  Aside from a zippy title, Caviar’s song at least has the advantage of sounding different.  Experimenting with a Mid-to-Late 90’s-style pop mash-up, the fashionably hip “Tangerine Speedo” delivers some unpredictable curves.  In that sense, this wacky tune is ideal for Nineties-themed events at nightclubs.  For that matter, it’s reminiscent of what one might expect for a Friends TV soundtrack.  “Tangerine Speedo” doesn’t likely age well for today’s generation, but it has some potential for road trips and/or workouts.       

BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING:               6 Stars

SUMMARY:                          RUNNING TIME: 6:49 Min.

As the album’s longest track (including gunshot sound effects), this ‘inspired-by’ effort appears on Jon Bon Jovi’s 1990 Blaze of Glory soundtrack for the Young Guns II movie. 

Note: Also portraying ‘Chavez’ in the film, Lou Diamond Phillips is among this track’s credited back-up singers.

REVIEW:

It’s too much of a good thing.  Despite delivering one of the album’s best melodies, Jon Bon Jovi over-indulges this song, in part due to a lengthy, sound effect-laden intro.  The lyrics are solid, as is the instrumental work, but this bloated track should have edited down by one to two minutes.  As a download option, it’s accurate that listeners get their money’s worth, in terms of bang for the buck.  Yet, “Justice in the Barrel” is really more a glorified middle-of-the-pack tune that works fine on playlists, including workouts.          

BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING:                6 Stars

SUMMARY:                           RUNNING TIME: 4:04 Min.

Recorded by Natalie Cole, this upbeat pop tune is the first cut off 1990’s Pretty Woman movie soundtrack.   

REVIEW:

An energetic Natalie Cole is absolutely on her game, as the appealing R&B/pop melody makes a perfect fit for her vocals.  The downside, unfortunately, is that the suggestive lyrics brazenly play up inferences of Pretty Woman’s glamorous depiction of prostitution.  It’s a shame, since Cole’s dynamite performance would otherwise make this dance tune a contender for re-discovery.    

BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING:                   6½ Stars

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