This movie never made it to DVD?
OK, it's a soundtrack for a movie. . But, still! Enigma's "Carly's songs", hello; Only place they can be found. Beat music. Acid rock. Reggae. On the same CD?
One of the very best music mixes I've ever found - Not for children. The "I'm Touching Myself" track got nervous looks from the teens, so I usually skipped it. Probably why this great movie experience got skipped as well. Sad. But, Rocking on all fronts from my stereo!
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Good Buy!
It was, what i thought it was, and i didnt let it off the hook!.
sliver
Carlys song was not the same as it was on the movie. The reason i'm giving it a 4 is because. On the movie it had a lot more felling and saddness. The other trackes are really good. I love oh carolina my fish like to dance to it. Pretty good soundtrack except carlys song.
A lost and found classic
People beat their heads against the wall when they heard UB40's version of "Can't Help Falling In Love", but they're a bunch of nitwits. I remember two things about the movie "Sliver": One--it was one of the stupidest movies I'd ever seen, and two--that the soundtrack was so good it was ALMOST worth watching the whole film just to listen to the tunes contained herein. It made it to number one on the strength of the band's interpretation--the original was overdone as it was. I liked it, but this soundtrack offers much more.
Shaggy's "Oh Carolina" was a dancefloor classic and still remains a staple of any self-respecting club. Enigma's bookends "Carly's Song" and the reprise "Carly's Loneliness" represent the band's zenith, and when you throw in Massive Attack's "Unfinished Symphony", you've got a powerhouse album that still holds up.
One of the best soundtracks of the 90s, hands down.
10 Year Old Soundtrack That Still Sizzles...
Released in '93 while the techno rage was still emerging or going strong some tracks will sound dated. . Others still hold their own ground pretty good. UB-40's take on an Elvis classic was blasphemy to die-hard Elvis fans. Plus, the fact it was a video played to death on MTV didn't help matters. But, leave it to UB-40 to give it their special spin with their electronic reggae and horn treatment and make it their own (remember Red, Red Wine?!. . . the old Neil Diamond classic).
Enigma's hauntingly Sadeness musings on Carly's Song and Carly's Loneliness make the soundtrack worth owning if you don't like anything else on the roster. The bonus is that this special mix for the track was re-mixed for the Enigma album it came off from or was put into (the version found on Cross of Changes cd by Enigma has a more Middle Eastern horn and percussion feel). So, Carly's Song on Sliver is the original or special mix found nowhere else (I prefer this version to the Cross of Changes Enigma album version). Enigma's contribution actually stands out enough to give the soundtrack it's trademark thematic sound and most memorable song !Massive Attack, Neneh Cherry, and Shaggy produced tracks in almost the same suit or vein as Engima's. Quirky but likeable tunes by Fluke, Lords of Acid, and Heaven 17 throw in a sort of 80's retro New Wave/Techno sound while maintaining the early 90's feel (afterall '93 was not too far away from the late 80's). Remaining artists contribute tracks of a more alternative, experimental/industrial rock nature. . . Where the film failed to make it's box office mark, the soundtrack was more of a sure bet !.
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