Wednesday, 17 June 2015
DEATH WISH POO
Piss funny soundtrack by JIMMY PAGE. The back story is hilarious:
"Following the XYZ project, Page was asked by his London neighbour, movie director Michael Winner, to record a soundtrack for the film Death Wish II in late August 1981. Page was given a deadline of a few weeks to write and record the album at his personal studio The Sol and to travel on location to Los Angeles with Winner for songwriting themes. Winner later explained:
I'd lived next door to Jimmy for many years. It was a very bad time for him – the drummer (John Bonham of Led Zeppelin) had died, and he was in a very inactive period. (Led Zeppelin manager) Peter Grant and I made arrangements for Jimmy to do the Death Wish II score, for which he wasn't actually paid, because Grant wanted to restore Jimmy back to creativity. Jimmy rang the doorbell, and I thought if the wind blew he'd fall over. He saw the film, we spotted where the music was to go, and then he said to me "I'm going to my studio. I don't want you anywhere near me, I'm going to do it all on my own." My editing staff said this is bloody dangerous! Anyway, we gave him the film, we gave him the timings, and he did it all on his own. Everything hit the button totally! I've never seen a more professional score in my life."
Check out JAM SANDWICH, the guitar work is so shit and WHO'S TO BLAME is a right steaming turd also.
I just love the way he was in a bad way at the time and WINNER is so clueless he thought it was amazing.
The YouTube comments about the DEATH WISH II soundtrack are hilarious:
Go to track 8 - A Shadow in the City -- 21:15
Then try to make sense of this comment:
Ben Warner 4 months ago
This is creativity at its best. It doesn't matter how many drugs are involved. Go to 21:51 in this. There is nothing I've ever heard like this and won't again in my life - I won't life long enough.
Jimmy Page is the most talented musician that we've enjoyed in our lifetimes. Period
Trevor Johnson 5 days ago
Weird that Jimmy Page did this. A bit like having John Lennon do the soundtrack for Rambo III.
robert pacho 2 weeks ago
This is the music that i would have in my head if i was gonna kill people...awesome
aquavitvibes72 3 months ago
I love this Movie. The rape scene is great!
Jerry Haynes 7 months ago
Locked up in the studio with mounds of coke. This is what you get.
This album reeks of drug abuse and despair. Enjoy folks!
Monday, 2 March 2015
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