[.ca] Starsky And Hutch

Good, but could have been better...:
This soundtrack isn't a total loser. There are some definite highlights such as; "Dazz" by Brick an all-time favorite. Chicago's "Old Days" is a great 70's tune and a great way to open this disc. "Afternoon Delight" is truly is a delightful piece of pop confection. I always enjoy anything by Bill Withers. But the album would have been better without the cover versions by Owen Wilson, Dan Finnerty, and Brigette Romanek. The originals are far superior. A few songs in the movie that were not included would have made the soundtrack much better. One is Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion", a great 70's hard rock tune. The other is the Carpenters' classic "We've Only Just Begun". I'm sure though that royalties for "We've Only Just Begun" are very expenisve.

Worth it for Owen Wilson alone:
When is Owen Wilson coming out with his own album? He's tops in my book!

Theme?:
I would imagine "Sweet Emotion" and "Can't Smile Without You" are not included because licensing rights to the tunes could not be obtained. I could do without the Owen Wilson track as well. Before I order . . . Does anyone know if the theme to the original 70s series made it onto the CD?

NOT ENUFF FUNK IN THE 70'S TRUNK:
I listened to this CD, and I was highly disapointed! Why? because there was not enough funk in the CD trunk. Sure they had Brick doin' Dazz (which is available on every funk CD compilation on planet Earth). However, where's the rest of it? I mean, if you're gonna have Snoop Doggy Dog in a movie, and only have 1 funk song, to me, that movie is a failure! Anyway, the reason I am writing this review is to find out about the other songs that did not make it on the soundtrack. For instance, there was 1 instrumental 70's funk track that did not make it. I am currently looking for that group / track. If anyone out there knows the rest of the songs in the movie (that did not make the CD cut) please let me know. And for the record: Leon Haywood is funky; Bill Withers is funkier, and KC & the Sunshine Band is funkiest, however, the Jackson 5 is still considered pop to me, but Dancing Machine is an extremely infectious, and funky tune. As a final note, the reason I'm giving this disapointing CD 5 stars is because I liked the aforementioned 5 songs, and musical artists. And these days if you can get 5 good funk / funky / funkier / funkiest songs on 1 CD, then you found yourself a gem!

Disappointing:
David Soul's version of "Don't Give Up On Us" was not included - to me, that would have been the ONLY reason to purchase this CD. David Soul has a wonderful voice, and shouldn't have been mocked by Owen Wilson's version. But after listening to this CD, if I were David Soul, I'd keep my version of the song off of this CD. There's only two original version songs that I liked. And the original Starsky & Hutch theme song should have been included on here. I know the movie's a re-make, but let's not forget the originals, they can never be replaced!

• Chicago - Old Days
• Dazz - Brick
• Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
• Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale
• Use Me - Bill Withers
• Feel Like Makin Love - Dan Finnerty
• Dancing Machine - Jackson 5
• The Weight - The Band
• That's The Way I Like It - KC & The Sunshine Band
• Don't Give Up On Us - Owen Wilson
• I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You- Leon Haywood
• Love Will Keep Us Together - Brigette Romanek
• I'm A Ramblin' Man- Waylon Jennings
• Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
• Two Dragons - Theodore Shapiro