Various Artists - Prey for Rock & Roll

Are you joking? 1/4 star is a generous rating!

I'm a Gina Gershon fan but I honestly have to say that I rather have a root canal than listen to this album b/c it would be less torturous. Sounds like someone threw my buddy's cat in a potato sack and kicked it around the condo for however many miserable mins this CD runs.

Just b/c you're hot and famous and look great in leather pants doesn't mean you can sing. Sorry Gina. Stick with your day job :) September 1, 2005

A great album by a non existant band

To be honest, I didn't care much for the film "Prey For Rock & Roll". I found it depressing an inexessible. Not so for the soundtrack CD! Excellent punk/metal with obvious nods to Iggy ("stupidstar", "the ugly", "my favorite sin"), Patti Smith ("pretty pretty", "every 6 minutes"), Joan Jett ("Ms. Tweek") and X ("punk rock girl", "post nuclear celebration"). Best song: the title track. Interesting that one of the best punk albums of this decade is from a band that doesn't even exist! Here's hoping Gina Gersion continues on this track and gives us another CD.
Other good soundtracks to not-so-good punk movies: "Hard Core Logo", "Josie N the Pussycats" and, of course, "Great Rock & Roll Swindle".
And "Clam Dandy" fans should buy CDs by The Gits- who, no doubt were the inspiration for this movie. November 10, 2004

I wish I could have more...

As someone who's admired the sexy acting work Gina Gershon has done on screen for years - including in Prey For Rock And Roll - I expected her to rip into her singing gig on the soundtrack, but I'm afraid I didn't buy it. There's good studio musicians and high-power producers (i.e. Linda Perry) involved, but the whole affair doesn't sound like more to me than an ambitious con at recreating the sound of more energetic female-led songs (is this like Sleater-Kinney or even The Pretenders? not really). I think that's because, despite a few wonderful exceptions like "Punk Rock Girl" or "Pretty Pretty," the songs feel a little soulless, as though their waiting for Gershon's sexy performance to complete what's missing musically. Which is to say, this ambitious project only sounds like more of an acting gig on each listen. September 20, 2004

Absolutely Incredible

Gina Gerhson absolutely incredible. Do you remember the first time you heard (take your pick) Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Ramones, Patti Smith, White Stripes.......well, here it is again - that same feeling - rock and roll guts.....so it doesn't matter what the other reviewers say...this one has it and the only way you will really know is if you listen to it yourself. If you like real rock and roll, real intensity, no holds barred.....get it.

The band - actually playing (versus the movie band) is Gina Gershon vocals, Gina Volpe guitar piano backup vocals, Cheri Lovedog guitar, Sara Lee bass, Samantha Maloney drums (on all songs except Studiostar). Studiostar was done by Gina Gershon, Linda Perry, and Patty Schemel. All songs were written by Cheri Lovedog (with help from Grace Chapman on Every Six Minutes and Stephen Trask on Bitter Pill).....except Studiostar, which was written by Gina Gershon and Linda Perry.

The band in the movie is Gina Gershon (Jackie) vocals & guitar, Lori Petty (Faith) lead guitar, Shelley Cole (Sally) drums, and Drea de Matteo (Tracy) bass.

At least this is the info on the CD linear notes and on the web movie sites. If the truth is different, it doesn't seem to be out there yet. July 19, 2004

Labeled as a soundtrack, but should be a band effort.

Imagine a female rock group that wrote every track on their album, crossing a mix of punk, alternative, and straight-forward rock 'n roll...

You probably thought I wasn't talking about a soundtrack now, would you?

Well, it's true. Because as far as I can tell, there is no band name for this six-piece group, (if there is one, it's probably in the movie, which I haven't seen yet) and the musical background of the musicians prior to this album is very little. (Gina Volpe did vocals and guitars for alternative rock group Bantam and Samantha Maloney played drums for Hole.)

Since it has the soundtrack label on it, all I can say is that Prey For Rock 'N Roll is one of the most consistent soundtracks I've ever listened to. With most soundtracks, producers release a mix of different styles of music, which results in an inconsistent album that is only appreciated by the very few with diverse musical tastes. But when you have one group that writes and performs every song, you can't get anymore consistent than that!

This means that fans of alternative, punk, or rock in general, will enjoy this release. Although guitar solos are virtually non-existent, (no excuse for a 3-guitar group) every track can be enjoyed on a generic, attitude-is-everything party rock level. I don't care for Gina Gershon's vocals though, which truly makes the album more punk than anything else. I can't even pick a standout good or bad song, although I really like "Bitter Pill," a short piano ballad that is a nice break after so many somewhat repetitive rock tracks.

To conclude, it's a joke to call Prey For Rock 'N Roll a soundtrack. Not because of rather or not the content is bad, but because it's too consistent to be a soundtrack, and probably would've been better off under the title of a new band's debut. Because of the soundtrack label for a movie I've never heard of before, it may go more-or-less unnoticed by the masses.

Don't take my average 3-star rating seriously. It's only because Gina's voice is not my cup of tea. But the "Prey For Rock & Roll" soundtrack is definitely worth a listen, because it's one of the better punk/alternative/hard rock albums production-wise. July 18, 2004

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