Original Soundtrack, Various Artists - Elizabethtown - Volume 2

Director Cameron Crowe is the kind of guy who you just know makes killer custom compilations for his friends. Lucky for us, this is basically what this album is. While it¹s nominally linked to Crowe's movie of the same name, it feels like a leisurely stroll down his record shelves. The tone here is a lot more varied than on the first CD, which was mostly rootsy Americana. Sure, there are return artists like Tom Petty ("Learning to Fly," from 1991's Into the Great Wide Open), Ryan Adams ("Words"), and Lindsey Buckingham ("Big Love"), but the newcomers are more intriguing. Two of the best and least expected ones are paired in the middle of the album. The lovely, dreamy "...Passing By" was culled from the 2001 debut by German electronica master Ulrich Schnauss; following it are Sweden's Concretes and their buoyant, '60s-infused "You Can't Hurry Love" (not the Supremes tune). Meanwhile, Rachael Yamagata's "Jesus Was a Crossmaker" is a cover, and it preserves the wonderful mix of folk and pop of the 1971 original by cult icon Judee Sill. This is the rare sequel that feels richer than the album it follows. --Elisabeth Vincentelli Amazon.com

good album

this album is great if you loved the movie or just want some songs to chill out to September 20, 2008

Terrific

I very much enjoyed listening to this cd. Frequently soundtracks are not as wonderful without the accompanying movie but this, and Volume One, are great. September 29, 2007

While my husband was at war, he felt like this was a piece of home...

... so I totally have a soft spot for the movie and soundtracks. I just love the music from all of the soundtracks. Any southern folk/rock appreciater will like it . . . and definately any fan of Patty Griffin will love it. Moon River is great. And if you get a chance, watch the movie twice, trust me, it's the second time that really counts. July 12, 2007

The second volume is almost as good as the first.

From the opening lines of Tom Petty's Learning to Fly (which was a surprise omission from the original soundtrack), volume 2 picks up where volume 1 left off, a beautiful mix of eternal hope and infinite melancholy. Ryan Adam's English Girls Approximately is simply brilliant, as are most of the other tracks, Funky Nassau Pt 1, the achingly gorgeous Summerlong and who can forget The Temptation's I Can't Get Next To You. Simply think of the scene where Orlando Bloom is about to end it all on the exercise machine when the phone rings. True story, I have even installed the same short clip from the song as the ringtone on my mobile phone. This is one CD that will suerly turn 'your grey skies blue.' Word of warning though, do yourself a favour and skip the track What Are They Doing In Heaven Today by Washington Phillips, it is simply the worst song I have ever heard! And what happened to Ruckus' version of Freebird? That is the only glaring ommission from the soundtrack. Once again, thumbs up again to director Cameron Crowe, his CD library must be truly amazing to unearth gems like these. Overall this was almost as good as the volume 1 soundtrack, but not quite. June 4, 2007

Not entirely monotonous and insipid

The movie was pretty good, and the songs seemed to be appealing. I bought this volume and volume one for my wife, for her first Mother's Day. I gave one star to volume one as well, and have the same report for this cd also; we patiently waited for a good song, and I think we found one marginally acceptable one. May 16, 2007

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