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Top : The Swinging Detective
Flop : Intensive Care

i dont actually think this album would work as a soundtrack. listens to me more like a modern ballet/dance piece (i guess the west side story wordplay is kind of apt). not my cup of tea, but honestly not that bad.

Not bad but not the greatest.

Grand filmic suite that slips nar to industrial : for a film that does not exist

The first few minutes are dull but the actual soundtrack when it starts is interesting. Kind of loses the cohesion when listening in isolation. The story and the liner notes would really help

It is an album bound to the premise of making a soundtrack to a non-existent film and there is an atmospheric quality to it that satisfies that notion. However, it is a bit of a nothing burger in that it lacks the gravity to make it truly a relevant album.

7/10 [DROP]

This is a lot better than his other one on the list. More vivid, more timeless.

mislim da za ovaj album mogu ponoviti sve što sam rekao i za prethodno preslušan album barryja adamsona: "sasvim ugodno slušanje, nisam baš nešto slično prije imao prilike čuti... nije da mi se sasvim dopalo, ali svakako mi je drago što sam preslušao ovo, a ne neko generično rok sranje kakvim vrvi ovaj popis... tako da u konačnici lijepa trojčica"

I guess I appreciate the idea here. Some songs were cool and experimental, and others just sounded like background noise. Not really an album I expect will stand the test of time, nor the best "soundtrack for a non-existent movie" album I've heard ("Soundtracks for the Blind" by Swans comes to mind) but fine I suppose. 2.7/5 -> 3/5

Wow. The other Barry Adamson album on the list had some ick issues (the cover art, the Jarvis Cocker vocals) but this one is FANTASTIC atmospheric jazzy goodness from start to finish. I'll have to listen to some of his other stuff and see if Oedipus Shmoedipus is the low point of his discography for me, as I suspect it might be.

Sorry dit zuigt. Cool idee zo'n soundtrack voor een verzonnen film, maar dan moet het wel als één samenhangend geheel klinken. Dit is een bende.

I enjoyed his other fake movie album, but this one feels too disconnected to be able to hit for me. For the most part it's not a great listen. When it does work though, it's great. Tracks like 'The Swinging Detective' are dripping in atmosphere and menace. There's also lots of experimentation with instruments and soundscapes. But there's also so many awkward bits that don't have enough form to them.

I'm going to put it down as a bold failure, which isn't to be derided because it's really going for something.

2.5 rounded down.

It's weird but I don't hate it.

"The album title is a play on words in reference to Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story". No kidding????

Anyway, this is hilarious to me. The kind of little project we all make in GarageBand, yet somehow it made it to the list. I don't think I'm in the mood for it, though. But I do like the title 'Everything Happens to Me'. The last song was definitely the best, but Barry didn't write that one.

It was an interesting idea of a soundtrack for a movie that doesn't exist, but really I'm sure there are tons of real soundtracks that would have been better than this for the list.

I love Barry Adamson. I really do. But this isn’t an album I needed to hear before I die 💔

"You have nothing to worry about, Mr. Adamson! I promise - I won't breathe a word - to anyone"

I bought this CD when it first came out because "The Man With the Golden Arm" was getting a lot of airplay, and Barry Adamson had played with Magazine and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. I listened to it ALL the time then, but I haven't heard it in quite a while because you know how it is, there's always something new to listen to; I have a short attention span. But at the time this was one of my favorite records.

On listening again today? Ha, I forgot how much I love this record. Starts off creepy and orchestral, then into the great bouncing "Under Wraps," then into what sounds like it could be a mid-60s soundtrack except... not. Thank you 1001 Albums for reminding me of this marvelously unhinged album.

(I'm laughing at the 1-star review that says "Who is this for? Who is sitting around listening to this? People who listen to this need to be on a registry." I guess that's me?)

Definitely an interesting one. Do like the jazz/noir meets horror vibes. But overall, being a "soundtrack", I don't think its one I'll be going back to. Perfectly solid.

𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘚𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 feels like the soundtrack to a crime film that never existed. Mixing jazz, funk, and cinematic arrangements, Barry Adamson creates a dark and atmospheric record that constantly suggests scenes, characters, and urban landscapes.

The concept works remarkably well: the music has a strong film-noir mood, as if it were accompanying a stylish late-night thriller. Even without the imaginary movie, the album stands on its own as a compelling and distinctive listen.

meh

So the conceit isbthat this is the soundtrack to a noir murder film that doesn't exist.

With sound effects, dialogue and atmosphere to burn, Adamson really commits to the bit.

Whether it's a bit that's worth committing to is kind of dubious.

What isn't dubious is that this is not an album I needed to hear before I die. It's never short of competent, but no more than that.

Meanwhile, Blind Joe Death and My Feet are Smiling aren't on the list and this is.