THE J. GEILS BAND FRIGHT NIGHT MOVIE
THE J. GEILS BAND FRIGHT NIGHT FULL

If I’m buying the soundtrack to Re-Animator, I want the poster image from the film with the zombie holding his own head, not an overly abstract artistic representation of it. And with rare exception these are unequivocally horrible.

THE J. GEILS BAND FRIGHT NIGHT MOVIE

Nearly all the horror movie soundtrack re-releases of late have forgone their selections’ original artwork in lieu of new creations. Night Fever also set themselves apart with how they’ve chosen to present their debut release. Tracks by Devo, Sparks and April Wine, while not keeping with the horror theme, are also good, and do well to paint a picture of the world the movie is set.

THE J. GEILS BAND FRIGHT NIGHT FULL

Geils Band’s title track is one of their best, sounding like a horror-themed reworking of “Freeze Frame” or “Centerfold” (because it kind of is), and the vampire-themed “You Can’t Hide From The Beast Inside” by Autograph is a well above average example of mid-80s metal, which at this point was far more pop than metal but not yet at full glam. Ian Hunter’s ghoulish contribution, “Good Man In A Band Time” is also a great example of the best the 80s had to offer, with its wonderfully glossy production and non-stop synthesizer rhythm put on what essentially sounds like a 70s rock track that wouldn’t have been out of place on a decent Mott The Hoople record. While most of the Fright Night soundtrack sounds dated today, it’s dated in all the right ways. Geils Band), new wave (Devo) and quiet storm rhythm and blues (Evelyn “Champagne” King) is a welcome change of pace from the usual releases of either abstract synthesized scores or full-on, bombastic orchestral pieces. I end up looking over my shoulder way too damn often. So the Fright Night soundtrack, with its eclectic selection of 80s metal (Autograph), classic rock (April Wine, J. I live alone, I don’t want to be cleaning my bathroom to the soundtrack of Re-Animator.

Give me a nice collection of decent pop music over a minimal and creepy orchestral piece any day of the week. The Fright Night soundtrack is a soundtrack, a collection of songs by hot (and not so hot) bands of the era, with a smattering of original music thrown in to encourage buyers at the time to pick it up.Īnd while I love me a nice, atmospheric horror movie score, I honestly don’t find myself reaching for those albums all that often. Almost all of the releases by the previously mentioned labels have been scores. And with Fright Night, at least Night Fever Music is going for a slightly different release. Time will tell if the market can handle so many labels vying for the same market, but personally I’m always up for more vinyl. Someone out there decided that there weren’t enough labels going after the (apparently surprisingly lucrative) vinyl horror soundtrack collector market, because adding to the already crowded field that features labels like Death Waltz, Mondo (who bought Death Waltz), Waxworks, Silva Screen, One Way Static, Invada and probably a few more labels that I’m forgetting at the moment comes Night Fever Music with their debut release, the soundtrack to the cult-classic 80s horror comedy Fright Night.īut hey, I’m not going to complain all that much.

The j. geils band fright night