Bamboozled (2000 Film)

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Author: Various

Format: Import

Release Date: 26-09-2000

Details: Amazon.ca Writer-director Spike Lee’s latest is a dark satire on the television Industry, in which a frustrated Ivy League-educated black writer revives the racially insensitive minstrel show (now performed by blacks in even blacker face, as opposed to whites) and achieves a ratings success and industry fallout. The music has been carefully chosen and presents a wide swath of styles, clocking in at a generous 75 minutes. Prince, the artist formerly known as ?, is back with « 2045 Radical Man, » which features his trademark mix of old-school soul and updated funk. Stevie Wonder’s « Misrepresented People » (featuring a spoken-word passage by the Rev. Jesse Jackson) and « Some Years Ago » are infused with social consciousness, recalling the message music of early 1970s soul. Chuck D. teams up with the Roots and Rage Against the Machine’s Zack De La Rocha for an update of Public Enemy’s « Burn Hollywood Burn. » –Rob O’Connor Product Description The original motion picture soundtrack to Spike Lee’s BAMBOOZLED echoes the film’s theme, which explores and satirizes the appropriation of African-American culture by both TV and the film industry. Acts such as Public Enemy, The Roots, and Rage Against The Machine combine to remake the classic Public Enemy cut, « Burn Hollywood Burn. » Matching Lee’s groundbreaking cinematic skills, the soundtrack also contains rare contributory appearances from such superstars as Stevie Wonder (« Misrepresented People, » « Some Years Ago ») and Prince (« 2045 Radical Man »).Numerous big time acts are featured here, including Erykah Badu (« Hollywood »), Gerald Levert (« Dream With No Love ») and Bruce Hornsby (« Shadowlands »). One of BAMBOOZLED’s hottest cuts is from Profyle (« One Night »), produced by ALLSTAR (SWV, Joe), which displays the vocal stylings of one of Motown’s newest groups to good effect. Another among a collection of notable cuts is « Blak Iz Black » by Mau Maus, which features such cutting-edge rappers as Mos Def, Charli Baltimore, Canibus and MC Serch. PREVIEW :Vibe (12/00, p.198) – 4 stars out of 5 – « …Music that compels you to dance and think….This balance between head and hips keeps the soundtrack beguiling… »The Source (10/00, p.264) – « …A plethora of big-name recording artists whose collective sound keeps the flow harmonious….there are more than enough tight tracks on this to make you feel like you weren’t bamboozled… »

UPC: 601215968729

EAN: 0601215968729

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood