What do you get when you combine the talents of Soundtrack Executive Producers Dana Sano and Kelly Makin, Soundtrack Producer Harvey Schwartz and the talents of thirteen bands?
The cover of National Lampoon's Senior Trip gives a lucid idea of the attitude one can expect of the Capricorn Records soundtrack. A beverage-clutching Abraham Lincoln, in statue pose and complete with shades and political insignia, sits in his monumental chair with the logo displayed above his marble hair - Four score and seven beers ago..."
In the tradition of National Lampoon, Senior Trip features a talented array of performers, including Tommy Chong and Matt Frewer of the fame of Cheech and Chong and Max Headroom, respectively. The comedy of the cast's adventures in the nation's capitol is reinforced by thirteen tracks, including three previously unreleased songs.
The tracks span twenty-six years with the inclusion of "Magic Bus" by Ian Moore, who performs a 1969 remake of The Who's classic. "Ultrasuede", written and performed by Matthew Sweet, is a previously unreleased 1993 track. The song is worth the wait. And, the Jayhawks are on Senior Trip, with "Tomorrow the Green Grass," displaying a continuity and style characteristic of the songs on their recent album with the same name.
As with soundtracks in general, the music does not quickly classify to one genre or category or another; the irreverence and calculated nonchalance of Senior Trip is evident in the soundtrack and translates primarily into funk, high-energy and straightforward rock.
To those of us who love the antics of Animal House and the creativity of National Lampoon, the Senior Trip soundtrack becomes an exciting addition by Capricorn Records.
Track Listing: Our Lady Peace - Starseed; The Muffs - Red Eyed Troll; Matthew Sweet - Ultrasuede; 311 - Outside; God Lives Underwater - Tortoise; Ian Moore - Magic Bus; Daisyhaze - Brickface; Shoveljerk - Killing My Buzz Phunk Junkeez - B-Boy Hard; Morphine - Yes; Hayride - A Hard Deer's Night Seven Day Diary - Flounder; The Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass
