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General Article name: Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1
Genre: Soundtrack / Filmmusik Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: Universal US Number of tracks: 12 Tracklist LP - 1 1. Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling 2. The Raspberries - Go All the Way 3. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky 4. David Bowie - Moonage Daydream 5. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love 6. The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back 7. 10cc - I'm Not in Love 8. Redbone - Come and Get Your Love 9. The Runaways - Cherry Bomb 10. Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) 11. The Five Stairsteps - O-o-h Child 12. Marvin Gaye / Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough   Description Description

Whatever the precise plot machinations that led Guardians of the Galaxy to rely so heavily on the Super Hits from the '70s doesn't quite matter when it comes to regarding the soundtrack. Here, the record works as a sampler of the soft rock and Yacht rock hits that are familiar not only from constant exposure on the radio, but also their use in movies. "Hooked on a Feeling" played a pivotal role in Reservoir Dogs, "Spirit in the Sky" opened up Miami Blues, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" was in Boogie Nights, and "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" has been in countless films and TV shows -- as has almost everything else here with the possible exception of David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream," which touches upon the space age futurism of this comic book caper. [The expanded double-disc set has a second CD containing Tyler Bates' big, sweeping score, but it's the "Awesome Mix" that offers a nostalgia trip that's potent even if you've never seen the film.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine