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 big mistake Mar 23, 2008
where are the three ladies playing violin, i was going to buy it because of that music
 one of the best soundtracks EVER May 24, 2007
After seeing the XXX: State of the Union movie, I wanted to see if the soundtrack was any good. I ended up buying it due to the inclusion of three words on the track list: "Three Days Grace". Yup, I'm a huge TDG fan, so I bought the CD specifically for that track. The track in question is "Just Like Wylin'", a mash-up done specifically for the soundtrack of Bone Crusher's "Wyle Out" and Three Days Grace's smash single "Just Like You"; interestingly enough, "Wyle Out" also appears on the soundtrack, in the #8 song position ("Just Like Wylin'" hit on track 14). Originally, I thought that was the only good song on the CD, but as I began to listen to the other songs, I quickly deduced that this was one of the best soundtracks I had ever heard. I didn't really care for the opening Petey Pablo track, but was absolutely blown away by Ice Cube's "Anybody Seen the PoPo?". The next track, "Fight the Power", is a cover of a Public Enemy song done masterfully by metal band Korn, with a guest appearance by rapper Xzibit. Track 4, Dead Celebrity Status' "Messiah", ties for me with best song on the CD; it's one of the only rap songs I will unashamedly play in front of my friends and say I like it. The next good track is P.O.D.'s "The Payback", which sadly wasn't featured in the movie, a disappointment considering the track is perfect for the movie. Velvet Revolver contributes the next track and I wasn't really impressed with that one, either (never have liked VR that much). Some more good, but filler, rap tracks come in (including one by Moby and Public Enemy that I so could have done without, but excluding Bone Crusher's "Wyle Out"), but the Bone Crusher/ Three Days Grace track saves it for me. Then comes the real surprise, and without a doubt the best song on the CD: Labba's "Did It Again". This one actually hooked me from the very beginning; I love the line in the chorus: "Rap music will never die, all we do is f*cking multiply..." Yeah, that's the shiznit. The last track, "The Good Song" by Tonex, really doesn't need to be in the CD at all.
So, to recap, here are my favorite songs in order:
- Labba, "Did It Again"
- Dead Celebrity Status, "Messiah"
- Bone Crusher feat. Three Days Grace, "Just Like Wylin'"
- Korn feat. Xzibit, "Fight the Power"
- Ice Cube, "Anybody Seen the PoPo?"
- Bone Crusher, "Wyle Out"
- P.O.D., "The Payback"
- YoungBloodZ, "Dis Dat Block"
And I'm not going to comment on the exclusion of the song by BOND, as I have neither heard them nor heard of them; I would have liked to hear them, though, so that's the only reason I'm going to say it should have been on the CD.
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"XXX: State Of The Union" -- It's Not Bad, But... Aug 08, 2006
it could have been better than it actually turned out.
Like a couple of other reviewers have mentioned, I was very disappointed that the song played during the boat chase sequence -- "I Play You Lose" by The Grusomes featuring Tezz -- was not included in the soundtrack (I really liked that song), and a song by P.O.D. was included in the album, even though it wasn't heard in the soundtrack.
Other than that minor disappointment (along with several others, including the exclusion of Bond's version of "Victory", the absence of Marco Beltrami's opening credits theme and Julian Bunetta's "State Of The Union", which is heard during the closing credits), it's a nice blend of hard rock and rap, with some unusual musical pairings, such as Moby and Public Enemy, and KoRn and Xzibit.
If "I Play You Lose", "State Of The Union", the opening credits theme and "Victory" had been included, I would have given this soundtrack compilation four stars, instead of 3 and a half.
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 Song May 30, 2006
For all those asked about the boat chase song. it is called I Play You Lose by The Grusomes featuring Tezz.
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Regarding the missing "violin" song... Mar 13, 2006
For those interested, the "violin" song played during the party was "VICTORY", performed by BOND, (Haylie Ecker, Eos Chater, Tania Davis & Gay-Yee Westerhoff...yes that's 4 girls, not 3), and I too was very entertained by the entire movie, its soundtrack with ALL the various numbers a very pleasing experience for me. BOND has their own web site, Amazon.com also has their albums available. I just wish I could find their 3 videos they have produced.
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