Reality Bites

by Reality Bites / O.s.t. (Bonus T

Overview

While it may not be the "generational touchstone" that its back cover claims it to be, the soundtrack to Reality Bites does indeed reflect the peak of mainstream pop culture's interest in the trappings of Generation X. The turning point for alternative pop/rock came in 1994: the popularity of the previously underground artists the movement put into the mainstream had reached such a height that it had nowhere to go but down, and the less challenging acts the major labels signed in response to the initial success of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Smashing Pumpkins began to dilute the overall sound of alternative rock. Ten years on, with "classic alternative rock" radio stations reflecting the nostalgia of the now thirty-something Gen Xers for the music of their college years, Reality Bites: 10th Anniversary Edition arrives. To the soundtrack's credit, its track listing holds up fairly well after a decade; even though it doesn't include too many songs by Nirvana-level bands (U2, whose "All I Want Is You" is included here, had already had plenty of success by the time the Generation X phenomenon rolled around), it's also refreshingly free of the pseudo-alternative rock bands that populated soundtracks in the mid-'90s. Along with the soundtrack's hits "Stay," which launched the career of Lisa Loeb, and Big Mountain's cover of "Baby, I Love Your Way," it features more than its fair share of solid to strong tracks, including World Party's "Young Americans" rewrite "When You Come Back to Me," the Posies' "Going, Going, Gone," Crowded House's "Locked Out," and Dinosaur Jr.'s "Turnip Farm." On the other hand, the album's lowlights, such as Squeeze's ill-advised "Tempted (94)" and the Indians' nondescript "Bed of Roses," seem that much worse for wear. Reality Bites: 10th Anniversary Edition also includes six bonus tracks, including some of the other songs that appeared in the movie, such as New Order's "Confusion," Ethan Hawke's "Add It Up," and Arrested Development's "Give a Man a Fish." A demo version of "Stay" and a new single, "Fools Like Me," underscore just how much of Loeb's career originated with this soundtrack. It's questionable just how necessary Reality Bites: 10th Anniversary Edition actually is; the soundtrack is still better than average (though not as definitive as the Singles soundtrack), but it hasn't really grown richer as the years have passed. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	06/08/2004
Label:	Bmg Heritage / Rca
UPC:	0828766061420
Rank:	47800

Tracks

1. My Sharona
2. Spin the Bottle
3. Bed of Roses
4. When You Come Back to Me
5. Going, Going, Gone
6. Stay (I Missed You)
7. All I Want Is You
8. Locked Out
9. Spinning Around Over You
10. I'm Nuthin'
11. Turnip Farm
12. Revival!
13. Tempted '94
14. Baby, I Love Your Way
15. Stay (I Missed You)
16. Add It Up
17. Confusion
18. Disco Inferno
19. Give a Man a Fish
20. Fools Like Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories   Primary Artist
The Indians   Primary Artist
Arrested Development   Primary Artist
Big Mountain   Primary Artist
Ethan Hawke   Primary Artist,Vocals
Juliana Hatfield Three   Primary Artist
Juliana Hatfield   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
World Party   Primary Artist
Lisa Loeb   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic)
New Order   Primary Artist
The Knack   Primary Artist
Crowded House   Primary Artist
Lenny Kravitz   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
U2   Primary Artist
Dinosaur Jr.   Primary Artist
Me Phi Me   Primary Artist,Rap,Jew's-Harp
The Posies   Primary Artist
The Trammps   Primary Artist
Squeeze   Primary Artist
Nine Stories   Primary Artist
Doug Fieger   Vocals,Guitar
John Goux   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Jack Irons   Drums
Craig Ross   Guitar (Electric)
Elizabeth Mitchell   Vocal Harmony
Rags Murtaugh   Harmonica
Christopher Wagner   Bass
John Brian   Harmonium,Mellotron
Prescott Niles   Bass
Angie Bianca   Vocals
Chris Cuben Tatum   Bass,Drums,Organ,Piano,Vocals (Background)
James McWhinney   Vocals (Background)
John Michael Falasz III   Guitar (12 String)
Nathan Aibinder   Guitar
Larry Williams   Flute,Sax (Tenor)
John "J.R." Robinson   Drums
Jon Feinberg   Drums,Percussion
Karl Wallinger   Keyboards,Organ (Hammond),Bass,Drums,Vocals
Quino   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Neil Finn   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Zeb   Guitar
Todd Philips   Drums
Simon Clarke   Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone)
David Fox   Bass
Bruce Gary   Drums
Kurt Fedora   Bass,Guitar
Gilson Lavis   Drums
Dan Littleton   Guitar (Electric)
Paul Carrack   Organ,Piano,Vocals
Paul Hester   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Berton Averre   Guitar,Vocals
Bono   Vocals
Ken Stringfellow   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
J Mascis   Drums,Guitar,Vocals
John Bentley   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Dean Fisher   Bass
Warren Hill   Sax (Alto)
Julie Christensen   Vocals (Background)
Michael Bohannon   Vocals (Background)
Adam Clayton   Bass
Henry Hirsch   Bass
Chris Sharrock   Drums
Blizz   Scratching
Juan Patino   Vocal Harmony
Denny Fongheiser   Percussion
Jon Auer   Guitar,Vocals
Mark Hart   Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Jerry Hey   Trumpet
Ron Fair   Guitar,Keyboards
Peter Holsapple   Keyboards
Chris Wilson   Bass
Chris Difford   Guitar,Vocals
Curt Bisquera   Drums
Larry Mullen, Jr.   Drums
The Edge   Guitar
Joe Quigley   Bass
Mike Musburger   Drums
Tim Bright   Guitar (Electric)
Nick Seymour   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Glenn Tilbrook   Guitar,Vocals
Aaron Zigman   Keyboards
Abe Laboriel, Jr.   Drums
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.   Bass
Tony Chin   Guitar
Tessa Niles   Vocals (Background)
Steve Forman   Percussion
Elvis Costello   Guitar,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Doug Fieger   Composer
Bono   Composer
Craig Ross   Composer
David Baerwald   Composer
Squeeze   Performer
Dick Rudolph   Composer
Tyrone Garfield Kersey   Composer
Angie Bianca   Composer
Chris Cuben Tatum   Producer
Erik Hanson   Producer
Todd Thomas   Composer
Karl Wallinger   Producer,Composer
Neil Finn   Composer
Arrested Development   Composer
Kurt Fedora   Composer
Gordon Gano   Composer
Dave Jerden   Producer
Youth   Producer
Speech   Composer
Berton Averre   Composer
Bernard Sumner   Composer
Ken Stringfellow   Composer
J Mascis   Composer,Producer
The Knack   Performer
Ethan Hawke   Performer
Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories   Performer
Juliana Hatfield Three   Performer
Juliana Hatfield   Composer,Performer
Mike Chapman   Producer
Adam Clayton   Composer
World Party   Performer
Leroy Green   Composer
Jon Auer   Composer
Scott Litt   Producer
Peter Hook   Composer
Ron Fair   Producer
Lisa Loeb   Composer
Peter Frampton   Composer
Jimmy Iovine   Producer
Chris Difford   Composer
Crowded House   Performer
Larry Mullen, Jr.   Composer
The Edge   Composer
Lenny Kravitz   Composer,Producer,Performer
U2   Performer
Dinosaur Jr.   Performer
Jeff Lynne   Composer
John Shanks   Composer
Juan Patino   Producer
Me Phi Me   Composer,Performer
Michael Beinhorn   Producer
The Posies   Producer,Performer
Minnie Riperton   Composer
Arthur Baker   Composer
David Bianco   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Gillian Gilbert   Composer
Glenn Tilbrook   Composer
Headliner   Composer
Shelly Peiken   Composer
Stephen Morris   Composer
The Indians   Performer
Big Mountain   Performer