Wild in the Streets [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Overview

Either you've already seen this film, or you really should. Briefly, Max Frost (portrayed by proto-James Dean lookalike Christopher Jones) is the most popular rock star in the land. Somehow, he gets involved in the presidential race, at first to support a candidate, and then to run for office himself. It's bizarre, surreal, awful, and fantastic -- all at the same time. As for the music, it probably looked better on paper in the planning stages. With two of the finest writers of the time under contract (Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil), they probably should have come up with something a little better. Most of the tunes reflect the revolutionary rhetoric of the times (a la the Doors' "Five to One"), with titles like "Fifty Two Percent," "Fourteen or Fight," etc. It's just too bizarre. There is one promising cut, though, "The Shape of Things to Come" (not the Yardbirds song). This tune could have been a real hit for a decent pop/rock band like the Grass Roots. Under the weight of Les Baxter's heavy-handed arrangements, though, it hardly stands a chance. Much like the rest of the album. For the brave at heart. ~ Matthew Greenwald

Product Details

Release Date:	05/14/2013
Label:	Curb / Curb Mod
UPC:	0715187929326

Tracks

1. Love to Be Your Man
2. Free Lovin'
3. Fifty Two Per Cent
4. Shape of Things to Come
5. Psychedelic Senate
6. Fourteen or Flight
7. Wild in the Streets
8. Listen to the Music
9. Sally Le Roy
10. Shelly in Camp

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The 13th Power   Primary Artist
The Senators   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
The Second Time   Primary Artist
Jerry Howard   Primary Artist
The Gurus   Primary Artist
Mike Curb   Conductor
Barry Shear   Director

Technical Credits

Barry Mann   Composer
Mike Curb   Arranger,Producer
Paul Wibier   Composer
Guy Hemric   Composer
Les Baxter   Composer,Score
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Burt Topper   Executive Producer
Samuel Z. Arkoff   Producer
James H. Nicholson   Producer