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1. Darek Czernewcan says:

   August 31, 2010 at 6:34 am

   If regurgitated odious drivel is your cup of tea, then this CD is for you. Glen Hansard’s raspy vocals are one step shy of the “fingernails down the chalkboard” cliché. The man sounds like a 2-pack-a-day smoker. Apropos clichés, the lyrics of every song on the CD are as unimaginative and unoriginal as can possibly be. The songwriters simply strung together every known love-song aphorism into a long and painful ode, much like something one would read in a depressed teenager’s diary. The themes of rejection, mistrust, endless pathetic longing are recycled mercilessly. The musical composition and Mr. Hansard’s guitar playing skills fall somewhere between a drunk/stoned/semi-conscious Bob Dylan playing a benefit concert for starving Africa and a folk festival rendition of Eric Clapton’s “Tears In Heaven” as performed by a street-corner Jesus on methadone. Mr. Hansard appears to be conjuring all his efforts in his endeavour to sound like a real musician, often compensating for lack of originality with his shrieks and screams, worthy of any death-metal band. If Marketa Irglova, who has an inkling of potential, wants to gain some respect as a musician, the first thing she must do is distance herself from people like Glen Hansard.
   Rating: 1 / 5
2. D. Lewis says:

   August 31, 2010 at 7:58 am

   i am not inspired to expound beyond the title of my review… this middle of the road moaning is completely unimaginative and really doesn’t deserve analysis. i can not believe how anyone could possibly enjoy this. i actually wish i didn’t feel this way – i don’t like panning someone’s artistic work, but in this case i would feel remiss if i didn’t only because of the large amount of undeserved praise it’s been receiving.
   Rating: 1 / 5
3. Ethan M. Silverman says:

   August 31, 2010 at 8:39 am

   This is a shady company that takes your money and doesnt deliver the goods or respond to emails, shame on amazon for doing business with them!!!!!!!!
   Rating: 1 / 5
4. R. Wiedlin says:

   August 31, 2010 at 9:17 am

   I had the misfortune of watching this film in theaters. Drawn in on promises of a thrilling musical score and a story based on a struggling musician’s life, I was sorely disappointed.

   I will keep my opinion of the actual film separate from this review, as this is just the sound track.

   Bottom line is that this musical score, is lacking, especially for a soundtrack of a film so centered around music. The vast majority of the songs take beginners guitar chords and place it against mediocre vocals which often repeat themselves to the point that it becomes apparent that the writers thought up one basic hook and failed to come up with anything more.

   Perhaps the sound track truly does not deserve a 1 star rating, but I am putting the rating of this score that low to counter balance other people’s overrating reviews.

   These songs failed miserably to wow me. The composers seemed scared to venture out of their comfortable zone, creating a uniformly bland album. You would be better off saving your money for this one trick pony soundtrack.
   Rating: 1 / 5
5. Charlotte O'donnell says:

   August 31, 2010 at 9:53 am

   Music has no set style, it is very generic. Perhaps if you saw the movie you would enjoy the CD but otherwise it is very bland.
   Rating: 2 / 5