[Almost Famous]

Almost Famous had a nice soundtrack.   And The Blues Brothers soundtrack wasn't too shabby either.  Are these choices too obvious? 

The Coen Brothers  film Serious Man used  nearly the entire Surrealistic Pillow album as part of the soundtrack.  I found that amusing.

I was wondering if Almost Famous was too obvious as well. I'm not a fan of the songs written specifically for the movie, but the choice of songs used throughout the movie is fantastic. I wasn't a fan of "Tiny Dancer" until I saw the movie, but it was so well-used that  it made me reevaluate my opinion of Elton John.

My favorite album of the summer is easily Father John Misty's 'Fear Fun'. He's the ex drummer of Fleet Foxes/has released several albums under the name J. Tillman, but I think this album is better than their last and much more adventurous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-XraF8tZM4 - full album stream
If you haven't heard any of his stuff, I suggest listening to the first four tracks off of the album and what I feel like should've been a single "Well, You Can Do It Without Me".

currently:
Damien Jurado - Maraquopa

lately:
Father John Misty - Fear Fun
Beach Boys - Landlocked
Paul McCartney - Ram
Paul Simon - Paul Simon

I generally read Pitchfork's reviews, but often disagree with their number ratings. Aside from that, I'm another fan of rateyourmusic.com