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A Mighty Wind - The Album LPâ
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The Story
The key to the success of Christopher Guestâs satirical comedies is that, not so deep down, he harbors real affection and deep understanding for the targets of his lampooning. So, while A Mighty Wind lay the hopelessly square excesses and petty jealousies of the early â60s folk movement bare for all to see, it also captured the naĂŻve, yes, but charming idealism of the timeâŠand wound up presenting performances that do such a good job of imitating the original recordings that inspired them that sometimes you had to squint pretty hard to see the wink and the nod behind the songs. And the resulting soundtrack album, which, of course, featured Guestâs amazing troupe of character actors (who doubled as songwriters here), including Folksmen Michael McKean and Harry Shearer (playing acoustic versions of the instruments they played in Spinal Tap), Eugene Levy and Catherine OâHara as the Ian & Sylvia-esque Mitch & Mickey, and Jane Lynch and Parker Posey as part of the New Christy Minstrels parody The New Main Street Singers, stands as a pretty fair folk-pop record in its own right. A Mighty WindâThe Album also includes a couple of tracks not in the film, including The Folksmenâs hilarious rendition of the Rolling Stonesâ âStart Me Upâ. First-ever LP reissue, pressed in forest green vinyl!
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Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Description
The key to the success of Christopher Guestâs satirical comedies is that, not so deep down, he harbors real affection and deep understanding for the targets of his lampooning. So, while A Mighty Wind lay the hopelessly square excesses and petty jealousies of the early â60s folk movement bare for all to see, it also captured the naĂŻve, yes, but charming idealism of the timeâŠand wound up presenting performances that do such a good job of imitating the original recordings that inspired them that sometimes you had to squint pretty hard to see the wink and the nod behind the songs. And the resulting soundtrack album, which, of course, featured Guestâs amazing troupe of character actors (who doubled as songwriters here), including Folksmen Michael McKean and Harry Shearer (playing acoustic versions of the instruments they played in Spinal Tap), Eugene Levy and Catherine OâHara as the Ian & Sylvia-esque Mitch & Mickey, and Jane Lynch and Parker Posey as part of the New Christy Minstrels parody The New Main Street Singers, stands as a pretty fair folk-pop record in its own right. A Mighty WindâThe Album also includes a couple of tracks not in the film, including The Folksmenâs hilarious rendition of the Rolling Stonesâ âStart Me Upâ. First-ever LP reissue, pressed in forest green vinyl!
