Freddy Got Fingered Review
Freddy Got Fingered is a "Meh" movie. Freddy Got Fingered's soundtrack is a "Wow" album. There's some true punk on this record with a dozen songs from the greatest artists I've ever heard in over 20 years of living. Too bad a terrific punk soundtrack doesn't make up for a mediocre movie. Sure, the movie's alright and I know Tom Green didn't go for awards and praise, but I laughed maybe once. That may actually be alright though, because I rarely laugh at films these days.
Hmm... Back to the album... If you're anything but a suburban skateboarding middle school underachiever, pick this up. Just what I love: Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Green Day, Agent Orange, Iggy Pop, The Adolescents, Dead Kennedys. The only thing missing is New York Dolls and Punchbuggy-- wait. They ARE on the soundtrack! Yay! Recommended for everyone who's not a pre-teen wuss. You may also want to check out some Operation Ivy albums.
Highlights: "We're a Happy Family", "Natural Blues", "Mid-East Mobile Home".
Freddy Got Fingered Overview
This isn't a "History of Punk," but it's not a bad offhand collection either. Solid, reputable names appear throughout. Iggy Pop rerecorded "I've Got to Be Me" the way you wish he'd do all his albums: raw, sloppy, and uncompromising. "Problems," not a front-running Sex Pistols tune, still sounds amazing; Johnny Rotten's genre-defining, snarling lead vocals never grow old. Switching to the '80s, San Francisco's Dead Kennedys--with their guitar-screeching rewrite of Sonny Curtis's Bobby Fuller Four hit "I Fought the Law"--pursue their left-wing political agenda at full power. Punchbuggy, a group from writer and director Tom Green's hometown, don't suck, as their peppy harmonies and hooks capably prove. Moby is here because... well, because he's Moby and he's on every rock soundtrack. Punk dead? Long live punk. --Rob O'Connor
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