StreamingSoundtracks.com - Cowboy Bebop V.1

#	Track Listing	Length	Played
01	Tank! Yoko Kanno	3:28	305
02	Rush Yoko Kanno	3:32	121
03	Spokey Dokey Yoko Kanno	4:03	29
04	Bad Dog No Biscuits Yoko Kanno	4:08	193
05	Cat Blues Yoko Kanno	2:33	59
06	Cosmos Yoko Kanno	1:34	32
07	Space Lion Yoko Kanno	7:08	309
08	Waltz For Zizi Yoko Kanno	3:29	58
09	Piano Black Yoko Kanno	2:47	39
10	Pot City Yoko Kanno	2:12	19
11	Too Good Too Bad Yoko Kanno	2:33	43
12	Car 24 Yoko Kanno	2:48	18
13	The Egg And I Yoko Kanno	2:40	158
14	Felt Tip Pen Yoko Kanno	2:38	19
15	Rain Yoko Kanno	3:21	176
16	Digging My Potato Yoko Kanno	2:18	39
17	Memory Yoko Kanno	1:29	32

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Reviewers Rating

1 review done for this album.

An Eclectic Soundtrack for an Eclectic Show

By:	ladylark
Date:	8 Sep 2011
Rating:

Cowboy Bebop was an anime that set out to be undefinable. Is it a comedy? Drama? Romance? Action? Mystery? Western? Sci-Fi? Horror?

The answer is all and none of the above. It simply is.

The musical score is a lot like that too and it is deliberate on Ms. Kanno's part. This is not an album that has a lot of songs that sound the same or have repeating themes. Chances are you'll dislike one or more tracks and like others. And that is fine. Most of the songs were used once in their respective episode and then never heard from again. Which was seriously ground-breaking in the anime world where recycled themes/music is the rule and expected. There are Vocal and Instrumental tracks on this album as well.

My personal favorites include:
1. Tank - this is the opening theme song to the show and will wake you up if you are sleeping.

6. Cosmos - a yearning sax solo that is totally the kind of song to make you want to slow dance with that special someone.

7. Space Lion - An odd mix of tribal, new age, and smooth jazz that shouldn't work but does. This song is honestly one of the reasons I bought this album.

15. Rain - A vocal track that is very reminiscent of a hymn/power ballad. It is sung by Steve Conte but in the actual show it was sung by a female singer. Another of my favorites.

17. Memory - a poignant music box melody.

The rest of the tracks while good aren't my favorites. Porbably because I am not a huge fan of Jazz which is the base for much of these tracks. Although there is a fair amount of honky tonk and harmonica to be found here as well.

It's good, but not my favorite of Kanno's soundtracks.

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