The American Way, FLYCUB20109, Brian Bennett
Format: CD
Price: £7.00
Score and incidental music by Brian Bennett
FILM SYNOPSIS
Above America in a re-equipped bomber that serves as an anarchic pirate TV station called 'S&M TV', a motley crew of renegade Vietnam veterans await amnesty from the authorities, having grown homesick and tired from years of being constantly in the skies living as outlaws.
Their captain (Dennis Hopper) cherishes his outlaw status, and jumps at the chance to wage a sabotage-and-smear campaign against a right-wing, female, war-mongering Presidential candidate.
The suspense centres around whether S&M TV can expose her before the Pentagon blasts their lo-tech TV station and airborne home out of the skies. There are a few endearingly naive swipes at Establishment hypocrisy, but the caricatures are too broad to constitute biting satire, political or otherwise, diluted by the unnecessary celebration of rebellious rock mores. Director Maurice Phillips' pop-promo background could be why that element was included. Only the dependable Hopper, giving with the crazed visionary hippy once again, offers real wit or conviction, and even he is indulged. All in all the result is a well-intentioned oddity, with co-star Michael J Pollard, this film achieved cult status in the USA.
Featured musicians include Clem Clempson, Joe Fagan, Mark Griffiths, Warren Bennett, Alan Jones, The Radlett & Rastrick Brass Band & David Barton
Warren Bennett is the Executive Producer and compiler of 'The American Way' CD.
The artwork for this release is derived from the original film release, with the different German film poster included in the booklet.
Track Listing
- COMIN' IN ON A WING AND A PRAYER 2:35
- THE AMERICAN WAY 4:14
- NIGHT FLIGHT 4:57
- RADIO YEE-HA! 2:34
- "A GOOD DAY TO DIE" 0:38
- COCKPIT 1:18
- THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER 1:29
- THE CAPTAIN'S BLUES 2:36
- VISIONS OF WAR 0:50
- THE PRESIDENT'S OWN 1:46
- PEOPLE GET READY 1:40
- BLUES A LA QUIRK part 1 1:48
- MISSILE ATTACK part 1 1:46
- ACE THE FACE 1:10
- "THAT WAS CLOSE" 1:15
- I WANNA BE LOVED BY YOU 0:30
- BLUES A LA QUIRK part 2 1:40
- KILLING FIELDS 0:51
- JIVE ASS TURKEY 2:26
- MISSILE ATTACK part 2 3:11
- THE GREEN MAN 0:32
- S&MTV 1:08
- THE SERVICE 1:12
- BAKERSFIELD 3:12
- BLUES A LA QUIRK part 3 1:55
- TIMEBOMB 1:19
- STORM RIDERS 1:57
- ACCAPULCO 2:06
- HALUCINATION 0:34
- PISSED IN ACCAPULCO 1:58
- STATION IN THE SKY 4:14
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