But I digress. Now onto the album:

1. Green Day - JAR: The song everybody's familiar with. Not the best GD song ever, but still great.
2. Ash - Jack Names The Planets: Mid-tempo alt rocker with a funny intro. Very nice.
3. Dance Hall Crashers - Enough: Faster, with a female lead vocalist. Still very catchy. "Shut up and we'll be fine..."
4. Ash - Kung Fu: More Ash, but this one's faster than JNTP. (And, IMHO, better.)
5. The Riverdales - Back To You: VERY Ramonesish, but not in a ripoff way. Joey would be proud.
6. Smoking Popes - Mrs. You And Me: Decent, but the lead vocalist just sounds too nasal. But it's still an okay track.
7. Weezer - You Gave Your Love To Me Softly: Short, but sweet love song. Does anyone know what "Leijon" (sp?) is?
8. Goo Goo Dolls - Ain't That Unusual: I'm not really a GGD fan, but for some reason, I love this song. Mid-tempo, kind of nice.
9. Muffs - Funny Face: Pretty good, but I usually skip it. It's a little bit slower.
10. Tilt - White Homes: Great song, faster and more punkish.
11. Pansy Division - Deep Water: Decent acoustic song.
12. Love Spit Love - Am I Wrong: The soundtrack's big curveball. It's a slower song backed by a marching band. But it's really good.

By the way, the song they left out (the one where Angus dances with Melissa) was "Fade Into You" by Mazzy Starr. Dunno why they left it off.

But anyway, if you're a '90s lover like me, then buy the movie, and the soundtrack, and enjoy.


You buy a CD for one song...   March 4, 2000
Casey H Bailey (New York City)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

...and you see where it gets you. This CD is incredible. I bought it for the opening song in the film ('Am I Wrong' by Love Spit Love), but have enjoyed it for all the other tracks.

From what I understand, the song referenced above was not written with the marching band in it. That was added for the film. Incredible. It's my favorite movie opening.


something's missing in here   November 24, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

the song "fade into you by mazzy star" was featured in the movie (angus) but how come the song was not featured on the soundtrack. It made me real mad cause the song plays a huge part in the movie the song was played when angus danced the girl of his dreams the part that really made me cry. Dont get me wrong i still love the cd but i pretty much enjoy watching the movie.


The movie bombed but its songs were at least great   January 9, 2000
Sal Nudo (Champaign, Illinois)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Though many of the groups on the "Angus" soundtrack may now find themselves on various "Best of the '90s" compilation CDs, this was one of the more fun albums of that era -- with great music to boot. There's a youthful punk energy and a genuine feeling of emerging from the homogeneousness of life in these songs that make them special. Ash contribute two excellent tracks that are high-paced with purposely silly lyrics. Other great contributions come from the Riverdales, Smoking Popes, Weezer, Dance Hall Crashers and the Muffs. Many have heard the great Green Day song, "J.A.R.," but it's the Goo Goo Dolls who actually steal the show. Their song "Ain't That Unusual" (also on A Boy Named Goo) is a majestic song with towering riffs and heartfelt lyrics. Overall, the youthful spirit from these songs carries them a long way, and it doesn't matter that they won't be prominently heard of again. Though I never did see "Angus" (and likely never will), the songs from the soundtrack are worth checking out.


Awesome!   October 18, 1999
Fran Boyken (Iowa City, IA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This CD is really good (so's the movie). I think the best song on here is the last one, the movie's theme song with the marching band thing going on. I'm surprised no one else here thinks so.