| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | 
 enlarge | Creator: Various Artists
Label: Umvd Labels
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 15064
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 000286402
UPC: 602498628270
EAN: 0602498628270
ASIN: B0002BO0Q2
Release Date: June 29, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | Legendary Anchor Ron Burgundy Welcomes You to His Album: A Life, a ... | | • | Ride Captain Ride - Konte, Frank | | • | Sunshine (Go Away Today) - Edwards, Jonathan | | • | Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius, Eddie | | • | Groovy Situation - Davis, Herman | | • | Carry On Wayward Son - Livgren, Kerry | | • | Grazing in the Grass - Elston, Harry | | • | Cherry, Cherry - Diamond, Neil | | • | That Lady - Isley, Ronald | | • | Shannon - Gross, Henry | | • | Use Me - Withers, Bill | | • | Help Yourself - Donida, Carlo | | • | She's Gone - Hall, Daryl | | • | Afternoon Delight - Danoff, Bill | | • | Ron Burgundy's Sign Off |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Even Farrell's fans will get tired of this after a few plays July 16, 2004
28 out of 36 found this review helpful
Will Farrell does more than look pretty on the cover of the soundtrack album for "Anchorman," his summer of 2004 comedy, providing introductions as Ron Burgundy to a dozen songs from the time period of the film (as well as deigning to sing one himself). On the one hand the idea that unlike, say, the soundtrack for "Good Morning, Vietnam," the comic bits from the star of the movie are new material and not sound clips from the film. Sometimes the introductions even have to do something with the songs being played, but that is not always the case. On the other hand after you have heard about sitting on the rib eye in the bathtub a couple of times you have milked all the laughs to be had. Tack on to this the fact that you cannot skip the introductions to these songs it may well get annoying down the road, especially when Ron starts crying in the middle of one of the tracks (on the off chance that you really wanted to hear Henry Gross' "Shannon" without comment or loud weeping). If this was a radio gig or some sort of VH-1 special then this would be pretty good, but as a soundtrack album it is going to be a hit and miss proposition for listeners. Fans of Farrell's humor will enjoy being able to get a bit more of Ron Burgundy, even though he seems to be every where these days (did you catch his tryout for ESPN's "Sportscenter"?), but those who are interested in the music here assembled may well be irritated by the introductions. The songs are decent, with one-hit wonders Blues Image's "Ride Captain Ride" and Jonathan Edward's "Sunshine," and big hits like Kansas' "Carry on Wayward Son," the Friends of Distinction's "Grazing in the Grass," and Neil Diamond's "Cherry Cherry." Plus, any album that brings together Bill Withers and Tom Jones is pushing the envelope. Still, you should have most of these, not to mention the Survivor cut that is not here. The "Anchorman" soundtrack is an album that is not so much a keeper as something ideally suited for being passed amongst friends who have seen the movie. I just have a hard time with the idea that even die-hard Will Farrell fans are going to be giving this constant play. So what you can do is buy it, listen to it a couple of times, and then charge your friends a buck or two to listen to it so they can check it out. Just do not tell Ron Burgundy, because you know he is going to want his cut.
 Possibly The Worst Soundtrack Ever Recorded July 31, 2004
26 out of 34 found this review helpful
Don't get me wrong, the MUSIC on this soundtrack is excellent. I was even mildly amused by the intro from Will Ferrel, which I expected to be after seeing it was the first track. But, I was then shocked to find out that each track starts out with a 30 second in-character intro from Ferrel, which (like most of his SNL stuff) is funny the first time, but gets very annoying if you plan to listen to the soundtrack more than once. "I love blues image so much that I swore to name my first child. male or female, Blues Image Burgendy". Do you want to listen to that every time you listen to the CD? If you bought this CD, I think you have the liberty to go to KAZZA and download all of the songs on it and burn your own soundtrack, the way it should be.
FBI Anti-Piracy warning July 26, 2004
11 out of 17 found this review helpful
Great CD if you dont use a computer to play your music (like 99% of us do). It crashed iTunes and Win XP. I had to go back to a 10 year old laptop to play it. So bewarned - this may not work on your computer.
False advertising! This is not a soundtrack... January 10, 2005
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
My husband and I watched Anchorman this weekend. It was okay, but the music was great. So we bought it yesterday and I'm returning it today. I thought a soundtrack is supposed to be a compliation of the songs, not Ron Burgundy introing each song, talking over at least three songs, and talking completely over "Shannon".
If you want an good, actual soundtrack of a so-so SNL-inspired movie, get the soundtrack to "Joe Dirt".
 Great Music but tell Ron Burgundy to put a sock in it July 12, 2004
10 out of 17 found this review helpful
I saw this movie today (Sunday of opening weekend) and it was hilarious and the music was great which is reflected in the soundtrack. But, does Will Farrell really have to do a Ron Burgundy intro to each song? I want to hear the music not the movie character yammering on. Also, would have liked the real version of "Skyrockets ..." instead of the movie version. I just bought the soundtrack and am thinking of sending it out top pasture already.
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