1. Let's Find Out About Rodney - Film Dialogue
2. Rodney On The ROQ- Brian Wilson
3. Los Angeles - X
4. My Back Pages - The Byrds
5. It Was A Real Eye Opener - Pamela Des Barres
6. Welcome To Hollywood - Leon Russell
7. All The Madmen (Live In Hollywood/Studio) - David Bowie
8. Get It On (Band A Gong) - T. Rex
9. School's Out - Alice Cooper
10. What Kind Of Music Is This?" - Rodney Bingenheimer
11. I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones
12. London - The Smiths
13. He Picked This Song- Chris Carter
14. Anything, Anything (I'll Give You) - Dramarama
15. Jennifer Love Hewitt - Ronald Vaughan
16. Parklife - Blur
17. I Stalked Him- Courtney Love
18. Malibu - Hole
19. Good Souls - Starsailor
20. Yellow (Live In-Studio Performance) - Chris Martin (of Coldplay)
21. Who Is Rodney Bingenheimer - Anthony Marinelli (and Clint Bennett)
22. Mayor Of The Sunset Strip - Marizane
23. I Hate the '90s (Bonus Track) - Rodney & The Tube Tops
L.A. has always been the place to be for the film industry, but music has also been a big part of the city's history. When your talking about the L.A.'s music scene then you talking about Rodney Bingenheimer. Who has been the most "hooked up" guy in Hollywood for over forty years. In Hollywood you did not know anybody if you did not know Rodney. He introduced the nobodies to the somebodies, and as a radio DJ he gave the USA some Rock 'n' Roll that might have never been played otherwise. Before putting the Los Angeles rock station KROQ on the map Rodney worked with stars like The Byrds, Sonny & Cher, Brian Wilson, Phil Spector and Linda Rondstadt. This is when he started being referred to as "The Mayor of the Sunset Strip." During a brief move to London Rodney meet British glam rock stars David Bowie and Rod Stewart. It was Bowie who suggested that Bingenheimer return to Los Angeles and open a music club, Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco. Here bands like The New York Dolls and The Stooges got to shock and amaze the city of angles in the early 70's, but the club closed in 1975. Not one to just sit around Rodney started his Radio Rodney on the ROQ show in 76'. He was not only the ambassador of LA punk in the late 70's and New Wave in the 80's, but he continued to bring in the UK sound helping the Brit Pop wave in the 90's. Having total control over his show meant he could play demos and was first to play many up-and-coming bands. (Blondie, The Ramones, The Germs, X, The B-52s, Dramarama, Social Distortion, Van Halen, Duran Duran, Coldplay, Doves, Muse, Pulp, Oasis) Now after that history lesson lets get to one of the best Soundtracks ever put together. This collection is seamless, running smoothly from one track to another with some short interruptions to set the mood. Starting with an introduction to Rodney and then his them song written by Brian Wilson. Then Rodney introduces X as "the band that made you" and their song "Los Angeles" puts us in our place. Jumping backwards in time to "My Back Pages" by The Byrds and non other then the lovely Pamela Des Barres's take on the Streets of LA. As if we did not get the hint, it's driven home with Leon Russell's "Welcome To Hollywood." Only after putting LA on the map do we get to the English artiest with David Bowie and T. Rex. Bowie's "All The Madmen," makes one feel that they are to straight, know matter who they are. Alice Cooper's "School's Out" is now a summer time anthem with its hanging guitar notes and rolling bass. After Rodney explains punk we get "Sedated" with the Ramones. Then the Smiths "London" is just thrown in but it fits. If Rodney liked a track he played it and that's what happened with "Anything, Anything" (I'll Give You) by Dramarama. This is such a stand out track you can see why he fell for it. After a ode to Jennifer Love Hewitt its back across the pond with Blur's upbeat "Parklife." You have to give it to Courtney Love know else is quite like her. Whatever she is doing now forget it and remember the music she made with Hole. The song "Malibu" makes California seem a little like Seattle. Then a perfect transition into "Good Souls" by Starsailor. A live In-Studio performance of Coldplays "Yellow" slows down the compilation toward the end. The end of the CD and movie come with reflection. Its good to know that even a man with a life as great as his would change things in the end. Yes he was the Mayor, given the title for life and even had some songs written about him. "Mayor Of The Sunset Strip" by Marizane would be the last song on the Soundtrack except the bonus track by the man himself - "I Hate the '90s"
Best Song: Anything, Anything (I'll Give You) - Dramarama
Worst Song: Jennifer Love Hewitt - Ronald Vaughan
Weired Stand Out: Good Souls - Starsailor
P.S. This discs is flawless.. one of the only Soundtracks that is a non-skip album.
2. Rodney On The ROQ- Brian Wilson
3. Los Angeles - X
4. My Back Pages - The Byrds
5. It Was A Real Eye Opener - Pamela Des Barres
6. Welcome To Hollywood - Leon Russell
7. All The Madmen (Live In Hollywood/Studio) - David Bowie
8. Get It On (Band A Gong) - T. Rex
9. School's Out - Alice Cooper
10. What Kind Of Music Is This?" - Rodney Bingenheimer
11. I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones
12. London - The Smiths
13. He Picked This Song- Chris Carter
14. Anything, Anything (I'll Give You) - Dramarama
15. Jennifer Love Hewitt - Ronald Vaughan
16. Parklife - Blur
17. I Stalked Him- Courtney Love
18. Malibu - Hole
19. Good Souls - Starsailor
20. Yellow (Live In-Studio Performance) - Chris Martin (of Coldplay)
21. Who Is Rodney Bingenheimer - Anthony Marinelli (and Clint Bennett)
22. Mayor Of The Sunset Strip - Marizane
23. I Hate the '90s (Bonus Track) - Rodney & The Tube Tops
L.A. has always been the place to be for the film industry, but music has also been a big part of the city's history. When your talking about the L.A.'s music scene then you talking about Rodney Bingenheimer. Who has been the most "hooked up" guy in Hollywood for over forty years. In Hollywood you did not know anybody if you did not know Rodney. He introduced the nobodies to the somebodies, and as a radio DJ he gave the USA some Rock 'n' Roll that might have never been played otherwise. Before putting the Los Angeles rock station KROQ on the map Rodney worked with stars like The Byrds, Sonny & Cher, Brian Wilson, Phil Spector and Linda Rondstadt. This is when he started being referred to as "The Mayor of the Sunset Strip." During a brief move to London Rodney meet British glam rock stars David Bowie and Rod Stewart. It was Bowie who suggested that Bingenheimer return to Los Angeles and open a music club, Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco. Here bands like The New York Dolls and The Stooges got to shock and amaze the city of angles in the early 70's, but the club closed in 1975. Not one to just sit around Rodney started his Radio Rodney on the ROQ show in 76'. He was not only the ambassador of LA punk in the late 70's and New Wave in the 80's, but he continued to bring in the UK sound helping the Brit Pop wave in the 90's. Having total control over his show meant he could play demos and was first to play many up-and-coming bands. (Blondie, The Ramones, The Germs, X, The B-52s, Dramarama, Social Distortion, Van Halen, Duran Duran, Coldplay, Doves, Muse, Pulp, Oasis) Now after that history lesson lets get to one of the best Soundtracks ever put together. This collection is seamless, running smoothly from one track to another with some short interruptions to set the mood. Starting with an introduction to Rodney and then his them song written by Brian Wilson. Then Rodney introduces X as "the band that made you" and their song "Los Angeles" puts us in our place. Jumping backwards in time to "My Back Pages" by The Byrds and non other then the lovely Pamela Des Barres's take on the Streets of LA. As if we did not get the hint, it's driven home with Leon Russell's "Welcome To Hollywood." Only after putting LA on the map do we get to the English artiest with David Bowie and T. Rex. Bowie's "All The Madmen," makes one feel that they are to straight, know matter who they are. Alice Cooper's "School's Out" is now a summer time anthem with its hanging guitar notes and rolling bass. After Rodney explains punk we get "Sedated" with the Ramones. Then the Smiths "London" is just thrown in but it fits. If Rodney liked a track he played it and that's what happened with "Anything, Anything" (I'll Give You) by Dramarama. This is such a stand out track you can see why he fell for it. After a ode to Jennifer Love Hewitt its back across the pond with Blur's upbeat "Parklife." You have to give it to Courtney Love know else is quite like her. Whatever she is doing now forget it and remember the music she made with Hole. The song "Malibu" makes California seem a little like Seattle. Then a perfect transition into "Good Souls" by Starsailor. A live In-Studio performance of Coldplays "Yellow" slows down the compilation toward the end. The end of the CD and movie come with reflection. Its good to know that even a man with a life as great as his would change things in the end. Yes he was the Mayor, given the title for life and even had some songs written about him. "Mayor Of The Sunset Strip" by Marizane would be the last song on the Soundtrack except the bonus track by the man himself - "I Hate the '90s"
Best Song: Anything, Anything (I'll Give You) - Dramarama
Worst Song: Jennifer Love Hewitt - Ronald Vaughan
Weired Stand Out: Good Souls - Starsailor
P.S. This discs is flawless.. one of the only Soundtracks that is a non-skip album.
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