Not So Deep Posted by Junior

Unknown Artist: She's Got To Have It and Run Linda Run From: Deep Throat Anthology pts 1&2 [Light in the Attic, 2005] Life is failing to slow down and time is of the essence so who's up for a bit of sleaze? The original Deep Throat movie had an eclectic and raucous soundtrack that fitted well with the action on film (I mean, how the hell do you score a scene with cola being drunk from orifices?). While it has its moments I've never really enjoyed the score as a listening experience in its own right, even the best song, a cover of Love is Strange, goes on for about 4 minutes past it's optimum finishing point. The soundtrack to the sequel Deep Throat II is a far more enjoyable listening experience to me. Perhaps the anonymous artists recording the music were aware that the film was going to be released without any hardcore footage and that therefore their music may not be drowned out by the collective din of five finger shuffling or maybe they just put the bigger budget to good use, who knows? Whichever way, the garage sound of the original has been replaced with well written funky numbers that stand up (sorry) to scrutiny on their own strength. She's Got To Have It is a nice slice of popfunk with a strangely folky edge, stuffed full with the expected double entendres. I love the bass and drum pop off on this with the added pleasure of a rather lovely piano accompaniment. Run Linda Run is an instrumental piece that should be pure cheese but for some reason manages to avoid it to my ears. Starting with the most innocuous of beginnings the track throws every instrument they had in the studio into the mix for their own little solos (fiddle anyone?)and even has time to drop in two little breaks for good measure. Back with some more indepth posts soon....