Universal Soldier: The Return

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Various Artists

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When I was younger, I owned a copy of this soundtrack (among many others) and played it repeatedly. For stupid reasons that were within my control, I sold it, and do I regret that decision. I've missed listening to the best cover of "Crazy Train" I've ever heard, the up-beat, in-your-face feel of "Crush 'Em" by Megadeth, and the well-arranged mix of rock and electronica that made this album a favorite soundtrack from my childhood. This may not have been the best film (which is decent in its own right), but the soundtrack is what made it worth watching.

Ok, I'm gonna be honest. I usually like soundtracks. More specifically, I usually like soundtracks with heavy metal bands on them. So, so far, this album still has 5 stars. The lineup is good, with quality songs by Gwar, Static X, Fear Factory, and some others. Wait, wait a minute, there's a Megadeth song. That just made it lose a star. Four stars now. Wait, wait, it's that horrible "Crush Em" song too. The title should be "Flush Em", obviously referring with what we should do to Dave Mustaine. Three stars now, partly because WCW is bad and WWF rules. Ok, so just like I said, there still are some killer bands here. What is bad though, is that these aren't new songs. I have just about all of these cd's, and all the ones I have rule, especially Static X and Fear Factory. I like new music on soundtracks, or else, there's nothing to motivate me to buy it. 2 stars now. They did however, include the best Gwar song ever, and a damn fine Static X song, so I'll give a star back. 3 stars, that's what I'm sticking with. Lucky for this soundtrack Goldberg didn't do any music or this would've gotten a much worse score, seeing as how his new entrance music is that horrible Megadeth song you'll find here. I say steer clear of this and go buy the Strangeland soundtrack, or one of the releases by the bands here, and that way, you'll still get their song.