I used to go to school in South Jersey. Camden, New Jersey, specifically. While going to school in Camden I lived in another city sixty miles away. To make my sojourns to school more enjoyable I would frequent a record store within the general vicinity.
One day while perusing the vinyl section of said record store I stumbled upon the soundtrack to Better Off Dead. I was overwhelmed with happiness. BOD is one of my all time favorite movies. It meant a lot to me when I was approximately 12 and has retained a sacred place within my psyche. My joy was instantly doubled when I saw RIGHT BEHIND the BOD soundtrack...the Revenge of the Nerds soundtrack. What did I do to deserve this windfall?
So aside from nostalgia and wackiness what do these records have to offer the listener? Oh I don't know, how about some of the strangest new wavey songs by sound engineers and people you've never heard of. Flash in the pan is perhaps the term you should use to describe the "artists" on these records. All of the songs are either overly atmospheric OR super triumphant. Had I had these soundtracks on cassette in elementary school my life would have been much, much easier. Now if I can only find the soundtrack to Rad.
