This was $5. I got this the same time I got the Eddie and the Cruisers album that I posted last July. I think it is odd that both of Michael Pare’s early and biggest two roles where in musical related movies. I got this for the track that I am going to post.
Streets of Fire was a Rock & Roll Fable that came out in 1984. Slated to be a blockbuster film, it did poorly both at the box office and with critics. Growing up, HBO played the hell out of it for awhile which probably tells you a lot about HBO at the time.
The film itself is kind of a all over the place. There are different styles of music being presented. The time period is half 50’s/ half 80’s. There is action, comedy, and drama. The cast includes Pare, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Willem Defoe, Robert Townsend, Amy Madigan, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lee Ving, and Bill Paxton.
I would go more in depth on the album but I need to get some sleep. Been killing it work and the apartment appliance issue which I finally resolved today kept me up late. So here is a link to figure it out on your own. Sorry.
Wikipedia Link to Movie/Soundtrack
I bought this album for the Blaster’s track. They appear singing it in the movie if I can remember right, at the greaser bar where Willem Defoe’s villainous gang hangs out.
Meh. I can take or leave this album. As far as the film goes, I would like to see it again but my money is it probably hasn’t held up to time well.