Streets Of Fire. A Rock & Roll Fable 1984 Film

Customer Reviews

Something about it...

2007-10-03
It's cool to see all of the high ratings on this movie and soundtrack. With all of the crap out there today, it means that there are people who can still appreciate some GOOD campy entertainment that doesn't include idiots.

This soundtrack is wonderful but the movie needs to be seen to appreciate it. It's not a stand alone album like some soundtracks are. Good cult movie, good cult soundtrack. Steinman ROCKS!

great sound track

2007-08-01
In a day and age of ITunes you would think that you could find the sound track to this cult classic. Thank goodness that I did find it on Amazon.com now when I'm walking my dogs I can rock out to Sorerer or Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young. Great digital sound.

Great Old Fashioned Fun

2007-06-27
Michael Pare & Willem Dafoe really bring back the old days with their hero versus villain story. Each time that I watch this movie, I am captured by the music as time passes quickly as I am on the edge of my seat awaiting the next move.

Brings back great memories...

2007-06-08
I loved this movie back when it came out and I still do. Great music for those of us growing up in the 80's. Would recommend this to anyone wanting to reminisce. Diane Lane, Michael Pare, and Willem Dafoe are great. Hope you enjoy as much as I did.

Underestimated brilliance

2007-05-27
This CD is fantastic. The feel of the songs match the mood of the film. I invite you all to listen to it and tell me you don't get a feel good wave running through you. Quite simply ... exceptional

A Fable...

2008-06-26
I was on a soundtrack kick for awhile which emerged cause I was looking for some EG Daily music, well I came across this soundtrack really cheap and though there's no EG there's plenty of interesting songs and stories to keep me listening.

A complete 80s creation, Streets Of Fire is dubbed a rock & roll fable and though I remember seeing it as a child I can't recall much of it, but luckily it's sitting on my TV thanx to Netflix and I'll let you know how that goes - as for the songs the two main gems here come from Jim Steinman - the man behind "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" and the Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell series to name but a few - I love Jim's take on theatrics; everything's a rushing flame of passion and intensity - the two songs on here performed by Fire Inc. (I'll have to do a search to see who that really is) are "Nowhere Fast" and "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young" - high energy duets with a male and female lead and that 80's synth drum and heavy back vocals pushing it to the end - "even if you've got nowhere to go/ you and me we're getting nowhere slowly/ and we gotta get away from the past/ there's nothing wrong with going nowhere baby but we should be going nowhere fast.." I love it, it makes me feel like a kid; though the middle part of "Nowhere Fast" (godspeed, speed us away) is a little theatrical even for this campy boy.

The main reason I purchased the CD is because Marilyn Martin is on here - I love her and her booming voice and to kick it all to the curb the song she does on here is "Sorcerer" written by Stevie Nicks. And as much as I love Marilyn, I love me my Welsh witch as well. Stevie even shows up singing back up and taking a lead on the Marilyn song - and the song itself obviously written awhile ago ended up on Stevie's 2001 album.

A strange ethereal (this is Stevie after all) the lyrics seem to be talking of cocaine addiction but who knows with that woman (Sorcerer / who is the master/ man or woman / in the middle of a snow dream/ Sorcerer/ come inside/ let me put you on ice) Even with Stevie only on the back and side lines the song is just as dramatic sung by Marilyn, and one day I will make that Marilyn Martin comp I've been thinking of.

On top of these three gems, there's the hit single "I Can Dream About You" by Dan Hartman - though I would prefer the Lisa Hartman version of it; and Maria McKee of Lone Justice doing "Never Be You" a Tom Petty written number that would end up on Rosanne Cash's album a few years later; and both are genuinely good. There's even "Deeper & Deeper" by The Fixx pushing the earthy fire ambience of the whole album together. If the film version of Streets Of Fire isn't truly a rock & roll fable, this little collection of a soundtrack certainly has all the elements of one.

Streets of Fire Sound Track

2008-05-20
Very diverse styles of music on this CD. If you like a song you really like it. If you don't, you really don't. It is worth having the CD for the songs that we really like.

Love to tell you about it, but.......

2008-04-15
I would love to write a review of this product for Amazon, but I have one problem. I NEVER RECIEVED IT!!!!!!!!! I can substitute a review of my latest credit card statement showing where I was charged for it, but I doubt it would have the same flair.....

Jim Steinman still the best

2008-02-05
This album shows a lot of promise for singers who should have been better received in the music scene rather than just in the film/theater world. For some reason the soundtrack seems to lack the power and clarity of the film version of the songs. Perhaps they were re-mixed or something but to watch the film on DVD and hear the music seems better than what is on this album. Still a great item for film and music lovers.

Streets of Fire

2008-01-18
Enjoyed the music as well as the story line. Michael Parré excellent performer. Action so so, but neverthelesss enjoyable