The Cable Guy Soundtrack Review

The Cable Guy has always been met with mixed reactions. While some people love it, others hate it, and some others even seem to fail to understand it. The source of the confusion probably lies in the performance by star Jim Carrey. His acting does not stray too far from his usual fare, but it does have a darker undertone than what he had accustomed audiences to thus far. However, there is no doubt that he did provide moviegoers with an unforgettable rendition of Jefferson Airplane's Somebody to Love, which leads us to the subject of the movie soundtrack.

The original soundtrack included new songs by post grunge and alternative rock bands, such as Leave Me Alone by Jerry Cantrell, the guitarist's first foray outside his main band, Alice in Chains; Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand, by Primitive Radio Gods; Blind, by Silverchair; Oh! Sweet Nuthin,' by $10,000 Gold Chain; End of the World is Coming, by David Hilder; Get Outta my Head, by Cracker; The Last Assassin, by Cypress Hill; This Is, by Ruby, Unattractive, by Toadies; Download, by Expanding Man; and This Concludes Our Broadcast Day, by John Ottman. Two of the only songs that had been previously released in some form were the aforementioned Somebody to Love; Lou Reed's Satellite of Love, covered by Porno for Pyros; and Hey Man, Nice Shot by Filter, a remix of which was included in the soundtrack.

Even though most of the songs were new, the set does not feel like a cohesive whole that was written specifically for the movie (which it probably wasn't). The album is book ended by pieces of the movie's dialogue, maybe in an attempt to provide a sense of unity. However, as good as some of the tracks are, they are a collection of rock songs put together for a movie, and that is what exactly what it sounds like.