With an idea so choice it's surprising no one else had thought of it sooner, High School Reunion: A Tribute to Those Great 80s Films! is one of the finest tribute records ever amassed. Paying homage to the music that characterized beloved films from the Reagan administration, national artists like Matthew Sweet and Frank Black do the impossible by rivaling the goodness of original versions of Tom Petty's "American Girl" and Iggy Pop's "Repo Man." Elsewhere, Kristin Hersh does an intriguing read on Black's own Pixies staple "Wave of Mutilation," although the Dresden Dolls' chaotic rendering of "Pretty in Pink" has trouble measuring up. Diamonds in the rough, from regional New England outfits like the Commons (covering the Cars' "Moving in Stereo") and Bastards of Melody (serving up a tender take on the Replacements' "Within Your Reach") also stand out among the 20 tracks compiled here. Let this serve as a blueprint for all future tribute sets. Nicely done. ~ John D. Luerssen, All Music Guide
High School Reunion: A Tribute to Those Great 80's Films!
01/01/2005 | American Laundromat
All Music Guide Review
High School Reunion: A Tribute to Those Great 80's Films! Track Listing
Credits of High School Reunion: A Tribute to Those Great 80's Films!
- Dan McLoughlin
- Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Ric Menck
- Drums
- Chris Perry
- Guitar, Vocals
- Gregg Potter
- Guitar, Engineer, Mixing, Vocals
- Sean Slade
- Engineer, Mixing
- John P. Strohm
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- J. White
- Engineer, Mixing
- J. Brown
- Engineer, Mixing
- Done Piper
- Engineer, Mixing
- Steve Rizzo
- Producer, Mixing, Engineer
- Drew Mazurek
- Mixing
- Steve Refling
- Engineer
- Drew Glackin
- Bass
- Mary Guidera
- Bass, Guitar, Vocals
- Wayne Dorell
- Engineer, Mixing
- Jon Wright
- Drums
- Dean Cassell
- Bass
- Tom McDonald
- Bass
- Ron Mitchell
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (12 String)
- Lori McKenna
- Vocals
- The Modifiers
- Producer
- Pete Krawiec
- Engineer, Mixing
- Tom Eaton
- Engineer
- Amanda Palmer
- Piano, Vocals
- Joe Popp
- Producer, Mixing, Engineer
- Doug Thompson
- Guitar
- Aron Sanchez
- Engineer, Mixing
- Shawn Moseley
- Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Paul Crane
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Mixing, Engineer, Keyboards
- Alan Abrams
- Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
- Matt Maciolek
- Bass, Vocals (Background)
- Chris Bellis
- Keyboards
- Sean Glonek
- Guitar, Engineer, Mixing
- Tom Kale
- Drums
- Adam Baber
- Drums, Mixing, Engineer
- The Dresden Dolls
- Producer
- Brian Viglione
- Drums
- Tom O'Grady
- Drums
- Konrad Meissner
- Drums
- P.C. Muñoz
- Dumbek, Synthesizer Bass, Drums, Producer, Vocals
- Violet Clark
- Vocals (Background)
- AM
- Producer
- Atomic Hep Cats
- Producer
- Owen Barry
- Engineer, Mixing
- Matt Beighley
- Producer, Mixing
- Ethai Benjamin
- Engineer, Mixing
- Caulfield Sisters
- Producer
- Mick Chorgba
- Guitar (Electric), Engineer, Vocals, Producer
- Scott Cleveland
- Bass
- Peter Crisp
- Engineer, Mixing
- Jason DeGeorge
- Drums
- Michael DeGeorge
- Bass, Guitar
- Jay Dodds
- Drums
- Jeremy Dubs
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Shaker, Keyboards
- Joe Fattorini
- Engineer, Mixing
- Sarah Garrison
- Keyboards, Vocals
- Paul Gil
- Bass
- Jack Godleski
- Bass, Vocals (Background), Producer, Keyboard Accordian, Tabla, Guitar
- Mike Henry
- Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
- Eric James
- Composer
- Kristopher John
- Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals
- Paul Kokerie
- Engineer, Mixing
- Myles Mangino
- Producer, Mixing, Engineer
- Margo McAdams
- Bass, Vocals
- Ed McCaffrey
- Percussion, Drums, Vocals
- Brett Mehiel
- Drums
- Troy Messina
- Percussion, Drums
- Kristen Mueller
- Banjo, Vocals
- David Nagler
- Guitar, Vocals, Toy Piano
- Wayne Phillipp
- Bass, Keyboards
- Jarrod Ruby
- Drums
- Paul MacD Ruxton
- Synthesizer, Organ (Hammond)
- Lloyd Sneddon
- Bass
- Thom Soriano
- Bass, Programming, Guitar
- Joe Spadaro
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
- Vin Spadaro
- Drums
- Chris Spoon
- Bass
- Andy Stock
- Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Billy Wallace
- Guitar
- Cindy Wheller
- Vocals
- Phil Wyard
- Producer
- Alex Yaker
- Keyboards
- Danny Zingarelli
- Choir, Chorus
- Underdog
- Producer
- Frank Black
- Vocals
- Kristin Hersh
- Guitar, Producer, Instrumentation, Vocals
- Bobbie Butler
- Vocals (Background)
- Lorne Entress
- Percussion, Drums, Engineer, Producer, Vocals (Background), Keyboards, Guitar (Electric)
- Chris Gore
- Editing, Creation
- James "Famous" Jones
- Guitar, Vocals
- Ivan Julian
- Guitar
- Matthew Sweet
- Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing











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