Music Capsule Review

Various Artists: American Pie 2 (2008)

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Lead Performance: Various Artists; Genre: Soundtracks/Cast Recordings

By Chris Willman

Chris Willman

Chris Willman is a senior music writer for Entertainment Weekly

Considering the prominent role flutes play in the Pie pics, you might hope for some Tull. Or maybe James' ''Laid,'' which plays throughout the trailer. Nope -- this is your basic bubblepunk sampler, featuring genre stars (Green Day, blink-182) and newcomers (a half-dozen blink wannabes), seasoned with moments of nonpunk sensitivity. Befitting the films' equation of horniness with wholesomeness, the bands are bratty and harmless, and generally hapless. Even Fenix*TX's promisingly titled ''Phoebe Cates,'' a tribute to another generation's teen-pic crush and ''going blind,'' is all thumbs.

Posted Aug 03, 2001

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