Sold out, sold out, sold out. Those words best describe the soundtrack to Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. As fans of writer, director and, this-time, star Kevin Smith lined up this past weekend to catch the newest chapter in the New Jersey Chronicles, movie theaters were not the only ones putting up the sold-out sign. Major music stores in the St. Louis area were hit hard with fans seeking the soundtrack to the film.
The soundtrack consists of a variety of musical tracks, combined with dialogue from the film. The most popular song in the film and maybe the main reason for few copies available is the Afroman track “Because I Got High.”
The song just might remind you of a friend, a friend who got high a tad too often. 105.7 The Point started playing the song weeks before the film came out, and it caught on quicker then anyone could have guessed. If you can catch the video, Jay and Silent Bob make an appearance and fit in perfectly.
The Afroman CD is due out soon and “Because I Got High” will also be available on that CD.
The other popular track is the Stroke 9 single “Kick Some Ass.” Stroke 9 achieved major airtime last year with the single “Little Black Backpack” on their first major album Nasty Little Thoughts. Stroke 9 also has been getting a lot of airtime, and “Kick Some Ass” will headline their new album coming out this fall.
It will be interesting to see what happens with that up-and-coming band in the next year. Jay and Silent Bob also star in the Stroke 9 video and take to beating musicians with baseball bats.
Some of the other selections include the classic tune “Magic Carpet Ride.” Lucky for us the song is performed by Steppenwolf, the original group and not a remake. Marcy Playground performs the yet unreleased “The Devil’s Song.”
The track follows in the footsteps of other Marcy songs like “Sex and Candy” in the way of the band’s bursting creativity and sarcastic humor. The Bloodhound Gang makes an appearance with the song “Jackass.” The song was previously going to be available on two soundtracks, American Pie 2 and the MTV popular show Jackass, before settling in as track 23 on Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
One of the pleasant surprises on the CD is the Bob Schneider song “Bullets.” The Austin native has been writing songs for more than a decade and fronted three bands in that time, Joe Rockhead, Ugly Americans and The Scabs. Besides showing up on the soundtrack, “Bullets” is also available on Schneider’s first solo album, Lonelyland, that came out earlier this year.
The CD supplies more than 10 tracks of dialogue taken directly from the film, including Chris Rock’s version of how he originally came up with Sesame Street. Jason Mewes, who portrays the loud, obnoxious but loveable Jay in the film displays his rap skills with a track about selling drugs that is extremely catchy and hilarious. The dialogue tracks should bring a smile, even if you haven’t caught the film yet.
The Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back soundtrack might not be your typical soundtrack with a John Williams score that consists of an 80-piece orchestra, but it proves its worthiness by combining a mixture of good songs and comical dialogue.
If you can grab a copy at your local music store, when their next shipment comes in, consider yourself lucky.
