Million Dollar Hotel
Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000)

Review by: Mike Webb
Date: 7/13/00

It's amazing that U2 can release an album that actually sounds like classic era U2 and no one but no one knows about it because the movie studio hasn't bothered to release the film in America, and radio is just too dumb to play it. But whatever the case, if you like U2, you'll like this soundtrack.

It's not all U2 - there are only 3 actual "U2" songs on it, but Bono and the boys are all over it as guest musicians, co-song writers, and in establishing the overall mood of the disc (Bono co-wrote and produced the film). The house band for most of the album consists of Bono, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (U2, Chris Whitley producer), jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, and Adam Dorn (from the electronic/drum & bass outfit Mocean Worker), and they do an excellent job of establishing moody, laid back, soundscapes that will make you wanna get close to someone quick.

The best track is a Bono/Lanois song called "Falling At Your Feet" - easily a Grammy award winner in a fair & just parallel universe. And there are 2 good covers too - including Milla Janovich (the movie's star along with Mel Gibson) singing Lou Reed's "Satellite Of Love" without the "ah uh oh"s, and a Spanish version of the Sex Pistol's classic song called "Anarchy In The USA".

Million Dollar Hotel is worth the price of admission.