Containing the song "Run Now," produced by
Bob Clearmountain, and included in the
Madonna film Out of Bounds, four of the other five tracks here were culled from the
T-Bone Burnett and
Don Dixon sessions cut in 1984 for the original version of
Songs From the Film. In contrast to the album Geffen ended up releasing, the
Burnett/
Dixon tracks reveal an effort to capture the subtle nuances and characteristics of
Keene's unique guitar sound and style. Thankfully, the drum sound in these recordings belies the typical bigger-than-life studio reverberation found on commercial recordings of the day;
Burnett and
Dixon opted to keep the foundation for these tracks simple and nature. The title cut -- produced by
Bob Clearmountain -- is okay, but it pales next to songs like "They're in Their Own World" and "Back Again," which appeared in 1984 as a 12" single. A plus is the killer live version of
Lou Reed's "Kill Your Sons," which is much better than the studio rendition released on
Songs From the Film.
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Jack Leaver, Rovi