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The Boys (The Necks album)

1998 soundtrack album by The Necks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Boys is the sixth album and first soundtrack album by Australian improvised music trio The Necks originally released on the Wild Sound/MDS label in 1998 and later rereleased on Fish of Milk. The album features music recorded for the Australian motion picture The Boys (1998).

Released1998
RecordedSeptember, 1997–March, 1998
LabelWild Sound/MDS
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The Boys
Soundtrack album by
Released1998
RecordedSeptember, 1997–March, 1998
GenreImprovised music
LabelWild Sound/MDS
The Necks chronology
Piano Bass Drums
(1998)
The Boys
(1998)
Hanging Gardens
(1999)
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 the soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.[2]

Reception

The All About Jazz review states that "The album would make a good start for those who want to get into these Australians' music, because it's made of smaller doses of the trio's traditional work."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by The Necks.

  1. "The Boys I" - 4:28
  2. "He Led Them into the World" - 10:21
  3. "Headlights" - 10:11
  4. "The Boys II" - 3:15
  5. "The Sleep of Champions" - 6:33
  6. "Fife and Drum" - 10:22
  7. "The Boys III" - 3:43

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