Since my firstborn's arrival coincided with "The Waterboy's" inaugural weekend, I have not been able to see the movie yet. This puts me in a compromising situation, since a movie soundtrack CD is not just a bunch of songs put together, it is actually part of the picture itself. Still, I'm glad to inform you that this is a pretty good soundtrack. Actually, let me change that. It's excellent.

"Waterboy" provides a nice balance of musical tastes, covering everything from "Credence Clearwater Revival" and their country-flavored rock, to "Candlebox" and their modern alternative rock sound.

Almost the whole CD play list sounds like it was taken out of a classics collection. There is "Born In The Bayou" by "Credence Clearwater Revival," "Peace Frog" by "The Doors," "No One To Run With" by the "Allman Brothers" and more. Even "Tom Sawyer" by "Rush" made it to the list. Outstanding. The "Doors" number came in as a surprise. I am a heavy fan and this is the first time I heard "Peace Frog."

"Doin' My Thang," performed by "Lifelong" (featuring "Incident") has a sample of "Best of My Love" and builds a cool rap number on it. The urban side of the soundtrack is complemented by "Let's Groove," by none other than "Earth, Wind and Fire." Awesome stuff.

I would have given this soundtrack five stars, but they take demerits for falling to the not-so-current-anymore Ska fad, with "More Today Than Yesterday" by "Goldfinger." A pretty weak piece from a genre that is nearing burnout status on the radio. Well, it could have been worse, at least they didn't try to add a swing number to it too!

Still, this is a great CD. You get seven classic numbers out of thirteen tracks, and, except for the Ska number, the new stuff is also pretty good. Pedro says check it out.