Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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| Album: | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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| Artist: | Various Artists |
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| Label: | Jive |
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Jive Records again draws heavily on its roster of teen-pop stars and wannabes for this Nickelodeon film’s soundtrack album. The disc offers various tracks by ‘N Sync, Britney Spears, and the Backstreet Boys, while 13-year-old Aaron Carter delivers more mock-boasts and party-boyisms on three cuts, including “Go Jimmy Jimmy.” The cheerleading doesn’t stop there, as vintage punk-pop from the Ramones (“Blitzkrieg Bop”) and Go-Go’s (“We Got the Beat”) and a remake of Kim Wilde’s early-’80s hit “Kids in America” by No Secrets help fill out the disc. (Yet another new wave-era classic, “[S]he Blinded Me with Science,” is essayed by recent signing Melissa Lefton.) Despite those bright spots, the formula seems a bit tired this go-round; still, this is peppy stuff with much kid appeal. Even parents of a certain disposition will find that it doesn’t drive them absolutely batty. —Rickey Wright
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