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Format: CD
Sku: 213824957
UPC: 050087155186
UPC 14: 00050087155186
Release Date: 3/2/2010
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Song Listing

Disc 1
Song Title
1. Alice ~ Avril Lavigne
2. Poison, The ~ The All
3. Technicolor Phase, The ~ Owl City
4. Her Name Is Alice ~ Shinedown
5. Painting Flowers ~ All Time Low
6. Where's My Angel ~ Metro Station
7. Strange ~ Tokio Hotel/Kerli
8. Follow Me Down ~ 3OH!3
9. Very Good Advice ~ Robert Smith
10. In Transit ~ Mark Hoppus/Pete Wentz
11. Welcome to Mystery ~ Plain White T's
12. Tea Party ~ Kerli
13. Lobster Quadrille, The ~ Franz Ferdinand
14. Always Running Out of Time ~ Motion City Soundtrack
15. Fell Down a Hole ~ Wolfmother
16. White Rabbit
17. Always Running Out of Time ~ Motion City Soundtrack
18. Poison, The ~ The All
19. Technicolor Phase, The ~ Owl City
20. Very Good Advice
21. Fell Down a Hole ~ Wolfmother
22. White Rabbit ~ Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
23. Her Name is Alice ~ Shinedown
24. In Transit ~ Mark Hoppus
25. Welcome To Mystery ~ Plain White T's
 
Almost Alice boasts an eclectic array of recording artists with original songs based on some of the most charismatic characters in literary history, such as "In Transit" performed by Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz. Other artists include The All-American Rejects, Shinedown, 3OH!3, Franz Ferdinand and All Time Low. "Very Good Advice" performed by Robert Smith, is the only song from Disney's 1951 animated film Alice in Wonderland that appears on the collection.

Track Listing
1. Alice Performed by Avril Lavigne
2. The Poison Performed by The All-American Rejects
3. The Technicolor Phase Performed by Owl City
4. Her Name Is Alice Performed by Shinedown
5. Painting Flowers Performed by All Time Low
6. Where's My Angel Performed by Metro Station
7. Strange Performed by Tokio Hotel and Kerli
8. Follow Me Down Performed by 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch
9. Very Good Advice Performed by Robert Smith
10. In Transit Performed by Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz
11. Welcome to Mystery Performed by Plain White T's
12. Tea Party Performed by Kerli
13. The Lobster Quadrille Performed by Franz Ferdinand
14. Always Running Out of Time Performed by Motion City Soundtrack
15. Fell Down a Hole Performed by Wolfmother
16. White Rabbit Performed by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Album Notes and Credits


Notes & Personnel Info
Muze PNote Recording information: Atlantic Sound Studio; Black Sheep Music, Chicago, IL; Saltlands Studio, Dumbo, NY; Spanish Castle Magic Studios; STratosphere Sound, New York, NY; Valencia Recording, Baltimore, MD; Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Zenseven Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
Muze PNote Photographers: Robin Laananen; Andy Vella; Danny Clinch.
Muze PNote As part of the marketing campaign for the Tim Burton-directed Alice, the Walt Disney Company commissioned this various-artists album, which might as well be called "Songs from, Inspired by, or Related to Alice," but is instead dubbed Almost Alice. The idea was to have a collection of pop/rock performers come up with material having something to do with Alice in Wonderland, including, as the lead-off track, Avril Lavigne's "Alice," which actually plays under the end credits of the movie. Lavigne's song is a typical piece of self-assertive adolescent pop/rock, with its tag line "Don't you try to stop me," just the sort of thing to be chanted by a pre-adolescent who doesn't want to go to bed. Like many other tracks here, it seems ideally suited for heavy rotation on Radio Disney. The songs tend to have sledgehammer hooks as simple as schoolyard chants, all the better to be bellowed from the backseats of mini-vans across America. There are a few oddities, however. The Cure's Robert Smith, one of several singers moonlighting from his group (there's also a duet by Mark Hoppus of blink-182 and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy), turns in a cover of the Sammy Fain/Bob Hilliard song "Very Good Advice" from the 1951 Disney animated film Alice in Wonderland, and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals perform a version of "White Rabbit" close to Jefferson Airplane's 1967 original. Back in the day, that song was castigated for its supposed drug references; more than 40 years on, it's probably included to give grandparents a reason to smile. ~ William Ruhlmann

Musical Guests
Muze Guest Artist Neon Hitch

Technical Info

Music Release Date Release Date : 03/02/2010
Music Original Release Date Original Release Date : 2010
Music CatalogId Catalog ID : D000516602
Music Label Name Label : Buena Vista
Music Number of Discs Number of Discs : 1
Music Mono or Stereo Mono/Stereo : Stereo
Music SPAR code SPAR Code : n/a
Music UPC UPC : 00500871551866

Professional Reviews

Kerrang (Magazine)
(p.50)
- "[I]t's Plain White T's, who really excel, with the Beatles-inspired 'Welcome To Mystery.' A truly curious collection."

AllMusicGuide.com 0 of 10
As part of the marketing campaign for the Tim Burton-directed Alice, the Walt Disney Company commissioned this various-artists album, which might as well be called "Songs from, Inspired by, or Related to Alice," but is instead dubbed Almost Alice. The idea was to have a collection of pop/rock performers come up with material having something to do with Alice in Wonderland, including, as the lead-off track, Avril Lavigne's "Alice," which actually plays under the end credits of the movie. Lavigne's song is a typical piece of self-assertive adolescent pop/rock, with its tag line "Don't you try to stop me," just the sort of thing to be chanted by a pre-adolescent who doesn't want to go to bed. Like many other tracks here, it seems ideally suited for heavy rotation on Radio Disney. The songs tend to have sledgehammer hooks as simple as schoolyard chants, all the better to be bellowed from the backseats of mini-vans across America. There are a few oddities, however. The Cure's Robert Smith, one of several singers moonlighting from his group (there's also a duet by Mark Hoppus of blink-182 and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy), turns in a cover of the Sammy Fain/Bob Hilliard song "Very Good Advice" from the 1951 Disney animated film Alice in Wonderland, and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals perform a version of "White Rabbit" close to Jefferson Airplane's 1967 original. Back in the day, that song was castigated for its supposed drug references; more than 40 years on, it's probably included to give grandparents a reason to smile. - William Ruhlmann
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