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School of Rock - School of Rock (Atlantic)
release date: 9 February 2004

		It's 1971 and I've just bought a copy of Who's Next (an LP of course - what's a CD?) It includes the number five rock song of all time, according to Classic Rock - Won't Get Fooled Again. Fast forward more years than I care to think about and I've just heard the intro to it on... School of Rock, the single. Well, if you're going to do a pastiche you might as well crib from the best places. After that highly promising beginning School Of Rock - from the eponymous film - turns into something more like a Rocky Horror Show song, but that's no criticism. Jack Black has a very creditable rock voice - lots of snarling and sneering in the best tradition - and he's joined by an (unnamed) Janis Joplin sound-alike. When the ooo-la-la chorus kicks in the fun is complete. It may not be high art, but sit back and enjoy this for the uninhibited lark it is. Is that the sound of a guitar being smashed, by any chance...? - Helen Wright BUY School of Rock - School of Rock School of Rock - Soundtrack more single reviews...