First: Why does there need to be a soundtrack to the show
Heroes? Second: Why does it need to be the venue for the first new Jesus and Mary Chain song in nearly a decade? (Fast forward to the soundtrack's release date, and in the distance, you can hear my pained scream as I see the words "album only" on its page at the iTunes Store.) Certainly there are exceptions to the rule (and most of those exceptions involve the letters H, B, and O), but in 2008, when disillusionment with the album format is at an all-time high, doesn't it take some gall to release a full-priced soundtrack to a TV show, even if it does contain "an eclectic mix of cutting-edge and classic musical artists"?
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