Lakeshore Records release the original score for the film The Glamour & The Squalor. The movie tells the story of Marco Collins, one of America’s last great rock radio DJs and a musical tastemaker that changed our culture. Before the internet made sourcing new music and rising bands a simple matter of keystrokes, there was the radio DJ. No one epitomized this role like Collins. He was the gatekeeper credited for helping break the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Weezer, Garbage and countless others. Marco’s story is inspiring and universal. He turned his passion into a significant lifetime of work. And battling serious demons along the way - he’s still standing...

Mike McCready, more famously known for being Pearl Jam's guitarist, delivers a rather touching collection of tracks here. In fact, I wouldn't at all be surprised to learn that this was McCready's love letter to Marco Collins who was so instrumental in shaping the genre which spawned his creative talents.

The album contains 31 tracks (48 min, 04 sec), with McCready tackling (or maybe "paying homage to" would be a more apt phrase) so many musical styles and genres that it's almost impossible to listen to this without grinning in recognition from time to time.

What McCready has delivered here is nothing short of a masterpiece. It's a moving tribute to one man's career.

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Darren Rea