Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
The delusional Jay ("a pimped-out Jedi knight," asBloodhound Gang's "Jackass" has it) and ironic, semi-wise Silent Bob finally get their own Kevin Smith feature and accompanying soundtrack album. A stack of jokingly aggressive, self-deprecating tunes by the Bloodhounds,Stroke 9, andMarcy Playgroundare augmented by straight-facedrawkfrom across the spectrum (Steppenwolf,Bon Jovi,PJ Harvey) and a true pick-to-click inAfroman's hilariously blunted hip-hop testament "Because I Got High." Add more than a dozen film sound bites--Jay's recollection ofGood Will Huntingas that "movie with aMork from Orkin it," his electro-goofy "Jay's Rap 2001," and some primeChris Rockmoments among them--and the result is a CD made to order for fans of the dynamic duo.--Rickey Wright