The Boys (The Necks album)
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = The Boys
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = The Necks
| cover = The Boys (soundtrack album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1998
| recorded = September, 1997–March, 1998
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Improvised music
| length =
| label = Wild Sound/MDS
| producer =
| prev_title = Piano Bass Drums
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Hanging Gardens
| next_year = 1999
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}[http://www.allmusic.com/album/r699820 Allmusic Review]
}}
The Boys is the sixth album and first soundtrack album by Australian improvised music trio The Necks originally released on the Wild Sound/MDS label in 1998 and later rereleased on Fish of Milk. The album features music recorded for the Australian motion picture The Boys (1998).
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 the soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-original-soundtrack-cast-show-album|title=History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=12 July 2022}}
Reception
The All About Jazz review states that "The album would make a good start for those who want to get into these Australians' music, because it's made of smaller doses of the trio's traditional work."Calle, S. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=14549 The Boys review] All About Jazz October 2, 2004 accessed 13 January 2009.
Track listing
All compositions by The Necks.
- "The Boys I" - 4:28
- "He Led Them into the World" - 10:21
- "Headlights" - 10:11
- "The Boys II" - 3:15
- "The Sleep of Champions" - 6:33
- "Fife and Drum" - 10:22
- "The Boys III" - 3:43