There's an easy, unforced feeling to much of this film, along with a strong soundtrack that mixes old and new school soul music. (rottentomatoes.com)
Overall, conventional, overstylized and unevenly paced storytelling, backed by some atmospheric coldness, render the final product undercooked, unfocused and all around decidedly underwhelming, but lively style, a strong soundtrack, a clever script and plenty of colorful performances drive enough intrigue and entertainment value to make «CBGB» a messy, yet ultimately decent dramatization of the rise of the underground rock era of the mid-1970s. (rottentomatoes.com)
The audio is a DTS: x mix that works well with this strong soundtrack. (hidefninja.com)