A Tribute to Hard Core Logo is a 1996 album, which was released as an unofficial soundtrack to Bruce McDonald's film Hard Core Logo.
The film is a mockumentary about the reunion tour of a Canadian punk rock band, Hard Core Logo. Instead of releasing a conventional soundtrack, McDonald compiled a tribute album, asking a number of notable Canadian and international bands to record cover versions of the film's songs. James Muretich of the Calgary Herald rated it four out of five, and called it "a dose of rock solid reality that captures the sounds of underground bands during the '80s in Western Canada".
Shawn Ohler of the Edmonton Journal, conversely, rated the album just one and a half stars out of five, calling the album "as ill-conceived as it gets" and suggesting that The Pursuit of Happiness's version of "Edmonton Block Heater" was the album's only worthy song.
Track listing
All lyrics by Michael Turner, music by the credited bands.
- The Headstones, "Son of a Bitch to the Core"
- The Pursuit of Happiness, "Edmonton Block Heater"
- Rusty, "Let's Break Robert Out of Jail"
- Dream Warriors, "Edmonton Block Heater"
- Fishbone, "Words and Music"
- The Super Friendz, "Blue Tattoo"
- The Lugen Brothers, "Son of a Bitch to the Core"
- 54-40, "Rock and Roll is Fat and Ugly"
- Sol, "Blue Tattoo"
- Doughboys, "Something's Gonna Die Tonight"
- Chris Spedding, "China White"
- Kinnie Starr, "Canadian Bush Party"
- Odds, "Pipefitter's Clubhouse"
- cub, "Who the Hell Do You Think You Are?"
- Son, "Blue Tattoo"