2. World of Her Own by The Wake
3. Plastic Flowers by The Wake (Stumbled upon 'em on Wikipedia yesterday, and they're pretty good. Essentially post-punk and new wave, a tad pop-py and with a hint of goth; clearly 80's.)
4. Hong Kong Garden by Siouxsie and the Banshees
5. Arabian Knights by Siouxsie and the Banshees
6. Cities in Dust by Siouxsie and the Banshees
7. Candyman by Siouxsie and the Banshees
8. Love is a Void by Siouxsie and the Banshees
9. Christine by Siouxsie and the Banshees
10. Crystalline by Bjork (The song's ending is nuts...)
11. Leaders of Men by Joy Division
12. Dead Souls by Joy Division
13. Atmosphere by Joy Division
14. Closer (Entire album) by Joy Division (After some reassessment, I've decided that I prefer it over "Unknown Pleasures" (by a small margin). But "Disorder" will forever be my favorite track by them.)
15. Portamento (Entire album) by The Drums
16. The Message by Nas (Heard the Sting sample at the end of Leon The Professional and went straight to this track.)
17. Loaded (Entire album) by The Velvet Underground
18. Ocean by The Velvet Underground
19. What Goes On by The Velvet Underground
20. Under Your Spell by Desire
21. A Real Hero by College Ft. Electric Youth
The last two songs of the playlist are from Drive, so I thought that I'd take a brief moment to share my thoughts on the film. First of all, I watched the screener, so I might not have received the full, intended effect of the film (half of the score was recycled from The Social Network and 28 Weeks Later, among others), but I thought it was great nevertheless. From what I've observed, views on the movie were very polarizing and it's fairly understandable. I feel that those on the negative end were simply unaware of what kind of movie it would be and were unfamiliar with its indie stylings. The marketing is also partly to blame due to the misleading trailers which might have enticed viewers into expecting an action-packed, Fast and Furious type of flick, which it is far from. Others were probably just confused by the rave reviews and the rest can be accounted for by contrarianism. The concept of an isolated professional and his sentimental evolution (Leon, Gran Torino) has been explored time and time again, but Refn certainly delivers on the premise. The style that he brings to the table is utterly amazing, and coupled with the minimal dialogue and visual expressions, there is a reinforcement of tension and an amplification of sentiments. Refn also provides some well-executed escalation and when there is action, it's exhilarating and highly effective. Lastly, Drive further reinforces how fucking cool Ryan Gosling is. And speaking of which, Gosling does not disappoint, and delivers as always, as does Mulligan, Cranston (How fucking good was the "Breaking Bad" season finale?!), and Brooks. To each his own, but I prefer great performances, stylish aesthetics, and emotional potency over a clusterfuck of mindless action.
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