The Other, Other, Other, Other Scott Pilgrim Soundtrack

While this is the second Scott Pilgrim soundtrack i'm posting, it still isn't either of the two official ones. This is the playlist Bryan Lee O'Malley has on the last page of Volume 5, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the Universe, probably my favorite book in the series.

And why post a second one? Well, i just got back from the movie, and i have to admit, it's pretty damn good. Practically every review i read beforehand essentially trashed the flick, and as a huge fan of the series, i was worried Michael Cera was going to potentially trash another one of my favorite reads. i can say that he did not. (Also, for a pretty good review about Scott Pilgrim reviews, i recommend this one from NPR.)

i'm not going to go into a full review here, but will point out that sometime around the third and final act, the movie goes its own route, not even close to the Book Six, Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour, ending. Since the Missus opted for a nap instead of the flick, i might just have to go and see it a second time, which in and of itself is a pretty good measure of how much i enjoyed it. The nailed the parts that mattered, and that's good enough for me.

Je ne pas accuse, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World Movie!

mp3: If We Can Land a Man on the Moon, Surely I Can Win Your Heart (Beulah from When Your Heartstrings Break)

mp3: Off the Block (Black Lips from Good Bad Not Evil)

mp3: October, First Account (Be Your Own Pet from Be Your Own Pet)

mp3: Heart of Glass (Blondie from Best of Blondie)

mp3: Under My Thumb (The Rolling Stones from Aftermath)

mp3: Lion's Jaws (Neko Case from Fox Confessor Brings The Flood)

mp3: Perfect Day (Acoustic Demo) (Lou Reed from Transformer (Expanded Edition))

mp3: Flight (Art Brut from Bang Bang Rock & Roll)

mp3: Without You (Badfinger from No Dice)

mp3: I Summon You (Spoon from Gimme Fiction)

mp3: I'm Not Through With You Yet (Sloan from Navy Blues)

mp3: Don't Stop (Fleetwood Mac from Greatest Hits)

Happy Birthday, Lou

He’s the velvet voice of The Velvet Underground, and the man who voiced a seriously fucked-up drug use sequence in "Trainspotting" (“Perfect Day” being a perfectly macabre song choice for said scene).

He’s a New York institution in his own right, having spent long years prowling the streets clad in black and an icy cool demeanor, and I think it’s an easy declaration to call him a living legend.

He’s one of those rare artists that’ll be long-remembered for his work in many ways, both for those legendary and highly influential years spent with The Velvets, not to mention his solo career.

We hereby extend the warmest of birthday wishes to Mr. Lou Reed. Many happiest of happy returns.

mp3: Vicious (Lou Reed from Transformer)