Original Soundtrack Me Without You Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax/Legacy By David Chiu

Buying a movie soundtrack is like going to a flea market; out of all the crap encountered, you might find one or two things that might prove a treasure. This soundtrack to this coming of age film set in the late '70s and early '80s punk/New Wave scene exceeds most expectations and can arguably rank up there with the best soundtracks like Saturday Night Fever and Grease. For fans who believed rock and roll really happened between 1977 and 1982 will be happy to know who's on this soundtrack: the Clash's "White Man in Hammersmith Palais," Adam and the Ants' "Kings of the Wild Frontier, the Other Ones' "Another Girl, Another Planet," Echo and the Bunnymen's "The Cutter," the Strangler's "Skin Deep." Even the synth pop of Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough," the Normal's "Warm Leatherette", and Scritti Politti's "The Sweetest Girl" enhances this alternative rock collection. Other tracks by Sonny and Cher, Tim Buckley, and Nick Drake add a little something out of the ordinary. The one baffling selection here is "I've Nevr Been to Me" by Charlene, which has got to be one of the most horrible syrupy pop songs ever--I mean, ever--written. Other than that, Me Without You speaks of a time when it was great to be young and punk.

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