Thursday 2 March 2017

Day 57: At age 43, we listen to our first Justin Timberlake album.

Album 184/1031

 Justin Timberlake - Justified (2002)

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Señorita"
Williams and Hugo4:54
2."Like I Love You" (featuring Clipse)
  • Timberlake
  • Hugo
  • Williams
Williams and Hugo4:43
3."(Oh No) What You Got"
Timbaland4:31
4."Take It from Here"
  • Timberlake
  • Hugo
  • Williams
Williams and Hugo6:14
5."Cry Me a River"
Timbaland4:48
6."Rock Your Body"
  • Timberlake
  • Hugo
  • Williams
Williams and Hugo4:27
7."Nothin' Else"
  • Timberlake
  • Hugo
  • Williams
Williams and Hugo4:58
8."Last Night"
  • Timberlake
  • Hugo
  • Williams
Williams and Hugo4:47
9."Still on My Brain"
The Underdogs4:35
10."(And She Said) Take Me Now" (featuring Janet Jackson)
  • Timberlake
  • Mosley
  • Storch
  • Timbaland
  • Storch[a]
5:31
11."Right for Me"
  • Timberlake
  • Mosley
Timbaland4:29
12."Let's Take a Ride"
  • Timberlake
  • Hugo
  • Williams
Williams and Hugo4:44
13."Never Again"
McKnight4:34

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justified_(album)

 Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM!* How did I get to 2017 without hearing this? Oh yes, I was too busy listening to great music. It does have some good tunes on it though. Cry Me a River and Rock Your Body (which, from memory, were both singles**) are both quite entertaining. He's certainly no talentless puppet, but perhaps age will bring something more interesting to his music, in time.

 Maire's verdict: Not to my taste but not as painful as I was expecting.

 *Not really. Just kidding.
**They were played about a million bloody times on radio and TV in 2002.

 Album 185/1031

 Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
All tracks written by Chris Cornell, except where noted.
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Let Me Drown"  3:51
2."My Wave" Cornell, Kim Thayil5:12
3."Fell on Black Days"  4:42
4."Mailman" Matt Cameron4:25
5."Superunknown" Cornell, Thayil5:06
6."Head Down"Ben ShepherdShepherd6:08
7."Black Hole Sun"  5:18
8."Spoonman"  4:06
9."Limo Wreck" Cameron, Thayil5:47
10."The Day I Tried to Live"  5:19
11."Kickstand" Thayil1:34
12."Fresh Tendrils"Cornell, CameronCameron4:16
13."4th of July"  5:08
14."Half"ShepherdShepherd2:14
15."Like Suicide"  7:01

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superunknown

 Golf's verdict: This challenge has already left me concluding that the invention of the CD created a big quality control problem for music. This is another one of those, 'never mind the quality, here's some more quantity' albums. Lately, I have grown fond of Chris Cornell's voice, but at the time I lumped these guys in with Pearl Jam and several other uninspired bunches. This is rescued from 'meh' status by the inclusion of Black Hole Sun and Spoonman. In other words, if it had been a double A-sided single I would not have felt short-changed.

 Maire's verdict: All sounds the same and blurs into the background except for 'Black Hole Sun'. Although it's a good enough song it doesn't justify the whole album

 Album 186/1031

 The Offspring - Smash (1994)

No.TitleLength
1."Time to Relax" (Intro)0:25
2."Nitro (Youth Energy)"2:27
3."Bad Habit"3:43
4."Gotta Get Away"3:52
5."Genocide"3:33
6."Something to Believe In"3:17
7."Come Out and Play" ("Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" on the remastered edition)3:17
8."Self Esteem"4:17
9."It'll Be a Long Time"2:43
10."Killboy Powerhead" (The Didjits cover)2:02
11."What Happened to You?"2:12
12."So Alone"1:17
13."Not the One"2:54
14."Smash" (song ends at 2:52, spoken coda lasts until 3:05, the coda of "Change the World" riff lasts until 4:10, hidden track "Come Out and Play (Acoustic Reprise)" begins at 9:10)10:42
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_(The_Offspring_album)

 Golf's verdict: Great to jump up and down to at the disco when you are 14. I have never felt compelled to own or play their music, but I begrudge them nothing for finding a successful formula and sticking to it.

 Maire's verdict: Bubble gum punk. Would I buy it? No chance, but fun while it lasted.


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