Wednesday 15 March 2017

Day 69: Curtis Mayfield Superflies, Ice Cube Ganstas and Frank Black Mopes

Album 219/1031

 Curtis Mayfield - Superfly: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1972)


All songs written and composed by Curtis Mayfield.[22]
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Little Child Runnin' Wild"5:23
2."Pusherman"5:04
3."Freddie's Dead"5:27
4."Junkie Chase (Instrumental)"1:36
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Give Me Your Love (Love Song)"4:20
2."Eddie You Should Know Better"2:16
3."No Thing on Me (Cocaine Song)"4:53
4."Think (Instrumental)"3:43
5."Superfly"3:55
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfly_(soundtrack)

 Golf's verdict: Saves the best 'til last, but before the impeccable Superfly you do get to enjoy Freddie's Dead, Pusherman and Eddie You Should Know Better - all choice cuts, as I believe the cogniscenti say...

 Maire's verdict: Too much jazz and not enough soul for my taste.


 Album 220/1031

 Frank Black - Teenager of the Year (1994)


All songs written by Black Francis.
  1. "Whatever Happened to Pong?" – 1:34
  2. "Thalassocracy" – 1:33
  3. "(I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain" – 2:17
  4. "Calistan" – 3:22
  5. "The Vanishing Spies" – 3:37
  6. "Speedy Marie" – 3:33
  7. "Headache" – 2:52
  8. "Sir Rockaby" – 2:54
  9. "Freedom Rock" – 4:16
  10. "Two Reelers" – 3:01
  11. "Fiddle Riddle" – 3:29
  12. "Olé Mulholland" – 4:41
  13. "Fazer Eyes" – 3:36
  14. "I Could Stay Here Forever" – 2:27
  15. "The Hostess with the Mostest" – 1:56
  16. "Superabound" – 3:10
  17. "Big Red" – 2:41
  18. "Space Is Gonna Do Me Good" – 2:22
  19. "White Noise Maker" – 2:42
  20. "Pure Denizen of the Citizens Band" – 2:20
  21. "Bad, Wicked World" – 1:57
  22. "Pie in the Sky" – 2:13
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenager_of_the_Year

 Golf's verdict: I pretty much boycotted Frank Black/Black Francis in the '90s as I was in a strop about him not keeping the Pixies together and releasing albums like Surfer Rosa and Doolittle every year until I got bored. (It's 2017 now, I still wouldn't be bored). However, it turns out it was my loss. Frank shrugs off the BF persona and gleefully grabs two handfuls of all the genres he obviously wanted to try out but never could as frontman of one of the world's best bands, but one whose fans (including me) have certain well-defined expectations as to what a Pixies record MUST sound like. It even has a vaguely Ska track that reminded me a bit of Madness (Fiddle Riddle). Ace. I eventually got with the solo-Frank programme around Dog in the Sand, but never went back, so today was my first ever listen to Teenager of the Year.

 Maire's verdict: It's no Pixies but I did enjoy it.

Album 221/1031

 Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990)


No.TitleProducer(s)Samples[27]Length
1"Better Off Dead"Ice Cube, Sir Jinx--1:03
2"The Nigga Ya Love to Hate"The Bomb Squad, Ice Cube (co.), Sir Jinx (co.) 3:13
3"AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted"The Bomb Squad, Ice Cube (co.), Sir Jinx (co.) 4:08
4"What They Hittin' Foe?"The Bomb Squad, Ice Cube (co.), Sir Jinx (co.) 1:22
5"You Can't Fade Me / JD's Gafflin'"The Bomb Squad, Ice Cube (co.), Sir Jinx (co.)
  • "Rumpofsteelskin" by Parliament
  • "Pneumonia (Live)" by Kool & the Gang
  • "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
5:12
6"Once Upon a Time in the Projects"Sir Jinx, The Bomb Squad (co.) 3:41
7"Turn Off the Radio"The Bomb Squad, Ice Cube (co.), Sir Jinx (co.) 2:37
8"Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)"
(featuring Chuck D)
The Bomb Squad, Ice Cube (co.), Sir Jinx (co.)
  • "Standing on the Verge of Getting It On" by Funkadelic
  • "Long Red" by Mountain
  • "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" by Parliament
  • "Fuck Tha Police" by N.W.A
  • "2001" by The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds
3:21
9"A Gangsta's Fairytale" (featuring Lil Russ)Ice Cube, Sir Jinx, The Bomb Squad (co.) 3:16
10"I'm Only Out for One Thang" (featuring Flavor Flav)Ice Cube, Sir Jinx, The Bomb Squad (co.)--2:10
11"Get Off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here"The Bomb Squad, Ice Cube (co.), Sir Jinx (co.) 0:56
12"The Drive-By"Sir Jinx 1:01
13"Rollin' Wit the Lench Mob"The Bomb Squad, Ice Cube (co.), Sir Jinx (co.) 3:43
14"Who's the Mack?"Sir Jinx, The Bomb Squad 4:35
15"It's a Man's World" (featuring Yo-Yo)Sir Jinx, Ice Cube 5:26
16"The Bomb"Sir Jinx, The Bomb Squad (co.) 3:25


 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmeriKKKa's_Most_Wanted

Golf's verdict: Unmistakably Ice Cube, but with enough guest appearances from fellow- NWA'ers to sound like a natural segueway. Endangered Species, with Chuck D, stands out. Raises a wry smile often, particularly its samples of talk radio DJ outrage at Gangsta Rap in general and Ice Cube in particular.

 Maire's verdict: This bitch certainly didn't love it but didn't hate it as much as most hip-hop I've had to listen to through the course of this challenge. Quite liked 'It's a Man's World'.
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