Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
All tracks written by Van Morrison.
| Part One: In The Beginning | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Astral Weeks" | 7:06 |
| 2. | "Beside You" | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Sweet Thing" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Cyprus Avenue" | 7:00 |
| Part Two: Afterwards | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "The Way Young Lovers Do" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Madame George" | 9:45 |
| 3. | "Ballerina" | 7:03 |
| 4. | "Slim Slow Slider" | 3:17 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astral_Weeks
Golf's verdict: Have tried and failed to get into this album a number of times over the years. I've owned the CD at least a couple of times, but it's never really caught. This time I rather enjoyed it, which may be an indication that my tastes are still continuing to develop. It's still got a long way to go before it gets into my all time top ten (where it often sits in the overall 'greatest of all time' polls), but it's a start.
Maire's verdict: Not a fan of his voice so was never going to be a great review. 'Okay' is about as far as I can push it.
Album 257/1031
Paul McCartney - McCartney (1970)
All songs written by Paul McCartney.
Side one
- "The Lovely Linda" – 0:43
- "That Would Be Something" – 2:38
- "Valentine Day" – 1:39
- "Every Night" – 2:31
- "Hot as Sun/Glasses" – 2:05
- "Junk" – 1:54
- "Man We Was Lonely" – 2:56
- Side two
- "Oo You" – 2:48
- "Momma Miss America" – 4:04
- "Teddy Boy" – 2:22
- "Singalong Junk" – 2:34
- "Maybe I'm Amazed" – 3:53
- "Kreen - Akrore" – 4:15
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCartney_(album)
Golf's verdict: First solo offering from Macca and it's a bit of a stumbling one. 'Maybe I'm Amazed' is the only track that would threaten a Beatles tune.
Maire's verdict: What the hell is going on in the last song? All in all, though, not as bad as I was expecting (I may have been imagining multiple versions of 'Mull of Kintyre'....).
Album 258/1031
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Architecture & Morality (1981)
All songs were written by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, except where noted.
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "The New Stone Age" | McCluskey | 3:22 |
| 2. | "She's Leaving" | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "Souvenir" | Humphreys, Martin Cooper | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Sealand" | 7:47 | |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Joan of Arc" | McCluskey | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)" | McCluskey | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Architecture and Morality" | 3:43 | |
| 4. | "Georgia" | 3:24 | |
| 5. | "The Beginning and the End" | 3:48 | |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_%26_Morality
Golf's verdict: 'Joan of Arc' and 'Souvenir' like many of their other most well known hits, back up the assumption that OMD are always a synth band, but this proves they have more in common with The Cure and Joy Division/New Order than The Human League.
Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! How had I forgotten about OMD?? Brilliant album.
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