Day 89: You can check out, but you can never leave...

Album 272/1031

Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing in the Hands (2004)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Is the Way"	2:53
2.	"A Sight to Behold"	2:26
3.	"The Body Breaks"	2:43
4.	"Poughkeepsie"	2:17
5.	"Dogs They Make Up the Dark"	1:20
6.	"Will Is My Friend"	3:04
7.	"This Beard Is for Siobhán"	2:36
8.	"See Saw"	3:22
9.	"Tit Smoking in the Temple of Artesan Mimicry"	1:25
10.	"Rejoicing in the Hands"	1:41
11.	"Fall"	2:53
12.	"Todos los Dolores"	2:30
13.	"When the Sun Shone on Vetiver"	3:34
14.	"There Was Sun"	1:31
15.	"Insect Eyes"	5:08
16.	"Autumn's Child"	2:40

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

Golf's verdict: Good finger-picking folkie, but he has a rather affected vocal style that ended up reminding me a little bit too much of Donovan. By the end I was finding it a little bit grating. Enjoyable in small doses.

Maire's verdict: Started off okay but got boring very quickly (within a couple of songs).



Album 273/1031

The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight (1980)

All tracks written by Robyn Hitchcock, except as noted.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Wanna Destroy You"	2:52
2.	"Kingdom of Love"	4:10
3.	"Positive Vibrations"	3:10
4.	"I Got the Hots"	4:42
5.	"Insanely Jealous"	4:15

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tonight"		3:44
2.	"You'll Have to Go Sideways"	Hitchcock, Kimberley Rew	2:57
3.	"Old Pervert"	Hitchcock, Rew, Matthew Seligman, Morris Windsor	3:52
4.	"Queen of Eyes"		2:01
5.	"Underwater Moonlight"		4:17

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

Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM!: I know Robyn Hitchcock a little, but had never heard his '70s band before. The other half went on to become Katrina and the Waves! Don't let that discourage you though. Fans of REM and any 80s jangly guitar music that references the '60s will love this.

Maire's verdict: Haven't heard them before but I really enjoyed this.

Album 274/1031

The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)

Side one

1. "Hotel California" (Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey) – 6:30
   • Lead vocals by Don Henley, percussion by Don Henley, guitar solos by Don Felder and Joe Walsh
2. "New Kid in Town" (Henley, Frey, J. D. Souther) – 5:04
   • Lead vocal by Glenn Frey, electric guitars by Don Felder, electric piano and organ by Joe Walsh, guitarrón by Randy Meisner
3. "Life in the Fast Lane" (Henley, Frey, Joe Walsh) – 4:46
   • Lead vocal by Don Henley, clavinet by Glenn Frey, lead guitar by Joe Walsh
4. "Wasted Time" (Henley, Frey) – 4:55
   • Lead vocal by Don Henley, guitar by Don Felder, organ by Joe Walsh, piano by Glenn Frey

Side two

1. "Wasted Time (Reprise)" (Henley, Frey, Jim Ed Norman) – 1:22
   • Strings arranged and conducted by Jim Ed Norman
2. "Victim of Love" (Felder, Henley, Frey, Souther) – 4:11
   • Lead vocal by Don Henley, lead guitar by Don Felder, slide guitar by Joe Walsh
3. "Pretty Maids All in a Row" (Joe Vitale, Walsh) – 4:05
   • Lead vocal by Joe Walsh, piano by Joe Walsh, synthesizer by Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh
4. "Try and Love Again" (Randy Meisner) – 5:10
   • Lead vocals by Randy Meisner, lead guitar by Glenn Frey, Gretsch guitar by Joe Walsh
5. "The Last Resort" (Henley, Frey) – 7:25
   • Lead vocal by Don Henley, pedal steel guitar by Don Felder, synthesizer by Don Henley and Joe Walsh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_California_(Eagles_album)

Golf's verdict: It is hard not to like the title track, despite it representing bloated, 'AOR' style rock music. The guitar solo is one of the best ever and the lyric does have some memorable lines. The rest is perfectly hummable country/soft rock, but sounds very similar to every other Eagles song.

Maire's verdict: 'Hotel California' is the stand-out track. The rest of the album is soft rock at its finest - take that as you will...