1001 Albums We're Hearing in 2017: Day 130: There's a weapon that we must use in our defence: silence

Album 402/1031

Kanye West - Yeezus (2013)

Yeezus^[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"On Sight"	Kanye West Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Thomas Bangalter Malik Jones Che Smith Elon Rutberg Cydel Young Derek Watkins Mike Dean	Kanye West Daft Punk Dean^[b] Benji B^[b]	2:36
2.	"Black Skinhead"	West de Homem-Christo Bangalter Jones Young Rutberg Wasalu Muhammad Jaco Sakiya Sandifer Dean Watkins	West Daft Punk Gesaffelstein^[b] Brodinski^[b] Dean^[b] Lupe Fiasco^[b] No I.D.^[b] Jack Donoghue^[b] Noah Goldstein^[b]	3:08
3.	"I Am a God"	West de Homem-Christo Bangalter Ross Birchard Justin Vernon Jones Smith Rutberg Young Dean Watkins Clifton Bailey Harvel Hart Anand Bakshi Rahul Burman	West Dean Daft Punk Hudson Mohawke^[a]	3:51
4.	"New Slaves"	West Christopher Breaux Young Teachers Jones Smith Rutberg Sandifer Louis Johnson Dean Gabor Presser Anna Adamis	West Teachers^[a] Dean^[b] Travis Scott^[b] Goldstein^[b] Shama Joseph^[b] Pope^[b]	4:16
5.	"Hold My Liquor"	West Dean Vernon Keith Cozart Rutberg Smith Jones Alejandro Ghersi Young Watkins	Dean West Arca^[b] Goldstein^[b]	5:26
6.	"I'm In It"	West Vernon Jeffrey Ethan Campbell Josh Leary Jones Young Sandifer Rutberg Dean Andre Harris Jill Scott Vidal Davis Carvin Haggins Kenny Lattimore	West Evian Christ^[a] Dom Solo^[a] Goldstein^[b] Arca^[b] Dean^[b]	3:54
7.	"Blood on the Leaves"	West Birchard Rutberg Jones Tony Williams Young Dean Lewis Allen	West Hudson Mohawke Lunice Carlos Broady^[a] 88-Keys^[b] Dean^[b] Arca^[b]	6:00
8.	"Guilt Trip"	West Scott Mescudi Young Dean Larry Griffin, Jr. Keith Elam Kevin Hansford Dupre Kelly Chris Martin Al-Terik Wardrick Marlon Williams Terrence Thornton Tyree Pittman	West Dean S1 Travis Scott^[b] Ackee Juice Rockers^[b]	4:03
9.	"Send It Up"	West Johnson de Homem-Christo Bangalter Ghersi Mike Levy Sandifer Ab Liva Rutberg Dean Moses Davis Colin York Lowell Dunbar	West Daft Punk Gesaffelstein^[a] Brodinski^[a] Arca^[b] Dean^[b]	2:58
10.	"Bound 2"	West John Stephens Charles Wilson Pope Rutberg Young Jones Sandifer Dean Norman Whiteside Bob Massey Robert Dukes Ronnie Self	West Pope^[a] Eric Danchick^[b] Goldstein^[b] No I.D.^[b] Dean^[b]	3:49

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

Golf's verdict: Not as bad as I was expecting, but nothing to justify the Christ complex from my perspective. He's just a bit of a dick, isn't he?

Maire's verdict: I fucking hate Kenye* West's music. 'Nuff said.

*Golf edit: I left this typo in. I think he suits 'Ken'. I am going to call him Ken West from now on.

Album 403/1031

The Go Gos - Beauty and the Beat (1981)

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Our Lips Are Sealed"	Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall	2:45
2.	"How Much More"	Charlotte Caffey, Wiedlin	3:06
3.	"Tonite"	Caffey, Wiedlin, Peter Case	3:35
4.	"Lust to Love"	Caffey, Wiedlin	4:04
5.	"This Town"	Caffey, Wiedlin	3:20

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"We Got the Beat"	Caffey	2:36
7.	"Fading Fast"	Caffey	3:41
8.	"Automatic"	Wiedlin	3:07
9.	"You Can't Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)"	Caffey, Wiedlin	2:54
10.	"Skidmarks on My Heart"	Caffey, Belinda Carlisle	3:06
11.	"Can't Stop the World"	Kathy Valentine	3:20

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beat_(The_Go-Go's_album)

Golf's verdict: Kicks off with the inferior version of one of the best songs of all time. The Fun Boy Three version may take the upper hand but Jane Wiedlin and band still deliver a great version. Elsewhere this sounds - as one might expect - a bit like a prototype Bangles. Not a bad thing.

Maire's verdict: That was fun. Got a bit too excited when I thought 'How Much More' was a cover of Elvis's '(Marie's the Name of) His Latest Flame' - listen to it and you'll see!

Album 404/1031

Miles Davis - In a Silent Way (1969)

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shhh/Peaceful "Shhh" – 6:14 "Peaceful" – 5:42 "Shhh" – 6:20"	Miles Davis	18:16

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
2.	"In a Silent Way/It's About That Time "In a Silent Way" – 4:11 "It's About That Time" – 11:27 "In a Silent Way" – 4:14"	Joe Zawinul, Davis	19:52

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

Golf's verdict: I quite enjoyed this but it is a testament to my novice jazz appreciation status that when the album finished and Spotify generously offered up some John Coltrane to continue the mood, I could not tell the difference.

Maire's verdict: Nope, still not a jazz fan.

Album 405/1031

Everything But The Girl - Idlewild (1988)

All tracks composed by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, except where indicated:

"I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Danny Whitten) – 4:17
"Love Is Here Where I Live" – 3:55
"These Early Days" (Thorn) – 3:50
"I Always Was Your Girl" – 4:00
"Oxford Street" (Thorn) – 3:21
"The Night I Heard Caruso Sing" (Watt) – 2:55
"Goodbye Sunday" – 4:00
"Shadow on a Harvest Moon" (Thorn) – 3:38
"Blue Moon Rose" – 3:37
"Tears All Over Town" (Watt) – 4:35
"Lonesome for a Place I Know" – 4:02
"Apron Strings" – 3:07

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idlewild_(Everything_but_the_Girl_album)

Golf's verdict: A little bit to fey and inconsequential for my taste, though Tracey does have an absolutely lovely voice. I keep meaning to read her book too (see here). It is supposed to be excellent.

Maire's verdict: Like her voice but found the album a bit boring.

Album 406/1031

Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)

All lyrics written by Mike Patton, except "The Real Thing" by Patton/Gould, "Surprise! You're Dead!" by Patton/Martin and "War Pigs" by Geezer Butler.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"From Out of Nowhere"	Gould, Bottum	3:22
2.	"Epic"	Gould, Bottum, Martin, Bordin	4:53
3.	"Falling to Pieces"	Gould, Bottum, Martin	5:15
4.	"Surprise! You're Dead!"	Martin	2:27
5.	"Zombie Eaters"	Gould, Bottum, Martin, Bordin	5:58
6.	"The Real Thing"	Gould, Bottum	8:13
7.	"Underwater Love"	Gould, Bottum	3:51
8.	"The Morning After"	Gould, Bottum, Martin	3:43
9.	"Woodpecker from Mars" (instrumental)	Martin, Bordin	5:40
10.	"War Pigs"	Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward	7:45
11.	"Edge of the World"	Gould, Bottum, Bordin	4:10

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Thing_(Faith_No_More_album)

Golf's verdict: A Koh-i-Noor Diamond Sized HIDDEN GEM! If you don't know this album or Faith No More then WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING WITH YOUR LIFE? Through bad timing and poor luck it took until 2012 before I finally saw FNM live. The band arrived, on to a stage strewn with about £10 000 worth of cut flowers, dressed like droogs from A Clockwork Orange and launched into a cover of Tom Jones' 'Delilah' (I've posted a clip below). What a gig. This was the record that broke them and features 10 astounding original rock tunes and the second best* cover version of War Pigs ever. Go buy it.

Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! My new gym soundtrack. Loved it.