Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue (1977)
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "River Song" | Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson | 3:44 |
| 2. | "What's Wrong" | D. Wilson, Gregg Jakobson, Michael Horn | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Moonshine" | D. Wilson, Jakobson | 2:27 |
| 4. | "Friday Night" | D. Wilson, Jakobson | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Dreamer" | D. Wilson, Jakobson | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Thoughts of You" | D. Wilson, Jim Dutch | 3:02 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Time" | D. Wilson, Karen Lamm-Wilson | 3:31 |
| 2. | "You and I" | D. Wilson, Lamm-Wilson, Jakobson | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Pacific Ocean Blues" | D. Wilson, Mike Love | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Farewell My Friend" | D. Wilson | 2:26 |
| 5. | "Rainbows" | D. Wilson, C. Wilson, Stephen Kalinich | 2:55 |
| 6. | "End of the Show" | D. Wilson, Jakobson | 2:55 |
Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! I had the advantage over Maire on this one, as it's been in my CD collection for some time. Ironic that the best solo album from a Beach Boy came from the (largely) non-singing drummer. This album, like Gene Clark's 'No Other', is another '70s west coast masterpiece that barely warranted a review when first released.
Maire's verdict: Never heard this before. Really enjoyed it. Potentially a hidden gem - just need to listen to it a couple more times to confirm.
Album 505/1031
Badly Drawn Boy - Hour of Bewilderbeast (2000)
All music composed by Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Shining" | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Everybody's Stalking" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Bewilder" | 0:48 |
| 4. | "Fall in a River" | 2:17 |
| 5. | "Camping Next to Water" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Stone on the Water" | 3:58 |
| 7. | "Another Pearl" | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Body Rap" | 0:45 |
| 9. | "Once Around the Block" | 3:44 |
| 10. | "This Song" | 1:32 |
| 11. | "Bewilderbeast" | 3:30 |
| 12. | "Magic in the Air" | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Cause a Rockslide" | 5:55 |
| 14. | "Pissing in the Wind" | 4:19 |
| 15. | "Blistered Heart" | 1:50 |
| 16. | "Disillusion" | 5:19 |
| 17. | "Say It Again" | 4:41 |
| 18. | "Epitaph" |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hour_of_Bewilderbeast
Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! It was a real pleasure to get reacquainted with this. We loved BDB when he first got attention with this album. His first few albums were brilliant and then - nothing! Come back Damon, we miss you and your tea cosy hat!
Maire's verdict: Another album that we used to listen to a lot and then I forgot about it. Very enjoyable but perhaps a tad too long.
Album 506/1031
Alice in Chains - Dirt (1992)
All music composed by Jerry Cantrell, except where noted.[40]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Them Bones" | Jerry Cantrell | 2:30 | |
| 2. | "Dam That River" | Cantrell | 3:09 | |
| 3. | "Rain When I Die" | Layne Staley | Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Starr | 6:01 |
| 4. | "Sickman" | Staley | 5:29 | |
| 5. | "Rooster" | Cantrell | 6:15 | |
| 6. | "Junkhead" | Staley | 5:09 | |
| 7. | "Dirt" | Staley | 5:16 | |
| 8. | "God Smack" | Staley | 3:56 | |
| 9. | "Intro (Dream Sequence)/Iron Gland" (unlisted) | Tom Araya | 0:43 | |
| 10. | "Hate to Feel" | Staley | Staley | 5:15 |
| 11. | "Angry Chair" | Staley | Staley | 4:48 |
| 12. | "Down in a Hole" | Cantrell | 5:38 | |
| 13. | "Would?" | Cantrell | 3:28 | |
Golf's verdict: Randomly selected on the same day as Nirvana, but a salient lesson in telling the difference between those who soar and those who glide, those who break new ground and those who follow in their wake and those who make genuinely new and timeless rock music and those that just create sub-par, Pearl Jammy ersatz like this.
Maire's verdict: One word: rubbish.
Album 507/1031
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
All tracks written by Kurt Cobain, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Serve the Servants" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Scentless Apprentice" (Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic) | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Heart-Shaped Box" | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Rape Me" | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Dumb" | 2:32 |
| 7. | "Very Ape" | 1:56 |
| 8. | "Milk It" | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Pennyroyal Tea" | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" | 4:51 |
| 11. | "Tourette's" | 1:35 |
| 12. | "All Apologies" | 3:51 |
Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Some tragic signs in the lyrics of the sort of pain and depression that fame was creating for Kurt in this final Nirvana album. A harder production and several more challenging tracks make this a harder listen than Nevermind, but Cobain's ear for a great hook and riff cannot be suppressed and this is still generously packed with memorable and fine tunes.
Maire's verdict: Great album but I prefer Nevermind.
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