Day 190: When he woke she was gone with his car and all of his money...

I may have hand-picked 3 of today's albums. Wonder if you can guess which ones.... Maire


Album 640/1031

Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Blood & Chocolate (1986)

All tracks written by Declan MacManus (Elvis Costello) except as noted.

Side one

1. "Uncomplicated" – 3:28
2. "I Hope You're Happy Now" – 3:07
3. "Tokyo Storm Warning" (MacManus, Cait O'Riordan) – 6:25
4. "Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head" – 5:07
5. "I Want You" – 6:45

Side two

1. "Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind?" – 2:09
2. "Blue Chair" – 3:42
3. "Battered Old Bird" – 5:51
4. "Crimes of Paris" – 4:20
5. "Poor Napoleon" – 3:23
6. "Next Time Round" – 3:28

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_%26_Chocolate

Golf's verdict: Okay, I'm convinced. Declan MacManus is a worthy of his reputation as a bit of a musical genius. Not quite the equal of his late 70s/early 80s purple patch, but 'I Want You' is a stone cold classic.

Maire's verdict: I'm not a huge Costello fan but this was rather enjoyable.

Album 641/1031

Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)

All tracks written by Roger Waters, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"In the Flesh?"	Waters	3:16
2.	"The Thin Ice"	Gilmour Waters	2:27
3.	"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)"	Waters	3:21
4.	"The Happiest Days of Our Lives"	Waters	1:46
5.	"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"	Gilmour Waters	3:59
6.	"Mother"	Waters Gilmour	5:32
Total length:			20:21

Side two
No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Goodbye Blue Sky"	Gilmour	2:45
2.	"Empty Spaces"	Waters	2:10
3.	"Young Lust" (writers: Waters, Gilmour)	Gilmour	3:25
4.	"One of My Turns"	Waters	3:41
5.	"Don't Leave Me Now"	Waters	4:08
6.	"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 3)"	Waters	1:48
7.	"Goodbye Cruel World"	Waters	0:48
Total length:			18:45

Side three
No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Hey You"	Gilmour Waters	4:40
2.	"Is There Anybody Out There?"	Waters Gilmour	2:44
3.	"Nobody Home"	Waters	3:26
4.	"Vera"	Waters	1:35
5.	"Bring the Boys Back Home"	Waters	1:21
6.	"Comfortably Numb" (writers: Gilmour, Waters)	Waters Gilmour	6:23
Total length:			20:09

Side four
No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"The Show Must Go On"	Gilmour	1:36
2.	"In the Flesh"	Waters	4:15
3.	"Run Like Hell" (writers: Gilmour, Waters)	Waters Gilmour	4:20
4.	"Waiting for the Worms"	Waters Gilmour	4:04
5.	"Stop"	Waters	0:30
6.	"The Trial" (writers: Waters, Ezrin)	Waters	5:13
7.	"Outside the Wall"	Waters	1:41
Total length:			21:39

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

Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! More or less narrated/sang along to the whole thing.

Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! I asked for the film when I was about 14 and remember the folks being completely bemused when I put it on. I love the album as much now as I did then; the film less so.

Album 642/1031

Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)

All tracks written by Bruce Springsteen.

Side 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Badlands"	4:03
2.	"Adam Raised a Cain"	4:32
3.	"Something in the Night"	5:11
4.	"Candy's Room"	2:51
5.	"Racing in the Street"	6:53

Side 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Promised Land"	4:33
2.	"Factory"	2:17
3.	"Streets of Fire"	4:09
4.	"Prove It All Night"	3:56
5.	"Darkness on the Edge of Town"	4:30

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

Golf's verdict: 'Badlands' and the title track make the album truly memorable, but it's no 'Born to Run' or 'The River'.

Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Fantastic album with some brilliant tracks.

Album 643/1031

The Divine Comedy - Casanova (1996)

All songs written and arranged by Neil Hannon, except Track 10 arranged by Hannon and Joby Talbot; Track 11 arranged and orchestrated by Talbot.

1. "Something for the Weekend" – 4:19
2. "Becoming More Like Alfie" – 2:59
3. "Middle-Class Heroes" – 5:26
4. "In & Out of Paris & London" – 3:27
5. "Charge" – 5:27
6. "Songs of Love" – 3:26
7. "The Frog Princess" – 5:13
8. "A Woman of the World" – 4:12
9. "Through a Long and Sleepless Night" – 6:12
10. "Theme from Casanova" – 5:51
11. "The Dogs & the Horses" – 5:14

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casanova_(The_Divine_Comedy_album)

Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! So good that we had to listen to its successor (Fin de Siecle) immediately after. Neil Hannon more or less has a hospital pass in our household, but this album in particular is an absolute joy to listen (and sing along) to.

Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Just wonderful. Made me smile the whole way through.

Album 644/1031

The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust (1995)

All tracks written by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons; except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Leave Home"		5:32
2.	"In Dust We Trust"		5:17
3.	"Song to the Siren"		3:16
4.	"Three Little Birdies Down Beats"		5:38
5.	"Fuck Up Beats"		1:25
6.	"Chemical Beats"		4:50
7.	"Chico's Groove"		4:48
8.	"One Too Many Mornings"	Rowlands Simons Mason Treahy	4:13
9.	"Life Is Sweet" (featuring Tim Burgess)	Rowlands Simons Burgess	6:33
10.	"Playground for a Wedgeless Firm"	Rowlands Jones	2:31
11.	"Alive Alone" (featuring Beth Orton)		5:16
Total length:			49:19

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

Golf's verdict: Danced to a lot of their tunes, but never owned an album of theirs. Really enjoyed it.

Maire's verdict: Never really listened to a Chemical Brothers album before. Really enjoyed it.

Album 645/1031

Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)

Disc one – Dawn to Dusk
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"		2:52
2.	"Tonight, Tonight"		4:14
3.	"Jellybelly"		3:01
4.	"Zero"		2:41
5.	"Here Is No Why"		3:45
6.	"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"		4:18
7.	"To Forgive"		4:17
8.	"Fuck You (An Ode to No One)"		4:51
9.	"Love"		4:21
10.	"Cupid de Locke"		2:50
11.	"Galapogos"		4:47
12.	"Muzzle"		3:44
13.	"Porcelina of the Vast Oceans"		9:21
14.	"Take Me Down"	James Iha	2:52
Total length:			57:54

Disc two – Twilight to Starlight
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Where Boys Fear to Tread"		4:22
2.	"Bodies"		4:12
3.	"Thirty-Three"		4:10
4.	"In the Arms of Sleep"		4:12
5.	"1979"		4:25
6.	"Tales of a Scorched Earth"		3:46
7.	"Thru the Eyes of Ruby"		7:38
8.	"Stumbleine"		2:54
9.	"X.Y.U."		7:07
10.	"We Only Come Out at Night"		4:05
11.	"Beautiful"		4:18
12.	"Lily (My One and Only)"		3:31
13.	"By Starlight"		4:48
14.	"Farewell and Goodnight"	Iha[21]	4:22
Total length:			63:50

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

Golf's verdict: Ultimately a victim of Billy Corgan's massive ego, this features many of their greatest songs. But...FFS, it's over 2 hours long!!! It's not that it has lots of weak material, it's just it would have been far better to have been released as two, complementary, albums (like Rufus W's 'Want One' & 'Want Two' or System of a Down's 'Hypnotize' and 'Mesmerize').

Maire's verdict: Some absolutely gorgeous tracks but too long for it to be a hidden gem.