Day 196: Breaking the law...

Album 666/1031

Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me (1987)

All tracks written by J Mascis, except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Fury Things"		3:06
2.	"Kracked"		2:50
3.	"Sludgefeast"		5:17
4.	"The Lung"		3:51
5.	"Raisans"		3:50
6.	"Tarpit"		4:36
7.	"In a Jar"		3:28
8.	"Lose"	Lou Barlow	3:11
9.	"Poledo"	Barlow	5:43

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_Living_All_Over_Me

Golf's verdict: Mighty fine slacker rock from J and company. As if Neil Young had birthed a slightly autistic son with an obsession for feedback. 

Maire's verdict: Better than Bug. That's not really saying much....

Album 667/1031

Astrud Gilberto - Beach Samba (1967)

1. "Stay" (Gayle Caldwell) - 2:41
2. "Misty Roses" (Tim Hardin) - 2:36
3. "The Face I Love" (Norman Gimbel, Carlos Pingarilho, Marcos Valle) - 2:06
4. "A Banda (Parade)" (Chico Buarque, Bob Russell) - 2:07
5. "Oba, Oba" (Luiz Bonfá) - 1:59
6. "Canoeiro" (Eumir Deodato) - 1:32
7. "I Had the Craziest Dream" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 2:25
8. "Bossa Na Praia (Beach Samba)" (Geraldo Cunha, Pery Ribeiro) - 2:48
9. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 2:47
10. "Dia das Rosas (I Think of You)" (Bonfá, Patti Jacob) - 2:21
11. "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" (Steve Boone, John Sebastian) - 2:41
12. "Não Bate O Coroção" (Deodato) - 1:35

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

Golf's verdict: It all sounds like 'The Girl for Ipanema'. All of it.

Maire's verdict: Lovely voice but not my kind of music.

Album 668/1031

M.I.A. - Arular (2005)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Banana Skit"	Maya Arulpragasam		0:36
2.	"Pull Up the People"	M. Arulpragasam A. Brucker Paul Byrne	Brucker Byrne	3:45
3.	"Bucky Done Gun"	M. Arulpragasam Wesley Pentz Bill Conti Ayn Robbins Carol Connors	Diplo Wizard[a]	3:46
4.	"Fire Fire"	M. Arulpragasam Anthony Whiting	Whiting	3:38
5.	"Freedom Skit"	M. Arulpragasam		0:42
6.	"Amazon"	M. Arulpragasam Richard X	Richard X	4:16
7.	"Bingo"	M. Arulpragasam Whiting	Whiting	3:12
8.	"Hombre"	M. Arulpragasam Dwain 'Willy' Wilson III	Wilson	4:02
9.	"One for the Head Skit"	M. Arulpragasam		0:29
10.	"10 Dollar"	M. Arulpragasam Richard X	Richard X	4:03
11.	"Sunshowers"	M. Arulpragasam Ross Orton Steve Mackey August Darnell Stony Browder Jr.	Cavemen	3:16
12.	"Galang"	M. Arulpragasam Justine Frischmann Orton Mackey	Cavemen	3:35
13.	"M.I.A." (hidden track, included at the end of track 12)	M. Arulpragasam Frischmann Sugu Arulpragasam	Diplo	3:27

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

Golf's verdict: Good for her for overcoming the challenges of a strict Sri Lankan immigrant childhood in London. But I really don't like the music much.

Maire's verdict: Shite.

Album 669/1031

Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)

All tracks written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and K.K. Downing.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rapid Fire" (Track 2 on original US releases)	4:08
2.	"Metal Gods" (Track 3 on original US releases)	4:00
3.	"Breaking the Law" (Track 1 on original US releases)	2:35
4.	"Grinder"	3:58
5.	"United"	3:35

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise" (Track 7 on original US releases)	5:04
7.	"Living After Midnight" (Track 6 on original US releases)	3:31
8.	"The Rage"	4:44
9.	"Steeler"	4:30

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Steel_(album)

Golf's verdict: A massively ambitious opus, spanning multiple genres and mastering them all. Not really, it's about as monolithic and basic as you'd expect and makes Black Sabbath sound like Genesis.

Maire's verdict: Exactly what you would expect. Quite enjoyable but that may have something to do with having  to listen to M.I.A. just before it - anything would be an improvement.