The Cocteau Twins - Heaven & Las Vegas (1990)
All songs written by Cocteau Twins.
- "Cherry-Coloured Funk" – 3:12
- "Pitch the Baby" – 3:14
- "Iceblink Luck" – 3:18
- "Fifty-Fifty Clown" – 3:10 (3:17 on 4AD hi-def remaster)
- "Heaven or Las Vegas" – 4:58
- "I Wear Your Ring" – 3:29
- "Fotzepolitic" – 3:30
- "Wolf in the Breast" – 3:31
- "Road, River and Rail" – 3:21
- "Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires" – 5:38 (5:48 on 4AD hi-def remaster)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_or_Las_Vegas
Golf's verdict: Still not completely won over by the nonsensical lyrics, but the production is superb. Guess I would like them more if I had not grown up more on Lush (who were produced by one third of the Twins (yes, there were three of them - the jokers) and whose sound owes this a great debt.
Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Absolutely loved this album.
Album 712/1031
Neil Young - On the Beach (1974)
All tracks written by Neil Young.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Walk On" | 2:42 |
| 2. | "See the Sky About to Rain" | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Revolution Blues" | 4:03 |
| 4. | "For the Turnstiles" | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Vampire Blues" | 4:14 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "On the Beach" | 6:59 |
| 2. | "Motion Pictures" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Ambulance Blues" | 8:56 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(Neil_Young_album)
Golf's verdict: Rather angsty, it's no doubt influenced by his close friend (and Crazy Horse guitarist) Danny Whitten's OD death. This was recorded before but released after Tonights the Night, the album most closely associated with that event, but it is sombre listening. When I was first getting into Neil Young this was quite a rarity as it was only reissued on CD in 2003.
Maire's verdict: Not his best but pretty good.
Album 713/1031
Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley (1970)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gasoline Alley" | Stewart, Ronnie Wood | 4:02 |
| 2. | "It's All Over Now" | Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack | 6:22 |
| 3. | "Only a Hobo" | Bob Dylan | 4:13 |
| 4. | "My Way of Giving" | Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Country Comfort" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Cut Across Shorty" | Wayne P. Walker, Marijohn Wilkin | 6:28 |
| 7. | "Lady Day" | Stewart | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Jo's Lament" | Stewart | 3:24 |
| 9. | "You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)" | Dick Cooper, Beth Beatty, Ernie Shelby | 4:27 |
| 10. | "It's All Over Now (single version)" | Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack | |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_Alley_(album)
Golf's verdict: Rather liked the title track and many of the covers demonstrate his unique vocal talents rather well, but I would never classify myself as a fan.
Maire's verdict: Better than the last album of his we had to listen to.
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