Day 220: It's like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder how I keep from goin' under...

Album 749/1031

Metallica - And Justice For All (1988)

All lyrics written by James Hetfield, except "To Live Is to Die" written by Cliff Burton.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Blackened"	Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Jason Newsted	6:40
2.	"…And Justice for All"	Hetfield, Ulrich, Kirk Hammett	9:44
3.	"Eye of the Beholder"	Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett	6:25
4.	"One"	Hetfield, Ulrich	7:24
5.	"The Shortest Straw"	Hetfield, Ulrich	6:35
6.	"Harvester of Sorrow"	Hetfield, Ulrich	5:42
7.	"The Frayed Ends of Sanity"	Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett	7:40
8.	"To Live Is to Die"	Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton	9:48
9.	"Dyers Eve"	Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett	5:12

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

Golf's verdict: A Metallica album that is not the 'black' album that I can listen to instead. Yay. Bears many of the hallmarks of their greatest achievement, especially in the second half when it gets a bit more balladeering and orchestrated, just not as good.

Maire's verdict: Not as good as the Black Album but fun nonetheless.

Album 750/1031

Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (1982)

No.	Title	Composer(s)	Length
1.	"She's Fresh"	Milton Edwards, Bobbie Knight	4:57
2.	"It's Nasty"	Clifton Chase, Melvin Glover, Sylvia Robinson, Tom Tom Club	4:19
3.	"Scorpio"	Melvin Glover, Nathaniel Glover Jr, Eddie Morris, Keith Wiggins, Guy Williams	4:55
4.	"It's a Shame (Mt. Airy Groove)"	Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright, Lee Garrett, Curtis Harmon, James Lloyd, Cedric Napoleon	4:57
5.	"Dreamin'"	Melvin Glover, Nathaniel Glover Jr, Gary Henry, Eddie Morris, Keith Wiggins, Guy Williams	5:47
6.	"You Are"	Gary Henry	4:51
7.	"The Message"	Clifton Chase, Edward Fletcher, Melvin Glover, Sylvia Robinson	7:12

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Message_(Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five_album)

Golf's verdict: Once was the time when I could more or less do the whole of The Message accapella. That - and Rapture by Blondie - was my rapping party piece. It's the best thing on here by some distance, but the whole thing is rather an old school pleasure. 

Maire's verdict: Rather enjoyable in places but 'Scorpio' annoyed me.

Album 751/1031

The Zutons - Who Killed The Zutons? (2004)

All tracks written by David McCabe and The Zutons, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Zuton Fever"	3:08
2.	"Pressure Point"	3:16
3.	"You Will You Won't"	2:54
4.	"Confusion"	3:32
5.	"Havana Gang Brawl"	4:30
6.	"Railroad" (McCabe, Sean Payne, The Zutons)	3:39
7.	"Long Time Coming"	2:20
8.	"Nightmare Part II"	3:00
9.	"Not a Lot to Do"	3:47
10.	"Remember Me"	3:20
11.	"Dirty Dancehall"	4:09
12.	"Moons and Horror Shows"	2:36

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed......_The_Zutons%3F

Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Liked this an awful lot. There was a real purple patch in Liverpool about this time when many of the bands all seemed to want to be Love or The Zombies at the same time. Whilst "Valerie' may have ended up paying their mortgages (courtesy of Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse, it's not on here, incidentally), they were/are deserving of much more attention. 

Maire's verdict: Nice album but not the hidden gem I was expecting from Golf's comments prior to listening.

Album 752/1031

Underworld - Second Toughest In The Infants (1996)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Juanita : Kiteless : To Dream of Love"	Emerson/Hyde/Smith	16:36
2.	"Banstyle/Sappy's Curry"	Emerson/Hyde/Smith	15:22
3.	"Confusion the Waitress"	Emerson/Hyde/Smith	6:47
4.	"Rowla"	Hyde/Smith	6:31
5.	"Pearl's Girl"	Emerson/Hyde/Smith	9:36
6.	"Air Towel"	Hyde/Smith	7:37
7.	"Blueski"	Hyde/Smith	2:55
8.	"Stagger"	Hyde/Smith	7:37

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

Golf's verdict: Lots of banging tunes that sound a bit like 'Born Slippy' but not quite as genre/era defining.

Maire's verdict: Not sure work is the right location for listening to this album. Seemed rather long  also.