Day 272: I was standing by my window, on one cold and cloudy day...

Album 967/1031

The Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)

Original vinyl release[edit]

Side D.
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anxious Mo-Fo"	D. Boon, Mike Watt	1:19
2.	"Theatre Is the Life of You"	Boon, Watt	1:30
3.	"Viet Nam"	Boon	1:27
4.	"Cohesion"	Boon	1:55
5.	"It's Expected I'm Gone"	Watt	2:04
6.	"#1 Hit Song"	Boon, George Hurley	1:47
7.	"Two Beads at the End"	Boon, Hurley	1:52
8.	"Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth?"	Watt	1:49
9.	"Don't Look Now" (Live; Creedence Clearwater Revival cover; Omitted from 1987 CD release)	John Fogerty	1:46
10.	"Shit from an Old Notebook"	Boon, Watt	1:35
11.	"Nature Without Man"	Chuck Dukowski, Boon	1:45
12.	"One Reporter's Opinion"	Watt	1:50
Total length:			20:37

Side Mike
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing"	Watt	1:33
2.	"Maybe Partying Will Help"	Boon, Watt	1:56
3.	"Toadies"	Watt	1:38
4.	"Retreat"	Watt	2:01
5.	"The Big Foist"	Watt	1:29
6.	"God Bows to Math"	Jack Brewer, Watt	1:15
7.	"Corona"	Boon	2:24
8.	"The Glory of Man"	Watt	2:55
9.	"Take 5, D."	Joe Baiza, John Rocknowski, Dirk Vandenberg, Watt	1:40
10.	"My Heart and the Real World"	Watt	1:05
11.	"History Lesson - Part II"	Watt	2:10
Total length:			20:06

Side George
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Need the Glory"	Hurley	2:01
2.	"The Roar of the Masses Could Be Farts"	Vandenberg, Watt	1:20
3.	"Mr. Robot's Holy Orders" (Omitted from all CD releases)	Hurley	3:05
4.	"West Germany"	Boon	1:48
5.	"The Politics of Time"	Watt	1:10
6.	"Themselves"	Boon	1:17
7.	"Please Don't Be Gentle with Me"	Jack Brewer, Watt	0:46
8.	"Nothing Indeed"	Hurley, Watt	1:21
9.	"No Exchange"	Hurley, Watt	1:50
10.	"There Ain't Shit on T.V. Tonight"	Hurley, Watt	1:34
11.	"This Ain't No Picnic"	Boon	1:56
12.	"Spillage"	Watt	1:51
Total length:			19:59

Side Chaff
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Untitled Song for Latin America"	Boon	2:03
2.	"Jesus and Tequila"	Boon, Joe Carducci	2:52
3.	"June 16th"	Watt	1:48
4.	"Storm in My House"	Boon, Henry Rollins	1:57
5.	"Martin's Story"	Martin Tamburovich, Watt	0:51
6.	"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" (Van Halen cover; Omitted from all CD releases)	Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony	0:40
7.	"Dr. Wu" (Steely Dan cover; Omitted from 1987 CD release)	Donald Fagen, Walter Becker	1:44
8.	"Little Man with a Gun in His Hand" (Omitted from all CD releases)	Boon, Chuck Dukowski	2:53
9.	"The World According to Nouns"	Watt	2:05
10.	"Love Dance"	Boon	2:00
Total length:			18:53

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

Golf's verdict: A huge, sprawling undertaking of largely pretty succinct songs, originally spread over a double-album. Inspired by Gang of Four and Wire but no-doubt also inspirational to the early Chilli Peppers and many of the huge US bands to emerge from California in the late 80s.

Máire's verdict: The kind of album that I’d usually go for but it left me cold.

Album 968/1031

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1972)

Disc one

1. "Grand Ole Opry Song" (Hylo Brown) – 2:59
2. "Keep on the Sunny Side" (A.P. Carter, Gary Garett) – 3:35
3. "Nashville Blues" (Earl Scruggs) – 3:10
4. "You Are My Flower" (A.P. Carter) – 3:35
5. "The Precious Jewel" (Roy Acuff) – 3:30
6. "Dark as a Dungeon" (Merle Travis) – 2:45
7. "Tennessee Stud" (Jimmie Driftwood) – 4:22
8. "Black Mountain Rag" (traditional; credited to Thomas Magness on the album) – 2:10
9. "Wreck on the Highway" (Dorsey Dixon) – 3:24
10. "The End of the World" (Fred Rose) – 3:53
11. "I Saw the Light" (Hank Williams) – 3:45
12. "Sunny Side of the Mountain" (Byron Gregory, Harry McAuliffe) – 2:14
13. "Nine-Pound Hammer" (Merle Travis) – 2:14
14. "Losin' You (Might Be the Best Thing Yet)" (Edria A. Humphrey, Jimmy Martin) – 2:44
15. "Honky Tonkin'" (Hank Williams) – 2:19
16. "You Don't Know My Mind" (Jimmie Skinner) – 2:45
17. "My Walkin' Shoes" (Jimmy Martin, Paul Williams) – 2:02

Disc two

1. "Lonesome Fiddle Blues" (Vassar Clements) – 2:41
2. "Cannonball Rag" (Merle Travis) – 1:15
3. "Avalanche" (Millie Clements) – 2:50
4. "Flint Hill Special" (Earl Scruggs) – 2:12
5. "Togary Mountain" (Walter McEuen) – 2:25
6. "Earl's Breakdown" (Earl Scruggs) – 2:34
7. "Orange Blossom Special" (Ervin T. Rouse) – 2:14
8. "Wabash Cannonball" (A.P. Carter) – 2:00
9. "Lost Highway" (Leon Payne) – 3:37
10. Doc Watson & Merle Travis First Meeting (Dialogue) – 1:52
11. "Way Downtown" (traditional, Doc Watson) – 3:30
12. "Down Yonder" (Doc Watson) – 1:48
13. "Pins and Needles (In My Heart)" (Floyd Jenkins) – 2:53
14. "Honky Tonk Blues" (Hank Williams) – 2:22
15. "Sailin' on to Hawaii" (Beecher Kirby) – 2:00
16. "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" (A.P. Carter) – 4:25
17. "I am a Pilgrim" (traditional) – 2:55
18. "Wildwood Flower" (A.P. Carter) – 3:34
19. "Soldier's Joy" (John McEuen, Earl Scruggs) – 2:05
20. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (A.P. Carter) – 4:50
21. "Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell) – 2:11
22. "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" (Earl Scruggs) – 2:39
23. Warming Up for "The Opry" – 2:43
24. Sunny Side – 4:06
25. "Remember Me" (Scotty Wiseman) – 1:32

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_the_Circle_be_Unbroken_(Nitty_Gritty_Dirt_Band_album)

Golf's verdict: Just made me think of the Coen Brothers and the Soggy Bottom Boys from O Brother, Where Art Thou? Full of great Appalachian style American folk music, including a particular banjo favourite of mine, 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown'. Great fun.

Máire's verdict: Some lovely songs / tunes but at least one of the vocalists can’t sing and it’s too bloody long.

Album 969/1031

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)

All music composed by Kevin Shields, except for "Touched", composed by Colm Ó Cíosóig.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Only Shallow"	Bilinda Butcher	4:17
2.	"Loomer"	Butcher	2:38
3.	"Touched"		0:56
4.	"To Here Knows When"	Butcher Kevin Shields	5:31
5.	"When You Sleep"	Shields	4:11
6.	"I Only Said"	Shields	5:34
7.	"Come in Alone"	Shields	3:58
8.	"Sometimes"	Shields	5:19
9.	"Blown a Wish"	Butcher	3:36
10.	"What You Want"	Shields	5:33
11.	"Soon"	Shields	6:58
Total length:			48:31

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

Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Nothing has sounded quite like this album before or since. Although the earlier 'Isn't Anything' album is my favourite, this still ranks as one of the most original and genre-defining/creating albums of all time.

Máire's verdict: Another album I should really like but just couldn’t get into it.