Day 2: "I like Lou Reed", she said, sticking her tongue in my ear...*

Inevitably, once we are back at work we will not be posting every day, but hopefully we WILL still be listening. A quick hop across the Tasman Sea (well a couple of thousand kms) from Sydney back to Auckland afforded us the opportunity to hear one of Mozza's finest 'lost' period albums for the first time. Maire also found out where Prince learned to play the funky geetar and a great 'coming out' (or was he?) record from Lou Reed.

*Bonus point if you got the Pixies reference.

Album 4/1001

Morrissey - Vauxhall & I (1994)

No. Title                                                                      Music                        Length
1. "Now My Heart Is Full"                                         Boz Boorer                 4:57
2. "Spring-Heeled Jim"                                              Boorer                         3:47
3. "Billy Budd"                                                          Alain Whyte                2:08
4. "Hold on to Your Friends"                                     Whyte                          4:02
5. "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get"        Boorer                         3:44
6. "Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself"                Whyte                         3:20
7. "I Am Hated for Loving"                                       Whyte                          3:41
8. "Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning"                   Boorer                          3:42
9. "Used to Be a Sweet Boy"                                    Whyte                           2:49
10. "The Lazy Sunbathers"                                       Whyte                           3:08
11. "Speedway"                                                         Boorer                          4:30

Golf's verdict: Somehow I missed this when it first came out, too busy at the time with Pulp, Suede and Oasis, probably. It has some cracking tunes, almost the equal of Johnny Marr, and Mozza's lyrical quill is especially sharp on Hold onto Your Friends and Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning.

Maire's verdict: Definitely worth a second listen although not his best.

Album 5/1001

Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)

All songs written by Lou Reed.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vicious"	2:55
2.	"Andy's Chest"	3:17
3.	"Perfect Day"	3:43
4.	"Hangin' 'Round"	3:39
5.	"Walk on the Wild Side"	4:12

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Make Up"	2:58
7.	"Satellite of Love"	3:40
8.	"Wagon Wheel"	3:19
9.	"New York Telephone Conversation"	1:31
10.	"I'm So Free"	3:07
11.	"Goodnight Ladies"	4:19

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer_(album)#Track_listing

Golf's verdict: Iconic cover. Perfect Day one of my favourite songs of all time. A true concept album, unbelievably honest for the times, detailing Lou's comings and goings with Warhol Factory crowd and (perhaps) his sexual awakening.

Maire's verdict: Really enjoyed it. On the 'to buy' list.

Album 6/1001

Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)

Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Maggot Brain"   Edward Hazel, George Clinton 10:20 2. "Can You Get to That" (released as a single-Westbound 185) George Clinton, Ernest Harris 2:50 3. "Hit It and Quit It" (released as a single-Westbound 198) George Clinton, William Nelson 3:50 4. "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks" (released as a single-Westbound 175) George Clinton, Clarence Haskins, William Nelson, Bernard Worrell, Judie Jones (mistakenly credit) 3:36 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 5. "Super Stupid"   Edward Hazel, Lucious Ross, William Nelson, George Clinton 3:57 6. "Back in Our Minds"   Clarence Haskins 2:38 7. "Wars of Armageddon"   Ramon Fulwood, Lucious Ross, George Clinton, Bernard Worrell 9:42 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggot_Brain#Track_listing Golf's verdict: What an opener! Prince definitely learned this one in his bedroom in the early '70s. Shame the rest of it cannot keep up, but there are some other standout tracks: Super Stupid, chief amongst them. Maire's verdict: Maggot Brain promised everything - the rest of the album failed to deliver.