Day 29: The Avalanches, some Cramps, Stevie's Talking Book and Simon & Garfunkel in the herb garden

Album 96/1031

The Avalanches - Since I Left You (2000)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Since I Left You"	Robbie Chater Tony Di Blasi Gordon McQuilten Darren Seltmann Edward Drennen Jeanne Salo Jimmy Webb[51][52]	4:22
2.	"Stay Another Season"	Chater Di Blasi McQuilten Seltmann Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman Johnny Mandel Curtis Hudson Lisa Stevens[53][54]	2:18
3.	"Radio"	Chater Seltmann Claude Cave[55]	4:22
4.	"Two Hearts in 3/4 Time"	Chater Di Blasi McQuilten Seltmann John Cale Marlena Shaw[56][57]	3:23
5.	"Avalanche Rock"	Chater Seltmann[58]	0:22
6.	"Flight Tonight"	Chater Seltmann Henry Lawes Billy Rowe Paul Huston David Jolicoeur Vincent Mason Kelvin Mercer Lawrence Dermer Hubert Roberts Henry Stone Freddy Stonewall[59][60]	3:53
7.	"Close to You"	Chater, Seltmann August Darnell Ernest Isley Marvin Isley O'Kelly Isley, Jr. Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley Christopher Jasper[61][62]	3:54
8.	"Diners Only"	Chater Seltmann Saladine Wallace Salahadeen Wilds David Willis[63]	1:35
9.	"A Different Feeling"	Chater Di Blasi McQuilten Seltmann Raymond Evans Jay Livingston[64]	4:22
10.	"Electricity"	Chater Seltmann Willie Clarke Clarence Reid[65]	3:29
11.	"Tonight"	Chater Seltmann Donald Borzage Johnny Mercer[66]	2:20
12.	"Pablo's Cruise"	Chater Seltmann[67]	0:52
13.	"Frontier Psychiatrist"	Chater Di Blasi McQuilten Seltmann Dexter Fabay Bert Kaempfert Herbert Rehbein Carl Sigman[68][69]	4:47
14.	"Etoh"	Chater Seltmann[70]	5:02
15.	"Summer Crane"	Chater Seltmann Bobby Lee Trammell[71]	4:39
16.	"Little Journey"	Chater Seltmann Hudson Stevens John Phillips[72]	1:35
17.	"Live at Dominoes"	Chater Seltmann Frank Farian Fred Jay George Reyam[73]	5:39
18.	"Extra Kings"	Chater Seltmann Trammell Alan Osmond Merrill Osmond Wayne Osmond[74]	3:46

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

Golf's verdict: Uses 100s of samples and some cleverness to produce 18 reasonably eclectic tunes, but it ultimately leaves me pretty cold. Seems a bit soul-less. Frontier Psychiatrist is the one you'd recognise.

Maire's verdict: Blah, blah, blah.  Not interested.

Album 97/1031

The Cramps - Songs The Lord Taught Us (1980)

All tracks written by Lux Interior and Ivy Rorschach; except where indicated.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"TV Set"		3:12
2.	"Rock on the Moon"	Jimmy Stewart	1:53
3.	"Garbageman"		3:37
4.	"I Was a Teenage Werewolf"		3:03
5.	"Sunglasses After Dark"	Dwight Pullen, F.L. Wray, Sr., Interior, Rorschach	3:47
6.	"The Mad Daddy"		3:48

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mystery Plane"		2:43
2.	"Zombie Dance"		1:55
3.	"What's Behind the Mask"		2:05
4.	"Strychnine"	Gerry Roslie	2:24
5.	"I'm Cramped"	The Cramps	2:37
6.	"Tear It Up"	Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette, Paul Burlison	2:32
7.	"Fever"	John Davenport, Eddie Cooley	4:17

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

Golf's verdict: Suffers from poor production but great fun. They turned their gothabilly sound and look into a 30 year career off the back of this.


Maire: If I think about it I probably haven't listened to The Cramps as I thought I disliked them. Not sure why. In fact I thoroughly enjoyed this album (despite some dodgy production) and will now seek out more.

Album 98/1031

Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme (1966)

All tracks written by Paul Simon except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded	Length
1.	"Scarborough Fair/Canticle"	Traditional, arr. by Simon, Art Garfunkel	July 26, 1966	3:10
2.	"Patterns"		June 8, 1966	2:42
3.	"Cloudy"	Simon, Bruce Woodley	June 10, 1966	2:10
4.	"Homeward Bound"		December 14, 1965	2:30
5.	"The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine"		June 15, 1966	2:44
6.	"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"		August 16, 1966	1:43

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded	Length
7.	"The Dangling Conversation"		June 21, 1966	2:37
8.	"Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall"		December 22, 1965	2:10
9.	"A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)"		June 13, 1966	2:12
10.	"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her"		August 22, 1966	2:04
11.	"A Poem on the Underground Wall"		June 13, 1966	1:52
12.	"7 O'Clock News/Silent Night"	Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber	August 22, 1966	2:01

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley,_Sage,_Rosemary_and_Thyme

Golf's verdict: Full of beautiful harmonising and 3 or 4 of their classic tunes. Very pleasant to listen to but no Bridge Over Troubled Water.


Maire: Some beautiful songs but not sure I would buy. Probably more of 'Best Of' listener. 


Album 99/1031

Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)

Side one[edit]

1. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Wonder) – 2:58
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums
   • Jim Gilstrap – first lead vocal, background vocal
   • Lani Groves – second lead vocal, background vocal
   • Gloria Barley – background vocal
   • Scott Edwards – electric bass
   • Daniel Ben Zebulon – congas
2. "Maybe Your Baby" (Wonder) – 6:51
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass
   • Ray Parker Jr. – electric guitar
3. "You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" (Wonder) – 4:39
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, piano, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer, Moog bass
4. "Tuesday Heartbreak" (Wonder) – 3:02
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass
   • David Sanborn – alto saxophone
   • Deniece Williams – background vocal
   • Shirley Brewer – background vocal
5. "You've Got It Bad Girl" (Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 4:56
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
   • Jim Gilstrap – background vocal
   • Lani Groves – background vocal
   • Daniel Ben Zebulon – congas

Side two[edit]

1. "Superstition" (Wonder) – 4:26
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass
   • Trevor Laurence – tenor saxophone
   • Steve Madaio – trumpet
2. "Big Brother" (Wonder) – 3:34
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocals, Hohner clavinet, drums, harmonica, Moog bass
3. "Blame It on the Sun" (Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 3:26
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, piano, drums, Moog bass, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
   • Jim Gilstrap – background vocal
   • Lani Groves – background vocal
   • Uncredited – guitar
4. "Lookin' for Another Pure Love" (Wonder, S. Wright) – 4:44
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass
   • Debra Wilson – background vocal
   • Shirley Brewer – background vocal
   • Loris Harvin (Delores Harvin) – background vocal
   • Jeff Beck – electric guitar
   • Buzz Feiten (Howard "Buzz" Feiten) – electric guitar
5. "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" (Wonder, Y. Wright) – 4:51
   • Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, piano, Hohner clavinet, drums, Moog bass

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

Golf's verdict: I completely disagree with Maire on this one. It's all killer and ends with one of the greatest love songs of all time. Fans of Nick Hornby's High Fidelity (especially the film) will love it.

Maire: This is probably going to be slightly controversial..... I thought this was a good album with some classic songs but, again, I'd probably go for the 'Best Of' album (I'm now waiting for Golf to explode as he has yet to write his review.....)