Day 33: Be careful what you wish for Maire, it's Randy Newman's debut on the list

Album 105/1031

Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)

1. "Gloria's Step" (take 2) (Scott LaFaro) – 6:09
2. "My Man's Gone Now" (George Gershwin) – 6:21
3. "Solar" (Miles Davis) – 8:52
4. "Alice in Wonderland" (take 2) (Sammy Fain) – 8:34
5. "All of You" (take 2) (Cole Porter) – 8:17
6. "Jade Visions" (take 2) (Scott LaFaro) – 3:44

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

Golf's verdict: Pleasant enough. But I cannot get motivated behind this type of jazz, no matter how much I try. And, frankly, I don't try that hard.

Maire's verdict: Having seen ‘La La Land’ at the weekend, I know I shouldn’t say I hate jazz. I just don’t get it and I acknowledge that probably says more about me than the genre. How about I dislike it intensely……?

Album 106/1031

Crowded House - Woodface (1991)

All tracks written by Neil Finn, Tim Finn, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chocolate Cake"	4:02
2.	"It's Only Natural"	3:32
3.	"Fall At Your Feet" (Neil Finn)	3:18
4.	"Tall Trees"	2:19
5.	"Weather With You"	3:44
6.	"Whispers and Moans" (Neil Finn)	3:39
7.	"Four Seasons In One Day"	2:50
8.	"There Goes God"	3:50
9.	"Fame Is" (Neil Finn)	2:23
10.	"All I Ask"	3:55
11.	"As Sure As I Am" (Neil Finn)	2:53
12.	"Italian Plastic" (Paul Hester)	3:39
13.	"She Goes On" (Neil Finn)	3:15
14.	"How Will You Go (includes a hidden excerpt of "I'm Still Here" (Hester, Finn, Seymour)"	4:14

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

Golf's verdict: I am a huge Split Enz fan, so have always looked upon Crowded House as a bit of an after thought. The well known singles stand out as you would expect and the other tracks are really strong. The Finn Brothers are one of the most under-rated teams in music if you ask me.

Maire's verdict: Really enjoyed this album. Not sure I’ve listened to all of it in one go before but I played it twice today. (There may well be a third time now I’ve discovered I have to listen to a Randy Newman album).

Album 107/1031

Jimi Hendrix - Are you Experienced? (1967)

All tracks written by Jimi Hendrix.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Foxy Lady"	3:22
2.	"Manic Depression"	3:46
3.	"Red House"	3:44
4.	"Can You See Me"	2:35
5.	"Love or Confusion"	3:17
6.	"I Don't Live Today"	3:58

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"May This Be Love"	3:14
8.	"Fire"	2:47
9.	"Third Stone from the Sun"	6:50
10.	"Remember"	2:53
11.	"Are You Experienced?"	4:17

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

Golf's verdict: The remastered CD version has all the early singles (Hey Joe, etc.) tagged onto the end of this and is better as a result. Still, this features 3 or 4 of his classic cuts and they still sound quite unlike anybody else before or since.

Maire's verdict: I do like a bit of Hendrix but I think the key word is ‘bit’. I found the whole album a ‘bit’ much. Maybe it’s just the way  I was feeling today so I’ll have another go at some point.

Album 108/1031

Randy Newman - Good Old Boys (1974)

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rednecks"	3:07
2.	"Birmingham"	2:45
3.	"Marie"	3:07
4.	"Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)"	2:45
5.	"Guilty"	2:30

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Louisiana 1927"	2:54
7.	"Every Man a King" (Huey Long, Castro Carazo)	1:02
8.	"Kingfish"	2:42
9.	"Naked Man"	3:06
10.	"Wedding in Cherokee County"	3:07
11.	"Back on My Feet Again"	3:30
12.	"Rollin'"	2:53

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Old_Boys_(Randy_Newman_album)

Golf's verdict: Maire has some 'Marmite' bands and this is one of them (Sparks and Peter Gabriel era Genesis are 2 others that feature on the list. I love Sparks and Peter Gabriel era Genesis and I also love Randy Newman.) Literally the day after Maire's Facebook post celebrating the fact that Randy had yet to make it onto the playlist, he turns up via random number selection. I think he is a genius. A timeless songwriter with lyrics of real depth and often satirical bite (as on this observation of Southern States' underlying racism and the Northern States' liberal hypocrisy) coupled with tunes that often call to mind Ragtime or the Great American Songbook era. He's not everybody's cup of tea, but once you get him, you really get him. Plus, he wrote 'You Can Leave Your Hat On' and 'You've Got A Friend In Me' from Toy Story. Extra marks for that.

Maire's verdict: I have a (possibly irrational) hatred for Randy Newman’s music. This didn’t make me change my mind completely although I may have softened slightly, mostly due to the track ‘Marie’. I will admit, however, that the shite also known as  ‘The Incredible String Band’ is much, much worse.