Day 34: A bit of Bob, some early Stones, Bath's finest and Lemmy Kilminster

Album 109/1031

Bob Marley - Exodus (1977)

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Natural Mystic"	3:28
2.	"So Much Things to Say"	3:08
3.	"Guiltiness"	3:19
4.	"The Heathen"	2:32
5.	"Exodus"	7:40

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Jamming"	3:31
7.	"Waiting in Vain"	4:16
8.	"Turn Your Lights Down Low"	3:39
9.	"Three Little Birds"	3:00
10.	"One Love/People Get Ready" (Bob Marley / Curtis Mayfield)	2:52

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus_(Bob_Marley_%26_the_Wailers_album)

Golf's verdict: Everybody loves a bit of Bob, except for my darling wife who remains entirely resistant to him and to mostly any thing reggae. Was not too familiar with side one, but things really started cooking once Exodus made way for Jamming. A very strong finish.

Maire's verdict: You may have noticed that I have very definite ideas of what I like and what I don’t like. Bob Marley is firmly in the latter camp. Many friends have tried, and failed, to convince me I’m wrong. This album didn’t make me change my mind.

Album 110/1031

Motorhead -No Sleep 'til Hammersmith (1981)

All tracks written by Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor ^[1] except where noted.

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ace of Spades" (Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England - 30 March 1981)		3:01
2.	"Stay Clean" (Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England - 30 March 1981)		2:50
3.	"Metropolis" (Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England - 30 March 1981)		3:31
4.	"The Hammer" (Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England - 29 March 1981)		3:05
5.	"Iron Horse / Born to Lose"	Taylor, Mick Brown, Guy "Tramp" Lawrence	3:58
6.	"No Class" (Queen's Hall, Leeds, England - 28 March 1981)		2:34

• 'Iron Horse / Born to Lose' was recorded at an unspecified location in 1980, on the same tour as The Golden Years EP, which are also unspecified on any releases.

Side B
No.	Title	Original release	Length
7.	"Overkill" (Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England - 30 March 1981)		5:13
8.	"(We Are) The Road Crew" (Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England - 30 March 1981)		3:31
9.	"Capricorn" (Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England - 30 March 1981)		4:40
10.	"Bomber" (Queen's Hall, Leeds, England - 28 March 1981)		3:24
11.	"Motörhead" (Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England - 29 March 1981)	A-Side Motörhead Live single	4:47

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Sleep_'til_Hammersmith

Golf's verdict: Lemmy was a national treasure and his wit and warts are sadly missed. The takings at The Rainbow on Sunset Strip must be down since he finished off his last Jack and Coke, although their Lemmy Lounge is probably getting a lot of tourists stopping by:

The fact that this was recorded in 1981 and pretty much includes every essential Motorhead track tells you a lot about the single seam that they mined so effectively for nearly 40 years.

Maire's verdict: ‘Ace of Spades’ is a brilliant song and one I’ve sang (badly) at karaoke – apologies to everyone else in the room at the time. The rest of the tracks don’t live anywhere near up to it.

Album 111/1031

Tears for Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985)

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shout"	Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley	6:32
2.	"The Working Hour"	Orzabal, Stanley, Manny Elias	6:30
3.	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	Orzabal, Stanley, Chris Hughes	4:10
4.	"Mothers Talk"	Orzabal, Stanley	5:09

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"I Believe"	Orzabal	4:53
6.	"Broken"	Orzabal	2:38
7.	"Head over Heels/Broken (Live)"	Orzabal, Curt Smith	5:01
8.	"Listen"	Orzabal, Stanley	6:48

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

Golf's verdict: Growing up in rural Somerset, Tears for Fears were something of a local band, coming from Bath. Somewhat under-rated I thought. This is a solid effort, sounding a little dated by its 80s production, but featuring two or three memorable tunes. Sowing the Seeds of Love is the superior album though and that's missing from the 1001 list.

Maire's verdict: I was never really a fan and have only heard the hits before today. I may be in a slightly nostalgic mood today as I rather enjoyed listening to the album although probably not enough to go out and buy it.

Album 112/1031

The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones (1964)

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Not Fade Away"	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	1:48
2.	"Route 66"	Bobby Troup	2:20
3.	"I Just Want to Make Love to You"	Willie Dixon	2:17
4.	"Honest I Do"	Jimmy Reed	2:09
5.	"Now I've Got a Witness"	Nanker Phelge	2:29
6.	"Little by Little"	Nanker Phelge, Phil Spector	2:39

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"I'm a King Bee"	James Moore	2:35
8.	"Carol"	Chuck Berry	2:33
9.	"Tell Me"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	4:05
10.	"Can I Get a Witness"	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland	2:55
11.	"You Can Make It If You Try"	Ted Jarrett	2:01
12.	"Walking the Dog"	Rufus Thomas	3:10

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

Golf's verdict: Featuring just one Jagger/Richards composition ('Tell Me', a good sign of the quality to come), this debut demonstrates well the Stones understanding of how to turn the Blues into a mass-market product. 52 years later they have come full circle with their recent album of covers, Blue & Lonesome. Other than 'Route 66', it's the rock n' roll covers that stand out best, particularly Buddy Holly's 'Not Fade Away' and Chuck Berry's 'Carol'.

Maire's verdict: I have a vague recollection of having a stand-up ‘discussion’ with Golf back at uni arguing that The Rolling Stones were better than the Beatles. This was based on a ‘Best of’ album that Pops had on tape that I’d listened to on heavy rotation when studying for my GCSEs. Thinking back, alcohol was probably involved. Anyway, I haven’t listened to an album of theirs for years. Loved it – ‘Tell Me’ being a personal favourite.