Day 115: Alex Chilton and Julian Cope join the King of Rock n' Soul

Album 353/1031

Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers (1978)

Side A:

1. "Stroke It Noel"
2. "For You"
3. "Kizza Me"
4. "You Can't Have Me"
5. "Nighttime"
6. "Blue Moon"
7. "Take Care"

Side B:

1. "Jesus Christ"
2. "Femme Fatale" (Lou Reed)
3. "O, Dana"
4. "Big Black Car"
5. "Holocaust"
6. "Kanga Roo"
7. "Thank You Friends"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_(Big_Star_album)

Golf's verdict: Famously unsuccessful in their lifetime, then became a touchstone for many an indie guitar band in the '80s and '90s. Nothing on this third album seems to be too ear catching though, the Velvet Underground cover being the most memorable (and superior to Nico's vocal in my opinion).

Maire's verdict: Wasn't that bothered.

Album 354/1031

Solomon Burke - Rock n' Soul (1964)

1. "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) - 3:16
2. "Cry to Me" (Bert Russell) - 2:27
3. "Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)" (Joseph Martin, Winfield Scott) - 2:31
4. "If You Need Me" (Robert Bateman, Wilson Pickett, Sonny Sanders) - 2:29
5. "Hard, Ain't It Hard" (Woody Guthrie)^[10][12] - 2:45
6. "Can't Nobody Love You" (James Mitchell) - 2:30
7. "Just Out of Reach" (Virgil Stewart) - 2:46
8. "You're Good for Me" (Don Covay, Horace Ott) - 2:45
9. "You Can't Love Them All" (Bert Berns, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Nugetre) - 2:40
10. "Someone to Love Me" (Sonny Burke) - 2:59
11. "Beautiful Brown Eyes" (Sonny Burke, Bert Russell) - 3:42
12. "He'll Have to Go" (Audrey Allison, Joe Allison) - 3:16

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_'n_Soul_(Solomon_Burke_album)

Golf's verdict: We were lucky to see Solomon Burke back in the early Noughties, when he was enjoying a well deserved career renaissance. This sixties classic is full of great tunes that show off that extraordinary voice. If you only know him for Everybody Needs Somebody (from the Blues Brothers) then look him up, he's highly recommended.

Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Gorgeous voice and great songs. What more can you ask for?

Album 355/1031

Julian Cope - Peggy Suicide (1991)

All tracks written by Julian Cope, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pristeen"		4:43
2.	"Double Vegetation"		3:52
3.	"East Easy Rider"		4:00
4.	"Promised Land"		3:40
5.	"Hanging Out & Hung Up on the Line"		4:44
6.	"Safesurfer"		8:07
7.	"If You Loved Me at All"	Cope, Donald Ross Skinner	5:00
8.	"Drive, She Said"		4:37
9.	"Soldier Blue"	Cope, Skinner	4:49
10.	"You..."		1:49
11.	"Not Raving But Drowning"	Cope, Skinner	4:17
12.	"Head"		2:21
13.	"Leperskin"	Cope, Skinner	5:12
14.	"Beautiful Love"		3:13
15.	"Western Front 1992 CE"		2:01
16.	"Hung Up & Hanging Out to Dry"	Cope, Skinner, Double DeHarrison, J.D. Hassinger	4:48
17.	"The American Lite"	Cope, Skinner	4:03
18.	"Las Vegas Basement"		5:04

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

Golf's verdict: A massively eclectic and hugely ambitious album that does not always work, but when it does it offers up some really enjoyable stuff. Highlights include ' Safesurfer', 'Beautiful Love' and 'Hung Up & Hanging Out to Dry'. 

Maire's verdict: Pleasant enough listening but didn't really have that spark.