Day 153: They call me Baby Driver...

Album 487/1031

Madonna - Music (2000)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Music"	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï	Madonna Ahmadzaï	3:44
2.	"Impressive Instant"	Madonna Ahmadzaï	Madonna Ahmadzaï	3:37
3.	"Runaway Lover"	Madonna William Orbit	Madonna Orbit	4:46
4.	"I Deserve It"	Madonna Ahmadzaï	Madonna Ahmadzaï	4:23
5.	"Amazing"	Madonna Orbit	Madonna Orbit	3:43
6.	"Nobody's Perfect"	Madonna Ahmadzaï	Madonna Ahmadzaï	4:58
7.	"Don't Tell Me"	Madonna Ahmadzaï Joe Henry	Madonna Ahmadzaï	4:40
8.	"What It Feels Like for a Girl"	Madonna Guy Sigsworth	Madonna Sigsworth Mark "Spike" Stent	4:43
9.	"Paradise (Not for Me)"	Ahmadzaï Madonna	Ahmadzaï Madonna	6:33
10.	"Gone"	Madonna Damian LeGassick Nik Young	Madonna Orbit Stent	3:24

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_(Madonna_album)

Golf's verdict: Perfect pop as usual from Madge, from back in the days when she was very reliable and before Gaga, Tay-Tay and Katy Perry spooked her into ever more desperate attempts to maintain her currency.

Maire's verdict: I've only ever heard the singles before but enjoyed the album despite her version of  'American Pie' being rubbish.

Album 488/1031

Green Day - American Idiot (2004)

All lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong; all music composed by Green Day.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"American Idiot"	2:54
2.	"Jesus of Suburbia" I. "Jesus of Suburbia" II. "City of the Damned" III. "I Don't Care" IV. "Dearly Beloved" V. "Tales of Another Broken Home"	9:08 1:51 1:51 1:43 1:05 2:38
3.	"Holiday"	3:52
4.	"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"	4:20
5.	"Are We the Waiting"	2:42
6.	"St. Jimmy"	2:56
7.	"Give Me Novacaine"	3:25
8.	"She's a Rebel"	2:00
9.	"Extraordinary Girl"	3:33
10.	"Letterbomb"	4:05
11.	"Wake Me Up When September Ends"	4:45
12.	"Homecoming" I. "The Death of St. Jimmy" II. "East 12th St." III. "Nobody Likes You" (Mike Dirnt) IV. "Rock and Roll Girlfriend" (Tré Cool) V. "We're Coming Home Again"	9:18 2:24 1:38 1:21 0:44 3:11
13.	"Whatsername"

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

Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Hugely derivative, but who cares when the song writing is as strong as this. I highly enjoyable road-trip sing-along.

Maire's verdict: Great fun. One track in particular reminded me of The Levellers, which wasn't a bad thing!

Album 489/1031

Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark (1974)

All tracks written by Joni Mitchell, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Court and Spark"	2:46
2.	"Help Me"	3:22
3.	"Free Man in Paris"	3:02
4.	"People's Parties"	2:15
5.	"Same Situation"	2:57

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Car on a Hill"		3:02
7.	"Down to You"		5:38
8.	"Just Like This Train"		4:24
9.	"Raised on Robbery"		3:06
10.	"Trouble Child"		4:00
11.	"Twisted"	Annie Ross, Wardell Gray	2:21

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

Golf's verdict: Free Main in Paris is vaguely diverting but - as I think has been said before on this blog - Joni M is never going to be on regular rotation round our way in my lifetime.

Maire's verdict: Not as bad as the last Joni album we had to listen to as part of the challenge but still not something I'd listen to again anytime soon.

Album 490/1031

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)

All tracks written by Paul Simon except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded	Length
1.	"Bridge over Troubled Water"		November 9, 1969	4:52
2.	"El Condor Pasa (If I Could)"	Daniel Alomía Robles, arranged by Jorge Milchberg and English lyrics by Paul Simon	November 2, 1969	3:06
3.	"Cecilia"		November 2, 1969	2:55
4.	"Keep the Customer Satisfied"		November 2, 1969	2:33
5.	"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright"		November 9, 1969	3:41

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded	Length
6.	"The Boxer"		November 8, 1968	5:08
7.	"Baby Driver"		November 2, 1969	3:14
8.	"The Only Living Boy in New York"		November 15, 1969	3:58
9.	"Why Don't You Write Me"		November 8, 1969	2:45
10.	"Bye Bye Love" (Live recording from Ames, Iowa)	Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant	November 14, 1969	2:55
11.	"Song for the Asking"		November 1, 1969	1:49

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

Golf's verdict: Never realised that this was their final album as it has so many really strong tracks on it, which is rare for artists at that stage. I hair's breadth from a Hidden Gem.

Maire's verdict: Thoroughly enjoyable with some classic tracks.