Day 173: And we gonna say kinky reggae!

Album 571/1031

David Holmes - Let's Get Killed (1997)

All tracks written by David Holmes, unless otherwise stated.

1. "Listen" – 0:49
2. "My Mate Paul" – 5:29
3. "Let's Get Killed" – 7:28
4. "Gritty Shaker" – 6:40
5. "Head Rush on Lafayette" – 1:20
6. "Rodney Yates" – 6:24
7. "Radio 7" (Monty Norman) – 5:49
8. "The Parcus & Madder Show" – 0:51
9. "Slashers Revenge" – 4:46
10. "Freaknik" – 6:45
11. "Caddell Returns" – 5:42
12. "Don't Die Just Yet" (Serge Gainsbourg) – 6:43
13. "For You" – 0:59

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let's_Get_Killed


Golf's verdict: What with the 'Radio 7' cover of the Bond theme, perhaps it is not surprising that it turns out I have for many years actually been confusing David Holmes for David Arnold. The latter produced a fantastic James Bond theme cover album featuring some great reinterpretations by The Propellorheads and the like. The former did not. Let's just say I was disappointed.

Maire's verdict: I enjoyed 'Radio 7' but it is the Bond theme. Not really my genre so I wasn't really that interested.

Album 572/1031

Sonic Youth - Evol (1986)

All tracks written by Sonic Youth (Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley), except where noted.

Side A
No.	Title	Lyrics	Vocals	Length
1.	"Tom Violence"	Moore	Moore	3:05
2.	"Shadow of a Doubt"	Gordon	Gordon	3:32
3.	"Starpower"	Moore	Gordon	4:48
4.	"In the Kingdom #19"	Ranaldo	Ranaldo	3:24
5.	"Green Light"	Moore	Moore	3:46

Side B
No.	Title	Lyrics	Vocals	Length
6.	"Death to Our Friends"			3:16
7.	"Secret Girl"	Gordon	Gordon	2:54
8.	"Marilyn Moore"	Lydia Lunch, Moore	Moore	4:04
9.	"Expressway to Yr. Skull"	Moore	Moore	7:19

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evol_(Sonic_Youth_album)


Golf's verdict: It's no Daydream Nation, but if you like super cool New York drawled guitar music then this will be right up your alley.

Maire's verdict: Really enjoyed this - far more than their previous two albums on this challenge. 

Album 573/1031

Talvin Singh - Ok (1998)

1. "Traveller" – 11:18
2. "Butterfly" – 4:26
3. "Sutrix" – 5:55
4. "Mombasstic" – 5:45
5. "Decca" – 1:20
6. "Eclipse" – 5:50
7. "OK" – 4:19
8. "Light" – 6:23
9. "Disser/Point.Mento.B" – 2:43
10. "Soni" – 5:59
11. "Vikram the Vampire" – 6:47

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_(Talvin_Singh_album)

Golf's verdict: Quite an interesting listen and not quite what I was expecting (falling victim, sadly, to the knee-jerk stereotyping assumptions conjured up by his name.) That may also explain it being one of the lowest ever selling Mercury Music Award winning albums.

Maire's verdict: Not sure the morning commute is the right place to listen to this album. I found it rather irritating.


Album 574/1031

Bob Marley & the Wailers - Catch a Fire (1973)

All songs were written by Bob Marley, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Concrete Jungle"		4:13
2.	"Slave Driver"		2:54
3.	"400 Years"	Peter Tosh	2:45
4.	"Stop That Train"	Peter Tosh	3:54
5.	"Baby We've Got a Date (Rock It Baby)"		3:55

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Stir It Up"	5:32
7.	"Kinky Reggae"	3:37
8.	"No More Trouble"	3:58
9.	"Midnight Ravers"	5:08

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

Golf's verdict: Bob's sadly rather short reign as the (living) king of reggae really started with this first Island records release (actually a rerecording of an existing Jamaican released record). Everything that would make him reggaes greatest artiste is all present and correct.


Maire's verdict: Prepare yourselves..... I rather enjoyed  about half of this before it started getting annoying. Trying to work out why and I think it has something to do with not recognising many of the tracks.