Album 826/1031
Tim Buckley - Happy Sad (1969)
All tracks written by Tim Buckley.
Side One
- "Strange Feelin'" – 7:40
- "Buzzin' Fly" – 6:04
- "Love from Room 109 at the Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway)" – 10:49
Side Two
- "Dream Letter" – 5:12
- "Gypsy Woman" – 12:19
- "Sing a Song for You" – 2:39
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Sad_(album)
Golf's verdict: A proper album. 6 tracks, 40 minutes. No 'skits'. They don't make 'em like this any more. Strangely forgettable music though, I have to say. I have not been converted to the Tim Buckley cause by the challenge, despite his 3 appearances.
Album 827/1031
Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
Side One | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
1. | "Introduction" | Terry Kath | Kath | 6:35 |
2. | "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" | Robert Lamm | Lamm | 4:35 |
3. | "Beginnings" | Lamm | Lamm | 7:54 |
Side Two | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
4. | "Questions 67 and 68" | Lamm | Peter Cetera/Lamm | 5:03 |
5. | "Listen" | Lamm | Lamm | 3:22 |
6. | "Poem 58" | Lamm | Lamm | 8:35 |
Side Three | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
7. | "Free Form Guitar" | Kath | 6:47 | |
8. | "South California Purples" | Lamm | Lamm | 6:11 |
9. | "I'm a Man" | Steve Winwood/Jimmy Miller | Kath/Cetera/Lamm | 7:43 |
Side Four | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
10. | "Prologue, August 29, 1968" | James William Guercio | 0:58 | |
11. | "Someday (August 29, 1968)" | James Pankow/Lamm | Lamm/Cetera | 4:11 |
12. | "Liberation" | Pankow | Kath (Briefly near the end) | 14:38 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Transit_Authority_(album)
Golf's verdict: They lost the 'Transit Authority' after this and became Adult Orientated Rock behemoths in the later 70s and early 80s, with Peter Cetera even singing the theme to The Karate Kid. This is a real Curate's Egg though, the first first half of the double album being largely horn-based and quite funky and the second half more blues and psych guitar-based and including a great cover of The Spencer Davis Group's 'I'm A Man'. Really rather enjoyed it.
Album 828/1031
Common - Be (2005)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Be (Intro)" |
| West | 2:24 |
2. | "The Corner" (featuring The Last Poets) |
| West | 3:45 |
3. | "Go!" |
| West | 3:44 |
4. | "Faithful" |
| West | 3:33 |
5. | "Testify" |
| West | 2:36 |
6. | "Love Is..." | J Dilla | 4:10 | |
7. | "Chi-City" |
| West | 3:27 |
8. | "The Food (Live)" |
| West | 3:36 |
9. | "Real People" |
| West | 2:48 |
10. | "They Say" (featuring Kanye West and John Legend) |
| West | 3:57 |
11. | "It's Your World (Part 1 & 2)" (featuring The Kids) | 8:33 |
Golf's verdict: Evidence that Kanye West is not all bad. He produced and appears on this and it is a mighty fine hip-hop record from someone I was not really familiar with.
Album 829/1031
Suede - Suede (1993)
All lyrics written by Brett Anderson; all music composed by Bernard Butler.
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "So Young" | 3:38 |
2. | "Animal Nitrate" | 3:27 |
3. | "She's Not Dead" | 4:33 |
4. | "Moving" | 2:50 |
5. | "Pantomime Horse" | 5:49 |
6. | "The Drowners" | 4:10 |
7. | "Sleeping Pills" | 3:51 |
8. | "Breakdown" | 6:02 |
9. | "Metal Mickey" | 3:27 |
10. | "Animal Lover" | 4:17 |
11. | "The Next Life" | 3:32 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suede_(album)
Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! A fantastic debut, although according to contemporary reports it still failed to capture the power of their live performances when they were hailed as 'The Best New Band in Britain' 25 years ago (yes, 25 bleedin' years ago!) I can well believe this because, as regular readers of this blog will recall, when we went to see their 'farewell' gig at the London Astoria when they originally threw in the towel back in the early Noughties they near as dammit' won the 'most impressive live performance having arrived with modest expectations and had my mind blown' award. Loved it.
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