The Byrds - Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
Side one
- "Artificial Energy" (Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke) – 2:18
- "Goin' Back" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) – 3:26
- "Natural Harmony" (Chris Hillman) – 2:11
- "Draft Morning" (David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn) – 2:42
- "Wasn't Born to Follow" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) – 2:04
- "Get to You" (Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn) – 2:39
- NOTE: The album erroneously credits "Get to You" to Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn.
Side two
- "Change Is Now" (Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn) – 3:21
- "Old John Robertson" (Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn) – 1:49
- "Tribal Gathering" (David Crosby, Chris Hillman) – 2:03
- "Dolphin's Smile" (David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn) – 2:00
- "Space Odyssey" (Roger McGuinn, Robert J. Hippard) – 3:52
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_Byrd_Brothers
Golf's verdict: An enjoyable final outing for The Byrds as purveyors of psychedelic rock before they went all 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' and country on us.
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum (1968)
| 1. | "Summertime Blues" | Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Rock Me Baby" | B.B. King, Joe Josea | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Doctor Please" | Dickie Peterson | 7:53 |
| 4. | "Out of Focus" | Peterson | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Parchment Farm" | Mose Allison | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Second Time Around" | Peterson | 6:17 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincebus_Eruptum
Golf's verdict: Proto-heavy metal and appearing well in advance of Led Zep and Black Sabbath, this makes for an interesting listen. The Eddie Cochran cover is fun, but ultimately this is more a brief diversion than anything more significant or satisfying and the formula discovered/uncovered here was vastly improved by those him came shortly after.
Album 848/1031
Country Joe & the Fish - Electric Music for the Mind and Body (1967)
All songs by Country Joe McDonald, except where noted
- "Flying High" – 2:38
- "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" – 4:21
- "Death Sound Blues" – 4:23 - Labeled as "Death Sound" on the mono version of the album
- "Happiness Is a Porpoise Mouth" – 2:48 - Labeled as "Porpoise Mouth" on the mono version of the album
- "Section 43" – 7:23
- "Superbird" – 2:04
- "Sad and Lonely Times" – 2:23
- "Love" (Joe McDonald, Barry Melton, David Cohen, Bruce Barthol, John Francis Gunning, Gary Hirsh) – 2:19
- "Bass Strings" – 4:58
- "The Masked Marauder" – 3:10
- "Grace" – 7:03
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Music_for_the_Mind_and_Body
Golf's verdict: Really quite forgettable. I know this band's name from Woodstock and countless Haight Ashbury era psychedelic posters, but I guess they were in the right time and place to be caught up in that particular zeitgeist as this has not aged well.
Album 849/1031
The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)
| Side A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Mansion" | Mark E. Smith | 1:21 |
| 2. | "Bombast" | Steve Hanley, M. Smith | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Barmy" | M. Smith | 5:21 |
| 4. | "What You Need" | Craig Scanlon, M. Smith | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Spoilt Victorian Child" | Simon Rogers, M. Smith | 4:13 |
| 6. | "L.A." | Brix Smith, M. Smith | 4:10 |
| Side B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 7. | "Gut of the Quantifier" | Karl Burns, M. Smith | 5:16 |
| 8. | "My New House" | M. Smith | 5:16 |
| 9. | "Paint Work" | Rogers, Scanlon, M. Smith | 6:38 |
| 10. | "I Am Damo Suzuki" | Burns, B. Smith, M. Smith | 5:41 |
| 11. | "To Nk Roachment: Yarbles" | B. Smith, M. Smith | 1:23 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Nation's_Saving_Grace
Golf's verdict: Highly entertaining noise, being (I think) the first album to feature Brix Smith, who along with Steve Hanley and Craig Scanlon created many/most of The Falls greatest soundscapes. Auld Caterwauling Misery-gut M.E.S. adds idiosyncratic vocals as usual. Musical marmite.
Máire's verdict: Quite like some of the melodies; can’t stand the singer. Disliked intensely.
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