Day 245: One nation under a groove, gettin' down just for the funk of it...

Album 850/1031

Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981)

All music composed by Brian Eno and David Byrne, except "Regiment" by Eno, Byrne, and Michael "Busta Cherry" Jones.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"America Is Waiting"	3:36
2.	"Mea Culpa"	3:35
3.	"Regiment"	3:56
4.	"Help Me Somebody"	4:18
5.	"The Jezebel Spirit"	4:55

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Qu'ran"	3:46
2.	"Moonlight in Glory"	4:19
3.	"The Carrier"	3:30
4.	"A Secret Life"	2:20
5.	"Come with Us"	2:38
6.	"Mountain of Needles"	2:35

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Life_in_the_Bush_of_Ghosts_(album)

Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! After working with Talking Heads on 'More Songs About Buildings and Food', Eno and Byrne collaborated on this, resulting in an album which is genuinely innovative and one of the first to make significant use of sampling. 

Máire's verdict: Interesting...... Will need to listen again to see if I really liked it.

Album 851/1031

Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor (2006)

Food & Liquor
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Wasalu Jaco, Ayesha Jaco, Kanye West	Chris & Drop	3:06
2.	"Real" (featuring Sarah Green)	Jaco, Harvey Mason, Kenny Mason, Rudolph Lopez	Soundtrakk	4:02
3.	"Just Might Be O.K." (featuring Gemini)	Jaco, Paul Humphrey, David Ewing Jr.	Prolyfic	4:24
4.	"Kick, Push"	Jaco, Lopez	Soundtrakk	4:13
5.	"I Gotcha"	Jaco, Pharrell Williams	The Neptunes	3:58
6.	"The Instrumental" (featuring Jonah Matranga)	Jaco, Chris Robyn, John Gutenberger, Jonah Matranga, Shaun Lopez, Mike Shinoda	Mike Shinoda	3:26
7.	"He Say, She Say" (featuring Gemini & Sarah Green)	Jaco, Burt Bacharach, Hal Bowen, David Lopez	Soundtrakk	4:12
8.	"Sunshine"	Jaco, Lopez	Soundtrakk	3:55
9.	"Daydreamin'" (featuring Jill Scott)	Jaco, Craig Kallman, Dave Mackay, Raymond Vincent, Sylveer Van Holman	Craig Kallman	3:55
10.	"The Cool"	Jaco, Dexter Wansel, Kanye West	Kanye West	3:46
11.	"Hurt Me Soul"	Jaco, Mary Sawyer, Khari Cain, Tony Camillo	Needlz	4:22
12.	"Pressure" (featuring Jay-Z)	Jaco, Bill Schnee, Mike Melvoin, Ewing Jr., Shawn Carter	Prolyfic	4:47
13.	"American Terrorist" (featuring Matthew Santos)	Jaco, Armando Corea, Ewing Jr.	Prolyfic	4:40
14.	"The Emperor's Soundtrack"	Jaco, Michael Schenker, Lopez	Soundtrakk	2:56
15.	"Kick, Push II"	Jaco, Brandon Howard	Brandon Howard	4:11
16.	"Outro"		Chris & Drop	12:13

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupe_Fiasco%27s_Food_%26_Liquor

Golf's verdict: Fun hip-hop album from someone I have never heard of before.

Máire's verdict: I rather enjoyed this - found it melodic. However, I’m not convinced his grandmother would approve of all the tracks (I was listening to the explicit version) and I’m pretty sure she’d think it was a touch too long.

Album 852/1031

Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One Nation Under a Groove"	George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Garry Shider	7:29
2.	"Groovallegiance"	Clinton, Morrison, Bernard Worrell	7:00
3.	"Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!"	Clinton, Morrison, Michael Hampton	6:18

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)"	Clinton, Shider, Linda Brown	10:45
2.	"Into You"	Clinton, Morrison, William Collins	5:41
3.	"Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!)"	Clinton, Morrison, Collins	4:27
Total length:			41:40

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

Golf's verdict: It sure is funky. Especially the title track.

Máire's verdict: Not that bothered.

Album 853/1031

John Lee Hooker - The Healer (1981)

All songs were written by John Lee Hooker, except where noted.

1. "The Healer" (with Carlos Santana) (Hooker, Roy Rogers, Santana, Chester Thompson) – 5:36
2. "I'm in the Mood" (with Bonnie Raitt) (Hooker, Bernard Besman) – 4:30
3. "Baby Lee" (with Robert Cray) (Hooker, James Bracken) – 3:43
4. "Cuttin' Out" (with Canned Heat) – 4:35
5. "Think Twice Before You Go" (with Los Lobos) – 2:58
6. "Sally Mae" (with George Thorogood) (Hooker, Besman) – 3:15
7. "That's Alright" (with Charlie Musselwhite) – 4:23
8. "Rockin' Chair" – 4:09
9. "My Dream" – 4:02
10. "No Substitute" – 4:07

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Healer_(album)

Golf's verdict: The Blues legend had some well deserved late career success with this and it's easy to hear why. Great, accessible blues done by one of its masters.

Máire's verdict: Thoroughly enjoyable blues.