Day 247:You can feel it all over. You can feel it all over people...

Album 860/1031

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)

Original vinyl release

Side one "Love's in Need of Love Today" (Stevie Wonder) – 7:06 "Have a Talk with God" (Calvin Hardaway, Wonder) – 2:42 "Village Ghetto Land" (Gary Byrd, Wonder) – 3:25 "Contusion" (Wonder) – 3:46 "Sir Duke" (Wonder) – 3:52

Side two "I Wish" (Wonder) – 4:12 "Knocks Me Off My Feet" (Wonder) – 3:36 "Pastime Paradise" (Wonder) – 3:27 "Summer Soft" (Wonder) – 4:14 "Ordinary Pain" (Wonder) – 6:16 Side three "Isn't She Lovely" (Wonder) – 6:34 "Joy Inside My Tears" (Wonder) – 6:30 "Black Man" (Byrd/Wonder) – 8:27 Side four "Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing" (Wonder) – 3:48 "If It's Magic" (Wonder) – 3:12 "As" (Wonder) – 7:08 "Another Star" (Wonder) – 8:28 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_in_the_Key_of_Life Golf's verdict: From Stevie's 18th album (he was 25 when he made it!!!), this is  from that phenomenal early to mid-70s run of albums, but - in my opinion - not quite as perfect as 'Talking Book' and 'Innervisions'.   Máire's verdict: Controversial possibly (but when has that ever stopped me):  some wonderful songs but felt long. If he’d knocked about 8 off the album it  would have been a hidden gem. Album 861/1031 Sly & the Family Stone - Stand! (1969) All songs written, produced and arranged by Sly Stone for Stone Flower Productions. Side one "Stand!" – 3:08 "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey" – 5:58 "I Want to Take You Higher" – 5:22 "Somebody's Watching You" – 3:20 "Sing a Simple Song" – 3:56 Side two "Everyday People" – 2:21 "Sex Machine" – 13:45 "You Can Make It If You Try" – 3:37 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand!

Golf's verdict: Great party album by a real genre-busting and status quo-challenging band.

Máire's verdict: Pleasant enough but doesn’t warrant a second listen.

Album 862/1031

Slint - Spiderland (1991)

All songs written by Todd Brashear, Brian McMahan, David Pajo, and Britt Walford, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breadcrumb Trail"	5:55
2.	"Nosferatu Man"	5:35
3.	"Don, Aman" (McMahan, Pajo, Walford)	6:28
4.	"Washer"	8:50
5.	"For Dinner..."	5:05
6.	"Good Morning, Captain"	7:38

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


Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Another surprise package. Not at all what I imagined it to be. I little like Sparklehorse and Mercury Rev, but different enough from both to be its own thing.

Máire's verdict: I really enjoyed this and will be listening again. A potential Hidden Gem.