Day 249: If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?

Album 866/1031

Happy Mondays - Bummed (1988)

All tracks written by Happy Mondays except 10 (Happy Mondays, Lennon–McCartney)

1. "Country Song" – 3:24 
2. "Moving in With" – 3:36
3. "Mad Cyril" – 4:36 (Opens with the line "We've Been Courteous" from Performance supposedly sounding like Ian Curtis)
4. "Fat Lady Wrestlers" – 3:25
5. "Performance" – 4:09
6. "Brain Dead" – 3:10 (Ryder's opening "You're rendering that scaffolding dangerous!" is a quote from the film Gimme Shelter, in which it is uttered by Sam Cutler, referring to the set at the Altamont Free Concert)
7. "Wrote for Luck" – 6:05
8. "Bring a Friend" – 3:45
9. "Do It Better" – 2:29
10. "Lazyitis" – 2:48 (The song explicitly borrows from "Ticket to Ride" by The Beatles, but also nods to "Family Affair" and "Gonna Make You a Star" by David Essex)

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

Golf's verdict: The broad appeal and enduring popularity of the Mondays has always been one of life's most unexplainable phenomena to me. Whilst I don't hate this, it just about manages to avoid being mediocre on account of 'Wrote for Luck'. I think they are probably one of the luckiest bands in the history of UK music.

Máire's verdict: Christ, I can’t stand this band. 


Album 867/1031

Jimi Hendrix - Axis, Bold As Love (1967)

All tracks written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"EXP"	1:55
2.	"Up from the Skies"	2:55
3.	"Spanish Castle Magic"	3:00
4.	"Wait Until Tomorrow"	3:00
5.	"Ain't No Telling"	1:46
6.	"Little Wing"	2:24
7.	"If 6 Was 9"	5:32

Side two
No.	Title	Length
8.	"You Got Me Floatin'"	2:45
9.	"Castles Made of Sand"	2:46
10.	"She's So Fine" (Noel Redding)	2:37
11.	"One Rainy Wish"	3:40
12.	"Little Miss Lover"	2:20
13.	"Bold as Love"	4:11

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis:_Bold_as_Love

Golf's verdict: Released to satisfy a '2 albums in 1967' clause in the band's contract, this is patchy as a result. Only 'Little Wing' regularly makes it onto his compilation 'Best of...' albums, which reveals a lot.

Máire's verdict: Bizarre start. Pleasant but nothing more.

Album 868/1031

James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970)

All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.

Side One

1. "Sweet Baby James" – 2:54
2. "Lo and Behold" – 2:37
3. "Sunny Skies" – 2:21
4. "Steamroller Blues" – 2:57
5. "Country Road" – 3:22
6. "Oh, Susanna" (Stephen Foster) – 1:58

Side Two

1. "Fire and Rain" – 3:20
2. "Blossom" – 2:14
3. "Anywhere Like Heaven" – 3:23
4. "Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your Lip on Me" – 1:46
5. "Suite for 20 G" – 4:41

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

Golf's verdict: Have gone through life never crossing paths with James Taylor and his music, though familiar with his name. I do not feel in any way short-changed as a result.

Máire's verdict: For some reason (I think it was ‘Sunny Skies’) I started thinking of Sesame Street and couldn’t get rid of it. It put me off.

Album 869/1031

Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1973)

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Ain't the One"	Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant	3:53
2.	"Tuesday's Gone"	Allen Collins, Van Zant	7:32
3.	"Gimme Three Steps"	Collins, Van Zant	4:30
4.	"Simple Man"	Rossington, Van Zant	5:57

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Things Goin' On"	Rossington, Van Zant	5:00
6.	"Mississippi Kid"	Bob Burns, Al Kooper, Van Zant	3:56
7.	"Poison Whiskey"	Ed King, Van Zant	3:13
8.	"Free Bird"	Collins, Van Zant	9:09
Total length:			43:03

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(Pronounced_'L%C4%95h-'n%C3%A9rd_'Skin-'n%C3%A9rd)

Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Great Southern rock music, topped off with one of the greatest guitar tracks ever put to tape, 'Freebird'.

Máire's verdict: A fun listen. ‘Free Bird’ is a classic song.