My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
1977
Tracks
1. Welcome to the Working Week
2. Miracle Man
3. No Dancing
4. Blame It on Cain
5. Alison
6. Sneaky Feelings
7. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
8. Less Than Zero
9. Mystery Dance
10. Pay It Back
11. I'm Not Angry
12. Waiting for the End of the World
If this is what punk is, I have been seriously misguided before. This was one of the best albums I have ever listened to. This is embarrassing, but at one point I had to just get up and dance. I stopped rather quickly. For one thing, I am a terrible dancer. For another, it felt like I was trying to prove to myself that I was a free spirit. The point is, every album on the List should make me embarrass myself like that.
I had only ever heard "The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes" before. This is a great track, but I actually have completely fallen in love with the ballad "Alison." Of course, there are some political messages for even the most pretentious music lover.
One of the best albums out there and worthy of repeated listens.
RATING: 5/5
Bat Out Of Hell
Meatloaf
1977
Tracks
1. Bat Out Of Hell
2. You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth
3. Heaven Can Wait
4. All Revved Up With No Place To Go
5. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
6. Paradise By The Dashboard Light
7. For Crying Out Loud
I certainly wouldn't have recognized this album for the joke that it is if I hadn't been following The List chronologically. "You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth" really does sound like one of the pretentious prog rock songs that we have forced to listen to. Luckily, once you realize it is a joke, it is actually pretty funny. It is a joke, right?
I had only heard "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" before. It's a damn good song, although watching Meat Loaf perform it was kind of disturbing. Who gave Peter Pettigrew a microphone?
So novelty albums usually make me cringe, but this was actually a fun break from the hard core "masterpieces."
RATING: 4/5
Marquee Moon
Television
1977
Tracks
1. See No Evil
2. Venus
3. Friction
4. Marquee Moon
5. Elevation
6. Guiding Light
7. Prove It
8. Torn Curtain
This seems to be one of those albums that very few people have heard of. If you have heard of it, you are a music aficionado and you probably praise it like it is the last voicemail a deceased loved one left you. As for me, it didn't leave much of an impression, proving once again that I am more out of place here than a sober person at Woodstock. I wanted to cover my ignorance here first so the insults in the comments section could branch out a bit. I try to be considerate of my readers.
I was surprised to see that this was considered punk. It certainly didn't sound as intense as I am used to in that genre. I did enjoy this, but can we stop with the ten minute songs? Let's wrap it up here fellas. I appreciate stamina as much as the next woman, but this is verging on ridiculous.
So another album that I feel rather stupid for not enjoying very much. But take heart, fellow List followers. An Elvis Costello album is coming up.
RATING: 4/5
