We finally finished off the 1,001 Album list today. Every day for the past 1,001 days, R and I have both been served up the same highly recommended album to listen to.
Actually - that’s not quite true. We finished off the 1,001 Albums list a couple of months ago. The site editor added in a few extra albums beyond the book of the same name. But now that well has run dry.
Once again - sorta…
There’s just under 500 more albums, all recommended by subscribers to the list to plough through. And so we go again.
The quality control seems a little uncertain if the Album of the Day - Metric and Fantasies - is anything to go by. That’s what happens when you out source the list to the great unwashed.
I looked elsewhere for my morning musical blast, once Metric had done with their Garbage imitation riffs. Hang on! I know - I’ve not explored Disc 4 and 5 of the Cafe Bleu epic box set yet.
It was held back at first from the streaming platforms, but is now available. It’s basically some early Style Council BBC sessions, plus some early live recordings.
It’s the early BBC sessions that hold the most promise. You can hear the songs developing in real time, with the odd extra bongo interlude here and there, as Paul and Mick find their feet. The trumpet break in Paris Match doesn’t quite work out…
Cafe Bleu always reminds me of spring. Maybe the timing of the re-release was deliberate? The overall theme is one of optimism and an extra bounce in your step. Even the synth heavy Headstart for Happiness retains that youthful joy.
1,001 albums?
How about 1,006?