Madness to the Method

So, the respite period is over. Infrequent and packed trains on both my lines today, together with closures of the District and Circle Lines. Welcome back, everybody.

Over christmas, the Radio Times produced a couple of free Doctor Who CDs, which I've put on my iPod. It's very good, and is excellent for my walk to the Tube Station.

'On The Go' this morning:

Spot the Pigeon - Genesis, from a 70s EP. Very very good, with shades of Yes' Gates of Delerium in the guitar work,
Dream Lover - Big Star, from Sisters Lovers,
Madness to the Method - Blue Oyster Cult, from the pop-orientated 'Club Ninja' LP. I've been looking for a CD or download for ages, and finally found one just before christmas on a Russian site,
Obsession - Siouxsie and the Banshees, another download I've been wanting for ages,
In The End - Rush, from the early 'Fly by Night' album. I just love the way this builds up,
Birds Sing For Their Lives - Nine Horses, with Stina Nordenstam, from a Japanese EP,
Fix You - Coldplay. I like some of their stuff, and this reminds me a lot of Porcupine Tree, but I can't for the life of me think of a particular song,
The Soul of Patrick Lee - John Cale and Terry Riley. An odd little song in the middle of a load of prog bombast, from the 'Church of Anthrax' CD,
I Am The Resurrection - The Stone Roses. I was about 20 when this came out and should probably have bought and listened to it at the time. I didn't, however, and only heard it for the first time at the end of last year. Very good, if a little too pop-leaning for me,
By The Light of a Magical Moon - T Rex. I have a few Radio 1 sessions on tape in my garage, which I've meaning to transfer to MP3 for ages now. Maybe I can do it with my christmas gadget,
The Stolen Silence - Epsilon Indi. An Italian band, who made 'New Age'-ish music. Some of their string arrangements, however, are fantastic, particularly on the rare 'Tra Terre E Mare' EP. I don't know if they're still producing music under this name, but I suspect the main composers are still making music,
The Gates of Delerium - Yes. See 'Spot the Pigeon'. This is a fabulous track, but you have to a) be in the right mood and b) have the right headphones on.

In the end, I arrived to work on time, but a bit stressed out by the over-crowding.