A Monday Morning Lunatic, Disturbed from Time to Time

A mellow start this morning, so I gave myself up to Shuffle - 'not Classical or Spoken'.

Amazingly, my iPod seemed to latch on to my brainwaves and matched my mood brilliantly:

Robin Guthrie - Falling From Grace, from his Imperial CD. I was a bit underwhelmed at first listen, but I can see its beauty now. I listened to a couple of Harold Budd LPs over the weekend, and this is very much in a similar vein (not surprisingly),
Gentle Giant - Timing, from the under-rated Interview album. I haven't heard this for a while, but enjoyed it in the comfort of my empty carriage,
Yes - You Can Be Saved, a demo from the Tormato sessions. Sounds a lot like Song of Seven, but it's not very good,
Dream Theater - Solitary Shell. Reminds me of something else, probably Yes, but I can't think what. Starts off interestingly, but meanders a bit,
Ash Dargan - Caravan of Traders, from an Australian 'Indigenous Rhythms' compilation,
Paul McCartney - Jet. I'm not a great fan of his solo stuff, but this is good pop. By now I was in danger of drifting off altogether into Radio 2-land, so what better than...
... Chris Rea - Sing A Song of Love to Me, to follow. Mmm, nice,
Miles Davis - John McLaughlin, from Bitches Brew,
Kraftwerk - Home Computer, a bit of a change from the previous, but very good,
The Notwist - Neon Golden. I loved this when it first came out, but I fear that I've become too familiar with it, so its impact is blunted,
Nirvana - Rape Me, then
The Offspring - Pay The Man, and finally,
Soft Machine - Hope for Happiness to finish.

Pretty good journey in today. The tube was still pretty empty - surely everyone should be back from holiday by now?

I finished 'Flowers for Algernon' last week. Very good, with a really sad ending. I recall the Radio dramatisation as being slightly different, in terms of the ordering of events, but that may have been based on the original short story. Recommended.

T - 4; M - 4.5; D - 4