Album Club: Mutiny After Midnight (Extended Edition) - Johnny Blue Skies
Discussed on November 11, 2026. Picked by Chris.
Song Ratings
| # | Song | Jim | Chris |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make America Fuk Again | — | — |
| 2 | Excited Delirium | — | — |
| 3 | Don’t Let Go | Cut | Bench |
| 4 | Stay on That | Starter | — |
| 5 | Viridiscent | — | — |
| 6 | You Don’t Miss Your Water | — | — |
| 7 | Situation | — | Starter |
| 8 | Venus | — | — |
| 9 | Party All the Time | — | Cut |
| 10 | Everyone Is Welcome | — | — |
| 11 | Ain’t That A Bitch | Bench | — |
| 12 | A Whiter Shade of Pale | — | — |
| Legend: Starter = would start a playlist | Bench = solid | Cut = would skip |
Jim’s Notes
I like the idea and the intent of this album but, in the end, it leans too far into country (and disco) for my tastes.
- Stay on That was a highlight for me. Not a deep song but clever with the obvious sexual innuendo mixed in with the meta self referencing in the lyrics and the playing of the D and G chords.
- Haven’t listened to the original but really enjoyed the cover of You Don’t Miss Your Water. Country, certainly, but with a sound that feels like it could easily cross over to other listeners.
- Don’t Let Go was not for me because of the heavy country sound.
- Situation is a pretty good tune until the instrumental section at the end that is just the melody line sped up. Why not some improvisation?
- Ain’t That A Bitch has a little of The Black Keys funky sound to it which drew me to it more than I expected.
- A Whiter Shade of Pale is a good cover. He tries to sound like the original but how do you outshine Procol Harem?!? I’d like to see more covers where the artist makes it their own version. They may fall flat on their face but every now and then we’ll get something like Hendrix’s take on All Along the Watchtower that becomes so definitive some don’t even remember it’s a Bob Dylan song.
Chris’s Notes
I could have picked Make America, Everyone is Welcome my starter. Wanted to stay away from “Don’t Let Go” as it is an obvious pick for me, but it is solid and I love it every time it comes on.
Hard to cut “Party All the Time”. This reggae cover is so much better than the original.
Album reminded me of Rolling Stones’ Some Girls. Such a great listen and blending of styles.
