Re: Floydy's All-Time Top 1000 Favourite Albums

No.461: "Willy And The Poor Boys" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)


Contrary to their San Franciscan roots, CCR played in a very redneck Southern style, their music taking on themes such as the Vietnam War (as with the brilliant 'Fortunate Son') and general good old rock and roll. John Fogerty's band survived through some inter-band turmoil through the 1970's until he went it alone with a series of superb solo releases, writing Status Quo's 'Rockin' All Over The World' as he travelled along.

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No.460: "Reveal" by R.E.M. (2001)


Later period R.E.M. and a rather understated and underrated album from this band who are much missed. Reveal was a more easygoing affair than earlier records but made up for it by containing some very well made music. One of my favourite albums from this great band, two tracks play for you now:

Re: Floydy's All-Time Top 1000 Favourite Albums

No.459: "Achtung Baby" by U2 (1991)


Hot on the heels of Rattle And Hum (also featured today) came one of U2's biggest albums, Achtung Baby. By now the band claimed the world's musical stage (as they arguable still do today).Their were five top ten hits from this album including perhaps their most famous song, 'One':




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Falling on pretty much deaf ears in here at the moment, but carrying on regardless because in a “I’ve started so I’ll finish kind” of way, here's some more until I get bored:

No.458: "The Sin Of Pride" by The Undertones (1983)


The final album from The Undertones with Feargal Sharkey as lead vocalist, The Sin Of Pride for me is their best album. If 'Teenage Kicks' would have been on an album, that would definitely have made my list, but for now The Sin Of Pride's joyful cuts of new-wave soul-pop will do very nicely indeed. I saw them at Hull's Dingwalls on this final tour and they were incredibly energetic, Feargal climbing around the stage lighting rigs and they were terrific. Just a shame they fizzled out tbh.

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No.457: "La Folie" by The Stranglers (1983)


Including the rather uncharismatically-Stranglers massive hit 'Golden Brown', Feline was more of the same moody dark humour from one of Britain's best groups. I'm not gonna post that big single as we're all sick of hearing it tbh, but here's the title song sung in French by J.J. Burnell.

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No.456: "Muddy Water Blues" by Paul Rodgers (1993)


The Free and Bad Company singer's first solo album was this splendid release which featured Rodgers covering old blues standards, together with a bonus disc of his own re-recorded tracks. The key point was though to have a featured guitarist on each song, so we get David Gilmour, Trevor Rabin, Ritchie Sambora, Carlos Santana, Neal Schon and many more besides. On the title track though it's Buddy Guy who does the honours:

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Something else I've learnt from this thread,CCR were from California.
Not somewhere like Louisiana
Cotton Fields
https://youtu.be/C4zPEmRufMU

Re: Floydy's All-Time Top 1000 Favourite Albums

Floydy I have pretty much given up on forum life and only add the odd comment until even they get ignored then I gracefully retire into read only obscurity once again.

Music is my one guilty pleasure and I am following your 1000 albums with genuine interests so although I maybe quiet please don't think your effort has gone unnoticed

Re: Floydy's All-Time Top 1000 Favourite Albums

They were indeed mate, I didn't know that either until a few years ago.
Good to see Cottonfields, I'll take a look later.

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No.455: "Heartbreaker" by Free (1973)


Coincidentally, here's Paul Rodgers once more, this time with his 'main band' Free and their final album, a classic. This is the abslutely blistering single released from this great record 'Heartbreaker':