19-03-2018, 03:40 PM
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No.492: "Time And A Word" by Yes (1970)
Are you there, Bobby Americano? I expect you would have far more knowledge on the subject of Yesmusic than myself, so please feel free to add any info relevant to Yes as they appear if you wish
Time And A Word was the band's second album and featured the line-up of Jon Anderson, Peter Banks (who left after recording), Chris Squire, Tony Kaye and Bill Bruford and was the first chart album by Yes in the UK.
19-03-2018, 03:51 PM
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No.491: "Them" by Them (1965)
There were two versions of this album. One was titled simply 'Them', but there was a simultaneous release with an alternate track listing which named the album 'The Angry Young Them'.
Whatever, it was the first appearance we saw of a young and moody Van Morrison (who would be increasingly more moody as the years passed by) and his Irish cohorts. They fitted in perfectly with the British r'n'b scene as populated by groups such as The Rolling Stones, Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and was an alternative to the perfect pop music of The Beatles and the thousands of other inferior mop-topped cast-offs.
This is the classic 'Gloria':
19-03-2018, 03:57 PM
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No.490: "New Gold Dream 81-82-83-84" by Simple Minds (1983)
Unfairly dismissed by some as a sort of 'poor man's U2', Jim kerr's Scots rockers were on the cusp of superstardom with this 1983 album after tempting the charts with a series of great post-punk nearly-hits since 1979. Containing the band's first proper his in 'Promised You A Miracle', that was followed up with the songs 'Glittering prize' and my favourite of all Simple Minds songs, 'Someone, Somewhere (In Summertime)' (coming up on vid). A year later came The Breakfast Club movie and it's 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' from the soundtrack and the rest is history.
19-03-2018, 04:02 PM
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No.489: "His 'n' Hers" by Pulp (1994)
Jarvis Cocker's alternative pop indie band were around for at least a decade before the indie boom of the 90's happened and championed many times by John Peel and, like Garbage who were mentioned earlier, they fitted in exquisitely with that scene. His 'n' Hers got them noticed and they became one of the biggest bands of the genre.
19-03-2018, 04:11 PM
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No.488: "Ramones" by The Ramones (1976)
Teenage garage surf punk from the USA when it really took off, Johnny, Joey, Tommy and Dee Dee Ramone were the driving force of that genre which so many other bands tried to copy. The secret of The Ramones success was doing things in very basic form true to the original spirit of the 60's college garage bands but at 100mph. Always. Well, until Phil Spector got hold of them that is.
This debut set the foundations, although I prefer their follow-up Rocket To Russia in '77. Two of their classics for you:
19-03-2018, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Floydy
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No.489: "His 'n' Hers" by Pulp (1994)Jarvis Cocker's alternative pop indie band were around for at least a decade before the indie boom of the 90's happened and championed many times by John Peel and, like Garbage who were mentioned earlier, they fitted in exquisitely with that scene. His 'n' Hers got them noticed and they became one of the biggest bands of the genre.
19-03-2018, 04:19 PM
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No.487: "Five Leaves Left" by Nick Drake (1970)
In a similar vein to Tim Buckley or Clifford T. Ward, Nick Drake would write his tender, very meaningful songs and sing them with such beauty they would take you away to a place where you could actually imagine the scenes he was singing about. This album featured Richard Thompson also on guitar and although it passed by relatively unnoticed when it was released, it has become one of the classic folk-songwriter albums in subsequent years.
19-03-2018, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by longfellow
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Classic group are they still about I wonder got their Different Class album somewhere Common People was a great tune.
Pulp seem to be on permanent hiatus I think as Jarvis Cocker has released a few solo albums in the past decade or so, and lends his DJ talents to BBC6 Music as well as other projects.
Different Class is still to come. Some even better songs on that one
19-03-2018, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Floydy
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A few more coming up now mate, bear with me. I'm actually quite excited myself. When I post each album I'm only scrolling up a click in case I see the one after!
More Blondie still to come too.That was a shock about Joe Jackson Longdogs. Just Googled him mate and he's 63 and alive and I hope, well.
but is happily alive & well.
19-03-2018, 04:27 PM
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Yes I think I know all the tracks word for word.Them on the other hand another group from my early years the other song that stands out apart from Gloria is Here Comes The Night. Think I will post that in a minute when I find it.
Keep em coming buddy enjoying the listening.
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