27-02-2018, 03:22 PM
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No.662: "The Man Who" by Travis (1999)
Popular but rather samey in their musical attributes Scots band led by the likeable Fran Healy. This second album was the one which pushed them into the mainstream from their previous indie roots with no less than five top ten hit singles. This is the most well-known of the lot:
27-02-2018, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Nom
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Yes a real bodyswerve for Talk Talk, cant say it impressed me that much though.
Radical departure though I agree.
27-02-2018, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Floydy
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So who are we missing?Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Billy Joel, Joy Division.....maybe they didn't make the list.
Fret not
28-02-2018, 03:23 PM
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No.661: "The Zombies Begin Here" by The Zombies (1965)
From St. Albans, The Zombies were (and occasionally still are - although that may now be put on hold due to the sad death of bassist Jim Rodford Colin Blunstone with his beautifully airy vocals and Rod Argent's keyboard skills brought some cool and classiness to the mid-60's beat boom.
I met both members a few years ago after a concert to sign albums and found them both very genuine and accommodating people, though when I gushingly mentioned to Blunstone that I thought his vocal on The Alan Parsons Project's 'Old And Wise' track was the best thing he ever did he looked at me in bewilderment. My fault for being out of my head on ale I guess!
Debut hit 'She's Not There' is included on this debut release.
28-02-2018, 03:28 PM
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No.660: "Children Of The Future" by The Steve Miller Band (1968):format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-2290273-1335615323.jpeg.jpg)
Guitar legend Steve Miller's first album of psychedelic bluesy material mainly comprised old blues standard but with a smattering of some original songs too. A very competent album which led to Miller's continued progress we see him achieving to this day.
This is a continuous play of side one of the album.
28-02-2018, 03:33 PM
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No.659: "Jazz" by Queen
The thing is about Queen is that due to their massive popularity they have become the most overplayed band on UK radio. This is a very good album and the first time I saw them in my youth, but if I hear 'Don't Stop Me Now' again this week at work I'll be hanging from the rafters, good song though it always is.
However, there were other goodies such as the terrifically sexist 'Fat Bottomed Girls' and this one which is long remembered for it's legendary video:
28-02-2018, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Longdogs
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I really liked some of Miller's later stuff 'Keep on rockin' me' and 'Abracadabra'.
28-02-2018, 03:39 PM
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No.658: The One" by Elton John (1990)
Into the 90's went Fat Reg with this vary good release full of classy material.I saw him live on this tour. Key tracks are 'When A Woman Doesn't Want You', 'Simple Life', 'The Last Song' (about his father's last days) and this brilliant single:
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