16-03-2018, 07:51 PM
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Re: Floydy's All-Time Top 1000 Favourite Albums
No.529: "George Thorogood & The Destroyers" by George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1977)
Like a modern version of Chuck Berry, Wisconsin-born George Thorogood crashed onto the blues guitar scene when blues guitar bands were not especially in vogue. Thing is, he put a new twist on it and fitted in very well indeed with the 'new rock sound' which was happening in America with bands such as Van Halen and ZZ Top and even the punks loved him because he was rough 'n' ready and 'took no prisoners'.
After making his name with old Bo Diddley standards such as 'Who Do You Love', he released his debut in 1977 - the height of the punk scene. The two tracks I feature here are two of his best. 'Madison Blues' and his signature song 'Delaware Slide'.
Breaking with tradition in my thread temporarily, and because there are no further George Thorogood albums featured, there is an extra post following this featuring the afore-mentioned 'Who Do You Love' plus his own self-penned classic 'Bad To The Bone'.
16-03-2018, 08:01 PM
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No.528: "Dead Son Rising" by Gary Numan (2011)
Following his massive success in his early years with THAT Tubeway Army single, plus his solo offerings beginning with 'Cars' and so on, Numan fell out of favour during the 1980s and was seriously floundering all through the 90's with his ill-fated attempts at trying to mix with the dance culture crowd and was virtually forgotten by all except his super-loyal fan base. But most talented musicians reappear at some stage and although Dead Son Rising wasn't a commercial success, it was a return to form and a sign of what lay ahead with his recent comeback stardom once more.
16-03-2018, 08:11 PM
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No.527: Invisible Touch" by Genesis (1986)
Genesis. Not much to say, the music and the band speak for themselves and by 1986 they were megastars once more helped in no shallow way by the parallel solo success of Phil Collins. Invisible Touch had the poppy title track plus 'Land Of Confusion', 'Throwing It All Away', the sublime ballad 'In Too Deep' and this one which was suitable for fans of the more proggy-era Genesis 'Tonight, Tonight, Tonight':
16-03-2018, 08:19 PM
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No.526: "Truth" by Jeff Beck (1968)
First solo album from the ex-Yardbirds guitarist who is always right up there alongside Hendrix, Clapton, Page and others as the greatest axeman of all-time. This collection includes a couple of beefed-up Yardbirds reworkings, plus his own interpretation of the classical piece he called 'Beck's Bolero' and the first of several numbers he would cut with his old mate, Rod Stewart. This is 'I Ain't Superstitious':
16-03-2018, 08:25 PM
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No.525: "August And Everything After" by Counting Crows (1993)
I'm not exactly sure but I think Counting Crows were the band who got me into the whole Americana scene and from theronin I would be out buying countless other album of that genre by similar bands - Uncle Tupelo, Richmond Fontaine, Drive-By Truckers and Cowboy Junkies. To name but a few.
This solo record was a stand-out at the time, and still is. Heavily influenced by Van Morrison, Counting Crows nonetheless brought forth a classic album. This was the first single, this live performance from a few years later at the 1999 Woodstock Festival:
16-03-2018, 08:32 PM
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No.524: "Insurgentes" by Steven Wilson (2008)
Probably my most recent purchase prior to compiling this list, I'd just gotten into Wilson's music last year (there have been a couple of his other albums in here already), but when I heard this one I just had to place it higher than those as it struck me as an instant classic.
He's the progressive rock wunderkid of recent times and the producer to head for by many bands of his genre. This is him and his band live in Frankfurt:
16-03-2018, 08:42 PM
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No.523: "Bat Out Of Hell II - Back Into Hell" by Meat Loaf (1993)
Following the monster that was his debut in 1977 and after many subsequent years fumbling around for decent songs and releasing some great singles but patchy albums, Meat Loaf was back with songwriter Jim Steinman to unleash this belated follow-up. based heavily around it's mega-hit first single, it was a huge success and featured the usual bombastic, over-produced entertainment we come to expect from these larger than life souls.
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