I liked Joe Jackson’s stuff although I could never really work out why. Not mu usual style at all but loved the two singles mentioned. I won’t mention the Viagra again. 
Can’t win 'em all in a personal list mate unfortunately. Still more Dylan to come though 
Good stuff, Nom. Can’t please everyone, and I know you are more into the late 60’s-early 70’s prog-psyche era. I do own a lot of that music, but obviously my tastes are more rooted in the next decade. Not saying you’re old or anything bud…
Joe Jackson is a very underrated artist. A superb pianist and excellent songwriter. Shame he was a little too advanced intellectually for most of the record buying public in those days (including myself!)
I’ll be continuing with the list tomorrow now as I’ve run out of time. Out tonight to see a band called The Frogg Brothers!
No Neil Diamond in your list? I think Stones is pretty good.
No mate. I have a few compilations and like his singles, but don’t own any albums except The Jazz Singer, which I didn’t rate high enough for an entry.
Here you are, Longdogs…
No.100: “Boston” by Boston (1976)
We kick off with a groundbreaking American album which invented a whole new genre of rock music: AOR. True, Journey and REO Speedwagon were all around before Boston, but they were at that time making general heavy driving rock records in the vein of Deep Purple before Boston released this album and its incredible single ‘More Than A Feeling’. The band Kansas had been around since 1972 but they were progressive rock in the style of Yes, their own ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ touched on this genre but it was more intricate and technical to be called the first of its kind to be annotated with that radio-friendly version of soft-rock. Add to the mix, the songs ‘Smokin’’ and ‘Piece Of Mind’ and you have one hell of a complete album.
Boston’s debut stormed up the U.S. charts, and soon all over the world selling upwards of 23 million copies to date ( 17 million of those in the U.S. alone). It’s a stunningly engineered piece of stadium rock all made possible by the writing and production genius that was Tom Scholz – the 6’8” guitarist who created this sublime album. Alongside Scholz was singer Brad Delp whose soaring vocals stamped their trademark on Boston’s records for many years (Delp sadly eventually took his own life).
This album is a masterpiece of classic rock and should be in anyone’s collection. Below are some videos of two songs, plus a full concert from Giants Stadium in 1979. In the following post there is the full album in audio form.
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Full album audio:
Personnel:
• Brad Delp – lead and harmony vocals; acoustic guitar on “Let Me Take You Home Tonight”
• Tom Scholz – electric guitars, lead guitar, acoustic guitars, clavinet, organ, bass guitar, design consultant, remastering, liner notes, production, engineering
• Barry Goudreau – rhythm guitar on “Foreplay,” “Long Time” and “Let Me Take You Home Tonight”; lead guitar on “Long Time” and “Let Me Take You Home Tonight”
• Fran Sheehan – bass guitar on “Foreplay” and “Let Me Take You Home Tonight”
• Sib Hashian – drums except “Rock & Roll Band”
• Jim Masdea – drums on “Rock & Roll Band”
So there’s the first one.
As you can imagine, there is a lot of time taken for the preparation of these entries so sometimes there may only be time for one or two per day.
But it doesn’t matter, we have no time limit. I did rush through the first 900 albums and it was sometimes becoming an incredible chore tbh, but I think it’s worth spending time on getting these final 100 spot on with as much info as possible. They will turn up as and when.
Thanks again for your continued support, guys 
No.99: “Together Alone” by Crowded House (1993)
Neil Finn and his New Zealander/Australian bandmates on their fourth album – and their best.
The uptempo rock singles and intertwined with songs of such melodic beauty (check out the first track ‘Kare Kare’ and the gorgeous ‘Fingers Of Love’), this album was a well-deserved chart topper all over the world. The band continued for another decade with another couple of albums, plus a famous final concert in Sydney before going it alone. Neil Finn has recently been signed up by Fleetwood Mac following the sacking of Lindsey Buckingham.
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Here you go, Ffosse. I know it would be higher in your list mate but…
No.98: “Harvest” by Neil Young (1972)
Neil Young made his breakthrough with this album thanks mainly to exposure on TV with the single ‘Heart Of Gold’, in particular via the BBC (clips included here). He had of course been around many years beforehand in bands such as The International Submarine band and with Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Harvest was his fourth album which paved his way to future legendary status as one of the songwriting greats of all-time.
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Very quickly with this final one for today:
No.97: “Crosby, Stills And Nash” by Crosby, Stills And Nash (1969)
You know the history so there’s nothing much I can add. Quite simply, and perhaps apart from The Beach Boys, the greatest harmony folk-pop group of all-time. This debut featured what were to be 10 classic songs cemented into American culture. With the addition of Neil Young on intermittent albums, this trio still survive in various combinations.
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Personnel:
• David Crosby – vocals; guitars on “Guinevere”; rhythm guitar on “Wooden Ships” and “Long Time Gone”
• Stephen Stills – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion all tracks except “Guinevere” and “Lady of the Island”
• Graham Nash – vocals; rhythm guitar on “Marrakesh Express” and “Pre-Road Downs”; acoustic guitar on “Lady of the Island”
• Dallas Taylor – drums on “Pre-Road Downs,” “Wooden Ships,” “Long Time Gone,” and “49 Bye-Byes”
• Jim Gordon – drums on “Marrakesh Express”
• Cass Elliot – backing vocals on “Pre-Road Downs”
Great CSN/Y album, perhaps not as good as Deja Vu though.
I got that one right then. Deja Vu will be seen at a later date
Wasting my time on this, these take ages to prepare and post. I’ll post the next selection when I get a little more response.
Pleased to see ‘Boston’ by Boston in the top hundred. Would have preferred it to be further up but I suspect there’s another to come yet. Perhaps in the top 10 along with a Blondie album?
Never had a Crowded House album but liked their music. I’m surprised they sort of disappeared so quickly tbh.
Err I am stupid, what does one do here.
Choose an album then post???
Alphabetical or what?
I want to help honest Floydy.
Just scraped in as there’s so much other stuff to fit in mate
Oh yes, there is that other album by Boston still to come yet, much further up. Did you buy it by the way? What do you think to It? Or shall we leave our discussion until it appears in the thread?
Crowded House lasted about twenty years actually. Six studio albums and loads of big hit singles. Together Alone is well worth buying mate, it’s a superb record.
I have downloaded it from Applestore (Discovered I had £20 credit from a voucher). Just need to burn it onto a CD for the car. Yes best to wait, I have only heard it once. Loved it though. thanks for the heads up.