It’s only a matter of time, that this music takes it place along the side of the so called classics.
I think Jethro Tull are very highly regarded as one of the great British bands. It’s the ‘casual radio listener’ who only judges an artist by the number of hit singles a band has had who don’t see beyond that blinkered haze.
When someone says to me “They can’t be any good 'cos they didn’t have any hits” I tell them two words (and not the obvious two), Led Zeppelin. They then go very quiet.
Interesting thread. I’ve seen Joe Bonamassa a few times and he’s well worth seeing. I like him with Beth Hart as well( I’ve seen her a few times( she’s worth seeing))but I’ve not seen them together(yet)
Jo Shaw I like as a guitarist but her voice, no thanks.
Hi bud.
Bonamassa is one of my most wanted to see live. He always seems to be on tour so I’m looking at maybe next year.
I know where you’re coming from about Joanne. Great guitar player but her voice can grate a little. Reminds me of a cross between Bonnie Tyler (relax - no albums included!) and that of Lucinda Williams.
Thanks for looking in 
No.872: “Tangerine Dream” by Kaleidoscope (1967)
Quaint flowery sun children with a very pleasantly tranquil release slap band in the middle of the peace and love era.
No.871: “Permanent Vacation” by Aerosmith (1987)
Aerosmith are a kind of 70’s answer to The Rolling Stones; they have all their trademarks: Big lips, long hair, the attitude, and they rock. Permanent Vacation is a highlight of their long career and features the great single ‘Dude (Looks Like A Lady)’ and this real stomper of a rock ‘n’ rolll tune:
No.970: “Heaven & Hell” by Black Sabbath (1980)
1980: Ozzy departs and Tony Iommi brings in Rainbow’s Ronnie James Dio with his amazing vocal range to get a grip on some rockin’, chuggin’ melody-filled gems such as this absolute classic heavy metal track, Neon Knights:
Just the three albums today guys, gotta chill out with a few bottled ales and a movie tonight. Thanks for reading as always
Plus’s all around for that one Floydy.
Multi-tasking at present eating and supping, playing CM on one old lap top got Blip FM on the large screen and listening to Aerosmith on the main laptop. Just a normal Friday night in. 
Keep em coming.
Hi Floydy, My all time favourite Albums have to be “AWB” and “Cut The Cake” by the brilliant Average White Band, a Scottish R&b band. My all time favourite tracks were “Pick Up The Pieces” and"Atlantic Avenue". Great tracks. Still have them, still play them often when here on my own on my still working fine Dansette Sterio Record Player. My grandkids said “Who?” when I told them who my fav band was, but do I care? I thought they were absolutely brilliant. They pipped my second favorites, ELO. 
Hey, thanks for calling in!
I don’t normally sway from the beaten track of the rundown, but since you’re showing interest, here’s something for you, Shropshiregirl. Sorry, but no AWB albums make my list:
ELO. Now you’re talking. Few of theirs later on. Stay tuned!
Okay then. I’ve just watched The Untouchables on DVD, drank a quartet of delicious blonde real ales so we might as well continue…
No.869: “The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees” by The Monkees (1968)
While we were talking last night on here about the song Valerie (a different featured version by Steve Winwood though), The Monkees’ own ‘Valleri’ was mentioned again. It’s quite uncanny that the parent album is next in my list.
An record full of summery pop songs, I thought it only right that I feature another track which was brought up ‘Tapioca Tundra’, to go with that single. My original choice was of course ‘Daydream Believer’, so what the hell - let’s have a triple-tracker!
No.868: “Only By The Night” by Kings Of Leon (2008)
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Hard to believe that this album is ten years ago now. Includes the singles ‘Use Somebody’ and the track which propelled the band into the big time, Sex On Fire:
No.867: “Let There Be Rock” by AC/DC (1977)
This album cemented the Young brothers as purveyors of true, genuine hard rock, soon to be one of the genre’s biggest and most successful acts not only in metal but of any type of music. Gotta play this title track with the late, great Bon Scott at his best.
No.866: Devils & Dust" by Bruce Springsteen (2005)
My all-time favourite American artist with his lowest placed album in my list. It’s a very good record, but not, for me, up there with his classic stuff. All the same, it’s full of thought-provoking lyrics and acoustic, understated music. In a similar vein his earlier similar album, Nebraska, features higher up the chart.
No.865: “The Works” by Queen (1984)
What can you say about Queen? Well whether you like them or not, they were and are one of THE greatest bands ever. Period. For me, they tend to annoy after a while as they are severely overplayed on the radio, but that I guess is a testament to their enduring popularity. They did wane for a short while in the early 80’s, but this album and then of course Live Aid, made them a massive world domination force.
The Works features Radio Ga Ga, the enormously tedious I Want To Break Free and this, probably my favourite track on the album, Hammer To Fall.
No.864: “Tales From Topographic Oceans” by Yes (1973)
If you wanted your record sleeve to have the best artwork in the business in the 1970’s you would call Roger Dean. His paintings for Yes are legendary and none more so beautiful than for this album.
The album itself had very mixed reviews as it features just four tracks with running times of 20 minutes each over four sides of vinyl. Vocalist Jon Anderson really went to town with his lyrics on this and who knows if it actually means anything coherent or is it just a load of mumbo jumbo? We may never know. Keyboardist Rick Wakeman soon became tires of all this and set off wind-up dinosaurs to walk around the live stage appearances and once famously ate a curry during his piano parts.
Whatever this album eventually means though is that it’s probably a work of art, both in sound and in vision. Don’t we miss these glorious sleeves?
I’ll leave those with you until the morning (if time allows). Quiet in here tonight!
We seem to connect on about 10% of your collection this being one of themj, good band that did not quite make it big
Also good is the next album Faintly Blowing, and i did succomb when in 1991 they released White Faced Lady written in the 70`s it was a rock opera akin to SF Sorrow by the Pretty Things, and was released at the wrong time for me.
Only 10% Matey? Aw, each to…etc. I’m just happy that you are enjoying what you see
There’s another band called Kaleidoscope incidentally from the US who are reallypsychedelic out there mind blowing malarkey! Check them out…here’s a vid:
Absolutely love S.F. Sorrow. A very underrated band the Pretty Things. Got some later on.
Always great to chat with you in here mate.
Some good choices mate - fair play.
I have only 3 albums which I can listen to right through tbh. Most, always have some tracks I dislike and I will skip through.
Floyd - Animals. My fave album ever. I can put on my headphones, lay on the sofa and melt into another world with that.
A close second is Dark side of the moon, and third - Ziggy Stardust.