No.638: “Private Dancer” by Tina Turner (1984)
I wouldn’t normally include such a album so popular with the chart fraternity that it’s singles are overplayed to death (‘The Best’, ‘Steamy Windows’), but this is a marvellously-produced album with some terrifically written songs, that it’s hard to ignore. It’s a classic album whatever the genre.
No.637: “Rock A Little” by Stevie Nicks (1985)
Second solo album from the diminutive songwriter who along with Lindsey Buckingham rescued Fleetwood Mac from the doldrums in the mid-70’s. Stevie nicks paraded her way into the spotlight as only a bella donna (prima donna?) would with this superb collection of self-penned tracks.
I’ll end with this early classic album tonight. Just for you, Surfermom 
No.636: “Surfer Girl” by The Beach Boys (1963)
There isn’t really that much to say about The Beach Boys apart from that they were probably the best American band of their era by far. Surfer Girl is, I think, their second album and includes this gorgeous title track and for me, one of their very best tracks in ‘In My Room’, which could be just about anybody’s personal collection of thoughts, hope and future dreams.
Take it away Brian…
More tomorrow. Good night all
Now would you just look at that?! We’re No.2 in the “Hottest Threads of the Year”.
I doubt we’ll beat ArtAngel’s behemoth of a tome though… 
Well done that man,although I’m not surprised.Music is more interesting than chitchat
Sonic Youth.
There’s a Marilyn Monroe video with Sugar Kane from Dirty.
Worth looking at.
I think we don’t realise, myself anyway, how absolutely sexy Marilyn Monroe actually was. Thanks for posting that bud. Great vid
Yeah it’s hard not to look at the Hottest Thread lists tbh. I never do normally but I think the reason this one has some clout is that it’s an eternal list designed to run until we get to that special number one album. Most threads last about a week tops as they consist of a current topic wheras this has to run its course.
We’ll be No.1 next week anyway and remain there for the rest of 2018. That’s virtually a certainty…only the power of Brexit can change that lol!
One of my all time faves!!
Love ‘Old England’ and ‘This is the Sea’
And a lot of their other music…
Just for you, Moscow, the title track and a song which was from their next album (not in my list), Fisherman’s Blues:
Glad to see the Waterboys appearing, A Pagan Place remains a firm favourite of mine, and when Karl Wallinger left to form World Party its worth a listen.
Happy to see these Nicks and Turner showing up on your list. What a ball of fire Turner is!
No reason to elaborate on the BB’s’ other than to say that no band was probably more iconic for a particular (and simpler) time and place.
Excellent today. Sonic Youth…Waterboys (agree with Nom about Wallinger)
Ohh mate. You see this is what happens; Someone like youurself suddenly jogs my memory with an album I’d long forgotten. World Party!
That band’s “Goodbye Jumbo” with ELO-type songs such as ‘Is It Like Today’ I totally forgot about when I did my list. I had it on cassette and lost it years ago. If I had remembered it I definitely would have put it in my Top 500 at least!
The pros and cons of list-compiling! 
Thanks Surfermon. Pleased you enjoyed the Beach Boys again. More to come…and I’m sure you can tell which ones!
Tina Turner - no more sadly but I do respect her as a leading light in the field of music.
Waterboys. Se above, obviously. No more though.
Being a thousand albums, it’s still very tight knit as to how many by an artist can be included.
And my list would certainly not be everyone’s list. All good fun hopefully though. And I relish all your replies.
More tonight
Good to see some Stevie Nicks.
Thanks pal.
No more solo albums, alas, but plenty more Fleetwood Mac stuff still to come
More:
No.635: “Never A Dull Moment” by Rod Stewart (1972)
I’m not sure if we’ve had Rod yet without checking, but this one is a sublime album. Tracks like ‘Angel’ and a great version of Sam Cooke’s ‘Twistin’ The Night Away’ notwithstanding, it hits all the right buttons:
No.634: “Steel Wheels” by The Rolling Stones (1989)
It’s only my personal opinion guys, but I class this record as the last semi-decent album the Stones made to date. They go through the motions on the live stage and still release albums but it always like like a customary record label necessity than any effort has gone into them. They do this kind of thing in their sleep. ‘Tattoo You’ was okay in '81, then this one, which I really do enjoy.
It may be the fact that in my time off when I was in the RAF I got to know people who organised stewarding at Wembley Stadium who asked for bods to man the football play-off in '89 and '90 that I got to see some top musicians also. So I saw the Stones three times in one week on this tour. Here are probably the best couple of songs from the album, with a cracking single to start with:
No.633: “Fugazi” by Marillion (1984)
No.632: “Jollification” by The Lightning Seeds (1994)
The Lightning Seeds is essentially Ian Broudie, and on this third album he seemed tie it in absolutely right by appearing right in the midst of the 90’s indie scene, of which this band were made for before their time.
Full of perfect pop singles, this album would have been much higher placed if I hadn’t had the misfortune of seeing them live where they played their last gig on the tour rushing through their set in less than 50 minutes. A terrible gig but a great album.
No.631: “Tales Of Mystery And Imagination: Edgar Allen Poe” by The Alan Parsons Project (1976)
This was the debut album by Alan Parsons and his studio band financed following his pay-off from engineering The Dark Side Of The Moon.
Well-known subsequently for being a very cerebral band of musicians with Parsons and main songwriter Eric Woolfson heading the group, they would release a further eight albums of extremely well-produced material within their 12-year life span.
Hi Floydy.
Just nipping back a little to the Waterboys and the single ‘Whole of the moon’ holds a special memory for me, if you know what I mean. 
