Up to you entirely, LD. We’ve spoken about quite a few albums which haven’t appeared here yet, some at great length, so whatever you want to post mate. It’s your thread as well 
I’m just refraining from saying too much myself in order to save it for when it does show up and that is a long way off yet 
Maybe you can PM me about the album when you really get into it, and I’m sure you will find it’s an absolutely fantastic piece of work
You’re very astute, Ffosse. No mate, not many solo women in the top 100, a few fronting bands though. It still wouldn’t have reached the 100 though, not quite.
Wonderful song. I think it’s a case of the male songwriter putting himself in women’s shoes, as it were mate. Look at Abba and The Winner Takes It All for instance.
And, not too many people know this, but Mark Knopfler wrote ‘Private dancer’ for Tina Turner (!)
Can’t imagine him in stocking and suspenders tbh…in fact I don’t really want to :shock:
I didn’t know that Mark K and with that image in my mind I’m not likely to forget it.
It’s those Geordie lads mate, there’s something we should know about them I think
Just looking his compositions up now and apart from that Tina Turner track and a Jeff Healey song, he’s only written songs for his own bands.
No room for Judy Collins and Wildflowers?
One of my favourite hippy albums where Judy really extends herself with originals and covers, singing in English, French and Italian.
No mate, sorry.
I haven’t heard that album at all.
A quick few I actually prepared earlier, just a quick copy and paste job. These will take us three quarters of the way through our list.
No.257: “Than Man Who Sold The World” by David Bowie (1970)
One of the most overlooked early David Bowie albums which is a shame because it has become a fans’ favourite over the years. Many people judged Space Oddity as a novelty hit, a one-hit wonder and so largely ignored the couple of great records which were released afterwards. He got back on track with Hunky Dory, more of that one later.
No.256: “Abacab” by Genesis (1981)
The early eighties were a very good time for Genesis, in fact I don’t think they really did ever have a lean period. All their records sold well, Peter Gabriel-fronted or those with Phil Collins at the helm. They all had their moments of class and grandeur about them.
Abacab (a guitar chord sequence), came hot on the heels of the brilliant Duke album and it’s great single ‘Turn It On Again’ - more of that album much, much later on - and wasn’t as good but it deserves its place here as one of my favourites anyway.
No.255: “Into The Great Wide Open” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1991)
What a great musician and all-round decent laid back bloke Tom Petty was. When he passed away suddenly in 2017 the music world lost a true legend who lived for his rock and roll music; the archetypal rock star from Florida who made so many superb records over forty years. This is one of his best.
No.254: “The Boatman’s Call” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1997)
The Boatman’s Call was by Cave’s standards a very quiet album. Full of morbidly affecting “love” songs and creepy accompaniment. The Nick Cave classic ballad ‘Into My Arms’ is featured here along with a track called ‘Black Hair’, which is almost unbearably scary.
No.253: “Savage – Songs From A Broken World” by Gary Numan (2017)
My mates say I’ve turned into a Gary Numan “groupie” lol. Savage was the 2017 album which caused a stir among the record industry because it actually entered the national charts at No.2, just behind Foo Fighters new release. This was unheard of for a Numan album after spending so long in the shadows, and was his highest chart placing for 35 years, most of his records in between barely trouble the charts at all with little sales. Plus, it’s a tremendous album.
But it’s a testimony for his staunchly hardcore fans that this album changed all that. He largely ditched his synthesized sound and now has a full-on rock band who play industrial-type music and Numan himself has become a very lively performer on stage.
I saw him play on a ‘warm-up’ gig in July in Hull last year and I was knocked out by his performance. Funnily enough, three months later I went to The Australian Pink Floyd Show in Leeds in October with a couple of mates and discovered while I was there that Numan was playing at Manchester the following night. I thought “Why the hell not…?” and got on my phone and managed to get a ticket to that gig. My mates went back to Hull on the train whilst I was on my way to Manchester having booked a cheap Ibis room and saw his gig there. Funny how spare of the moment things turn out! Here’s a couple of those new songs:
No.252: “I Can’t Stand Still” by Don Henley (1982)
Don Henley’s first solo album was quite different from the mellow, easy aura of The Eagles right from the start when the first single ‘Dirty Laundry’ was released. Politically-charged storming, crashing 80’s rock at its best and a brilliant track it was. He is still making very good records in between numerous Eagles ‘farewell’ tours, even with Glenn Frey’s son now in the frame and following Henley’s earlier admission that the Eagles ere virtually no more without his erstwhile songwriting partner. I mentioned last time we had an Eagles album that there is a big shortage of videos which is probably down to Henley’s money-grabbing reputation (all I can find usually are very old scratchy videos or recent live material, which wouldn’t really fit with the times). He gives nothing away cheap, but I did find something of interest nevertheless. That aforementioned song (though a recent version by The Eagles) and another track set to pictures is all we get here.
No.251: “Dedication” by Gary U.S. Bonds (1981)
If you haven’t heard this album before you are in for a serious treat. Gary ‘U.S.’ Bonds was an early 1960’s r’n’b hitmaker who briefly has a couple of popular songs (‘Quarter To Three’ and the fabulous ‘New Orleans’), the original New Jersey soul-rocker.
Over the years he has impressed Bruce Springsteen amongst others who had played with him on stage on occasion and in 1981 he produced, arranged and sang on this excellent album. Bonds does versions of old classics such as The Beatles’ ‘It’s Only Love’ and Dylan’s ‘From A Buick 6’ fantastically well like the raw rock and roller he always was.
If you get time, listen to these further songs from this amazing album which include a beautiful version of Jackson Browne’s ‘The Pretender’, the gorgeous ballad ‘Daddy’s Come Home’ and a later duet with Bruce of his two singles from the album ‘Jole Blon’ and ‘This Little Girl’ (which was almost on Springsteen’s own album The River’.
Your list 300-251 coming up.
300-251:
300-LED ZEPPELIN-Led Zeppelin-1969
299-BEACH BOYS-Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)-1965
298-JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE-Axis: Bold As Love-1967
297-OASIS-(What’s The Story) Morning Glory-1995
296-VAN MORRISON-Days Like This-1995
295-METALLICA-Metallica (‘Black Album’)-1991
294-GRANDADDY-The Sophtware Slump-2000
293-GRANT LEE BUFFALO-Fuzzy-1993
292-GEORGE MICHAEL-Faith-1987
291-PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING-Inform – Educate – Entertain-2013
290-CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY-Chicago Transit Authority-1969
289-NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE-Psychedelic Pill-2012
288-STIFF LITTLE FINGERS-Inflammable Material-1979
287-PAUL SIMON -There Goes Rhymin’ Simon-1973
286-JOHN LEE HOOKER-Mr. Lucky-1991
285-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-Wrecking Ball-2012
284-JOHNNY CASH-American IV - The Man Comes Around-2003
283-MARILLION-Anoraknophobia-2001
282-T. REX-Electric Warrior-1971
281-PRETENDERS-Pretenders II-1981
280-YES-Talk-1994
279-U2-The Unforgettable Fire-1984
278-JOHN LENNON-Imagine-1971
277-BOSTON-Don’t Look Back-1978
276-DEREK & THE DOMINOS-Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs-1970
275-DOORS-Strange Days-1967
274-CREAM-Disraeli Gears-1967
273-BYRDS-Turn! Turn! Turn!-1966
272-PUBLIC IMAGE LTD.-Metal Box-1979
271-JAM-Setting Sons-1979
270-JAM-All Mod Cons-1978
269-VAN MORRISON-Van Morrison, His Band & The Street Choir-1970
268-DAVID BOWIE-Scary Monsters-1980
267-YES-Fragile-1971
266-BEE GEES-Odessa-1969
265-GARY NUMAN-Pure-2000
264-JOURNEY-Infinity-1978
263-BILLY JOEL-River Of Dreams-1993
262-MANIC STREET PREACHERS-This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours-1998
261-SIMON & GARFUNKEL-Bookends-1968
260-LED ZEPPELIN-Houses Of The Holy-1973
259-JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE-Electric Ladyland-1968
258-CAROLE KING-Tapestry-1971
257-DAVID BOWIE-Than Man Who Sold The World-1970
256-GENESIS-Abacab-1981
255-TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS-Into The Great Wide Open-1991
254-NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS-The Boatman’s Call-1997
253-GARY NUMAN-Savage – Songs From A Broken World-2017
252-DON HENLEY-I Can’t Stand Still-1982
251-GARY U.S. BONDS-Dedication-1981
More tomorrow.
Good and bad news for me. I love the title track but after bashing it out on my lecky guitar, I could literally hear it playing in my head for days after. 
Also another track that appears on Fringe. I think JJ Abrams is a bit of a Bowie fan.
This is a great album. I keep meaning to replace it as the last time I played it was on cassette.
Good call on the Tom Petty album but there are one or two which are even higher I suspect.
You can’t really go wrong with any Tom Petty album.
Ffosse, I’m coming to think that you’ve seen my list. You’re very good at predicting what will be coming up!
There’s at least one more Tom Petty album left to come, perhaps two. Can’t be sure right now though.
Well I know you’ve got a lot of Van Morrison coming up - can’t be sure whether you have St Dominic’s Preview or not.
Already been on mate though I can’t say where as I’m out. I’ll do a quick recap on Van’s albums tomorrow before we begin the next instalment