Classic Rock (Phil Collins lives, run for the hills)

[Bournemouth Blue]

Phil Collins is one of the best musicians of the late 20th century, I pity idiots who jump on bandwagons.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Crime of the Century, The Grand Illusion and Fountains of Light are among my most favoured albums.

It took me until two three years ago to actually get round to buying Fish Out of Water and discovering what a superb album it is.

I actually only bought Lovedrive a couple of weeks ago; although I was familiar with several of the tracks on it.

Then you have fine taste Sir.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Anybody else able to expand their collection of Rock this Christmas.
My Junkette bought me on CD
Magenta - Masters of Illusion
Styx - The Grand Illusion (finally)
Kansas - Prelude Implicit
Alter Bridge -The Last Hero.

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

If you like Genesis, Supertramp, Fairport Convention, Marillion or It Bites for example, try Big Big Train.

 

[chesterbells]

Great riches here.
Loved Supertramp era from Crime of the Century up to Breakfast in America.
Styx were fab with Pieces of Eight and The Grand Illusion.
Scorpions up to and including Lovedrive.
Also a special mention to Starcastle for Fountains of Light.
If I had to pick one it would be Supertramp by a gnats bollock from Styx because my dear wife loved them .
Special shout to Chris Squire and his wonderful solo album Fish out of Water.

Scorpions World Wide Live still provides over an hour over high quality listening pleasure :-)

 

[Protein Junkie]

Scorpions World Wide Live still provides over an hour over high quality listening pleasure :-)

Tokyo Tapes is very good too.

 

[blueparrot]

As it’s that time of year thought I’d throw out my top 10 releases for 2021.

1 Dream Theatre View from the top of the world

2 Transatlantic The absolute universe

3 Styx Crash of the crown

4 Dead Daisies Holy Ground

5 Cheap trick In another world

6 Meal Morse Band Innocence and danger

7 Thunder All The right noises

8 Billy Gibbons Hardware

9 Georgia Thunderbolts Can we get a witness

10 Blackberry Smoke You hear Georgia

 

[RobMCFC]

My top 10 albums of the year. Definitely more Americana than classic rock:-

1. Nowhere Sounds Lovely - Cristina Vane
2. A Southern Gothic - Adia Victoria
3. Electro Melodier - Son Volt
4. Renewal - Billy Strings
5. Songs from the Sea of Cortez - Old Californio
6. Dreamers Are Waiting - Crowded House
7. Click Click Domino - Ida Mae
8. The Last Exit - Still Corners
9. Acorn - Trippers and Askers
10. Blue Heron Suite - Sarah Jarosz

 

[blueparrot]

My top 10 albums of the year. Definitely more Americana than classic rock:-

1. Nowhere Sounds Lovely - Cristina Vane
2. A Southern Gothic - Adia Victoria
3. Electro Melodier - Son Volt
4. Renewal - Billy Strings
5. Songs from the Sea of Cortez - Old Californio
6. Dreamers Are Waiting - Crowded House
7. Click Click Domino - Ida Mae
8. The Last Exit - Still Corners
9. Acorn - Trippers and Askers
10. Blue Heron Suite - Sarah Jarosz

I was a bit disappointed with the Crowded House one. The rest I haven’t heard / of. I do like a bit of Americana so will try some of them.

 

[RobMCFC]

I was a bit disappointed with the Crowded House one. The rest I haven’t heard / of. I do like a bit of Americana so will try some of them.

It's certainly nothing like as good as their heyday. To be honest, the 5 albums above them in the list are all worthwhile and the rest just make up the numbers due to a few good tracks here and there.