Just started watching your channel. Love your vibes. You remind me of my dad’s friends who are really into something. They can’t sit still when they talk about it. That’s called “passion”. Love it. Keep it up
Great to see the Spacemen mentioned! Saw them loads of times back in the day. My favourite band. The second album is The Perfect Prescription. There's also a cracking live album called Performance.
Hey Richie. Great video! Love your choices. I just posted my take on 25 of the best American bands yesterday. I saw Mazzy do it, and he mentioned you and a few others... so I gave you a mention in the title of my video as well as put a link to your channel and your 25 American bands. Now I wanna do this! Cheers
Great picks Pat and thanks for doing a UK list, I knew you would have Beatles band at number 1. So hard to pick only 25 even in any order. At least The Smiths were 3rd, PIL, T. Rex and Spacemen 3 for me should be higher but you're the man! Wish I could have met you at that Weeley Festival, such great memories of that weekend - T.Rex, Faces, King Crimson, Edgar Broughton and total mayhem! Cheers, Paul
@@vinylrichie007 Wish I did hear some Yankee tones! Best non music bit that I remember was when Lurch from the Cotswolds (Hells Angel head of security) stormed the stage through the crowd and stood on my mates head.
Fun drinking game: take a shot everytime Uncle Richie says 'fantastic' 😂😊 Great work brother...be careful calling the pogues british though...the irish hate us some bands I'd recommend as a British dude: Aerial Salad Wonk Unit Pizzatramp Incisions Idles Slaves (now called soft play) The Skints
I got an Irish coworker upset once when I said The Irish and English are the same thing. I know they aren’t the same but to this Yank they kind of are. I think most English would consider people from the south and north to both be Americans. Yet they did have a deadly war against each other. Maybe the fact that I had both English and Irish grandparents contribute to my feelings. I don’t think I’ve seen records by any of those bands you listed.
I don’t know why they don’t do an official release of the Beatles Decca Sessions. In fact they should do official releases of the Beatles rooftop concert, Beatles live in Japan, Ed Sullivan appearances among others.
Really enjoyable video, Richie! Good to see Judas Priest get a mention 👍 Although, I was disappointed, Stiff Little Fingers didn't get a mention. But I'll not hold that against you😂
Pretty amazing how many incredible bands came out of the UK. If I ever get the American version done I’ll do this. 1 and 2 were a given then it gets a little crazy for me. Glad Sex Pistols made it, only 1 album but it is one of my most listened to albums, pure power
I have that same 12" single of "Love Will Tear Us Apart." That record was involved in a cage match on my channel against The Captain And Tenille, who claimed that "Love Will Keep Us Together." I've never been able to figure out the affection for The Pogues....when I see or hear them I just see and hear a sad drunk. But obviously a lot of people love it. I wonder why you play 2nd Edition instead of Metal Box? I'd like to get a copy of Metal Box. Great album either way. I enjoyed the rundown.
I play 2nd Edition because it is easier. In regard to the Pogues, I guess I like sad sack music. I mean, Morrissey can be a bit of a sad sack. Though not a drunk one.
Wishbone Ash, Cliff Richard (and The Shadows), The Moody Blues, Badfinger, The Animals, The Dave Clark Five, Deep Purple, Atomic Rooster, Donovan, Emerson Lake and Palmer, ELO, Petula Clark, Fleetwood Mac, The Hollies, Jethro Tull (kind of UK), The Searchers, The Sweet, Slade, The Zombies, so many great British bands!
@@jamesgriffithsmusic It’s all subjective. I don’t over think it and just try to open a discussion on the list. It is all in fun any way. I had the Smiths at two.
In that list Richie would have included siouxsie and the banshees bauhaus echo and the bunnymen(not sure) probably throbbing gristle rudimentary peni and alien sex fiend(for sure) @@vinylrichie007
Very interesting to see your list Richie and an American take on the U.K.s greatest bands. No Deep Purple or Fleetwood Mac though ? I'd also mention a couple of bands that weren't as big over on your side but who are fondly remembered here: Free and Slade.
Just started following you after The Maslove mentioned you, enjoyed this rundown but I'm not sure Shane MacGowan would have approved of being included in a UK list!
@@ricardobligatoire Those are bands that rightly deserve to be mentioned but those are three bands I have never been able to get into. For various reasons.
It's a tough one, can a band with just one album make my top 25? As much as I love the Sex Pistols, The Ruts and X-Ray Spex, they didn't quite make it, just too much competition who had a lot more music to offer, though of course Joy Division and Buzzcocks had pretty slim catalogs too -- but with all the singles and other things collected on boxed sets over the years, it was enough! I think loads of the best Smiths songs were B-sides for sure. I think all of their studio albums had too many dud tracks, but the killers mostly made of for the fillers. Agreed that Satanic Majesties was underrated. Regarding my list, I'd say overall objectively Beatles are the best. But as far as how much the music means to me, Sabbath edges them out. Ozzy himself would object that even, as he's a huge fan. UK Bands 1. Black Sabbath 2. The Beatles 3. Iron Maiden 4. Electric Light Orchestra 5. Wire 6. Led Zeppelin 7. XTC 8. Free 9. Buzzcocks 10. The Rolling Stones 11. Joy Division 12. The Comsat Angels 13. The Cure 14. The Sound 15. The Clash 16. The Damned 17. Queen 18. Radiohead 19. The Jam 20. The Chameleons 21. The Kinks 22. The Smiths 23. The Who 24. Yes 25. The Pretty Things Bubblin' under: The Fall King Crimson Roxy Music Motörhead Hawkwind Judas Priest The Only Ones The Raincoats Echo & the Bunnymen Siouxsie & the Banshees Killing Joke Magazine Bauhaus Traffic UFO T. Rex The Ruts The Slits Pink Floyd The Police Stiff Little Fingers The Stranglers The Undertones Japan Madness Small Faces X-Ray Spex The Sex Pistols
That is quite a good list with lots of honorable mentions. I had The Smiths at two but changed it at the last minute. I think the Smiths had some perfect sides but not really a perfect album.
Hi Richie, enjoyed that. Not sure how the Pogues would feel about being classified as a UK band 😮. They are great though, no argument about that. To make a amends you’ll need to do a great Irish bands vid. Andy
The reason the Paranoid LP cover by Black Sabbath looks that way is because the original name of the LP was War Pigs and the record company told them they could not use that name so they changed it to Paranoid but kept the same cover with sort of a sworded war fighter on it.
I went to The Palms in Vegas. I walked up to the Sports Book. Then I gave the dude behind the counter $60.. I said Detroit will take the season. I gave the ticket to my daughter and said " I hope Detroit does the right thing"
Well I knew this was coming. I’m working on my 12 favortite bands from Zambia. 100% agree on the Temples! Damn that was an awesome album. Okay I will catch up with the rest of this video. I’m still working on g on my American bands and then you do this.
These two top 25 videos were pretty easy for me. I just made a list and then went through the records and added some more. If I had a do over I would have included Jethro Tull. How can you leave off the first band to win a Grammy for Heavy Metal.
I always avoided buying those Peel session records and I should have because they were cheap and good. No idea why I thought a radio performance would be not worth having. I just listened to Happy Jack last week - a solid album. You and I are in the minority liking the second King Crimson album more than the first. The World Won't Listen or Louder Than Bombs are my favorite Smiths albums.
Clash, Ruts, Pistols, Damned, Madness, Motorhead, Blur, Slade, Bolan, Buzzcocks, Stones, Stone Roses, Pogues, Small Faces, Waterboys, Cockney Rebel... er, 9 more.. Banshees, Sweet, Led Zep, Thin Lizzy, Discharge, Pink Floyd, TV Smith, Small Faces and one open space cos I The Cure. No thought put into this, I just rambled bands I like.
@@vinylrichie007 Great point but, sadly, two of my buddies were in the Rejects, Tut and Lainey. They both died recently, hence my choice. But Psychomodo by Cockney Rebel is well worth having.
I did not realize you had metal box, that’s cool. I have been on a big yardbirds kick lately, is little games good? Iv never heard it. I need to find a good copy of for your love. With mono or stereo I just buy whatever the album was originally recorded in. The Jam are probably top 5 for me, but I’m done with Paul Weller after that. I like a few style council songs but they kinda suck, there name sucks too!
For the most part a great list for me but there are 5 groups I've never listened to any of their music... Depeche Mode, Public Image, The Cure, Jesus and Mary Chain,and Joy Division.
Gang of Four, only accounting for their commercial success, especially in America. Cocoa tricked me again a few times as I was hanging on my front porch while watching your video.
Richie, wasn't it easier to pick your 25 greatest UK bands rather than decide on your top 25 US bands? I don't know, but it seems easier for me and I'm as American as Uncle Sam. T- Rex's '' Electric Warrior'' has a fantastic cover photo, but the only song that does anything for me is, ''Get It On ( Bang a Gong). The other songs have an ''unfinished'' quality or sound like carbon copies of ''Get It On''. I love King Crimson's LIVE recordings from 1973-74, the album'' Red'' is not as good to me as, ''Starless and Bible Black''. A few of the songs from both albums come from live shows. The box set, ''The Great Deceiver'' contains Crimson at their best, live and improvising like The Grateful Dead from that same time period. The Mekons 1989 album, ''The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll'' is one of my favorites, they sound like a blend of The Clash and The Pogues.
Actually that is not the case. Most bootlegs are unreleased music. Most people that buy bootlegs are fans of the bands and own their official releases. The Grateful Dead knew this and actually aloud a section for bootleggers at their concerts.
Totally agree on Sandinista, though even those four songs (failures?) are interesting to me, part of the creative process and totally forgivable (forgetable)!
@@ashrobinson4604 At the most there is close to one side that I don’t like. I could say the same thing about the Beatles White album yet it is my favorite Beatles album. So, yes you are correct.
What about britpop? Not a fan? Some of those groups really stand the test of time especially blur and Radiohead. Even though you could say those two bands were smart enough and had enough talent to progress and survive past britpop.
@@BrandonGates I like Radiohead but I think they are a bit over rated and not quite top 25. Maybe top 35. I also like what I have heard from Blur which is only two albums. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
The bands with most records sold are The Beatles, followed by Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Rolling Stones and this mean much more than a totally subjective ranking.
All the bands you listed but one made the list so I’m not sure of your point. Great albums and best selling are completely different things. There are great albums that didn’t sell and more terrible albums that sold millions.
@@vinylrichie007 There are great albums that didn't sell and more terrible that sold millions Is true, but it's totally personal to say which album is great and which is not. You could say that Oasis is the best UK band ever, is your channel, you can say also that, but when you use such a title, personal opinions should not mind at all. And selling records are one pretty objective way to say which band are on the top and which are not. I don't like Pink Floyd at all, but I could never say that they aren't one the best uk bands. So the same is for you about Queen (and not only them).
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GBH at #1, cut the ruttles or whoever
@@block-head2982 Cut the Ruttles or something is the funnest thing I’ve read.
Rut the Cuttles do it for ya 😂.?
Nice selections from the UK. I really appreciate your passion
@@Vinylfromtheunderground Your passion always comes through in your videos.
Just started watching your channel. Love your vibes. You remind me of my dad’s friends who are really into something. They can’t sit still when they talk about it. That’s called “passion”. Love it. Keep it up
@@osakachero I’m so glad you checked out my channel.
Brilliant choices, enjoyed the video. Cheers!
Much appreciated!
Really enjoyed the show.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great to see the Spacemen mentioned! Saw them loads of times back in the day. My favourite band. The second album is The Perfect Prescription. There's also a cracking live album called Performance.
Yes, The Perfect Prescription. I botched that. I don’t think I’ve seen Performance.
Hey Richie. Great video! Love your choices. I just posted my take on 25 of the best American bands yesterday. I saw Mazzy do it, and he mentioned you and a few others... so I gave you a mention in the title of my video as well as put a link to your channel and your 25 American bands. Now I wanna do this! Cheers
Thanks, I’ll check it out.
Really liking these. Cheers 🍻
Glad you like them!
Great picks Pat and thanks for doing a UK list, I knew you would have Beatles band at number 1. So hard to pick only 25 even in any order. At least The Smiths were 3rd, PIL, T. Rex and Spacemen 3 for me should be higher but you're the man! Wish I could have met you at that Weeley Festival, such great memories of that weekend - T.Rex, Faces, King Crimson, Edgar Broughton and total mayhem! Cheers, Paul
You don’t remember talking to two teenage Yanks at the Weeley Festival. I had the Smiths at two but changed right before filming.
@@vinylrichie007 Wish I did hear some Yankee tones! Best non music bit that I remember was when Lurch from the Cotswolds (Hells Angel head of security) stormed the stage through the crowd and stood on my mates head.
Really enjoyed this, glad Jesus and Mary Chain made the cut. Cheers
@@joaquimgomes4507 Lots of Punk bands that I love did not make the cut.
Nice to see Spacemen 3 in the list. Your top ten is hard to argue with, though I'd probably put your #3 as my #1!
@@EmbryonicRobot My #3 was my #2 but I changed it at the last minute.
Great list mate!!
Cheers
Glad you enjoyed it
Happy to see Spacemen 3 and The J&MC. The Who are properly ranked. If/when I do this, I’ll be wimping out and doing my “favorite” UK bands.
Favorite UK bands was easy,
Fun drinking game: take a shot everytime Uncle Richie says 'fantastic' 😂😊
Great work brother...be careful calling the pogues british though...the irish hate us
some bands I'd recommend as a British dude:
Aerial Salad
Wonk Unit
Pizzatramp
Incisions
Idles
Slaves (now called soft play)
The Skints
I got an Irish coworker upset once when I said The Irish and English are the same thing. I know they aren’t the same but to this Yank they kind of are. I think most English would consider people from the south and north to both be Americans. Yet they did have a deadly war against each other. Maybe the fact that I had both English and Irish grandparents contribute to my feelings. I don’t think I’ve seen records by any of those bands you listed.
@@vinylrichie007 You,ve spent too much time listening to Poseur Maslof Rich....you know he never has his facts or anything else hard......
By far you make the best vc videos.
@@TurntableManiac thank you
Hey Richie, a strong list. That Decca Beatles bootleg is excellent.
I don’t know why they don’t do an official release of the Beatles Decca Sessions. In fact they should do official releases of the Beatles rooftop concert, Beatles live in Japan, Ed Sullivan appearances among others.
Really enjoyable video, Richie! Good to see Judas Priest get a mention 👍 Although, I was disappointed, Stiff Little Fingers didn't get a mention. But I'll not hold that against you😂
I must admit that I don’t own any Stiff Little Fingers albums. I think I have one 7”.
Pretty amazing how many incredible bands came out of the UK. If I ever get the American version done I’ll do this. 1 and 2 were a given then it gets a little crazy for me. Glad Sex Pistols made it, only 1 album but it is one of my most listened to albums, pure power
I did have the Smiths at two but changed it at the last minute.
Awesome choices
Of some great bands. I don't have them all, but I own a few of them😊
Thanks for watching.
i would suggest listening to spacemen 3's 2nd lp - 'the perfect prescription'. it's imo easily their best
I’ve listened to the Perfect Prescription but have never found a copy.
I have that same 12" single of "Love Will Tear Us Apart." That record was involved in a cage match on my channel against The Captain And Tenille, who claimed that "Love Will Keep Us Together." I've never been able to figure out the affection for The Pogues....when I see or hear them I just see and hear a sad drunk. But obviously a lot of people love it. I wonder why you play 2nd Edition instead of Metal Box? I'd like to get a copy of Metal Box. Great album either way. I enjoyed the rundown.
I play 2nd Edition because it is easier. In regard to the Pogues, I guess I like sad sack music. I mean, Morrissey can be a bit of a sad sack. Though not a drunk one.
Pitting Love Will Tear Us Apart against Love Will Keep Us Together is brilliant. Did you really make that video?
Hey Ritchie, Thanks for encouraging me to get some Ramones. Appreciate it. Gave you a shoutout on my channel
Good list 🤘🏽
Thanks 💯
Nice list Pat. I was glad to see the Faces on your list. Too bad you missed Spandau Ballet though. 🙃
Another strong list.
Thanks
Wishbone Ash, Cliff Richard (and The Shadows), The Moody Blues, Badfinger, The Animals, The Dave Clark Five, Deep Purple, Atomic Rooster, Donovan, Emerson Lake and Palmer, ELO, Petula Clark, Fleetwood Mac, The Hollies, Jethro Tull (kind of UK), The Searchers, The Sweet, Slade, The Zombies, so many great British bands!
Great list. Didn't expect The Smiths to be so high. I tried to do this video but I got lost in the fog between great and favourite.
@@jamesgriffithsmusic It’s all subjective. I don’t over think it and just try to open a discussion on the list. It is all in fun any way. I had the Smiths at two.
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The Faces, Yes, Traffic, The Stones, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, and Zeppelin would be on my list. The rest would probably be psych bands
@@davethepickupartist7161 If I did 25 favorite the list would be quite different.
In that list Richie would have included siouxsie and the banshees bauhaus echo and the bunnymen(not sure) probably throbbing gristle rudimentary peni and alien sex fiend(for sure) @@vinylrichie007
Great list man! I’d say pretty good. No holes just move some stuff around. But that’s like everyone’s opinion , man! Peace ☮️ Namaste 🙏 the Zonkman
In hindsight I should have included Jethro Tull. I mean they were the first band to win a Grammy for Heavy Metal band.
@ yea beating out Metallica! Lol
you deserve a better team to root for, rich but your takes on music are always interesting.
Go Dodgers!
Very interesting to see your list Richie and an American take on the U.K.s greatest bands. No Deep Purple or Fleetwood Mac though ? I'd also mention a couple of bands that weren't as big over on your side but who are fondly remembered here: Free and Slade.
The band that I should have included is Jethro Tull. I mean they were the first band to win a Grammy in the Heavy Metal category.
Free did better here than Slade. Free did have a few hits here,
Just started following you after The Maslove mentioned you, enjoyed this rundown but I'm not sure Shane MacGowan would have approved of being included in a UK list!
@@kke644 The Pogues were a London band.
Great video, Richie! Pity that Queen, Genesis, and Iron Maiden did not make it.....
@@ricardobligatoire Those are bands that rightly deserve to be mentioned but those are three bands I have never been able to get into. For various reasons.
It's a tough one, can a band with just one album make my top 25? As much as I love the Sex Pistols, The Ruts and X-Ray Spex, they didn't quite make it, just too much competition who had a lot more music to offer, though of course Joy Division and Buzzcocks had pretty slim catalogs too -- but with all the singles and other things collected on boxed sets over the years, it was enough!
I think loads of the best Smiths songs were B-sides for sure. I think all of their studio albums had too many dud tracks, but the killers mostly made of for the fillers.
Agreed that Satanic Majesties was underrated. Regarding my list, I'd say overall objectively Beatles are the best. But as far as how much the music means to me, Sabbath edges them out. Ozzy himself would object that even, as he's a huge fan.
UK Bands
1. Black Sabbath
2. The Beatles
3. Iron Maiden
4. Electric Light Orchestra
5. Wire
6. Led Zeppelin
7. XTC
8. Free
9. Buzzcocks
10. The Rolling Stones
11. Joy Division
12. The Comsat Angels
13. The Cure
14. The Sound
15. The Clash
16. The Damned
17. Queen
18. Radiohead
19. The Jam
20. The Chameleons
21. The Kinks
22. The Smiths
23. The Who
24. Yes
25. The Pretty Things
Bubblin' under:
The Fall
King Crimson
Roxy Music
Motörhead
Hawkwind
Judas Priest
The Only Ones
The Raincoats
Echo & the Bunnymen
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Killing Joke
Magazine
Bauhaus
Traffic
UFO
T. Rex
The Ruts
The Slits
Pink Floyd
The Police
Stiff Little Fingers
The Stranglers
The Undertones
Japan
Madness
Small Faces
X-Ray Spex
The Sex Pistols
Gotta love British music! What a list you put together, and I would add Prefab Sprout. Roxy Music has to be top 25.
Excellent list, not all my choices but choice nonetheless 👍🏻
That is quite a good list with lots of honorable mentions. I had The Smiths at two but changed it at the last minute. I think the Smiths had some perfect sides but not really a perfect album.
Madness almost made my list. I don’t know The Comsat Angels.
@@ashrobinson4604 Ya, you'd think Roxy would be higher, but just so many great ones.
I was just looking at that Tyrannosaurus rex record on Discogs today! I don’t think I’ve ever listened to it
It is pretty good but stream it before buying.
Great list of awesome UK bands, and you're right, US marketing screwed up many an album cover.. The British ones are usually better !
I think the US Rolling Stones covers are better than the US Beatles covers.
Now that you mention it, I mostly agree. On Beggars, I like both covers.. The white UK is mint in my Stones collection
Hi Richie, enjoyed that. Not sure how the Pogues would feel about being classified as a UK band 😮. They are great though, no argument about that. To make a amends you’ll need to do a great Irish bands vid. Andy
@@andygladwin2049 This Yank pleads ignorance.
At least leat Shane was raised in London, if that counts.?
I hope nobody kills me in the streets for saying this, but the Pogues were a London band.....
@@MargueritaMarguerothey were, and Shane went to a very posh boys school in London
@@tinmachine693 All them punkers went to posh schools.
18....Caravan
17..The NICE..with Keith Emerson
16..Pink Fairies
15.Pink Floyd
14 Pretty Things
13..Bowie& and the Spiders from MARS
12..Caravan
11..Procol Harum
10...Led Zep
9..Genesis
8.Sex Pistols
7..Rutles
6.Faces
5.Beatles
4..soft Machine
3..Big Audio Dynamite
2..The Clash
1Rolling Stones
The Nice were $1 bin darlings. I had a couple of their albums but didn’t really care for them.
Two observations. No Smiths and Big Audio Dynamite above the Beatles.
Two observations. No Smiths and Big Audio Dynamite above the Beatles.
The reason the Paranoid LP cover by Black Sabbath looks that way is because the original name of the LP was War Pigs and the record company told them they could not use that name so they changed it to Paranoid but kept the same cover with sort of a sworded war fighter on it.
@@jamescurcio4852 Regardless of the album’s name, it is pretty bad art work.
I went to The Palms in Vegas. I walked up to the Sports Book. Then I gave the dude behind the counter $60.. I said Detroit will take the season. I gave the ticket to my daughter and said " I hope Detroit does the right thing"
Making that bet before the season started would have been some great odds.
Well I knew this was coming. I’m working on my 12 favortite bands from Zambia. 100% agree on the Temples! Damn that was an awesome album. Okay I will catch up with the rest of this video. I’m still working on g on my American bands and then you do this.
I think we all had a feeling this was coming.
These two top 25 videos were pretty easy for me. I just made a list and then went through the records and added some more. If I had a do over I would have included Jethro Tull. How can you leave off the first band to win a Grammy for Heavy Metal.
too many great bands from the UK for sure... but I think I would have squeezed Squeeze in there somewhere... Cheers
I’m thinking I should have squeezed Jethro Tull in.
Just between you & me I like the The Yes Album too.
I always avoided buying those Peel session records and I should have because they were cheap and good. No idea why I thought a radio performance would be not worth having. I just listened to Happy Jack last week - a solid album. You and I are in the minority liking the second King Crimson album more than the first. The World Won't Listen or Louder Than Bombs are my favorite Smiths albums.
I miss Jethro Tull - Genesis - Roxy Music - Fleetwood Mac.
I should have included Jethro Tull.
Hawkwind, The cult, The dancing did, Free, J. Tull, Siouxsie n the banshees. The Ozrics.....
@@paulcollins5586 Of those Jethro Tull was closet to making the top 25. Followed by Siouxsie and the Banshees.
@@vinylrichie007 Great, i could have chosen loads. Yours was a top list.
How soon is now is on Meat is Murder. Love that album
@@audiblenugz Not on the UK version.
Clash, Ruts, Pistols, Damned, Madness, Motorhead, Blur, Slade, Bolan, Buzzcocks, Stones, Stone Roses, Pogues, Small Faces, Waterboys, Cockney Rebel... er, 9 more.. Banshees, Sweet, Led Zep, Thin Lizzy, Discharge, Pink Floyd, TV Smith, Small Faces and one open space cos I The Cure.
No thought put into this, I just rambled bands I like.
Five honorary mentions : XTC, Banshees, Gorrilaz, Hawkwind & The Jam.
And the Who.
I would include Cockney Rejects before Cockney Rebel.
@@vinylrichie007 Great point but, sadly, two of my buddies were in the Rejects, Tut and Lainey. They both died recently, hence my choice. But Psychomodo by Cockney Rebel is well worth having.
I did not realize you had metal box, that’s cool. I have been on a big yardbirds kick lately, is little games good? Iv never heard it. I need to find a good copy of for your love. With mono or stereo I just buy whatever the album was originally recorded in. The Jam are probably top 5 for me, but I’m done with Paul Weller after that. I like a few style council songs but they kinda suck, there name sucks too!
Metal Box is a bit of a pain in the A$$. I thought about adding The Jam but Madness is the band I had trouble leaving off.
For the most part a great list for me but there are 5 groups I've never listened to any of their music... Depeche Mode, Public Image, The Cure, Jesus and Mary Chain,and Joy Division.
@@thatoldgoatsvinyl How about Spacemen3?
@@vinylrichie007 Yes I have listened to them, cause I think you talked about them before.
Gang of Four, only accounting for their commercial success, especially in America. Cocoa tricked me again a few times as I was hanging on my front porch while watching your video.
I really like both versions of Gang Of Four.
Metal Box is the best album by anybody ever!!😀
@@kevinnicholas1228 Now that is a take.
Great choices mostly but what about The Fall?
@@johnny2bad2 The Fall are a great choice but I don’t own any of their albums.
Richie, wasn't it easier to pick your 25 greatest UK bands rather than decide on your top 25 US bands? I don't know, but it seems easier for me and I'm as American as Uncle Sam. T- Rex's '' Electric Warrior'' has a fantastic cover photo, but the only song that does anything for me is, ''Get It On ( Bang a Gong). The other songs have an ''unfinished'' quality or sound like carbon copies of ''Get It On''. I love King Crimson's LIVE recordings from 1973-74, the album'' Red'' is not as good to me as, ''Starless and Bible Black''. A few of the songs from both albums come from live shows. The box set, ''The Great Deceiver'' contains Crimson at their best, live and improvising like The Grateful Dead from that same time period. The Mekons 1989 album, ''The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll'' is one of my favorites, they sound like a blend of The Clash and The Pogues.
Starless And Bible Black is great. Both videos were pretty easy but the UK was a bit easier.
I agree that Squeeze should have gotten a nod. IMHO, Squeeze is the Rodney Dangerfield of rock (new wave?).
@@Musicisfun2266 I must admit that I prefer early Squeeze over a lot of their 80s material.
No more Bootlegs , it taking money from the artist
Actually that is not the case. Most bootlegs are unreleased music. Most people that buy bootlegs are fans of the bands and own their official releases. The Grateful Dead knew this and actually aloud a section for bootleggers at their concerts.
Phish also always allowed tapers and had a section for them.
@ I know of Phish but I’ve never heard any of their albums.
Totally agree on Sandinista, though even those four songs (failures?) are interesting to me, part of the creative process and totally forgivable (forgetable)!
@@ashrobinson4604 At the most there is close to one side that I don’t like. I could say the same thing about the Beatles White album yet it is my favorite Beatles album. So, yes you are correct.
What about britpop? Not a fan? Some of those groups really stand the test of time especially blur and Radiohead. Even though you could say those two bands were smart enough and had enough talent to progress and survive past britpop.
@@BrandonGates I like Radiohead but I think they are a bit over rated and not quite top 25. Maybe top 35. I also like what I have heard from Blur which is only two albums. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
The bands with most records sold are The Beatles, followed by Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Rolling Stones and this mean much more than a totally subjective ranking.
All the bands you listed but one made the list so I’m not sure of your point. Great albums and best selling are completely different things. There are great albums that didn’t sell and more terrible albums that sold millions.
@@vinylrichie007 There are great albums that didn't sell and more terrible that sold millions Is true, but it's totally personal to say which album is great and which is not. You could say that Oasis is the best UK band ever, is your channel, you can say also that, but when you use such a title, personal opinions should not mind at all. And selling records are one pretty objective way to say which band are on the top and which are not. I don't like Pink Floyd at all, but I could never say that they aren't one the best uk bands. So the same is for you about Queen (and not only them).
NO STRANGLERS ??
@@harrismichailidis6973 I lost interest after three albums. I know the later ones are the one the critics love.
@@vinylrichie007I AGREE
Great list but you lleft of XTC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t own any XTC.