Nothing great here. Might put Genesis , Whitesnake, The Cult, Hall of the mt .. in my top 800 albums of all time. But the rest I dislike, surprised not to see Pink FLoyd or a Queen - not that Pete loves them just that everyone overrated them. I mean i know it's all opinion, I am just glad i don't have to listen.
The best bands are Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, very early Elvis Costello , Graham Parker and the Rumor, The Smith, The Replacements, the Kinks, The Beatles but not their last two bloated records that everyone loves, Hendrix, The Yardbirds, Love with Arthur Lee, The Move (became ELO but harder rockin). Rush is maybe the worst of the bands.I know they have talent, just annoying.
No offense but his list does not cover a lot of ground in terms of different genre's and a very small window in terms of the years the records were made. Very far from obscure as well. IMHO of course. In all fairness for me it would be impossible to name 20 favorite albums because most of us go through phases and what might be a favorite today may not be tomorrow. Don't limit yourself to a couple styles of music! Lots of great music out there and most of it was never got the radio airplay it deserved!
I don't think I could do a definitive top 10, but 10 albums I absolutely love and never get tired of, not ranked, would be: 1. Iron Maiden--Powerslave 2. Rainbow---Straight Between the Eyes 3. Genesis---Abacab 4. Rush---Grace Under Pressure 5. Stevie Ray Vaughan---Couldn't Stand the Weather 6. Boston---Don't Look Back 7. Doobie Brothers---The Captain and Me 8. Black Sabbath---Heaven and Hell 9. Whitesnake---Slide It In 10. Van Halen---Van Halen II That's 10 out of a gazillion or so.
1- Abbey Road - Beatles 2- Exile on Main Street - Rolling Stones 3- Foxtrot- Genesis 4- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie 5- Who's Next - The Who 6- Stormbringer - Deep Purple 7- Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young 8- Close to the Edge - Yes 9- After the Gold Rush - Neil Young 10- Moving Pictures - Rush 11- Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator 12- One Size Fits All - Frank Zappa 13- Benefit - Jethro Tull 14- Blow by Blow - Jeff Beck 15- The Allman Brothers Band - Allman Brothers 16- Innervisions - Stevie Wonder 17- Light as a Feather - Return to Forever 18- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and The Dominos 19- The Power and The Glory - Gentle Giant 20- You are the Music - Trapeze
I so appreciate how you seem to go genuinely emotional over certain bands, certain albums, certain artists. That's ME holding up my vinyl copy of the double-sided Quadrophenia by The Who. Felt a little less 'alone' whenever I spun those two discs. Thank you for such a great channel. Where even disagreements just bring up more and more classic rock. Cheers!
Wow, not many people I've ever met share my same enthusiasm for Secret Treaties, yes! Such a great, weird, original, offbeat classic rock album that delivers on so many levels. Definitely my favorite album of theirs, and On Your Feet... is one of my favorite live albums as well.
My 20 favorite classic Rock albums 20. Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street 19. Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 18. Rush Moving Pictures 17. Yes Close To The Edge 16. Black Sabbath Black Sabbath 15. Rolling Stones Let It Bleed 14. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin 13. Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland 12. Van Halen Van Halen 11. Eric Clapton Slowhand 10. Fleetwood Mac Rumors 9. Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 8. The Doors The Doors 7. Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon 6. Led Zeppelin ZOSO 5. The Beatles Abbey Road 4. The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers 3. The Who Who's Next 2. The Beatles Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 1. Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
Hi Pete, great show as always though only one of your favorites are on my list: Wishbone Ash - Argus The Clash - London calling Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy Van Morrison - Moondance King Crimson - Red Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation T.Rex - Electric Warrior The Rolling Stones - Exile on Mainstreet Genesis - Selling England by the Pound The Beatles - Revolver Talking Heads - Remain in Light Marillion - Misplaced Childhood Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visons of the Emerald Beyond Lou Reed - New York Archie Shepp & Jasper van`t Hof - Mama Rose Black Sabbath - Master of Reality Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers Little Feat - Sailin´shoes Bob Seeger - Night moves Look forward to your next video. Keep on rocking!
@@davidwesley5159 Rainbow's first album is very good - better than "Long Live Rock N Roll" but because of "If You Don't Like Rock N Roll" and "Snake Charmer" it is never gonna be better than "Rising".
@@Rekko82 I don't mind "if you dont like rock and roll", snake charmer is a dud tho. Im just concurring w/ Ronnie, plus it has sentimental value to me.
@@davidwesley5159 Well, Dio had his own opinions. He didn't like "Rainbow in the Dark" and was about to destroy the song while making the first Dio album. He thought it was too poppy. Probably "Shoot Shoot" and "Mystery" is metal then. He was an excellent musician but when it comes to opinions, he is one of us. It is an interesting view though. It was Dio's first album with a proper band, so it meant a lot to him.
🤘🏼🤘🏼 *SO glad to hear you recommend Return To Forever! The albums from 1973-1976 have some of the greatest music ever composed on them. Just AMAZING!* 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Rainbow Rising is one of the greatest albums of all time. The line up of Blackmore, Dio, Bain, Carey and Powell was never bettered. Dio's vocals soared !
As a huge ACDC fan, Powerage is my favorite Bon Scott ACDC album, and Back in Black is my favorite Brian Johnson ACDC album!! But, I really like all their albums, as ACDC is my favorite band of all time! RIP Mal!
You’re not alone my friend. Powerage is easily the strongest ACDC album from start to finish. No filler all killer. I blast that album still to this day. Now my favorite Brian album is between BiB and FTATR
Great top 20.. So hard to choose.. It would be so easy to put together a top 20 with just Zeppelin, Sabbath and Purple albums.. Those bands pretty much set the course for what was to come. Pleased to see UFO in there. Great band. And Rising. When Dio sings "there's a Rainbow Rising" during Stargazer, it brings tears to my eyes because of it beauty, power and sheer epic-ness. .
We have at least one LP in common!! But it’s hard as you say to list a top 20, my list is more based on maybe having just one or two classic songs on an album, if we’re honest there aren’t many albums where we like all the tracks! That’s why I always prefer live albums, where most of the time the artist picks the best of their catalogue... In no particular order... Scorpions - Love ar First Sting Yes - The Yes Album Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell Rainbow - Rising Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II Foreigner - 4 Deep Purple - Burn The Who - Who’s Next Motörhead - Overkill Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Len-nerd Skin-nerd UFO - Phenomemon Journey - Escape Blackfoot - Strikes Rush - 2112 Van Halen - Van Halen Frank Zappa - Sheikh Yerbouti Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent Rory Gallagher - Photo-Finish Rolling Stones - Beggar’s Banquet
My late uncle was a jazz drummer and he introduced me to Gentle Giant when I was 13 years old (45 years ago) and they have been one of my absolute favorite bands of all-time. I was so lucky to see them live in Montreal (5th row from the front) and it's a show I'll never forget.
Glad you mentioned Chicago Transit authority. I was made fun of for listening to them as a kid, all my so called friends were listening to Sabbath, Zeppelin, etc. Thank you, after 50 years I feel vindicated, lol. Terry Kath forever!!!!
Dennis John Dreher , you my friend had open mind when you were young allowing you to experience a wider variety of music throughout your life. I doubt if your friends did.
All the other stuff is great but your friends were jealous not angry because you developed good taste and they didn't understand it yet. Music is meant to take you wherever you want it to take you and I was glad I kept an open mind or I would have never experienced all the different flavors of rock, metal, blues, jazz, classical and everything in between the cracks that could be hard to find but when you open your mind and Branch out you will find everything you have been looking for and sometimes a little extra. I love rock music but I like Chicago, Traffic, Steely Dan, C.S.N.& Y. , Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, Eagles, etc. There's so much good stuff that people will question if you forgot where you came from, all you forgot to do was open the window a little wider and let everything in. I used to listen to just what everyone else did until my older brother showed me that good music is endless and it just keeps getting better all the time. Keep on searching and you will like what you find, peace ! 🎸
Forget about their 70's excursion into AM radio-type pop, somebody just wanted to cash in for a big payday; but the first album and bits of the second showed they had what it took to be a respectable rock band.
Terry Kath is not underrated. For over 50 years I have been hearing how great Terry Kath is. He is a fine player but not underrated. Ollie Halsall and April Lawton both underrated! Don't recognize their names do you?
@@cpu554 Hendrix was being nice or perhaps he never said it. No offense! Back then you had a young George Benson, Wes Montgomery,Pat Martino.......All legends! I am sure Jimi heard them all! I think Jimi knew there is no best anything.......
April Lawton was in that band Ramatam and yes she is sadly underrated and unknown by the general public. Halsall sounds familiar but I cannot remember who he was with or how I heard about him.
The late 70's and early 80's was such a great time for rock music. You have several from those years that I really like: Rush / Moving Pictures, Kansas / Leftoverture, and Styx / Grand Illusion. The other albums mentioned are great, too!
Knowledge is paramount and from Pete the description is so in-depth, this is wonderful to see. Mostly I agree and the rest I have yet to listen to. I was born in 1966
Some excellent choices Pete!! And I really like how you saved Rainbow Rising and In Rock as your best of the best!! They are my favorites as well. Nice job!!
@Alibobs Marland BURN is an underrated masterpiece. It was interesting hearing from people after the Iron Curtain came down in 1991. There are strange and funny stories from then, students, from all over the Soviet Union. EXAMPLE One guy said they had to play Sail Away off Burn for their music exam ! He didn't elaborate enough to say what he actually played.
So glad you include my top 5 bands and my fave album of each! BOC, Sabbath, Priest, Rush and Deep Purple. You Rock! However I probably would have Zappa Album, one size fits all or overnight sensation.
great list...love all your picks...so nice to see uriah heep and gentle giant so appreciated...by the way...as far as favorite live album goes...rush 'all the world's a stage'....
pete, jus started watching yer channel, im class of 75, s0 we have much in common musically, BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT ,i had never heard the song "STARLESS", altho i knew some King Crimson, i never heard that one, thanx. NOW I HAVE AND IT WAS GREAT, GREAT SONG, REALLY LIKED IT.
Wow. Thanks to this video I got to know about 'Castle Walls' by Styx, 'Nothing to Say' by Jethro Tull, 'Red' by King Crimson & 'Peel the paint' by Gentle Giant. I'm a 90's kid so I never grew up with this kind of music. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this Channel. This is exactly what I was searching for.. someone who can tell me what albums I should check out. Thanks Pete! Do you have a spotify account I can follow?
In Rock is even better than Machine Head imo, so there ! Off topic, everyone's favorite Sabbath album is either Paranoid or Sabbath Bloody Sabbath...... For me, it's gotta be Master Of Reality. Damn, the 70's was the best rock era ever
All Fantastic Music!! There is no way to pick an absolutely favorite album, but 20 can make it easier. So here I go... Scorpions - Lovedrive Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith Styx - Pieces Of Eight Whitesnake - Slide It In Saga - Silent Knight Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon Van Halen - Van Halen Pat Travers - Black Pearl Iron Maiden - Killers Metallica - Ride The Lightning AC/DC - Let There Be Rock UFO - Mechanix Foreigner - 4 The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta David Bowie - Blackstar Cheap Trick - All Shook Up Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman Rush - Permanent Waves Arcade Fire - Funeral Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin …there are many more, but these ones for sure take me to another timewhen I listen to them
I love this Pete so much! I love your channel!😃😁 I love how you rank your studio albums from different bands it your influence makes me want to start my own channel! Thank you for what you do Pete keep going! You totally influenced me!😃
1. Aerosmith - Rocks 2. Cream - Fresh Cream 3. Rainbow - Rising 4. Starz - Starz 5. Rush - Hemispheres 6. Black Sabbath - Paranoid 7. Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties 8. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland 9. Deep Purple - Burn 10. Van Halen - Women and Children First 11. Saga - Saga 12. Deep Purple - In Rock 13. Pink Floyd - Animals 14. Iron Maiden - Killers 15. Dio - The Last In Line 16. Led Zeppelin - Presence 17. Queen - Sheer Heart Attack 18. CTA - CTA 19. Judas Priest - Stained Class 20. Queensryche - Rage For Order
NPO 1 - Somewhere in Time (big Maiden fan since 14 years old -I'm 43 now. This one was a grower) 2 - Master of Puppets (love the sound and the mix) 3 - Moving Pictures 4 - London Calling 5 - Boston 6 - 90125 7 - Led Zepp III 8 - Machine Head 9 - Layla and another assorted love songs 10 - All Things must pass 11 - Blind (Corrosion of Conformity) 12 - Fear Inoculum (it's THAT GOOD) 13 - War Paint (Black Crowes) 14 - A Live One (Phish) 15 - One Size Fits All 16 - Sabotage (The Writ and Megalomania are AMAZING) 17 - Burn 18 - Tyranny of Souls 19 - From Elvis in Memphis 20 - Apetite for destruction
Great list Pete. I'll give it a whack. I could do a top 20 of all time just using Yes, Beatles and Crimson, but I'm going to use the no more than one by each band. So that way 20 artists will be represented. Not in order really, but I'll begin with my favorite album of all time by anyone. Relayer - Yes The Beatles- The Beatles Queen II - Queen Permanent Waves - Rush Turn of The Cards - Renaissance Venus and Mars - Wings Somewhere I've Never Travelled - Ambrosia Dog and Butterfly- Heart Love It To Death- Alice Cooper Larks Tongues In Aspic - King Crimson Axis Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix Experience A Trick of the Tail - Genesis Birds Bees Monkees - The Monkees Every Good Boy Deserves Favour- Moody Blues Leftoverature - Kansas Pieces of Eight - Styx The Division Bell - Pink Floyd Aqualung - Jethro Tull Who's Next - Who Demons And Wizards - Uriah Heep
I only own three albums on this list which means I have 17 albums to listen to and buy. This channel has opened my eyes to world of 70's and early 80's hard rock that I totally missed. Thanks to this channel my playlist has expanded more in the last month than in the last ten years.
Here's some of my favorite albums: 1) Physical Graffiti-Led Zeppelin 2) Rush-Moving Pictures 3) Judas Priest- Unleashed In The East 4) Megadeth-Rust In Peace 5) Meshuggah-Obzen 6) David Bowie-Scary Monsters 7) Slipknot- Subliminal Verses Vol.3 8) Motorhead- Ace Of Spades 9) AC/DC-Back In Black 10) Frank Zappa-Zoot Allures 11) Radiohead-OK Computer 12) Pantera-Far From Driven 13) Jeff Buckley-Grace 14) Styx-Pieces Of Eight 15)Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here 16) Roxy Music-Avalon 17) Scorpions-Animal Magnetism 18) Van Halen-Fair Warning 19) Ozzy Osborne-Dairy Of A Madman 20) Black Sabbath-We Sold Our Souls For Rock n Roll 21) Rolling Stones-Some Girls 22) Jeff Beck-Blow by Blow 23) AC/DC-Let There Be Rock 24) Black Flag-Slip It In 25) Rollins Band-The End Of Silence 26)As I Lay Dying-An Ocean Between Us 27) Dream Theater-A Change Of Seasons 28) Soundgarden-Bad Motorfinger 29) Alice In Chains-Dirt 30) Decapitated-Nihility 31) Supertramp-Crime Of The Century 32) Aerosmith-Rocks 33)Queens Of The Stone Age-Songs For The Deaf 34) Steely Dan-Aja 35) Gino Vannelli-Brother to Brother 36)PJ Harvey-To Bring You My Love 37) John Coltrane-Giant Steps 38) Stevie Ray Vaughan-In Step 39) Adrian Belew-Mr.Music Head 40) ZZ Top-Fandango 41) Cheap Trick-In Color 42) Jeff Beck-Guitar Shop 43) Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin 2 44) Slayer-Reign In Blood 45) Pat Travers Band-Crash & Burn 46) Neil Young & Crazy Horse-Rust Never Sleeps 47) Steve Vai- Passion & Warfare 48) Black Sabbath-The Dio Years 49) Velvet Revolver-Contraband 50) Iggy Pop-Brick By Brick 51) Bad Company-Straight Shooter 52) Queen-Sheer Heart Attack 53) Pink Floyd-Animals 54) Avenged Sevenfold-Nightmare 55) Exodus-Tempo Of The Damned 56) Frank Zappa-Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar 57) King's X-Dog Man 58) Ministry-Psalm 69 59) Korn-Follow The Leader 60) Red Hot Chili Peppers-Blood Sugar Sex Magik 61) XTC-Drums & Wires 62) Wings-Band On The Run 63) David Bowie-Low 64) Alice Cooper-Greatest Hits 65)Foo Fighters-One By One 66) Faith No More-The Real Thing 67) Vader-Necropolis 68) Chris Whitley-Perfect Day 69) Roy Buchanan-Sweet Dreams: The Anthology 70) Frank Sinatra-The Best Of Frank 71)Cannibal Corpse-Kill 72)Scott Henderson-Live 73)Van Morrison-The Best Of 74) Stone Temple Pilots-Core 75) Rage Against The Machine-Rage Against The Machine 76) The Cult-Electric 77) Echo & The Bunnymen-Ocean Rain 78) Montrose-Montrose 79)Lamb Of God-Ashes Of The Wake 80) U2-Achtung Baby
What an amazing and eclectic list! You have a hugely wide range of taste! One Correction: 15)Pink Floyd-Shine On You Crazy Diamond - the name of the album is actually "Wish You Were Here".
not in order: 1- Rust in piece - Megadeth 2- Thick as a brick - Jethro Tull 3- White Album - Beatles 4- Led Zeppelin 3 - Led Zeppelin 5- VS. - Pearl Jam 6- Moving Pictures - Rush 7- Calvalcade - Flatliners 8- Masters of Reality - Black Sabbath 9- London Calling - The Clash 10- Band Of Gypsies - Jimi Hendrix 11- After the gold rush - Neil Young 12- Among the Living - Anthrax 13- In Rock -Deep purple 14- Exile on Main Street - Rolling Stones 15- Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins 16- Hot Rats - Frank Zappa 17- American Beauty - Greatful Dead 18- Unforgettable Fire - U2 19- Animals - Pink Floyd 20- Superunknown - Soundgarden
Good taste Sir! A great mix of prog and metal. The Chicago, Genesis and Led Zeppelin choices are A1. Volume 4 is undoubtedly the best Sabbath. And the Purple get their well deserved due. You know quality when you hear it.
I had predicted Jailbreak in your list also (you chose it over Secret Treaties in that classic album battle). Check my predictions in my comment in the Yesshows/Night after Night battle. Got into Sabbath, Whitesnake, the Heep and Mark III thanks to you Señor Pardo. Muy grateful!!
Your enthusiasm is contagious! The benefit here is our tastes are just similar enough that I give credence to all of your suggestions of stuff I haven't heard or haven't heard in a long time... and then I go chase it down! Thanks Pete!
You have made my day. My mate Steve and I have an ongoing debate over "lights out" and "obsession" great to have you in my corner on this one. What a superb album.
Thankyou Pete, some very good choices in this top 20 I wasn't sure if I could narrow it down to 20 choices but decided to anyway, so in no particular order 1 Styx - Pieces Of Eight 2 Bad Company - Straight Shooter 3 Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime 4 Boston s/t 5 F.M. - Metropolis 6 Triumph - Allied Forces 7 Y&T - Earthshaker 8 Billy Squier - Enough Is Enough 9 U.F.O. - The Wild The Willing And The Innocent 10 38 Special - Tour De Force 11 The Babys - Head First 12 Strangeways - Walk In The Fire 13 H.E.A.T. - Address The Nation 14 Foghat - Night Shift 15 Honeymoon Suite - The Big Prize 16 Starz - Violation 17 Treat - Coup De Grace 18 Tattoo Rodeo - Rode Hard Put Away Wet 19 Kansas - Masque 20 Gamma 2 .
We grew up in two very different worlds of musical experience and influence (with some expected '70s intersections), which is why I always appreciate your various tastes. I've tried a lot of new tunes based on your overviews and rankings. Thanks for putting rock out there.
@@ledzeplover58 Tyranny And Mutation was my first BOC album, which I owned on 8-track at the time. I think I only owned 3 tapes back then (I was 16). I installed an 8-track player into my first car and proceeded to wear those tapes out. Thus I have every song on Tyranny And Mutation forever burned into my skull. Have owned it on multiple media, listened to it countless times, and I never get tired of it. My gf likes it too, but she thinks I play it too much. :)
I am always looking to discover “new” albums. I’ll have to try some of the ones you chose. I enjoy watching your channel. I’m a big music fan myself. I listen to all kinds of music.
Long time listener, first time commentor here or better yet "if I was stranded on a deserted island and had to pick of my top 10 favorite albums" to have with me" this would be my list: 1: Joe Walsh / So What 2: Joe Walsh / The Smoker you Drink , the player you get 3: Neil Young / Harvest 4: Rush: Moving Pictures 5: The Who / Live at Leeds 6: Pink Floyd / Atom Heart Mother 7. King Crimson / In the Court of the Crimson King 8: Moody Blues / Seventh Sojourn 9: Black Sabbath / 1st album 10: 10 Years After / Cricklewood Green
Lodestone3: The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get was the first album I ever bought way back in 1977. Got it from a second hand record shop for £1, still have it to this day. And Harvest and In the court of the Crimson King, great sounds.
greg davidson for mine it’s just pipped by killing machine. Still, it’s a killer album. Beats the crap out of British steel which seems to get all the accolades.
Teddy Malfoy for son reason I stopped listening after defenders of the faith. I was a fanatical jp fan, but after I saw the turbo lover vid I stopped. Not that I didn’t like the song... I just stopped. I even liked point of entry.
I’m curious, after hearing your list, & seeing what’s in your “wheelhouse”, no “Love it to Death, Killer, School’s Out, or Billion Dollar Babies” from possibly the most influential, yet still overlooked BAND of all time?
Great list Pete....these would be mine...in no particular order 1. Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time 2. Bad Religion - Against the Grain 3. Deep Purple - Machine Head 4. Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood 5. Amorphis - Tales from the Thousand Lakes 6. In Flames - Colony 7. Pink Flyod - Wish You Were Here 8. Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker 9. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality 10. At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul 11. Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force - Marching Out 12. Cinderella - Long Cold Winter 13. Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction 14. Therion - Theli 15. Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction 16. Faster Pussycat - Wake Me When Its Over 17. Heart - Brigade 18. Skid Row - Slave to the Grind 19. Old Man's Child - The Pagan Prosperity 20. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Great Ranking My Top Twenty (In Order) 20) Chick Corea - The Leprechaun (1976) 19) Return To Forever - Where Have I Known You Before (1974) 18) Stylus - Part Of It All (1979) 17) Mondo Rock - Primal Park (1979) 16) AC/DC - Back In Black (1980) 15) Space Circus - Funky Caravan (1978) 14) Stars - Land Of Fortune (1979) 13) The Doobie Brothers - Takin’ It To The Streets (1976) 12) Eagles - One Of These Nights (1975) 11) Chicago - XIV (1980) 10) Earth, Wind, & Fire - All N All (1977) 9) Cold Chisel - East (1980) 8) Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions Of The Emerald Beyond (1975) 7) David Sancious & Tone - Dance Of The Age Of Enlightenment (1977) 6) Weather Report - Black Market (1976) 5) Miles Davis - Pangaea (1975) 4) Prism - Self Titled (1977) [Japanese Band] 3) Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976) 2) Al Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight Sun (1976) 1) Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire (1973)
My Top 20 studio albums Hard Rock/Prog 70s in no particular order That fit this. 80s Are more extreme metal for Me. Black Sabbath: Sabotage Rainbow: Rising Judas Priest: Stained Class Budgie: In For The Kill Deep Purple: In Rock Armageddon: Armageddon Captain Beyond:, Captain Beyond Blue Oyster Cult: Secret Treaties Mahogany Rush: IV Rush: Hemispheres Motorhead: Overkill Alice Cooper: Killer AC/DC: Powerage Cheap Trick: Heaven Tonight Kansas: Leftouverture Rory Gallagher: Calling Card Trapeze: Medusa Ufo: Lights Out Journey: Journey Robin Trower: Bridge Of Sights
For what it's worth here are my 20 favorite albums of all time but that could change at any time but Fireball will always be my number 1. Love your channel. 1. Fireball Deep Purple 2. Machine Head Deep Purple 3. In Rock Deep Purple 4. Joe's Garage Frank Zappa 5. Animals Pink Floyd 6. Close to the Edge Yes 7. Brain Salad Surgery ELP 8. In the Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson 9. Signals Rush 10. Moving Pictures Rush 11. Hemspheres Rush 12. New England Wishbone Ash 12. You Are What You Is Frank Zappa 14. Red King Crimson 15. Going For The One Yes 16. Van Halen 1 Van Halen 17. Stratosfear Tangerine Dream 18. Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin 19. Heavy Horses Jethro Tull 20. Freak Out Frank Zappa
I can name my favorites but can't number them: Tommy-The Who . 666-Aphrodite's Child (Probably My Number 1) . In The Court Of The Crimson King-King Crimson . Joe's Garage Acts I,II,III/Hot Rats/One Size Fits All/Apostrophe/Overnite Sensation/Shiek Yerbouty...-Zappa . Dark Side/The Wall/Animals/Wish You Were Here/The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn/Meddle/Atom Heart Mother...-Pink Floyd . Foxtrot-Genesis . The White Album/Abbey Road/Revolver-The Beatles . Matching Mole-Matching Mole . Tarkus-ELP . The Aerosol Grey Machine-Van Der Graaf Generator . Berlin-Lou Reed . The Velvet Underground And Nico-The Velvet Underground . Bringing It All Back Home/Blond On Blond/Highway 61 Revisited-Bob Dylan . Low-David Bowie . Anthem Of The Sun-Grateful Dead . The Soft Parade-The Doors . Deep Purple In Rock-Deep Purple . Kind Of Blue-Miles Davis . Plastic Ono Band/John Lennon-John Lennon . Close To The Edge-Yes . Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)-Brian Eno . 4 Way Street-Crosby Stills Nash And Young . Their Satanic Majesties Request-The Rolling Stones These are some my personal Favorites
"That was the wedding of the lamb, Now comes the capture of the beast." Heh, thought I was the only person who liked that album. But how can one possibly talk about Dylan without mentioning Blood on the Tracks? Good list though :)
Pete's list (no order): Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King Rush - Moving Pictures Whitesnake - self-titled 1987 King Crimson - Red Kansas - Leftoverture Judas Priest - Stained Class Jethro Tull - Benefit Styx - Grand Illusion Black Sabbath - Volume 4 Chicago Transit Authority - 1st Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties Gentle Giant - 3 Friends Genesis - Foxtrot Yes - Close To The Edge Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti UFO - Obsession Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself Rainbow - Rising Deep Purple - In Rock
Priest stained class was.a nice trandition between their blusier days and their coming metal albums. Not sure if Beforr the Dawn was.on this album but the solo onthis track is grossly over rated. Lots of fine vibrato there. Extremely lyrical.
Rush: All The World's A Stage Motorhead: Rock'n Roll Scorpions: Animal Magnetism Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers James Gang: Rides Again Kiss: Destroyer.........
Pete! CTA in your top 20! Outstanding! Terry Kath is my favorite guitar player of all time. Poem 58 and Liberation I've played for friends who weren't familiar and these 2 blow them away.
@@wetherby6774 They didn't quite become TSO, but producer, Paul O'Neill, brought together several ex-Savatage members to form the core of the TSO in 96. O'Neill himself had produced albums for Savatage from "In the Hall of the Mountain King" onwards. So yeah, TSO were kind of birthed out of Savatage.
Great list, Pete. As you say its a list of what you've reached for most over the years to put on the turntable...... here's mine.... 20. Master of Puppets - Metallica 19. The Mob Rules - Black Sabbath 18. The Masquerade Overture - Pendragon 17. The last in Line - Dio 16. The Division Bell - Pink Floyd 15. FEAR - Marillion 14. Powerslave - Iron Maiden 13. Misplaced Childhood - Marillion 12. The Wall - Pink Floyd 11. Script for a Jesters Tear - Marillion 10. Not of this World = Pendragon 9. Snow - Spocks Beard 8. Selling England by the Pound - Genesis 7. SMPTe - Transatlantic 6. Empires Never Last - Galahad 5. Sunsets on Empire - Fish 4. Fugazi - Marillion 3. Bridge across Forever - Transatlantic 2. Ever - IQ 1. Clutching at Straws - Marillion
I have 9 albums out of the 20 that you named. And I also love those 9 albums. But there's so many more I could add. It would probably go up to a 100. But I believe 3 of the Greatest Metal albums of all times are the first 3 albums from RAINBOW with DIO on vocals. Those three are so incredibly. They still blow me away to this day. They have a very special place in my heart. Amazing albums. R.I.P. RJD 🙂\m/
Listen to early DP and Blackmore was defining his style…but the magic happened with Rising. Agree first three Rainbow are unbelievably good, but I have played Rising to death and it is still perfect!
When you mentioned Sabbath I chuckled to myself and said “Vol. 4” because it’s one of my favourites but I didn’t think anyone else liked it that much. And then you whip out Vol. 4!
@@ACoincidentalLife I actually only finally got Sabotage a few weeks ago. I had everything by Sabbath from the debut to Eternal Idol except for Technical Ecstasy and Sabotage back in the 80s. Now at last I have it!
The Pete's honorable Classic Albums list:
2:24 - Piece of Mind - Iron Maiden
3:08 - Hall of the mountain King - Savatage
3:50 - Moving Pictures - Rush
4:48 - Whitesnake - Whitesnake
6:12 - Red - King Crimson
6:36 - Leftoverture - Kansas
7:03 - Judas Priest - The Remasters
9:15 - Grand Illusions - Stix
10.12 - Benefit - Jethro Tull
10:26 - Vol - 4 - Black Sabbath
11:20 - Chicago Transity Authority- Chicago
11:34 - Secret Treaties - B.O.C.
13:14 - Three Friends - Gentle Giant
13:57 - Foxtrox - Genesis
14:30 - Close to the Edge - Yes
14:50 - Physical Graffiti - Led Zepellin
17:00 - Obsessions - FUI
17:30 - Look ah Yourself - Uriah Heep
18:15 - Rising - Rainbow
19:12 - In Rock - Deep Purple.
All right!
Nothing great here. Might put Genesis , Whitesnake, The Cult, Hall of the mt .. in my top 800 albums of all time. But the rest I dislike, surprised not to see Pink FLoyd or a Queen - not that Pete loves them just that everyone overrated them. I mean i know it's all opinion, I am just glad i don't have to listen.
Judas Priest - Stained Glass
@@VarsityAthlete04
Judas Priest - Stained Class.
The best bands are Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, very early Elvis Costello , Graham Parker and the Rumor, The Smith, The Replacements, the Kinks, The Beatles but not their last two bloated records that everyone loves, Hendrix, The Yardbirds, Love with Arthur Lee, The Move (became ELO but harder rockin). Rush is maybe the worst of the bands.I know they have talent, just annoying.
@@oppothumbs1 so, why don't you like rock and roll?
Agree or disagree with peoples top lists, it’s a great way to be reminded of great records or introductions to records you never heard.
@Mike Behrend Always is , friend !
No offense but his list does not cover a lot of ground in terms of different genre's and a very small window in terms of the years the records were made. Very far from obscure as well. IMHO of course. In all fairness for me it would be impossible to name 20 favorite albums because most of us go through phases and what might be a favorite today may not be tomorrow. Don't limit yourself to a couple styles of music! Lots of great music out there and most of it was never got the radio airplay it deserved!
MikeHF Have you heard The Shaggs “ Philosophy Of The World “ ?
MikeHF ..... “No offense” .. “BUT” .......... Whenever these three words begin any dialogue or conversation it cannot end well ... Just sayin’... 🙂🙂🙂
Dag Nabbit yes, I’ve listened to it and it’s totally awful. Anything that Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain said is good deserves to be given a wide berth.
I don't think I could do a definitive top 10, but 10 albums I absolutely love and never get tired of, not ranked, would be:
1. Iron Maiden--Powerslave
2. Rainbow---Straight Between the Eyes
3. Genesis---Abacab
4. Rush---Grace Under Pressure
5. Stevie Ray Vaughan---Couldn't Stand the Weather
6. Boston---Don't Look Back
7. Doobie Brothers---The Captain and Me
8. Black Sabbath---Heaven and Hell
9. Whitesnake---Slide It In
10. Van Halen---Van Halen II
That's 10 out of a gazillion or so.
1- Abbey Road - Beatles
2- Exile on Main Street - Rolling Stones
3- Foxtrot- Genesis
4- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
5- Who's Next - The Who
6- Stormbringer - Deep Purple
7- Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young
8- Close to the Edge - Yes
9- After the Gold Rush - Neil Young
10- Moving Pictures - Rush
11- Godbluff - Van Der Graaf Generator
12- One Size Fits All - Frank Zappa
13- Benefit - Jethro Tull
14- Blow by Blow - Jeff Beck
15- The Allman Brothers Band - Allman Brothers
16- Innervisions - Stevie Wonder
17- Light as a Feather - Return to Forever
18- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and The Dominos
19- The Power and The Glory - Gentle Giant
20- You are the Music - Trapeze
11of the 20 albums or also on my top all-time list
I so appreciate how you seem to go genuinely emotional over certain bands, certain albums, certain artists. That's ME holding up my vinyl copy of the double-sided Quadrophenia by The Who. Felt a little less 'alone' whenever I spun those two discs. Thank you for such a great channel. Where even disagreements just bring up more and more classic rock. Cheers!
Who's finest..👍
quad is top 5 for me
This channel is gold, brings back so many memories and makes me want to create new ones.
Rainbow Rising was Dio's finest hour!
Great to see Yes and Jethro Tull make the list.
2 excellent bands!
Wow, not many people I've ever met share my same enthusiasm for Secret Treaties, yes! Such a great, weird, original, offbeat classic rock album that delivers on so many levels. Definitely my favorite album of theirs, and On Your Feet... is one of my favorite live albums as well.
I love it too. I often listen to it while washing the dishes 😄
My 20 favorite classic Rock albums
20. Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street
19. Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
18. Rush Moving Pictures
17. Yes Close To The Edge
16. Black Sabbath Black Sabbath
15. Rolling Stones Let It Bleed
14. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin
13. Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland
12. Van Halen Van Halen
11. Eric Clapton Slowhand
10. Fleetwood Mac Rumors
9. Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
8. The Doors The Doors
7. Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon
6. Led Zeppelin ZOSO
5. The Beatles Abbey Road
4. The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers
3. The Who Who's Next
2. The Beatles Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
1. Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
The Brits wipeout.
Amazing collection and awesome taste in Music!. My congratulations ;-)
Secret Treaties and Foxtrot... I also love them both. BOC and early Genesis, howerver completely diverse in style, could write some amazing music.
Hi Pete,
great show as always though only one of your favorites are on my list:
Wishbone Ash - Argus
The Clash - London calling
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Van Morrison - Moondance
King Crimson - Red
Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation
T.Rex - Electric Warrior
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Mainstreet
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
The Beatles - Revolver
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visons of the Emerald Beyond
Lou Reed - New York
Archie Shepp & Jasper van`t Hof - Mama Rose
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers
Little Feat - Sailin´shoes
Bob Seeger - Night moves
Look forward to your next video. Keep on rocking!
Deep Purple In Rock and Rainbow Rising are Blackmores finest hours!
Rainbow's first album is the best of both blackmore/Dio IMO. Even Ronnie said he liked the first one better.
Sitting at my desk listening to In Rock...been years since I listened. What a great album!
@@davidwesley5159 Rainbow's first album is very good - better than "Long Live Rock N Roll" but because of "If You Don't Like Rock N Roll" and "Snake Charmer" it is never gonna be better than "Rising".
@@Rekko82 I don't mind "if you dont like rock and roll", snake charmer is a dud tho. Im just concurring w/ Ronnie, plus it has sentimental value to me.
@@davidwesley5159 Well, Dio had his own opinions. He didn't like "Rainbow in the Dark" and was about to destroy the song while making the first Dio album. He thought it was too poppy. Probably "Shoot Shoot" and "Mystery" is metal then. He was an excellent musician but when it comes to opinions, he is one of us. It is an interesting view though. It was Dio's first album with a proper band, so it meant a lot to him.
🤘🏼🤘🏼 *SO glad to hear you recommend Return To Forever! The albums from 1973-1976 have some of the greatest music ever composed on them. Just AMAZING!* 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Rainbow Rising is one of the greatest albums of all time. The line up of Blackmore, Dio, Bain, Carey and Powell was never bettered. Dio's vocals soared !
Powerage is still my favorite album of all time, great album front to back!
Let there be Rock's my favourite AccaDacca album.
As a huge ACDC fan, Powerage is my favorite Bon Scott ACDC album, and Back in Black is my favorite Brian Johnson ACDC album!! But, I really like all their albums, as ACDC is my favorite band of all time! RIP Mal!
You’re not alone my friend. Powerage is easily the strongest ACDC album from start to finish. No filler all killer. I blast that album still to this day. Now my favorite Brian album is between BiB and FTATR
@HARRY CHILDS I’d have to agree with you
good choice -- crazy that it's kind of underrated by AC/DC fans
Great top 20.. So hard to choose.. It would be so easy to put together a top 20 with just Zeppelin, Sabbath and Purple albums.. Those bands pretty much set the course for what was to come. Pleased to see UFO in there. Great band. And Rising. When Dio sings "there's a Rainbow Rising" during Stargazer, it brings tears to my eyes because of it beauty, power and sheer epic-ness. .
We have at least one LP in common!! But it’s hard as you say to list a top 20, my list is more based on maybe having just one or two classic songs on an album, if we’re honest there aren’t many albums where we like all the tracks! That’s why I always prefer live albums, where most of the time the artist picks the best of their catalogue...
In no particular order...
Scorpions - Love ar First Sting
Yes - The Yes Album
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Rainbow - Rising
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Foreigner - 4
Deep Purple - Burn
The Who - Who’s Next
Motörhead - Overkill
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Len-nerd Skin-nerd
UFO - Phenomemon
Journey - Escape
Blackfoot - Strikes
Rush - 2112
Van Halen - Van Halen
Frank Zappa - Sheikh Yerbouti
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent
Rory Gallagher - Photo-Finish
Rolling Stones - Beggar’s Banquet
Great list, Rainbow Rising, Deep Purple in rock, and Physical Graffiti top my list along with Master of Reality by Black Sabbath
My list is identical ! Yessss
My late uncle was a jazz drummer and he introduced me to Gentle Giant when I was 13 years old (45 years ago) and they have been one of my absolute favorite bands of all-time. I was so lucky to see them live in Montreal (5th row from the front) and it's a show I'll never forget.
I love your UFO shirt! Thanks for your favorites.🎤🎵🎸🥁
Glad you mentioned Chicago Transit authority. I was made fun of for listening to them as a kid, all my so called friends were listening to Sabbath, Zeppelin, etc. Thank you, after 50 years I feel vindicated, lol. Terry Kath forever!!!!
Terry Kaths guitaring was phenomenal.
Dennis John Dreher , you my friend had open mind when you were young allowing you to experience a wider variety of music throughout your life. I doubt if your friends did.
All the other stuff is great but your friends were jealous not angry because you developed good taste and they didn't understand it yet. Music is meant to take you wherever you want it to take you and I was glad I kept an open mind or I would have never experienced all the different flavors of rock, metal, blues, jazz, classical and everything in between the cracks that could be hard to find but when you open your mind and Branch out you will find everything you have been looking for and sometimes a little extra. I love rock music but I like Chicago, Traffic, Steely Dan, C.S.N.& Y. , Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, Eagles, etc.
There's so much good stuff that people will question if you forgot where you came from, all you forgot to do was open the window a little wider and let everything in. I used to listen to just what everyone else did until my older brother showed me that good music is endless and it just keeps getting better all the time. Keep on searching and you will like what you find, peace ! 🎸
Forget about their 70's excursion into AM radio-type pop, somebody just wanted to cash in for a big payday; but the first album and bits of the second showed they had what it took to be a respectable rock band.
Terry Kath is criminally underrated in my opinion.
Yes!
I believe Hendrix said he was the best guitar player he ever heard.
Terry Kath is not underrated. For over 50 years I have been hearing how great Terry Kath is. He is a fine player but not underrated. Ollie Halsall and April Lawton both underrated! Don't recognize their names do you?
@@cpu554 Hendrix was being nice or perhaps he never said it. No offense! Back then you had a young George Benson, Wes Montgomery,Pat Martino.......All legends! I am sure Jimi heard them all! I think Jimi knew there is no best anything.......
April Lawton was in that band Ramatam and yes she is sadly underrated and unknown by the general public. Halsall sounds familiar but I cannot remember who he was with or how I heard about him.
The late 70's and early 80's was such a great time for rock music. You have several from those years that I really like: Rush / Moving Pictures, Kansas / Leftoverture, and Styx / Grand Illusion. The other albums mentioned are great, too!
Knowledge is paramount and from Pete the description is so in-depth, this is wonderful to see. Mostly I agree and the rest I have yet to listen to. I was born in 1966
Some excellent choices Pete!! And I really like how you saved Rainbow Rising and In Rock as your best of the best!! They are my favorites as well.
Nice job!!
Fantastic list! We would have many duplicates for sure. Great to see Styx and Kansas make the list!
Credit for Stained Class Judas Priest.. followed that tour, it certainly blew me away at the time.. nice ot be reminded
I love "In Rock", but when you listen to "Machine Head" you realize how mature the band was and how great musicians they became at that point.
I'm totally in the minority and going to get shot down but prefer Coverdale to Gillan Burn was a fantastic album.
Agree on this one In Rock
In Rock was absolutely earth-shattering
@@andrewkeats3290 My favorite also.
@Alibobs Marland
BURN is an underrated masterpiece.
It was interesting hearing from people after the Iron Curtain came down in 1991.
There are strange and funny stories from then, students, from all over the Soviet Union.
EXAMPLE
One guy said they had to play Sail Away off Burn for their music exam !
He didn't elaborate enough to say what he actually played.
You're giving us concert fever here on this channel. Good for you..sweet memories.🤘🤘
So glad you include my top 5 bands and my fave album of each! BOC, Sabbath, Priest, Rush and Deep Purple. You Rock! However I probably would have Zappa Album, one size fits all or overnight sensation.
Yes- Close to the Edge. Glad you mentioned it.
1969 original Yes is just ahead of Frafile for me (Fragile was my 1st album)
Yes - fragile, relayer, CTTE, yes album, topographic, and some songs off Drama
great list...love all your picks...so nice to see uriah heep and gentle giant so appreciated...by the way...as far as favorite live album goes...rush 'all the world's a stage'....
pete, jus started watching yer channel, im class of 75, s0 we have much in common musically, BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT ,i had never heard the song "STARLESS", altho i knew some King Crimson, i never heard that one, thanx. NOW I HAVE AND IT WAS GREAT, GREAT SONG, REALLY LIKED IT.
Wow. Thanks to this video I got to know about 'Castle Walls' by Styx, 'Nothing to Say' by Jethro Tull, 'Red' by King Crimson & 'Peel the paint' by Gentle Giant. I'm a 90's kid so I never grew up with this kind of music. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this Channel. This is exactly what I was searching for.. someone who can tell me what albums I should check out. Thanks Pete! Do you have a spotify account I can follow?
I don't.
When I honestly think of the greatest song ever written, 'Child in Time' is somewhere there.
True rockers always mention 'In Rock'. It's a given.
Deep Purple is Great.
Check out my 20 List.
Lone Star. Ian Gillan's voice! Omg! Love him.
"Child in Time" is absolutely stellar. The other best track on Purple's live album "Made in Japan" along with "Highway Star".
It still brings chills to me when i play it loud
In Rock is even better than Machine Head imo, so there ! Off topic, everyone's favorite Sabbath album is either Paranoid or Sabbath Bloody Sabbath...... For me, it's gotta be Master Of Reality. Damn, the 70's was the best rock era ever
I saw Michael Schenker live last year in Stockholm. He is still great and really delivered!!
All Fantastic Music!! There is no way to pick an absolutely favorite album, but 20 can make it easier. So here I go...
Scorpions - Lovedrive
Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
Styx - Pieces Of Eight
Whitesnake - Slide It In
Saga - Silent Knight
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Van Halen - Van Halen
Pat Travers - Black Pearl
Iron Maiden - Killers
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
UFO - Mechanix
Foreigner - 4
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
David Bowie - Blackstar
Cheap Trick - All Shook Up
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman
Rush - Permanent Waves
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
…there are many more, but these ones for sure take me to another timewhen I listen to them
Zenyata mondatta.?
What
That's not even the best Police album.
Nice!
I love this Pete so much! I love your channel!😃😁 I love how you rank your studio albums from different bands it your influence makes me want to start my own channel! Thank you for what you do Pete keep going! You totally influenced me!😃
Great list man. Was hoping to see Zappa on your list, but I am thrilled with your selection!
Great list. I will be downloading that Uriah Heep record. Great job Pete.
Check from Uriah Heep - "Magician's Birthday" album too! It's amazing :)
1. Aerosmith - Rocks
2. Cream - Fresh Cream
3. Rainbow - Rising
4. Starz - Starz
5. Rush - Hemispheres
6. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
7. Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
8. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
9. Deep Purple - Burn
10. Van Halen - Women and Children First
11. Saga - Saga
12. Deep Purple - In Rock
13. Pink Floyd - Animals
14. Iron Maiden - Killers
15. Dio - The Last In Line
16. Led Zeppelin - Presence
17. Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
18. CTA - CTA
19. Judas Priest - Stained Class
20. Queensryche - Rage For Order
pjones8404 the first Starz album is amazing
@@robertstevens1694 Yes sir it is. One of the most amazing hard rock albums ever!
@Joe Bien it's a great album...and was a great tour opening for Rush on the Hemispheres tour.....but to me..nothing comes close to the debut.
Forever Changes by Love My favorite.
@Joe Bien it's up there.
NPO
1 - Somewhere in Time (big Maiden fan since 14 years old -I'm 43 now. This one was a grower)
2 - Master of Puppets (love the sound and the mix)
3 - Moving Pictures
4 - London Calling
5 - Boston
6 - 90125
7 - Led Zepp III
8 - Machine Head
9 - Layla and another assorted love songs
10 - All Things must pass
11 - Blind (Corrosion of Conformity)
12 - Fear Inoculum (it's THAT GOOD)
13 - War Paint (Black Crowes)
14 - A Live One (Phish)
15 - One Size Fits All
16 - Sabotage (The Writ and Megalomania are AMAZING)
17 - Burn
18 - Tyranny of Souls
19 - From Elvis in Memphis
20 - Apetite for destruction
4 years later crazy great list and on my level!
Great list Pete. I'll give it a whack. I could do a top 20 of all time just using Yes, Beatles and Crimson, but I'm going to use the no more than one by each band. So that way 20 artists will be represented.
Not in order really, but I'll begin with my favorite album of all time by anyone.
Relayer - Yes
The Beatles- The Beatles
Queen II - Queen
Permanent Waves - Rush
Turn of The Cards - Renaissance
Venus and Mars - Wings
Somewhere I've Never Travelled - Ambrosia
Dog and Butterfly- Heart
Love It To Death- Alice Cooper
Larks Tongues In Aspic - King Crimson
Axis Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix Experience
A Trick of the Tail - Genesis
Birds Bees Monkees - The Monkees
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour- Moody Blues
Leftoverature - Kansas
Pieces of Eight - Styx
The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
Who's Next - Who
Demons And Wizards - Uriah Heep
I only own three albums on this list which means I have 17 albums to listen to and buy. This channel has opened my eyes to world of 70's and early 80's hard rock that I totally missed. Thanks to this channel my playlist has expanded more in the last month than in the last ten years.
Best music period if you ask me!
@@Kim-st3xg the best (hands down) without a doubt! 🙂
Here's some of my favorite albums:
1) Physical Graffiti-Led Zeppelin
2) Rush-Moving Pictures
3) Judas Priest- Unleashed In The East
4) Megadeth-Rust In Peace
5) Meshuggah-Obzen
6) David Bowie-Scary Monsters
7) Slipknot- Subliminal Verses Vol.3
8) Motorhead- Ace Of Spades
9) AC/DC-Back In Black
10) Frank Zappa-Zoot Allures
11) Radiohead-OK Computer
12) Pantera-Far From Driven
13) Jeff Buckley-Grace
14) Styx-Pieces Of Eight
15)Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here
16) Roxy Music-Avalon
17) Scorpions-Animal Magnetism
18) Van Halen-Fair Warning
19) Ozzy Osborne-Dairy Of A Madman
20) Black Sabbath-We Sold Our Souls For Rock n Roll
21) Rolling Stones-Some Girls
22) Jeff Beck-Blow by Blow
23) AC/DC-Let There Be Rock
24) Black Flag-Slip It In
25) Rollins Band-The End Of Silence
26)As I Lay Dying-An Ocean Between Us
27) Dream Theater-A Change Of Seasons
28) Soundgarden-Bad Motorfinger
29) Alice In Chains-Dirt
30) Decapitated-Nihility
31) Supertramp-Crime Of The Century
32) Aerosmith-Rocks
33)Queens Of The Stone Age-Songs For The Deaf
34) Steely Dan-Aja
35) Gino Vannelli-Brother to Brother
36)PJ Harvey-To Bring You My Love
37) John Coltrane-Giant Steps
38) Stevie Ray Vaughan-In Step
39) Adrian Belew-Mr.Music Head
40) ZZ Top-Fandango
41) Cheap Trick-In Color
42) Jeff Beck-Guitar Shop
43) Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin 2
44) Slayer-Reign In Blood
45) Pat Travers Band-Crash & Burn
46) Neil Young & Crazy Horse-Rust Never Sleeps
47) Steve Vai- Passion & Warfare
48) Black Sabbath-The Dio Years
49) Velvet Revolver-Contraband
50) Iggy Pop-Brick By Brick
51) Bad Company-Straight Shooter
52) Queen-Sheer Heart Attack
53) Pink Floyd-Animals
54) Avenged Sevenfold-Nightmare
55) Exodus-Tempo Of The Damned
56) Frank Zappa-Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
57) King's X-Dog Man
58) Ministry-Psalm 69
59) Korn-Follow The Leader
60) Red Hot Chili Peppers-Blood Sugar Sex Magik
61) XTC-Drums & Wires
62) Wings-Band On The Run
63) David Bowie-Low
64) Alice Cooper-Greatest Hits
65)Foo Fighters-One By One
66) Faith No More-The Real Thing
67) Vader-Necropolis
68) Chris Whitley-Perfect Day
69) Roy Buchanan-Sweet Dreams: The Anthology
70) Frank Sinatra-The Best Of Frank
71)Cannibal Corpse-Kill
72)Scott Henderson-Live
73)Van Morrison-The Best Of
74) Stone Temple Pilots-Core
75) Rage Against The Machine-Rage Against The Machine
76) The Cult-Electric
77) Echo & The Bunnymen-Ocean Rain
78) Montrose-Montrose
79)Lamb Of God-Ashes Of The Wake
80) U2-Achtung Baby
Some great stuff here. Not all will float with the audience, but including Bowie makes you a sound fellow!
@@DpHsHd Thanks, Bowie is my favorite solo artist.
Gosh damn what a list.
Ministry / Coltrane / PJ Harvey / Exodus / Wings . I Love the variety on this list!!! You my friend are a true Lover of music!!
What an amazing and eclectic list! You have a hugely wide range of taste!
One Correction:
15)Pink Floyd-Shine On You Crazy Diamond - the name of the album is actually "Wish You Were Here".
not in order:
1- Rust in piece - Megadeth
2- Thick as a brick - Jethro Tull
3- White Album - Beatles
4- Led Zeppelin 3 - Led Zeppelin
5- VS. - Pearl Jam
6- Moving Pictures - Rush
7- Calvalcade - Flatliners
8- Masters of Reality - Black Sabbath
9- London Calling - The Clash
10- Band Of Gypsies - Jimi Hendrix
11- After the gold rush - Neil Young
12- Among the Living - Anthrax
13- In Rock -Deep purple
14- Exile on Main Street - Rolling Stones
15- Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
16- Hot Rats - Frank Zappa
17- American Beauty - Greatful Dead
18- Unforgettable Fire - U2
19- Animals - Pink Floyd
20- Superunknown - Soundgarden
Good combination. It seems like a lot of people checked out on rock after the 80’s.
Excellent list.
you just introduced me to savatage and let me tell you i can't stop listening to strange wings! new band to add to my catalog thanks brother!
Great episode, Pete! Great presentation!
Spread the Word Around, The Rat is leaving Town. .Deep Purple in Rock, Nearly 50 years on it Still Rattles The Rafters....
Good taste Sir! A great mix of prog and metal. The Chicago, Genesis and Led Zeppelin choices are A1. Volume 4 is undoubtedly the best Sabbath. And the Purple get their well deserved due. You know quality when you hear it.
Guess 3 people didn't like me talking about my favorite albums of all time...LOL!
I had predicted Jailbreak in your list also (you chose it over Secret Treaties in that classic album battle). Check my predictions in my comment in the Yesshows/Night after Night battle. Got into Sabbath, Whitesnake, the Heep and Mark III thanks to you Señor Pardo. Muy grateful!!
But you said it was very close and called for a rematch. Mystery solved!
Make that 6 - you did qualify at the beginning of the video, this was ALL ABOUT YOU :-)
Haters are gonna hate Pete... Lol.
Your enthusiasm is contagious! The benefit here is our tastes are just similar enough that I give credence to all of your suggestions of stuff I haven't heard or haven't heard in a long time... and then I go chase it down! Thanks Pete!
Rush - 2112
Led Zeppelin - 4
Deep Purple - Fireball
Judas Priest - Sin after Sin
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Meddle is underrated
You have made my day. My mate Steve and I have an ongoing debate over "lights out" and "obsession" great to have you in my corner on this one. What a superb album.
I have no debate, I pick them all: Phenomenom, Force It, No heavy Pettin`, Lights Out, Obsession and Strangers in The Night.
Dont forget No Heavy petting.
Great choices. Especially rainbow rising, there is none equal to that album
Yeah! Obsession by UFO. Absolute classic
Thankyou Pete, some very good choices in this top 20 I wasn't sure if I could narrow it down to 20 choices but decided to anyway, so in no particular order
1 Styx - Pieces Of Eight
2 Bad Company - Straight Shooter
3 Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
4 Boston s/t
5 F.M. - Metropolis
6 Triumph - Allied Forces
7 Y&T - Earthshaker
8 Billy Squier - Enough Is Enough
9 U.F.O. - The Wild The Willing And The Innocent
10 38 Special - Tour De Force
11 The Babys - Head First
12 Strangeways - Walk In The Fire
13 H.E.A.T. - Address The Nation
14 Foghat - Night Shift
15 Honeymoon Suite - The Big Prize
16 Starz - Violation
17 Treat - Coup De Grace
18 Tattoo Rodeo - Rode Hard Put Away Wet
19 Kansas - Masque
20 Gamma 2
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We grew up in two very different worlds of musical experience and influence (with some expected '70s intersections), which is why I always appreciate your various tastes. I've tried a lot of new tunes based on your overviews and rankings. Thanks for putting rock out there.
Love to see the upcoming Deep Purple tour featuring Blue Oyster Cult
That is gonna be amazing
Thanks for giving Stained Class and Obsession props.Those were my favorite albums by Priest and UFO
You mentioned BOC Secret Treaties so yer awright in my book.
Yes most definitely got to have Secret treaties. Epic cult album!
Sorry,Tyranny And Mutation.
@@ledzeplover58 Yep. Tyranny And Mutation for me as well. Followed by Secret Treaties, Agents Of Fortune, and the self-titled original in 4th place.
@@goopah For me it's T&M,Secret Treaties and the debut. Of course OYFOOYK shifts back and forth between the 3.
@@ledzeplover58 Tyranny And Mutation was my first BOC album, which I owned on 8-track at the time. I think I only owned 3 tapes back then (I was 16). I installed an 8-track player into my first car and proceeded to wear those tapes out. Thus I have every song on Tyranny And Mutation forever burned into my skull. Have owned it on multiple media, listened to it countless times, and I never get tired of it. My gf likes it too, but she thinks I play it too much. :)
I am always looking to discover “new” albums. I’ll have to try some of the ones you chose. I enjoy watching your channel. I’m a big music fan myself. I listen to all kinds of music.
Hard to pick between Red and Lark's Tongues...I still don't know.
Starless, one of my favorites and has one the greatest outros I've ever heard.
Long time listener, first time commentor here or better yet "if I was stranded on a deserted island and had to pick of my top 10 favorite albums" to have with me" this would be my list:
1: Joe Walsh / So What
2: Joe Walsh / The Smoker you Drink , the player you get
3: Neil Young / Harvest
4: Rush: Moving Pictures
5: The Who / Live at Leeds
6: Pink Floyd / Atom Heart Mother
7. King Crimson / In the Court of the Crimson King
8: Moody Blues / Seventh Sojourn
9: Black Sabbath / 1st album
10: 10 Years After / Cricklewood Green
Lodestone3: The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get was the first album I ever bought way back in 1977. Got it from a second hand record shop for £1, still have it to this day. And Harvest and In the court of the Crimson King, great sounds.
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Yes...Walsh love
Priest’s “Stained Class” is probably my favorite studio album of all time
greg davidson for mine it’s just pipped by killing machine. Still, it’s a killer album. Beats the crap out of British steel which seems to get all the accolades.
sad wings of destiny ..do not forget
nuts45150 I’ll pay that. Changes is a beast of a song, and not a dud song on the album.
Teddy Malfoy for son reason I stopped listening after defenders of the faith. I was a fanatical jp fan, but after I saw the turbo lover vid I stopped. Not that I didn’t like the song... I just stopped. I even liked point of entry.
Teddy Malfoy recently re bought iron maiden and killers on I tunes. Great records.
Nice list for sure ! My personal favorite Ozzy Diary of a Madman , Randy Rhoads just stupid good on that album.
Diary is absolutely my favorite metal album....Bob Daisley and Randy Rhoads made that album happen!
Great top 20, great top✌️, great channel. 👍👍
Thank you for the Gentle Giant recommendation. Such an amazing band.
It’s really sad, how many of these I’ve never listened to before. Got some work to do. Physical Graffiti is an absolute monster of an album.
My favourite of all time. Love Zeppelin.
@@Rock77Chris hi whats up
YES! Close to the Edge!
You have excellent taste.....
Yessongs on vinyl
I’m curious, after hearing your list, & seeing what’s in your “wheelhouse”, no “Love it to Death, Killer, School’s Out, or Billion Dollar Babies” from possibly the most influential, yet still overlooked BAND of all time?
Always enjoy your "Top ... " videos. Somewhat off subject: Is your magnificent CD shelving system a custom build? It's awesome!
Great list Pete! I am also a huge fan of King Crimson's Red and Kansas's Leftoverture. Awesome list.
Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Alan Parsons Project
Both insanely good, along with I Robot!
Pyramid was great as well....
Gotta say Child In Time off of Made In Japan just blows me away.
Benefit is a great album. Good choice. Great list. Sometimes, you got indulge yourself Pete!
Rainbow Rising...I can't think of anything that takes me out of my problems like hearing that drum into the Stargazer start up.
Great list Pete....these would be mine...in no particular order
1. Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
2. Bad Religion - Against the Grain
3. Deep Purple - Machine Head
4. Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood
5. Amorphis - Tales from the Thousand Lakes
6. In Flames - Colony
7. Pink Flyod - Wish You Were Here
8. Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
9. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
10. At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
11. Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force - Marching Out
12. Cinderella - Long Cold Winter
13. Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
14. Therion - Theli
15. Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction
16. Faster Pussycat - Wake Me When Its Over
17. Heart - Brigade
18. Skid Row - Slave to the Grind
19. Old Man's Child - The Pagan Prosperity
20. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Great Ranking
My Top Twenty (In Order)
20) Chick Corea - The Leprechaun (1976)
19) Return To Forever - Where Have I Known You Before (1974)
18) Stylus - Part Of It All (1979)
17) Mondo Rock - Primal Park (1979)
16) AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
15) Space Circus - Funky Caravan (1978)
14) Stars - Land Of Fortune (1979)
13) The Doobie Brothers - Takin’ It To The Streets (1976)
12) Eagles - One Of These Nights (1975)
11) Chicago - XIV (1980)
10) Earth, Wind, & Fire - All N All (1977)
9) Cold Chisel - East (1980)
8) Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions Of The Emerald Beyond (1975)
7) David Sancious & Tone - Dance Of The Age Of Enlightenment (1977)
6) Weather Report - Black Market (1976)
5) Miles Davis - Pangaea (1975)
4) Prism - Self Titled (1977) [Japanese Band]
3) Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976)
2) Al Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight Sun (1976)
1) Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire (1973)
Great list man!
Amazing....my top 2 all-time favorite albums are Rainbow RISING and Deep Purple IN ROCK too!
My Top 20 studio albums Hard Rock/Prog 70s in no particular order That fit this. 80s Are more extreme metal for Me.
Black Sabbath: Sabotage
Rainbow: Rising
Judas Priest: Stained Class
Budgie: In For The Kill
Deep Purple: In Rock
Armageddon: Armageddon
Captain Beyond:, Captain Beyond
Blue Oyster Cult: Secret Treaties
Mahogany Rush: IV
Rush: Hemispheres
Motorhead: Overkill
Alice Cooper: Killer
AC/DC: Powerage
Cheap Trick: Heaven Tonight
Kansas: Leftouverture
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
Trapeze: Medusa
Ufo: Lights Out
Journey: Journey
Robin Trower: Bridge Of Sights
Journey's Debut is the best, not a lot of people like that album.
Superb. Thank you very much, you're a great companion at 4am :-)
For what it's worth here are my 20 favorite albums of all time but that could change at any time but Fireball will always be my number 1. Love your channel.
1. Fireball Deep Purple
2. Machine Head Deep Purple
3. In Rock Deep Purple
4. Joe's Garage Frank Zappa
5. Animals Pink Floyd
6. Close to the Edge Yes
7. Brain Salad Surgery ELP
8. In the Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson
9. Signals Rush
10. Moving Pictures Rush
11. Hemspheres Rush
12. New England Wishbone Ash
12. You Are What You Is Frank Zappa
14. Red King Crimson
15. Going For The One Yes
16. Van Halen 1 Van Halen
17. Stratosfear Tangerine Dream
18. Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin
19. Heavy Horses Jethro Tull
20. Freak Out Frank Zappa
Love to see the Fireball profile picture, I thought that this was an old comment of mine at first lmao!
I can name my favorites but can't number them:
Tommy-The Who
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666-Aphrodite's Child (Probably My Number 1)
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In The Court Of The Crimson King-King Crimson
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Joe's Garage Acts I,II,III/Hot Rats/One Size Fits All/Apostrophe/Overnite Sensation/Shiek Yerbouty...-Zappa
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Dark Side/The Wall/Animals/Wish You Were Here/The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn/Meddle/Atom Heart Mother...-Pink Floyd
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Foxtrot-Genesis
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The White Album/Abbey Road/Revolver-The Beatles
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Matching Mole-Matching Mole
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Tarkus-ELP
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The Aerosol Grey Machine-Van Der Graaf Generator
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Berlin-Lou Reed
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The Velvet Underground And Nico-The Velvet Underground
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Bringing It All Back Home/Blond On Blond/Highway 61 Revisited-Bob Dylan
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Low-David Bowie
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Anthem Of The Sun-Grateful Dead
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The Soft Parade-The Doors
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Deep Purple In Rock-Deep Purple
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Kind Of Blue-Miles Davis
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Plastic Ono Band/John Lennon-John Lennon
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Close To The Edge-Yes
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Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)-Brian Eno
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4 Way Street-Crosby Stills Nash And Young
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Their Satanic Majesties Request-The Rolling Stones
These are some my personal Favorites
Excellent list,
@@IvorPresents thanks
Oh, AC's 666! In my Top 20 albums ever! Cheers ✌
"That was the wedding of the lamb, Now comes the capture of the beast." Heh, thought I was the only person who liked that album. But how can one possibly talk about Dylan without mentioning Blood on the Tracks? Good list though :)
Pete's list (no order):
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Rush - Moving Pictures
Whitesnake - self-titled 1987
King Crimson - Red
Kansas - Leftoverture
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Jethro Tull - Benefit
Styx - Grand Illusion
Black Sabbath - Volume 4
Chicago Transit Authority - 1st
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Gentle Giant - 3 Friends
Genesis - Foxtrot
Yes - Close To The Edge
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
UFO - Obsession
Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself
Rainbow - Rising
Deep Purple - In Rock
Mr. D. Somebody grew up in the 80s...
Pete has incredible knowledge and taste.....but no AC/DC!?!? Pete! NO PETE! PETE?
My list would be quite different but we all have individual tastes and choices. He definitely picked some excellent albums.
Priest stained class was.a nice trandition between their blusier days and their coming metal albums. Not sure if Beforr the Dawn was.on this album but the solo onthis track is grossly over rated. Lots of fine vibrato there. Extremely lyrical.
Rush: All The World's A Stage
Motorhead: Rock'n Roll
Scorpions: Animal Magnetism
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality
Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers
James Gang: Rides Again
Kiss: Destroyer.........
LOVE THE FLYING V behind ya. Peace. Big fans here in L.A.
Pete! CTA in your top 20! Outstanding! Terry Kath is my favorite guitar player of all time. Poem 58 and Liberation I've played for friends who weren't familiar and these 2 blow them away.
Nice to see some love for Savatage. Always underrated.
Is it true this band became the TransSiberian Orchestra? If so, merry Christmas to you all.
@@wetherby6774 They didn't quite become TSO, but producer, Paul O'Neill, brought together several ex-Savatage members to form the core of the TSO in 96. O'Neill himself had produced albums for Savatage from "In the Hall of the Mountain King" onwards. So yeah, TSO were kind of birthed out of Savatage.
PIECE OF MIND!!! Hell yes! Probably my number 1 favorite album of all time! UP THE IRONS!!!
Lights out!/ Lights out in London!
Love the shirt 😍!
When I played my PIECE OF MIND* cassette* ....my parents left me ALONE!!!
Great list, Pete.
As you say its a list of what you've reached for most over the years to put on the turntable...... here's mine....
20. Master of Puppets - Metallica
19. The Mob Rules - Black Sabbath
18. The Masquerade Overture - Pendragon
17. The last in Line - Dio
16. The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
15. FEAR - Marillion
14. Powerslave - Iron Maiden
13. Misplaced Childhood - Marillion
12. The Wall - Pink Floyd
11. Script for a Jesters Tear - Marillion
10. Not of this World = Pendragon
9. Snow - Spocks Beard
8. Selling England by the Pound - Genesis
7. SMPTe - Transatlantic
6. Empires Never Last - Galahad
5. Sunsets on Empire - Fish
4. Fugazi - Marillion
3. Bridge across Forever - Transatlantic
2. Ever - IQ
1. Clutching at Straws - Marillion
Thanks to you, Pete, Savatage and UFO both have multiple albums in my top 30
I have 9 albums out of the 20 that you named. And I also love those 9 albums. But there's so many more I could add. It would probably go up to a 100. But I believe 3 of the Greatest Metal albums of all times are the first 3 albums from RAINBOW with DIO on vocals. Those three are so incredibly. They still blow me away to this day. They have a very special place in my heart. Amazing albums. R.I.P. RJD 🙂\m/
Gotta agree 100%! Ronnie and Ritchie together are tough to beat!
Listen to early DP and Blackmore was defining his style…but the magic happened with Rising. Agree first three Rainbow are unbelievably good, but I have played Rising to death and it is still perfect!
I agree 100% on your top 2! In Rock and Rising changed music.
When you mentioned Sabbath I chuckled to myself and said “Vol. 4” because it’s one of my favourites but I didn’t think anyone else liked it that much. And then you whip out Vol. 4!
Loads of my mates and I love Vol4...but some days, Sabotage takes the prize!
@@ACoincidentalLife I actually only finally got Sabotage a few weeks ago. I had everything by Sabbath from the debut to Eternal Idol except for Technical Ecstasy and Sabotage back in the 80s. Now at last I have it!
Volume 4 was first Sabbath album I listened to. Checked it out of puplic library and was blown away. Sabotage might be #2 for me.
@@davestencel1053 Master Of Reality is #1 for me !
Oh you're not alone. Vol 4 is my fave as well.
Thank ou so much for your list. So much fun and now I am digging into some sound of your list. Cheers!
Man,Love this show. Awesome. Fan for Life ,I am!!