The Kinks are so underrated. It terms of songwriting about observing normal life around them and telling a story, their influence goes right through to the likes punk in the 70s, New Wave in 80s, Brit pop in the 90s and even the likes of emo and pop punk in the 00s. And writing songs like Lola pushed the boundaries of that sort of topic like no one else of that era. The Kinks are so much more influential than the normal Joe on the street gives them credit for
Village Green PS is an amazing,very English album and influenced many. McCartney himself said he was always eager to hear any new stuff from the Kinks. Top top British band and is americas loss.
@@lyndoncmp5751 it’s not about the singles at the time (although they are good and ubiquitous with the 60s) it’s about their greater impact on music and music writing. For example, Waterloo Sunset paints such a beautiful vivid image of a scene, and that style of writing has never really stopped or changed much since - you can hear the inspiration from Common People, Piano Man, The Offspring, Oasis, The Clash and the list goes on in all different directions.
Not surprised they didn't make the list but as a teenager in England in the early 70's one of my favourite groups was Free. I love their blues/rock sound and the guitar of Kossoff, the bass of Fraser and the voice of Rogers.
Roger Waters recalled the Beatles' influence on Pink Floyd in an interview, "I learned from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison that it was OK for us to write about our lives, and what we felt... that we could be free artists, and there was a value in that freedom." That's why The Beatles will forever be #1
That's one of these reasons I can't stand Pink Floyd, I'm sick of hearing about Waters whine about money, the music industry, how he misses Syd and how his Dad died in the war. How did rock & roll manage to get so self indulgent? Not that Pink Floyd could be called rock & roll, they're more like lullabies for stoned people.
Kinks, Deep Purple, The Who...those bands are real rock history. And without them the contemporary music would not be the same as it is today. And the Beatles must of course be the top of the tops because they were not only the first but also the most successful, most influencial and most high-quality band in history.
@@Bullbothait’s literally like I hear myself talking. Black Sabbath layed the foundation for heavy metal and created two subgenres (doom and stoner metal) while those wannebeatles from Manchester kept droning on about wonderwalls and supernovas made of bubbly wine
Dazed and Confused was the beginning of doom in heavy rock, and Communication Breakdown laid down the foundations for metal. But then Zeppelin moved on and didn't stick to one genre.
@MADCHESTERUTD-oc3ni That may be true but how can they be number one when not many people have heard them? I listened to rock all my life and the Only Stone Roses song I ever heard was the one from Guitar Hero. And I can't even tell you the songs name. Had to look it up. "Love Spreads." I will admit that I liked it though. Thats a problem when your claiming them to be number one.
The original Fleetwood Mac with Pete Green before going soft. The Green Manalishi with the two pronged Crown live. Free, Paul Rodgers a brilliant singer went onto sing in band called Bad Company see that song by the same name performed live.
Def Leppard get a honorable mention, but Black Sabbath and Thin Lizzy are not? Those bands made groups like Def Leppard, americas Metallica, Bon Jovi and every rocker in between.
I'm not trying to be controversial or get people riled just for the sake of it but I'm very familiar with every well known British rock band and I put Black Sabbath at number 1. At least for their first 6 albums. I have indeed had The Beatles as my favorite band at some point. I like and respect The Stones too, and so on. But Black Sabbath had it all. The heavy riffs with the distinctive tone, the unique voice, the melody lines, the atmosphere, the rhythm section, and the genuineness. People are usually quite dismissive of them in a silly elitist way because they mostly know them for simple, catchy songs like Paranoid and Iron man, which is like knowing The Beatles purely for I Want To Hold Your Hand and Day Tripper. They also paved the way with prog metal with albums like Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Sabotage.
@@user-qb1sm3rk9r As I said, I'm not the biggest fan but still like their stuff when in the mood. Their influence on rock and then metal music? Huge and should have been recognised.
@@TheRealRedAce The biggest bands on the planet are British U2 , Coldplay, Rolling Stones. Check out how successful their tours have been selling out stadiums around the world.
@@davidmalarkey1302 LOTS of bands tour like that. The ones you mention are all old bands. What have any bands from the last two decades done? And they aren't nearly the best on the planet, though the Stones came close in their day. U2 have always been patchy -sometimes brilliant, sometimes massively pretentious. Coldplay are hardly in the same league. Nightwish are currently the world's best.
@@mikehull5042 That they do, but where are the new bands? Those older bands will be gone in a few years and what then? None of the bands in 2-3 decades have been anything new. The problem with successful bands is everyone copies them, but are never as good. I suspect record companies are to blame for this.
Can't have a list of British rock without David Bowie. One of the best ever music artists . Watch the video Bowie-Heroes. A wonderful live performance in Berlin 2002.
that can be said about England a fair amount actually, for such a small country we have had insane amounts of groundbreaking and legendary Bands, Poets, Artists, Writers, some of the biggest inventions and im sure there is aome other stuff too
Joel you're doing very well because most of this stuff is at least twice your age. The beauty of British music is that we generally have had much more freedom of speech than most other countries and so, individuality and creativity have room to flourish. The down side of that is that many creative people working together in a group can clash. The differences of opinions from listeners reflects this. It's very subjective and that's the beauty of it. The important thing is that we have had the freedom to express ourselves. BTW loving your quips, you are developing your British polite sarcasm well 😂 Keep expanding your knowledge base. Everyone has their own opinion, the important one for you is yours.
Black sabbath blind faith. Cream the yardbirds the hollies yes to name but a few so much talent came out of the U.K. in the 1960 s onwards we literally invented heavy rock we had glam rock. Punk / new wave etc so much to learn about the history of British pop and rock
During my 20's Dire Straits were my favourite band along with Cold Chisel. Im now a 59 yo Aussie Grandfather and still love 70's, 80's & 90's Rock Bands.
@@alanpotter8680 Yeah. When I was growing up in the 80s, there obviously was no Internet, so I feel there was more of an excuse not to have heard certain songs. I remember seeing ads on TV for "Golden Oldies" compilations. The ones that played a montage of snippets from famous songs. And while this made me interested to hear how the rest of the songs went, I had no idea who they were by, or how to find them. So I had to do some serious research. But I did it, because I wanted to know. Today, with access to all the world's music on their phones, it seems as if kids don't want to know. Or perhaps they do, but they feel overwhelmed by too much choice?
Agreed. Led Zep are far and away the greatest rock/blues band of all time. Their power, range, technical brilliance, creativity, variety and catalogue of great songs is unmatched by any band in history. They had one of the best ever lead singers in Robert Plant, one of the best ever lead guitarist in Jimmy Page, the magnificent bassist, key board player in John Paul Jones and one of the best drummers of all time in John Bonham (hammer of Thor)
Led Zeppelin we’re 2 bands in 1. What you hear on their studio albums, what you experience live. There are not enough superlatives to describe how amazing they were.
🇨🇦 Missing : Cream The Moody Blues The Animals Procol Harum The Clash and so many more . . . IMHO The Best music written, created, played, & sung in the last Century, was performed between 1959 to 1989 ! #BoomersRock 🇨🇦
@@lyndoncmp5751 I might be out of my depth here...I was referring to the sound I heard From Tony Hicks played on the Guitar in the Hollies song 'hard hard year'...back in 66, I think...way ahead of it's time, [a short riff in the middle of the song]. Check it out if you are so inclined, on youtube.
That's the first time, in my 50-year-long life, that I've heard someone say "I've never heard of The Who, or Deep Purple"! I'm finding it to be a strange experience. hahaha!
The Sex Pistols is a band that at lest could have got a honourable mention. They were pioneers in the Punk style. Also honourable mentions: The Stone Roses, Dire Straits, The cult, The Cure, The Clash, The Smiths, Super Furry Animals. One of my favourite bands of all time was Iron Maiden, Legendary heavy metal band.
There may be a dispute about the order of this list but you cant question the fact that for a small island us Brits have produced so many word class bands !!!!
The first heavy metal band in the UK were a Welsh band called Budgie. They missed out to Black Sabbath in recording their first album and never got the recognition they deserved.
Joel, that was great! Glam Rock was a very unique genre [again coming from, and to the UK] and though the US had The New York Dolls and the unique Lou Reed we had a revolution with Bowie, Marc Bolan and so many others. It be a nice one to see you do a video on Glam Rock and Punk.
One of the best live bands I’ve ever seen was Slade,they were fantastic…..surprisingly for me st the time as they rocked really hard. Glam produced some major geniuses.
Black Sabbath, Small Faces, Free, Status Quo, Manfred Mann, Cream, Yardbirds, ELO, Judas Priest, Rainbow, Whitesnake... Its a long list of great bands from such a small place.
Electric Light Orchestra deserved a mention, their style of symphonic rock was unique, how many other bands can you name that had a violinist and two cellists in their lineup?
The London Philharmonic Orchestra had a lot more violinists and cellists than that - some violas and double basses too. ELO were just some very ordinary songs and a lot of production.
I am 74 so my music was 60s/70s. Still playing it to this day. The Kinks were huge! The Who were huge! I would not call the Beatles a rock band although I loved them until Sgt Pepper. Have you heard of the supergroup Travelling Wilburys consisting of Jeff Lynne George Harrison Tom Petty Roy Orbison Bob Dylan? Best wishes from Scotland.,
Btw, if Folk Rock appeals to you as well, then Jethro Tull's folky era is also worth a look, including for their various lineups consistent and hard-to-match technical skill and sheer musicality.
Hi, Joel! I'm really happy that a young guy like you is interested in these old bands, because they have had such a huge influence on the music world!!! And to see that this doesn't get lost when young people are also interested in it is just awesome! ☺👍
The guitar riff from Smoke on the Water is the most characteristic riff ever from heavy rock. You should listen to the whole track and read the story behind the track.
I think it’s wonderful that as a young man you are listening to these bands from before you were born. There are so many treasures to enjoy and DEFINITELY listen to The Wall - cinema for the ears. You give me hope. 🙂
Hey JPS! The first Rock Concert/Gig I ever went to was in 1973: Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon tour. In Newcastle. Yes, the Newcastle that you called into recently. Jealous? 😉🙂
Objective list should go like this(influence, commercial succes, artistic value): 1. Beatles 2. Led Zeppelin 3. Pink Floyd 4. Rolling Stones 5. Queen 6. Black Sabbath 7. The Who 8. Dire Straits 9. Fleetwood Mac 10. Deep Purple
I’d love to see a top 20 list because there were so many great British Bands; Black Sabbath, Yes, ELP, King Crimson, Level/42, IQ, Judas Priest, Depeche Mode, Cream, David Bowie, z Elton John, Muse, The Police, Traffic, Porcupine Tree, Marillion, The Moody Blues, Supertramp, The Cure, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, Ten Years After …..the list goes on. These are not all favorites of mine. Not at all. But they each were big in their time
Its a tricky thing recommending music there is so much good stuff, there are quite a few not well known and obscure bands and music which can easily get missed. I used to go and by some random piece of music to try and got some pleasant surprises,
Enjoyed watching this Joel. Saw the rolling stones in Portland Oregon, Brian was still alive then. Really liked the concert. The yardbirds were another favorite of mine, one of my favorite songs by them is Happenings 10 yrs Time Ago, they were an awesome band. Of course Queen should have been ranked higher. The Moody Blues were great as well. I loved the British Invasion, so glad I was around then!
If you ask any of them, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Animals, ect, they will tell you they were highly influenced by American singers like Elvis, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley ,and Buddy Holly to name a few.
Congrats on your good taste in music as such a young man. All is not lost yet. I am an Austrian and love the music of this period too. British and american. Jeff, an Austrian, wants to share his passion for the music of the 60's and 70's with you. He plays all the instruments himself and posts his covers as multitrack videos on RU-vid. His interpretations are garage band style. Regards Jeff
@@andycross8374 Well said..ABBA only had one No1 hit in the US. But it didn't stop them being a very successful musical act around the world...The US is not be all and end all of musical success..(wish some bands would take note).
@andycross8374 Thread is about the biggest isn't it? You cannot be the biggest band if you don't make it in America. Pink Floyd, Zeppelin and Queen were way bigger than The Jam so take out 1978 and 1979. In 1979 Zeppelin and Floyd sold more albums and Zeppelin played to hundreds of thousands at Knebworth.
Aw, ELO is one of my favorite bands ever, too. Jeff Lynne later was in a band with the Beatles' George Harrison (among others), "The Travelling Wilburys". The Kinks, you probably know their song "Waterloo Sunset", it's so unique. Oasis sound too much like a Beatles rip-off band to me (and I love the Beatles). You have to listen to "Sweet Child of Mine" by Deep Purple. I can't believe they don't mention The Small Faces (or The Faces), Blur, Gorillaz, Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, The Cure, U2, and so so many more.
I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who has listened to a good amount of rock and hasn’t listened to Led Zeppelin. Definitely need to listen to them cuz they have some great stuff.
I couldn’t agree more about Pink Floyd. I’m old enough to have had the absolute joy of seeing them live. We got to see Australian Pink Floyd whenever they are in the UK if we can to get our live fix.
Thank God the Kinks are on there. Unique, special band. I'd kick out a couple from this list, but on The Moody Blues. Another unique, highly enjoyable band.
Another good video jps I've got sum good band for you to listen to. One band from Liverpool called cast one from Manchester called the Smits (no there not all related) and one from Scotland called primal scream
Deep Purple is truly worth to look into. Mark II line-up (ian gillan lead singer) is one of the best bands ever. Also, Status Quo (again, original line-up) is hard to believe didn't make this list. They were as big as Purple, Zeppelin or any other band here in their era. Never made it in the US however.
Status Quo were never as big as Purple in their day and nowhere near as big as Zeppelin, the 2nd biggest band in history! In terms of talent, innovation and influence, Quo would be lucky to make a top 50, never mind a top 10! ...and I LIKE Quo! :)
actually, i was gonna add, that i might be biased on that, since i grew up with quo, before i ever heard of Zeppelin (which btw is my absolute no1). and i'm german. still i would say, that in germany quo was as big as zeppelin. and deep purple was probably bigger than both. up until quo splitt up and changed their style. also, i can't really jam to oasis or radiohead (sorry, my fault) whatever, no harm done @@Codex7777
@@Codex7777 And now i even did a check up and am really embarressed: Quo doesn't even make the TOP50, on any list. God, how many bands i saw on those lists, that would be higher ranked. sorry, gonna have my head checked lol
@@splodge5714 Oh, not just the UK. I am german, and everybody around me was into Quo. And i still stick to this: the best "boogiewoogie steamhammer live rockband" of the era (till ACDC really took off maybe) obviously, the bands you mentioned are "bigger" and "better" musically and in sales., but if you just wanna party and jump and bang your head, quo was the thing to turn to.
The Who, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are way before your time, together with Uriah Heep and Black Sabbath (not on the list), but I can recommend them to you. I know, cause I grew up with them.
My ranking is: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen. Then The Beatles because of their importance. I would add Jethro Tull, Yes, Supertramp, Dire Straits that were not named here
great vid, Joel! if you get a chance check out Emerson, Lake and Palmer. The Cure and King Crimson are great, too. Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" is STILL way ahead of its time. But throw on your best set of headphones and give "Echoes" a listen, (Pink Floyd, Meddle album, 1971). it is over 23 minutes long and it'll take you places, lol.
Absolutely. It drives me mad when people just say all they wrote was stadium anthems etc too. People who say that have clearly only heard We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions 😂 They're so diverse it's crazy. Great King Rat v Brighton Rock, Mustafa v Love of my Life, Seven Seas of Rhye v Spread your Wings, The March of the Black Queen v Another One Bites the Dust, Nevermore v I want it All, You Take My Breath Away v Inuendo, Bring Back that Leroy Brown v 39. I could go on lol. People have no idea what they're talking about when they've only heard 2% of a band's catalogue 😂
@@faithpearlgenied-a5517I’d say like it drives me nuts when people claim Led Zeppelin is a metal band, they hated being called a metal band too. They did many genres, metal wasn’t one of them, they also had total control over their music, something other bands didn’t have.
FACTS: QUEEN is the ONLY band who has ALL FOUR members in the Hall of Fame for each having written Number 1 Songs. “We Will Rock You” & “We Are The Champions” are literally part of society’s sports culture now, EVERYWHERE. Freddie Mercury has been voted Best Vocalist & Best Frontman in Rock Music. Brian May has been voted Best Guitarist in Classic Rock & Best Guitarist Overall. Queen’s famous 20-minute set at 1985’s Live Aid is widely known as the BEST performance in Rock Music. “Bohemian Rhapsody” was the MOST STREAMED SONG of the 20th Century.
@@lyndoncmp5751 Are those just American statistics or international statistics? (I thought their Greatest Hits was - maybe, maybe not.) The other facts STILL stand them apart/unique.🖖
@@marciebulsaraorcutt Worldwide stats. And their biggest selling album is a greatest hits collection, not any of their actual proper albums. Queen didnt sell albums on the level of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Beatles etc.
@@lyndoncmp5751 - True, but this has to be taken in the context at the time, there was a lot of negativity towards Queen in those days as they were seen as not being 'Rock' enough, particularly with the use of early synths, use of effects and non-formulaic music approach etc. The music press at the time hated upon them as well - it was a very snobish and selective time music wise in the 70s. It wasn't until the 80s that Queen became more accepted, by which time Queen had released their greatest hits album for a new audience to discover. Hence people bought those albums and not the previous individual albums, unless they were very dedicated fans that is. That said, now days Queen songs are more widely known than many of the other bands in the list, constantly being discovered by each new generation's audience, with a wider body of their music having saturate into global culture in a way that that many of the other bands hasn't (Beatles excepting that is). However, as with most 'legacy' bands/artists their longevity comes from either specific individual songs or anthology/retrospective compilation albums and not their individual albums of the past; this is also the case with the Beatles (sales of 1, and prior to it's release the Red and the Blue albums, come to mind). This has led to Queen still being a top played band today, appearing often in the top 50/100 of streaming lists.
The kinks started in 1964 with a certain tone that Dave Davis did. Deep Purple were from 1966. Pink Floyd from 1965 got to hear their first songs to understand all the songs after Syd Barrett had mental health issues. Led Zeppelin started 1968. Black Sabbath is missing.
I generally agree with the list, , although I don’t know about The Kinks being on there. I think I would have Genesis in that slot… or Yes, or The Police, Supertramp. Oasis I don’t know well because it was much later than when I was avidly consuming music. I’ll have to investigate them further.
Pink Floyd & Queen are joint number ones for me. They had it all in terms of musical styles & fabulous presentation with David Gilmour & Freddie Mercury being truly amazing frontmen. Freddie could sing anything in any style & David’s guitar mastery is the greatest I’ve ever witnessed (alongside Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits who should be in the Top 10 imo) Beauty is in the ear of the beholder but it’s very hard to measure when there is so much rich material to choose from. The Who’s music was a core staple amongst College & University students
I have seen 6 of these bands live, all are amazing. I would add the Smiths somewhere on the list. When I was in Guam at the Hard Rock Cafe, we were asked to leave because Mick Jagger and his daughter were coming in and wanted the place to themselves.
@@stevens5541more creativity in Townshend's little finger than the plagiarism of Led Zeppelin for a start. I mean, once you've heard the Small Faces "You Need Loving" then you realise how much ripping off they did.
If you want to see British music and the scene then check out Wilko Johnson, Roger Daltrey - going back home. Sheer brilliance both in the music and in the editing.
Joel how are we similar what freedoms do you have in America that I don't have in the UK. You live in possibly the most censored nation other than China Russia and North Korea. Americans lead very insular lives and never leave their bubble and are unaware of life outside of America
Something like high 70’s,low 80’s percentage of all Americans don’t even own a passport. I can’t imagine my life without my passport. Perhaps never being exposed to other cultures/countries makes them think the whole world is the USA,and believe me,there are plenty who think that.
If some of us are unfamiliar with life outside America it's not by choice. Thank goodness there are people who are kind enough to share things about their countries that many of us for some reason or another will never get to experience for ourselves. Rick Steves is one American who is fortunate enough to travel the world so he can share his travels with us through television, books, and presentations. I'm also thankful to Joel because he shares not only his own travel experiences but shows experiences from other countries. Bless the people who are willing to do this for us.
@@debbiewilder8463 Joel travels so him exercising his freedoms that he doesn't have in America. Every vlog involves drinking and not much else of benefit really . So much for the land of the free
Imagine: you are lying in the mud at half past five on a Monday morning in July after three days and nights of fantastic music, the sun rises and there they are, Pink Floyd, set the controls for the heart of the sun... Oh, and Seargent Pepper has been in my record collection for 56 years now...
If oasis makes you feel good that's fine, but they should of been called copycats, everything about them was to be like the beatles, not ever would that have happened, not a beatles fan myself ,you could see them trying to image the beatles , but you enjoy their music if it makes you feel good, no music/ no life in my book.
You'll often here the quote; Dark side of the moon is arguably the best album ever... But it's not the best Pink Floyd album. It doesn't make sense but... it does! 😂
They say the same thing about Zeppelin 4 at times and most Zeppelin fans think Physical Graffiti is their greatest album. And many of us don't think Stairway is in their top ten best songs.
OMG - never heard of The Kinks, The Who, Deep Purple...suddenly I feel old! Agree with others that Black Sabbath deserve a mention (though I was never a fan), but what about Cream? I mean, the first super group, with Clapton, Baker, Bruce - just listen to the live version of Crossroads
