Speaking as a millennial who grew up on Nirvana, Radiohead etc. I just can't see how Sgt. Pepper is one of the best albums ever. I understand that it was ground-breaking for the time, but as a collection of songs, it is not THAT strong, and there are definitely better albums by the band. It really is over-rated. And albums like Nevermind and Ok Computer completely blow it out of the water in terms of the song-writing.
Speaking as a Boomer I agree with you. Rubber Soul was better. A Space in Time (10 Years After) was better. A lot of albums were better unless you view music as a collection of interesting experiments. I don’t.
@@MrDubyadee1 What's interesting to me is that they had Mystery Tour songs written at the same time, right? And if they'd put the best of those two albums into just one album then it truly would be one of the greatest albums of all-time. The fact that they didn't suggests that - at that period of time when the rules were being written - that the band saw music as a 'collection of interesting experiments'. Which is fair enough. The Beatles were on a journey and their albums were documents of that journey. But we can still be honest. I was disappointed by Sgt. Pepper. In fact, I was disappointed by most of their albums, which mostly seem kind of patchy. BUT, they still have the best catalogue of individual songs in popular music history.
I can understand your viewpoint, but the grounbreaking aspect as this guy mentions ( I don't know his name) is the clincher here. It is great because of the moment in time it represents. There was nothing like it before and there really has been nothing like it since. That's really tough to do in rock and roll. The same could be said of Pet Sounds.
I was 19 when Nevermind came out and I bought it and I liked it but it was never my favourite. Now I can't understand why it's so valued for so many people. It changed the musical preferences of many people and it helped others to be more visible like Pixies, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, etc but this kind of impact was even bigger with Nevermind the bollocks (Sex Pistols) wich is a better album to me. And regarding quality, there are many records much better (Pink Floyd, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Kinks, Rolling Stones, etc, etc)
@@josemiguelcarrizo7373 It always comes down to personal preference, I guess. I think the additional factor with Nirvana is the emotional connection that certain fans felt with Kurt. If you were a weirdo and an outsider then he just somehow meant so much to you. And there's no way to explain that, and no way to separate that from your enjoyment of the music. Maybe if I didn't have that emotional connection then I'd view them differently. But I do lol. And I wouldn't change that for the world. They did something to me that no other band has. But if you were well-adjusted and had parents that loved you then maybe they are less appealing :D
You blew this one. This list is not "10 most influential" or "10 most interesting" or "10 important" albums. This is specified to be the "10 GREATEST" albums, so you missed your own mark!! Maybe you should re-title this video and try again.
@@mikeking683 I have to be in a certain kind of mood to even listen to Astral Weeks anymore, lest I dissolve into an emotional wreck. Funny how certain albums come to carry such weight over time....
You're right, no surprises. However, in defence of the list, I think if one is going to make up list best of ranked type of list, the guiding rule should always be that of Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 3 (my edit at ellipsis) Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel, But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatched, unfledged comrade. Beware Of entrance to a quarrel, but being in, Bear't that the opposèd may beware of thee Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice. Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment... This above all - to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
I would not be qualified to suggest any "Greatest Album's". I find it interesting that most are OLD. {What does that tell us?} Funny how the Velvet Underground 'Bananna Album' alway's crop's up. I bought it, didn't like it and never formed a band ! {I found the 'Mother's' much more interesting around that period. } Neil Young's first 2 album's much better than the Commercial Harvest. The Great Society much better than early Jefferson Airplane. {Who RUINED, White Rabbit.} I would suggest, MY FAVOURITE 10 ALBUM'S rather than Best or GREATEST & I'd need a Hundred not Ten. I'd have at least 10 album's by the Stone's.... NONE by the Beatles although I did buy most of them upon release... Found them too "POP" and got bored with them quite quickly. {Unlike the Stone's, which I still listen to regularly, including ALL their early one's, I didn't buy when released!} >>> I feel extreamly lucky to have lived through the sixty's music revolution. Been able to see band's in small venue's. The Who, Pink Floyde, Pretty Thing's, Ike & Tina Turner, Geno Washington, and hundred's of other's. YES, I did write 100's . Seeing 2 or 3 every weekend wasn't uncommon.
My Top 10 10. In The Court of the crimson king 9. Ziggy Stardust 8. Tommy 7. Close To The Edge 6. Paranoid 5. Exile On main street 4. Pet Sounds 3. Led Zeppelin IV 2. Dark Side of the moon 1. Sgt Pepper Lonely Hearts club band
Ok, here goes 10. Fleetwood Mac Rumours 9. Marillion Misplaced Childhood 8. Tubeway Army Replicas 7. David Bowie Hunky Dory 6. Black Sabbath Paranoid 5. Genesis The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 4. The Beatles Abbey Road 3. Rush Permanent Waves 2. Queen News of the World 1. Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon
Let’s see, I think mine would be: 1. Exile on Main Street 2. Sticky Fingers 3. Wish You Were Here 4. Abbey Road 5. Innervisions 6. London Calling 7. Songs In the Key of Life 8. OK Computer 9. Station to Station 10. Highway 61 Revisited Without repeating artists then I would add Marquee Moon and Who’s Next.
OK, I'll play, my top ten for what has been my faves at 67 years old: 1) Dark Side of the Moon 2) Abbey Road 3) Led Zeppelin 4 4) Who's Next 5) Sticky Fingers 6) Paranoid 7) Are You Experienced 8) Lovedrive 9) Queen 1 10) Lights Out Those will keep the party going, Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎷🎶
I liked Led Zeppelin but they never made my top picks ... until Jimmy Page did the remake and I got a Brennan and Jesus Christ you're right Led Zeppelin IV is incredible. Way better than I thought when it was played non-stop on my FM radio. Our presenter is wearing a Led Zeppelin T for God sake. He seems pretty stuck in the 60s for the most part but with exception of the Velvet Underground which I recently listened to and found wanting, (the solo Lou Reed stands up better)these are great choices.
Once again your scholarly, and erudite analysis is a pleasure to watch. I have, and love everything on your list. Rather than submit a list of the greatest, and most historically important albums IMP, I'll list a few that I have consistently played over decades that aren't on your list. 1. Revolver 2. Rubber Soul 3. What's Going On 4.Moondance 5. Tommy 6. Kind of Blue 7 Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 8. Plastic Ono Band 9. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 10. Fleetwood Mac ( the eponymous 1975 album) HM: Blood on the Tracks Wish You Were Here Dire Straits Let's Get it On Astral Weeks The Beatles
@@richardrose2606 A fine album. My list consists of albums that I have played constantly ever since they were first released. Listened to everything on my list over a 1000 times throughout the years. Couldn't decide one 1 particular album by the DOORS, Hendrix, Zeppelin, or Skynyrd, or they would be represented on my list too.
I think Tommy's a bit dull. When I listen to it, I listen to a single album's worth edit. For me, the same year's 'Arthur' by The Kinks is a better 'rock opera.
A very nice selection and analysis. Many would appear in my extended list. Here are my top 10: 1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon 2. Beatles - Abbey Road 3. The Who - Who's Next 4. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 5. Yes - Fragile 6. Black Sabbath - Paranoid 7. Led Zeppelin - IV 8. Deep Purple - In Rock 9. Rush - Moving Pictures 10. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
I made my picks before I watched your video , and I must say that this is a list my mother would of picked !! I'm 59 years old and I'm guessing we're around the same age , but come on dude really ? Joni Mitchell , Bob Dylan , and the frigging Beach Boys , are you kidding me ? How did these albums change music in anyway ? The only 1 that I agree with is Fleetwood Mac , and that doesn't even belong on a top10 list of anything that has to do with music ! You just an album buy the sales and influence that change people's way of looking at music Joni Mitchell did nothing for music she didn't change anything or set a trend Bob Dylan you can hardly understand anything he says he sounds like someone squeezing his nose together like Tom Petty and the beach boys what the hell did the Beach Boys do for rock and roll I never heard any guitar player ever saying he wanted to be the guitar player from the beach boys or Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell but I've heard a lot of people say I want to be like Eddie Van Halen. ACE FREHLEY , or I want to sing like Dio or Geoff Tate ! I am a subscriber to your show and I am a fan but I can't agree with this video you're using your personal choice of what you like to listen to instead of how the music of the people infected the world like metallic is first album there was nothing like it before it ever came out so it said a trend for other metal bands such as Megadeth anthrax Slayer and many others how many guitar players were influenced by Bob Dylan how many guitar players were influenced by the guitar player from Fleetwood Mac ? I understand the top 10 list of your own opinion and that's fine by me I respect your opinion but I also at the same time hope you understand where I'm coming from I'm not trying to insult you I'm just trying to inform you that just because you like the sound of something doesn't mean it's changed the music world in any way to be great you have to be apart from your peers Joni Mitchell could be sung by a thousand women I see them all the time on those shows on TV America's Got Talent and just other singers on RU-vid that sound just like her if not better and Bob Dylan I'm sorry to say is your worst choice that man is so sorry I wish he would die already so we don't have to listen to his ass no more !!
10. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street 9. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV 8. Joy Division - Closer 7. The Who - Who’s Next 6. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? 4. Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On 3. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks 2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 1. The Beatles - Revolver HMs- Joni Mitchell’s Blue, Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left, Genesis’s Selling England by the Pound, and R.E.M.‘s Murmur. The order changes, but these 14 have largely been my consistent faves for the past 20-30 years.
For anyone who cares, the following would be my second tier of faves, not ranked by merit, but by chronology (although by merit within the year in the case of multiples in a year): 1) The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night 2) The Beatles - Rubber Soul 3) The Beach Boys - Today! 4) Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited 5) The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man 6) Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde 7) The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 8) The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico 9) Love - Forever Changes 10) The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed 11) The Kinks - Something Else by the Kinks 12) Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 13) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love 14) The Beatles - The White Album (The Beatles) 15) The Rolling Stones - Beggars’ Banquet 16) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland 17) The Kinks - The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society 18) The Beatles - Abbey Road 19) The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground 20) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II 21) The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed 22) King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King: An Observation by King Crimson 23) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 24) The Moody Blues - To Our Children’s Children’s Children 25) Laura Nyro - New York Tendaberry 26) Van Morrison - Moondance 27) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water 28) Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 29) Nick Drake - Bryter Layter 30) Genesis - Nursery Cryme 31) The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 32) The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East 33) Yes - Close to the Edge 34) Nick Drake - Pink Moon 35) Stevie Wonder - Talking Book 36) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon 37) Stevie Wonder - Innervisions 38) Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 39) Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness’s First Finale 40) Renaissance - Turn of the Cards 41) Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run 42) Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life 43) David Bowie - Low 44) Elvis Costello and the Attractions - This Year’s Model 45) Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 46) Bruce Springsteen - The River 47) The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight 48) Talking Heads - Remain in Light 49) Echo & the Bunnymen - Porcupine 50) Kate Bush - Hounds of Love 51) Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega 52) Cocteau Twins - Victorialand 53) The Replacements - Pleased to Meet Me 54) Galaxie 500 - On Fire 55) U2 - Achtung Baby 56) Catherine Wheel - Ferment 57) Slowdive - Souvlaki 58) Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
@@richardrose2606 It took me several years for Exile to click for me. I couldn’t understand what the big deal was compared to their brilliant earlier run of singles and albums. But about 20 years ago, I realized how much richer it was than even that earlier great material. I love to hear it in a single sitting, and there are zero songs I would omit.
I’m cheating, dragging slider through to see what albums are chosen, but unlike all the other album review posts for which I do this, I’ll start this one over to hear the entire thing because the discussion is so good and carefully conceived.
Would be interesting to collate the commentary choices. It's a very "boomer" list almost a Rolling Stone collection with a twist of Anglo. What does "great" mean? That's a lot of decades with out any greatest's and very narrow in scope even if you exclude jazz which is probably fair enough in this context. Here's mine in no particular order: 1. Elvis Presley 2. Astral Weeks - Van Morrison 3. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye 4. The Queen is Dead - Smiths 5. The Stone Roses 6. St. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles 7. The Rise and Fall of of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie and The Spiders 8. Nevermind - Nirvana 9. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys 10. Innervisions - Stevie Wonder And I don't think the Beatles, Bowie and the Beach Boys albums are their best funnily enough. I can't believe there's no Hendrix album in there doh Any good one's since 1991?
Very good list with sublime narration (as per usual) I would personally add: STATION TO STATION (1976) - David Bowie (also heavily considering "Diamond Dogs," "Ziggy Stardust" "Low" and "Aladdin Sane") ABBEY ROAD (1969) - The Beatles AJA (1977) - Steely Dan HIGHWAY TO HELL (1979) - AC/DC "Let There Be Rock" & "Back In Black" strongly considered SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH (1973) - Black Sabbath (nod to "Master of Reality") HOUNDS OF LOVE (1985) - Kate Bush ("The Dreaming" as well) ROCKS (1976) - Aerosmith PHYSICAL GRAFFITI (1975) - Led Zeppelin ("IV" + "III" strongly considered) ANIMALS (1977) - Pink Floyd (have to agree with the selection of DSOTM, but this is my very favorite Floyd) MOVING PICTURES (1981) - Rush VAN HALEN (1978) - Van Halen A NEW WORLD RECORD (1976) - Electric Light Orchestra ALIVE! (1975) - KISS MAGGOT BRAIN (1970) - Funkadelic MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER (1971) - Elton John ("GYBR" & "Captain Fantastic") OVERNITE SENSATION (1973) - Frank Zappa ("Hot Rats" & "Sheik Yerbouti") WIRED (1976) - Jeff Beck DEJA VU (1970) - CSNY TOMMY (1969) - The Who A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1975) - Queen ROXY MUSIC (1972) - Roxy Music LOVE (1985) - The Cult AT FILLMORE EAST (1971) - Allman Brothers LIVE AND DANGEROUS (1978) - Thin Lizzy THE HEAD ON THE DOOR (1985) - The Cure ("Pornography" & "17 Seconds") FUNHOUSE (1970) - The Stooges THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (1975) - 10cc KILLERS (1981) - Iron Maiden THE B-52S (1979) - The B-52s LEFTOVERTURE (1976) - Kansas NOTHING'S SHOCKING (1988) - Jane's Addiction THE CARS (1978) - The Cars ("Candy-O" nearly as great) FOXTROT (1972) - Genesis HAIR OF THE DOG (1975) - Nazareth GIVE US A WINK (1976) - Sweet RED (1974) - King Crimson ELECTRIC WARRIOR (1971) - T. Rex *List includes 3 live albums due to their perfection as albums.
Great video and list as always, my man! My two pence: 1. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin 2. Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull 3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath 4. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles 5. Trespass - Genesis 6. Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings 7. Who's Next - The Who 8. On the Threshold of a Dream - The Moody Blues 9. Close to the Edge - Yes 10. Queen (Debut) - Queen
The greatest albums aren't always the ones you listen to the most. If I had to make a list of Top Ten Favorite albums, meaning the ones I've played -- and continue to play -- the most, it might be (in no particular order). Can't reduce the list to only 10 no matter how hard I try... Deep Purple: Machine Head Fever Tree: Fever Tree The Beatles: Revolver The Beach Boys: Sunflower The Moody Blues: Seventh Sojourn Jackson Browne: I'm Alive Badfinger: Wish You Were Here Chicago Transit Authority: Chicago Transit Authority Emerson Lake and Palmer: Trilogy James Gang: Rides Again Kinks: Misfits Led Zeppelin: IV Loggins and Messina: Mother Lode T.Rex: Electric Warrior Wishbone Ash: Argus Zombies: Odessey and Oracle
In no particular order. Deep Purple In Rock, one of the best heavy rock albums ever recorded. Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced, way ahead of its time from the guitarist who set the bar and blueprint for rock guitar with a great selection of songs. Guns and Roses Appetite For Destruction, not a poor track on this album a young pissed off band full of energy let loose. The Who Who's Next, they have some groundbreaking albums, but this is the best. Led Zeppelin Volume 2, the first album set the bar this album raised it higher, faultless. Metallica The Black Album, turned this band into a Monster metal band. Pink Floyd DSOTM, faultless. Yes Close To The Edge, this band's best album and a top 10 prog album in anybody's book. Mike Oldfield Tubular bells, mesmeric album groundbreaker. Led Zeppelin vol 4, one of the biggest selling albums of all time, outstanding slab of rock has to be in any top ten.
A little twist, PERFECT albums: 10. Highway 61 Revisited 9. Graceland 8. Who's Next 7. So 6. Thick as a Brick 5. Close to the Edge 4. Born to Run 3. Pet Sounds 2 Aja 1. Late for the Sky HMs A. CTA B. Chicago II C. Selling England by the Pound D. Rumours E. Nevermind F. The Dark Side of the Moon G. A Passion Play H. Tapestry I. August and Everything After J. Ziggy Stardust and... K. Sgt. Peppers
I was 16 when Dark Side was released. So far ahead of its time, so unique and original even 50 years after its not been surpassed as my fave album to date.
The greatest albums list often has 3 Beatles albums in the top 10. 'Nevermind' , 'Ok Computer' are hugely important albums. 'Close to the edge is perfection' to my ears but i never classed see in any top 100 lists. I think 'Let it bleed' is a good album, its not a great album 'Sticky fingers' and 'Exile on main street' are much better for me. I even prefer 'Some girls'
So many great albums in music history picking a top ten is mind bendingly difficult. Dark Side Of The Moon is in my opinion the most perfect album ever conceived. Structured beautifuly with lyrics that compliment the music's conceptual expression to a faultless excecution. The album cover captures the concept perfectly. The dark side of contemporary life indeed.
@@JD.78 also . I have a cunning plan , look at your ten , then , carefully reappraise artists best album , eg , many people say it’s Blue , but what if it’s Hissing of Summer Lawns etc.
1. Physical Graffiti 2. The Beatles 3. Exile on Main St. 4. Who's Next 5. (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) 6. Heaven and Hell 7. Highway to Hell 8. Appetite for Destruction 9. Paranoid 10. Rumours
Love this list: I might add 'A Farewell to Kings' by Rush; definitely either 'Who's Next' or 'Quadrophenia' from The Who ; 'Blood on the Tracks' by Dylan; 'Selling England By the Pound' from Genesis and 'Revolver' by The Beatles. Thank you again for this great video.
Now Let's get serious.I like the list, but let's shake thing up a little. 01. Sgt. Lonenely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles Imagination everywhere, Beatiful melodies, a Breakthru and really influencial album at the time. I don't know why, lately, there is a conspiracy of Idiots to give less importance to the Beatles, and use albums like DSOTM, or other similar, as weapon of this ridiculous conspiracy. 02. Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan Number 2 influencial artist. A completelly beatifull album. 03. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys For me not so perfect, but really influencial. The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson really master piece is called: Smile. ...hey, this is a master piece too. 04. The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd Do not misunderstand me, I love PF, I Love DSOFM. But this album is 50% pyrotechnics, with some great songs. The importance of this album is very exaggerated, and... is this really so influencial? What the hell influence this album? 05. Songs In the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder A Soul/Rhythm and Blues album that must be here!! A Master Piece. 06. Village Green Preservation Society - The Kinks I get this album recently and do not have to much time to familiarize myself with this album. But are the Kinks and I'm sure to deserve to be here in this list. 07. In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson The first progresive album, beatifull and perfect. If we use the same reasons to put PF's DSOTM as Nr1, then this albums has plenty of reasons to be also Nr1 08. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac I was shock by this album when I was a kid, but I never put this album as one of the 10 best some time ago. But lately, this personal chaos, each time I hear it, became perfect, and perfect, and perfect, and perfect... 09. Velvet Underground and Nico Number 9 is fine for a shocking album, I get fear to put it in a higher place. 10. Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones A good album to be in the list, maybe better Sticky Fingers that is a great production, but nothing is perfert. It's OK. By the Way I Hate "Country Honk" ¿what the hell is doing this song in an almost perfect album? 11. What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye Another Soul Representative. ... (twenty Something)... Blue - Joni Mitchel It's a beatifull album, Let's not exaggerate. This is a "RollingStonation" entry in the list.
Great list. I would disagree with you on the Joni album, I think it is wonderful, and I'm not saying that just due to the Rolling Stone article. If you remember, I thing they put Marvin Gaye at number one. I think the Marvin Gaye album is fabulous, but nudges at the number ten spot for me. These lists will to some degree be informed by taste and preferences, and it is always fascinating to hear someone explain why they think album should be ranked. Thank you for commenting. PS: as regards The Stones, I actually prefer 'Exile' and The Beatles I think 'Rubber Soul' is the best. I just feel the albums I choose were perhaps more influential.
Fuck! Really? I can't choose what to do with my life, Let alone favorite albums, How about this? I give you my Frippless list. The Piper at the Gates of dawn- Pink floyd In a silent way-Miles Davis Clóse to the edge-Yes Phaedra-Tangerine dream Tusk- Fleetwood Mac Regatta de blanc - The police Houds of love - Kate bush Little earthquakes-Tori amos Walking wounded- Everything but the girl Relationship of command-At The drive in Alternate list/Honorary mentions Third-Soft machine Changing Times Ike white For seasons of love Donna summer Supernature- Cerrone Doolitle - Pixies Patty Smith-Horses The hurting-Tears for fears Aja-Steely dan Blue lines-Massive attack The b52'-The B52's Little earthquakes-Tori Amos
Amen.... I put on PET SOUNDS about once a year. I have been doing this for the last 40 years. I love 'God Only Knows' but I find the rest of it decidedly average. It has always amazed me how so many critics have always rated it so highly.
Good God, I don’t know if I could even do this list I love so many albums as hard to put just 10 up as my favorites. So I’m gonna pick 10 favorites. 1. Sgt.. Pepper 2.Aladdin Sane 3.Pet Sounds 4. Goodbye, yellow brick Road. 5.The Band 6.Dark side of the Moon 7. Sticky fingers. 8. Rumors. 9. Blood on the tracks. 10. Life’s Rich pageant. Honorable mention Late for the sky, Jackson Browne
1) Revolver - The Beatles 2) Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan 3) Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones 4) Aja - Steely Dan 5) Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 6) Velvet Underground and Nico 7) The Band 8) John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 9) London Calling - The Clash 10) Hunky Dory - David Bowie Hons:- Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell Bryter Layter - Nick Drake Innervisions - Stevie Wonder What's Going On - Marvin Gaye Siren - Roxy Music Darkness on the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs Crime of the Century - Supertramp Everything one needs is here.
Great list, really enjoy your reviews. Obviously the Beatles could easily occupy 4 or 5 of the top ten alone with their albums from Rubber Soul to Abbey Road. Floyd could have had at least 4 with their run from Dark Side of the Moon to The Wall. Personally I also love The Final Cut and Roger Waters’ Amused to Death is as good as any Floyd album. You could also choose maybe 4 or 5 Zeppelin albums, 3 or 4 Doors albums, maybe 4 Bowie albums, 3 Steely Dan albums, 3 by the Who (Tommy to Quadrophenia), 3 or 4 by the Stones (from their 1968 to 1972 period). Anyway my choice after all that (not in order): The Beatles (White Album) Animals (Pink Floyd) Amused to Death (Roger Waters) Ram (Paul & Linda McCartney) Astral Weeks (Van Morrison) Forever Changes (Love) The Velvet Underground & Nico Abbey Road (The Beatles) Physical Graffiti (Led Zeppelin) Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
1. Joy Division: Closer 2. The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead 3. Radiohead: Kid A 4. Sufjan Stevens: Come On Feel The Illinoise 5. Talk Talk: Spirit Of Eden 6. Peter Gabriel: So 7. Beach Boys: Pet Sounds 8. Pink Floyd: Wish You We’re Here 9. Love: Forever Changes 10. Paul Simon: Graceland
I think you should redo your Marillion rankings video- I reckon they’ve done like three more albums since you did it! (This has nothing to do with this video which is awesome BTW but I figured you don’t tread comments on the old videos….)
10.Styx - Crash of the Crown 9. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV 8. Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure 7. The Police - Synchronicity 6. AC/DC - Powerage 5. Porcupine Tree - In absentia 4. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam 3. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 2. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon A pretty diverse range of music if there was one . Kate Bush's The Hounds of Love and Heart's Little Queen are the honorable mentions as far as the females are concerned.
Quite a predictable and conservative list. Would agree with the Velvet Underground though. It is a stunning album and so evocative; a synthesis of the old world and the new world. And, yes, Blonde on Blonde is a worthy entry. The rest of it is grand dad music - and white, suburban grand dad at that 😂
I would have given the album on your T-shirt top-ten billing and bounced the Velvet Underground into the "oh yeah these seedy flat-singing hopheads were very interesting too" category.
Hi, as far as I am concerned I would rather talk about favourite albums than best, anyway, 10 best or favourite is very hard, let's try to find 10 favourite... Stevie Wonder Innervisions, The Beatles Abbey Road, Bob Dylan Blood on the tracks, Love Forever changes, The Byrds the notoriuos Byrd Brother, Marvin Gaye what's going on, Gene Clark no other, David Crosby if I could only remember my name, Elton John goodbye yellow brick road, Laura Nyro Eli and the 13th confession. I'm more into folk and soul than rock!
To me sgt peppers and pet sounds defined album music in the pop space. Yes the Beatles and brian wilson weren't doing anything weve not seen before as many musicians used backing bands and concept's. I feel however both album's consistently carry their ideas and sonic work through out and both being pop albums they never forgot the beat that kids at the time loved exposing to them new styles of music escpaing the constant songs of hot rods and women.
Bette Midler: Live At Last could sub for King Crimson. The Kinks are better known for You Really Got Me and Lola in America. Rather than Pet Sounds, Hunky Dory by David Bowie, although Wouldn’t It Be Nice, Sloop Johnny B, and God Only Knows. I 100% concur with Dark Side of the Moon.
Even though my list will look different, I really appreciate the eloquent descriptions…which is what keeps me coming back to this channel. I’ll give it a shot, but certainly not absolute: 1. The Doors- The Doors 2. Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd 3. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere- Neil Young 4. Who’s Next- The Who 5. Led Zeppelin I- Led Zeppelin 6. The Yes Album- Yes 7. Paranoid- Black Sabbath 8. Benefit- Jethro Tull 9. Kaleidoscope- Siouxsie and The Banshees 10. Fried- Julian Cope
I love your #1, #9 & #10 but the rest, while I don't dislike most of them, are too expected and for my taste, too in line with rockist conformity. I'd replace the other 7 by Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' (1972), The Sex Pistols' 'Bollocks' (1977), Sly Stone's 'Riot' (1971), Os Mutantes' 'Mutantes' (1969), Jacques Brel's 'Ces gens-là' (1966), Kraftwerk's 'Man Machine' (1978) and Pixies' 'Doolittle' (1989). Different strokes for different folks! Kudos to you especially for your #9 & #10... though I _may_ just substitute 'Fried' for the same year's 'World Shut Your Mouth'!
Wow, a very tough thing to do. I can't assert what is the 'greatest', but I can list some of my very favorite. 10. Eagles - Desperado 9. The Who - Who's Next 8. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 7. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 6. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy 5. Yes - The Yes Album 4. Jackson Brown - Late for the Sky 3. The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album) 2. Genesis - Foxtrot 1. Supertramp - Crime of the Century
I can see where people are coming from with most of the albums mentioned in the comments section. Some absolute stormers in everybody's favourite/greatest lists. But, "OK Computer" is complete and utter shite and if I compiled a top 20 it'd come in at about 1338.
My personal top 10 10 - Kind of Blue (Miles Davis) 09 - Buena Vista Social Club (Buena Vista Social Club) 08 - Led Zeppelin IV (Led Zeppelin) 07 - Corazón Americano (Mercedes Sosa) 06 - Achtung Baby (U2) 05 - In the Court of Crinsom King (King Crinsom) 04 - Selling England by the Pound (Genesis) 03 - Tropicalia ou Panis et Circenses (Various artists) 02 - Me Against the World (2Pac) 01 - The Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd)
We are all of our time, but the list is difficult to disagree with …. but can I just say, Pink Flag by Wire to add my tuppence worth … and ofc, the Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
To wear a Led Zeppelin shirt while hosting this particular video and not mention them (Zeppelin's fourth?, Physical Graffiti?), even in your honourable mentions, is a ballsy move...or a conscious misdirect.
Alas... once had DarkSide, was a "not for sale promo copy" sent to Radio Station 5KA Adelaide, Sth. Australia. Cover was the Harvest Record Label logo. & to the cretin who stole it: "may the force shjt on yer head from a great height"...
not too many folks mentioning blood on the tracks here which is a bit strange..... soft machine"s 1st 2 albums are peerless..... as good as blue is I don't think it overtakes astral weeks for sheer magnificence...... I like rumours but always feel the band sounded better in its original form.... london calling probably the very best punk effort.... joni mitchell yes but not much sign of jackson browne whose early stuff packs a wallop..... santana, joplin, hendrix, the doors, simon & garfunkel all awesome too of course ! also not much sign of cat stevens on best of lists either.....a truly great singer-songwriter imo ! just like to say I"m lovin' the site tho
a little too ambitious to undertake as such a list would surely change at alarming rate. Your list seems to be derived from sales or genre defining albums. As such Black Sabbath's first surely heralded the age of heavy rock. I acknowledge Blue Cheer could legitimately make that claim but Sabbath are much more to the forefront in terms of popularity. Also Zep IV would be an album worth of consideration. I leave the highly predictable No.1 choice to others to note as that band makes my teeth itch. Interesting that your much loved The Who failed to make an appearance.
I've been struggling to nail down a top 10 for a while. Often when I go back to one that I used to worship, I realize it hasn't stood the test of time for me. Often an album is associated with a special time in my life and it takes a proper distance to hear it with an open objective mind. Here's my best attempt: 1 - Pet Sounds 2 - Magical Mystery Tour 3 - Disintegration by the Cure 4 - The Wall 5 - Achtung Baby 6 - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 7 - Melloncollie and the Infinite Sadness 8 - In Search of the Lost Chord 9 - Physical Graffiti 10 - Black Foliage by Olivia Tremor Control
having other complete notion of what i consider great albums, i can not make a 10 albums list as the best released till today .taking the titles of your list i would not consider a good album , pet sounds desintegration, the wall, mellancollie and the infinite sadness ,.in search of the last cord , phisical graffiti or not knowing the black foliage ,and i own 99% of this albums but not by close my first choice. Don´t take this as a personal atack but only a example of not being possible a top ten of all albums refered on everyone´s list,maybe a 100 albums list ,regards
Great to see the classic Mellon Collie and Black Foliage in your list my friend.....they're 2 personal faves of mine also that don't get enough affection in my own humble opinioness!
I was surprised to hear you mistitle and mispronounce Dylan's 'Stuck Inside of Mobile..' as 'Stuck inside of *the Mo-byle*..'. 'Mobile' is not pronounced phonetically. It's 'Mo-beel', the city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama.
My list in no particular order: Exile on Main Street-stones Abbie Road- Beatles Pet Sounds- Beach Boys Physical Graffiti - LZ Swordfish Trombones- Tom Waits Songs in the Key of Life- Stevie Wonder Live at the Starking Lounge Hamburg- Jerry Lee Lewis Who's Next- The Who Electric Ladyland- Jimi Hendrix Astral Weeks- Van Morrison Hon. Mentions- On the Corner- Miles Davis Songs From Big Pink- The Band Blood Mountain- Mastodon
My top 10.. 1. Elton John... Goodbye yellow brick road. 2. Beatles...Revolver 3. Led Zeppelin... Physical Graffiti 4. Pink Floyd...Dark side of the moon. 5 Doobie brothers...The Captain and me 6. Yes...The Yes album 7. The Who... Who's Next 8. Alice Cooper...Billion Dollar Babies 9. Uriah Heep...Sweet Freedom 10. Rolling Stones...Exile on Main Street
The Captain and Me is a truly great -- and consistent -- album, but for whatever reason you will never see a Doobie Brothers album come up on many Top Ten lists. Probably goes back to when they wore biker jackets on their first album.
- astral weeks - hejira- revolver - let it bleed - elie and 13 confession - hunky dory - strange days - highway 61 - white light/white heat - white album
I can't really come up with an honest list as I haven't listened to all the albums made in all of time. 😂 The inclusion of the Velvet Underground record threw me on the category. That's not classic rock so I guess the list was open to other genres of music.
My ten: Red - King Crimson OK Computer - Radiohead There Goes Rymin’ Simon - Paul Simon Abbey Road - The Beatles Hats - The Blue Nile Listen Without Prejudice - George Michael (sorry, not sorry!) Hejira - Joni Mitchell Remain in Light - Talking Heads Scary Monsters and Super Creeps - David Bowie Selling England by the Pound - Genesis Tomorrow it’ll be different. Thanks for the video. Great as ever.
The Sgt Pepper equation is quite simple: replace your two least favorite tracks (IMO Good Morning and Within Without) by Strawberry and Penny Lane and you get the greatest LP ever. I blame EMI.
Great list…can’t argue against any of your selections…some of my favourites are: Rush Moving Pictures The Clash. London Calling Bob Dylan. Highway 61 Revisited Dire Straits. Making Movies Marillion. Script for a Jesters Tear Grateful Dead. American Beauty Mike Oldfield. Five Miles Out Wings. Band on the Run Manic Street Preachers. Generation Terrorists, I know critics rank other Marillion and MSP albums higher but I picked those 2 because ultimately I listen to them the most.
Great choice with making movies. I've always thought if you combined the first sides of both communique and making movies it would be the perfect album.
Any of these albums could be top 3 so here's in no perticular order (I tried to put albums with no fillers; all good songs): Déjà Vu - CSNY ... Band of Gypsies - Jimmy Hendrix ... Exile on Main Street - Rolling Stones ... Astral Weeks - Van Morrison ... Band on the run - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band ... L'Heptade - Harmonium ... Animals - Pink Floyd ... American Beauty - Greatful Dead ... Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel ... L.A. Woman - The Doors ... (I left any Beatles album (or solo) out of here because they would have got the top 10 spaces and I couldn't choose) Honorable Mentions (a little more ecclectic): Joshua Tree - U2 ... OK Computer - Radiohead ... Ten - Pearl jam ... Cavalcade - The Flatliners ... Pinkerton - Weezer ... Trashed - Lagwagon ... and out come the wolves - Rancid ... Dancinf for Decadance - Saint Catherines ... Little Hell - City and Colours ... The Boy with the Arab Strap - Belle & Sebastian
1. Sgt. Pepper 2. Dark Side 3. OK Computer 4. Harvest 5. Selling England by The Pound 6. The Dreaming 7. Under The Pink 8. Who's Next 9. Peter Gabriel IV 10. Absolution
I'll give it a go.... 10 Oasis - Definitely Maybe 9 Phil Collins - Face Value 8 Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection 7 The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 6 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 5 The Who - Who's Next 4 David Bowie - The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust 3 Pink Floyd - Animals 2 The Beatles - Abbey Road 1 Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail....
Cool! Another great list....just for fun once more my version of your list as I watch....same artist and if need be preferred album....👍 10 Heroes Are Hard To Find Fleetwood Mac (their outstanding album for me which gets most plays...much overlooked....because of terrible album cover perhaps...Rumours would be 3rd or 4th choice...but can't deny it's massive popularity.Tango In the Night a close 2nd) 9 The Velvet Underground and Nico (snap! Love it. Superbly iconic.) 8 The Court of the Crimson King King Crimson (snap!) 7 Joni Mitchell (no opinion as don't know her work at all...I have come across that album before....on my to do list now though...) 6 The Kinks (no opinion as I only have the odd track on compilations.... another to do!) 5 Desire Bob Dylan (Blood 2nd....Blonde would be fair bit down my Dylan choices) 4 Aftermath Rolling Stones (not a band in my top choices but love their hits of course and really enjoy the one album of theirs I do have...) 3 White Album The Beatles (though totally agree on Peppers superior place in history and culture...) 2 Surf's Up The Beach Boys (though arguing against the impact of Pet Sounds I realise is folly I realise) 1 The Wall Pink Floyd (Dark Side and Wish You Were Here I have no doubt would come ahead of my choice.... even Animals for some...we can all agree that this bunch of albums belong to one of the greatest ever musical legacies....) Enjoyed. Great stuff sir.👋
Very interesting list. May I be permitted to give my thoughts and choices? These are not necessarily in order 1- volume 2-Led Zeppelin 2-Physical Graffiti-Led Zeppelin 3-Fire and Water-Free 4-Electric Ladyland-Jimi Hendrix 5-Made in Japan-Deep Purple 6-Band of Gypsies-Band of Gypsies 7-Kind of Blue-Miles Davis 8-Robin Trower live-Robin Trower 9-Free Live-Free 10-Exile on Main Street-The Stones. Couple of honourable mentions Queen and Boston debut albums Jethro Tull-Songs From the wood Genesis-Selling England by the pound. Yes-Relayer.
Let’s pick a top 10 not mentioned in the video (in no particular order) 1. Harvest - Neil Young 2. Wish you were here - Pink Floyd 3. Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan 4. The Queen is Dead - The Smiths 5. OK Computer - Radiohead 6. Automatic for the people - REM 7. Takk - Sigur Ros 8. Revolver - The Beatles 9. The Joshua Tree - U2 10. Pearl Jam - Vs Honourable Mentions Nevermind - Nirvana Songs for the Tempted - The 4 of Us Bon Iver - Bon Iver Paradise in the Picturehouse - The Stunning Loveless - MBV Demon Days - Gorillaz Screamadelica - Primal Scream
In no specific order and 1 per artist Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Radiohead - Ok Computer The Beatles - Abbey Road ( Could easily be Sgt Peppers or Revolver) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Prince - Sign O The Times (or Purple Rain) Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited ( Or Blonde on Blonde or Blood on the Tracks) Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run Led Zeppelin IV The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society The Clash - London Calling =============================================== Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures AC/DC - Back in Black Metallica - Metallica (Black Album) The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead The Artic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not The Who - Quadrophenia The Stones - Let It Bleed Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
I don't expect too many individuals to be in agreement but in my opinion these are the greatest albums of all time: 10. Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat 9. Horslips - Aliens 8. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 7. The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus 6. Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record 5. Rory Gallagher - Calling Card 4. Alice In Chains - Dirt 3. Jethro Tull - Stand Up 2. UFO - Lights Out 1. BLUE OYSTER CULT - SECRET TREATIES These 10 are also great: Supertramp - Crime Of The Century. Television - Marquee Moon. The National - High Violet. Nils Lofgren - Wonderland. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam. Bob Dylan - Desire. Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees. Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness And Charm. Wishbone Ash - There's The Rub. Scorpions - Lovedrive.
“Sticky Fingers” is my favorite. Following in no particular order, Neil Young’s “On the Beach,” 2. Nirvana’s “In Utero,” 3. Big Star’s “Third,” 4. The Beatles’ “White Album,” 5. David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs” 6. King Crimson’s “Red” 7. Joy Division’s “Closer” 8. Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” 9. Tom Waits’s “SwordfishTrombones” 10. “The Velvet Underground and Nico” I set out to compile the list without repeating bands. The Beatles and Stones would’ve each had at least another entry, otherwise. Thanks for the video! I’m always keen on your analysis. You’ve convinced me to give “Blue” another chance. The thing that I haven’t been able to get past is what I consider to be Joni’s over-singing. For me, such vocal gymnastics take the emotional resonance out of a song, although it’s no doubt impressive. Hmmm. Wonder if I’ll take any hits for THAT observation. 😜 P.S. “Visions of Johanna” is my absolute favorite Dylan song, which is saying a LOT.
@@vordman thanks for acknowledging that. Songs like “Scentless Apprentice, “Milk it” and “Very Ape” just shred anything on “Nevermind” for visceral intensity. Same with “School,” “Negative Creep” and “Paper Cuts” on Bleach. There will always be a special place in my heart for Nevermind. That album was a paradigm-shifter for me. But, as one reviewer once said, it’s like a jagged stone encased in Lucite. What I love most about Nirvana is its ragged beauty.
First class video! These lists are almost impossible to do. You're quite right to say that these albums are not always your favourites as cultural importance is key to this list. I would have chosen Revolver instead of Sgt. Pepper and Surfs Up instead of Pet Sounds but I can't argue with the rest.I think many people don't appreciate the impact In the court of the crimson king had when it first came out!
It's funny how people mention SURF'S UP before SUNFLOWER. I think the 1970 album has an incredible range of songs, and is one of the best engineered album of the decade. Other than "Tears in the Morning," I feel every song is brilliant, whereas SURF'S UP has a few "slighter" songs. Although I absolutely agree with PET SOUNDS being on this list, if it didn't have "Sloop John B" on it and the two instrumentals had been backing tracks for vocal songs, I think it would be #1 before everything else.
Nice List. Dark Side has to be the #1. Everybody has to have their own list so here is mine. At least this is how I feel today. 1 Dark Side - The Pink Floyd 2 Days Of Future Passed - The Moody Blues 3 Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys 4 Revolver - The Beatles 5 The Doors - ST 6 Crosby, Stills and Nash - ST 7 Sgt Peppers - The Beatles 8 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John 9 Bridge Of Sighs - Robin Trower 10 Animals - The Pink Floyd Honorable Mentions Scott - Scott Walker America - ST The Band - ST Sabotage - Black Sabbath Zozo - Led Zeppelin Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath Older - George Michael After Bathing At Baxters - Jefferson Airplane Crown Of Creation - Jefferson Airplane Tonight's The Night - Neil Young Tumbleweed Connection - Elton John If I Could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby Tales Of Mystery and Imagination - Alan Parsons Project Close The The Edge - Yes Electric Music For The Mind and Body - Country Joe and The Fish Deja Vu - CSNY Odyssey and Oracle - The Zombies Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - ST The Royal Scam - Steely Dan Aja - Steely Dan Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Inner Visions - Stevie Wonder
here is mine 10.John Lennon-Plastic Ono Band 9.Spirit-Dr, Sardonicus 8.Black Sabbath-Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 7.Rolling Stones-Goats Head Soup 6.Neil Young-Harvest 5.The Who-Quadrophenia 4.Led Zeppelin-11 3.Jethro Tull-Aqualung 2.Yes-CTTE 1.Uriah Heep-Look At Yourself
10. Rick Derringer - All American Boy 09. The Faces - A Nod is as Good as a Wink...to a Blind Horse 08. Yes - Close to the Edge 07. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies 06. Elton John - Goodbye a Brick Road 05. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon 04. Sweet - Desolation Boulevard 03. Queen - Queen II 02. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 01. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.
Selling England By The Pound, Foxtrot, Ian Hunter (Debut), CTTE, Aladdin Sane, My Aim Is True, Killer, Here Come The Warm Jets, Graceland, Everybody’s In Showbiz, Avalon, The Power & The Glory... Oh, what’s the use... Up for a a top 100, Barry? 🧐
There are simply to many great recordings from different genres all across the board to pick just 10. I can easily pick 20 from Jazz, Jazz fusion, Classic Rock, Rock, Country, R&B, Electronica folk and classical. But you do have some great selections here. Not one can be denied as being great.
