Frank being creative in his songs writing and guitar playing .

I wasn't aware the that a new album had been recorded before the last two surviving members passed away last year. Wow...the title track is explosive! The other tracks kick it also. The spirit of the MC5 lives on! Gonna have to dig out my copy of 'Back In The USA' tonight! Thanks, Iain!

Obscure. Hardly. Please remove yourself from YT.

Thank you for featuring Weather Report, Iain! I saw them live in 1974 and they were superb!

Great Video here are my top 10 Hawkwind live albums, I tended to go for more older albums. Check out some of my other Hawkwind album rankings and other bands. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4OQm5uji9prrac

John Lennon 🔛🔝!! I love him sm ❤

Nick is right about Halloween being Celtic in origins; see this article on Wikipedia, particularly the second paragraph : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween Also I have added a link in the description to the voting page for this week's Battle Royale Group C Plus, Lee Michaels 0/9 added to the laundry list

RUP Paul!!

"Remember the Future" is my favorite!

Good luck guys. Obviously I Want Mr Ant to win.

Fun fact : "Slut" means "End" in Swedish, I Believe Todd`s mother were swedish or half swedish. Nice to see Initiation so high up !! 1.Initiation 2.Todd 3. Hermit 4.A Wizard 5.Acapella (for today at least) Cheers Iain, now you MUST do Utopia !!!!

Great stream, sadly i missed it Live ;)

Rip brother

Very brave to bring up some of those memories as memories are very personal and can be embarrassing, I think you lived in a better era for music than what I did, I get the inkling that things where more plentiful and more affordable back then compared to the 90s growing up where vinyl was dead, cassettes where cheap but broke and CDs were bloody expensive, seemed like best solution just to recorded off the radio

Sadly missed the stream today as I was doings substitute teaching job…I found what may be the WORST weather song ever: Gary Numan- I Sing Rain 😵‍💫 Nice bubbly synths give way to Gary wailing away like he got his willy caught in a pencil sharpener! 😆

One of my favorite hard rock producers he both brought a strong heavy sound and a very melodic sound out of every band he produced a few of my favorite albums he produced thin Lizzy renegade, the tragically hip fully completely and many more

Hi Iain, Adam's backing band were not the original Ants for the Cartrouble single. Marco Pirroni played all the guitars and I believe Jon Moss (later of Culture Club) was on the drums. The original Ants played on the original Dirk Wears White Sox version.

yes yes yes !

1 until we sleep 2 let's get metaphysical 3 blue light 4 murder 5 near the end 6 all lovers are deranged 7 love in the air 8 you know I'm right 9 out of the blue 10 cruise

Excellent reviews, Iain! Thanks! Glad you liked 'Initiation' and great to see 'Something/Anything' on top - his best LP by far, IMO. My top 5 aren't all that much different from yours: 1) Something/Anything 2) Hermit of Mink Hollow 3) Initiation 4) Todd 5) A Wizard, a True Star

Missing him..

I read an interview with Annie. She said "Camera Camera and Time Line should have never been made. If I had the power back then as I do now , I would have refused to be a part of making them." She HATES those albums! I have all of their studio albums from their self-titled debut to Azure d'Or.

Maravilloso ❤❤

Rip Gary,you are not vorgotten warrior ❤

The Crossing,Steeltown and The Seer are 3 faultless albums..it was all downhill after these with a few good tracks on the Peace album,Buffalo is a good album but the rest are forgettable for me..they peaked live in 86 when i seen at the Royal Court Liverpool.

Great job on your Todd list, Iain

Huge job, Iain. Todd’s father was an engineer and made a family rule that no pop or rock records be played in the family house; only classical and Gilbert & Sullivan. Lots of G&S influences throughout Todd’s output. I would have placed Nearly Human & Second Wind closer to the front. But everything got fair consideration given Todd’s touchstones are very American and Philly sounding. I think the soul and r&b stuff will never suit you as much as me. I’m thrilled Faithful and Wizard made a good impression on you. Good job!

1. Amused to death(it's a great piece of work but needs to be a bit more musical) love it. 2. Is this the life I really want. This is a great album, including the title track. 3. Pros and cons is pretty good. 4. Dsotm redux, it's dry, but I don't hate it. 10. I've decided I hate radio kaos. Not my thing at all.

Se nos fue un grande del heavy 🤘😎

Sweet Forever

Good list! Not a typical ranking order, which is refreshing.

Imperial Wizard is class.

My first music memories.. Jefferson Airplane/Bless its pointed little head..I was 13 years old.. Albums that have special memories Jimi HendrixAre you Experienced Doors/Debut album Cream/Disraeli Gears Young Rascals /Time! Peace

Absolutely Free, We’re Only In it For the Money, Freak Out and Uncle Meat have been THE FOUR for 55 years. You can shuffle them around according to taste but don’t go eliminating one of those first four. Gott in Himmel !!

Music will never be the same

Kudos to you, Iain, for taking on Frank's immense catalogue! 'Freak Out' was one of the first albums I ever bought and it's still an absolute favorite! My top 4 are the same as yours but in a different order: 1) Freak Out 2) Over-Nite Sensation 3) Absolutely Free 4) One Size Fits All.

A true classic album although some of the songs have been way overplayed over the years. No bad songs on here and "The Chain" is probably my favorite on the abum. But Side 1 just keeps hitting you with one great song after another so Side 1 by a narrow margin for me. Thanks, Iain!

Night de mi primer vinilo es imbatibleeeeeeeeeee luego pandemónium y the death and ressureccioon album out side the gateang brighther..... In 5 position nighttime es imbatibleeeeeeeeeee para mi imbatibleeeeeeeeeee 💪😎💪😎💪😎

Excellent choice, sir. I have about a dozen Zappa albums. I'm with you on your top 2. I absolutely love We're Only In It For The Money for its utter weirdness and it makes me laugh during life's tough stretches. All the best - Kevin

Thank you for making the video and sharing your memories. The first album i remember hearing was either Peter Paul and mary puff the magic dragon or the beatles A hard days night. I definitely remember singing along to these albums around 1970. A more recent memory attached to an album happened last year I was listening to the new Yes album for the first time when I got the news a family member died. I really havent listened to the album since then and probably wont ever listen to it again.

Ich habe sie alle ! Und darüber freue ich mich seit Jahrzehnten!

Rumors was the first real rock album I ever bought. It is a great album. Its hard to pick a side on this one. Id have to say side 1. based on second hand news go your own way and songbird. THis album has no bad songs

Great album!!😁😁🇬🇧

rip m8

I bought this album soon after it was released, and I still listen to it today. One of my favourite albums and an absolute classic in my opinion.

RIP PAUL

Nah it’s gonna get better is such a great track tho!

MUDCRUTCH.....isn't that something you have to visit a certain clinic,to get some ointment for ???

My ranking from best to least best: Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985) If I Should Fall from Grace with God (1988) Red Roses for Me (1984) Hell's Ditch (1990) Peace and Love (1989) Waiting for Herb (1993) Pogue Mahone (1996)

Great thread topic, Iain! Hope you get a lot of responses. I enjoyed hearing about your memories associated with these albums. Had to give it some thought as to my first musical memories. Can't say for certain, but I think the first song I can recall hearing was Elvis's "Jailhouse Rock" in 1957. I would have been 4 years old. First full album I can recall hearing was The Beach Boys' 'Surfin' USA' in 1963. But an album that came out the next year would hold tremendous memories for me, and for a lot of people in the US - 'Meet The Beatles' !