10 Hard Rock Albums a Newbie Needs to Own!

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[@80sf1fan2]

You're a legend, I'm 20 and I love hard rock and metal, you helped me find amazing music that is no more passed on the radio, this music will be with me for all my life. Thank you for all this

[@Duality_of_Man]

Haha pretty similar here, nineteen almost 20 ane a lot of stuff has been an SOT recommendation

[@neonknight821]

I've been watching this channel for about 4 years now and I can't tell you how many bands and albums I've discovered thanks to Pete and this channel. My CD collection has grown significantly since I started watching SoT.

[@logancollins7097]

Hey fellow 20 year old! This channel has introduced me to so much great music! Love this community and channel all the damn time!

[@maximegervais2213]

I discover a lot of albums from listening your channel, thanks so much!

[@martinfranco3716]

Great to see you young cats on here and keeping the metal going with us older dudes and chicks.

[@purpletemple1]

For Hard Rock: Deep Purple-Burn Black Sabbath-s/t Queen-Sheer Heart Attack kiss-s/t Alice Cooper-Killer Heep-Demons and Wizards Van Halen-s/t Scorpions-Lovedrive AC/DC-Highway to Hell Thin Lizzy-Jailbreak I'd probably add Made in Japan, because this to me represents Hard rock at its peak. Cheers.

[@carlhohnholt3392]

Great list , growing up listing all those classic hard rock

[@PittsburghRocks]

UFO - Lights Out

[@saigawesnovember]

Yes! My favorite UFO album!

[@brucedickinson12]

Prefer phenomenon

[@ScottyKirk1]

​@@brucedickinson12They're both great! 😅

[@relativetimeworx8459]

UFO's a must, but for me, it's Force It on top.

[@reprintranch]

Strangers in the Night - live versions of many of the band’s best tunes. Michael Schenker knocks itnout of the park.

[@colinbowers69]

Another great show from Pete, I’m a 71 year old prog rocker from the UK who loves your shows, thank you.

[@bencurti7693]

That's a really good list, Pete! I'm 66 and the LP that truly blew me away personally was the Montrose debut one. 50+ years later.....still sounds fresh. Tomorrow, I'm gonna get on my "bad motor scooter...and ride."

[@JoeSmith-ok5qu]

You nailed it. Great album was blasting it one day at the house and someone called the police.

[@markoliver630]

We wore this out back in the day. Space Station #5 . R.I.P. Ronnie Montrose you are missed. Also try GAMMA very good !

[@bencurti7693]

@@markoliver630 Oh, I had all of the Gamma LP's! I've also really enjoyed his Open Fire solo LP as well!

[@davidperkins8846]

Glad you mentioned Glam at the end because Sweet's Desolation Boulevard was arguably a classic hard rock album too . . .

[@MrNeiltonoman]

UFO: Strangers In The Night basically a live best of. A great place for someone to get into UFO. I agree with Machine Head and Led Zeppelin IV ..great solid hard rock albums.

[@reprintranch]

Absolutely. Strangers in the Night was the first UFO album I got, and it remains my favorite from the band.

[@AaronC143]

My list: 1. Queen - A Night At The Opera 2. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell 3. The Who - Who's Next 4. The Cult - Sonic Temple 5. Foghat - Live 6. Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever 7. Boston - Self-Titled 8. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic 9. AC/DC - Back In Black 10. Michael Stanley Band - Heartland Honorable Mentions: 11. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet 12. Queen - Greatest Hits (either version will do) 13. Foreigner - Double Vision 14. Deep Purple - Machine Head I decided to go with Heartland because it seems to be the easiest to find out of all Michael Stanley CD's. If you can't find this one, then I'll recommend Street Survivors by Lynyrd Skynyrd as my alternative for #10.

[@andrewwells6844]

Go Steelers!

[@paulwood5803]

The Cult? Never Hard Rock in a month of Sundays. Also... no Rainbow? A much superior Blackmore project to Deep Purple.

[@lacyleech7798]

My first album was Cheap Trick - Same, still one of my favourites!

[@vintagevinylvets1187]

Pete, you are such a credit to our community. As long as we e been a subscriber, we can’t ever recall a bad video. Great guests and segments chopped full of information. We especially enjoy your work with Martin Popoff! Keep up the great work!🎧🙏🏻🎸🥁

[@martinfranco3716]

Couldn't have said it any better.

[@donnybrookdetritus]

1. Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Experience 2. The Doors - The Doors 3. Led Zepp II - Zeppelin 4. Machine Head - Deep Purple 5. Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith 6. Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy 7. Van Halen - Van Halen 8. Back in Black - AC/DC 9. Appetite for Destruction - GnR 10. Nevermind - Nirvana

[@briancox8518]

Doors are not hard rock

[@that1dude2877]

The Doors & Nirvana are not hard rock my friend,but to each their own

[@michaelbirke6050]

It was going good till you got to Nirvana.

[@ronthuomas7428]

Dive Breed School That's hard rock to the core

[@sarahwelty9223]

@ronthuomas7428 Scentless Apprentice and Radio Friendly Unit Shifter are pretty heavy too

[@milesdorst7120]

3:17 Pete's list SPOILER ALERT 1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? 2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV 3. Deep Purple - Machine Head 4. Montrose - Montrose 5. KISS - KISS 6. Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent 7. Aerosmith - Rocks 8. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak 9. Van Halen - Van Halen 10. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (11. Def Leppard - High 'n' Dry)

[@independenceltd.]

I could think of a dozen bands to give an HM to before DL....but that's just me....

[@Duality_of_Man]

Man how about you just let people watch the video, why you gotta write it all in a comment and cut watch-time

[@milesdorst7120]

@@Duality_of_Man Imagine thinking that posting a timestamp in a comment forces people to click it 😂

[@villain68]

2112. How could you forget that?

[@villain68]

Idk how GnR got on this list. They are Heavy Metal. They came out in late Eighties which was the end of Heavy Metal. You missed 2112. But I know you'll put them in Prog Hard Rock. They need to be in both.

[@pjw5328]

I really got properly introduced to hard rock in the late 80s when I was like 10/11. That was when my brother came home from college with all of his hair metal CDs, and it was listening to those and other bands he was into like AC/DC and Zeppelin and Van Halen that really propelled me into hard rock and metal. Some of the first albums that I ever bought with my own money in 89/90 included Zeppelin IV, Appetite, the first two Boston albums, Van Halen I, and BOC’s Agents of Fortune, all hard rock classics. And then albums I didn’t buy until years later because I was always borrowing them from my brother instead: High & Dry and Pyromania, Pat Benatar’s Crimes of Passion, Zeppelin II, Moving Pictures, and Who’s Next. Some of his CDs I listened to more than he did!

[@Vaggelis68]

I don't want to upset Pete and I don't necessarily disagree with his choices... for this reason i wrote ten albums i started to love hard rock when i was about 10 years old! These are purely my personal choices and suggestions for newbies... 1.Scorpions - "In Trance", 2.Deep Purple - "Machine Head", 3.Led Zeppelin - "IV" or "II" (doesn't matter), 4.Thin Lizzy - "Johnny the Fox", 5.Uriah Heep - "Look at Yourself", 6.Whitesnake - "Ready an' Willing", 7.Rainbow - "Long Live Rock 'n Roll", 8.Bad Company - "Selftitled", 9.UFO - "Lights Out", 10. AC/DC - "Highway to Hell" or "Let There Be Rock" (doesn't matter).

[@raquelyoung5580]

Nice on Bad Co🤟🏼

[@TheMichaelseymour]

no yank acts !!!

[@32a34a]

Uriah Heep criminally under rated.

[@SJKWHU]

​@@TheMichaelseymournot at the level

[@TheMichaelseymour]

status quo beats anything on that bunch @@SJKWHU

[@markandmandyd7445]

Great choices Pete.. Agree with all.. Hope all is well and have a wonderful night.. Rock On..

[@jlcougilljr]

AWESOME PETE!! i agree with these classic & iconic picks, certainly must have for all newbies! shit,there's 50 more that could be picked along with these-lolol. i agree and am glad you touched on it and find it funny how over time how some albums/bands have somewhat changed from what we thought or knew them to be back in the day to what some have come to be to us as we've aged ,but, also the fact that music has changed as well since those days of our youth, a lot of these were certainly considered heavy metal in every way when we were young, but as music has progressed ,or however one looks at it, over the years with the birth of all the much harder & heavier death, doom, thrash metal etc. some have seemed to have matured or aged more into the hard rock than metal. when i was younger back then, ac/dc was totally heavy, heavy metal and now at my age at 56yo i consider them hard rock, it's all great! and i get it, and to each his own and like you say, there's now right or wrong brother. it's always great to hear your opinions on it Pete and i value them so much my friend as we come from the same era. i just don't dig the music snobs that think there way is the only way and set in stone, i know you get a lot of that. but we get it brother, we dig it! great show Pete!! SOT ROCKS!!! \m/ \m/

[@dexterriley]

I discovered this channel during the lockdown, and in addition to learning about bands that weren't on my radar back in the day like budgie or gentle giant and deep diving into well known bands like Journey say. But what i really love is Petes passion + normal guy delivery. Not condescending not pretentious, just a guy shooting the shit over all kinds of music. An episode like this re-affirms.

[@gilesglossop5071]

Hats off to Pete for including G n' R even though he's not a fan, it was big of him. He was absolutely right to, but he doesn't have to like them, even if I bloody love them. To those of you who are new to him, he's a man of great taste who's got me into a good few bands, such as Atomic Rooster, Gentle Giant and Manfred Mann's Earthband among others. Superb.

[@CrazyCooter-ld6sz]

Awesome. I love Mr. Pardo and his insight and passion. Pete and his SOT channel has turned me on to so much great music and artists. I am so glad Pete included the Motor City Madman. Listen to Double Live Gonzo at the campfire/beach party/deer camp/ Wango Tango Barbeque with a cold beverage. Rock on

[@glenfinston704]

Great picks Pete. The Ted Templeman VH 1 and Montrose - Montrose, both on my list as well as is Led Zeppelin 4 and the Jimi Hendrix Experience of course too! These are some of the best records ever made to my mind!

[@JC-gv6pu]

Great show, man...here is where i am heading this second 1. Alice Cooper-School's Out 2. Zeppelin 4 3.AC/DC-Back in Black 4. Jimi Hendrix-Are you experienced? 5. Van Halen 1 6. Van Halen 2 7. Guns Appetite for Dest. 8. Zeppelin 2 9. Pink Floyd-The Wall 10. Pear Jam-10 Keep up the good work, man! Rock on

[@amysson5151]

Great list, Pete. I would add… 1. ‘Snakes In The Playground’ by Bride, 2. ‘Battle Cries’ by The Brave, and 3. ‘In Your Face’ by Ken Tamplin (Sammy Hagar’s cousin). God bless and Rock on!

[@darcyska]

Great list and series! As you said, there's a lot of fine lines and crossovers between heavy metal and hard rock, but all essential.

[@damon7956]

For hard rock I'll go with: AC/DC - Back in Black Aerosmith - Rocks Van Halen - Debut Boston - Debut Deep Purple - Machine Head Led Zeppelin - IV Kiss - Destroyer UFO - Obsession BOC - FIre of Unknown Origin Bad Co. - Debut

[@matthewmagda4971]

Boston is pop rock.

[@matthewmagda4971]

Boston is pop rock.

[@painless465]

Live at Leeds-The Who Climbing-Mountain Rides Again-James Gang Love it to Death-Alice Cooper Fun House-The Stooges Brain Capers-Mott the Hoople E Pluribus Unum-Grand Funk Railroad Lights Out-UFO Smokin-Humble Pie Boston -debut

[@LeatherRebel75]

That's a great list, and I'm really glad you chose Appetite for Destruction, as that is a huge example of essential 80's hard rock. As far as Def Leppard goes, I would send newbies to Pyromania before High and Dry, for the same reason you chose Machine Head over In Rock for this list. Pyromania is still pretty hard rocking, but it's got more of their iconic songs. I do agree with Pete's choice for Kiss album, but a good follow up recommendation would definitely be Destroyer. Same thing with Led Zeppelin, with Led Zep II being the logical follow up. There are other great hard rock albums I could mention, but I got a feeling that Pete might include them in some of his other lists.

[@Bottump]

My 10: Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced Black Sabbath - Paranoid Led Zeppelin - IV The Who - Who's Next Deep Purple - Machine Head Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Bad Company - Bad Company Status Quo - Quo Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

[@AudiophileTubes]

R.I.P. Eric Carmen of The Raspberries. What a LEGEND!

[@LanceRED58]

Hey Pete really enjoyed this episode !

[@johnmurphy8189]

You nailed it Pete. All are must have albums and I own all of them and bought them all when released.

[@seekah1]

Before i heard your list I had these down as well: Deep Purple - Machine Head Led Zeppelin - 4 Kiss - Kiss Van Halen - Van Halen Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak GnR - Appetite for Destruction I would replace the other albums with these: Queen - A Night at the Opera BOC - Fire of Unknown Origin The Who - Quadrophenia Cream - Disraeli Gears Once again same with AC/DC at the time High 'n' Dry was technically considered metal (NWOBHM) so on that basis it made my metal list. Peace out.

[@kevinmiller8985]

Stumbled on to your channel and I totally agree with your picks. Amazing and iconic albums.

[@markandmandyd7445]

1. Aerosmith "Toys In The Attic" 2. Kiss "Kiss" 3. Deep Purple "MachineHead" 4. Uriah Heep "Demons and Wizards" 5. Europe "Wings Of Tomorrow" 6. Van Halen "2" 7. UFO "Lights Out" 8. Queen "News Of The World" 9. Montrose "Montrose" 10. Guns and Roses "Appetite For Destruction" also need to mention BOSTON "BOSTON" Sorry put this together in 5 minutes. Didn't know about til it was almost over..

[@ziggyzagzi8017]

UFO too

[@markandmandyd7445]

@@ziggyzagzi8017 Hi Ziggy.. UFO has always been a favorite.. Hope all is well and have a good night..

[@ziggyzagzi8017]

@@markandmandyd7445 have u heard Treacle People?

[@markandmandyd7445]

@@ziggyzagzi8017 Yes on the great debut album.. Got it..

[@ziggyzagzi8017]

@@markandmandyd7445 Sweeeeeet

[@ivandavidfloresherrera5348]

I recently subscribed to your channel. I saw your video on the 20 albums that changed your life and it got myself thinking about what I would answer. I really enjoy the way you talk about music and all of your anecdotes. Looking forward to more great content :)! My choices for this topic would be: Kiss - Destroyer Black Sabbath - Paranoid Deep Purple - In Rock BOC - Self Titled Guns n' Roses - Appetite for destruction Rainbow - Rising UFO - Flying Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden Ozzy - Blizzard of Ozz Ghost - Impera (I know this isn't even considered hard rock nor it's from the same time but in my opinon it reflects so much about the music of that era, I find it to be some kind of tribute)

[@independenceltd.]

nice deep cut with "Flying"

[@Ripprock1]

Grand Funk

[@RipCityJB]

Impera isn't hard rock? Melodic hard rock to me for sure, and absolutely awesome.

[@nicoladolby2154]

Really enjoyed this. My ten for newbies to rock would be: Black Sabbath - Paranoid Deep Purple -Machine Head Status Quo - Hello AC/DC - Back In Black Rainbow - Rising Judas Priest - British Steel Iron Maiden - Killers Big Country - The Buffalo Skinners Rose Tattoo - Assault And Battery Gillan - Glory Road Sorry there's no U.S. bands, just think these ten are rock music at it's best.

[@tommyaddison6539]

Cool new series Pete! Look forward to the prog one, since I just started getting into that

[@Fritha71]

Ooh, you are in for a great musical adventure with progressive rock! 👍

[@laudanum669]

My Top 10 (In no particular order) 1. AC/DC - Highway to Hell 2. BOC - Fire of Unknown Origin 3. Riot - Fire Down Under 4. Aerosmith - Rocks 5. Thin Lizzy - Thunder and Lightning 6. Van Halen - Van Halen 7. UFO - Lights Out 8. Scorpions - Lovedrive 9. Sweet - Desolation Boulevard 10. Boston - Boston

[@ziggyzagzi8017]

Sweeeet!

[@chaddubois8164]

Tell me everything you know about Thin Lizzy - Thunder and Lightning!!! I recently went back to check out more Thin Lizzy because I only knew the radio hits and this album blew me away! It was their last album unfortunately and the reviews seemed mixed? but I love it! I think it's underrated and it would of been interesting to see what would of happened with Thin Lizzy if Phil hadn't died. Would they have kept going in the almost Thrash Metal style of Thunder and Lightning? would they have kept getting heavier? I think Thin Lizzy could of gone in so many directions. Definitely one of the bands that I thought was way underrated/forgotten as I've gone back to listen to their back catalogue that I didn't grow up with.

[@seekah1]

I really dislike T&L, disappointing album but I LOVE The Holy War at least. Overall though the band is so underrated and worthy of chasing up their history.

[@SuperDenonciateur]

Riot is a metal band, not hard rock

[@laudanum669]

@@SuperDenonciateur I don't disagree that their a Metal band. However younger listeners might not think that they are compared to how heavy music is today. Heavy Metal or Hard Rock the band deserves to be recommended to anyone not familiar with their music and that's what I was going for.

[@jonfargo7321]

Great show. Very enjoyable. Can’t argue those selections.

[@RustyfaetheShire]

This series is great fun, Pete, lots of brilliant memories among your picks!

[@paulkazakoff9231]

Some I would put in a list are; Back in black - AC/DC Razamanaz - Nazareth Force it - UFO Tyranny and mutation - Blue Oyster Cult Not Fragile - Bachman Turner overdrive.

[@AlexanderYGuk]

Hey from Vladivostok! Thanks for your true-hearted love to music! Mine was “I Hope You Like It”, Geordie. I was around 7 yrs old)

[@rumblehat4357]

Ah, Geordie. Back when Brian used to actually sing.

[@neugey]

I know it's a little outside of the usual SoT strike zone, but a Blues Albums for a newbie would also make for a fantastic episode.

[@independenceltd.]

now you've given him an excuse to do a jazz fusion list too 🙄

[@aLadNamedNathan]

Absolutely. Hard rock and heavy metal are based on the blues.

[@markrothkopf5598]

“Who’s Next ” belongs here. However you classify it… one of the greatest!! Period! from first note to last!

[@kroft6799]

I think Who's Next is the greatest rock album of all time. But even though they rock hard, I'm not sure I would call it hard rock.

[@rumblehat4357]

Who’s Next and Led Zeppelin IV are the two greatest things ever made.

[@TeijoKhanfan]

My favorite album of all time! Not a single even mediocre song. It was definitely hard rock for the time in 1971. Hard to believe it's 53 years young.

[@jamesswiderski890]

Like them all..growing up..would go with..Triumph Never Surender..

[@scottutz1245]

Absolutely great list Pete! There can be all kinds of arguments for plenty of other albums, and rightfully so, but I think your list is stellar!!

[@richardbooth6063]

Cool series Pete !! As a hard rock lover I would recommend 1 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? 2 Steppenwolf - Debut album 3 Jeff Beck Group - Truth 4 Led Zeppelin l 5 & 6 Grand Funk Railroad - On Time / Red Album both 1969 7 The Who - Live at Leeds (original 6 tunes) 8 Deep Purple - Machine Head 9 Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny & Mutation 10 Van Halen - Debut album

[@LowNoiseJasonSkilz]

Happy to see Thin Lizzy, Kiss, Montrose, Van Halen, Def Leppard. So many classic rock albums! All essential to any collection

[@aydendonley9660]

So fun to watch this as for many other genres/subgenres you were my direct source to finding so much of it. Super fun series. And great picks as always

[@oliverl.5834]

I'm not new and I enjoy these shows. Keep 'em coming.

[@JohnMacRae23]

Good list Pete, I would have had a few different... in no order... The Who - Who's Next AC/DC - Back in Black Van Halen - s/t Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory Led Zeppelin - IV Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic Pearl Jam - Ten Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak Deep Purple - Machine Head Boston - s/t

[@tussk.]

1) Hanoi Rocks - Two Steps From The Move 2) Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic 3) Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Stories 4) Led Zeppelin - 4 5) Black Sabbath - Master of Reality 6) AC/DC - Back in Black 7) ZZ Top - Tres Hombres 8] Neil Young - Live Rust 9) Jimi Hendrix - Electric Landlady 10) Pink Floyd - The Wall

[@reprintranch]

Hanoi Rocks had so much promise to break big in the U.S. Two Steps from the Move is a killer album. Rest in Peace, Razzle.

[@andriadipura6393]

My list: Deep Purple - Machine Head Led Zeppelin - IV Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny Scorpions - Love at First Sting Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Van Halen - 1984 Def Leppard - Pyromania

[@Duality_of_Man]

Personally I'm going with the albums that got ME into hard rock and truly helped to create that love for me: Boston - Boston Van Halen I - Van Halen Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith Highway To Hell - AC/DC Destroyer - Kiss (Alive! if allowed) Appetite For Destruction - Guns 'N Roses Pronounced' Leh 'Nerd 'Skin 'Nerd - Lynyrd Skynyrd Willie And The Poor Boys - Creedence Clearwater Revival Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin The Ultimate Sin - Ozzy Osbourne Honorable Mentions: Sammy Hagar or Street Machine - Sammy Hagar Night Moves - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan

[@cazgerald9471]

Skynyrd, yeah!

[@gentlegerry7787]

Surprised not to see Boston !! More than a feeling still playing regurlarly on the radio.

[@danielthomas7698]

Great pics got them all

[@user-wh9wo5tz3l]

Great list. Yeah, Ted Nugent was the definition of hard rock guitar. Way under appreciated. In the '70s, hard to find someone who could match him in bluesy shredding. He was shredding even before there was shredding. My list: Aerosmith - Rocks UFO - Lights out Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak The Babys - Head first ZZ Top - Tres Hombres Alice Cooper - Billion dollar babies Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of fortune KIss - (The first one) Molly Hatchet - Flirtin with disaster

[@resistor27]

The thing is, on the write up on his self titled debut, they call him a metal guitarist!

[@user-wh9wo5tz3l]

​@@resistor27 I was 14 in 1977. That's when Cat Scratch Fever came out. They didnt have that term "Heavy Metal" back then when describing bands. Only Rock and Hard Rock, really. The heaviest stuff was called hard rock. Judas Priest Hellbent for leather was probably the first legit heavy metal album. I know some will say early black sabbath. But I don recall anyone calling them heavy metal. The only reference to heavy metal was in born to be wild. But they werent talking about the music. They were referring to the engine of the motorcycle.

[@resistor27]

It was right on the back of the album.

[@resistor27]

I was 15 in ‘77.

[@user-wh9wo5tz3l]

@@resistor27 Which album?

[@Drinckx2]

Great list, but I’d have to include something by UFO - probably Strangers in the Night - because it has so many of their great songs and the best versions. Very much a straight down the line heavy rock band.

[@jeffholt9437]

That's cheating - like picking a greatest hits album!!! 😊 TBH, those double live albums of the seventies - Strangers, Alive 1 and 2, Double Live Gonzo etc. are my favourite albums of all time - back when live albums weren't fillers to the fans and you could live the excitement. Waiting for his video on these....

[@vinnymchale3914]

Love these top tens. What a great intro to albums for newbies.

[@michaelsorensen7458]

That's a great list! Reminded me of the music I enjoyed during my formative years in the 70s (born in 1960). You've inspired me to go back and rediscover some of these bands.

[@HeavyMetalNerd]

My top 5 would be: AC/DC-Back In Black Gary Moore-Run For Cover Thin Lizzy-Live & Dangerous Whitesnake-Lovehunter Scorpions-Love At First Sting

[@mori1bund]

Thumbs up for someone finally mentioning Gary Moore! 👍😃 I guess you're from Europe since Gary Moore is unfortunately pretty unknown in the US while he was a big deal on the other side of the pond.

[@gregfalc]

Cool list Pete!

[@patricksykerastkelly9571]

Enjoyed your list. First time seeing your channel and I'm subbing you up! Thanks for sharing.

[@independenceltd.]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced Montrose (1973) Kiss (1974) Bad Company (1974) Nazareth - Hair of the Dog Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin Scorpions - Blackout Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction

[@damon7956]

Nice pick with BOC - Fire of Unknown Origin

[@independenceltd.]

@@damon7956 TY

[@ziggyzagzi8017]

Hair of da Dawg!!

[@independenceltd.]

@@ziggyzagzi8017 now you're messin' with a... sonofabitch!!

[@markandmandyd7445]

Hi Independence FANTASTIC list.. Not a bad one all are great choices.. Nazereth is the best one that i forgot and also BOC.. Goodnight..

[@wildthing6668813]

I'm 60 and have been a hard rock and metal fan for nearly 50 years, my first metal album was Paranoid by Black sabbath. Now I will listen to all the rock genres

[@ilj1259]

Hey Pete looking forward to your list for punk rock and grunge😅😅😅

[@type4647]

Wow---what a friggin great list. Of all the "lists' out there, this earn very high marks (even the honorable mentions). All of these albums are uniquely off the chain. I had to pause Pete's video to go into a separate computer window, bring up the albums as mentioned, and pretend I heard them for the first time. Something from UFO and AC/DC did belong in the honorable mentions.

[@b2tall239]

I was 70% in agreement with Pete on his heavy metal newbie list (I was one of those people bitching about including Rainbow as a metal band). I'm 100% in agreement here. I couldn't come up with a real argument against any of these albums for this list. Thanks, Pete.

[@Nick-qf7vt]

One of my top 2 favourite genres. My picks for a newbie - Riot: Narita (most underrated band of all time) - Led Zeppelin: IV - AC/DC: Powerage - Aerosmith: Rocks - Montrose: Montrose - Van Halen: Van Halen - Thin Lizzy: Jailbreak - UFO: Lights Out - Deep Purple: Machine Head - Motörhead: Ace of Spades

[@webbvandiver9139]

Chronologically… Zeppelin 2 James Gang Rides Again Who’s Next Machine Head We’re An American Band KISS Ted Nugent Jailbreak Boston Van Halen Honorable Mentions - Toys in the Attic Montrose Are You Experienced Killers - Alice Cooper Master of Reality

[@chaddunn9621]

I am 48 years old. And all the stuff that Pete has shown in this video is the ones that I got when I first started collecting when I was younger. I like shows like these because I am always discovering bands and artists that I haven't try before. So a lot of these videos helps someone discover great music.

[@JimmyRJump]

My personal recommendation: 01) Deep Purple In Rock (Deep Purple, 1970) 02) Lights Out (UFO, 1977) 03) Rainbow Rising (Rainbow, 1976) 04) Virgin Killer (Scorpions, 1976) 05) Look At Yourself (Uriah Heep, 1971) 06) In For The Kill (Budgie, 1974) 07) Killer (Alice Cooper, 1971) 08) Pieces Of Eight (Styx, 1978) 09) Sabotage (Black Sabbath, 1976) 10) Loud 'n' Proud (Nazareth, 1974) 10-bis) Stained Class (Judas Priest, 1978)

[@glennlittle124]

Love this series! Can't wait to get into the genres that I don't have experience in! Also, surprised at how few people caught the Hall and Oates refence in there! I laughed so hard!! Loved it!! Keep up the great work!

[@user-dc5kt7hx2o]

AWESOME PICKS PERFECTLY SELECTED!!!

[@burnett179]

Fair play picking appetite for destruction Pete.I’m no newbie but am enjoying your picks so far and looking forward to your future picks.

[@srgrounds]

Toys in the Attic was the one that did it for me.

[@rememberbeginning]

1- Grand Funk - red album 2- Black Sabbath - paranoid 3- Uriah heep - demons and wizards 4- Deep purple- machine head 5- Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak 6- Rainbow - rising 7- Cinderella- long cold winter 8- Van Halen- women and children first 9- scorpions- lovedrive 10- AC/DC - fly on the wall I could add Kiss, UFO, Budgie and just so many more but for a newbie 🤔 they'll find their way....

[@RealJSchmo]

My intro to hard rock was Foreigner’s debut in 1977. From Feels Like the First Time to Headknocker, Girl on the Moon, Cold as Ice. What an album.

[@saigawesnovember]

I agree with your picks. Def Leppard High and Dry is a great one. Also Cheap Trick in Color.

[@santinogbarbas]

My list would be something like this: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV Alice Cooper - Love it to Death Deep Purple - Machine Head Kiss- Destroyer Aerosmith - Rocks Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak AC/DC - Back in Black Van Halen - 1984 Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction Skid Row - Skid Row

[@artg2767]

Great list Pete. For me, Zeppelin 2 was my intro to hard rock, so I'd go with that one. My intro to Kiss was Alive.

[@TheLongPush]

Great list. As a Brit I may have included some more British albums, but your choices were all justified. Always amazes me how early that Montrose album was.

[@garym6688]

Great list - hard to argue with any of those amazing choices! (Although I'd have to say that I'd put Kiss Alive! on there over the debut strictly for the improved production/sound).

[@jeffreyrobinson9120]

Led Zeppelin - IV Alice Cooper - Killer Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic AC/DC - Let There Be Rock Van Halen - Van Halen Boston - Boston David Bowie - The rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust MC5 - Kick Out The Jams Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs

[@ziggyzagzi8017]

Al, BOC, Zig

[@jeffreyrobinson9120]

@@ziggyzagzi8017 Gotta have em`

[@davidmadden8083]

A good list. My introduction to hard rock was Deep Purple in Rock.

[@blayne2070]

Hope to see a Southern Rock primer.

[@ScottyKirk1]

Ohhhh yeah. Delve into some of the lesser known bands like Black Oak, Molly, DB Truckers and all those 91 Skynyrd offshoots that are fun to track down! 😅

[@reprintranch]

Blackfoot _Strikes_

[@shadowcrimsonflare]

Wow! You nailed it!

[@michaelweber9108]

Great list ! 👍I really want to throw ZZ Top - Eliminator and the debut album of 'Rose Tattoo' into the room.😊

[@independenceltd.]

Rose Tattoo rules.

[@LyricSlinger-songwolfe]

Nice episode. Great to hear Jimi, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, and Guns N'Roses get mentioned. Here are a few I would have included: Lynyrd Skynyrd's debut album - Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd. Got to have it for Free Bird alone! Get the bonus edition that has the wonderful Mr. Banker and Down South Jukin' Alice Cooper - Killer AC/DC - Highway to Hell or Back in Black. (Can see an argument for putting them in heavy metal but think they're more hard rock) Cinderella - Long Cold Winter. For a less A-list band I'd go for the awesome bluesy rock that Tom Keifer and band created Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet. Think Bon Jovi were the entry drug for my generation who were just too young to have been around for the 70s golden era. And for Def Leppard, I'd definitely suggest Pyromania rather than High n Dry. Feel Def Leppard were like Aerosmith in that they really hit their stride with their 3rd and 4th albums

[@Rocker1983]

Great list Pete! For my list I would only swap out 2 albums. I'd put High n Dry in for Kiss and I'd put Tesla Mechanical Resonance in for Thin Lizzy.

[@jimmiller3139]

Solid list, I have most of those albums on vinyl, need to track down a copy of Montrose. A couple of suggestions with newbies in mind Led Zeppelin II. Definitely. I have every Led Zep studio album and I can't pick a single favorite. If I could only keep one, it would be The Song Remains The Same, but If I had to pick one for someone not already a fan, it would be Led Zeppelin II If I wanted to introduce someone to Aerosmith, it would have to be Toys in the Attic. Rocks would be a great follow up album but I think Toys has had more longevity. I was a huge Kiss fan in my early teens, I still every album up to Creatures Of the Night including the solos, but the only Kiss album anyone really needs is Alive. A few albums not on your list that any newbie would be happy to acquire: Boston - Boston The Sweet - Desolation Boulevard Bad Company - Bad Company Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath or Paranoid Nazareth - Razamanaz or Hair Of The Dog Triumph - Thunder Seven The Cult - Sonic Temple or Love Def Leppard - Pyromania AC/DC - Highway to Hell Scorpions - Blackout The Tragically Hip - Up to Here

[@stevemcnary7963]

I'm picking 1. Are You Experienced-The Jimi Hendrix Experience. 2. Montrose-Montrose. 3. Made In Japan-Deep Purple. 4. Secret Treaties-Blue Oyster Cult. 5. Bridge Of Sighs-Robin Trower. 6. Physical Graffiti-Led Zeppelin. 7. Double Live Gonzo-Ted Nugent. 8. Strangers In The Night-UFO. 9. Van Halen-Van Halen. 10. Highway To Hell-AC/DC. 11. Rocks-Aerosmith.

[@carlosdanger6129]

FOGHAT - FOOL FOR THE CITY 🤘

[@jchapters]

Enjoying this series

[@Thefilou2112]

Grand Funk Railroad : "On Time" and "Grand Funk"

[@daanthing6002]

Wow. A Cracked Machine t-shirt. Good list. Was hoping for Lizzy 👌

[@miguelbarahona6636]

1) Deep Purple - Deepest Purple 2) Bad Company - Bad Company 3) UFO - Phenomenom 4) Uriah Heep - Live 1973 5) UFO - Strangers in the Night 6) UFO - Lights Out 7) Kansas - Two for the Show 8) Rainbow - On Stage 9) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gold & Platinum 10) Kiss - Double Platinum

[@jeffholt9437]

Do you have UFO as a quick key?!😊😊😊

[@miguelbarahona6636]

@@jeffholt9437 Why not?

[@jeffholt9437]

@@miguelbarahona6636 lol, why not indeed!

[@mikkoturunen1893]

Riot-Fire Down Under, Rose Tattoo-s/t, ACDC-Powerage, Blackfoot-Strikes, Triumph-Allied Forces, Def Leppard-Pyromania, Slade-Slayed?, Uriah Heep-Demons and Wizards, Cactus-One Way Or Another, Y&T-Earthshaker.

[@captainkirk70]

1. Kiss-Alive 2 (I put Alive on Metal) 2. Aerosmith-Rocks 3. Led Zep-4 4.QOTSA- Songs For The Deaf 5. GnR- AFD 6. Monster Magnet- Powertrip 7. Def Leppard- Pyromania. (Had High and Dry but it's a little too close to AC/DC and it's more of a pop-hard rock for newbies.) 8. AC/DC - Highway to Hell 9. Van Halen- Women and Childen First 10. Motley Crue- Too Fast For Love. I feel like I got a decent combo of old and newer and a bit of variation in styles of "Hard Rock" that could lead a new listener to what they would like about hard rock and pursue further for future recommendations.

[@davidholmes6119]

I enjoy playing along with these. My list, based on the prompt, before watching Pete's choices: Are You Experienced by the Jimi Hendrix Experience Back for the Attack by Dokken Burn by Deep Purple Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy Kiss by Kiss Nevermind by Nirvana Slide It In by Whitesnake Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age Who's Next by the Who

[@joet6434]

I envy the people you are introducing to rock through these records. It's going to be eye-opening for them, oh to be new to this music & discover it's brilliance is such an exciting time.

[@billyward9519]

Totally agree with Petes list. My honorable mentions would be UFO- Lights Out and Riot- Fire Down Under