Ten Albums That Are Not As Bad As Everyone Thinks

[@ChasingTone666]

Love the ever changing Van Morrison picture. He is the dark overlord.

[@coolguitarchannel]

Your Black Sabbath air drumming trance moment had me laughing out loud. Just too relatable

[@John-k6f9k]

I'm pretty sure Andy is drunk in this video.

[@wallac11]

Junior’s Eyes is an absolutely incredible song

[@neil993]

I came here just to say that.

[@thomasturner8064]

So glad you mentioned Geezer rhyming masses with masses during War Pigs. That has bugged me for years, I'm glad someone else noticed lol

[@Darrylizer1]

I see Van's baleful visage hanging in the background, gazing on at the proceedings in bemused disapproval.

[@richardmccarthy4055]

Thank you for recognizing Come Taste The Band as a great lp.

[@avpet]

It sounds a bit weird for different reasons, but definitely not bad, the songs are pretty good, especially compared to what the modern Deep Purple has been creating.

[@eximusic]

Who thought Presence was bad? One of my favorite Zep albums. And Page discovers the whammy bar. What could be better?

[@visualanimal5634]

Great, surprising choices as always! Presence is soooo undervalued.

[@sinenkaari5477]

People are always complaining about The Soft Parade couse "they have changed their sound" couse it has strings. I have always loved it

[@jordaneffinger2104]

Most of The Soft Parade I enjoy. Sure it has strings and is "so different" from The Doors - Waiting for the Sun, but it's not at all a case where they mashed strings and a rock band together. It was intentionally arranged, and I liked it. Although I do struggle not to skip "Tell All the People" truthfully.

[@sinenkaari5477]

@@jordaneffinger2104 Yep. I love Tell All The People. Check out the 69 TV live version where Ray plays it on Vox Continental you might like that one

[@sinenkaari5477]

@jamesrowden303 Maybe that's true.There are those nutcases that prevent the band from even properly starting and the those like Morrison who drive it forward through chaos. I happen to like some of the jams on those trio albums like Ship's and Sails, Eye Of The Sun and few others but yeah they made them too quickly after Jim was gone i think and sound like a mourning country band when it comes to singing.

[@seancassidy674]

@@sinenkaari5477 three things here post LA Woman - having to write songs to accommodate two weak singing voices; lyrics - despite Jimbo's pretensions, there was certainly a style there - Krieger's lyrics even when Jim was alive were always a bit pedestrian; also, it is unclear how much impact Morrison had on the music itself even though he didn't really play an instrument - songs sometimes written around vocal phrasings for example.

[@sinenkaari5477]

@jamesrowden303 Pink Floyd?

[@fredrikekelund5341]

Good to see some love for Never Say Die❤️Shock Wave is a favorite song of mine. Really creative stuff!

[@johndrx165]

Agree with Never Say Die. Some very cool tracks.

[@BarbarraBay]

yep "some" 😒

[@prestigepea1235]

​@BarbarraBay which songs aren't great on Never Say Die? Technical Ecstasy has the pub Rocky Rock n Roll Doctor, but that's about the only weak Ozzy Sabbath track I can think of. Not bad over 8 albums

[@Sabotage8675]

​@@prestigepea1235 Swinging the chain. Awesome riffs by Tony but the vocals 😖

[@prestigepea1235]

@@Sabotage8675 what's wrong with the vocals? Great lyrics, one of my favourites! Voice does sound different, could be mistaken for Bill at times! Edit... it is Bill? Awesome if so! But one of my favourites. Catch myself singing it loads

[@colinburroughs9871]

@@prestigepea1235 I'll let em have Never Say Die. It's pretty good. Technical Ecstasy though get's shit for good reason

[@riffmondo9733]

I love your channel Andy. Keep working it man!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Thanks! Will do!

[@DarkSideOfTheMoule]

WOW! That Pharaoh Saunders clip with one of the Last Poets chanting - brilliant! I hadn't seen that one before. I like the creative use of this and the other clips too, to create a surreal show. P.S. you need to do a show on the drummer Bernard Purdie (who played on the Last Poets Delights Of The Garden and is one of the best funk session drummers of all time). Or you could do a show on the top 10 sidemen and include Idris Muhammed as well.

[@RichardCThurston]

Speaking of Bernard Purdie if you don't know it watch the Aretha Franklin documentary 'Amazing Grace' a live performance from 1972 with choir and a band including Bernard Purdie, Cornell Dupree, and Chuck Rainey. Directed by Stanley Pollack and featuring a cameo by audience members Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts. Also, Bernard in Gato Barbieri's band circa 1971 live at Montreux. He was one of those musicians who made everything better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJu7o5qFmNyZbKMsi=tLA3V-lOd9kwKd5M

[@wallac11]

Achilles Last Stand is one of the most intense and epic rock songs of all time.

[@luketaper9401]

One of my all time favourite tracks, needs playing loud

[@glenbuxton8143]

Yes, yes it is. My favorite Zep tune.

[@spacerockwizard]

Agree. It's ALMOST punk in that it's so aggressive.

[@bertieschitz-peas429]

I remember that song back at knebworth in '79 that an the trees on fire...

[@FredBloggs919]

@@spacerockwizard I’d like to see a punk band try play it lol!

[@Rhialto-the-Marvellous]

Presence is a sonic wonder - from the breathtaking, helter-skelter ride of the Leviathan that is Achilles Last Stand, to the the atmospherically chilling Siamese twin of Since I've Been Loving You - no apologies for this album are necessary.

[@jkovert]

TFO

[@ndesdsadfd]

Totally agree on Prince's "Chaos & Disorder". Another one that's massively underrated in my opinion was "The Rainbow Children". Always loved it. Regardless of all the Jehovah stuff..

[@ognir66]

Agreed. LOVE that final track and what we told Warner Bros. music what he thought of them.

[@lance98541]

Never Say Die is a solid album. The way people talk about it makes me wonder if they ever actually listened to it.

[@stuartfishman1044]

Tommy Bolin's playing on Spectrum was iconic. His solo on Quadrant 4 alone rates as one of the greatest ever recorded. Brilliant guitarist.

[@garyh.238]

Totally concur!

[@mikewest1542]

Herb Alpert and the Tijana Brass and the Shadows are my hidden pleasures!

[@ziggy107]

good on you, for your #1. 👏👏Never Say Die is brilliant. As pointed out, it does have all kinds of different elements, but you left one out - blue eyed soul, on the end of Swinging the Chain. Listen to the bass on Over To You - how this release could be slagged by the band or anyone else, is beyond me. What a refreshing change from some of the previous releases, in my opinion (which were epic, of course)

[@NadirJones71]

Over To You is a real Sabbath gem. Don Airey's piano runs in the pre-chorus and Ozzy's yearning vocal breaks my heart! But I obviously need to check put the bass more.....thanks for that.

[@tonyclayton6975]

Had to watch the Duran Duran White Lines video after yours. Absolutely brilliant! Thanks

[@judemascarenhas9811]

Every video of yours is an education...I am a couple of years older than you, yet I am ever grateful to you for all that you have done in educating us small time musicians.

[@frazerburns91]

Throughly enjoyed the two 'Black Sabbath trances' Andy. Story was cool too

[@hauskahirvi]

Same here. Great story!

[@garykloh8931]

Presence; you're not alone.

[@roywatson8133]

along with coda DIG IT

[@michaelblaydes2259]

Presence is VERY present.

[@trevorhoward2254]

I've had a right f***ing week of it with one thing and another. I wont go into detail, I'll simply say that I don't just need your Sabbath Trance, I also deserve it. The highlight just now knocked your REO Speedwagon into a cocked hat and to be fair, that was pretty bloody good. So, a quick rendition of the entire of War Pigs and I'll Paypal you twenty quid. Deal?

[@OutOnTheTiles]

I’m with you on the Zeppelin/Purple/Sabbath/Kiss choices…..All great albums that take some listens to really appreciate. 👍

[@burnett179]

Class thoroughly enjoyed that, especially the war pigs cover haha

[@geoffreywillars1032]

I hope that album makes the list (and you didnt just like it as a thumbnail). There is some spectacular stuff on it. Perfect Day is near perfect, no wonder Lou Reed was so impressed. And Thank You is the bees knees.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

It is

[@grahamnunn8998]

Ray Wilson later guested on Hackett's Genesis Revisited II, which was a lovely thing for Steve to do. He also worked with Anthony Philips as an acknowledgement of his contribution to the band's sound. Wilson is more of a prog artist now.

[@oliveruschmann2644]

So thankful for you giving "Calling All Stations" some love. I'll find myself coming back to it very often for a reason.

[@arzabael]

When someone has made the people ok with Herb Alpert albums, the world will know peace

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I may make that my aim

[@tendraftsdeep]

Truth. I own many. The A in A&M records

[@nkkado]

Tijuana brass and Brazil 66 were early purchases

[@billphelps5611]

love the Brass

[@majorpayne8373]

Chuck Berghofer's bass playing on 'Lollipops and Roses' is on another level entirely. Monster groove.

[@FizzzieCat]

Brilliant. Your impression of War Pigs nearly brought tears to my eyes. I wish my best mate was alive to have seen it. I completely agree with you about Never Say Die!

[@bryandix3728]

Andy, I love your channel. Brings joy to my life. Keep up the great work.

[@colinbowers69]

I just love your videos Andy, you make this old prog guy happy, thank you !

[@dhoyp14]

I do enjoy you Andy. This is a part of your Art. Sometimes I listen to you too much and I have to step away, but when I come back you make me smile and laugh.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Wow, thank you

[@kevinlylemartin1503]

The Doors' Waiting For the Sun or The Soft Parade?

[@daicullinane7746]

Great albums, better than the two that followed, for me anyway.

[@danielschaeffer1294]

@@daicullinane7746Actually the last two strike me as some of their darkest stuff. You can feel the depression oozing out of Morrison’s soul.

[@iangoold4262]

40 years ago I worked with someone who was a huge Doors fan...apart from Soft Parade which he absolutely hated. it irritated him no end that it's genuinely my favourite album by the band.

[@daicullinane7746]

@@danielschaeffer1294 No denying that. I just find as albums, Waiting and Soft preferable.

[@marktrickett5081]

That stuff about Robert Plant's inferior vocals that is repeatedly trotted out about Presence is a classic case of received wisdom.

[@SB-kr1dw]

Caress of Steel? It was the second Rush album I got in the early 80's, after Permanent Waves, and is much better than its reputation.

[@nilstegtmeier7850]

Agree! Even if it was only for the intro to the Necromancer

[@gdkopinionator4356]

I think that "Permanent Waves" is held in high regard. It has two major singles on it, is the point where they changed direction, and still highlights their progressive roots. "Moving Pictures" tends to overshadow it, but it is really the second part of a two LP effort that saw them distill their long pieces into shorter, more concise pieces, without sacrificing their art. "Caress of Steel" is an issue because the band itself does not hold it in high regard. There were external interests at work which forced them to move from "Fly by Night" to "Caress of Steel" too rapidly. It almost destroyed their prospects, but instead it saved them. "2112" happened as something of a "going to go out in a blaze of glory". Only it did well. A half rock opera on one side, followed by some good singles on the second side. It both secured their standing with fans, and added new ones. It wouldn't have happened if "Caress of Steel" hadn't backed them into a corner. It also meant that they were able to dictate terms to their record company. From then on out, Rush dealt with their record companies much as George Lucas dealt with Fox. The company was basically a distributor. Aside from that, they were an independent operation.

[@SB-kr1dw]

@@gdkopinionator4356 Permanent Waves is top 3 Rush for me. Was only saying it was the first record of theirs I got my hands on. Otherwise I am with you on all your points!

[@dukeford8893]

CoS has two (2) decent songs. The rest is pretentious stoner twaddle.

[@gdkopinionator4356]

@@dukeford8893 Lee and Lifeson clearly agree with your assessment. It almost ended their career.

[@adnilrummut105]

I'm a deep ritchie blackmore fan, but *come taste the band* is one of my all time favs!

[@davidgangemi3314]

I remember people calling that lp Come taste the Come.😂😂😂

[@adnilrummut105]

@@davidgangemi3314 well but the point about it is whether those people you remember came or didn't?! 😅

[@adriantiley6660]

Here here Andy, Presence is perfection, Royal Orleans my favorite Zep track!!!! CODA too! Absolutely the tenth Zep album!

[@jamesrowe5484]

I would never have listened to Chaos and Destruction if I hadn't seen this video. I have to say I really enjoyed parts of it. Thank you.

[@riffmondo9733]

I agree on Never Say Die. That and Tech Ex were later after I had thoroughly digested the other albums. I think they were transitioning into a rock band instead of the “heavy metal” band they were known for. The two final record deserve an objective listen for sure.

[@chrisdelisle3954]

I half expected John Cleese to come on screen and say, “And now for something completely different.”

[@dionmcgee5610]

Lemon curry?

[@edwardyazinski3858]

Looking forward to settling in with this new one soon!

[@howardburton5]

Always loved "Never Say Die" . Air Dance & Junior's Eyes are stone cold classics.

[@coldcreamkitty]

I watched Magical Mystery Tour because of your opinion (Blue Jay Way episode) and you are right , it is great. So many absurdist echoes came from these Beatles skits.

[@SlavaBanderastan]

thank you for this vid. you just got a new fan.

[@SpookyLuvCookie]

Nourishment for the heart, soul and mind. Thanks Andy, for another tip top video. Love n light dude.

[@Michaelm-k4r]

I remember Crankin up' nobodys fault but mine(cassette) commuting to work .Great guitar work etc.!

[@kfitz2711]

So great to hear you mention Duran Duran and this underrated album! I find that Thank You has quite a few little gems sprinkled throughout. I particularly enjoy the title track, Perfect Day, and Watching the Detectives, and Lay Lady Lay.

[@BrockwellLanemodelrailway]

Hi Andy, I 'm a huge classic rock fan but I get slightly confused and frightened when you start talking about Prog rock. How would you suggest I get into prog and are there any bands/albums I should check out as an introduction?

[@CasperLCat]

Nobody’s Fault But Mine IS one of Zep’s masterpieces. That whiplash interplay between Bonham, Jonesey, and Jimmy, with Plant’s squalling, wailing harmonica filling the spaces in between, never gets old, never reveals all its secrets.

[@Fastnbulbous1969]

Props on Hot Space love -- Freddie waving his willy at the [f]rigid rockists -- I've always felt it was more consistent than at least The Game!

[@charlesmckinnon4872]

For 45 yrs plus Never say die has been my #1 Sabbath LP! Love yor channel👍

[@majorpayne8373]

'Meet the Monkees' is a classic.

[@stephenscicluna5216]

Come taste the band...Yesssss. The drumming is an absolute masterclass!

[@stevewoods8624]

I never agree with most peoples musical ideas, but I do with you! This one was one of your best.

[@JimBagby74]

I absolutely love both Presence and Never Say Die. For some strange reason, they are summertime albums for me. Can’t explain that.

[@wm-nu1yf]

When I saw the title of the video, the first thing I thought was 'The Elder', but didn't think for a second that you'd mention it.

[@CalentureAU]

I have been telling people that 'Chaos And Disorder' is an amazingly great album since the 1990's. Thank you, I feel very affirmed.

[@mattlonnen8664]

Great to see some love for mid nineties Prince, thanks Andy for the very positive video!

[@alanfoley7425]

Thank you for this video! Hot Space is my favourite Queen album - in my mind, the only decent song they recorded after Hot Space was Radio Ga Ga. And I'm so glad you included the Duran Duran album Thank You. I always loved their versions of Perfect Day and White Lines and regard the Durans' version of Watching The Detectives as the definitive version of that song.

[@jdewey8841]

Andy! Awesome video! Was that interlude towards the end of the video The Last Poets?

[@Rickyroo1980]

Driving the last spike is a lovely tune on the We can't dance album, quite a heart warming tribute to the guys who laid the train tracks, just sayin 😅 Love the video, new sub here, been bingeing your vids the past few days ❤

[@Jeremyracle-qb9mo]

Keep name dropping, Andy ! And forgetting the titles of songs !

[@sjbang5764]

Obviously, I'm familiar with these bands but I've never heard any of these records. You've piqued my curiosity, I think I'll check a few out, thanks Andy.

[@weeooh1]

Somewhat relieved you didnt include Trout Mask Replica. 😄

[@ognir66]

Captain Beefheart: "What key should we play this song in?" Band: "Yes!"

[@grantross2609]

there is a CD set of the making of this landmark surreal album....... suffice to say a lotta work/thought went into it !

[@Axel-g8e]

Presence... I also love it and I think one of the reasons it sounds 'different' is because of the studio, Polar studios, which was ultra modern and state of the art.

[@thomashopper8616]

Love Nobody’s Fault But Mine.

[@camwatters-iz5bs]

Blue oyster cult- club ninja Black sabbath- technical extacy Judas Priest- point of entry

[@gregcable3250]

The sense memories evoked by music are second to no other senses for me. I see full short videos of my past with specific people in specific places, saying specific things-- entire previously experienced scenarios--when I hear certain songs, even parts of songs. That is some cool-ass shit, right?

[@somestupidwithaflaregun7149]

It's not name dropping. It is remembering past and ever so current loves. Your joyful geeking out makes this video more alive and real, in fact it is my favorite of yours so far. On another note, are there actually people who dislike Presence? "Achilles" alone made me like the rest.

[@StrappingOldLad]

This has to be the 5th best rendition of War Pigs I have heard! (top 4 were by Sabbath)

[@Audiojunkabus]

block back wall makes "set" look like a crime boss prison cell ... SO COOL! can't wait to listen to this.. now

[@aliensporebomb]

All Hail Andy Edwards for the best "voice only" cover of "War Pigs" ever uttered. Bravo.

[@TheJohnmb46]

I bloody love Come Taste The Band

[@JoachimToft]

Two of my favarite records: "Come taste the band", and "Never say die".

[@mootbooxle]

your sound FX are hilarious 😂

[@armandojg787]

Andy, this was bonkers, a little artsy fartsy as well or surreal as you say. I really wanted you to finish miming War Pigs. I'm going to rewatch that high. I mean were you behaving that way in front of Plant? That's just insane. The first two tracks of CODA blew me away first time I heard it. I love Presence. Tea for One is so beautiful. The whole Van Morrison transformation creeped me out.

[@happy2oblige]

Art does give a direction to your life. Absolutely. So true.

[@TazW73]

Watched this - great start to my day ❤

[@Algabatz]

All I need is this thermos, and this drum key...

[@albertoramirez6388]

Loved the video, Andy. I also enjoy your stories regarding Robert Plant, et al. I really appreciate your frankness and honesty. Keep up the good work!

[@aminahmed2220]

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day also happy Thursday Andy ❤😊

[@Justice4Canaan]

Hot Space has a great track called Dancer which has some of the tastiest riffs I have ever heard is one of my favourite songs to crank on the stereo.

[@deancarter3261]

In '76 i was 13 and really anticipated Presence's release having been a huge Zep fan by then. Yeah, it was different, but i grew to really appreciate it and could never understand all the critisism. Same with Never Say Die. I put it right up there with the other 70's Sabbath albums. It's just different, but so were every one of their previous albums. Maybe because i was still young and open to new things i gave it a go. To this day I'm still very open to all sorts of musical genres. Makes me a pretty happy musically minded guy. By the way, love your Duran Duran thoughts Andy! Appreciate your take on things, even if occasionally i disagree. Great job mate!

[@divotor147]

Wearing and Tearing is a great track from Coda. The live version Plant and Page did at Knebsworth was fantastic.

[@billyhodges7194]

Mate, ive just turned 54 and i see myself in the twilight of my years..... Basking in the memories of the 80s and 90s but i managed to improve myself.... Not musically because I'm proud of my taste and the gigs etc but the fact i feel i got to make a difference. And now I'm officially old and am allowed to be publicly grumpy at last 😝😝😝😝

[@mausperson5854]

The Elder is great. I played it to a prog fan who hates KISS without telling him who it was and he loved it. You do them a disservice if you throw away songs from other albums like 'She', 'Goin' Blind' and many more that show off a strange and mature (if creepy) side. I'm glad you included a much derided album of theirs here. One of my favorites of theirs.

[@MrBillBronx]

OMG! Thank You was the first Duran Duran album I bought on the power of the White Lines video. When Duran Duran debuted, I was s teenager I thought they made chick music. I love those covers on Thank You. It showed me this band’s musical taste and depth by the original interpretations of these favorites.

[@arijokimaki4315]

Towards the end of this video I was getting ready to make my additions to this subject, and then you stole my thunder by selecting my number one choice as your number one choice. Never say die is such a good album! In my Sabbath album ranking it's number two after Sabbath bloody sabbath. I have always wondered why people dislike it so much. Perhaps it's because the band members had said they don't like it. It is full of excellent music. My other addition to the list would be Rolling Stones' Their satanic majesties request, which is usually considered to be a just a copy of The Beatles' Sgt. Peppers... while most likely having been heavily influenced by Sgt Peppers, to my ears Rolling Stones' album is better.

[@robertsavelle7367]

Those last 7 minutes were awesome. Fascinating, poignant and honest. Not sure there's a stranger I'd rather have a pint with!

[@nealhanna5609]

Some of the albuns people need to revisit that were really good.. 1. Van Halen 3 2. Motley Crue - Self Titled 3. Def Leppard - Slang 4. Kiss - Dynasty 5. Extreme - Waiting For The Punchline 6. Slaughter - Revolution 7. Bonham - Mad Hatter 8. The Cult - Ceremony 9. Dokken - Dysfunctional 10. Queensryche - Promised Land

[@edwardyazinski3858]

Holy Hell that is a cool story Andy!

[@carlomatthews6676]

Andei!!! Thanks for turning me on to the Cardiacs & the Jan Hammer album Live in Dallas 1977. Brilliant stuff.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Enjoy!

[@ahab6969]

Got most of the Albums and yes Duran Duran's Thank You IS a real master piece - no doubt !!!

[@adnilrummut105]

the more I think that *the grand wazoo* by zappa and the mothers is one of the lost golden albums!

[@colinburroughs9871]

I haven't finished this video yet, but upon my initial Zappa journey, Wazoo stood out as a potential "best" in the catalogue- where some Zappa tests the patience/humor or whatever, Wazoo, picks up and goes and does it with a noticeable high quality. For whatever reason, it got "educated" opinions from Jazzers who didn't like the theme writing- I think that's what gives it a useful form. Rock people probably ignored it. And thus it lives in a grey area.

[@greengrass1072]

I agree about the Coda tracks and In Through the Out Door. But I would keep I’m Gonna Crawl too, great song.

[@kenshankman9776]

Your drumming vocal immitation is a crack up ! I listened to the Duran Duran LP - totally agree - really like most of the covers ! DD was a great band in the 80's - massively important in New Wave Dance cross over in USA - There were many BR 12" remixes of all their top tunes - Next to listen is your Prince recommendation - cheers mate !

[@jonnuanez7183]

Chaos And Disorder is one of my top favorite Prince albums. And Hot Space doesn't deserve the hate that it gets.