First Song Killer, The Rest All Filler (w/Martin Popoff)

[@28451104]

19:25 Like Pete encountered Kevin, I came across Martin Popoff at the Vancouver Airport last week. He was as super friendly & down to earth as I expected.He was so kind as to walk me to the boarding gate to fly back to Tokyo Japan, to allow me to talk to him. It was my dream come true moment. Thank you Martin!!!! You are my hero!! Cheers from Japan!!

[@mortimerbustos4487]

Martin has crushed me here. Blue Turk, My Stars, Public Animal #9 and loony tune are fantastic. I would give those tracks from Schools Out another try.

[@mortimerbustos4487]

Blue Turk was shout out to his friend Jim Morrison.

[@mainzergirl9610]

Great album beginning to end.

[@fuinrock8346]

Agree 100% just listened to the album yesterday for the first time in years. A lot of good tunes besides School's Out.

[@kayfimt7769]

These albums were the bane of my life when I was a kid starting to buy CDs. More than once I bought an album for that killer first song only to find the rest of the album was a snooze.

[@MrClownschool]

Wow, it is indeed interesting hearing other opinions of albums that I like. I love School's Out. That is my 2nd favorite AC Band album right behind Billion Dollar Babies and right before Killer.

[@swampula]

Aldo Novas first album is a killer! Great AOR/Hardrock mix. Pure fun for guitar fans. Listen again to HOT LOVE, dear Martin! What a great song! First song killer, the rest no way filler........

[@jimtremblay5539]

Aldo Nova’s first album is great

[@timbates6309]

I agree. Love this album. If there is any filler, for me it would be the last two tracks.

[@purpletemple1]

Uriah Heep Different World. I rmemeber hearing "Blood on Stone" and go "waow". Bought the album based on that track, but the rest is very disappointing. Both Heep and Nazareth had albums like that in the 90's. About School's Out, I do agree with Martin that there isn't anything memorable (except the title track), but when you listen to the album, it all comes back to you and sounds really great. You might not remember anything out of it while lokking at the titles, there aren't many hooks but I wouldn't say it's filler at all. Great show!

[@jtmichaelson]

Ok. Check it. "Message Of Love" is most certainly a massive track. One of their greatest. But if you break it down, it has many elements of "Separate Ways".

[@kevingeeting4011]

You’re out of your mind! That Aldo Nova album is really good. Lots of good tracks with catchy rhythms and rock solid guitar riffs! The gem on the album is “You’re My Love”!

[@scottricci5063]

Haha. Sucks.

[@KWE.ECLECTIC]

Focus had a big hit with "Sylvia" also. They were a great progy/fusion band. Akkerman was perhaps the first real guitar shredder, shredding before shred was a thing.

[@dankelly5150]

I have to agree though that Focus-Moving Waves has the great song Hocus Pocus but then not much after that ! I used to have the vinyl LP….don’t know what ever happened to it? 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SwanShadow]

I was surprised to hear Desolation Angels mentioned in this context, because I like that album quite a bit. Back in my FM radio days, I played "Oh, Atlanta" and "Rhythm Machine," in addition to the two big hit tracks, on the air all the time.

[@johnlivingston6162]

My favorite Bad Company album

[@Protometal66]

I love Desolation Angels. Most of the tracks are great. I'm really surprised it would be brought up.

[@davidl570]

@@Protometal66 May be in the minority, but I think it's the best album of their entire career (at least the Paul Rodgers era).

[@Protometal66]

@@davidl570 I do too. I think it's more consistent.

[@davidl570]

@@Protometal66 Ditto! For me, all of their previous albums were mixed bags. D.A. shows a greater maturity in their musicianship and songwriting skills.

[@teamdata]

Van Morrison - Blowin' Your Mind!. First song is of course, "Brown Eyed Girl", and the rest isn't.

[@seanfoudy8829]

A very uneven album for sure - but give “TB Sheets” another listen, a great track.

[@mainzergirl9610]

Same for every VM album, except the 1st song isn't always good.

[@stevemcnary7963]

Mine are 1. In Through The Outdoor-Led Zeppelin 2. In City Dreams-Robin Trower 3. State Of Shock-Ted Nugent 4. Bark At The Moon-Ozzy Osbourne 5. Cryptic Writings-Megadeth

[@gemini2012100]

I like "Alma Mater" and "Gutter Cat vs. the Jets" from Alice Cooper's "School's Out". But, to each their own.

[@mainzergirl9610]

My Stars is one of AC Band's top 10 songs.

[@marswillrule2431]

Schools Out, other than Gutter Cat and Street Fight, the album is damn near perfect.

[@pauladams9287]

I agree. Steve Hunter's guitar on My Stars just shreds. Public Animal number 9, Luney Tune, and the amazing jazzy Blue Turk.. All awesome tunes in my opinion

[@jazzpunk]

I mentioned this above...Dennis Dunaway's Raga/Drone bass style killin' it on "Gutter Cat". "Street Fight: is from their stage show at the time. Lead into "Killer" & the then gallows, IIRC.

[@jazzpunk]

@@pauladams9287 Love "Blue Turk". There's sax & a trombone. I don't think the sax player was ID'd in ghe credits. Anyone know?

[@tylerpatterson4787]

I have to disagree about Bad Company Desolation Angels! Love that album, rock n roll fantasy, gone gone gone, crazy circles, evil wind, oh Atlanta, rhythm machine

[@treff9226]

Stunned as well - this is classic Bad Co. and the last one from them to own! Evil Wind rules with that spicy ass riff! Pete should go back and spin it again.

[@themindseyecmh]

Good Trouble - REO Speedwagon Point of Entry - Judas Priest Death Magnetic - Metallica

[@paulh6673]

I'd put School's Out below Love it to Death, Killer and Billion Dollar Babies, but I still think it's a great album. Blue Turk would go on any compilation/playlist I ever made of Alice Cooper. My Stars is a great 'glam' song. I think as an album it is light on anthemic rock classics but those different 'flavours' are what made Alice Cooper stand out. Could get genuinely odd. I also think Goes to Hell is a great album! I Never Cry is one of the best showcases for Alice's great 'ballad' voice. Guilty is great...Wish You Were Here also. I'm the Coolest! Yeah good stuff.

[@markwilliams8802]

I totally agree

[@BestServedCold10]

"Guilty" is possibly my FAVORITE Alice Cooper song ever. I'm so glad you mentioned it.

[@rodsmolter5046]

Guilty is great song on that album. Forgot about that one.

[@ddmurley]

I love Maiden - but Fear Of The Dark opens with a burner, then quickly fizzles out

[@drachireidnoc6659]

Best song off that album is the last track

[@ScottyKirk1]

Yeah 'Be Quick or Be Dead' blew up my fears of a downward slide after the previous album being an all time low point... But FoTD title track definitely was better live than the studio version. Middle songs were mediocre for sure.

[@robins5798]

The best is at the end of that album, with Judas Be My Guide and the title track.

[@powrnap]

Red Rider - As Far As Siam "Lunatic Fringe", Peter Cetera (debut) "Livin In The Limelight", Sabbath - Never Say Die "Never Say Die", Kiss - Crazy Nights "Crazy Nights", Jeff. Starship - Nuclear Furniture "Layin It On The Line", Moody Blues - Sur La Mer "I Know You're Out There Somewhere", Allman Bros - Brothers of the Road "Brothers of the Rd", Roger Waters - Pros & Cons of Hitchhiking "Apparently They Were Traveling Abroad", Wild Cherry (debut) - "Play That Funky Music", Rose Tattoo (debut) "Rock & Roll Outlaw"

[@swampula]

Rose Tatto "Rock & Roll Outlaw"? Oh, no! Great album, a classic one!!!

[@jimekberg]

Never say Die is a fantastic album.

[@powrnap]

@@swampula I listened to it afterwards (for the first time in decades), and while I don’t love the rest of the album, it is pretty good. Withdrawn!

[@powrnap]

@@jimekberg I have always loved the equally maligned Technical Ecstasy, but I just wonder where the songs are on Never Say Die (except the title track).

[@jimekberg9537]

@@powrnap I think all the songs are great except Breakout.

[@Barbaste]

Desolation angels? One of my favorites!!! Gone gone gone is their best!!! Retire your ears now

[@mikeygROCNY]

Easy. Phil Collins Face Value. Track 1. One of the greatest songs of all time. Rest of album zero energy, jazz pop disco elevator garage crap with little kid choirs singing and a Beatles cover…

[@davidl570]

Eh, I really like I Missed Again, if nothing else.

[@anfrankogezamartincic1161]

I found strength to go through this album,but just once. The production is weird and the music is so bland and depressive. The big hit still hits hard

[@davidl570]

@@anfrankogezamartincic1161 Well, he was going through a divorce at the time, so that's why the album's such a downer. Pretty reflective of his state of mind then. No doubt it'd be happier-sounding if he was happier back then!

[@anfrankogezamartincic1161]

@@davidl570 i don't have trouble with dark sounding music,i love Black Sabbath and Joy Division. But that album makes me depressive

[@dickhead9214]

I love that album

[@lexpeters735]

I remember my teenage years of album collecting and money was so tight, those K-Tel compilations always came in handy by their volume of songs. Cheap for 20 songs of the latest hits. Unfortunately the track listing could be a little extreme. Rocking out to Deep Purple then followed by Tom Jones or the latest disco hit was often the downside.

[@damiankarras]

Metal Health? I’m not the hugest fan, but not filler by any stretch. Slick Black Cadillac? Thunderbird? Cum On Feel The Noize?

[@guillermomaldonado6277]

I know, right? How dare he?? 😂 I'm not the biggest QR fan, in general, either; but that album is part of my childhood 🍺🤘

[@MartinPopoff]

Just said it was the BEST song.

[@guillermomaldonado6277]

@@MartinPopoff I know, it's cool, just kidding really. Agree or not, I always enjoy the shows! 🍺🍺🤘:)

[@BestServedCold10]

@@MartinPopoff I almost always agree with you but I think that whole album is great. "Love's a Bitch" is as good as "Metal Health" and I like this whole album. Carlos Cavazo is one of the most underrated metal guitarists ever. Don is wrong about "Alice Cooper Goes to Hell" too. But you and Don are out of your mind with Alice Cooper "Schools Out". Every single song on that album is at least good. "Luney Tune" and "My Stars" are both great Alice songs but "Alma Mater" is a masterpiece.

[@rumblehat4357]

Alma Mater sounds so personal, they even mention the high schools they went to.

[@MartyMurray]

Daryl Gray, Helix' bassist, is a good friend of mine. We have done many of the same gigs as solo acoustic acts over the years. He wasn't on that album that you showed. They used to play here at the Caverly Hotel in Niagara Falls, in that first lineup. They were really good, even back then. Paul Hackman, their guitar player that was unfortunately killed, was such a nice guy. He let me try his guitars and everything. I will never forget that.

[@TimmyTantrum]

White City by Pete Townshend. "Give Blood" is one of the coolest songs ever (Simon Phillips and David Gilmour on one song?!?), and then...

[@drummusicinc4027]

Agreed Great choice 👍

[@ericporter344]

I dig this album, White City Fighting is excellent, Face The Face, quite a few good songs on this one for me, we all hear things differently 😁

[@lahloonatic]

I like the whole album, including the little movie it was for

[@TimmyTantrum]

To clarify, the whole album in my eyes isn't bad, but compared to the mammoth Give Blood, I feel like it's a drop off from there. But indeed, we all hear things differently!

[@PR-fo5mj]

👍👍Love the Martin segments, though I usually skip over the weather report lol!

[@chrisflood9205]

When I first bought slayer hell awaits I use to listen to the intro to hell awaits over and over .the rest of the album not so much but slayer are a great band

[@i3ar310]

At Dawn they Sleep is good but I can get why people are not fans of the album.

[@blizainewizaine]

My band in the ‘80s would always play the intro and we never learned anything past that

[@FhukkGooglePlus]

Yeah, it's a complete snoozefest after Hell Awaits.

[@kevinthetruckdriver353]

Some of mine. 1) Nice to Be With You - Gallery (Nice to be with You / I Believe in Music / Big City Miss Ruth Ann) 2) Looking Glass - Looking Glass (Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)) 3) Freedom at Point Zero - Jefferson Starship (Jane) 4) Rough Diamonds - Bad Company (Electric Land) 5) Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen (Nebraska) 6) In The Dark - Grateful Dead (Touch of Grey / Hell in the Bucket) 7) I Love Rock 'n Roll - Joan Jett (I Love Rock 'n Roll / Nag) 8) Endless River - Pink Floyd (whole album stunk) 9) *** (Blackstar) - David Bowie. (whole album stunk) 10) The Long Run - Eagles (In the City) 11) The Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles. (the whole album stunk)

[@brianreaney1518]

What a bunch of crap there's lots of good songs on the long run I can't tell you why king of Hollywood sad cafe the title track is pretty good too and long road out of Eden although not their best has some great songs on it sometimes I think people slate this album just to follow the crowd

[@SuperStrik9]

Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis. Album starts off with Perry Mason which is a great track and then the album immediately drops off and the rest of the songs do nothing for me.

[@andreijurca5546]

Guessing Pete's choice: Never Say Die

[@SkeltonKnaggsLives]

Serious? Pete doesn't like that LP? I think the album is pure metal Sabbath perfection...but as Pete says, 'beauty is in the ear of the beholder.'

[@patriotpizzaman]

Chris Alo is the one who hates that album. Junios's Eyes is enough to keep it off this list. Although, they didn't really hold to the rule of the first song is great, the rest is filler strictly. If they had tried to be militant about it, a few of these wouldn't have been on here because they had other songs that they admitted weren't bad.

[@Tikitackfouls]

That's a good one

[@bryanmcfadden4071]

I'm so happy and grateful that Men At Work doesn't fit into this conversation, they rule, all 3 albums!!! Cheers!

[@davidl570]

Eh, Two Hearts, while really good, is kind of spotty at times. I still like it though.

[@gregwatson3300]

Bad Company -- Rough Diamonds. "Electric Land" still sounds great. The rest of the album is absolutely disposable.

[@simonrichards3225]

I have to disagree with you about School's Out fellas. Dare I say it, It's Alice's most start to finish playable album. Love Blue Turk. Another 12 year old buy. But unlike Goes To Hell, I still like it a lot.

[@jazzpunk]

I still think SCHOOL'S OUT is the ACG's best sounding album. To my ears, the production on BDB is not as good. Not sure why.

[@johnspokus]

I think it's the worst album by the original band, in fact I no longer own a physical copy of it. The only other song I liked on it was "Looney Tune", thought I thought it was out of place on this album, and would have been more at home on Pretties For You or Easy Action.

[@kenfrederick6223]

I gotta disagree with Pete on Bad Company's "Gone, Gone Gone". That is a great track!

[@Starman2112ofKings]

Crazy Circles also pretty good.

[@MK-gv7qr]

And so is Evil Wind.

[@vinylrec]

I think the whole album is good. I probably listen to that one more than any other BC album...

[@brucefranklin6295]

My favorite of that album.

[@Protometal66]

Me too. I think it's a great album.

[@Gershom.]

The weather report was killer. The rest was filler.

[@kmp101]

haha

[@jimfritz9503]

But the " Fills" pay the Bills $ .

[@davidl570]

Before I watched the video, I thought you were talking about the band Weather Report! Whoops.

[@MartyMurray]

"Never Been Any Reason." What a great song, and back in the day, I had one hell of a time finding it. All you could get on a single was a live version, but along with the age of KZbin came the ability to find many songs you couldn't get before. I'm looking up many of these first cuts you two are mentioning, as 90% of them, so far, I have never heard before.

[@simonrichards3225]

I liked Alice Cooper Goes To Hell as a kid. Got it on tape when I was 12 years old.

[@rumblehat4357]

It's a great album. Maybe a slight notch below the band albums, but it's great.

[@RobsRogues]

fun fact some might not know John Schlitt of Head East would go on to front the the Christian Rock band Petra when orgional lead singer Greg X Volz left in 1985. John would get to the point where he contemplated suicide after leaving Head East in 1980 because of alcohol etc... He gets a phone call from Bob Heartman of Petra and that's what turned his life around and he would go on to front Petra from 1986 till 2005 and still does a few shows off on and with Petra today. Going from Head East that just didn't ever really got very far (with him) to fronting one of the biggest acts with Petra is quite amazing plus their albums with John singing are absolutely fantastic. I know it might not suit your channel but some great stuff. This Means War, Beyond Believe, Petra Praise, Unseen Power, Wake Up Call, No Doubt and Jekyll & Hyde to name a few

[@stanferraro4130]

Concerning "Tull's" under wraps: I own a tour program with an interview with Martin Barre, and he says that his favorite Tull album is "under wraps"...??? he is credited with co-writing several tunes with Peter Vettese(keys) and Ian. I personally love this one, yes, it is a very electronic departure for Tull , but some very cool musical ideas...."it was the '80's ?????" so go figure....Rush's "power windows" has the same vibe as you may know...lots of techno-toys to play with, but great playing/composing.

[@knightvisioniixv]

I'm in full agreement. For sure, it is the most far removed from '70s Tull (which was more organic), but I love Under Wraps. Very electronic, and synthy, I think it's a very fun listen; the songs are melodic, catchy and surprisingly well-written and arranged. My guess is that many long time fans just couldn't get past the full on '80s aesthetic and production. They probably saw it as a betrayal of sorts.

[@JosephFrancisBurton]

I appreciate Under Wraps, but am not a huge fan. Interesting about Barre’s writing for the album, if you want to hear what Ian does with this genre with just Peter John Vettese, check out his solo album released about the same time ... Into the Light or something like that. I kept under wraps, i threw the solo album out ages ago! 😂

[@stanferraro4130]

I've always wondered what or how some of the great prog-rock bands would have sounded like, if they had the synth . technology back in the 70's..Gentle Giant, Yes, Genesis, Camel, etc. .Under Wraps sort of answers that question, from a "Tull" perspective...@@knightvisioniixv

[@ianagnew8286]

Motorhead - Iron Fist Van Halen - Women and Children First Long Ryders - State of our Union Clash - London Calling Journey - Frontiers

[@SmashedBottleMan]

You're kidding with London Calling, right? It's a classic start to finish.

[@historybuff1017]

Typing this before the end. But how about Red Rider- As Far as Siam album kicking off with Lunatic Fringe. That was basically it on that album. Great song.

[@donneumann6546]

Disagree.

[@SuperClarky666]

Schools out classic album👍🏻 you don’t get it martin, pete?…whatever😀

[@brucefranklin6295]

Luney Tune is one of my favorite ACG songs and Gutter Cat vs. The Jets was a classic part of their live set. Overall maybe slightly weaker than Love it to Death.Maybe not.

[@knightvisioniixv]

A couple of these I had already expected to make this list. I love Under Wraps; it's a fun little spy-themed album (Astronomy was always my personal fav on there), and Ian Anderson was supposedly reading a lot of John le Carré during the time. The video for Lap of Luxury is hilarious. Love the songs on Giant for a Day, though it is admittedly GG's most contrived (we know what the boys were up to.) I actually get where Martin is coming from on Focus' Moving Waves; The frenetic, guitar-heavy blast of Hocus Pocus (which opens the album) could, at the very least, confuse many into thinking the remainder of said album will have more similar-sounding songs. It doesn't. With that said, I love the album.

[@Veaseify]

I agree about Moving Waves, Focus covered a lot of ground musically so you wouldn't expect to get an album full of tunes that sound similar. It is part of their brilliance...

[@MrCalmao]

Under Wraps is an awful álbum by Jethro Tull imho.

[@sterioapple]

Never Say Die. At least thats what I thought at the time. I WAS WRONG!!! I love that record.

[@JosephFrancisBurton]

@37:45 - fascinating observation, because growing up I also had the impression that Molly Hatchet were the heaviest of the Southern Rock Bands - it must have been how they we’re marketed back in the day.

[@jacobheaney3836]

1) Earth, Wind, & Fire - Electric Universe (1983) 2) Al Di Meola - Scenario (1983) 3) Chicago - 16 (1982) 4) Miles Davis - Decoy (1984) 5) Mahavishnu Orchestra - Adventures In Radioland (1986)

[@leonmarkrodziewicz279]

Stop dissing Alice! Muscle of Love and Goes to Hell are brilliant!

[@jtmichaelson]

Kevin is on QRIII. I assume so because he's on "The Wild and The Young" and "Twilight Hotel".

[@davidl570]

Kevin also appears in the video for "The Wild and The Young."

[@spaceace4387]

I actually really like The Wild And The Young

[@davidl570]

@@spaceace4387 Me too! But the rest of the album is too inconsistent.

[@spaceace4387]

@@davidl570 yeah I didn’t hate QR III but it’s nowhere near the level of Metal Health

[@davidl570]

@@spaceace4387 Agree!

[@qriofficial1769]

Honorable mentions: Return To Fantasy by Uriah Heep, Rush's debut album, The Missing Piece by Gentle Giant and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Captain Beefheart.

[@andrewmudgett5715]

Gone Gone Gone is awesome, imo. One of Bad Company’s 15-ish best and most memorable.

[@cripplingautism5785]

a few I'd add: van Morrison's debut eagles - hotel california David Bowie - tonight abba - Waterloo funkadelic - maggot brain

[@davidl570]

Love the Eagles, but Hotel California has to be their most overrated album. Dunno how it became their biggest seller (behind Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975). I actually like the oft-maligned The Long Run better.

[@beejayca]

I love Head East's Flat as a pancake. It's the only album I like by Head East. The production is a bit twee for me, especially the drums, but it's still a solid album all the way through. I didn't follow the band either, but I really like this album. I also love Lucifer's Friend's first album. Wrong albums again, Martin....;-)

[@dangerdolls]

Absolutely. The entire first side of Flat As a Pancake is awesome. And side two is also good.

[@SkeltonKnaggsLives]

Living in the Midwest, I've seen them 6 or 7 times-- one of the best 'live' bands ever. The last time I saw them play was in a modified parking lot, and they were ON FIRE. Rocked like their lives depended on it (by this time there was one original member left). "Pancake" is legend here in the mid-section. Now if only they would have applied the same formula & quality into their later releases...

[@chipper2462]

Head East is one of my favs....Flat as a pancake is a stranded on a desert island album for me.

[@dangerdolls]

I love Head East's Flat As a Pancake. It is a fine album all the way through. The first side was one of my go-to sides back in the day. Sure, "Never Been Any Reason" is their biggest hit, but the third song on the album, "Love Me Tonight" was also a hit. Of course I grew up in the great Midwest that Martin so loves to disparage.

[@charvDKgtr]

Anthrax - State of Euphoria G N R - Chinese Democracy DLR - Eat em and Smile Ozzy - Bark at the Moon and Ultimate Sin Queensryche - EP Rainbow - Down to Earth

[@independenceltd.]

@Josh Tyler DTE is a great album, all the way through.

[@jazzpunk]

Just watched this morning...I choked (literally) when Martin mentioned SCHOOL'S OUT! My 1st & still favourite ACG album. Dennis Dunaway just kills on this album. "Gutter Cat"? "Blue Turk"?? "Public Animal"??? "Luney Tune"??? Personally, I don't get the love for BDB. Two tunes ("Raped & Freezin'" & "Generation Landslide")...the rest = fluff. ;-P

[@glendoucet5726]

Lucifer’s Friend’s first album is an awesome album…..

[@cmiller6501]

AC DC - Blow Up Your Video,...All downhill after ''Heatseeker''

[@MetalMan73100]

Foreigner´s Inside Information from 1987 starts off with a bang. Heart Turns To Stone is one hell of an opening track, and is followed by ...not much, to be honest. Even the lead single from that album, Say You Will, I never liked. For anyone interested in checking out what Lou Gramm did back in 1987, besides a bad Foreigner album, instead check out his solo album from that year, Ready Or Not. It´s terrific!

[@mcsmoothie7052]

Kevin Dubrow was on QR3. He wasn’t on the follow up, titled QR. Also, “Love’s a Bitch” saves Metal Health from being on this list, IMO.

[@srobbins1973]

Yea Battle Axe too

[@rongabrieljr.8784]

Breathless !!

[@cripplingautism5785]

I've always had a thing for thunderbird

[@old4mat]

Don't Wanna Let You Go gets my vote.

[@johnnypairoux4356]

Run for Cover!!!

[@MochaDaisy8645]

Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door Deep Purple - The House Of Blue Light Bad Company - Rough Diamonds

[@danielrcdelaferrere7123]

For Those About To Rock We Salute You

[@esteeb67]

Evil Walks, Snowballed, Put The Finger On You and Spellbound. All decent. Even COD, while cheesy, is catchy as hell.

[@BestServedCold10]

@@esteeb67 "Spellbound" is one of my very favorite AC/DC songs.

[@austindolan7182]

@@esteeb67 would add inject the venom to that list. such a killer album. idk why the title cut is so beloved and the rest is so for gotten.

[@MartyMurray]

I have that first Lucifer's friend album on vinyl, which I bought when it first came out, but I bought it for "Free Baby," not "Ride The Sky," which if I recall reminded me of "Immigrant Song" by Zeppelin. "Free Baby" still rocks! A bit Deep Purplish in my books.

[@MrTrudnich]

School's Out was the album that turned me into a lifelong Alice Cooper fan back in 1972 - I have every AC album and have been to more than 80 of his shows in the UK since. The School's Out album features some of Dennis Dunaway's best bass playing and Glen Buxton's guitar - just listen to Blue Turk. There are some fantastic songs on that album including hardcore fan favourite My Stars (in the current live set), Public Animal No.9 and John Lyndon's all time favourite Cooper song, Luney Tune. Fair to say that Love it to Death and Killer are the critic's favourites of the original group and Billion Dollar Babies their biggest commercial success, but SO was an important album to break the band worldwide and one I hold dear to my heart as it was the first real rock LP I bought.

[@jazzpunk]

I'm with you. I bought SCHOOL'S OUT in August 1972 during our annual end-of-Summer vaca in south Philly. Bought it about 20 minutes after my older, hipper cousin informed me that Alice Cooper was not a female Folk/Pop singer...but a kick-ass Hard Rock group. ;-O

[@augustgeary5538]

Gone gone gone is an amazing bad company track

[@strqrt70]

From Tull’s Under Wraps album - Under Wraps #2 is a terrific song you should revisit with mostly just Ian and an acoustic guitar, some harmony vocals and a touch of unobtrusive synth. This was always the stand out track for me. Sounds like it could have come off of War Child or maybe Minstrel in the Gallery.

[@thequinnster72]

Interesting topic and one where I find it really difficult to come up with many albums that I own falling into this category. One that has come to mind many time though is For Those About to Rock by AC/DC. I wouldn't even go so far as to say the title track is killer, but definitely a cut or two above the rest of the album, which I find fairly bland. The lyrics are so uninteresting to me compared to Back In Black that I've often wondering about Bon having written most of those lyrics, because there's definitely a change toward to more mundane here, which would follow on their next couple of albums (although I do like Flick of The Switch better). Of the Bad Company albums, I with Rough Diamonds falls more into this category than Desolation Angels. Electricland is a great, atmospheric tune but the rest is not the best, with the exception of Painted Face, which I do like quite a bit. Keep the interesting topics coming guys....

[@pathos66]

Danny Joe Brown returned on No Guts, No Glory the previous album released in 1983.

[@marks.3934]

Face Dancer "This world" is great front to back with one exception. So I would say the opposite, 1 filler the rest killer. One of my favorites from 79.

[@tommysvensson5772]

This World is such a classic but Red Shoes is nowhere near the best song. That's Sphinx. Or Cry Baby. Or maybe Change. Aahh can't decide.

[@marks.3934]

@steven milstead Wow, cool. Small world!

[@marks.3934]

@steven milstead No, from WI, just love the record.

[@drstupid4366]

Grim Reaper came to mind . I gave my cassette away . First song was alright but after all these years Its a blur . Most albums I get are from bands that love making whole albums ( Rush , Kansas, Savatage , Fates Warning etc.) Whats bad is when you buy an album and every song stinks ( Kansas " Drastic Measures " ) lol , I got Kansas in twice !!!!

[@kevinbutler3665]

Saw the premise , first album that jumped to mind---David Bowie, Tonight----------first track the awesome Loving The Alien, the rest crap for my tastes.

[@glebvic]

Woooowwwwww Martin! It's a pretty bold shot at The Gun, haha. Definitely didn't expect that.

[@seanschmidt8408]

Face Dancer opened for Gentle Giant (!) at Painters Mill Music Fair, MD. They started with Red Shoes and was met with silence. One more song and they were off stage to more silence. Then GG came on and blew the doors off the place.

[@mainzergirl9610]

Not a great pairing to be sure. Would have been the reverse for me: cheering every FD song, headed for the exit while GG was setting up.

[@seanschmidt8408]

I swear I heard one person clap for Face Dancer.@@mainzergirl9610

[@rael2099]

Yes Fly From Here? The whole album is pretty enjoyable!

[@MartyMurray]

One of my favourite Focus tracks is called "Janis," but I'm not sure if it's on Moving Waves or a later one. It's an instrumental track, and very beautiful.

[@sinbysin666]

I always skip the title track on Schools Out. Never liked it. Luney Tune, Gutters Cat vs the Jets, and My Stars are excellent, however.

[@dankelly5150]

I only liked School’s Out from that album but nothing else! I agree the rest of the album is uninteresting! 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@treff9226]

Surprised to see Bad Co. Desolation Angels on here from Pete.....like the album a lot and although there are a few misfires, it's the last essential Bad Co. album to own. Really love Evil Wind and it's stellar riff!

[@nathanadlerinc2790]

Goes To Hell. Bad "rock" album sure. But it's fucking amazing. I'm shocked.

[@t702942]

Kevin DuBrow was most definitely on QR III, which is a great album. The one they released with Paul Shortino was only called Quiet Riot, or QR. Also a really good album, although ore AOR than hard rock. But then Kevin was back for Terrified, and stayed all the way through Rehab and until he died. By the way, I really disagree on what you’re saying about Metal Health. It’s an amazing album all the way through, and the weakest track is the Slade cover. Give it another listen now, almost 40 years later!

[@dangaucher2245]

Pete "Wish you were Hear"on Goes to Hell is pretty heavy.I know it rips off Ursa Major but I guess this album needed that to bring it up a notch!

[@Intermentor]

Dubrow also sing on QR III, the album after only named QR had Paul Shortino

[@larsschneider2378]

Great show - and I love some of the albums discussed. Under Wraps is one I will always defend. The songwriting is top notch and typical Jethro Tull, everybody simply hates it because it sounds electronic and 80s and dated, etc. ... and the same people love Crest Of a Knave - an album that has 2 great songs. The rest sounds like Dire Straits or contemporary ZZ Top or some mediocre band trying to sound like Tull. And yeah, School's Out is one of my Alice favorites as well (probably third after Billion Dollar Babies and Killer), I think it's absolutely fantastic. I think more than anything it suffers from the massive titletrack, it just overshadows everything else. And it's infinitely better than Muscle Of Love. My pick would be Never Say Die. The titletrack is a drop dead classic but after that... Junior's Eyes and Johnny Blade are ok and the rest is just awful. The whole B-side is a mess.

[@t702942]

School’s Out is an awesome album! I love it sooo much 😀 So heavy and moody, and I could play it all the time with just skipping the title track, which is cool but over played. But man, that album is sooo dark and moody, and sooo good.

[@mainzergirl9610]

Totally agree. My Stars is a top 5 AC song for me. The instrumental medley is great, too.

[@scottricci5063]

Snoozzzzzze

[@seagullpoet]

AC/DC we’re masters of this.

[@matthewwigzell2119]

I'll agree with you on a few of theirs: Stiff Upper Lip, Rock n Roll Train (Black Ice); and to a lesser extent Thunderstruck off The Razors Edge & For Those About To Rock.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Once they got past the Back in Black album, they sure were.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

@@LarryFleetwood8675 After they got huge with Back in Black, they settled into the formula of one good song (to remind fans that they still had "it") then basically phoning it in. For all the shit bands like Metallica get for "changing their sound", is going the AcDc route all that admirable?

[@jason-budney7624]

The only album I knew was Giant For A Day, and I do agree with Pete on it. I always like the discussions with Martin and Pete on these Friday shows. Definitely learn a lot from them.

[@davidschecter5247]

K-Tel is now a licensing company in the UK. They were releasing some of my music without my knowing it, and when they found out, they immediately took care of things financially.

[@Randgalf]

'Presence' by the mighty Zep is the album that absolutely defines this topic. 'Achilles' might very well be their finest song ever and after having burnt all their gunpowder in one go they proceed to just tread water for the rest of the album. Never before or since has an album featured such a discrepancy between the opening track and everything that followed. Another contender is Heep's 'Return to fantasy' with the title track promising a lot after which nothing good really happens. Lots of corny boogie workouts that sound more like Status Quo than classic Heep. Then, speaking of Tull, we have 'Minstrel in the gallery'. The title track once again a prog masterpiece but then the rest of the album takes a nose-dive, filled with bland acoustic noodlings starting and ending nowhere. A couple more title track cases; 'Burn' and 'Stormbringer' both qualifies, although 'Mistreated' and 'Gypsy' respectively kinda helps prop them up but apart from those exceptions, these two albums blow. And finally worth mentioning is The Who's 'You better you bet' which is the only reason to ever listen to 'Face dances'. It sorta works as a triumphant post-scriptum of their prime years before they resorted to bland non-descript fodder for the rest of the album (and its follow-up of course).

[@i3ar310]

Nobody’s Fault But Mine is great.

[@JosephFrancisBurton]

I never would have thought of Presence, but I think you right ... Pretty much agree with all your choices too except Minstrel in the Gallery, great stuff on there!

[@davidl570]

Presence is easily their most boring album, IMHO.

[@knightvisioniixv]

I used to think the exact same thing regarding the Tull and Deep Purple albums. For the former, loved the title track to Minstrel upon purchase, while the rest just left me completely cold. A few listens later, the other tracks clicked, with "Black Satin Dancer" eventually eclipsing the title track for me. By contrast, the Purple albums took years; I've only recently come around to fully appreciating both Burn and Stormbringer. "Achilles' Last Stand" is definitely the towering epic on Presence, and while the other songs can't quite compare, I still enjoy them for the most part. That said, Presence isn't close to being my favorite Zeppelin album.

[@oskarklang8616]

I always thought Schools Out lp was slack until recently.Alma Mater,Gutter Cats and Public Animal No.9 are belters.

[@jerryattwooll4864]

Another really enjoyable item from Pete and Martin. As Pete always says it's how you hear these albums. I love both Beatin' The Odds and Take No Prisoners and I can certainly remember most songs on both albums especially the duet (Respect Me In The Morning) with Baby Jean (Mothers Finest) on the latter. Also I like most of the songs on Desolation Angels, even if they're not quite up to the standard of the first two Bad Company albums. I feel the final Paul Rodgers album Rough Diamonds with Electricland as the kick off track is a better choice for this feature, but still very enjoyable hearing you guys chat and give your opinions, as always.

[@deanjonasson6776]

Interesting topic, guys. Not a lot of albums fall into this category but two jumped to my mind: AT CROOKED LAKE by Crazy Horse. It leads off with the powerful, emotional "Rock and Roll Band" then drizzles out into Poco territory. Dylan's DOWN IN THE GROOVE starts off with a serviceable cover of "Let's Stick Together" that turns out to be the only redeeming track on the album. A low point for Bob.

[@mutate34]

there's Alt-J's "left hand free" from 2014. Really stomping CCR-ish, 70s rock-ish track, it was all over UK radio (and in the end credits of Marvel Civil War), but the rest of the album is all "later Radiohead" style ambient rock/electronic. (not the first track but biggest single)

[@adamsasso1]

I had a few KTEL album compilation records in the 70s - introduced me to a bunch of songs I never would have heard otherwise

[@noose-ix7in]

Bad Company's "Desolation Angels" is a great album!

[@donaldellis8952]

Huge Head East fan. Have every album on Cd,

[@Skycladatdusk78]

The Deed Is Done ia a good pick, but it was the second album of Danny Joe Browns return, No Guts No Glory was his first album back.

[@brucefranklin6295]

The first album that popped into my mind will be obscure to many,but as I remember it, the first song was the only one worth listening to. Legs Diamond's 3rd album Firepower. I mean the Lucifer's Friend album is great, beginning to end and School's Out has a few pretty good songs which I still listen to.After Legs Diamond's 2nd release ,which was the killer, A Diamond is A Hard Rock,they put out the awful Firepower album with the first track,Underworld King,being the only kickass song.

[@jimmycampbell78]

The one I would pick is The Verve, “Urban Hymns”. I bought it for ‘Bittersweet Symphony’. Even if you think there is more than one great song on it, I suppose ‘Sonnet’ is a pleasant ballad but I find ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ to be a depressing dirge. The rest of the album is a boring snooze. I know the Verve are outside SoT’s realm and not a band Pete will talk about any time soon 😂

[@tmc1054]

A song that sampled "The Last Time" by the Stones.

[@wernermoritz882]

@@tmc1054 Everybody knows that…

[@wernermoritz882]

I disagree. I am not a big The Verve fan, but there are a lot of better songs on the album than Bittersweet Symphony in my opinion.

[@jimmycampbell78]

Fair enough. Over 20 years, I have tried to get into the rest of the album but its never happened for me. Maybe one day I will ‘discover’ those songs...Sonnet, Lucky Man, Space and Time...for me ok songs but nothing more. Nothing as stirring as the opener.

[@sometimeworld1]

I liked Lucky man.

[@heygringo7]

Humdinger of an episode!

[@joelpegg8630]

Billy Thorpe Children of the Sun .

[@polska1958]

Gee, Alice Cooper is really getting bashed today. Give him a break.

[@BestServedCold10]

Why Don't You Give the Kid a Break?

[@domielakrabi3276]

Hi guys - I really enjoy the weather talk at the beginning. I'm inclined to include Uriah Heep's debut - Gypsy is by far the best song on this album and the European edition (that I have) has no Bird of Prey.

[@jimmycampbell78]

Real Turned On? Dreammare? I think these are cool songs.