My Ten Favourite Albums

[@paulallwood6033]

Loving the shout out for Ram as an honourable mention. For me an almost flawless album, every song great and an album I just go back to endlessly

[@guywoznicki7847]

Just had to comment when I saw Ram. I became a Beatles fan in junior high and by high school I had a large portion of both American Beatles releases and Wings records. However I didn’t pick up Ram until my senior year, and then only to be a completist. It struck me as obscure because I never heard anything about it. Man did that change after a few listens! I now believe it to be the best McCartney album and one of my favorites of all time. Side one is great but side two is probably my choice for best album side ever. Many times when I’m depressed I put it on and it does the trick.

[@Superbokka]

Love this channel and am going to give myself an early Christmas present and become a Patron at the start of next month. I am a huge Billy Joel fan too and have everything he wrote so I think I know what Album I'll be bringing to my first Zoom Patron get together.

[@classicalbum]

You'd be more than welcome. Our last patreon zoom chat was excellent... by the way, I'm interviewing Liberty Devitto soon

[@Superbokka]

@@classicalbum Fantastic. I know he isn't exactly thrilled with certain members of Billy's current band, well one in particular.

[@poliziagrammaticale9430]

"Jagger's voice is reduced to a kind of a subterranean murmur, which belies the twisted menace and tortured tones of this record." Very well put. Great video, thank you Barry.

[@classicalbum]

check out my review of 'exile'

[@vladdrakul7851]

@@classicalbum While one of my favorite R.S. songs I cannot listen to *'Exile on Main Street'* anymore. It's thin cluttered muddy mumbling lousy vocal sound is NOT a strength. Just like the overrated George Harrison's *'All Things must Pass'* is a monumental bore. Neither LP or *'Tommy'* sound good anymore. If you want to hear songs from there done well get *'Live at Leeds'* one of the truly great live LPs and the best Who IMHO. If you want a truly great sounding Harrison LP with his best songs I suggest *'Living in the Material World'* or a better 70's Stones LP?? *'Some Girls'* IS 10 times better! I agree *'Rubber Soul'* IS a GREAT top 3 Beatles' LP. *'Hunky Dore '* IS Bowie's best LP and *' DSOTM?'* (IS the 70's best LP IMHO) AGREED!

[@joet6434]

Nice list, Rubber Soul & Blood on the Tracks are also two of my favourite albums. I would add in Johnny the Fox by Thin Lizzy, Physical Graffitti by Zeppelin, Master of Reality by Sabbath, Desolation Boulevard by Sweet, Electric Warrior by T-rex, Powerage by ACDC, Toys in the Attic by Aerosmith & Fireball by Deep Purple.

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

Graffiti and Toys for sure. Your other mentions are most certainly classics....

[@MichaelLynch1]

This is a very good Top 10 sir 👏 👍

[@jamiethorstenberg1033]

Very tough to pick ten. I don't know if I could rank them but here's my choices. 1 Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra 2 Clockwork Angels by Rush 3 Sheer Heart Attack by Queen 4 Talk by Yes 5 Ace Frehley 1978 by Kiss 6 Killer by Alice Cooper 7 Pieces Of Eight by Styx 8 Duty Now For The Future by Devo 9 Foxtrot by Genesis 10 Halloween Soundtrack by John Carpenter Tons of honorable mentions: Dead Again by Type O Negative Don't Say No by Billy Squier 52nd Street by Billy Joel Holy Diver by Dio Rust In Peace by Megadeth Voodoo Lounge by The Rolling Stones Songs From The Wood by Jethro Tull I could go on and on. Nice list Barry

[@reubensane5539]

Kudos for mentioning Ace 78 and The Cooper bands killers !

[@MichaelLynch1]

Love Ace Frehley album and Halloween Sountrack 🎃 great choices, I have both , I kind of prefer Halloween 2 soundtrack but the sheer coldness of the original is masterful by John Carpenter 👌

[@vicprovost2561]

Great list, my ten would be: 10 Obsession - UFO 9 Machine Head - Deep Purple 8 Benefit - Jethro Tull 7 Disraeli Gears - Cream 6 Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones 5 Who's Next - The WHO 4 Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Experience 3 Led Zeppelin 2 2 Abbey Road - The Beatles 1 Dark Side of the Moon. Honorable mentions to Close to the Edge by Yes, Van Halen 1 and Tarkus by ELP. Great stuff for me.

[@mattrogers1946]

Excellent choices!

[@DavidLee-rx6uo]

Sounds like mine. Except I prefer Led Zeppelin II RL pressing

[@danielmcevoy976]

Thank you. I asked for this and received. I'm 52 and my current list is: 1) Stones - Goat's Head Soup 2) Stones - Exile on Main St 3) Thin Lizzy - Fighting 4) Son House - The Original Delta Blues 5) Wishbone Ash - Elegant Stealth 6) Whitesnake - Come An Get It 7) KISS - Dynasty 8) Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis Bold as Love 9) Jackson Browne - Running on Empty 10) Deep Purple - Stormbringer

[@FrankyGoesToNowhere]

OK, OK fine, not bad... but. Kiss Dinasty?

[@TheStoneageRomeo]

Really interesting selections. Thanks for sharing. Find istuff like this fascinating.

[@reubensane5539]

Dynasty is frowned upon by even the kiss army but it’s actually a great record.

[@patrickbarry6273]

Goat's Head underappreciated. Coming Down Again, Winter, Heartbreaker, 100 Years Ago, Star Star, Hide Your Love.... Ahh, man. So great. IORnR and Black and Blue are also underrated.

[@eumesmo6209]

I spent my teen years in the 80's, therefore my top 10 albums list not on that specific order is. .Mike Oldfield - platinum .Dire straits - love over gold .Pink Floyd - a momentary lapse of reason .The Who - who's next .Pat Metheny group - first circle. .Marillion - clutching at straws .Tears for fears - Raul and the kings of Spain .Seal - Seal .Waterboys - this is the sea .Yes - 90125 This is my top 10 albums which Impress me the most when I first heard

[@williammorris1384]

Seal ! An excellent choice !!

[@francislee9]

I must be weird or not open to change my favourite ten albums hasn’t changed at all since late 70’s I’ve listened to new stuff since but never moved at all. I have a few artists you have but I have a different album. Biggest agreement on Born to Run comment!

[@johnnyklein3946]

Elvis is my personal favorite singer and musician of all time, so my favorite album is the elvis greatest hits, but I won't put it in my list cause it's not really an album Anyway, here's my list 1. appetite for destruction gnr 2. led zeppelin IV 3. deep purple in rock 4. Whitesnake 1987 5. Sticky fingers, the rolling stones 6. superunknown soundgarden 7. the doors debut 8. Rainbow rising 9. Look at yourself, Uriah hip 10.these days bon jovi Anyway, that's my list for now Maybe tomorrow it will be different idk

[@davidkyle2073]

Top 10: 1. Lamb Lies Down 2. Close to the Edge 3. Blow by Blow 4. Blue (Joni) 5. Koln Concerts (Keith Jarrett) 6. Brain Salad Surgery 7. Boston 1st 8. Hot Rocks (Stones) 9. Abbey Road 10. Dark Side of the Moon Alsos: Frampton Comes Alive Aja/Royal Scam Made in Japan (DP)

[@tillwesenberg1178]

The Royal Scam (Steely Dan) The White Album (Beatles) The Five Symbols (Roky Erickson & The Aliens) Kill 'em All (Metallica) Radios Appear (Radio Birdman) The Kick Inside (Kate Bush) The Head On The Door (The Cure) Surfer Rosa (The Pixies) The Queen Is Dead (The Smiths) Hunky Dory (Bowie). Damn, here's another ten: I'm Your Man (Cohen) Darkness On the Edge Of Town (Springsteen) Paul's Boutique (Beastie Boys) Thriller (Michael Jackson) Paid In Full (Eric B & Rakim) Too Tough To Die (Ramones) Reign In Blood (Slayer) Live At The Witch Trials (The Fall) 4 (Foreigner) Purple Rain (Prince).

[@Doc_Tar]

Good list. I'm going to make a point to listen to the albums I haven't heard yet. I'm going back to your earlier list of best all time albums and listen to those I haven't listened to yet.

[@samjenkinson1945]

My Ten Favourite Albums 10. Exile On Main Street 9. Close to the edge 8. Ziggy Stardust 7. In The Court Of The Crimson King 6. Toys in the attic 5. Abbey Road 4. Vol .4 3. The Dark SIde Of The Moon 2. Quadrophenia 1. Physical Graffiti

[@painless465]

10.Joy of a Toy-Kevin Ayers 09.Physical Graffiti-Led Zeppelin 08.Shiny Beast(Bat Chain Puller)-Captain Beefheart 07.Court & Spark-Joni Mitchell 06.Paris 1919-John Cale 05.Marquee Moon-Television 04.Layla and other assorted love songs-Derek & The Dominos 03.Highway 61 Revisited-Bob Dylan 02.Quadrophenia-The Who 01.Exile on Main Street-The Rolling Stones

[@spiritualarchitect4276]

These are my 6 Favorite albums and the year they became Fav: 1970: Sgt. Peppers* - Beatles 1971: Get Yer Ya Yas Out - Stones 1973: Yessongs - Yes 1973: Houses of The Holy - Zep 1973: Goats Head Soup* - Stones 1982: Rock In A Hard Place - Aerosmith These are my 6* Most Played albums of the last 20 years (by virtue of always being in my car) - which I guess must mean they are also Fav: 1990: Waiting for Cousteau* - Jean Michel Jarre 2006: Metamorphoses* - Jean Michel Jarre 2017: Equinox Infinity* - Jean Michel Jarre 2018: Moonloop (Transmission IV)* - Porcupine Tree

[@michaelbeerbados3291]

I forgot Yessongs on my list...# 1 by a huge margin..raised on that shite !!

[@fredericlatreille]

my favorites: 10-Animals - Pink Floyd ... 9- Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience ... 8- Astral Weeks - Van Morrison ... 7- LA Woman - The Doors ... 6- Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones ... 5- Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin ... 4- Tommy - The Who ... 3- Dejà Vu - CSNY ... 2- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel ... 1- White Album - The Beatles *** honorable mentions: Thick as a brick - Jethro Tull ... London Calling - The Clash ... Pet Sounds - Beach Boys ... American Beauty - Grateful Dead ... Red Rose Speedway (the 2 lp version) - Wings ... Elton John - Elton John ... Born to run - Bruce Springsteen

[@cfvanoostrom]

There's a great version of 'Up To Me' on Roger McGuinn's album 'Cardiff Rose' (1976), released after the former Byrd's stint in the Rolling Thunder Revue and recorded with some of the same personnel. It's McGuinn's best solo album. Beautiful cover art, too.

[@terrybono5995]

Abbey Road Revolver Sticky Fingers Nebraska A Farewell to Kings The Rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust Selling England by the pound Who’s Next Beggars Banquet Wish you were here

[@classicalbum]

Great albums

[@edwardgonczy3170]

Many artists I agree with but might pick different LPs. Neil Young: 3 all tied for first: "On the Beach", "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere" or "After the Gold Rush". Rolling Stones: 3 tied for first: "Sticky Fingers", "Let It Bleed", "Beggar's Banquet". Jethro Tull: "Stand Up" or "Thick as a Brick". The Who: "Tommy" or "Who's Next". Beatles nailed it on "Rubber Soul". Even the cover is perfect. The picture says to my parents' generation: "you think our hair was long and we harbored ideas that were dangerous 3 years ago? Well get a look at us now". Pink Floyd: "Meddle" or "Wish You Were Here". Beach Boys: "Surf's Up".

[@SteveWattse]

No surprises there - but what no Steely Dan or Led Zep?! I love Zuma - tough choices for NY!

[@classicalbum]

These are my ten favourite albums. Steely Dan I like, but not as much as the albums I've included, and Led Zep... the same. I prefer Deep Purple , The Doors, Black Sabbath to Led Zep and they never made my top ten either.

[@BentendoFR]

No arguments with your list here. I like how you brought up some repeat offenders on your channel like Passion Play and Tales from Topographic Oceans. Also, I’m glad you talked about Rubber Soul, because it’s my favorite Beatles album, and is in my top 10 albums (along with In The Court of the Crimson King)

[@baldF]

Thanks for this review(ish) offering. We seem to share thoughts and taste to a remarkable extent (not enough to warrant marriage or anything like that of course - two bald, white heterosexual males, often accused of sounding “posh”, probably should not be brought into too close a proximity). My only divergence from your list is “Pet Sounds” - I have never been able to “get into it”, however you have encouraged me give it another try.

[@Juan-wo7zu]

My list 10 Faust 9 lumpy gravy 8 trout mask replica 7 Faust IV 6 the third Reich’n’roll 5 the white album 4 abbey road 3 we’re only in it for the money 2 freak out! 1 the velvet underground & nico

[@glennpowell3444]

Interesting list .One man you negleted to pay homage to though was Little Richard. It was energy in a couple of minutes never the like had been before.Prog rock was the complete opposite.Tracks that went on for eons and in trying to do so simply bored the arse off you ultimately.Your picks not mine but our zest for sudden foot tapping riots of absolute pleasure differ some what.? Energy.

[@malcolmmcgregor5058]

Sgt Pepper - Beatles Exile on Main St - Stones Blood on the Tracks - Dylan Astral Weeks - Van Morrison Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd Close to the Edge - Yes Led Zeppelin IV Machine Head - Deep Purple 2112 - Rush Space Ritual - Hawkwind Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart Oops, that’s 11.

[@neiloreilly7666]

Hey, Barry. How about a top ten albums of Paul Rodgers? I know he’s not been the most prolific of artists, so a top twenty is pushing it! But the voice alone cries out for a critical review. Forget his Queen foray, yes he’s a journeyman, but WTF! I think his back catalogue deserves delving into.

[@Railway_Railfan]

After Free and Bad Co, I have a hard time finding anything listenable. Agree he has a phenomenal voice, but "The Firm" albums were so disappointing...Paul Rogers and one of my favorite guitar players ever seemed like the perfect post LZ recipe, but alas...pretty boring.

[@neiloreilly7666]

I see where you’re coming from. Take Page away from Plant and you lose that cohesion. It was the same with Coverdale/Page, another great vocalist trying to bring back the glory days of the guitarist with out the material or the inspiration. Even Plant himself refuses to resurrect Zeppelin, and rightly so, he’s not the rock god he once was. He’s moved on to material more suited to the artist he is today.

[@matsetizar65]

Thanks, how about a top 10 post 2000 albums please?

[@kayfimt7769]

No Bananarama? Booooo. ;)

[@dangaines405]

Yep, and Britney Spears is missing too 😅

[@dj71162]

It's amazing to think that prior to Pet Sounds, Wilson produced eight consecutive gold albums for the group by the age of 23 and only took on the project because the wanted a challenge. He could have kept making hit albums but instead wanted to experiment and push the art form further. The strength and courage that this man possessed is enough to bring a tear to my eye and its one of the great tragedies in the history of art that he went off the rails and starved us of so much more great music.

[@jmn1234]

Is it just me or does anyone else think In the Court of the Crimson King sounds awful?

[@Railway_Railfan]

I have a copy and want to like it, but it not a "go to" (I even think April Wine's cover of 20th Cent Schz Man was better)...If I'm in the mood for that style of prog, I'll grab Gental Giant's Octopus (or their live, Playing the Fool) before Court.

[@MARK-co1ge]

Sgt. Pepper or the White Album. I would prefer John Wesley Harding. Or, is it cheating to prefer the 2 CD The Basement Tapes Raw? I think it made a difference to have a band, that is, The Band rather than session musicians. Blackstar or Scary Monsters before other Bowie - after all, I like Revolution 9. If there is a place for Neil Young, it's Freedom or After the Goldrush; Sabotage or Sabbath Bloody Sabbath; Led Zep 4; The Lamb Lies Down; Dark Side (#1), Astral Weeks, and Pet Sounds.

[@Ed9870]

Physical Graffiti times ten.

[@stevegreat7193]

My god, you mentioned Springsteen...... Yawn...to me He's so overrated.....

[@MudFlanagan]

The Lamb!...NO........ :(

[@welshhibby]

It’s a great album

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

Why the heck not?

[@taffmanetothyme7]

The Lamb is erm mint!

[@Rippedflesh69]

My top 10 10. Jeff Wayne - War of the Worlds 9. Dave Brubeck - Time Out 8. Eberhard Weber - The Colours of Chloë 7. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue 6. Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All 5. Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard 4. Yes - Close to the Edge 3. Frank Zappa - Grand Wazoo 2. Pink Floyd - Animals 1. Genesis - Selling England by the Pound

[@manalive256]

1. Pet Sounds/ 2. Forever Changes/ 3. Scott 4/ 4. The Notorious Byrd Brothers/ 5. Quadrophenia/ 6. Physical Graffiti/ 7. Plastic Ono Band/ 8. Honky Dory/ 9. Trans Europe Express/ 10. Fred Neil

[@MH77391]

Good list. I agree that top ten lists are continually changing. For what it's worth, here's my current top ten, in no order Aqualung Foxtrot Physical Graffiti Tumbleweed Connection This year's model Wish you were here Blood on the tracks Boston Rising - Rainbow Hemispheres

[@tomhenninger4153]

Honky Dory - Excellent (Rick Wakeman on keys!) More of a Thick as a Brick - Tull Guy Lamb Lies Down - Excellent (agree Selling England may edge out) ZUMA (YES! LOVE THAT ONE! Such a well rounded and rockin as well as beautiful acoustic songs) Rubber Soul (Yes!) Exile - Great! Blood (Fantastic!) Dark Side (amazing!) So hard to pick my favs ever when my tastes are constantly morphing. But the ones above are definitely. 52nd Street! LOVE IT! Thanks!

[@Marque3]

Always love your videos , you don’t mention Traffic's John Barleycorn - short but perfect, it's been with me for over 50 years

[@Wayner71]

That is a really great list. Hunky Dory, The Lamb, Zuma, Rubber Soul (my favourite Beatles album) and Exile would all make my list as well. Cheers.

[@DEE-o4v]

What no "Love Beach"? I'm disappointed......but seriously - great list - not sure I could do it myself. Very tough to do.

[@Yarin4ever]

Wow, our tastes are really similar, both in the artists themselves and the albums picking ( I Adore A Passion Play & Hunky Dory). I’d also add Jeff Buckley’s Grace, Bowie’s Low, Close to the Edge and Plastic Ono band to the mix

[@stevstevstevrich]

My top 10 in no particular order (1 per artist): -The Dark Side Of The Moon -In The Court Of The Crimson King -Revolver -Physical Graffiti -The Doors -The Velvet Underground And Nico -Electric Ladyland -Station To Station -John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band -Highway 61 Revisited Honourable Mentions: -Tago Mago -Paranoid -Who's Next -Deep Purple In Rock -All Things Must Pass -Green River -Disraeli Gears -Close To The Edge -Surrealistic Pillow -Stormcock

[@stepheng1690]

Brilliant top 10 Barry & I'll have a go.... 10 Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 9 Marvin Gaye - What Goes On 8 Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Assorted Love Songs 7 Paul McCartney - Ram 6 John Lennon - Walls & Bridges 5 The Doors - LA Woman 4 Pink Floyd - Animals 3 David Bowie - The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust 2 The Beatles - Abbey Road 1 Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail....

[@stephenbrewer5415]

Good to see someone else who puts ‘A Trick of the Tail’ at the top of their Genesis list!

[@AnalogueInTheUK]

I've made an effort with Pet Sounds recently - I just don't seem to get it!

[@lancep4164]

Exile on Main street never got to me. I listen to it about once a year and try to get inti it without success. I do enjoy a few songs but much prefer Sticky Fingers as the Stones best album.

[@jeffswanson3740]

I totally agree.

[@reubensane5539]

I don’t have a top ten ,I would have to seriously think about it,but I can tell you for sure Led Zeppelin physical graffiti, The Beatles revolver and I may get flack for this but probably the Ramones first album,or Sex Pistols their only one lol

[@Marco-he8hz]

My top 10 ebb and flow. At the moment I'd say: 10. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade 9. Foxtrot - Genesis 8. Van Der Graaf Generator - H to He Who Am The Only One 7. Can - Future Days 6. Rush - Hemispheres 5. OMD - Dazzle Ships 4. Weather Report - Black Market 3. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure 2. Peter Hammill - Nadir's Big Chance 1. Dambuilders - Ruby Red I've just subscribed to your channel so I have been catching up. Excellent stuff!

[@Mattomega]

Surprised Close to the Edge didn’t beat out Billy Joel

[@richardmackinnon611]

In no particular order: 10. The Beatles - White Album 9. Jethro Tull - Aqualung 8. Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain 7. Yes - Fragile 6. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic 5. Steely Dan - Aja 4. Pink Floyd - The Wall 3. Genesis - A Trick of the Tail 2. The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta 1. Styx - Paradise Theatre

[@angelrising8589]

Exile on Main Street I've never really loved. Prefer Some Girls. Or It's Only Rock n Roll.

[@Railway_Railfan]

Great lineup! Lamb and Zuma at the top of my list too. I'd also recommend: JT, Aqualung; The Flaming Lips, Soft Bulletin; Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (1st album, but Chasing Yesterday is good too); Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, B.R.M.C.; Charlie Daniel's Band, Fire on the Mountain; & LZ, Presence.

[@petemarr824]

I thought Close To The Edge or Tales of Topographic Oceans was going to be in your Top 10..

[@SpaceCattttt]

No Zappa? 😲

[@stephenbowden2929]

Great list but I struggle to pick my favourite 10 artists never mind albums

[@threestringsomg]

Nice list....Just for fun because I can't nail my own top 10 without much more thought...and probably very different artists mostly....my version of your top 10 (same artists and order...just my preferred album...) 10 Station To Station David Bowie 9 Foxtrot Genesis 8 The Broadsword and The Beast Jethro Tull 7 Neil Young Gold Rush (though it would not figure in my top 500😂😂....sticking to my above rule👍) 6 In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson....snap!👋...though Lizard comes close sometimes. 5 White Album The Beatles (Revolver 2nd) 4 Paint It Black Rolling Stones (another artist with a record not in my top choices...but I do have and like this album alot....and their best of...☺️) 3 Desire Bob Dylan (Blood would be 2nd choice) 2 Surf's Up The Beach Boys (Holland would be 2nd, Pet Sounds 3rd choice) 1 The Wall Pink Floyd (Animals recently moved up to 2nd, then Wish You Were Here and then Darkside) 👍

[@Superbokka]

Yes absolutely agree with your Beach Boys choices and in the order I would put them in. Do lyrics get much better than ''The Glass was raised, The fired rose, the fulllness of the wine, the dim last toasting, While at Port adieu or die'. Van Dyke Parks and Brian Wilson were a match made in heaven.

[@matthewmedley8532]

And zuma is a classic. Especially Cortez the killer. Masterful.

[@adolphsanchez1429]

I'm from a different generation, so while I do love all the albums mentioned, off the top of my head, my favorites (excluding jazz albums) are... 1. Jeff Buckley: Grace 2. Rufus Wainwright: Poses 3. Cocteau Twins: Treasure 4. Depeche Mode: Violator 5. The Cranberries: Everybody Else is Doing it, so Why Can’t We 6. The Police: Synchronicity 7. Roxy Music: Avalon 8. The Beatles: Revolver 9. REM: Murmur 10. Crowded House: Intriguer Also, anything by Stevie Wonder.

[@markharwood7573]

Zuma really is a special album. All killer, no filler. Probably has the edge over On the Beach as my favourite Neil Young, with Everybody Knows third.

[@rft2001]

Yeah me too. Tonight's The Night is a close second for me.

[@richardmurray1682]

A great watch Barry, I have never heard The Lamb lies Down on Broadway album. Must get a copy. I know and enjoy all the others. Seasons greetings from County Down Sir.

[@classicalbum]

Thanks for listening

[@chrisjeffrey7570]

10-Machine Head 9-Selling England by the Pound 8-Pet Sounds 7-Larks Tongues’ in Aspic 6-Revolver 5-Animals 4-Back in Black 3-Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from mars 2-Rubber Soul 1-Close to the Edge

[@bigjohndavid1]

Favourite Albums makes far more sense to me than Greatest Albums. There's so much great music now that a truly accurate Best Of list must be virtually impossible to make!

[@bigscarysteve]

As the saying goes, there's no accounting for taste--and I'm aiming that at the professional critics just as much (if not more so) than at the average person.

[@finlybenyunes8385]

No Joni Mitchell? No Ella Fitzgerald? No Kate Bush? No Björk?

[@classicalbum]

Joni Mitchell is there at the end. This is my list of favourite albums, and not there to please anybody else. Love Kate Bush - but not in my top ten, and Bjork i'm not keen on. But like i say, this is my personal list

[@garyh.238]

You have an interesting list. I have several of those albums as well. As for my favourites, here are the albums which keep making their way to the top of my playlist on a regular basis: #1 - DEEP PURPLE - Fireball #2 - CHICAGO - Chicago II #3 - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - The Captain & Me #4 - NEIL YOUNG - Freedom #5 - PINK FLOYD - Animals #6 - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS - Band on the Run #7 - BLACK SABBATH - Mob Rules #8 - THE BEATLES - Revolver #9 - STEELY DAN - Aja #10 - CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG - Deja Vu

[@williammorris1384]

Just read your list ! Excellent! You’re the only person on here , by a country light year, to name AJA ! Nice one ! 👍

[@garyh.238]

@@williammorris1384 Thanks! Seems Steely Dan is not everyone's cup of tea. For me though, lots of great stuff in their 70's catalogue to explore. Aja was their pinnacle.

[@williammorris1384]

Oh ; they’re universally loathed and despised by 95% of music listeners, but you’re right ; it’s their pinnacle and deserves a wider audience. You know your music mate ! 👍

[@garyh.238]

@@williammorris1384 Am still learning, still exploring....music is a lifelong journey of discovery if one has open ears and an open mind! 😊

[@martins.7060]

Seeing Neil Young and Crazy Horse perform Cortez in 1988 was my most religious experience.

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

I think I saw that tour myself.....I"ve seen Neil twice with Crazy Horse.....incredible show EACH time.

[@jimbelton]

Well, I agree with Dark Side. One of your best (Neil Young) might make my worst list. For top 10, I go with something like: Black Sabbath: Heaven and Hell; Judas Priest: Sad Wings of Destiny; Saga: Worlds Apart; Green Day: American Idiot; Alan Parson's Project: I Robot; Muse: Black Holes and Revelations; ELO: Out of the Blue; Billy Talent: II; Rush: Permanent Waves; Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

[@vicprovost2561]

Forgot Black Sabbath, both Paranoid & Master of Reality should be on my Honorable mentions.

[@eldorado4303]

Interesting picks. I like all those bands and artists, but in almost any case, except maybe for King Crimson, I would pick a different album as my favourite. But then again that's the cool thing about those rankings. Like your channel a lot.

[@21st_Century39]

Also, if you were going to a desert island, ten albums wouldn't do it for me Would need to be at least 50. Included on that list would be "Focus 3" - Focus, "Rumours" - Fleetwood Mac, "Revolver" - The Beatles, "Songs from the Wood" - Jethro Tull, "Nicely out of Tune" - Lindisfarne, "For Girls who grow plump in the Night" - Caravan, "Moondance" - Van Morrison, "Let it Bleed" - Rolling Stones, "H to He Who am the Only One" - Van der Graph Generator, "Transience" - Steven Wilson, "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye, "Superfly" de luxe double album edition - Curtis Mayfield, "The Bruford Tapes" - Bruford, "UK" debut album - UK, "Pieces of Man" - Gil Scott Heron, "Exposure" - Robert Fripp, "Bookends" - Stevie Wonder, "1" - Peter Gabriel", "Fish out of Water" - Chris Squire, "Song of Seven" - Jon Anderson, "Slade Alive" - Slade, the list goes on......

[@robertharvey2604]

This is tough and subject to change any day. Off the top of my head: Abbey Road (Beatles) Exile on Main Street (Stones) Aja (Steely Dan) Selling England by the Pound (Genesis) Pet Sounds (Beach Boys) The Stranger/52nd Street (cheating but can't separate these Billy Joel records) Darkness on the Edge of Town (Springsteen) Chicago Transit Authority Tim (The Replacements) Going for the One (Yes)

[@johndonohoe3778]

The lamb lies down on broadway is on my list for sure! Clutching for Straws by Marillion, Born to Run, Roxy and elsewhere, London Calling, Dark side of the Moon, Sgt. Pepper, A farewell to Kings, British Steel, Exit Zero by Steve Earle. I have many more but I cannot rank them Barry. Oh yes and as a American I thank you for turning me on to Marillion. Not the most well known band here. But they do have a following for sure.

[@eumesmo6209]

I spent my teen years in the 80's, therefore my top 10 albums list not on that specific order is. .Mike Oldfield - platinum .Dire straits - love over gold .Pink Floyd - a momentary lapse of reason .The Who - who's next .Pat Metheny group - first circle. .Marillion - clutching at straws .Tears for fears - Raul and the kings of Spain .Seal - Seal .Waterboys - this is the sea .Yes - 90125 This is my top 10 albums which Impress me the most when I first heard

[@johndonohoe3778]

@@eumesmo6209 I like it!

[@davidkipperman5218]

I like your picks while I think some other albums by the artists mentioned are better. But as they say, to each their own as every one has different tastes. The best part is we ALL love music!

[@bigscarysteve]

I like how all the commenters on this channel can be civil when they disagree. Not like some other channels....

[@derekshorrock594]

Love lists like this just shows how we all have different taste other than god only knows I cannot stand pet sounds But if we all liked the same thing what a boring world we would live in Love the content

[@taffmanetothyme7]

Interesting list Barry and I concur with a few of them. It's difficult for me to narrow down a list of just 10 favourites, after being a "fan" of someone or another since 1972. However, Steely Dan would be riding high on the list as would Chick Corea, Hatfield and the North, Joni Mitchell, Jaco Pastorius, Deep Purple, and Bob Marley. That's just a quick salvo, as Yes, Genesis, Paul Simon, David Sylvian and King Crimson also spring to mind. Top 25 perhaps? Cheers 👌

[@mikedonoghues4018]

Great list. I’d have to find room for Joni Mitchell (Hejira or Blue?), and maybe Paul Simon too. I’d bin off Dylan and The Rolling Stones to fit ‘em in. I’d go with “Red” by King Crimson over “In the Court…”. Good to see “The Lamb..” in there. And “Hunky Dory” (but I adore “Scary Monsters”, and “Station to Station”). Anyway, great list!

[@johnw706]

I like your selection of Zuma , an excellent album . Cortez the Killer is my favourite Neil Young Song as well . Otherwise , my top 10 favourites, which I listed on your last top 10 video , has 3 in common with yours . Here it is again : Aqualung Dark Side of the Moon Rubber Soul ( US version ) Fragile Selling England by the Pound Blood on the Tracks Honky Chateau Ziggy Stardust Crime of the Century Are You Experienced ? Honourable Mentions : Aftermath ( US version ) Court & Spark Who’s Next Harvest Innervisions Abraxas Making Movies Cheers !

[@morrisanderson3180]

what about bad companys straight shooter? an absolute belter.

[@gabrielchurch2170]

1. Rattus Norvegicus - Stranglers 2. George Best - Wedding Present 3. Live and Dangerous - Thin Lizzy 4. Weld - Neil Young 5. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division 6. 52nd Street - Billy Joel 7. Unmasked - Kiss 8. Give ‘em Enough Rope - The Clash 9. Into the Light - Chris de Burgh 10. Blackwater Park - Opeth

[@terrybnad2959]

Fantastic picks Barry. These are my 10 - they may not necessarily be career bests, but they are my "go to" picks: Barclay James Harvest - BJH and Other Short Stories Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Bob Dylan - Street Legal David Bowie - Low Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy John Cale - Paris 1919 Sandy Denny - Sandy Strawbs - From The Witchwood The Only Ones - Even Serpents Shine The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle

[@alandoick4333]

Hi i love your channel . There is a wide and varied in depth views . I lol when you deal with the knuckle dragging trolls ! I would love you to review some but hopefully all of these bands/artists Argent (Trapeze) Manfred Manns Earth Band Nightingales and Bombers . Barclay james Harvest . Montrose . Wishbone Ash . Moon Turning The Tide . Brand X . ZZ TOP Tres Hombre . Sad Cafe Fanx Ta Ra. Pat Travers Makin Magic. Be Bop Delux . Edgar Winter Group . Budgie In For The Kill . Grand Funk Railroad. Doobie Brothers . The list goes on ! Keep up the good work 👍👌

[@TN29]

As always, an excellent piece. I'm not sure I could list 10 favorites; I think I'd end up saying something like "number 2 is Van Morrison's Common One when I'm happy, and number 1 is Van Morrison's Common One when I'm sad." (On that note, I hope you're aware of what an indelibly brilliant LP that is.) Keep up the great work, man.

[@michaeljones6948]

Permanent waves,A Farewell to Kings,Spectral mornings,Please don’t touch,Texas flood,Revolver,Visions of the emerald beyond,Wrecking ball,Something wicked this way comes(The Enid),Flying in a blue Dream(Joe Satriani).

[@themaven4054]

No ELP? Thought the shirt was a hint lol

[@DavyDredd14]

My 10 Favourite Albums : Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back (1960) Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St (1972) Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966) Queen II (1974) The Stooges - Fun House (1970) David Bowie - Station To Station (1976) Derek & The Dominos - Layla (1970) Rainbow - Rising (1976) Led Zeppelin III (1970) Van Halen (1978)

[@yellyman5483]

Intersting list. I am a bit surprised not to see a Beatles album on your list though. "Abbey Road" or "Revolver" should be on everybodys list in my humble opinion.

[@DavyDredd14]

@@yellyman5483 The excellent Beatles 'Revolver' Album was a contender for my list.

[@yellyman5483]

@@DavyDredd14 It`s hard to make up a top ten list, cause there are so many fantastic albums. "Revolver" is a fantastic album. So is "Abbey Road" "Exile on main street" and "Blonde on blonde" is a no brainer, and i see that you have included them on your list. Rainbow was a interesting choice. What about the Velvet underground with Nico. Did you consider that? Or Leonard Cohens debut album?

[@johnnyklein3946]

I'm glad to see elvis on your list the king and the best of all time

[@TheStoneageRomeo]

Bloody Norah. Ten favourite albums… In no particular order- 10-1 by Midnight Oil Guilty until proven Insane by Skyhooks East by Cold Chisel Magnum Cum Louder by Hoodoo Gurus A Whiff of Bedlam by James Reyne Highway To Hell by AC/DC Beyond Salvation by The Angels Tear of Thought by The Screaming Jets This is The Sharp by The Sharp Freight Train Heart by Jimmy Barnes. Just off the top of the scone.

[@deedeechur]

In no particular order : - Minstrel in the gallery, Jethro Tull - The Nightfly, Donald Fagen - Highway to hell, ACDC - Killers, Iron Maiden - On the beach, Neil Young - The basement Tapes, Bob Dylan & the Band - Berlin, Lou Reed - Overnite sensation, Frank Zappa - Cosmic thing, B52's - Chill out, the KLF

[@lupcokotevski2907]

1. South Side Soul (1960) John Wright Trio 2. Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) Laura Nyro 3. New York Tendaberry (1969) Laura Nyro 4. Happy Sad (1969) Tim Buckley 5. Goolutionites and the Real People (1970) Tamam Shud 6. A Toast to Panama Red (1972) Master's Apprentices 7. Scented Gardens for the Blind (1975) Dragon 8. Lanquidity (1978) Sun Ra 9. Woodface (1991) Crowded House 10. Ys (2006) Joanna Newsom. In a Silent Way (1969) Miles Davis, Veedon Fleece (1974) Van Morrison, Circus Animals (1982) Cold Chisel, Soaring (1976) Barney Kessel, Midnight Blue (1962) Kenny Burrell.

[@bigscarysteve]

Wow! What an interesting list! I've never even heard OF most of these people.

[@lupcokotevski2907]

@@bigscarysteve Thanks. Not the usual suspects. Includes Australian and New Zealand bands. Laura Nyro " probably influenced more successful songwriters than anyone " Elton John, 2007. See short Nyro KZbin discussions by Elton John, Todd Rundgren, Alice Cooper, Narada Michael Walden. Cheers.

[@bigscarysteve]

@@lupcokotevski2907 Laura Nyro was one of the ones I actually had heard of, along with Tim Buckley, Sun Ra, Joanna Newsom, Crowded House, Miles Davis, Van Morrison, and Kenny Burrell. Cheers!

[@lawrencejhutchinson]

Yes, Barry. Astral Weeks is definitely Van's greatest album! God Only Knows, I think, is the greatest song ever recorded, particularly the stereo mix. For me, there is only one piece of music ever recorded that is better than God Only Knows, and that is Rostropovich's 1975 recording of the adagio from Haydn's cello concerto in c. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z53Fo6SdjJeJeck

[@Islwynpaul]

My 10 favourite albums in no particular order: 10: Beatles - White Album, 9: Genesis - Lamb Lies Down, 8: Pink Floyd - WYWH 7: Little Feat - Feats don't Fail Me Now, 6: Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage 5: Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde, 4: The Who - Who's Next 3: Rolling Stones - Aftermath 2: Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland 1: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin.....honourable mentions: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath, The YES Album, Bruce Springsteen - The River, Prince - Purple Rain, David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and The Kinks - Something Else. I've been warped by the rain, driven by the snow I'm drunk and dirty, don't you know And I'm still willin'

[@GaryIrving-x5o]

My top 10: 1) Quadrophenia / The Who 2) Bridge Over Troubled Water / Simon and Garfunkel 3) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan / Bob Dylan 4) Abbey Road / The Beatles 5) The Joshua Tree / U2 6) Blind Faith / Blind Faith 7) Hats / The Blue Nile 8) Deja Vu / CSNY 9) Brothers in Arms / Dire Straits 10) Children Running Through / Patti Griffin *HM Five Leaves Left / Nick Drake

[@markheather6077]

Kooks was the Neil Young homage

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

Mine (at the moment) in no particular order Pink Flag - Wire Red - King Crimson Tonight’s The Night - Neil Young Here Come The Warm Jets - Brian Eno Exposure - Robert Fripp Flowers of Romance - PiL Solo Piano - Philip Glass Free Jazz - Ornette Coleman Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart Hot Rats - Frank Zappa @ another time I'd have albums by Mingus...Bowie...Jefferson Airplane...Fugazi...Cabaret Voltaire...Throbbing Gristle...Bjork...Kate Bush...MC5...& who knows who else...?

[@geographyinaction7814]

Such a difficult task this. I have done my desert island list many times and it seems to change all the time. - Pink Floyd. Dark Side of the Moon. - The Police. Zenyatta Mondatta. - The Beatles. Rubber Soul. - Daniel Lanois. Acadie. - Stewart Copeland. The Rythmatist. - Peter Murphy. Deep. - Sinead O'Connor. The Lion and the Cobra. - Led Zeppelin. Houses of the Holy. - DEVO. Freedom of Choice. - Rush. Moving Pictures.

[@VegasAlien1]

My Number 1 hasn't changed since I first heard it in 1979: Bruford - One of a Kind.

[@rft2001]

My 10 Dark Side Of The Moon Electric Music For The Mind And Body Heaven And Hell In The Court Of The Crimson King Days Of Future Passed The Doors Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Surrealistic Pillow Zuma Crosby, Stills and Nash

[@josebautista4135]

Fantastic Top. Here's mine: 1.THE WHO - "Who's Next" 2.CAROLE KING - "Tapestry" 3.THE CLASH - "London Calling" 4.FLEETWOOD MAC - "Rumours" 5.DAVID BOWIE - "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust..." 6.THE BEATLES - "Abbey Road" 7.THE ROLLING STONES - "Exile On Main Street" 8.THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - "The Velvet Underground And Nico" 9.THE KINKS - "Lola Vs. Powerman And The Moneygoround" 10.STEVIE WONDER - "Talking Book" (or "Innervisions")

[@stevecrescini2081]

My list: Stevie Wonder - Talking Book Elton John - Honky Chateau Jethro Tull- Thick As A Brick Ace - Five A Side The Sunday’s- Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic The Beatles - Revolver The Outfield - Play Deep Les McCann & Eddie Harris- Swiss Movement Tokyo Blade - Night of the Blade Robin Trower- Bridge of Sighs

[@21st_Century39]

Off the top of my head... 10 - Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark. 9 - Neil Young - After the Goldrush 8 - Pilgrimage - Wishbone Ash. 7 - Hunky Dory - David Bowie. 6 - Love it to Death - Alice Cooper. 5 - Biograph - Bob Dylan. 4 - And Other Short Stories - Barclay James Harvest. 3 - Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd. 2 - Fragile - Yes. 1 - Larks Tongues in Aspic - King Crimson.

[@keungy1065]

I don't have a top ten but I have a top 34 :). Neil Young - Zuma, Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks, Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon are all on my list