My Top 20 Favourite Artists!

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[@davecourlang1]

Fantastic list Pat. Great to know your favorite bands. I have a few suggestions for future episodes to take into consideration (in no particular order) 1. Bands and musicians I have fell out of love with (for instance for me these are groups I listened to all the time; now I can’t listen to their music including the material I was addicted to. These are Bruce Springsteen, Styx, The Doobie Brothers, Sir Paul McCartney, and U2 just to name a few, 2. The story of Horslips and tiering their albums 3. Best bands with female lead singer. Just a thought. Have a great day and keep on providing amazing episodes.

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@@davecourlang1 Thanks, Dave. Yes interesting topics to discuss. I do really appreciate your comments.

[@frankpentangeli7945]

Nice list, Pat! Following is my own list. Clearly we agree on who our number 1 is! I have adored Deep Purple since I first heard them in 1972 or 1973. Certainly positions will change over time (and I have likely forgotten some), but I would say my top 8 or 10 has remained the same for years. The best of the best! Cheers! 1. Deep Purple 2. The Moody Blues 3. Black Sabbath 4. Elton John 5. XTC 6. Gordon Lightfoot 7. Stevie Wonder 8. The Guess Who 9. Kate Bush 10. Strawbs 11. Pink Floyd 12. Roxy Music 13. Shawn Phillips 14. CCR 15. Bad Company 16. Yes 17. Genesis 18. Jethro Tull 19. Frank Zappa 20. Santana Honorable mentions: - Supertramp - Steppenwolf - David Bowie - System of a Down - Cat Stevens - Joan Armatrading - Bob Seger - Rush - ELO - Leonard Cohen - Rage Against the Machine - Rainbow - Lana Del Rey - Elvis Costello - Joe Jackson - Depeche Mode - Tangerine Dream - Soundgarden - Rod Stewart

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@@frankpentangeli7945 Thanks so much Frank. An amazing list you have. Certainly a lot of variety. Cheers, Frank.

[@sindrimareydalfridriksson500]

Fantastic list. Jethro Tull and Deep Purple always deserve a place among the top 10! Greetings, Sindri.

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@@sindrimareydalfridriksson500 Thanks, Sindri.

[@dt6949]

Absolutely awesome list Pat. Great to see Eloy in there and having watched a few of your videos lately you’ve renewed my enthusiasm for the might Yes. 👍🏻 I love them but haven’t really listened to them in a while. That’s going to change. 😁 Davy

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@dt6949 Thanks as always Davy. You'll enjoy giving Yes a listen again.

[@Speekers_corner]

Great list, Pat. Stellar list; all essential, imo. Wishbone Ash is a pleasant surprise. It's always great to discover down to earth artists who will chat or even have a pint with fans. Very cool. Love TDream - certainly takes you on a journey. Transportive music is therapeutic. Zappa was indeed a genius. In my top 5. Cheers, Jeff

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@@Speekers_corner Thanks, Jeff.

[@alisonoconnor8661]

Great video Pat! My top 20- The stranglers Porcupine tree Bowie Ufo King Crimson Pink floyd Talking heads Neil Young Wishbone Ash Genesis Santana Thin lizzy Rush Yes Deep purple Jimmy hendrix Black sabbath Jethro tull Rory Gallagher And you guessed it Pat LED ZEPPELIN!!!!

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@@alisonoconnor8661 Thanks, Kevin. Yes my guess for your top 3 would have been correct.

[@TheVinylOrchard]

Deep purple always my number one. Great video Pat

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@@TheVinylOrchard Thanks, Chris.

[@paconnolly5704]

Knowledge, passion, brilliant presentation and Tangerine Dream had to make the list 😎 the Show must go on 👍

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@@paconnolly5704 Thanks, Pa. Much appreciated. Yes Tangerine Dream had to.

[@Sharon-l4q]

It was a brillint presentation, Pat is very underated in the KZbin world.

[@keithf_]

Pat, Brilliant, brilliant that you included the great Wishbone Ash. I bought my first album in 1973, It was 'Argus' by Wishbone Ash. It is still in my top 10 albums of all time. Fantastic album. Great that you gave the excellent Horslips a mention. Here are some bands I would place in MY top 20 favourite bands :- The Beatles (of course) Camel (Andy Latimer is one fantastic guitarist) Caravan (I love the album 'In The Land Of Grey And Pink') Be-Bop Deluxe (another superb guitarist, Bill Nelson) Nightwish Supertramp

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@@keithf_ Thanks, Keith. I love Wishbone Ash and Camel.

[@neillbarrett4959]

The horslips boxset is amazing

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@@neillbarrett4959 Thanks, Neill. I have that on my bucket list.

[@WallofGain]

Great video Pat. I’m listening to a lot of YES this week - Yes Album, Fragile & Close To The Edge are outstanding!!

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@@WallofGain Thanks, Rob.

[@Sharon-l4q]

Well done, Pat. Great video. I like a lot of the bands you mentioned and a few I actually have never really got into.

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Thanks so much, Sharon.

[@tonypeake467]

Nice vid Pat. 1. Mahavishnu Orchestra 2. ELP . Honourable mentions - Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Tribal Tech, King Crimson, and my countries greatest musical export Acca Dacca !

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@@tonypeake467 Thanks, Tony. I must check out Acca Dacca.

[@zerowski]

Excellent list Pat....love Deep Purple too!

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@@zerowski Thanks so much.

[@paulkobler8049]

Great show Pat! Impressive list. I see you acquired the Kansas live Two for the Show. I hope it does not disappoint.

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@@paulkobler8049 It doesn't Paul, I did a review of it. Thanks for your kind words.

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@ I must have missed your review.

[@TheAlbumReviewchannel]

By gum Pat. That was a video from the heart and you can feel the passion and conviction you have for your bands. Really great video. 10/10

[@Sue-p3n]

It was a great video. My top 3 are. ! Gentle Giant 2 Yes 3 ELP

[@TheAlbumReviewchannel]

@ Hey Sue, I’m a Genesis, Yes & Pink Floyd man myself - not very original but that’s how it is. My wildcard would be The Sensational Alex Harvey Band followed by Be Bop Deluxe

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@@TheAlbumReviewchannel Thanks so much Dave.

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@@Sue-p3n Thanks, Sue. You're obviously a Prog head.

[@meanderingmiasma]

1. Half Man Half Biscuit Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix *, Led Zep, Kate Bush, Genesis, Black Sabbath, The Residents, David Bowie, The Stranglers, The Doors, Deep Purple, Brian Eno *, Lou Reed *, Frank Zappa *, Yes, Hawkwind (& offshoots, so would also include e.g. Motörhead amongst many, many others), Kraftwerk, Iron Maiden Taking favourites as what I listened to most over the last year (2024, top position only constant year to year, some lower positions likely to change substantially year on year, with bands dropping in / out as mood takes me year by year, e.g. some years would see a more prog feel Tull, ELP, Rush, (early) Marillion, Caravan, Hackett solo stuff etc. in the list, whilst other years may have a more hard rock / metal feel & see e.g. Rainbow, Priest & others surge in and up the list, whilst other years may see more blues / jazz & likes of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Miles Davis etc.) Also can be skewed by gig attendance, e.g. last year a friend of mine recommended I see Amyl & the Sniffers on their 2024 tour, so (not being familiar with them), I listened to their stuff a fair amount so I was 100% familiar with their work as I like to really know back catalogue of anyone I see live, and they were just in my top Spotify 20 listens last year (at 20) due to that. Listens generally based off 2024 Spotify stats, obviously lots of stuff I listened to on CD & vinyl but the top most listened to non Spotify stuff is (as far as my iffy memory goes these days!) generally in that list already (with a solitary edit of Maiden overwriting Amyl at the bottom of the list to take into account a lot of vinyl / CD Maiden played). * by an individual signifies including their work with others, not just “solo” stuff e.g. Eno covers his time with Roxy Music, Reed with VU, Hendrix with various musicians (though with the Experience was my preferred combination) etc.

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@@meanderingmiasma Fantastic comment. Thanks.

[@garypeacock5919]

Hi Pat, my top 5, in no particular order as they probably fluctuate on a daily/weekly basis are, Rush, Zeppelin, Floyd, Genesis and Lynyrd skynyrd.

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@@garypeacock5919 Thanks, Gary.

[@Matias-music-71]

In some kind of order but not really .., Zeppelin , Priest , Sabbath , Maiden , AC/DC , Tom Petty , Pink Floyd , Purple , Accept , Saxon , Supertramp , Tygers Of Pan Tang , Rush , Iced Earth , Motorhead , ABBA , Beatles , Uriah Heep , Albert Collins , Stevie Ray Vaughn ,

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@@Matias-music-71 Thanks for you favourites.

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Pat! I share many of the same picks, with Sabbath #1, and Purple # 2. Loved hearing your thoughts. Cheers!

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@@AisForAliceBisForBob Thanks so much.

[@SteveOSpielberg]

Great video My top Five are 5 U2 4 Queen 3 Pink Floyd 2 The Beatles 1 Elvis Presley

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@@SteveOSpielberg Thanks, Stephen. I could have guessed your top 5.

[@alericksonof1967]

Great selections and for me as time passes, I keep coming back to Deep Purple and Rainbow but it is mainly Blackmore …first heard Purple in 1969 their third album…went out and got the two previous and then every release as they came out …plus the earlier material by Blackmore and Lord…but what is it about Blackmore after all these years and much of the Blackmore’s Night material is amazing …I finally realized it is his sense of composition and melody - Take care

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@@alericksonof1967 Thanks, Blackmore was a genius guitarist.

[@alericksonof1967]

@@CloseToTheEdge-Prog I am a person that loves rock guitar and variations...Blackmore`s recorded material from 1963 to the present is outstanding. Plus I would argue some of the tunes in Blackmore`s Night feature some of the best guitar playing and compositions of RBs long career ....

[@Biffer5]

Fun selection. I think my top five would be Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, ELP and Gentle Giant. Next Five would be the Beatles (in my mind the greatest rock band of all time), Radiohead, Nick Cave, Hendrix and the Doors. After that would just be a random mix. Greatful Dead, Almond Brothers, David Bowie, Cream, Led Zepplin, Richard Thompson, 21 pilots.. Single artists would be L.,Cohen (my overall favorite up to New Skin for the Old Ceremony), Tom Waites, Richard Thompson, Laurie Anderson, Neil young, Joni Mitchel, Gordon Lightfoot.... probably more but stopping here.

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@@Biffer5 Thanks, you have a wide variety of taste.

[@EmmaClips-vv9dg]

I love Deep Purple. I love Blackmore era and beginning to appreciate the Morse era..but Ian Gillan is my favorite as their vocalist..❤😊

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Thanks, Emma.

[@saulevans1088]

So many great bands, but Deep Purple will always be on another level for me.

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Thanks, Saul.

[@Dwightbones]

Good top 20 list. Led Zeppelin was a good group and a top 20 for sure but wouldn’t be in my top 5 either. Zappa, I have on a bootleg 8 track. It is catchy. He and Tangerine Dream warrant a deeper listening

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@@Dwightbones Thanks, Dwight. Yes give them a deeper listen .

[@alisonoconnor8661]

Led zeppelin a good group? Your excellent groups must be out of this world in that case!😂

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@alisonoconnor8661 That they are Kevin.

[@Matias-music-71]

Never got Zappa , never will I am afraid ..,

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@@Matias-music-71 That's really the way with Zappa, you either get him or you don't. Thanks.

[@keithf_]

I feel the same about Gentle Giant, and indeed (controversial) King Crimson

[@Matias-music-71]

@@keithf_ , yup never got them either ..,