One Album Wonders, Part 1

Join Pete Pardo as he discusses some one album wonders from the genres of hard rock, metal, prog, fusion, and classic rock. This is part 1 of a multi-part series.
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[@MrTrevorjc1]

I am 54yrs old. I have a bucket list.....the great pyramids....mountains of tibet....lakes of new zealand....beaches of the carribean....and petes house to check out his cds

[@HansRickheit]

This is where the good shit comes in. I love learning about lesser-known bands and weird knock-off projects over the big famous groups. There are a lot of gems out there that the world needs to know about!

[@keithschwartz5723]

Derek and the Dominoes, Blind Faith....The top two one album wonders

[@nintzelj]

Blind Faith is magical!

[@Daniel-415-Ponce]

The one and only solo album by Yes bassist/vocalist Chris Squire entitled "Fish Out Of Water" is fantastic from start to finish. With Bill Bruford on drums and Patrick Moraz on keys, it is essential listening for Yes fans.

[@Elsior]

Nice idea! Three quick suggestions: Mouse - 1973 - Lady Killer Kestrel - 1974 - Kestrel Alkatraz - 1976 - Doing A Moonlight

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Thank you for your One Album Wonders, Part - 1🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@kennycraig6769]

When I saw Deep Purple(classic line-up of Paice, Blackmore, Lord, Gillan and Glover) in Aberdeen on October 14th 1970 Tear Gas were the opening act.

[@hellojimmypage]

Amazing line-up! Zal Cleminson has to be among the most unfairly underrated guitar players of all time

[@guillaumechabason9606]

Emerson Lake and Powell What a masterpiece !

[@michaelsmyth500]

Saw them guys on their tour. Great show!

[@gogoyubari366]

I agree.

[@sherryraisbeck9547]

Road~Road '72..psyche rock..Noel played with Hendrix...hidden gem💿

[@chipsdeluxe8622]

Good one! Rod Richards from Rare Earth was on that.

[@thedude3423]

A "Pop- Prog" masterpiece imo, the self titled album from Toy Matinee. Excellent album. Polished as all get out, and meant to be. A studio tour de force...👍 PS Great shirt Pete!

[@stuarthecht8196]

Just checked some of it out, sounds amazing! Thank you for mentioning it.

[@danpalmer4820]

Great album.

[@ChromeDestiny]

I read a while back that Them Crooked Vultures were thinking about doing another studio album but nothing's come of it so far so they're a one album wonder for now.

[@dannybursace9151]

Excellent selection! Great album...would love to hear what Pete thinks about QOTSA & Josh Homme especially

[@danallen8599]

Gotta put California breed on one of the episodes someday Pete. Loved Glenn Hughes vocals on that one

[@starchild6347]

The Hughes/Thrall album is an absolute classic, brilliant album. One of my all time favourites.

[@Palmpilotusmc29]

Whenever I think I know a lot about music and have an extensive collection, I watch one of your videos and realize I’m a novice. Love your channel Pete.

[@haferstenproductions3515]

My favorite example of a one-album only band would probably be the band Device and their album 1986 "22B3", which spawned one top 40 pop hit with "Hanging On A Heart Attack", along with a minor rock radio hit with "Who Says". Strong as hell songwriting from back to front and a perfect blend of 80s melodic AOR with synthpop elements. I would also throw in the Coverdale/Page album along with the 1990 self-titled effort from the Lou Gramm-fronted supergroup Shadow King as good examples of one-off albums from short lived acts.

[@PittsburghRocks]

Device is awesome!

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

The short-lived band Keats (1984), the one album project from several Alan Parsons Project musicians including Colin Blunstone on vocals. Loud & Clear (1989) from Signal, featuring ex-King Kobra singer Mark Free. The Cars' Benjamin Orr with his sole solo album The Lace (1986). Ex-Venom guitarist Mantas' mid-80s pop/rock album Winds of Change. Tony Banks' 1995 duo Strictly Inc. one fantastic album with Jack Hues (ex-Wang Chung) on vocals. 1985's hi-tech AOR act Drama with Scenes From a Distance. Soft rockers Delta's 1985 self-titled release, fronted by Michael McDonald's sister Maureen McDonald and produced by him.

[@PittsburghRocks]

Drama is excellent.

[@nintzelj]

Some great one4s to check out here. Never heard Keats or the Ben Orr album or the Banks album Strictly Inc, all on Spotify woohoo! Drama.. is that the technical band mostly or all instrumental? I remember liking it. How about Red from England 1983 on Jigsaw records. All instrumental rock with maybe a touch of fusion. And Limelight

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

The excellent Drama were all vocal, fronted by the underrated Susanne Jerome Taylor formerly of The Breaks a band that made one fine pop/rock album in 1983. Stylistically it's all poppy AOR a bit like Patty Smyth's old band Scandal or Holly Knight's short-lived trio Device, another mid-80s act with a single (hit) album in '86. I believe all these acts are on KZbin.

[@interstellaroverdriven6450]

Armageddon's self titled from 1974 with Keith Relf. A stoner rock masterpiece.

[@pablocruise9514]

I remember an article in Kerrang about that album, I’m sorry I never heard it. I’ll have to search it out

[@Mike-aka747]

Absolutely essential hearing that album good call man!

[@ScottyKirk1]

Buzzard! Such a great song! Burning wah-wah fuzz fest!

[@resistor27]

Lucky enough to have that on cd!

[@karstenthiemann2828]

Paice Ashton Lord was a really good band. Malice in Wonderland is great and the re-issue includes 8 tracks from their (never released) second album..

[@johnbenard9550]

Goody, I love when re-issues have unreleased tracks, I will have to look for it.

[@backrowbrighton]

I agree. Got this last year. Love it.

[@billsmith6884]

Coverdale was considered as a vocalist, but no one wanted a band called CLAP.

[@Baz63]

Alex Harvey saw Tear Gas and was so impressed that they essentially formed The Sensational Alex Harvey Band...very underrated and worth checking out. The weirdest lyrics i have ever heard was from a track titled 'The Tale Of The Giant Stone Eater'.

[@theosrevenge]

For me the most obvious "One and Done" classic is the Coverdale-Page Album from 1992! Talk about "Timing Is Everything". If that was released 3 years earlier it would have easily, EASILY have sold 3 million copies!

[@davidvondusseldorf1208]

They're talking about remastering that album with 4 extra songs that weren't released with the original. Exciting

[@johnbenard9550]

@@davidvondusseldorf1208 Great could always use some more Page guitar tunes.

[@shannonm.townsend1232]

How about John Paul Jones & Diamonds Galas "the sporting life"? from the 1990's

[@johnbenard9550]

@@shannonm.townsend1232 Well that would be with Diamanda Galás, not Diamonds Galas! I think "Them Crooked Vultures", was better. tho.

[@shannonm.townsend1232]

@@johnbenard9550 sorry autocorrect in effect. Who is them cooked vultures? A j.p.j. album/project?

[@santiagoseguibelloso9414]

Hughes and thrall is a masterpiece álbum.

[@keithoday9896]

My top five one hit Album wonders 1. Armageddon 2. Orion the Hunter 3. Beck,Bogart, Appice 4. Hughes-Thrall 5. Burning Tree

[@patrickarrington738]

Yeah forgot about them mark ford on guitar he later joined the black crowes awesome guitarist

[@joannitaxvi3386]

Andromeda, Fuzzy Duck, Lee Pickens Group, Leaf Hound....

[@nintzelj]

I'm paying attention to anyone that has the 1st BOC album cover for their profile pic. I LOVE Buck Dharma! This was a really great show; Pete introduced a couple I hadn't heard and making me go back to a few I had. I have not heard Armageddon for years! I'm going to get it out. Burning Tree; Hmmm, I haven't heard that one. I'll look it up. Ya know, I used to see that Orion the Hunter album all the time, but never got. Guess I better check that one out too. thanks!

[@nintzelj]

@@joannitaxvi3386 AWESOME list! I LOVE Fuzzy Duck! killer bass work. Lee Pickens from Blood Rock, good one! Leaf Hound's Grower of Mushrooms is one I hadn't gotten out in a long time. I bought a reissue of Andromeda and have yet to put it on. I will now. Aardvark, The Cleaves, Spring, Granicus, Jodi Grind (guess they have 2), Kopperfield, Valor, Truth and Jany, Dragonwyck, Message - It'll be Awhile, Netherworld, Chakra, October, Albatross, I'd say Totty but they have Too also. Guess some of those lean into prog territory too much I have a bunch more, but need to think about it.

[@joannitaxvi3386]

@@nintzelj Ursa Major, Bloody Mary from 1972, Primevil, Southern Cross, Alkana, Road, Incredible Hog, Highway Robbery, Dschinn, Night Sun, Bodkin and so on and so on :) This list could be endless and Im not even start talking about had`n`heavy in here. Thanks for good feedback btw

[@63mckenzie]

I loved the Hughes/Thrall album. Still playing it today.

[@geruto17760]

Must dig it out. It was good back in the day..

[@abe3802]

Same here!

[@63mckenzie]

@@abe3802 Thrall was another guitar genius destroyed by drugs.

[@mikeshannon658]

In keeping with Lee Kerslake's passing today, a fantastic "one and done" was "Albert One" by the National Head Band from 1971 featuring Lee on drums. It's a nice mixture of psych, blues, rock and pop. Some of the tunes are real earworms that will get stuck on repeat in your head!

[@mattmiller2761]

Yeah, love that Hughes/Thrall album. Brings to mind another great short lived band Pat Thrall was in, Automatic Man. They had two albums though.

[@markblue5375]

HSAS. - Through the Fire 🔥

[@markblue5375]

Neal's guitar work on this album is totally insane !!!!!

[@markblue5375]

@Ty Mornyes , the "live" videos kick ass !

[@adkleiner]

Amazing record!

[@l.t.w8985]

@Ty Morn I found it at a record store last year for $5. So happy to have it and it is a killer.

[@holydiver73]

Two albums that are worth including in this series. Fuzzy Duck - released a self titled album in 1970 and it was very much in the vein of Heavy guitar and organ based rock in the style of Deep Purple. By FAR, the best album no one’s ever heard of. Maxophone - released a self titled album in 1975. Italian prog at its best. (They did release two versions, one in the original Italian language and the other with English vocals, but essentially the same album). Neither band recorded again. Both bands came from heaven and went straight back again. Check them out.

[@jazzpunk]

...and it goes on my List! :-0

[@jazzpunk]

Checking out "Time Will Be Your Doctor" (track 1). Kinda funky. Just before the guitar solo...a little Santana-ish. The organ solo sounds like Purple/Heep. Track 2 a bit ELP-ish with sone more funky bass playing. Very cool stuff! ...and just bought this album.

[@holydiver73]

jazzpunk good, I’m glad you like it. Wait until you get to the song ‘Mrs Prout’. If you’re wearing socks when you start listening to it, you won’t be by the end. It’s that AMAZING it’ll blow those socks right off your feet. 😂👍🏻👍🏻

[@nintzelj]

Brilliant album!

[@RueMorgueDweller]

Legend - "From The Fjords". Amazingly underrated Prog/Epic Metal from 1979! A 3 piece group, made one album, and then vanished into obscurity.

[@victorlloyd6529]

Great concept !

[@unchattytwit]

Hi Pete , there were two Tear gas albums: 'Piggy Go Getter' and 'Tear Gas'- both good but I especially like the more accomplished, rockin' and proggier self-titled album (even do an interesting cover of Jethro's 'Love Story'). Shame they broke up and didn't make a third album. God, I love that early 70's stuff: raw, exciting , mysterious, inventive, creative. and most, like a good cliche, improve with time.

[@petrafied]

Some of my favorite one album wonders: Bakerloo, Quatermass, Armageddon, Chagall Guevara

[@nintzelj]

Great list. Never heard Chagall Guevara. I'll check it.

[@wanghotangho5803]

Wow!! Thanks for turning me onto TOUCH. Some amazing stuff! I’m not even much a prog fan whatsoever, but WE FEEL FINE and SEVENTY FIVE are really amazing tracks.

[@shawnminnier6117]

DIMENSIONAUT, by SOUND OF CONTACT. This prog concept album from 2013 reignited by love for progressive rock. I didn't know bands were still making good prog rock in this century. After I heard this album I began exploring bands I had never heard of and now I'm a huge fan of Anathema, Airbag, Riverside, Porcupine Tree, RPWL, Big Big Train, and Mystery. I'd recommend Dimensionaut to anyone who likes radio-friendly melodies with a prog twist. The singer on this album is Simon Collins, son of Phil. He knows a little something about the '70s Genesis sound.

[@matthewlunsford4351]

Ursa Major, early 1970s. I keep hoping more material will show up. Material that didn't make first album, stuff in can for 2nd album, bootlegs from opening for Alice, etc

[@guillaumechabason9606]

Hughes Thrall is one of the most advanced heavy rock album for guitar chords

[@ronaldwilliams2456]

Totally agree with you about the vocals on Beck, Bogert and Appice. Undistinguished singing, awesome playing.

[@thewurm9177]

My two cents would be for 1978's It's A Circus World by Axis, a great three piece band that got Vinny Appice noticed by Dio and Iommi. Also with Danny Johnson on guitar and Jay Davis on bass.

[@LuchaLibertaria]

3 more picks: - Speedway Blvd - s/t(1980) Solid Pomp Rock album feat. Jordan Rudess! - Princess Pang - s/t (Great female fronted early 90s Hard Rock band) - Last Of The Teenage Idols - Satellite Head Gone Soft (Fun late 80s Sleaze Metal band from UK)

[@thekivster]

All the albums Pete mentioned: Touch (1969) GTR (1986) Hughes / Thrall (1982) Paice Ashton Lord- Malice in Wonderland (1977) Beck, Bogert & Appice (1973) Tear Gas (1971) Rough Diamond (1977) Billion Dollar Babies- Battle Axe (1977) Blackthorne- Afterlife (1993) Orion the Hunter (1984)

[@Radzoso]

These immediately came to mind, Arc Angels, Temple of the Dog, Bloodline, Outrider

[@Radzoso]

@Terrence Reardon and Friends Podcast Podcast Oh yeah. I forgot about that.

[@grimdrum2396]

Bloodline is an excellent album.

[@jeremiahpapa7868]

Nailbomb. Turned into Soulfly. OMG that CD is killer.

[@thBrilliantFool]

Has he done a ranking of Soulfly or Sepultura albums yet?

[@helgaratbone1691]

I think the second album would have been better received if it wasn’t a double album with a bunch of filler. Still I agree. One album wonder.

[@MalkyMcMillan]

The best album Sepultura never made.

[@clovercaledwych6131]

Brian May’s Starfleet Project from 1983, featuring Brian May vocals guitar, bassist Phil Chen, drummer Alan Gratzer( REO Speedwagon)...and the late great Edward Van Halen. Also: Tsunami 1983?

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Heavy Bones featuring Gary Hoey, Rex Tennyson, Joel Ellis and the late great Frankie Banali.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Yeah excellent album but needed more rockers.

[@dissidentrenegade7712]

"For love or money" by a band called "Highway robbery" is a great example of this!! That album is quite heavy for its time.

[@niwdoog]

Pete, I'm not sure if they only had one album, but, you turned me onto the Winterhawk -Revival album. I love it.

[@darrylamaki2470]

I've always liked the 1979 release ST. PARADISE with Derek ST.Holmes and Ex Nugent bassist Rob Grange and drummer ex Montrose Denny Carmassi, on Warner Brothers.Rock Candy Records reissued it a few years back.got some good hard rock songs on it...

[@charliebrown3082]

David and David "Boomtown". Great album.

[@Finatic13]

It was meant as a one off, "Boomtown" by David + David is an absolutely brilliant look at life in 80s Los Angeles.

[@sherryraisbeck9547]

Excellent choice, have it on cassette, still listen to it, and you are right..its brilliant!!😁

[@keithoday9896]

Forgot to put that on my list; one of my favorite Albums of the 80's.🤙

[@timothygregor9828]

I remember how much Lewis and Floorwax on 103.5 The Fox in Denver absolutely hated that album. I never understood why. They hated it so much that they threatened management to walk off their show if they ever tried to force them to play anything from it. They got their way too. In all the years Lewis and Floorwax were on the air, nothing from this album ever saw airplay during their time slot.

[@jimg6570]

good call. the title track is one of my favorite songs ever.

[@jtoms3]

"Welcome to the Boomtown" is amazing.

[@lonegroover]

Only watched the first 30 seconds of this, but one that came to mind immediately is Blind Faith

[@corleth84]

Same here...

[@bryangarcia5599]

@@calvinwboaz7085 Hey, no kiddin'!

[@bryangarcia5599]

@ I just came to get something to _EAT!_

[@bryangarcia5599]

@ I'm seeing a psychiatrist.

[@abdulbasheer6551]

Only album I think comes to my mind. The Language of Vagabond and Thieves by The Throbs. Great album. Produced by Bob Ezrin no less.

[@whatwouldhousedo5136]

I'd never heard of that Blackthorne album before so I checked out the couple of songs that are on KZbin- it's absolutely killer!

[@gorman646]

Yes! Loved Orion the Hunter and saw them on that tour with Aerosmith. They kicked butt! Pete, you're the man!

[@Someonelser1]

I was just listening to Orion the Hunter the other day, So You Ran is super-infectious!

[@danieldeluna9946]

Great concept. A lot of "supergroup"-type aggregations here. The clashing egos often won't allow them to last more than one album. Blind Faith would be the prototype of this.

[@purpletemple1]

Coverdale/ Page, Anderson/ Bruford/ Wakeman/ Howe, 3 (although technically a second album was released but without Palmer & Emerson), Spiders From Mars, Emerson, Lake & Powell, Attila (with Billy Joel), Fuzzy Duck, Quatermass, Bloodline (w/ Bonamassa)... So many great records! That's a killer topic you got there as often those one album wonders get overlooked! Rock on!

[@rustywells3310]

Awesome Collection Cds There You Have Great Day 👍🏼😀

[@mattbrillhart2922]

The GTR album was one of my first “13 for a penny” from Columbia House! LOL I actually liked the album, it was just different than I was expecting.

[@Ontariosound]

Received a lot of hype and some thoroughly unjustified airplay here in Toronto. When they played Massey Hall Hackett ran to the front of the stage and his guitar cord pulled out. Oh well, both Steves are legends regardless.

[@Ontariosound]

Rolling Stone had a review for the ages of GTR...........SHT

@@Ontariosound Well, Rolling Stone is a SHT magazine, so...................................

[@dtltmtgt]

Fun idea. Look forward to your comments on Coverdale Page and Dr. Butcher. How about Arc Angels from 1992?

[@onslow958]

Arc Angels, a really great album !

[@deangawley1913]

Love the Dr Butcher album. The Savatage album that wasn't.

[@gjonesy6224]

Going to enjoy this series for sure! Dig that shirt!

[@cranstonsnord4334]

I can think of a few! 1. Splitcrow - Rockstorm Great UK boogie band with some great slide guitar. A lot like old Foghat. 2. Acid Casualties-Panic Station. A lot like old Pink Floyd with Robbie Krieger of the Doors playing on a few cuts 3. Riff Raff-Vinyl Futures. Hard rock and a little bit proggy. Drumming was a bit Zeppelin-ish and the bass player played on several of the Doors albums. I think his name was Doug Lubahn. I am sure I have misspelled some names here, but all three are great albums!

[@stuarthecht8196]

Thank you, Pete, for this amazing segment! This was like a hip music appreciation class, introducing me to bands I wasn't aware of, and I've already been checking things out and listening to these excellent recommendations. If I can think of any one-album wonders to add here, I certainly will. Great job as always!

[@alexandergilles8583]

Recently found a supergroup I had never known of and the album’s pretty good. Edge of the World by Tipton, Entwistle, & Powell

[@MRB16th]

Would their first names be Glenn, John and Cozy by chance?

[@alexandergilles8583]

MRB16th yes sir they are!!

[@alexandergilles8583]

MRB16th I was blown away when I first saw that they released an album. Like I said, I had never known of this project until about a couple weeks ago. So when I saw that, my first thought was “NO WAY! You’re telling me Glen Tipton, John Entwistle and Cozy Powell did an album together?!” And it’s pretty damn good. The vocals are a little light (volume-wise) but DAMN is that rhythm section TIGHT!

[@MRB16th]

@@alexandergilles8583 You beauty - I will have to find this. Thanks for the information.

[@aidenswords5809]

Entwhistle must have seemed out of place, sandwiched between 2 great heavy metal musicians

[@awickedtribe]

Great show... Sometimes the one-off albums are just balls to the wall

[@amigofiel63]

As always for me, so much to learn. Thanks for sharing!

[@Ontariosound]

The band Handsome. One superb album produced by Terry Date. Members of Helmet and Quicksand. One self titled album from 1997. I still blast it to this day !

[@glenb1189]

Have only just discovered your channel. Thanks for the tip about Blackthorne. Not heard of them before. Just played it, absolutely brilliant, with Graham Bonnet and the late great Frankie Banali. Favourite track is We Won’t Be Forgotten, which is superb. Cheers, Glen from England.

[@stewy62]

Hughes/Thrall is my all time favourite studio album 🇬🇧🏍

[@geol1936]

Pete - glad to listen to your rundowns. I would love to hear you do Vandenberg. It was such a good debut, and they immediately fizzled the next album.

[@taranguapo]

Pete and Martin did a Vandenberg video awhile back. Go check that out!

[@geol1936]

@@taranguapo Thanks! I didn't see it yet.

[@geol1936]

@@taranguapo Checked it out. I enjoyed their review!

[@taranguapo]

@@geol1936 good deal! Pete and Martin do a great job. Been watching Pete for awhile now! He's the real deal!

[@GrizrazRex]

Gotta have Russia (the band) in this series. Their album was fantastic, but ill-timed. They were robbed of a coming out party when the West declined to show up at the 1980 Olympics. The entire album is available as a YT playlist, but I treasure my CD. Easily 6 radio hits among the 10 tracks, and forays into Cars-style new wave, Queen-style pomp, and even prog. Check it out!

[@observationsfromthefencepo7207]

In No Particular Order 1) Orion The Hunter 2) GTR 3) Emerson Lake and Powell 4) Blind Faith 5) Derek and The Dominoes 6) Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve - Through The Fire 7) Thunderclap Newman 8) Arc Angel They were huge in Texas. 9) Temple of the Dog 10) Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Thanks to Pete for sharing his picks. Have not heard of all of them.

[@patrickfischer2932]

Although they had a second album, the Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers supergroup outfit, The Firm's self-titled. Great record! Loved Radioactive!

[@johnbenard9550]

Lol, so why mention them? There were 2 albums, we could mention other artists that had 2 or 3 albums, but that would be silly and a waste of time. They simply don't fit the objective here "One album".

[@charleslipscomb2567]

I got to see The Firm in 1985. Pretty good show, Radioactive sounded even better live IMO.

[@johnbenard9550]

@@rick6582CNCMedicalParts I loved both albums, wished there were more. Page blew it with that band. My favorite off the 1st album "Midnight Moonlight". My favorite off the second album "Live in Peace".

[@johnbenard9550]

@@charleslipscomb2567 I saw them too at the Worcester Centrum, also saw Robert Plant the same year.

[@DJGallifrey]

GTR and Orion The Hunter were awesome albums and So You Ran and When The Heart Rules The Mind were among my favorite songs of the 80s.

[@PurpleHounding]

One Album Wonders, good series, keep it going.

[@BlackMoore82]

The first few that come to my mind are Count Five's "Psychotic Reaction" in 1966, Blind Faith's "S/T" in '69, Armageddon's "S/T" in '75, Emerson, Lake & Powell's "S/T" in '86, Bruce Baker Moore's "BBM" in '94, Mad Season's "Above" in '95, Control Denied's "The Fragile Art of Existence" in '99, and Heaven & Hell's "The Devil You Know" in '09.

[@markbunton9919]

Great vid Pete! Looking forward to the continuation of this series. I had only heard of a few you mentioned so I now have some new stuff to find! I bought the Blackthorne disc years ago since it had Bob Kulick and an appearance by Bruce too along with Frankie and Chuck from Quiet Riot. I ave heard the Billion Dollar Babies album too which, like you said, is essentially the next AC album after Muscle of Love and is an excellent album just missing the Alice touch. Looking forward to listening to the remainder very soon!!

[@wenndingofoster5680]

Lions Pride ,1984 Syar - Death Before Dishonor Steelover ( featuring Rudy Lenners ) Tyga Myra Steel Pigeon - Pigeon is A Bird of Prey Trojan Millennium Ethyl the Frog Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies Demon Eyes - Rites of Chaos Box of Frogs - Underworld Blackout - Evil Game Oxenkiller - Monster of Steel Dawnwatcher - Rooster in the House of Hens All of these are early 1980s Traditional Heavy Metal bands

[@jeffwilkens7824]

I still remember Touch and have it on vinyl with the foldout album cover. It was in heavy airplay on Chicago's WGLD. I recall a few too many chemically enhanced listenings of the 11 minute song, Seventy Five, with the otherworldly vocals of Jeff Hawks

[@druefreeman439]

Thanks Pete. Some ideas to add to my collection.

[@GH3K3]

Pete, I am just checking out the Blackthorne AFTERLIFE album this evening, and holy crap! Two songs in and I just had to stop to thank you for this STELLAR recommendation. Those guitars are just so f'in bad ass.

[@RickNBacker]

Rockpile - "Seconds of Pleasure" from 1980! Although most of the previous solo albums from Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds were essentially Rockpile albums with Billy Bremner and Terry Williams on board.

[@joebuda]

Copperhead - 1973 - John Cipollina Alamo 1971 - Great Hard Rock Ursa Major - 1972 - Dick Wagner Road - 1972 - Noel Redding Side note: Poobah Steamroller - 1979 - had 3 albums but this one kicks ass...sounds like it came from 71-73...have you ever talked about these guys Pete?

[@careytamburrino746]

I just listened to Tear Gas for the first time. Whoa!!! I loved it!

[@freaky_j2207]

There was a band called Mindfunk in the early 90s and I really liked their debut. Got buried in the grunge era even though the bass player had been in Soundgarden and Nirvana before they were well known. I think they may have done a second album but i'm not sure.

[@independenceltd.]

They actually made three albums. I only had the debut, but I did listen to it quite a bit. Good stuff.

[@freaky_j2207]

I may have to download that album again. I haven’t heard it in years but in 91/92 when it came out it was one of my favorites of that year. Never heard their other albums but may need to check those out too.

[@carlosabad6596]

Great episode ! Cool you mentioned Hughes-Thrall ! Gotta check out that Blackthorne.

[@iainmclean2547]

Loving the Heep tshirt

[@gorancabrajic3240]

Quatermass self titled album from 1970 I know that there was Quatermass II but that was not a same band.

[@jasonpp1973]

I love the Atilla album with Billy Joel and Jon Small, and I don't care who knows it, that album is kick arse! I have a great sounding import Sony label CD.

[@windnchgo]

Billion Dollar Babies (Battle Axe) reminds me of another similar project. When Elton John "retired" at the end of 1976 his band decided to stick together as "China" and subsequently they recorded and released one eponymous album with Elton John as the producer. The result is a rock/progressive mix. You should check it out.

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

A real 'super' collection of talent - Green Bullfrog. Ridiculous collection of musicians, I still love playing it to this day. Nice call on GTR, Max Bacon's vocals are wonderful and Jonathan Mover and Phil Spaulding are a solid foundation for Hackett and Howe.

[@kevinmuzerMetalMind64]

Emerson, Lake & Powell...with Cozy Powell...1986..Touch and Go..single)

[@nintzelj]

Hey Pete, you have such a great show! I watch often but I think this is my first time to contribute. Really great discussion and awesome suggestions from others. thanks so much! Love your teeshirt! One of my favorite by UH. I listed these as a reply to a person that suggested some great albumms and made me think of some myself. Not sure if they get buried so I'll post them here. Aardvark, The Cleaves, Spring, Granicus, Jodi Grind (guess they have 2), Kopperfield (MI), Valor, Truth and Janey, Dragonwyck, Message - It'll be Awhile (NM), Netherworld (CA), Chakra (CA), October (MI), Albatross, I'd say Totty (OK) but they have Too also. Impeccable from Lubbock Texas! can you throw Macarthur (MI) in there? Two albums though but killer stuff. Polyphony! Surprise Assault on Merryland. New Age.

[@ronaldwilliams2456]

Don Gallucci, keyboard player for Touch, played on the Louie Louie single by the Kingsmen. Also produced several albums including Funhouse by the Stooges.

[@thomaspallante9166]

Hey Pete. I took your advice and listened to Blackthorn album. It's great I love it!!!! Too bad only one. Thanks for the recommendation on your show.👍👍

[@MrSmitht04]

Great video as always. Thanks Pete

[@breakaleg10]

Great series and I know a few of these, own nothing of them though. I was about to add Pluto, a British band from the early 1970s, but a quick check let me know they have a new album out, 50 years after the first one. That's quite a long time between albums!

[@pablocruise9514]

And we thought Boston was slow!

[@ik8034]

Sound Of Contact: Dimensionaut is a great one off. Barry Godreau solo was a great one as well.

[@Zoetropeification]

I picked up the Rough Diamond vinyl back in the day. Apparently as a cut out. It's definitely worth a listen.

[@jlcougilljr]

happy to see Orion the Hunter in there Pete!! loved that album-still got the vinyl in my collection.

[@johnmichaelwilliams6694]

Greetings, Pete. Another great series begins. Been looking forward to this. I only recognized one album in today's list of ten so that gives 9 to track down. Your discussions of the type of music on each is appreciated. The Hughes/Thrall inclusion caught my attention and after looking at the commenters' lists as well, that will be first....in fact, listening to it right now. Looking forward to the next installment of this series. Thanks as always for great content.

[@cartermlb]

Hughes and Thrall is forever a classic. Great list Pete, nice to learn about a couple new bands this episode. #BigMeatPete #PetePardoArmy #PetePardoNation #SplashYourSeaOfTranquilityAllOverMyFace #NatsukiMePete