My 10 Favorite 'Feel Good' Albums!

Join Pete Pardo for a discussion of his favorite 10 'feel good' albums.
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[@TheProgCorner]

Thanks for the shout out and THE GRAND ILLUSION very easily could have made my list. Perfect choice.❤

[@pdfortune]

Women and Children First. Great memories. 1) Did you see juniors grades?, 2) Everybody Wants Some video in the movie Better off Dead with the hamburger playing the classic EVH guitar.

[@michaelbaucom4019]

For me, comfort reminds me of good times/nostalgia. Kansas: Song For America Supertramp: Crime Of The Century Steely Dan: Aja Dire Straits: Love Over Gold Boston: Debut Billy Joel: The Stranger Styx: Paradise Theater Al Stewart: Time Passages Genesis: Duke Paul McCartney/Wings: Venus and Mars

[@JoeMay-wc6nv]

Love Over Gold Great Underrated Album B J The Stranger is my fav Album

[@guessundheit6494]

"LOG" is fantastic, but I would have said "Communique", one of those albums that has to be listened to on vinyl or cassette. Supertramp and Steely Dan, absolutely.

[@askoholli9306]

In no order: ABBA-Voulez-Vous (1979) Dr. John's Gumbo (1972) Ramones-Ramones (1976) The Meters-Rejuvenation (1974) Little Feat-Feats Don't Fail Me Now (1974) Gentle Giant-Three Friends (1972) Little Richard-Here's Little Richard (1957) Frank Zappa-Hot Rats (1969) Led Zeppelin-Houses of the Holy (1973) Jellyfish-Spilt Milk (1993) Great topic Pete!

[@AndiCat14]

Love Voulez-Vous

[@conspiracionesy]

Bob James - Touchdown Steely Dan - Gaucho Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving Maxus - Maxus Stevie Wonder - For Once in my Life Cultura Profetica - La Dulzura Donald Fagen - The Nightfly Judas Priest - Point of Entry Santana - Amigos

[@Nick-qf7vt]

Hell yeah, Point of Entry!

[@jazzpunk]

My Santana comfort stuff is the debut - ABRAXAS - III. Maxus, huh? One of my uncles gave me that LP. It is very '80s production. Great players.

[@augustoamici]

For me #1 Led Zeppelin - IV #2 Gov't Mule - Life Before Insanity #3 Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue #4 Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden #5 Neil Young - On The Beach #6 John Renbourn - John Renbourn #7 Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul #8 Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow #9 Humble Pie - Town And Country #10 Rory Gallagher - Deuce

[@zootallures6470]

Love Talk Talk on your list. I've chosen Laughing Stock.

[@augustoamici]

@@zootallures6470 thanks Zoot! I love Laughing Stock too. Hollis and Tim done an incredible job on switching the direction of the band.

[@zootallures6470]

@@augustoamici Agreed. This must be one of the most underrated bands and those who know them they do it for the wrong reasons. Like Living In Another World...

[@chriskarley384]

Mule!!!🍻👍Great album

[@RickNBacker]

Great Pie choice!

[@JohannesYtterstrom]

My ten 'feel good' albums! Billy Joel - An Innocent Man (1983) Booker T. And the M.G.'s - Hip Hug-Her (1967) Boston - Boston (1976) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - Diana & Marvin (1973) The Dixie Dregs - Unsung Heroes (1981) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Watch (1978) Nestor - Kids In A Ghost Town (2022) Quincy Jones - The Dude (1981) Survivor - Vital Signs (1984) The Temptations - With A Lot O' Soul (1967)

[@iainhead9898]

Cool list Johannes, great to see Nestor getting a shout out, love their new one too!

[@alexandercaviedes2559]

Davy's on the Road Again, Wearin' different clothes again....

[@Teachering]

Watching this episode made me feel good.

[@LuisGarcia-ee2tr]

What you say Pete is very true. It is almost impossible not to tie music to certain moments or periods of our lives.

[@jazzpunk]

...certain smells, too, are fantastic triggers. Every so often here (in SE VA), I'll get a whiff & it takes me back to '60s south Philly. I love it!

[@keithoday6622]

My top ten feel good albums 1. Doobie Brothers " The Captain and Me" 2. Steely Dan " Royal Scam" 3. Kansas " Song for America" 4. Little Feat " Waiting for Columbus" 5. Genesis " Trick of the Tail" 6. The Cars " S/T" 7. J.Geils Band " Blow Your Face Off" 8.Blue Oyster Cult " Spectres" 9. Joe Bonamassa " Live Royal Albert Hall" 10. Return to Forever " Romantic Warrior"

[@chriskarley384]

🤯♨️Great Great Albums!!!🍻

[@iluvpepi]

My picks: Heart- Little Queen Boston- Boston CSNY- CSNY Fleetwood Mac- Fleetwood Mac Bruce Hornsby and the Range- The Way It Is The Beatles- Abbey Road America- America Al Stewart- Year of the Cat Doobie Brothers- The Captain and Me Moody Blues- Days of Future Past Led Zeppelin- IV Supertramp- Breakfast in America

[@fogzax]

Little Queen is a great choice

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Little Queen just missed my top 10. I took Time Passages instead of Year Of The Cat, but, those two albums are twins, and belong together

[@michaelbeaule1966]

Great list!

[@iluvpepi]

@@michaelbeaule1966 Thanks!

[@jjvermeer]

Can't go wrong with America's debut album.

[@joewilson1584]

Wucan “Heretic Tongues” so freaking good! It’s like Tony Iommi never left Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson is a kickass female singer Rolling Stones “Tattoo You” Dave Gilmour “On an Island” somewhere between chill out and feel good Paul Simon “Graceland” The Who “Who’s Next” The Beatles “Abbey Road” particularly the Suite and the Harrison stuff Speaking of Tull, “Minstrel in the Gallery.” You know that unbelievably depressing song that makes you feel better anyway? One White Duck is that song for me Pink Floyd “Momentary Lapse of Reason.” Not a great record but I was 12 when it came out and I played the grooves off it once I had tickets to see them in the old Foxboro Stadium Joe Bonamassa “Dust Bowl” Styx “The Grand Illusion”

[@miccarbo7911]

'On an island'. Great choice !

[@kamranmalik8546]

1. Genesis- Invisible Touch 2. Asia 3. Toto IV 4. Gipsy Kings- Self Titled Album (released in 1987 internationally and in 1988 in the US) 5. ABBA- Arrival 6. Various Artists- Saturday Night Fever 7. Styx- The Grand Illusion 8. Lynyrd Skynyrd- Second Helping 9. The Allman Brothers Band- Brothers & Sisters 10. Yes- 90125 11. The Doobie Brothers- The Captain and Me 12. Al Stewart- Year of the Cat 13. Eagles- Hotel California 14. Kansas- Leftoverture 15. Rush- Roll The Bones 16. Sting- Ten Summoner’s Tales 17. Fleetwood Mac- Tango In The Night

[@alexandercaviedes2559]

Asia's on my list, and Abba just edged out Arrival to be on my list

[@kenjones6441]

None of them for me.

[@DonHornsby]

What a great episode, Pete! I was so happy to see BACK TO THE EGG from Paul McCartney and Wings! One of my favorite feel-good albums from Macca! And Grand Illusion from the mighty Styx! This episode made me happy!

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Mission accomplished then Don!

[@chaddunn9621]

Am a big fan of Back To The Egg as well

[@ruipedro4195]

My Top 10 Feel Good Albums + 30 HM The Beatles - Abbey Road INXS - Kick Led Zeppelin - III The Cult - Sonic Temple Whitesnake - Slide it in Whitesnake - 1987 Def Leppard - Pyromania Def Leppard - Hysteria Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi - New Jersey Honorable Mentions Supertramp - Breakfast in America Gary Moore - Wild Frontier Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time The Police - Greatest Hits AC/DC - Black in Black Bryan Adams - Reckless Peter Gabriel - So Phil Collins - ..Hits Guns N´ Roses - Appetite for Destruction Yes - 90125 Elton John - Yellow Brick Road Thin Lizzy - Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy Huey Lewis & The News - Sports Judas Priest - Turbo Lover David Lee Roth - ´Eat Em and Smile Van Halen - Woman and the Children First Van Halen - 1984 Jan Hammer - Miami Vice The Rocky Horror Picture Show James Brown - I Feel Good Jan Hammer - Miami Vice: The Complete Collection Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street Rollings Stones - Tattoo You Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow Jeff Beck - Guitar Shop Queen - Sheer Heart Attack Queen - A Night at the Opera Queen - A Kind of Magic

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

My ten "feel good" albums: 01 - Tangerine Dream "Logos" (because I was at that concert and it brings back great memories) 02 - Uriah Heep "The Magician's Birthday" 03 - Slade "In Flame" 04 - Queen "Sheer Heart Attack" 05 - Eloy "Visionary" 06 - T.Rex "The Slider" 07 - Sparks "Propaganda" 08 - Status Quo "Quo Live" 09 - UFO "Strangers In The Night" 10 - Frank Zappa "Sheik Yerbouti"

[@noheamike5036]

I saw Tangerine Dream twice in concert. Not sure what tours, but they were great live! They really surprised me at the first show.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@@noheamike5036 I have only seen them twice also - the "Logos" tour was the "classic" line up of Edgar Froese, Chris Franke and Johannes Schmoelling, and I saw them once more in the early 90's when Edgar Froese's son was in the band. They were great both times but I haven't listened to their music since the sad passing of Edgar Froese in 2015 - it wouldn't be the same without him, though I hope they continue to enjoy success going forward.

[@fogzax]

Logos is a great choice - my favourite Tangerine Dream album

[@Nick-qf7vt]

Fantastic call on Strangers In the Night. That's one of my feel good albums too

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@@fogzax Indeed, and all the better for the full and extended version that was released in that latest TD box set that came out a year or two ago.

[@johnw706]

A great list . Here’s mine in no particular order : Doobie Brothers : The Captain & Me Elton John : Honky Chateau Steely Dan : KatyLied Jethro Tull : Benefit Chicago : Chicago II Santana : Abraxas Earth Wind & Fire : All ‘N’ All Stevie Wonder : Innervisions Van Morrison : Moondance The Beatles : A Hard Day’s Night ( UK version ) Cheers !

[@jazzpunk]

Love your list!

[@johnw706]

@@jazzpunk Thanks !

[@lateramae]

I love your story behind the Van Halen album! Remembering the carefree and fun college days!

[@treff9226]

Im going into the time machine - starting from my life as a tadpole. The Grass Roots - Greatest Hits Beatles - The "Red" and "Blue" double anthology albums. Kiss - Alive! Aerosmith - Rocks Elton John - Greatest Hits Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo Cheap Trick - In Color Rush - Moving Pictures King's X - Gretchen Goes To Nebraska Led Zeppelin - same Honorable mentions: Beach Boys - Endless Summer Metallica - Kill 'Em All Chicago - Greatest Hits U2 - War The Cure - Disintegration Van Halen - same Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - same Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien Boston - same Ramones - Rocket To Russia Devo - Freedom Of Choice The Police - Regatta De Blanc

[@jimfritz2087]

Bob Marley / Legend F. Mac/ Future Games + Bare Trees Beatles / Abbey Road The WHO / Sell Out Dire Straits / Brothers in Arms G. Dead / Workingman's Dead Pink Floyd / Meddle Tom Petty / Full Moon Fever Moody Blues / Children's childrens. childrens.. ..........and a hundred more

[@GarganoA]

I totally agree with you, Pete. One's "comfort food" album from an artist does not have to be the artist's best album at all! Sometimes it IS just an album that's pleasant and conjures up good feels.

[@Amptronique]

Memories, Sunshine and Feeling Good. Causa Sui - Summer Sessions Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can Frank Zappa - Hot Rats Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I Santana - Moonflower Sungrazer - Sungrazer T. Rex - The Slider Tangerine Dream - Cyclone Vangelis - Spiral The Who - Live at Leeds

[@alexanderewing3779]

Todd - Todd Rundgren Modern Music - Be Bop Deluxe Young Americans - David Bowie Innervisions - Stevie Wonder Apostrophe - Frank Zappa Country Life - Roxy Music Speaking in Tongues - Talking Heads The Seeds of Love- Tears for Fears The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow Kamikiriad - Donald Fagen Like Pete, this took me back to a warm and fuzzy place. A testament to the power of music. Nice one, SOT!

[@keithjones7390]

You've included some great albums there including Modern Music, super album which is my second favourite BBD album after Futurama which I've included in my list. Country Life is my favourite Roxy Music album, just love every track!

[@alexanderewing3779]

Aye! Re BBD. Probably Futurama, or Sunburst Finish are my faves but in terms of feel good, Modern Music and that was the tour I first saw them too!

[@griefforest1870]

I actually made two lists a couple of months ago where I analyzed which albums I put on when I'm feeling good or down in the dumps. One or two actually made both lists. In no particular order: #1 ABBA Voulez - Vous Always got time for them, especially this album! Ain't nothin' like coming home from a long train trip, freshen up and crank up some ABBA! #2 Jackson Browne - Holdout Any Jackson Browne is fine with me, but this album in particular, starting with Disco Apocalypse and featuring Call it a loan, one of his best songs. The first time I listened to it there was rain and it was a stressful day but this turned around my mood. #3 Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver One of the best albums I've ever heard, similar style to Browne: Breezy, Rock / Pop / Soul numbers with lots of piano and good grooves and intelligent lyricism. #4 The Beatles A Hard Days Night As much as I love the later stuff oftentimes I cite this as my favourite Beatles album. You can dance it to it, walk a couple miles, do chores... #5 Iron Savior Firestar I'm rather particular when it comes to Power Metal, but the second I heard the title track I just knew this album will be a special one. Actually made it very high on my year end list, I think 3rd or 4th place. One of their best! #6 Patti Smith Group - Wave Whereas Horses is also very high on my alltime favourite albums list, it's too poetic and abstract. Radio Ethiopia is too dark, and Easter is too complex musically for counting as a feel good album. This however features some unused Blue Öyster Cult songs, of course "Frederick", "Dancing Barefoot", and one which is always a good time: "So you want to be a rock'n'roll" #7 Camel - Moonmadness Although Prog not does not always comes to mind, this Camel album in particular is just a joy to listen too. Sometimes you're not all energized but still content and this is the perfect soundtrack for that. #8 Jean Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean Breezy, but still uplifting fusion of the highest class. I don't have to say much about it. More than words, literally in this case of an instrumental album! #9 The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky Similar to Camel, whereas I might prefer their prog leanings of the earlier albums I don't mind their synthesizer pop years at all, and on this one you've got a couple fiery guitars still and just melodies to melt away to. #10 Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly Always got time for 50s Rock'n'Roll, with Buddy Holly being a secondary favourite next to Chuck Berry. Songs such as Peggy Sue, Everyday, Words of Love and Rave on are legendary for a reason. I actually discovered him via the Beatles, believe it or not.

[@alexandercaviedes2559]

I had Hard Day's Night, too, but instead of Voulez-Vous, the self-titled ABBA nudged it out.

[@georgetaxi8179]

1. Rush - Signals 2. Steely Dan - Gaucho 3. Yes - Drama 4. Jethro Tull - Song from the Wood 5. Van Halen - 1984 6. Whitesnake - Slide it In 7. Genesis - Duke 8. Missing Persons - Spring Sessions M 9. Grease Soundtrack (Guilty plasure) 10. Boston

[@seekah1]

Yep, Grease and 1984 should've made my list, good choices!

[@mulicuy]

Mine are either albums that are super fun to sing along to or albums that just kick my ass (which feels good sometimes too!) The Beatles-A Hard Day's Night Big Star-Radio City Faith No More-Angel Dust The Who-Live at Leeds Iron Maiden-Powerslave Blue Oyster Cult-Secret Treaties Ween-The Mollusk The Jam-All Mod Cons Death-Human The Kinks-The Village Green Preservation Society

[@Mark-tw5ws]

Boston first album has never let me down 😁

[@webbvandiver9139]

Bright Size Life is an absolute classic. Great pick…makes me happy n relaxed too!

[@boozetrumental9911]

I couldn’t agree more about Utopia, I also remember hearing it on WPDH and also I95! Such a great one!

[@stuarthecht8196]

Top ten "feel good" LP's in no particular order, limited to one album per group: Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti Jethro Tull- The Minstrel in the Gallery Genesis- Wind and Wuthering Emerson Lake and Palmer- Brain Salad Surgery The Who- Who's Next Renaissance- Scheherazade Styx- Crystal Ball Sugarloaf- Spaceship Earth Kansas- Masque Jean Luc Ponty- Enigmatic Ocean

[@davidrizzo3629]

Pete, can't believe you picked one of my top choices. Triumph - Allied Forces. Awesome!

[@thegreyman4920]

Def Leppard - High N' Dry A heavy hard hitting masterpiece. Puts a huge smile on my face, especially when Steamin Steve Clark shreds on Switch 625.

[@DamnableReverend]

I used to play drums in a black/heavy metal-ish band and had a whole sort of day ritual to prepare, or "psych myself up" for doing a show. It would involve listening to at least some albums that made me feel sort of primed and, well, good. One of those was always Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, but the others often weren't metallic music as such but groovy, "rhythmic" albums that made me feel charged and really great about playing the drums, like Can's Ege Pamyasi and, indeed, jeff Beck's Blow by Blow. For a while there I was living with a partner who didn't at all understand why I "psyched myself up" with albums like that and I think would have preferred something more in line with the heaviness to come. Tried to explain to her that the albums made me feel good and like I needed to play music and that's why they got me in the vibe.Anyway, great list here. Going for the One is definitely Yes at their more soaring and majestic, and actall, I realy like th demo bonus versions of soe of the songs on the CD, which are quite a bit rawer in an awesome way.

[@jefferysteen1041]

For me..The Knack--Get the Knack!Played it last night!Excellent power pop!Another..U2--The Unforgettable Fire!Every song..love it!The Replacements--Tim!Brings a smile to my face every time!

[@seekah1]

The first 4 albums from U2 are perfection, it all nosedived after that.

[@independenceltd.]

I just picked the ones that came into my head first: The Beatles - Revolver Cinderella - Night Songs Kiss - Alive II Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) Masters of Reality - Sunrise on the Sufferbus The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies (1993) Tygers of Pan Tang - Wild Cat W.A.S.P. (1984) The Wildhearts - Earth vs. the Wildhearts

[@GusInWakefield]

The Wheelies! Yeah! Ride the Tide!

[@independenceltd.]

@@GusInWakefield 🤘

[@treff9226]

Sunrise On The Sufferbus rules!

[@independenceltd.]

@@treff9226 yep. still my favorite MOR

[@treff9226]

I own and live every album mentioned here except for Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies (will check em out) and it's really nice to see The Wildhearts mentioned, and that album was my first time hearing them, and I paid a pretty penny for the import! I kept reading about how they were a combination of crunching, riff driven rock and roll and The Beatles, with strong melody and hooks, the type of music I'm always gravitating to. It turns out they are exactly that, a heavy metal Beatles, and hearing those songs for the first time gave me such a rush, I was floored that a band that good could actually be so hidden from the majority of rock fans. The Wildhearts remain on of my greatest musical surprises and I have snatched up nearly everything they put out, even Gingers solo stuff!!! Musical Treasure!

[@srvuk]

Great choice with Permanent Waves, my no.2 Rush album. Nice to see Allied Forces getting some love.

[@mainzergirl9610]

Totally agree about Road to Utopia. Heard New Wave Riders on the radio, immediately bought the vinyl, and felt just as you do about it!

[@SB-kr1dw]

Songs from the Wood would be my number one choice and totally agree with Pete about Permanent Waves. Those are my two go-to's when I am feeling blue. I love the Utopia choice. A few songs I go to: 500 Miles by the Proclaimers, She Got Me When She Got Her Dress On by Masters of Reality and Distant Past by Everything Everything.

[@uhfch2358]

BOSTON self-titled!

[@wretchedforever]

Mentors "Up The Dose". Very uplifting.

[@garyjoyce2160]

Didn’t watch live/. Was at mias graduation. I absolutely love the stories, behind each selection Pete / especially the. VH album. I 💯get what your talking about Thanks for your time on this 👍💯

[@sdrandazzo]

Congratulations Gary and Mia!

[@garyjoyce2160]

@@sdrandazzo / thanks. Sal. Your a class act 👍💯

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Congrats to the Joyce family! And Gary, Mom was pleasantly surprised…you da man!

[@garyjoyce2160]

Thanks Pete, no worries , just something small, but if it made them happy, that’s a grand slam to me . Have a great day buddy 👍💯

[@martinfranco3716]

Great topic Pete! Mine in no particular order: 1. Van Halen - Van Halen 2. Elton John - Madman Across The Water 3. AC/DC - Back In Black 4. Journey - Infinity 5. Heart - Dog & Butterfly 6. Styx - Crystal Ball 7. Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic 8. Sweet - Desolation Boulevard 9. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak 10. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors These all put a big smile on my face to this day and some are attached to memories as a teenager.

[@martinfranco3716]

And add Boston's debut album in all ten positions.

[@thomaswery3087]

1.The Beatles-Sgt Peppers 2,Stones-Beggars Banquet 3.Cream-Disraeli Gears 4.Led Zeppelin-Self Titled 5.Spirit-Dr.Sardonicus 6.Humble Pie-Rock On 7.Uriah Hepp-Look At Yourself 8.Yes-The Yes Album 9.Nazareth-Razamanaz 10.Queen-Self Titled

[@jeffchannel-lf6df]

1. Kyuss - Sky Valley 2. Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction - Tattooed Beat Messiah 3. The Beatles - Abbey Road 4. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew 5. Sabbat - History Of A Time To Come 6. The Pink Fairies - Never neverland 7. Blue Note 50th Anniversary Collection Vol 2, The Jazz Message 1956-1965 8. Hendrix - Band Of Gypsies 9. The Vegetable Orchestra - Automate 10. Suzanne Vega - Nine Objects Of Desire

[@leonmarkrodziewicz279]

Subject to change (and limited to one per artist) but here goes: 1) Made In Japan - Deep Purple 2) Permanent Waves - Rush 3) Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy 4) Heavy Horses - Jethro Tull 5) Trick of the Tail - Genesis 6) Banded Together - Lee Ritenour 7) Guilty - Barbra Streisand 8) Calling Card - Rory Gallagher 9) Don't Look Back - Boston 10) Concierto de Aranjuez - Rodrigo In all honesty it needs to be a much longer list when I've left so many albums out that I could just listen to endlessly that lift my mood, i.e. Santana - Inner Secrets, Fleetwood Mac - Rumours, Carpenters - Gold, Neil Diamond - Hot August Night, Sarabande - Jon Lord, Abba - The Visitors, Crime of the Century - Supertramp, the list goes on.

[@DanielMcGrath1969]

Pete while driving home from the country today, about a 2-hour drive, I decided to listen to "Bandstand" and then "Fearless by Family. I usually listen to talk radio. Those albums are produced wonderfully. The song craft. The musicianship. Not many bands were putting out quality like this. Put this up against the Stones "Sticky Fingers" & Exile". This so more accomplished and creative. I believe this to be top notch Prog! These guys could write!

[@kevinmcgauhey9813]

These albums (or songs on them) exude positivity, and it totally makes sense that Paul McCartney was first in your list and we see him in the comments here, too. And thanks for highlighting that Utopia album, I’ve been wondering where to start after their debut!

[@jeffreyflint6286]

Great video Pete. I have a feel good list too! When you're down you reach for your very favourite albums. Keep rockin brother from Old Jeff in central New York ❤👍👍

[@steevenfrost]

Ronnie and The Band Slim Chance "Anymore For Anymore.this laid back atmospheric.The title track is magical it even has strings on it. Catherine Howe Dragonfly Days beatifully sung such a pure English voice. Quietly And Softly her soaring voice and those exquisite notes she hits Motorhead No Sleep.. I just get lost in it as it never lets up,and hearing Lemmy introducing songs Magic! The Flamin' Groovies love that album,makes for happiness. if i want a long one,it's Focus 3 so Jazzy and immersive,

[@65mule]

Excellent choices Pete! I want to add one for me and it's the Toy Matinee album! I loved it when it came out but it came back into my life a couple years ago and I appreciate it so much more now the players are stellar and I mow my yard every week to it while dancing lol. Not anything that anyone who knows me thinks I would like but there ya go. I love it!

[@sallocurto1571]

Agree with Blow by Blow and ATOTT. First few that came to mind when I started watching

[@RJS1974]

In no particular order. Tumble Weed Connection-Elton John Court and Spark-Joni Mitchell Night Moves-Bob Seger Montrose-Montrose Heart Like a Wheel-Linda Ronstadt Parallel Lines-Blondie AC/DC -Back in Black Let’s Dance-David Bowie Running on Empty-Jackson Browne Some Girls-Rolling Stones

[@christopherdavies3079]

One of the best ever ,most enjoyable episodes that Pete has produced . I so can relate to his stories and his attitude about music and the music that has an affect on us and how many of life wonderful memories are soundtracked by our favourite music ,some of it was brand new and unknown to us at the time of a life experience

[@seekah1]

Fully

[@webbvandiver9139]

The song Getting Closer on Egg is my fav Wings song! Makes me feel alive. Great drumming!

[@aidanhatton7163]

Great song. It certainly lifts me up!

[@Ianmackable]

Pete, this just might be my favourite SoT instalment ever. Your love of the music comes through with such sincerity and joy. Thank you for all you do. Here are ten of mine, from my junior high years, when music meant discovery and the world, at least my little Canadian corner of it, felt like a friendlier place. Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy Run With the Pack - Bad Company Fulfillingness' First Finale - Stevie Wonder Katy Lied - Steely Dan Venus and Mars - Wings Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John Fresh - Sly and the Family Stone Searchin' for a Rainbow - Marshall Tucker Band That's the Way of the World - Earth, Wind & Fire Selt-titled ("White Album") - Fleetwood Mac

[@MultiDannyboy89]

Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith Bryan Adams - maybe Reckless Journey - Escape Van Halen - maybe Van Halen (not my fave, but VH sure is feel good) Depeche Mode - maybe Black Celebration

[@MrCecilnoise]

did it on the fly basically, very nice ones you have Dr. Pardo. these all have moments & great memories for me with that uplifting vibe (and one concert run/DVD) 1. The Beatles - The Red Album (does it count?) 2. Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time 3. Ace Frehley - 1978 Solo Album 4. John Coltrane - Love Supreme 5. Chicago - Chicago 6. Claude Debussy - La Mer / Clair de Lune 7. Santana - Abraxas 8. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust 9. Kraftwerk - Computer World 10. Grateful Dead - "Downhill from Here" Alpine valley 1989

[@markwilburn4962]

Boston - S/T Rush - Permanent Waves Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Pat Metheny - From This Place Joe Satriani - Surfing With the Alien Badlands - S/T Ratt - Out of the Cellar ELO - Discovery Steely Dan - Aja Toto - Kingdom of Desire

[@yamishogun6501]

Oh! Kingdom of Desire! Great choice! It shocked me in a good way in the early 90s when I first played it.

[@phoneboxchicken4108]

I remember The Polyphonic Spree being insanely uplifting in the early 2000s. I was with someone who had a daughter about 5 years old and we saw them at the V Festival. It was great and happy. Seeing the daughter raving to Chemical Brothers with glo sticks later that day was amazing.

[@ivohabets4335]

I like this one! Without too much thinking: Journey - Evolution (that's a no brainer: Lovin touchin squeezin, one of the songs that makes me start singing as loud as I can - not very nice for the neighbours) Rush - Rush (because it starts with Yeah, ooh yeah) Arno - Idiots savants (probably no one in the US knows this one 🙂) Ivy - Apartment Life Black Sabbath - Paranoid Buffalo Tom - Let me come over AC/DC - any from Let there be Rock to Highway to Hell - I'll pick Let there be rock Therapy? - Troublegum (now there's a story to this one. In the years when I was at my ultimate low, I used to play this one really loud when I was feeling totally shit, and the aggression of the first seven songs could take away my feelings) John Coltrane - Ole Coltrane Indochine - "3" Something like that. Makes me wanna listen to these once again. Thanks!

[@keithjones7390]

Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan Madman Across the Water - Elton John Lexicon of Love - ABC Country Life - Roxy Music The Captain and Me - Doobie Brothers Headlines and Deadlines - Aha Teaser and the Firecat - Cat Stevens Band on the Run - Wings Quark Strangeness and Charm - Hawkwind Futurama - Be Bop Deluxe Rumours - Fleetwood Mac The Last Record Album - Little Feat There are more but these are some real favourites.

[@DenPhillips-3402]

Hi, Keith.... As soon as I saw this list, I thought there's a soulmate for Keith... then I checked out the name...😂😂....

[@keithjones7390]

@@DenPhillips-3402 I bet when you first saw this list you thought somebody's got great taste in music! ☺

[@backbeat44]

one of my happy feel good albums is my version of Let It Be. like Pete keeps saying, probably not in my top 5 of Beatles albums but I love listening to it the most. 1. Get Back - Past Masters 2. Dig a Pony - Let it Be…Naked 3. For You Blue - Let it Be…Naked 4. The Long and Winding Road - Let it Be…Naked 5. The Ballad of John & Yoko - Past Masters 6. Two of Us - - Let it Be…Naked 7. I’ve Got a Feeling - Let it Be…Naked 8. One After 909 - Let it Be…Naked 9. Old Brown Shoe - Past Masters 10. Don’t Let Me Down - Let it Be…Naked 11. I Me Mine - Let it Be…Naked 12. Across the Universe - Let it Be…Naked 13. Let it Be - Let it Be 14. You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) - Let it Be…Naked

[@stephenroberts8964]

So glad you mentioned Triumph Pete.

[@AngryCalvin]

Triumph is a feel good band! I’ve been a fan since I was a little kid.

[@aidanhatton7163]

I was very pleasantly surprised to see Back to the Egg mentioned. One of my most favourite albums.

[@jdiona]

The first David Lee Roth solo album “eat em and smile”… always put a smile on my face

[@patrose7742]

Right off the top of my head: Anathema - Weather Systems (yeah this album is about life, death, and unrequited love; but god damn is it beautiful!) Rush - Moving Pictures (first Rush album I ever heard, and my dad showed it to me) Electromancer - Drone City (side project of guitarist Paul Wardingham. It combines his style of metal guitar with his love of 80s synth music. More Than Machine is the standout track) Boston - Boston (Come on! How can you not feel good listening to this album?!) Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient (the amazing music. The quirky humor. This album is just fun!)

[@bengthertzman9918]

What a great and personal episode Pete! Love it. Some of mine, Steely Dan - Gaucho, Uriah Heep - Magicians Birthday, Poco - Legend, Donald Fagen - Nightfly, BeeGees - Main Course

[@conspiracionesy]

Great video, thanks for sharing Pete ✌🏻👌🏻

[@Mondaydark2o12]

I have a Pete Playlist with over 700 songs. It's such a great list. Thanks for sharing real music.

[@patrickmurphy1803]

Jailbreak. thin lizzy always takes me higher it's just so uplifting and brings back so many beautiful memories

[@Baz63]

May i add The Doobie Brothers 'The Captain And Me'. Great album that always gives me joy. I remember playing Long Train Running numerous times in my local pub's juke box. In the end the pub owner just took the single out to give me as he was 'sick to death' of hearing the track. Thumbs up for Steely Dan's 'The Royal Scam'...a perfect album. Even decided to raid the bank account to buy my first, and probably last, UHQR version (costing around £200 here in the U.K)

[@jazzpunk]

I always have things that remind me of simpler times...living in south Philly during the mid-'60s/early '70s...Greatest Hits (not my thing, at the time, yes)...TDN's GOLDEN BISCUITS, THE DOORS 13, The Guess Who's GREATEST HITS, SLY's GREATEST HITS, THE HISTORY OF ERIC CLAPTON, early Santana, Hendrix, SCHOOL'S OUT, MACHINE HEAD. Pop stuff, too. I still recall hearing "Kind Of A Drag" in the corner butcher shop, "Undun" in a hoagie store, etc. Great, simpler times!

[@ProggaWoggga]

Big albums for mood improvement: Slayed by Slade, Son of Cactus by the New Cactus Band, Feedback by Spirit, Best of the Raspberries.

[@robertharvey2604]

Nice take on what is a "comfort album." I've watched those other videos and made my list. Of those the ones that fall within your "feel good" take are: (1) An Innocent Man (Billy Joel) reminds me of my teen years, MTV videos. (2) Boston (debut) is another one that reminds me so much of my teen years. From the moment I first heard "More Than a Feeling" on FM radio I knew I needed that LP. Haven't stopped listening to it. (3) New World Record (ELO). This is far more recent. Specifically during the pandemic. I was familiar with ELO but never really deep dived into their discography until the pandemic. Their amazing prog/art pop rock really helped get me through those challenging days.

[@matthewclark9652]

I had a warped album that I had to get back to the record store & also save your receipt slip!!!! Also I got Phil Collins "Face Value" album for my birthday on May 5 of 1981 when I turned 16 years old BUT the album had scratches & bumps so my older brother took it back & got the same album & it played great without the you know what!!! Thank the engineers for remastering CD's (which I have the "Face Value" 2 CD set with bonus tracks BUT the 45 single remix version of "In The Air Tonight" is missing)!!! I also got Santana "Zebop!" on album which I also got for my birthday (later bought on remastered CD).

[@Leo-ci9kc]

Pete, I agree with Awaken, that song is gorgeous and uplifting! But I'm shocked you didn't mention ELO at all. You've always said that band makes you happy

[@ScottBerry-yn8rw]

Some excellent picks Pete! I've never actually sat down and thought about my favorite "feel good" albums, although I have many feel good songs. Most of my favorite albums kinda go up and down and some are downright dark and depressing. So this is what I came up with off the top of my head, in no particular order: 1. The Beatles - Revolver (Obligatory and still an amazing listen today.) 2. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (Most of the album is pretty upbeat. The Rain Song is slower, but I find it uplifting, beautiful and just plain joyful. The only song with a dark tone is No Quarter. Maybe not "feel good", but I love it. 3. Van Halen - Women and Children First (I'm with ya 100% on this one! This was my first VH album and I played the shit out of it in the Summer of 1980. You didn't mention "In A Simple Rhyme", which is my favorite track and fits this theme perfectly.) 4. Steely Dan - Aja (Every song is winner and I never tire of hearing it.) 5. The Replacements - Let It Be (I had three Replacements albums I could have picked, but this one is probably the most fun. It's funny, it's raw, it rocks, and they even do a cool cover of Kiss' Black Diamond.) 6. Rush - Moving Pictures (My personal favorite Rush album and the songs always take me back to when I first heard them at 15.) 7. Sugar - Copper Blue (One of the best alternative rock/pop albums ever. "If I can't Change Your Mind" is perfection.) 8. Santana - Santana III (The original band at the peak of their powers, a smoking, uplifting set that never lets up.) 9. Souhat - Live At The Black Cat Lounge (I doubt anyone out there ever heard this album, but for anyone that lived in Austin in the early 90's and saw them live, it's just magical and brings back a lot of good memories for me. Maybe you had to be there. Even if you weren't, here's the next best thing. Great, funky jam band.) 10. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes (My favorite Petty album and the deep cuts are just as strong as the hits. Timeless.)

[@augustgeary5538]

Top 5 no order (two are live): Highway to hell- AC/DC Gretchen goes to Nebraska-Kings X Sticky Fingers-The Rolling Stones Alive III-Kiss Tribute-Ozzy Osbourne Boston could also be here

[@elfensteen5222]

the song Awaken,was born in the time when "Tales" was recorded, Jon Anderson told me .. great pick Pete !

[@SB-kr1dw]

Hey Pete. An idea for a show if you haven't done this already. Songs that give you goose bumps or chills (for whatever reason). Three songs come immediately to mind for me: River Man by Nick Drake (Basically from the opening note), The Whistler by Jethro Tull (Right when Ian sings 'But I'll be yours, forever and ever') and Riverside's Escalator Shrine (Starting at the bridge around 8:30 when Marius starts to sing again, and climaxing at 9:55 with 'We can't stop'). Moments of pure beauty.

[@stevecloutier8673]

Great list: my top 5 in no particular order: 1. Toto - Toto IV, April Wine - Power Play, Styx - Paradise Theater (what you say about GI, I say about PT), Jack - The Jazz Age (90s Brit band), Phil Collins - Hello, I Must Be Going.

[@donaldkennedy9573]

Harry Nilsson...Nilsson Schmilsson. I was 11 years old when this came out. It was the first album I ever bought. And the best song on the album has always been "Jump Into the Fire". That whole album has always made me happy.

[@antonnee]

For me is more about specific sings, and/or genres that do the trick. So, cannit really oick 10 bands but these always make me feel good/happy: - Saga: the early releases up to the mid 80s - The Wallflowers - Collective Soul

[@electricladyguitarsdevonuk1414]

Before I see your list - this is mine; Family - Bandstand/Anyway ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition/Brain Salad Surgery Deep Purple - Fireball/Made in Japan/Concerto for Group and Orchestra (1999) Simon and Garfunkel - Greatest Hits Be Bop Deluxe - Sunburst Finish The world of music appreciation needs exposure to Family/Roger Chapman's voice!

[@jodiebrown392]

Roxy Music: Avalon Rush: Permanent Waves Aerosmith: Live Bootleg Yes: Drama Esperanza Spalding: Emily's Devolution Fleetwood Mac: Rumors Teddy Pendergrass: Self Titled debut Dionne Farris: Wild Seed Wild Flower Ozzy: Diary of a Madman Steely Dan: Aja

[@jamesshelton2179]

Back to the Egg is my favorite Wings album! So very good! Great lineup!

[@andrewcox904]

This brings back lots of memories. I appreciate you doing this. Got me going back to listening and finding my feel good albums

[@StylusDrop]

I exited when you brought up Triumph

[@ericmiller1881]

London calling! Nice episode 👏. Nice call on the Wings , so feel good

[@ghfdt368]

I'm not sure if i have 10 but i certainly have 5! The police- Ghosts in the machine, Boston-Self titled album, Brian May-Last Horizon, Rush- Power Windows and Eric Clapton- Behind the Sun. These albums always warm my heart not just because of nostalgia but also the messages a lot of the music convey being uplifting, motivational and positive.

[@PFB1994]

Personally would go to more mellow/pop type stuff for feel good album. Blizzard of Oz would be one hard rock album that takes me back to the beginning of really listening to the music and guitar and wanting to hear things over and over again. Led Zeppelin IV, as well.

[@griphfunk]

My feel good albums: Ragged Glory- Neil Young & Crazy Horse Eat A Peach- Allman Brothers Band American Beauty- Grateful Dead Axis: Bold As Love- Jimi Hendrix IV- Led Zeppelin The Smile Sessions- Beach Boys Meddle- Pink Floyd White Album- The Beatles Tres Hombres- ZZ Top Highway to Hell- AC⚡️DC

[@danielfuentes3226]

Great idea Pete!👍

[@stephenpuishys3482]

My ten albums that make me feel good: Asia Asia, Cutting Crew Broadcast and The Scattering, Greg Lake Songs of a life time, John Wetton Battlelines, Spandau Ballet Parade, Dan Fogelberg Greatest Hits ( I’m sure that shouldn’t count but it has everything I’d every need ), Bruce Hornsby and the Range A night in the town, Yes disc 4 from the box set Yes Years ( And You and I live is the best version of all time )and Little River Band Monsoon. Honorable mention ELP Black Moon, Crowded House Crowded House, Journey Raised on Radio

[@christopherdavies3079]

Add the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album by Elton John . What a wonderful album with not a bad song on it kicked off by the brilliant Funeral for a friend / Love lies bleeding .

[@keithjones7390]

One of the best albums ever! So many great songs, a couple of my favourites are The Ballad of Danny Bailey and I've Seen That Movie Too.

[@keithheitner1020]

If you haven't heard it yet; you must listen to "One Hand Clapping" by PM and Wings. It's a live in the studio recording from 1974. It's AMAZING!

[@jimmycampbell78]

Back to the Egg is my favourite McCartney/Wings album too.

[@clydeanderson2110]

Poco - A Good Feeling To Know

[@donsiwicki]

Awesome pick!!😎

[@beetlebum7760]

There’s a passage in the Woody Allen classic “Manhattan” which always cheers me up and which also refers to the healing effects of music: „Why is life worth living? It's a very good question. Um... Well, There are certain things I guess that make it worthwhile. uh... Like what... okay... um... For me, uh... ooh... I would say... what, Groucho Marx, to name one thing... uh... um... and Wilie Mays... and um... the 2nd movement of the Jupiter Symphony... and um... Louis Armstrong‘s recording of Potato Head Blues…“

[@richardthorne2804]

What a great list. Your love for music is unmatched and so deep.