The Top Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Albums of the 1970's

Join Host Pete Pardo of Sea of Tranquility as he runs down his top hard rock & heavy metal albums of the '70s!

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

One of my all time favorite 70's albums is Rainbow Rainbow Rising. It is a MASTERPIECE!! Stargazer , A Light In The Black, and Tarot Woman are phenomenal songs.

[@aidenswords5809]

Long live rock n roll 1978 great as well

[@dr.victorfrankenschtein7053]

Yes

[@slackblabbath8528]

I dunno...Long Live Rock and Roll just has some very eery incredible vibe to me more than the others, all incredible!

[@reducecotwo]

*AC/DC* kzbin.info/www/bejne/h37ZdmOve9OFZqs

[@TechGently]

I figured out the intro to Tarot Woman on my Yamaha MODX synthesizer and the entire room shaked, it was awesome and my wife yelling "Turn it Down!" just added to the deliciousness.

[@brianlee5455]

Montrose, Humble Pie, and Cactus! And Trapeze! I couldn't agree more! Play this shit for the neighbors... IN THE NEXT TOWN OVER!

[@mikereiss4216]

Hemispheres is probably my favorite Rush album. Good choice. I'll look into some of the other bands on your list too.

[@psychrocklive]

great choices here, it's so refreshing to see somebody talk about the deep cuts of rock. In Rock is fantastic.

[@philmccartney3214]

The fact that you picked "Stained Class", sealed the deal for me, because that's gotta be my favorite Judas Priest album by them.

[@conspiracionesy]

Mine too

[@horrorstateofmind2724]

Saints of Hell!!!!!

[@venturamichael50]

Ditto.Its Judas Priests masterpiece

[@Nick-qf7vt]

The album that started it all for me

[@TechGently]

Hard Loving Man was massive, the bass intro then Ritchie's machine like (used to this day for heavy metal) first guitar riff, then this unholy organ intro from Jon Lord, was crazy on the In Rock Album

[@bobthebear1246]

Great video, man. I really love your show. I would have included *Harder...Faster* by April Wine. Released in 1979, this monster of an album gave us the uber-classic *I Like To Rock,* followed by *Say Hello, Tonite, Before The Dawn,* and the album's centerpiece and closer, their absolute blistering cover of the King Crimson legendary *21st Century Schizoid Man.* Judas Priest may have pioneered the twin-lead sound (along with Thin Lizzy, of course), but April Wine was the first major Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band to give us a *triple-lead-guitar* attack. They get so overlooked, though. Definitely worth another listen. You rock, man. 🤘

[@sethstopcallingmeryandickh9067]

Allman brothers and wishbone ash started the twin lead guitar movement

[@BushcraftingBogan]

I remember when April Wine was king! I saw them in 79. People think I’m out of my mind when I tell them that Sammy Hagar and the Scorpions were the openers.

[@villain68]

I would have included April Wine too.

[@themersh4064]

Good take on AW. They brought the strings, for sure. Great album.

[@Rock77Chris]

Great you picked Golden Earring in your list. “She flies on strange wings” is indeed a killer tune.

[@OpethianDream2112]

Rainbow Rising amazing album.

[@dancollins8296]

One of the best hard rock albums ever...

[@johnhudson4520]

Another great watch.. Love these lists. All the greats are there obviously. Thanks for the love for Budgie. Unique and brilliant band. It's also great that a lot of the music comes from the UK. We are so honoured to have produced so many amazing bands.

[@jesuschambers]

Very glad you've mentioned Montrose. The best 3 opening tracks on any album!

[@treffbennett6534]

Montrose is as good a debut album as any in history! Near perfect! Jesus Chambers knows what's what! Yeah, opening tunes scorched the walls of my bedroom and killed my brothers hamster! Worth it!

[@mikejmckelvey]

Burned that cassette out in high school. One of my all time favorites.

[@tonysimmons5729]

ROCK CANDY may be the most important pre-arena rock tune!

[@FrazerJones71]

Good call on Queen's first album, the band kicked ass on that release

[@gideonlapidus8996]

So happy about this managed to source all those rare hard rock and metal albums from the 70's.

[@JohnSmith-mx8wp]

So glad you opened with "In Rock", Deep Purple MKII are the hard rock gods! Their best LP. BLOODSUCKER!!!

[@vaneipontes3279]

Humble Pie!!! great Band 👏👏👏

[@tonysimmons5729]

Vanei Pontes criminally underrated

[@robertsmithers9059]

@@tonysimmons5729 - and criminally under-represented on live videos...

[@birthabutt9555]

Steve Marriot was GREAT. Small Faces...fantastic. Song for a Baker; top 10 for me!

[@richardfusey7719]

Saw PIE LIVE WITH CACTUS @ Fillmore East

[@garyunsworth726]

I have In for the Kill Budgie on vinyl, Hammer and Tongs is my favourite track along with Zoom Club and In for the Kill, Power Supply their 1980 album is great too, I have that on vinyl too, Gunslinger is my favourite off that album, Forearm Smash is excellent too

[@polzbell5693]

I totally agree , underated band.

[@MrBrody1961]

Smokin was a great album by Humble Pie......but Rockin The Filmore was their best!

[@KevinHallSurfing]

Live album ... but "Eat It" another classic.

[@robpoma3874]

Rockin The Filmore The Complete Recordings is absolutely over the top. Sounds fantastic!!!

[@jeffliberto6281]

Pete, how could you have forgotten the first Captain Beyond album?! Super heavy guitar riffs, great songwriting with a progressive bent, Rod Evans on vocals.

[@pjeffries301]

Unforgivable.

[@imaseeker100]

clearly because he's a bad person

[@pjeffries301]

@@imaseeker100 Never criticize a critic, huh? Weak kneed simps - both a ya.

[@JazzRockFusionSynthesizerMusic]

I let him know about that faux pas too.

[@acebailey60]

Thank you for mentioning Budgie 👍👍 Love that band!

[@yourunclehank1]

Blackfoot - Strikes

[@rumblehat4357]

I always loved that the cover of Billion Dollar Babies was an alligator skin wallet.

[@metalmat3651]

Man I love the 80s Scorpions and Uli Roth Scorption period both equally, I can go from "Love at First Sting" to "In Trance" at the flick of a switch any day of the week. Just really good music.

[@d.nakamura9579]

Uli high speed sweep picked arpeggios in the mid 70’s. Shred pioneer and musical genius.

[@thomasfarmer1730]

Humble Pie and Grand Funk had the soul .......man.

[@virtualsignals1215]

So true about Montrose. That album. Someone just has to say Rock Candy and I start "singing" the guitar wail.

[@lucioarchangelo5992]

Black Sabbath Vol4...bingo!!!

[@markrago7217]

I don't understand why so many people love Vol.4. I thought it was the weakest of the first six Sabbath albums. The production is so muddy and low fidelity, and the band really sounds like they are strung out on cocaine. It's still better than Technical Ecstasy or Never Say Die, with a couple great tunes Tommorows Dream, Supernaut, St.Vitus Dance, and Under the Sun, but the remainder was a bucket of throwaways, filler, and noise.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

You forgot Wheels Of Confusion.

[@markrago7217]

@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 Yeah that's a heavy hitter too. It's not a terrible collection of tunes, but it sounds like they are playing while squeezed between 2 pillows. The production is trash. It's a bit heavy on filler too, FX, Changes, and Laguna Sunrise.

[@kevindayton9757]

I think their DEBUT album (Black Sabbath - Released: 13 February 1970) was the most original/epic. * I bought it for the cover art (in 70) ... talk about blown away. Metal had arrived ;-)

[@andreijurca5546]

@@markrago7217 self titled debut and master of reality are weaker in my opinion

[@unrulysimian3897]

Hell yeah! Queen's first three albums were hard rock classics.

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Indeed they are! Could have included any of them to be honest.

[@allensaunders449]

Unruly Simian you are so right infact to me the entire queen catalog of the 70s

[@tonysimmons5729]

Yes!

[@timolson2047]

To me the first 3 Queen albums are the best!!

[@mavisevelyn618]

The first 5 albums released from 1973-1976 was their best era. Everything from hard rock bangers, piano ballads, progressive epics and pop songs. Pure magic!!

[@MichaelQuinlan207]

Great list, love many of these, respect and like most of the others. Here’s my current top 10 (one album per band) for what it’s worth; 1. Deep Purple in Rock 2. Thin Lizzy - Black Rose 🥀 3. Rainbow - Rising 🌈 4. Gillan - Mr Universe 5. Uriah Heep - Innocent Victims 6. Wishbone Ash - Argus 7. The Horslips - The book of Invasions 8. Scorpions - Love Drive 9. Rory Gallagher - Top Priority 10. Dr. Feelgood - Down by the Jetty

[@nicoladolby2154]

My top 10 rock & HM albums of the 1970s: 1. Status Quo - Whatever You Want 2. Deep Purple - Burn 3. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffitti 4. AC/DC - Powerage 5. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound 6. Pink Floyd - Animals 7. Yes - Going For The One 8. Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses 9. Beck, Bogart & Appice - Beck, Bogart & Appice 10. Judas Priest - Sin After Sin.

[@stevemccart9109]

Saw you mention STATUS. QUO!! One of the best live bands ever. Good choice

[@markrago7217]

Blue Oyster Cult- Secret Treaties, Uriah Heep-Demons and Wizards/Look at Yourself, Budgie-In for the Kill, Rainbow-Rising, King Crimson-Red, Iggy Pop- Kill City, ELP-Tarkus, Alice Cooper-Killer, Jethro Tull-Aqualung, Gillan-Glory Road, Pink Floyd-Animals/Dark Side of the Moon, Black Sabbath-Paranoid/SBS/Sabotage, Trapeze-You are the Music We're Just the Band, Rush-Hemispheres, Judas Priest-Stained Class/Sin after Sin, Dust-Hard Attack........ okay, so there are way more than 10 LOL

[@markrago7217]

Oh, also Deep Purple- In Rock, Machine Head, and Burn LOL

[@GreenerHill]

Mott the Hoople's Brain Capers (1971) is their heaviest album. Almost as heavy as Deep Purple in Rock, in fact, with a nod to punk here and there. Wish Mott featured more in this kind of list. All the Young Dudes is fantastic, but the band were heavier than outsiders realize.

[@fallspeed]

The Sex Pistols later acknowledged it as an influence on them.

[@carlosjantarada7212]

1- Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 2- Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny 3- Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy 4- The Stooges - Raw Power 5- Deep Purple - In Rock 6- Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You 7- Motorhead - Overkill 8- Hawkwind - In Search Of Space 9- Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend 10- Rush - 2112

[@catjudo1]

Great video! A lot of those are my personal choices, but there's a few I'd pick something different. Just for fun... AC/DC - Powerage. I like the songs a little more and it sounds as gritty as the band ever sounded. Budgie - Squawk. Just a killer hard rock album with the epic Stranded as the culmination of the album. Geordie - Hope You Like It. Though not on the list, Geordie is a lot of fun and still hold up pretty well. Hawkwind - Doremi Faso Latido. It's a toss up between this and Hall of the Mountain Grill. Both albums are classics. Motorhead - Bomber. Tracks like Dead Men Tell No Tales, Lawman and Stone Dead Forever give me chills of the outlaw West.

[@thelax5311]

My favourite Uriah Heep album is The Magician’s Birthday.

[@LarsBjerregaard]

*Great* list Pete! For Nazareth I would choose Razamanaz any day, and I would put "Journey - Next (1977)" in there - it's got a little fluff but some intense guitar work, and it's incredibly original and creative.

[@themersh4064]

Aerosmith - Rocks. Great album I cut my teeth on.

[@themersh4064]

@Leon Anderson In the saddle again?

[@jgvgjv2980]

Just discovered your great channel, brilliant descriptions, full of your infectious enthusiasm , fantastic

[@unrulysimian3897]

I remember how thrilled I was when that first Montrose album finally came out on CD. The album version of Cold Gin is my favorite KISS song from that era. Of course BTO deserves to be there. Totally agree with "Let there be Rock," as THE AC/DC album. PRIEST - "Hell bent for leather," my favorite and just brilliant album cover. Looking forward to Pt. 2 (STARZ - Violation? AXIS - Circus World? APRIL WINE - Harder, Faster?)

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Lots to squeeze into the part 2!!

[@stevekosak8624]

OUTSTANDING PICKS!!!! GREAT VIDEO!!

[@uhfch2358]

BTO’s, Not Fragile is one of the hardest, intense albums ever. The title track is so in-your-face, and the vocals are as raw as you can get. The lyrics say it all: “You ask do we play heavy music? Is a thunderhead just another cloud?”

[@stevenmaclean1900]

Stole my suggestion! Right on.

[@kevinstephens6268]

Absolutely agree. This album is stellar.

[@tubetea]

Love, Love, Love ' Smokin' by Humble Pie, best thing they ever did to me, agree with you also on Queen's first, I love Medusa but for me , " You Are The Music....." is the ultimate Trapeze album.

[@micolsen8895]

Good call with Mr. Universe. GILLAN band is underrated.

[@marknolde3541]

I d rate Future Shock

[@warpig4942]

Grand Funk Railroad is totally forgotten. Nobody was heavier in 1969. They had lots of great albums before they sold out.

[@misterknightowlandco]

Cmon baby do the locomotion...

[@markwalker8589]

You mean cashed in can't blame em

[@jarrettgardner0628]

Are you kidding me ?! Quite a few bands were heavier (not to mention more rockin) than Grand Funk Railroad in 1969 ... The “obvious no brainer” - Black Sabbath “S/T” released February 13th, 1970 BUT recorded October 16th, 1969!! Also ... U.K. Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jeff Beck Group, The New Yardbirds / Led Zeppelin, The Taste, Skid Row, The Deviants, Andromeda, The Groundhogs, Deep Purple, The Open Mind, Sam Gopal, The Kult, Stray, High Tide, Writing On The Wall, Crushed Butler, Wicked Lady, Hawkwind Zoo (pre Hawkwind), Uriah Heep, Atomic Rooster, Black Widow U.S. Blue Cheer, The Hook, Iron Butterfly, Steppenwolf, Dragonfly, James Gang, Zephyr, Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes, MC5, Stoney & The Jagged Edge, Iggy & The Psychedelic Stooges, The Third Power, SRC, The Frost, Alice Cooper Group, The Stalk-Forrest Group (pre Blue Öyster Cult), Elf, Mountain, Morgen, Josefus, Bloodrock, Coven & Randy Holden “Population II” ...Which along with Black Sabbath “S/T” is easily “THEE HEAVIEST” album recorded of the 1960’s !!

[@jjquinn2004]

@@jarrettgardner0628 nice reply. I was wondering why Pete didn’t mention two of my favorites: Iron Butterfly and Steppenwolf.

[@What_Fred_Said]

It’s a 70s album, not 1969

[@jfo1534]

Here I am at 39 years old thinking I've heard of most Classic Rock Bands or like to think so and you mentioned Trapeze... mind-blown!

[@beatlehmann3424]

Lots of Great Bands and Albums ! Thanks for including Alice Cooper ; KISS , Nazareth and of course Scorpions (yeah absolutly the Uli Jon Roth Era is Great) !!!

[@terryguire1321]

Valuable suggestions. I'm filling up my phone with tunes that I never heard. Much appreciated!

[@stevenmartin4154]

Excellent picks, good to see Budgie, Humble Pie, Trapeze & Uriah Heep. I choose "Killer" over "Billion Dollar Babies" and would throw in "Raw Power" from Iggy & The Stooges in the 72-73 range. All solid choices though. Great post, really enjoy your channel!

[@rumblehat4357]

Steven Martin what about School's Out?

[@stevenmartin4154]

@@rumblehat4357 I like "Schools Out" especially "Public Animal #9", I won't say it was far more commercial, yet it was a big departure from "Killer" which to me was a far heavier album.

[@rumblehat4357]

Steven Martin I enjoyed the whole thing, especially songs like "Alma Mater," because you can just hear the sadness in Alice's voice about graduating and probably not seeing any of his school friends again, it rings so true. The best Alice Cooper did were Killer, Billion Dollar Babies and School's Out, IMO. Going from My Stars to Public Animal #9 was fantastic!

[@happilyeggs4627]

In Rock, my favourite DP album.

[@didcap2022]

You really got my same choices, with really good surprises, but i could add to them all the sweet: desolation boulevard, that for me is a really killer heavy rock album

[@samuelheldilaof6361]

Fanny Adams (1971) This kicks ass too!

[@johnnyboyk]

Glad to see you love the old Golden Earring, She flies is just about a song as good as it gets. Great album.

[@thedougandponyshow]

found you channel recently. really great stuff. I love your recommendations, now I'm gonna go and check out Budgie out.

[@stevemccart9109]

Budgie were awesome

[@roberts.5136]

Metallica covered 2 of their songs

[@andycrandall1361]

I just listened to trapeze for two hours...never heard of them untill you mentioned them...thanks

[@darlatidwell6255]

All the way spot on with your picks! 🧡The 70's! 🧡 Everyone had great car's blasting great tunes, and that decade still lives on!✌️ ,

[@stevemccart9109]

A lot of albums and artists I got very excited about and glad people remember and was all ready to complain about some record choices until I realize it's his favorite not mine. BUDGIE !!!!! Thanks for remembering them. I was always pushing that band on my friends. Only drag was i never got to see them live.

[@stevenvalenti3722]

Here's some of my personal favorite albums from the 1970's. I only picked one album from each group. But I could have picked many more I really love. Not in any order. Just the ones I could think of. 🙂\m/ RAINBOW - Rising. JUDAS PRIEST - Stained Class. RUSH - Caress of Steel. YES - Going for the One. Black Sabbath - Paranoid. BOSTON - Debut album. AC/DC - Dirty Deeds. SCORPIONS - Fly to the Rainbow. THIN LIZZY - Jailbreak. Deep Purple - Burn. VAN HALEN - Debut album. THE WHO - Who's Next. LED - ZEPPELIN - Houses Of the Holy. KISS - Love Gun. GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - Closer to Home. STYX - Grand illusion. PINK FLOYD - Wish you were Here. Truly Great classic albums that I love in my opinion.🙂\m/

[@gordonlandreth9550]

No Wishbone Ash ? Aww man ....

[@pvdguitars2951]

Great overview, including part 2 with the more obscure acts. Would have expected some other great acts: Ram Jam (killer 2nd album), Triumph, Teaze, Starz, Status Quo, Sweet (Sweet FA is a killer heavy album), Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, Gods (debut), Foghat, Derringer (sweet evil album), Kansas, Y&T, Trust, Rose Tattoo, and the list goes on

[@kennyheimbuch8686]

Gary Thain (Uriah Heep) was one of the best bassists ever. Insane how talented he was. Oh, is that Boris Karloff's "Thriller" I see behind you on the shelf?

[@stewarttiley9683]

I saw Budgie open for Gillan, and let me tell you; they were feckin' brilliant! I love your opinions and choices except for Lizzy! Gotta be Johnny the Fox and from the '80's Renegade! I was lucky enough to see them on their Thunder and Lightning farewell tour. One of the greatest bands of all-time imo!

[@richard5469]

Aerosmith Rocks dear to my heart and one of my top 3 of all time!!! Great selection. I had the album and the 8 track tape. Also, first band I ever saw live with AC/DC opening act.

[@CarlosMartinez-bd8cj]

Let there be rock is my fav AC/DC album

[@fchampd4512]

Powerage

[@lubbertwestra7452]

Good show pete.great choices.😊😊😊

[@obbor4]

Jethro Tull's 'Aqualung' rocks as hard as any one on this list. Nobody rocks any harder than Martin Barre!!!

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

They do indeed, but I have them included on my Progressive Rock Albums of the '70s shows

[@obbor4]

@@seaoftranquilityprog Cool. I check it out. Thanks!

[@rhythmstyx1945]

obbor4 good call

[@magnuswettermark8293]

Agree totaly. Jethro Tull rocks harder than most of the overated Zep albums !!

[@Starchild62]

Nice list but when is about hard & heavy '70s Give us a Wink (or Desolation Boulevard -The US version to make the obvious choice) by Sweet truly deserve to be in this list and are sadly missing. Really ahead of their time and seminal to other artists who later covered many of their songs. (Action, Set me Free, Fox on The run etc anyone? ;) )

[@snitram1366]

Master of reality !!

[@DSpeir-pi6tm]

Hey Pete, The Gillan album is really cool . I don't know how I've been missing that all these year . Thanks for the tip man .Great video as usual ;)

[@CB-xr1eg]

Hi Pete, a band you have never mentioned is an Aussie band called Rose Tattoo. They toured with Rainbow in the mid 70's. Loud and nasty blues rock. Angry Anderson on vocals, a powerhouse singer with attitude. Check them out if you haven't already done so.

[@ScienceTalkwithJimMassa]

I remember them! That was on the Rising tour, yes? They were not bad.

[@tiny5500]

Thanks man ,some of this stuff I've never heard ( cactus, trapeze) stopped and went to listen ( utube) child of 1968 here. Pretty cool 👍 always good to find some new tunes ( new to me) 🕶️🤘❤️💥

[@tiny5500]

Ok when you picked "hemispheres" and "stained class" I subscribed 🤘 You have killer taste and agree 100 percent except for the few I didn't know ( and happy to find).

[@rmcellig]

Great list. I would choose spooky tooth the mirror or any of the early releases from a band no one mentions and that's nitzinger. Great band!

[@stevealvanos6592]

I know I'm a little late to the party (but better late than never) your Golden Erring choice is perfect but the song She Flies on Strange Wings while fantastic You're Better Off Free has a guitar solo that for 1971 was utterly the best guitar solo of the time. I still think it's one of the best solos even today. Love the Erring. Saw them with the Kinks, funny pairing, eh.

[@jesuschambers]

Lights Out - U.F.O. The best album of all time.

[@rhythmstyx1945]

Jesus Chambers don't be ridiculous!!!!!

[@TheFranzinee]

Great, great songs....it's all about the songs!

[@jamesdeansghost5531]

One of the greatest ever for sure

[@AKMathewz-s1e]

UFO's Obsession and Montrose' debut are my favorites of this bunch

[@shiveshpandey6711]

So many epic albums so many great legendry tunes... loved this video start to bottom. Great knowledge of music super epic list. I got so many things from here❤️💯

[@neil1390]

Dude, your picks rock! As do you, thanks for all your hard work and effort!

[@troutriver58]

A lot of this depends on when you were ‘stamped’ and where you lived when it was going down. For me the sweet spot for rock was the three year period, 69-70-71. From ‘72 on there started a gradual slide that ultimately resulted in punk, big-hair metal and....ugh..disco. But you’ve picked a lot of winners here for sure. I was happy to see Trapeze, Mountain, Budgie, Montrose and Humble Pie. Disagreed with you on a few others, but again it comes down to when you were stamped. For me, the last ultimate Led Zep album was Houses of The Holy. I really disliked Physical Graffiti even though I know some of the songs were leftovers from HoH time. On Budgie, personal taste but I preferred Bandolier. On Rush, my fav was Caress of Steel but they did a lot of great stuff later. Hated AC/DC...sorry....Also how about UFO Phenomenon.....Thin Lizzy, you picked the right one but their first album was actually pretty good, got little attention. And finally I know you included no live albums and all of this gets personal. The single best rock/ blues record released in the 70’s and one that still wears fresh all these years later is Allman Brothers - Live at Fillmore East. It simply cannot be topped. I think perhaps Duane May have sold his soul to hit the pinnacle, he was dead before he could ever appreciate what he had created. Long live rock n roll.

[@sterioapple]

Stained Class blew me away. Didnt know there could be 2 lead guitars! (hadnt heard Wishbone Ash yet)

[@brianallen8091]

Check out 70s Blackfoot! You had Skynyrd, MTB, Outlaws, Hatchet, etc in Southern rock, but Blackfoot was Southern METAL🤘🏽 Waaaay ahead of their time

[@ghostownaproach]

Thought I didn't like Grand Funk RR because I hated their cover of Locomotion but then found out that they did Footstompin Music and changed my mind and love Smokin by Humble Pie. Marriott was great in Small Faces too.

[@kylejohnson7735]

Came here for Budgie, did not disappoint

[@of6594]

Glad you mentioned Mountain, their first two albums, "Climbing" & "Nantucket Sleighride" were awesome. Felix Pappalardi & Gail Collins were a great song writing pair. You included another favourite of mine too: Humble Pie - " Smokin'" I would have picked Judas Priest's first album: "Rocka Rolla". It is more hard rock than metal, wish they had done more of that - loved it! Blue Öyster Cult were great but I would have chosen "Tyranny & Mutation". I would have picked "Sir Lord Baltimore's" self titled album too; it doesn't get more heavy than that.... and it doesn' t get more raw than "Raw Power" with Iggy & the Stooges - a must for me.... as is Ted Nugent & the Amboy Dukes - "Tooth Fang & Claw"

[@michaelducote2509]

Great picks! Raised on Uriah Heep Grand Funk Golden Earring, Mountain, Alice UFO(space rock years) not mentioned cuz prob not heavy enough but of course you know bout Beck Bogert Appice, James Gang, Steppenwolf, Robin Trower(thanks to my cousins mom and uncle for all those)... On my own found my way to Rainbow Sabbath AC/DC Priest Rush Motorhead Bad Brains And love this internet age for helping me track down/hear/find bands like Trapeze, Captain Beyond, Cactus, Bloodrock, Leafhound, Birtha, Budgie, Atomic Rooster, Edgar Broughton Band, Hawkwind and finally track down stuff like BOC's first 3 legendary albums which, like Humble Pie's full records, could only find the greatest hits in my local stores(Boston area) growing up in the 80's/90's, and of course most of those records weren't able to be passes down, just scratched to shyt with pinhole's from puffin hash poked in the corners of all the covers(so got teased by the covers but couldn't check the tunes).

[@rodrigovillaran2774]

Incredible albums

[@stewartmccracken3189]

I love that even though you are American, you have included so many British bans on your list. Many Americans seem to be very introverted and do not seem to realise there are so many other good bands that are non American

[@porcracer62]

Great work Pete, totally agree with the majority of your choices. Thanks for telling people about Budgie, what a great band. I might have gone for “Never Turn Your Back on a Friend”....songs like Parents, You’re the biggest thing since powdered milk, in the grip of a tyre fitters hand and of course Breadfan...Superb album. Don’t get me wrong IFTK is a great album too and its subjective of course. Some stuff here I’ve not heard a lot of so I’ll be giving them a spin...Cheers.

[@joshuabennett3059]

Humble pie smokin is kick ass royal

[@stephaneherringtoniowritin9180]

Just come across your channel,and your album reviews! Can talk about this music (and other!) all day long! Very enjoyable watch! Well done!

[@garyunsworth726]

My first Scorpions album was Taken by Force the best Uli era album definitely

[@briansmith7923]

YOU KNOW ,,,,I LIKE YOU MAN,,,,,,IM 56 ,,YOU ARE USUALLY RIGHT ON BUT ,,,,,,QUEEN,,,,NEWS OF THE WORLD SHOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER ON THE LIST!!!!! BUT GOOD JOB MAN ,,,,,ENJOYIN IT!!!!!!ROCK ON!!!!

[@andrehendrik]

Great list, thanks

[@AllMediaReviewsPodcast]

will have to checkout Budgie, thanks. Also I highly agree on Physical Graffiti! my favorite Zeppelin (although I love all of their albums). Looking forward to the 70's Prog list! (i should make some videos like this myself actually).

[@Danimal77]

Budgie's entire 70's output is out of this world amazing.

[@paulkazakoff9231]

Just go out and buy the first 6 albums everyone.Still cool all these years gone by.Try Never turn your back on a friend for starters !!!

[@kporche2]

Hey Pete, enjoy the channel brings me back to long drives with my buddies in our `73 Chevy Vega. Just wanted to say thanks for including BTO "Not Fragile" in your list, great album (plus "Not Fragile" was the first song I ever learned on bass). Oh yeah, U.F.O. "Obsession" what an influential album. Lots of good choices on your list.

[@CarlosMartinez-bd8cj]

Rainbow Risen....Hell yeah!

[@michaelbochnia5686]

James Gang, Rides Again. Sits in my Top 20 All Time. Joe Walsh's guitar gets them there by himself. Funk #49, The Bomber, Woman...

[@stevemccart9109]

Those first two B.O.C. albums were my favorite. When they toured behind them they were the rockingest show around. I felt bad the night T-Rex opened for them...that crowd was not wanting to hear T-Rex. I dont think they got through four songs.

[@kevinstephens6268]

What city did you see boc okay in? I know uriah heep blew t.rex off the stage as well in several venues...

[@elfman5176]

Was that at The Tower Theater in Philadelphia

[@thagerdorn2009]

With Zeppelin, has to be Presence for me. Nobody ever talks about it. It's flawless start to finish

[@lgmcgrath]

The debut album by Jericho from 1972 is an absolute heavy rock classic, in the same league as the first album from Montrose !! Every song is top notch. They were a very underrated band at the time that flew under the radar - check them out on KZbin.

[@JIF882]

Obsession and Hemispheres are my faves, too.

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Obsession is such an amazing album...doesn't get enough credit!

[@stevenmccart5455]

Budgie was an awesome band!!!!

[@pal-of-pals]

Absolutely LOVE Queen I! Liar is probably my favourite song on the album

[@billedwards4285]

I enjoyed this immensely!!!!

[@matthewwigzell2119]

I always remember buying Deep Purple's 'In Rock' as a pre teen kid in Wales in the early to mid 80's. My school friend came along that day and vomited his Sunday roast dinner in the car. Although he was my school friend I made my brother sit next to him on the way back home, whilst I enjoyed the record cover. ;-)

[@mikebarker7626]

Triumph "Rock and Roll Machine"