Pete's Top 30 Favorite Bands of All Time!

Join host Pete Pardo as he lists (by request) his favorite 30 bands of all time...well, maybe a little more than 30!

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Just curious about the thumbs down here, and trying to understand why people would give a thumbs down on a video where someone lists his favorite bands of all time? Because I didn't name YOUR favorite band? Last I checked, this show was requested by many, for me to go over my favorites, so I find it hard to comprehend why people would give a thumbs down to an honest, fun discussion of personal favorites....whatever.

[@Franz_Morhart]

Pete, I loved the show! Thanks so much.

[@russellgentile4719]

Because there are aholes everywhere! Thanks Pete for taking the time to do it. I thought it was awesome.

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

@@Franz_Morhart Thanks!!!

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

@@russellgentile4719 thanks!!!

[@johnbenard9550]

I’m sure I speak for the majority of your viewers Pete we appreciate your time and efforts for posting this. Ignore the imbeciles and naysayers!

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Somehow I forgot Queen on this list..slot them into that #30 batch, though they are higher!

[@tommypwood672]

Yes indeed Queen,,the musicianship ...respect for your inclusion of Allmans

[@tommypwood672]

Kiss yeah ha ha..novelty act saw them 3 times in 75...ehhhh..flash in pan imho

[@nimzyzamzam431]

Sea of Tranquility did I miss it, or did Pink Floyd not make the list?

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

@@nimzyzamzam431 did not make the list. Not a top 30 band for me

[@SupertzarMetal]

Expected Zeppelin, Sabbath, Purple, Yes and Rush. Did not expect UFO to be so high on your list. (Have loved them since I discovered them in 2008, cuz of Maidens cover (Blaze on vocals). Did not expect your love for Coverdale. Have loved Slow an' Easy since I first heard it in the '90s. Recently got into the earlier stuff, but don't like the overproduced 87 and 89 albums.

[@richard127gm]

When I watch your videos, even though it's usually bands I already know and love, I am always inspired to listen to them again. Your enthusiasm and love for the bands you talk about is very contagious and I always enjoy spending time watching you discuss them. Keep up the great work. I'm off to listen to some UFO, Sabbath and Purple.

[@CaptainCritical]

How the hell did England (a country smaller than wyoming) produce so many great bands and artists? It's phenomenal.

[@adrianbradley8513]

Best English rock band ever?Def Leppard. Worst English rock band ever(even though I am VERY,VERY much in the minority)Rolling Stones even though I'm 48 years old.

[@BusinessEnglishSuccess]

The weather isn't very nice so people stay indoors and get into music :-)

[@jackthomson5047]

@@adrianbradley8513 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 shut the fuck up.

[@WarPigs413]

Well, Wyoming doesn't have a population of 80 million. Size doesn't matter, culture does.

[@THEBACKROOMSEXPLORER7]

@@adrianbradley8513 what are you on?

[@TheGameChasers]

SYMPHONY X! I never hear them mentioned. So great.

[@RickNBacker]

In my top 10 for sure

[@AllstarPlayz]

lmao hi game chasers, used to watch ur stuff all the time

[@PortugueseMACPOW]

Symphony X is the band Dream Theater would be if they were Power Metal

[@markc5771]

As I've matured as a musician over the past twenty years , Blue Oyster Cult has gone from not making this list to number 5

[@stevenwilkinson1265]

BOC are such a diverse and talented band ..... the more you listen the more you HEAR ....

[@RushAss]

One of the 1st bands I truly got into when my mom got me Extra Terrestrial Live for my 12th birthday and I till love them today. And we're finally getting new music from them!

[@oldskool4572]

@@RushAss I'm 48 and thanks to this channel I now own all their albums. Incredible band.

[@martingates6501]

Blue oyster cult is the world's best music, the best band in universe!!

[@Wolfie66]

Good list! Here's mine in no order except for the top 10: 1. Beatles 2. Pink Floyd 3. Led Zeppelin 4. Rush 5. King Crimson 6. Queen 7. Blue Oyster Cult 8. Black Sabbath 9. Eric Clapton 10. Rolling Stones 11. Styx 12. AC/DC (Bon Scott era) 13. Aerosmith (70s era) 14. Scorpions 15. The Cars 16. Yes 17. Journey 18. Genesis 19. Spock's Beard 20. Supertramp 21. Elton John 22. Jeff Beck 23. Deep Purple 24. Traffic 25. Van Halen 26. The Who 27. Porcupine Tree 28. Sammy Hagar 29. Doobie Brothers 30. Nazareth

[@GrahamLippy]

Why does everyone hate brian Johnson like it seems to me he gets not very much respect that Bon does. Dont get me wrong I love bon but I see alot of people not respecting brian as much

[@blacksabbath1022]

@@GrahamLippy I agree. I think their 70's material is untouchable along with Sabbath but BIB,FTATR,WMW,TRE are my big 4 with Brian but they're all good to great. Nobody touches the feeling I get when I listen to Sabbath and AC/DC. If there was a way to inject AC/DC I'd do it.

[@GrahamLippy]

@@blacksabbath1022 I can agree with that with the feeling thing. When I listen to AC/DC it's an indescribable feeling that it just injects energy into you. But yes Brian deserves alot more respect than people give him.

[@gregvincentbolinfarlow5813]

Doobie Brothers,Elton John and The cars???😖

[@samanthab1923]

The Who, Yes, ELO, Stones, Traffic, the Dead, Steely Dan, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, & Zeppelin. 😊

[@countdown2xstacy]

Sheila Blische Great list !

[@samanthab1923]

countdown2xstacy Thank-you. Don't you love this channel?

[@countdown2xstacy]

Sheila Blische I watch it all the time!

[@leegoodison]

At long last....someone Who knows there stuff...lol.

[@robertcooper411]

Neil Young and Crazy Horse definitely.

[@misterrickschannel2238]

My top 30 1: Pink Floyd 2 - 30: Everybody else, lol.

[@brianmyers9989]

Rick Carlstom....you are a wise man. If you like heavy stuff, listen to Fear Inoculum by Tool. It's like if Echoes was a bit metal. Dark Side is in my opinion the greatest work of art ever made.

[@misterrickschannel2238]

@@brianmyers9989 I like the Tool I've heard, but haven't really gotten in depth with them. I probably ought to do something about that.

[@doncar9]

Yes?

@@doncar9 What about Madonna

[@Mr05Chuck]

Did he not have Floyd on his top 30?

[@georgetaxi8179]

Great list. Not that you care but here are my top 30. 1. Rush. 2. Black Sabbath 3 Steely Dan. 4. Yes. 5. Jethro Tull. 6. Maiden. 7. Van Halen. 8. Judas Priest. 9. Led Zep. 10. Queen. 11 UFO. 12. Deep Purple. 13 Rainbow. 14. The Police 15. Metallica 16 Megadeth. 17 Pink Floyd 18. David Bowie. 19. Porcupine Tree. 20. Motorhead 21. Elton John. 22. Thin Lizzy. 23. The Doors. 24. AC/DC 25. The Clash. 26. Genesis 27. Kiss. 28. Scorpions 29. Billy Joel. 30 Boston

[@Xxrocknrollgod]

Idk how he could have a top 45 without Beatles and floyd.

[@brianmyers9989]

Pink Floyd getting a lot of love in the comments. I'm believing in humanity again.

[@DrewSowersby]

I don't get how you miss pink floyd in this list

[@crusheverything4449]

Drew Sowersby - Pete ranked his top 30 favorite bands. Pink Floyd isn’t one of them. Get it now?

[@DrewSowersby]

@@crusheverything4449 Dude literally did a top 10 lmao

[@countdown2xstacy]

Brian Myers Ya surprised no Pink Floyd or Steely Dan, but hey, it’s Pete’s list 👍

[@screechingowl7613]

I just recently stumbled across this guy but I have to say that Queen was another band I was missing in this list.

[@Steve-vl9ed]

Kudos and respect for including Robin Trower. Saw him last year in SF; he’s still amazing at 74 years old

[@JimB-xh7yw]

Nice been waiting for this one for a while!

[@martinbgelundarvidsen6261]

Thanks for walking us through your all time favorites... I love how passionate you are. It’s obviously a labor of love. Although I’m ten years younger and was raised on AOR and truly love the UK releases from the nineties (Thunder, Skin and Little Angles) you made me reflect here. Meaning from where are my heroes coming from, and why I’m changing preferences a bit myself? You can’t neglect the impact of the releases from your youth even though you don’t play them a lot these days.... today Ive moved into genres like southern and folk rock and even light country stuff. You can’t keep a good song down. Funny how things change when you mature. Inspiring show. Keep it up! Greetings from DK (And damn, I miss my cd wall 😢)

[@dariene1926]

Beatles, Pink floyd, Zeppelin, and the stones. Gotta love British rock

[@aviationlba747]

Not to mention Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Budgie, UFO and so many other great bands…

[@therealmcbong8446]

Def Leppard, Genesis, Yes, Bowie too

[@do5726]

@@aviationlba747 yeah lights out ufo ,,,mob rules sabbath ,,, dio Ronnie

[@drewsollars2239]

Bless you, Pete, this would take me forever!

[@russellgentile4719]

Pete what a list! Thank you so much. I appreciate you doing this very much. I know it was tough as hell. I thought I knew who your top 5 but I was a little wrong! Excellent. My top 15 1. Blue Oyster Cult 2. Pink Floyd 3. Ozzy 4. Alice in Chains 5. Deep Purple 6. Eagles 7. Billy Idol 8. Steely Dan 9. Queensryche 10. Depeche Mode 11. ELO 13. The Doors 14. Moody Blues 15. Van Halen (David Lee Roth period) I know a weird list but it is what it is.

[@carmenruggiro8663]

1 Rush...2 Pink Floyd...3 Black Sabbath....4 Yes...5 Genisis....6 Deep Purple...7 Supertramp...8 Rolling Stones...9 Grateful Dead...10 The Beatles

[@nicksundby]

Technically it's Genesis

[@gregvincentbolinfarlow5813]

1 to 6 good. 7 to 10 horrible...

[@johnnywilson3071]

@@gregvincentbolinfarlow5813 What's wrong with Supertramp? The big four albums by Supertramp are awesome albums.

[@gregvincentbolinfarlow5813]

Nice band Supertramp. "Paris" is an amazing live álbum!

[@barajkohli9291]

@@gregvincentbolinfarlow5813 imagine calling the Beatles "horrible"

[@RushAss]

Our lists never fully align, but we share a ton of favorites and I love the enthusiasm. Even if my #1 is your #15 (or whatever), we still love them. Great stuff, keep em comin'!

[@jtmichaelson]

Gentle Giant... my father owned a record store back in the last half of the 70s and I remember Gentle Giant albums covers. That debut cover was burned in my mind since. After you mentioned them here, I looked them up and began acquiring their stuff. Thanks for the discovery of old-new music. See! Now I'm discovering things I missed out on.

[@neil1390]

Hey Pete, your channel is excellent, lived in the USA through the 70s and 80s, saw many great rock bands, Black and Blue tour in Boston Garden was one of them, Blue Öyster Cult were awesome anyway s, keep on rocking! Thanks for your awesome channel! From London, UK 🇬🇧

[@HelgeKS]

My top 30 in no particular order: The Beatles Queen City Boy Budgie Blue Oyster Cult Golden Earring Genesis Yes Gentle Giant Focus Jethro Tull The Stranglers Led Zeppelin Black Sabbath Deep Purple Manfred Mann's Earth Band The Who Kansas Humble Pie Nazareth Wishbone Ash Kaizers Orchestra Aerosmith King Crimson Rush Rory Gallagher The Kinks The Rolling Stones Pink Floyd Heart ...and there you have it.

[@briancase2607]

I saw City Boy .... 👊🏻 great underrated band. There's still a loyal fanbase. Great list

[@marciopainhas5828]

Supertramp, Camel, ELP, Eloy, Focus, Queen, Pink Floyd, Stranglers, Foreigner, Marillion, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, AC-DC, Starcastle, Greenslade, Trace, Triumvirat, Alan Parson's Project, Tangerine Dream, Passport, Renaissance, should also be remembered...

[@gregorboca90]

AC-DC is Australian....

[@michaelsalisbury1477]

Foreigner us a marketing concept not really irealrock band

[@mikeeb6308]

Thanks Pete! Great list, great music! Lots of stuff in there I've never listened to until I heard you talk about it and I'm enjoying it all. Especially UFO and Rainbow.

[@steveseim]

1) Traffic 2) Boston 3) Big Star 4) Steve Winwood 5) Fleetwood Mac 6) Yes 7) Styx 8) Journey 9) ELO 10) Steely Dan 11) Badfinger 12) The Beatles 13) Traffic Sound 14) Pink Floyd 15) Procol Harum

[@rumblehat4357]

Steve Seim you get extra points for Badfinger and Big Star! Excellent choices!

[@jimekberg]

1.Black Sabbath 2.Motörhead 3.UFO 4.Judas Priest 5.Led Zeppelin 6.Metallica 7.AC/DC 8.Sweet 9.Status Quo 10.Hawkwind 11.Slayer 12.Pentagram 13.Rainbow 14.Saint Vitus 15.Nazareth 16.Deep Purple 17.Mountain 18.Uriah Heep 19.Blue Öyster Cult 20.November 21.Joe Perry Project 22.Mercyful Fate 23.Sex Pistols 24.Buffalo 25.Queens of the Stoneage 26.Aerosmith 27.Rush 28.Ramones 29.Queen 30.Accept 31.Budgie 32.ZZ Top 33.Jethro Tull 34.Saxon 35.Rolling Stones 36.King Diamond 37.Kyuss 38.MC5 39.Trouble 40.Candlemass 41.Montrose 42.Rose Tattoo 43.Waysted 44.Magnum 45.James Gang 46.Ten Years After 47.Fu Manchu 48.Exodus 49.W.A.S.P. 50.Van Halen 51.Foghat 52.Scorpions 53.Cathedral 54.Girlschool 55.Creedence Clearwater Revival 56.Kiss 57.Mötley Crue 58.Iron Maiden 59.Wolfmother 60.Soundgarden

[@johnevans8553]

Where is Grand Funk Railroad? Your only wearing one of their tee shirts!!!!!

[@realmusiklover]

Love so many bands on that list and The Who, BOC, Maiden, Rush, Zep and DP are certainly big faves for me. Keep these vids coming, best channel on YT hands down.

[@JoshJohnson-yl7ll]

Man, just subscribed..watching your videos is like hanging out with a friend.

[@chuckkaras8169]

Alice Cooper's original band are so underrated as musicians

[@garyclark9185]

I saw every tour with the original band. Alice Cooper was never the same without them.

[@davestencel1053]

Three huge bands from my list that aren't on yours are AC/DC, Pink Floyd and The Beatles. Floyd and Beatles in my top 5 with Ufo, Scorpions and anything Blackmore.

[@noiman512]

Add Aerosmith and Van Halen in there.

[@tylerhelt755]

Same

[@Animals_And_Nature_Lovers]

I don’t get how someone who likes hard rock, would like the beetles. They were more pop rock for women lol

[@MagicCarpetRideShareProject]

​​​​​​​​​​​​​@@Animals_And_Nature_Lovers, they had their moments (listed them further below) and if they hadn't broken up in 1970 they surely would've had at least a fair amount more rockers to go along in their discography as on their individual albums they did just that. And remember there wasn't a ton of hard and heavy rocking that had even happened by 1970, majority of that came after. It was really just by the late 60's (1968 was probably the first big year of it with Led Zeppelin (well recorded in late 1968, but released in 1969 along with 2nd album of course), Blue Cheer, Deep Purple & Iron Butterfly, but Purple & Zep the way better/deeper remembered of those four really blazed thru in 1969, so this wasn't much time for The Beatles to even assimilate all of that before they broke up.) They were Most Definitely towards the center of ripple effect that lead to more and even greater hard rock. Anyway heavy and/or fast rockers from The Beatles: ''Back In The U.S.S.R'' ''Birthday'' ''Everybody Except For Me And My Monkey'' ''Helter Skelter'' ''One After 909'' this one smokes ''I've Got a Feeling'' ''The End'' ''Day Tripper'' (the Jimi Hendrix live on BBC rendition of this is even better (for me overall), but while their is plenty of fun in some wild vocal quips they can't quite muster up the harmonies on Beatles original. So I listen to both versions, definitely one of my favorite covers Hendrix did. ''Hey Bulldog'' this is fun weird, beefy bruiser of a tune that makes me think it may have had some influence on King Crimson's earliest heavy brute rockers. (Their first album wasn't til 1969, so yet another time where they had barely any time to fire back a revved up response.) ''I Want You (She's So Heavy)'' Epic slow paced proto doom metal, from 1969, a year before Black Sabbath's 1st album and mighty title track may have well taken some inspiration from and for their early career in general. I can't say they didn't get anything from elsewhere (perhaps Vanilla Fudge and also ''Dazed And Confused'' by Led Zeppelin) ''Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band'' for 1967, this title track opening song had some beef and oomph to it. Not so much today, but Hendrix liked it enough to cover it live more than once. And apparently he learned to play it shortly after it was released in stores. ''Magical Mystery Tour'', this title song has quite a bit of oomph and energy despite being kind of a psychedelic pop gem. Pretty thick overall achieved sounds. ''Think For Yourself'' despite poppy vocals this 1965 track has some pretty beefy (for the time) guitar and bass and has some dank funkiness that feels like something green growing on it. ''The Word'' another from Rubber Soul like the song above. It's certainly not heavy by today, but this had oomph for 1965. So another stepping stone towards heavier things and still a pretty good tune when not fussing over how heavy things are or aren't. That's hardly the only measuring stick in the quality of music.

[@darlatidwell6255]

Awesome channel, awesome picks, awesome shirts!🤘

[@justinmartine4365]

You got me into Gentle Giant. I love them now!

[@ouroborosnagyok9306]

The Beatles Yes Genesis Soft Machine King Crimson Pink Floyd Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin Deep Purple CCR Simon & Garfunkel Neil Young CS(Y)N Jimi Hendrix The Who Rush ELP Jethro Tull Caravan Camel Van Der Graaf Generator Gentle Giant PFM Radiohead Stone Temple Pilots Pearl Jam Soundgarden Audioslave Honorable Mentions: The Rolling Stones The Doors The Allman Bros Band Steely Dan Cream Mahavishnu Orchestra Frank Zappa Brian Eno Tangerine Dream Gong Joni Mitchell Alice In Chains RHCP Nirvana

[@mikereiss4216]

I'm a big fan of prog and 90's rock and grunge also. Not many of us out there. Also, like you(I'm guessing) not big into 80's stuff too much except for U2 and maybe a few others.

[@arunb3713]

Share your love for purple. I heard Machine Head when I was at school in and my life was never the same! Heard a ton of stuff since but will always have a soft spot for the band and the ferocious guitar wizardry of Mr Blackmore. His guitar always sounds like he's playing with raw electricity! Thanks for sharing your list.

[@GuitarHack66]

Great list Pete. Not surprised by most of it based on our chat last week. Cheers

[@AdmiralGunga]

A really strong top list. Thank you for sharing!

[@itkojecockot]

I've heard many great bands over the years, some of them even in Pete's list...... but one band which I loved since my childhood never really left the nr. 1 spot...... they saved my life everytime I ended up being on the dark side of the moon

[@maxwellglover4880]

1, Queen 2, Sabbath 3, Priest 4, Maiden 5, Beatles 6, Stones 7, Led Zep 8, Doors 9, CCR 10, The Clash

[@davidburgreen2469]

Opeth!!!! The fact that you include them is really awesome. ALL their styles...such a great group.

[@seekah1]

The king of lists, I love your channel more and more, thanks for all your content.

[@blondedwings]

About two years ago I started listening to rock music and my favorites are: 1- Pink Floyd 2- Led Zeppelin 3- Queen 4- The Beatles 5- AC/DC I’m so excited to explore more and more bands!

[@sonnyjim9501]

Keyser Bolt you should definitely check out Rush

[@fernandomendez6718]

Steely Dan is amazing . Given them a try

[@Kos0818]

I agree with the other guys, but you should definitely get into Deep Purple (especially mark II era) and Hendrix

[@jayannakelley9051]

Led Zep # 1 for me- they kicked open the rock doors for other bands to follow... four musicians that were so in sync.. I have to listen to a Zep song every day🔥💫💫

[@michaelthomas9991]

I absolutely love your shows Pete! Your tastes run pretty close to mine, especially the stuff commonly called classic rock. If it rocks hard, it doesn’t matter when it came out. I’m sure somewhere down your lists you’ll have Corrosion of Conformity, Budgie, early Queen, Queensryche, Humble Pie, and so many more. You’re the kind of guy I could talk to about music for days and never cover it all. Thank you so much for the quality of your shows, and for posting them for us to enjoy!

[@heffernanca]

I really enjoy your videos. They are fun, informative and your opinions are at least backed up by a solid knowledge base, whether I agree with them or not. After watching, it makes me want to go through my own collection and play music I hadn't thought about in a while and also explore new music as well!

[@reclaimerReclaimer]

I think this is a marvelous and solid list, great to see Tull and Gentle Giant there as well and the Purple family tree branches reaching so high.

[@kevinmaillet4712]

So happy to hear OPETH!!!!

[@robert.m4676]

Blue Oyster Cult was my very first concert back in 1979. I was thirteen and was amazed how great that show was!

[@davida.m.1417]

Just a Top 15: 1) Pink Floyd 2) Electric Light Orchestra 3) The Alan Parsons Project 4) Toto 5) Genesis 6) Yes 7) Rush 8) ZZ Top 9) The Doobie Brothers 10) Santana 11) Savatage 12) Metallica 13) Deep Purple 14) Jethro Tull 15) Emerson, Lake and Palmer ...and many, many more.

[@victorlloyd6529]

Floyd is just the bests !

[@aviationlba747]

@Netto shopper Who do you listen to?

[@AlinJapan]

A fun list. Love that you have Gentle Giant on it!

[@GandalfGreyhame]

My two favorite bands are Led Zeppelin and Rush. I'm such a big fan of both that my number 3 are miles below them

[@TheMentalblockrock]

I agree! Led Zep and Rush. Rush are no 2 only because they made some mediocre albums in the 80's.

[@GandalfGreyhame]

@@TheMentalblockrock My opinion is very similar. Led Zeppelin was phenomenal all the way through in my opinion. Rush's best work, Hemispheres for example, beats Led Zeppelins best in my opinion. A big portion of their catalog doesn't fit with my taste though, making them second behind Zeppelin

[@TheMentalblockrock]

@@GandalfGreyhame For me Rush's best album has to be "Farewell to Kings" and I agree that probably tops any individual Led Zeppelin album. If Rush had split in 1981 leaving us just the legendary first eight albums...

[@TheMentalblockrock]

@@GandalfGreyhame The big issue for me and Rush is that they didn;t split at or near their peak and from Signals and throughout the rest of the 80's keyboards dominated their sound. This would have been fine in Genesis, Yes or Pink Floyd. The issue is that Geddy is an amazing bass player and singer and a merely passable keyboards player. So they spent four albums basing their songwriting on the weakest instrument in the band. By the Time of "Hold Your Fire". Alex was sidelined for the sake of Geddy's second rate keyboard playing. I stopped buying new Rush albums for this reason.

[@lamneth1]

@@TheMentalblockrock except the fact that there was actually quite a bit of guitar playing on all those albums but most people always throw out the whole keyboard thing and don't bother listen to records. Some of Alex's most creative guitar parts are in those records...

[@1ericamat]

Interesting and honest take because from you on your faves knowing that many of your picks are obscure to the masses or not nearly as popular. Kudos to you.

[@v-guy2004]

My favorite bands are: 16. Possessed 15. Anthrax 14. Sadus 13. Cannibal Corpse 12. Havok 11. Gates Of Ishtar 10. Dark Angel 9. Exodus 8. Destruction 7. Overkill 6. Sodom 5. Kreator 4. Slayer 3. Iron Maiden 2. Megadeth 1. Metallica

[@sidneypasquarelli2122]

So for prog bands up there, just love prog! Beatles #1, sentimental favorite!

[@giuseppemaggio5894]

I don't have a top 30 but I do have a top 10 bands/artists : 1) Pink Floyd 2) Dire Straits 3) Deep Purple 4) Led Zeppelin 5) Stevie Ray Vaughan 6) Yes 7) Queen 8) Jimi Hendrix 9) Rage against the machine 10) Lynyrd Skynyrd HM : Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton

[@mavisevelyn618]

Giuseppe Maggiò that’s a really good list!! Queen and Pink Floyd are my absolute favorites

[@gregvincentbolinfarlow5813]

Steve Wonder???🤨

[@giuseppemaggio5894]

@@gregvincentbolinfarlow5813 Yeah. I love his music

[@morrieswigs]

Giuseppe Maggiò glad you have Dire Straits on there. One of my favorites, very underrated band

[@giuseppemaggio5894]

@@morrieswigs I love Mark Knopfler style and sound. One of the most recognizable players. Telegraph Road, Brothers in Arms and Sultans of swing are 3 of my 10 favourite songs of all time

[@dashandfuzz5253]

Rush will always be my favorite band of all time

[@oldskool4572]

Me too. No question for me my fave band of all time. Saw them live in '91. Best concert I've ever experienced.

[@Bigkfrombrum]

Props for having ufo high up on your list, they are so underrated.

[@reesedavis3499]

Top 5 Rush-No other band does so much with only 3 musicians Marillion-Their first 4 albums are some of the best prog albums of all time and they have continued to be great for more than 30 years Black Sabbath Deep Purple Steven Wilson-Including Porcupine Tree and other collaborations, he's a mad genius

[@reesedavis3499]

@@FURDOG1961 love ELP and yes quite great trio of musicians, as are the Police but to me Rush is the total package

[@stephenwebb921]

reese davis wow!!! I thought I was the only person in the world who’s favorite band was Rush and 2nd, Marillion!! To cool

[@darcyklann9363]

Just watched that video.first 4 black sabbath lps,deep purple-in rock,fireball,machine head,grand funk live,steppenwolf-live were probably the first albums I ever owned back in 1973.

[@finigan2]

At the moment. 1. Beatles 2. Black Sabbath 3. Led Zeppelin 4. Deep Purple 5. Uriah Heep 6. Grand Funk 7. CCR 8. Kansas 9. Judas.Priest 10. The Who 11. Sweet. - the harder stuff was great 12. Bad Co. And so on.....

[@lostthenfound1]

Sweet, Grand funk, Uriah Heep! You and I would've got along great!

[@yotelodije8943]

Right on!

[@Andy-lz7kc]

Great list. Sabbath my fave and absolute quality band

[@ricksuegreen1753]

💥Hey Pete, I have only just found your posts, and although a lot of the music I am passionate about is kinda opposite to a lot of the prog-rock you love, ie; Genesis,... I love punk/new wave music from that period of 1976-81, and a lot of it came to be because of prog-rock, and 20 minute guitars solos, and rock stars that drove around in 20ft long limos, and who were virtually untouchable. Punk came from the aggressive pub rock that was around in the mid-1970's, it was high-powered, bluesy/aggressive, and dirty rock and roll; ie; Eddie and the Hot Rods/The Motors/ Dr Feelgood, Steve Gibbons Band, I mean this music was really something else, I loved it's energy and passion and drive. And I just wanted to say, your posts are totally infectious, compelling, interesting and so PASSIONATELY put across. I admire you deep interest, your passion and energy, and deep love of all this music. I was saddened that you didn't really get Punk/New wave, as I believe this was one of the most important things to happen in rock and roll, especially in England in the late 1970s, but I do love a lot of the music that you love. KEEP ON ROCKING PETE!

[@Galaxyman2903]

Foghat nut here...a very unappreciated band who's live 70's concerts were high energy from start to finish.

[@treffbennett6534]

Foghat Live album is total barnburner! Totally undervalued is this awesome band!

[@yarsivad000.5]

Listened to them a lot in my teens. Great tunes, Rock and Roll. I think April Wine modeled themselves after the Fog.

[@SAHogan-ih3bo]

G3: "Foghat Live" version of "Slow Ride" still one of THE greatest, most intense live versions of a song ever captured on tape. What concerts are all about!

[@BegToDiffah]

Saw Foghat in the '80s when they were backing up (!) Triumph. No contest... F completely blew T off the stage! Not even close.

[@jamesreding6336]

Fog hat live second album I bought

[@jeffincabo]

I am so happy that UFO came in so high !

[@dereklowe946]

Just yesterday I watched your Steely Dan video and expected them to be on your list tbh. Love your videos Pete.

[@btofan]

I'd love to hear your take on these bands: Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Aerosmith, The Beatles, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

[@thesaneparty4079]

BOC Spectres is a top-5 all-time album- writing, performances, and production are mind-blowing.

[@Shitsthebed]

Just look at how many bands have been influenced by Lizzy and Boc.😍

[@masque1313]

Really great video. Your list is your list but I also agree with a lot of your picks although I would have ranked some of them differently as you would expect. The biggest surprise for me was not seeing the mighty Van Halen DLR years on your list or the Beatles. Thanks for doing this. I really enjoyed watching it.

[@vickieray]

Hey Pete, I have watched many of your videos since I recently stumbled across your channel. We like a lot of the same music. My top bands that I have listened to for 50 years are for the most part somewhere on your list. I am curious what your feeling is about Steppenwolf? If you have done a video stating your opinion of them already I apologize but like I said I am fairly new to your channel. Thanks!

[@davemastin2219]

I reckon you nailed it there, I was lucky to be getting into rock late 60's and my top bands were, and still are Purple, Sabbath, Heep, and Budgie.

[@Sarajevo_1999]

Imo 1-Queen 2-The Beatles 3-Metallica 4-The Doors 5-Nirvana 6-Led Zeppelin 7-idk everything else

[@salparadise4804]

So proud of you for putting Gentle Giant in there - and so high on the list! Kudos also for Budgie, early Scorpions, King Crimson, Yes, early Genesis, UFO, Uriah Heep. Of course we're gonna have different tastes, but as for your top two I am right there with you. I was 9 years old when Black Night hit the UK charts and I absolutely loved it. It was the first proper hard rock I had ever heard, and I went mad for it. I even ran up my parent's bill calling the '16' hotline to listen to it over and over on the telephone if you can believe that. Of course I was eventually bought the single to add to my pretty impressive collection of 45s. Then a few months later I heard Paranoid at a local youth club disco and that was it. A little later - I think I was 11 years old - I visited a home for 'wayward youth' in Tenterden, Kent, with my American psychiatrist godfather and I was wandering around the grounds while he was in a meeting when I walked past a group of older boys of 16, 17, 18 years old lounging on the lawn and listening to Deep Purple In Rock on a massive sound system - the speakers outside on the grass. I think they were probably smoking hash too - rolled in joints with tobacco and cardboard roaches was the way back then. Anyway, one of them yelled at me - me in my short pants - "Hey Kid, wanna hear some REAL music, well listen to this!" And so I went over to them and said "Deep Purple? Yeah, they're OK, but I prefer Black Sabbath!" and walked off. I was a funny little kid, although maybe they didn't think so.

[@robertrobertsakarogerslemer]

Great list. Your personal faves deuce with my one exception that I love Wishbone Ash, Free and Spooky Tooth

[@JimmyPlato1]

I'm a pop rocker at heart. I love a lot of the bands that you did not mention: The Beatles The Beach Boys Chicago The Eagles Three Dog Night The Doors Fleetwood Mac Steely Dan The Police Emerson, Lake, and Palmer Jefferson Starship The Monkees Supertramp Toto Steppenwolf Van Halen Creedence Clearwater Revival Duran Duran Weather Report Badfinger 10cc Atlanta Rhythm Section But I do really like a lot of the bands that you do mention on your video. Great video!

[@countdown2xstacy]

Jimmy Plato Best list yet !! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@gregvincentbolinfarlow5813]

Only rock bands or nothing!

[@happinebob5872]

You have a great list man

[@JimmyPlato1]

@@happinebob5872 Thank You!

[@bardog4401]

I love Creedence so much

[@maxfrost5016]

My favorite hard rock/heavy metal bands- Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Motorhead, Blue Oyster Cult, solo Ozzy, Deep Purple, UFO, Zeppelin.

[@robertmantia37]

Hi Pete , love your show, watch it more and more as time goes on, really like “ ranking the bands ! I was a little surprised Queen didn’t make on your top 30 but I understand it’s difficult to squeeze so many greats into just 30 but I’ve heard you talk very highly of them so I know they’re in there with great regards! Thanks for your show, it’s very inspiring ! I’ve been listening to classic rock, Progressive and soundtracks for about 56 years I have a huge vinyl collection probably about 6000 albums! Have you ever heard From Italy ~ Ultima Spiaggia ? Amazing album!

[@gregorquayle4568]

What a list, good job with cutting that down haha

[@Terminus1962]

Working my way back through your older videos. Great list. I know you were hard-pressed to even do it because it's sometimes hard to dismiss an important band that you used to get into, and others come along and that fav band takes a backseat. I'm slightly older than you and my list would reflect some of that, and I am very happy that prog music found its way to you eventually. Some were outraged at Queen being omitted from yours and you later corrected. That being said, your list is a great snapshot of your varied tastes over several decades as mine is. Some of the entries on my top 30 reflect the fact that once hip hop / rap took over, I went hardcore on European metal as an antidote. The order of my list is not so important after top 10. It goes as follows: 1.Yes (this includes Drama, ABWH, but nothing after Union) - 2. ELP - 3. Rush - 4. Led Zeppelin - 5. Deep Purple - 6. Black Sabbath - 7. Heart (nothing after Dog & Butterfly) - 8. King Crimson - 9. Pink Floyd - 10. Kansas - 11. Styx - 12. Jethro Tull - 13. Uriah Heep - 14. Gentle Giant - 15. - 16. Genesis - 17. The Beatles - 18. ASIA - 19. Judas Priest - 20. Metallica (early stuff) - 21. Within Temptation - 22. Lacuna Coil - 23. Iron Maiden - 24. Thin Lizzy - 25. The Who - 26. Queen - 27. UFO - 28. Scorpions - 29. Rainbow/DIO (for me Ronnie's bands deserve a spot) 30. Dream Theater My list is more progressive rock oriented, and I do omit some favored bands like Opeth (yes, I love them too) Marillion, Dimmu Borgir, Tool, 9 Nnch Nails, Nirvana, Ted Nugent, Sound Garden, Triumph and a gazillion others. That said, this top 30 reflects my taste for above average musicians. That's why ELP is so high, and Asia is a part of me because though I am partial to debut and Alpha, the original lineup got back together and produced (Phoenix, Omega, and XXX) some of the finest mature/adult prog in decades. Many would dismiss it as sentimental schlock, but I was honored to meet them. I was able to decode Steve Howe through this music, which lead to learning some Yes on guitar. (not easy) - Sorry Nightwish fans, but WT and Coil are so much better. Sorry Stones fans, I always considered them sort of a trailer trash rock. I do like some of the early songs. Same for for ZZ Top, I like them, but not top tier material for me. Love the channel.

[@billonesty]

I am totally stunned that Steely Dan and the Beatles were not in your top 42 favorite bands! Another not so surprising omission is Frank Zappa, who I would LOVE to hear a review of by you.

[@Vitally14]

I thought it was going to be his #1 because of his top Beatles video. He seemed to really enjoy the band in it.

[@mikkihoo7556]

Really liked this video. Great choices. Also super bummed for not even mentioning Ozzy's solo stuff.

[@rogerwelsh2335]

I can so relate to the Kansas, BOC, and Styx thing you brought up. I had the same thing happen to me with those 3 particular, especially Styx. I can’t believe how much I started to love Styx about 15 years ago

[@nimzyzamzam431]

Great list. Though my list would surely include Zappa, Queen, Van Halen, Beatles and Pink Floyd. Thanks for taking the time to put these vid’s together. Always fun to watch.

[@nate51501]

Couldn't believe that he didn't include the Beatles. Listened to it again, figuring that I must have missed it. Good point regarding Van Halen as well!

[@nate51501]

Early days of Def Leppard too...esp first two albums.

[@therealmcbong8446]

I agree with every band you siad except Pink Floyd

[@nimzyzamzam431]

@@nate51501 love those first 2.

[@jamesjezard9877]

British rock n roll and metal is the best ever. I'm British and it makes me so proud our small nation produced such huge stars in rock and metal.

[@WarPigs413]

James Jezard doesn’t matter the size. Britain’s music culture impacted the world since classical music, hundreds years ago.

[@treffbennett6534]

We invented it and you perfected it! Kudos to British legends who now plaster my walls, especially that little ole' band called Led Zeppelin! I love melody and you guys just have a beautiful way with it as evidenced by Beatles, Hollies, Badfinger, Kinks etc. and more recently, bands like Stone Roses, Travis, Blur, Charlatans, The La's, Oasis, The London Suede, Keane, Ride, Manic Street Preachers....huge thank you for amazing stockpile of tremendous talent from over the pond!

[@hmpz36911]

SO MANY great bands! Diamond Head, Deep Purple, UFO, Judas Priest, Motorhead...

[@johndonson1603]

@ English and proud Teddy. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Nick-qf7vt]

@ Keep crying over it you pussy.

[@gerhardvanderwesthuizen842]

REM, Beatles, Stones, King Crimson, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Deep Purple, Steely Dan, Santana, Springsteen & E Street Band, Thin Lizzy, Tool, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Simon & Garfunkel, The Band, The Byrds, The Doors, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Jethro Tull, Barclay James Harvest, Led Zeppelin, The Kinks, Depeche Mode, Kansas, Journey, Steve Miller Band, Metallica, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Pink Floyd (sequence is a bit random).

[@pearlsbeforeswine6456]

My man! new subscriber and when I heard you at number 3 with Whitesnake! I flipped I have almost all their albums on vinyl !! Whitesnake forever!!

[@algreen8035]

Great list man. Purple will always be my number 1 also 🙏

[@buzioldarryl]

My top bands I listen too all the time are: 1) AC/DC 2) Eagles 3) Pink Floyd/Roger Waters/Dave Gilmour 4) Ozzy Osborne 5) Supertramp 6) Rush 7) Led Zeppelin 8) Motörhead Then many other bands .

[@niwdoog]

Finally got around to watching this one! Nice list! I'm shocked that Motley Crue, GnR, and Nirvana didn't make your top 10! :-) Haha!

[@nocarbonfootprint9120]

Great list! As soon as I heard you mention Rod Evans, I was wondering how Captain Beyond didn't make it!

[@darrenjs_]

My favorite will always be Van Halen. Just something about that classic sound that is just magic to me. Eddies unmatchable guitar skills, Michael Anthony's perfect background vocals, Alex's pounding drums, and diamond daves rockstar vocals. Nobody better. Van Halen forever

[@carlgibbons5777]

Studio they are great. Live they were hit and miss thanks to diamond Dave's partying lifestyle. Eddie had to be frustrated AF. Also wish they would have had a better bass player. Michael Anthony is mediocre at best despite his good vocals. Drums are solid. Eddie is a once in a generation type player.

[@flyfishincrazy]

Yes

[@jorgecarquez3876]

@@carlgibbons5777 I found his bass was great if they didn't drown it out with the guitar and Drums

[@elfman5176]

Blue Oyster Cult always my favorite band I also enjoy Collective Soul Def Leppard Many other favorites

[@dwayneherron2660]

Solid list! Deep Purple and Rainbow are in my top 10 also. along with many others on your list, I must admit, I have never really heard Gentle Giant. but I will def give them a chance now, Thanks 4 putting in the time dude!

[@wonderworld1797]

We could argue over and over about your choices, but it's all about subjectivity. What we can not deny is your sincerity. (so great to see Uriah Heep no 4) This next summer, Deep Purple and UH are playing together in the same bill twice in 2 differents festivals: one 60 kilometers East and second 80 km West far from my home. It looks like 2020 's gonna be a good year . All the best for everyone out there

[@hermanhelmich]

Queen Rush ACDC -Bon Scott years Led Zeppelin Van Halen. Roth albums Pink Floyd Scorpions - Uli years Porcupine tree The Police Steely Dan Judas Priest UFO -Schenker years Brand X Marillion - Fish years U2 Dire straits Stones Dio -incl. RainbowSabbath yrs Lou Reed Hendrix Zappa

[@kevinsnodgrass6222]

Who's brand x and porcupine tree? I though I knew every band out there

[@thechameleonempire3937]

@@kevinsnodgrass6222 haven't heard of brand x, but you should really listen to some porcupine tree! One of the best bands in the progressive rock scene and in general really...

[@TiltBrook]

With Scorpions, I would add Michael years to that (Lonesome Crow & Lovedrive)

[@georgedelorean344]

Yes deep purple. What a band. You mentioned Come Taste The Band. Love that album.

[@ClearTheRubble7]

The Beatles have always been at the top of my list. My dad was a professional jazz musician who heard the Abbey Road album and then almost immediately started to like rock music, bringing more Beatles, Santana, Blue Oyster Cult and other bands' albums into the house. And that opened me up--as a kid--to listen to Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Genesis, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, etc., etc.--in fact, a lot of the bands that are on your list.

[@dougmcauliffe2253]

You sir have a really cool diverse taste, was happy to see return to forever and mahivishnu mentioned, great bands. My favorite band of all time is certainly genesis, from trespass to duke is all excellent!

[@AudiophileTubes]

My Top 20 list: Rush, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Rainbow, UFO/MSG, The October Project, The Church, Midnight Oil, Ultravox, Kraftwerk, Black Sabbath/Ozzy's solo stuff, KISS, The Smithereens, Scorpions, Marillion, Boston, Chicago, Kansas, Heart. Too many others that I love as well.

[@treffbennett6534]

THE CHURCH, Smithereens, Midnight Oil.....great, underrated bands! Nice mentions!

[@vladoleksa6239]

my 10 favorites - beatles, beegees, rush, elp, yes, genesis, toto, wings, progres 2, modus

[@stormtwo-spirits5662]

LOL As your describing #12 at 8:25 I'm telling myself'Here it comes, he's gonna name Slade'. Nope! Gentle Giant, then I smiled and thought 'of course', great band. Great list, thanks. Brought back some good, well mostly good memories. Uriah Heep, right on, 'Return to Fantasy', one of the most memorable songs when I was a teen in the 70's.

[@geol1936]

Pete, there aren't any bands founded in the 90s onward that you like enough to be on this list? I'd like to see you do a top 100 and chime in with some of those great bands.