Love the Band, But Hate the Hits

Join Pete Pardo & Martin Popoff for a discussion of bands who we love, but not necessarily the 'hits'.
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[@douglasboggs85]

Sometimes the hits draw you in but the deep cuts keep you around 🤘

[@jonrhythm3686]

Good point.

[@WhatsWrongWithTheStreet]

Well said.

[@jwoods6456]

💯x💯 can’t say it better

[@paulklimo2396]

Excellent statement!!

[@CatastrophicG]

Totally agree 👍👍

[@edwardwille3986]

Martin!!!! Holy shit!! I curse there ground you walk on for shitting on Heaven And Hell! Wow, what a masterpiece, bro. I've never gotten tired of that song. 🤘🤘🤘

[@corleth84]

'Roundabout' is good, but 'Heart of the sunrise' is the pinacle on 'Fragile', imho.

[@biorythmicshifter]

Heart... is a crown jewel of their entire discography.

[@MrLtia1234]

@@biorythmicshifter You mean Hearts from 90125?? :-)

[@keithbk]

"Awaken" by Yes in incredible. And the epic nature of "Gates of Delirium" stretches your understanding of the near-infinite variety Yes was capable of producing. I cannot stand "Seen All Good People." Just pure repetition and overplayed. I'm glad Yes had a chart-topper with Owner of a Lonely Heart (they deserve it), and 90125 was a great album, but it was a totally different animal from their prog greatness.

[@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743]

I'd say "South Side Of The Sky" is the pinnacle on "Fragile."

[@mck7646]

@@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743Yes.

[@randolacle]

There is a difference between not liking a hit, because you just don't like it .... and not liking a Hit, because it was a huge hit, but too overplayed, so much that you just can't stand it anymore.

[@Jay.McCarty]

Pete's pretty clear on the difference between the two. He kinda ran up against it with Pyromania though. Almost every song was huge.

[@123vid321]

Great point

[@scottmcgregor562]

I think that you are right. Queen and Styx to my ears. All their songs that are playing on classic rock radio I never need to hear again. This is what totally drove me away from classic rock radio (along with every other band that gets played on those types of stations).

[@sameoldeh]

@Egbert Randolf Lacle Well said.

[@dawnpatrol700]

Boston's first album is that way. Radio played every single song to death. I have to remind myself that I loved all these once upon a time, before radio murdered them by cashing in. I like to watch reaction videos, where kids react to old music, just to see if they feel the same way I used to.

[@joshdieckmann595]

"Roundabout" is worth listening to for Chris Squire's elastic bass work alone. So much fun to hear him go off.

[@itkojecockot]

exactly...... one: it was never a huge hit that would haunt everyone for decades, like some other hit songs...... second: it's a brilliant song(just like the rest of the record)

[@dsallen7914]

@@itkojecockot I think it's also acquired some new fans thanks to Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.

[@MrTarkus1]

Scorpions....djeee...those late 80's and 90's singalong ballads.

[@Jay.McCarty]

"Wind of Change" is the absolute worst.

[@mikem.7921]

I ignored the ballads because the rockers are great

[@starglasses76]

Totally agree

[@MetalMan73100]

@@Jay.McCarty Close, but White Dove is even worse.

[@williamgainford9332]

i think is this love just as bad - if not worse lol - cringefest also !!!

[@jayfabe620]

Skynyrd. Most people only know Freebird and Sweet Home Alabama, but their catalog is so rich. One of those bands where if you are a fan, every song is a classic. The deeper the track, the better.

[@jayfabe620]

@MrBrenman I don't hate them, but they are way overplayed. I'm from Jacksonville and local rock radio would rarely play them because of the oversaturation. Seeing a Skynyrd show here is town is awesome because everyone know every word of every song. Out of town, you get the befuddled look when a song like Working for MCA or On The Hunt is played.

[@stephenbrown4211]

I still love Freebird but Alabama gets boring. In the UK you’d think they were the only songs Skynyrd ever wrote and most stations only play that crap four minute version of Freebird. But you’re right their catalogue is classic

[@petervanbuskirk500]

I never liked Sweet Home Alabama either.

[@dandogful]

Skynrd deep cuts are the best. I aint the one, gimme back my bullets, down south jukin. And others. Gimme 3 steps boring and over played free bird too i agree with you.

[@jayfabe620]

@MrBrenman the songs are good the first 100 times you hear them. I never have to hear either ever again.

[@hanksta34]

Two friends used to tell me back in the day that there's more to Blue Oyster Cult than "Don't Fear The Reaper" and more to Priest than "Living After Midnight"

[@patrickcurry8073]

Absolutely true. I do like BOC's hits along with the deep cuts, but most Priest hits aren't among their best. Breaking the Law and Painkiller are the only exceptions I can think of.

[@robertcooper411]

It wouldn't bother me if I never heard "Smoke on the Water" or "Stairway to Heaven" again.

[@dietersmit6639]

Agree. It is tiring like sweet child of mine and enter sandman.

[@josephdefilippis07]

As well as Hotel California, Thunderstruck, Welcome to the Jungle, and any Motley Crüe song

[@WhizzRichardThompson]

Trouble is they're all great songs but massively overplayed

[@markandersen793]

@@WhizzRichardThompson It's a double edged sword, a song you started out loving, you end up hating.

[@WhizzRichardThompson]

@@markandersen793 Correct. That's one reason I don't listen to music on the radio. They inevitably only play singles (of all genres) which we've all heard oh so many times. Album tracks are almost never played, and they're usually the best tracks on any album.

[@timothyfuller4299]

If you want to hear the 70's Genesis material live, check out a Steve Hackett concert.

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Yep, absolutely!

[@zeelias_zezito65]

Specially "Genesis revisited".

[@ScottyKirk1]

Steve Hackett actually played with a Genesis cover band a few years ago. Name escapes me. But it was excellent I remember that much. Anybody recalls, please post it. Thanks.

[@kristopherloviska9042]

Seen him four (five?) times in the few years before the pandemic. Totally great shows.

[@jstaversky]

Yesss!!!! All the old tunes played with energy and power at a fraction of the cost of a Last Domino tour ticket!!!

[@angusiha]

That reminded me the last Hudson Valley episode - when Pete said he got a compilation by The Cure and hated it. The Cure is that kind of band. The hits are ok (sometimes great), but the deep tracks are the real deal. Although, I don't think Pete would like The Cure for the deep tracks anyways.

[@starrage7926]

The Cure have come up with some fantastic songs - Never Enough.

[@marguskiis7711]

Cure's hits are sometimes better than full albums.

[@benedictstutt8487]

I hate venemously Friday I'm in love, have always but Pictures of you which I have listened to many times is very beautiful.... and sad

[@anypoxynames]

If I never hear Friday I'm in Love, again, nuff said...

[@chrismecklin1710]

Another band that Pete hates and I love that fits the bill is R.E.M. I despise "Shiny Happy People" and I'm pretty indifferent to some of their other singles, but the R.E.M. catalog is chock full of great deep tracks.

[@chriscleveland3123]

I'm a huge Priest fan (from the beginning)...and personally I like "You've Got Another Thing Coming"...just saying.

[@davorbrijacak]

Me too. I think some of those hits I can always listen to because in my country they're not as famous and overplayed as it was in US perhaps. I'd still rather listen to deeper cuts and fan favorites but I don't mind Priest hits.

[@sex6cult9revolution]

Me too. I think Priest was a bad choice.

[@mikem.7921]

The recent live versions are fantastic with tons of enery

[@Cour-des-etoiles]

i personally wouldn't mind if they never played Breaking the law and You've got another thing coming.. as i never cared for these songs, even back then. Living after midnight however, i did like. Now, after hearing it a million times (which is often the reason why we start disliking hits), i often will pass on it. However, they were right with some of the other picks that were made for ''singles''. Johnny B Goode was horrible. I might be one of the only fans that really likes the Ram it down album, but i've skipped this song every time since i bought the cassette (skipping songs on cassettes, flashback to how annoying that was). :) They did come out with some great singles however. Painkiller anyone?

[@Kongorlobo]

I think is a great radio-oriented song, a lesson of how a commercial 80s metal song should be done

[@DrJimmy88]

Aerosmith, especially after 1987. But if I never hear Walk This Way nor Dream On again, that's okay too.

[@brianmiller1077]

Every Time I hear "Dream On" or "Walk this Way" I ask myself why aren't they playing "Nobody's Fault"

[@WhatsWrongWithTheStreet]

@@brianmiller1077 Or, how about Get The Lead Out from Rocks? Or Combination from Rocks, too.

[@thedadyouneverhadchannel3544]

Last Child is a phenomenal song this guy has horrible taste.

[@sameoldeh]

@Sciott Who? I agree.

[@robertparks7233]

Def lep,pour some sugar on me was never good,some of the worst cringing lyrics ever,and hysteria is god awful.rp

[@geruto17760]

Fair enough, but aren't ALL their lyrics cheesy and cringe worthy? :-) That's Def Leppard for you... and I'm a fan.

[@preving]

The first album 'On Through The Night' is my fav Def Leppard album. never liked pour some sugar on me. Rock Brigade is a classic!

[@jeffreyyannuzzi4832]

@@preving love High N Dry

[@preving]

@@jeffreyyannuzzi4832 On Through the Night, High N Dry and Pyromania

[@aidenswords5809]

Hysteria is an awful album, hits or non hits

[@fourseasons4105]

Don't hate any of these bands hits but just prefer their deeper tracks better: 1. Led Zeppelin 2. Frank Zappa 3. Metallica 4. Genesis 5. Iron maiden

[@lordprefab5534]

I heard "going for the one" never bought another Yes record I heard "long live rock and roll no more Rainbow I heard "spot the pigeon ep" no more Genesis

[@DavidLazarus]

Wait! Frank Zappa had a hit? Was it Muffin Man? :^D

[@jeffreycoy]

@@DavidLazarus Valley Girl 🤮

[@ScottyKirk1]

Haha 😂 Zappa actually had that "Strickly Commercial" CD of all the songs that you will skip no doubt!

[@briandunlap8534]

I think Thin Lizzy qualifies for this. The Boys Are Back In Town and Jailbreak are about all you're gonna hear on the radio. Even Cold Sweat (minus a jaw-dropping solo) isn’t as impressive as this band was capable of being. They have tons of songs better than these.

[@starrage7926]

I wouldn't say I hate those songs though - they are three stone cold classics. Thin Lizzy do have some great stuff that you never hear on the radio though

[@petetobey3933]

wholeheartedly agree on Thin Lizzy. One of my favorite bands, but damn, I've heard those two songs long enough for a lifetime... Give me Cowboy Song, Black Rose, Emerald, etc.

[@briandunlap8534]

@@starrage7926 I certainly don't hate those songs either, but they have so many that are better.

[@johnnyconners7766]

Roisin Dubh, 'nuff said !!! Pure freakin genius !!!

[@starrage7926]

@@briandunlap8534 and a real variety too. I love later stuff like the Thunder and Lightning album and the folky stuff, and even Sarah. A personal favourite is do anything you want to do (the sentiment means so much to me). But strangely I have never liked Emerald - and that's a big fan favourite.

[@markandersen793]

I love Zeppelin, but never need to hear All Of My Love, Stairway, Rock and Roll or D'yer Mak'er again.

[@marguskiis7711]

True. Their hits are mediocre songs, their albums contain pretty much hit material.

[@mikek8553]

I never liked All My Love or D'yer Maker and back in the day I had about 30 plus vinyl Zep bootleg so I think I would be considered a fan. But man classic "krock" stations love shoving those 2 crap songs down your throat.

[@arloroan3168]

@@mikek8553 I was a tape trader back in the day and had tons of Zep bootlegs. I was a fanatic. I can barely listen these days. I still will tell you I'm a die hard fan though. Yay another 40 minutes of Dazed and Confused... but this one is from 73! LOL

[@erniefernandez1927]

Another one I cant stand is Over the Hills and Far Away, Thats another one that Classic Rock stations have played to Death -but with exception of the Líve version from How the West was Won, its weird but the live version doesnt bother me.

[@markandersen793]

@@arloroan3168 Yeah, I had the bootleg for For Badge Holders Only, some long songs for sure, Keith Moon even stops by to share drum solo with Bonzo.

[@DeadSeaGenesis]

Genesis TIOA 2007 Tour proved your point, Pete! Watching the fans around me dying & crying waiting for the Collins' hits when the band were dropping Behind the Lines, In the Cage, Ripples, Cinema Show was hilarious! Only wish they played Abacab instead of Domino because the band was never was going to play Supper's Ready in its entirety again....

[@ronaldfleischer7675]

Late answer but anyway…had that 1992, around me couples waiting for the Hit Stuff, many i guess were not able to tell Collins‘ Solo Stuff from Genesis apart, interestingly in 1987, that was different, but 1992, i don’t remember that very well.

[@michaelmerrullo2043]

Bohemian Rhapsody came on my radio recently while driving and I ended up flipping the station. It’s just one of those songs like Stairway, Foxy Lady etc that I never need to hear again 🙄

[@christopherstumbers5906]

Cheap Trick would have to be my pick. We hear the same 2 songs over and over.... yet spin the Dream Police album and every song is a friggin mindblower.

[@Daniel-415-Ponce]

David Bowie has got to be the king of famous artists who have extensive back catalogs of quality music mostly unknown to the general public. Every time I hear some Boomer or Gen Xer extol the songs "Suffragette City," "Rebel Rebel" and "Let's Dance," I know I am dealing with a poseur who has never really bothered to listen to any of Bowie's albums in their entirety.

[@rickandroll63]

Agree with the second two but not SC. Let's add Jean genie too, good choice Bowie.

[@scorpiorising3741]

Sort of like a GenZ or Zoomer that think they know it all. Yes; super annoying. I know people from your generation that just like the hits of classic artists. It's not a generational thing. You are not special.

[@scorpiorising3741]

And also Bowie has lots of shItty albums Fact. And Tin Machine sucks while I'm at it.

[@phoneboxchicken4108]

I don't have many Bowie albums, but I do like Joe the Lion and A Sense of Doubt as much as Heroes.

[@craigusselman546]

@@scorpiorising3741 Tin Machine was bad on purpose.

[@Doobie1975]

I love Steely Dan but find two of their biggest hits "Do it Again" and "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" to be some of their weakest songs.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

I like Ricki for that Jeff skunk Baxter guitar solo.

[@erniefernandez1927]

Wow! I thought I was the only one in the World who doesnt care for Do it again and Rikki dont lose that number, I can listen to ALL of Steely Dan's songs except these two that You mentioned-Never need to hear these songs ever again.

[@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743]

@Doobie1975 "Peg" and "Reeling In The Years." "The Royal Scam" and "CBAT" have great deep cuts.

[@thebrood138]

Armageddon It? Really, Pete? Guess your just not "getting it". Really "getting it". 😂

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Don't get it, don't wanna get it...I've tried...

[@Kinnakeeter]

@@seaoftranquilityprog I freaking love Def Leppard

[@christopherharris3229]

I say that Hysteria would be the perfect CD if they left off tracks 5 & 6 (Pour Some Sugar On Me & Armageddon It) 😆

[@simonbarsinister8854]

One of the worst songs ever: "Let's Get Rocked" That ended my interest in Def Leppard.

[@kitoyobeni1]

@@simonbarsinister8854 Adrenalize was weak altogether IMO. The singles were crap, and only a deep track or two are decent. That album seemed like Hysteria throwaways.

[@bramdecanck688]

Its actually really funny when i hear you guys talk shit about the phil collins years. Because im 18 yo my dad grew up with that era of the band. I really grew up loving this era. So I didnt even know about genesis being a progband. When I told this to my dad he couldnt believe it either. I always thought those were good pop songs. I guess its just a matter of age...

[@nodnarb0185]

How about a show on bands whose best selling albums are their worst ones.

[@marguskiis7711]

Iron Maiden, Genesis, Queen, Judas Priest, Deep Purple.

[@ChristopherNelson1976]

Time to work, let's just check KZbin real quick... uh, oh. A new Martin Popoff collaboration. Ok, work can wait.

[@thecocomastiux3655]

I disagree completely with Queen. They have great deep cuts, but their singles are generally the best songs in the album for example The Works and A Kind of Magic. Queen I and II are great, but they evolved. Novelty is not bad. Isnt innovation and how unique they are, what we like the most about Queen?

[@jimmycampbell78]

No. How many Queen studio albums have you listened to? I commented on Pete's 'Deep Tracks' edition where he covered Queen. There are so many great songs that are not on Queen Greatest Hits I & II for example, and arguably many of them are much better. I will list them, if you'll care to humour me. Some of them may have been released as singles but they weren't on the ever-present Greatest Hits compilations: Keep Yourself Alive, Great King Rat, My Fairy Queen, Liar, Father to Son, White Queen, Ogre Battle, Brighton Rock, Tenement Funster, In the Lap of the Gods Reprise, Stone Cold Crazy, She Makes Me, Death on Two Legs, I'm in Love With My Car, 39, The Prophets Song, Love of My Life, Sheer Heart Attack, Drowse, It's Late, Mustapha, Jealousy. That's plenty from the 1970s that a casual Queen fan might not be familiar with, and I'd rather listen to those songs than the majority of Greatest Hits I. You named a couple of albums from the 80s but my favourite songs on The Works are Tear It Up and Keep Passing the Open Windows! My favourite song on A Kind of Magic is Gimme the Prize but it's an average album by them and was written as a soundtrack to Highlander. I think Queen are perfect for this topic, sorry.

[@thecocomastiux3655]

@@jimmycampbell78 ive listened to all of them but the Paul Rodgers album. I love most of what you posted, but i stand by my opinion.

[@jimmycampbell78]

@@thecocomastiux3655 Fair enough. Also when Pete calls some Queen songs 'novelty' songs, I don't think he means unique or original. I agree with him in the sense that some of the 'hits' can come across as a bit tongue in cheek or a bit 'cabaret' - only way I can describe it! I generally prefer Queen's heavier or proggier sound and that means deep tracks on the 1970s albums.

[@geruto17760]

@@jimmycampbell78 so Crazy Little Thing called Love would fit this definition, right?

[@jimmycampbell78]

@@geruto17760 Yep definitely, it was a single off The Game. And it's on Greatest Hits I. Freddie doing a pastiche of Elvis.

[@dtltmtgt]

At least Priest played "Saints in Hell" on the last tour. That was hopeful.

[@chaddubois8164]

Fuckin heavy song.

[@AdamLB]

Aerosmith, a lot of their hits from 86 onwards I can't stand, I'm not into post "done with mirrors" when it comes to Aerosmith although I do like "What it takes" beautiful ballad.

[@freaky_j2207]

Good choice. The 70s hits other than walk this way I don’t mind but all those sappy ballads sucked.

[@mikepatrick5909]

Heart and Cheap Trick did the same thing.

[@richardhavens3037]

Rocks is one of the best rock albums of all time.

[@AdamLB]

@@richardhavens3037 indeed

[@WhatsWrongWithTheStreet]

I love Done with Mirrors. Great album and thanks for mentioning it.

[@captainbeyond7469]

Very interesting show. Queen is a great example. Love the hits but it’s amazing how many people have never even heard Queen I or Queen II which boggles my mind. IMO both those albums are masterpieces with Queen II being one of the top five best albums ever made.

[@godless_goddess5985]

1000%. I do still have a lot of love for the hits, but you're dead on with the first two albums. I mean "March of the Black Queen"?! "News of the World" too, with fantastic songs like "Fight from the Inside", "Sleeping on the Sidewalk", and "All Dead, All Dead".

[@captainbeyond7469]

@@godless_goddess5985 Thanks 👊

[@dashiellsisson9263]

March of the Black Queen is a masterpiece. I also love Sheer Heart Attack and some of the deep cuts off of A Day at the Races.

[@treffbennett6534]

Dead on, comment, my friend! I put SHEER HEART ATTACK with those music treasures. I only wish they would remaster those early Queen albums-sonics are very thin and neutered.

[@youtoo2233]

So true, love Great King Rat!!

[@Gunther-pr8jd]

Love Cheap Trick. Hate "The Flame" and "Don't Be Cruel."

[@Doobie1975]

those were also my least favorite Cheap Trick songs, I wish their earlier 80's ballads like "Stop This Game", "If You Want My Love" and "Tonight It's You" were bigger hits.

[@ellisonlowrimore7751]

Dream Police doesn’t get enough play time on any of the album. I want you to want me OVER PLAYED!!

[@TexasWildheartsFan]

In a perfect world, "Voices" would be their iconic "hit"

[@ellisonlowrimore7751]

@@TexasWildheartsFan I agree!!

[@Gunther-pr8jd]

@@ellisonlowrimore7751 ...and it's always the Budokan version.

[@alexhamilton4084]

I live in the U.K. and I’ve been a Genesis fan from Trespass first release up to Wind and Wuthering then the rest is a load of 💩 so it’s not true that all U.K. fans are fans of the entire catalog. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Well, you seem to be in the minority. I've gotten plenty of ire from UK folks telling me that true Genesis fans love all eras of the catalog, and that those of us desiring to hear more of the '70s material or wanting a reunion of that line-up aren't true fans and are disrespecting the trio line-up.

[@alexhamilton4084]

@@seaoftranquilityprog in my experience, the fans of later Genesis really don’t like the early stuff. Maybe the ones watching sea of tranquility are particularly vociferous? 🤷🏻‍♂️😃

[@paulmortimer4131]

I’m from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kent I love everything Genesis has ever recorded except genesis to revaluation I have every album from 1970 to 1997 all live albums and compilation albums also every soloist albums from Peter Gabriel to Phil Steve Hackett albums Tony banks Mike and the machanics all albums and of course the new Hackett album which is brilliant I simply love genesis period

[@alexhamilton4084]

@@paulmortimer4131 revaluation?? Wtf?

[@paulmortimer4131]

@@alexhamilton4084 yes I know spelling mistake revelation that is what I mean 😂😂🤘

[@marinsiric]

Not gonna lie, I really like the Yes and BÖC hits but I can see why they annoy you

[@danceswithcritters]

Led Zeppelin's non-hits is by far their best stuff .

[@geruto17760]

Yes, and they never wanted to be a singles band. They hated the idea and were totally in albums. They had a forceful manager too, who pushed their idea very well.

[@giantsfan8872]

Idk about that..stairway is arguably their best song...rover is my favorite

[@hermittraveler2163]

I think Achilles Last Stand is the best Zeppelin song. Although; Stairway, Over the Hills, Rover, and the Rain Song are very impressive too.

[@Mike-aka747]

The Rover. Tangerine. Sick Again. Carouselambra. In The Evening. The Ocean.

[@sex6cult9revolution]

With LZ, there is no separation. They didn't make hits. They made the industry bend to them, not the other way around. (Gert Hirschfeld above me in this thread is 100% right).

[@geruto17760]

So in a nutshell, we've all been brainwashed by the industry to like the songs they have chosen to turn into hits, right?

[@stephaneherringtoniowritin9180]

Correct!!!

[@breakaleg10]

I am told by my older brother that those who went to Nazareth concerts got a rude awakening if they thought all they did was Love Hurts or other ballads like that. Same with Sweet. For me it was the opposite with some artists I have been to, where all they played were the hits. Boooooooooring! Looking at you, Status Quo in 1999, among others who shall be unnamed

[@vladdrakul7851]

For me the biggest example is the Beatles, She loves You??? Please Please Me??? Lady Madonna, Yellow Submarine? Hey Jude interestingly in the early days the Beatles showed they felt the same way by NOT PUTTING these mediocre TIRESOME hits on their albums. SURE SOMETIMES THE SINGLES ARE GREAT ('STRAWBERRY FEILDS, RAIN, PAPERBACK WRITER)! Completely agree with Pete's comments on the Grateful Dead i agree. I LOATH 'A Touch of Grey' or mediocrity like 'Alabama Get away' love stuff from Mars Hotel like 'Loose Lucy' short catchy and sharp. Their best LP is 'Blues For Allah' AND then the very underrated 'Shakedown Street' which is catchy but sharp not crappy.

[@stephenbrown4211]

Dire Straits. Yes some of the early hits were great but I really don’t need to hear the Brothers in Arms hits ever again, except So Far Away. But that doesn’t get a lot of airplay

[@michaelbaucom4019]

This Dire Straits fan agrees, just tired of the whole album, overplayed, overlistened....only like So Far Away and One World now, occasionally Why Worry...

[@stephenbrown4211]

@@michaelbaucom4019 oh yes Why Worry. I love the instrumental segment.

[@LeeCharles1993]

@@michaelbaucom4019 what about the brother in arms song

[@LeeCharles1993]

@@stephenbrown4211 making movies is better in my opinion

[@stephenbrown4211]

@@LeeCharles1993 great album, along with Love Over Gold

[@lionheartroar3104]

Hits are good. You guys have no sense of humor.

[@angelomicciche3044]

Not all hits, but I take your point. I used to wind up music snobs by saying Queen is Zeppelin with a sense of humour ;)

[@ulrikealtmann4655]

​@@angelomicciche3044 Haha, yes, you are totally right!

[@Smartie1]

Aerosmith Throw all the 80’s ballads away

[@sameoldeh]

@Jeff Smart There was only one in the 80's, Angel.

[@erniefernandez1927]

I Cant listen to Dream on NO MORE!

[@Leonardo2003]

@@sameoldeh pump was 89

[@drummer78]

I would think Grand Funk Railroad fits in this category.

[@rick6582CNCMedicalParts]

I love grand funk...keep it shining on ..& am your captain...great...

[@drummer78]

@@rick6582CNCMedicalParts That is a hood one but I think though they are most famous for “We’re an American Band” which is a pretty overplayed/silly and not indicative of their more rockin earlier sounds.

[@frankf684]

@@drummer78 that song was the reason I didn’t listen to them for a long time.

[@scott-b.2161]

I miss the AOR radio stations from the late 60's to the early 80's. At least on thoose stations they played the hits as well as album cuts and i remember when on friday and saturday nights they would play a whole album and especially new releases. Classic Rock stations today are awful. They play nothing but the hits from the artist and they constantly play the sames songs everyday. The classic rock station here in my town play the same songs everyday but sometimes late at night they will play analbum cut but stil and there is a lot of artist they don't play that they should. OK I ranted enough lol. Have a good one!

[@ScottyKirk1]

You wish AC/DC would drop about five songs from their set of the last 30 years, but they won't I'm sure... How about something from Flick of the Switch or Powerage?

[@aviationlba747]

Exactly, two of their best albums! The non-hits from all the Bon Scott albums are great as well.

[@dogcowrph]

I’m just sick of hearing a lot of bands hits. Many have been so overplayed that I subscribe to a streaming service. There are plenty of good tracks on an album... why play just one?

[@lordcharlesthomas]

15:37 funny you mentioned that Pete cause I was on the bus on a school trip once and I was playing music on speaker at the back with my mates and a couple girls asked me to play Queen (this wasn't too long after the biopic came out) and I put on Ogre Battle and their faces where just like "what the hell is this crap"

[@jockmctodger]

🤣

[@thomasbonnett4800]

Queen II is my fave Queen album ever. Hard to believe that’s the same band that recorded Hot Space.

[@jockmctodger]

@@thomasbonnett4800 I also love the Queen 2 album

[@lordcharlesthomas]

@@thomasbonnett4800 my favourite could change at any time but Queen II is definitely a contender

[@lordcharlesthomas]

@@jockmctodger they were even more bewildered when Fairy Feller came on lool

[@notoriodtc]

great topic gentlemen: first bands that comes to mind has to be judas priest, queen and KISS. I get mad now when I hear youve got another thing coming or another one bites the dust. Show me exciter or flick of the wrist. Rock and roll all night is dead to me but those tunes they rode on stage cold gin, strutter, cmon and love me, deuce, firehouse hotter than hell?? That last minute after the singing on hotter than hell when Paul changes up the tempo with that riff, Ace dives into a lead and Gene is hammering away - still gets me. Reading other folks agree on Metallica too, I played out the whole black album (my fault) by 1993 and also the dude who said fleetwood mac YES. The entire harlot era of the band is flawed compared to what Peter Green started. Rattlesnake shake alone

[@miguelbarahona6636]

I disagree with: Heaven And Hell (c´mon Popoff!), Roundabout, Dream On, You´ve got Another Thing Coming, Solar Angels, The Price... Since the 90´s I don´t listen to any radio (or internet) station so I don´t have a problem with overplayed songs or hits.

[@davorbrijacak]

Heaven and Hell is great and I like it but it never blew me away like some other songs from Dio era. It's very simple and unnecessarily long. I don't hate any of those songs, they're all good and I enjoy them, but to me they're not as good as some other stuff from these bands.

[@NelsonMontana1234]

Martin takes a while to get to the point but I agree with him about Queen. As for the Grateful Dead, I feel their two hits are the only two good songs they have.

[@Joorum]

Stranglehold by Ted Nugent used to be a song that I was indifferent to until one time when it came on the radio when I was driving alone at night and the long bass sequences made for some killer atmosphere. Quite literally, as it made me feel like I was a hitman out on a job or something, instead of just driving home which is what I was doing.

[@BackwoodsFilms]

That song will forever be his shining moment. I haven't really followed him for decades now, but that track will live in guitar infamy forever.

[@bobthebear1246]

I hate Ted Nugent - especially as the poor excuse for a human being that he is - but "Stranglehold" deserves its place as an all-time classic epic groove rocker.

[@spdaltid]

Yeah! I just heard this again recently and it blew me away

[@robertcooper411]

@@spdaltid Definitely his best song though Fred Bear is pretty good even if it does sound like a rip off of Rory Gallaghers Shadow Play..

[@treffbennett6534]

Joorum-so you're sayin' Stranglehold is good " killin' folks dead " music........you and I are NEVER going to a Nugent gig together!

[@rotadyma]

Two of my favorite bands I can't even listen to their hits.......but love their catalogues......Winger and Europe.

[@aviationlba747]

Absolutely. Europe are great, but I never need to hear Final Countdown or Carrie ever again.

[@KellenFredricksen]

Def Leppard comes to mind immediately for me

[@ellisonlowrimore7751]

I thought the same thing!! Mirror! Mirror great song.

[@peterhansen1358]

R.E.O. Speedwagon. I liked, or still like, the first 8 albums, some more or less, but I don’t like the hits from the following albums, songs like Keep on Loving You & Can’t Fight this feeling.....don’ t like them

[@jpaleologos1]

"Behind The Lines," "Me and Sarah Jane," and "Man Of Our Times" are great non-hit songs from the Collins/Banks/Rutherford era of Genesis.

[@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743]

Try listening to "Deep In The Motherlode" from "...And Then There Were Three." Or "Dodo" from Abacab.

[@markmcilroy]

Europe 💯% they have such great material but a lot of people just know the hits such a shame, one of the most underrated band's ever

[@michaelsmyth3935]

Caught them live, way better than most know.

[@tball5677]

🤣

[@gabrielheftye973]

Whitesnake, Van Halen, Europe, Styx , Yes, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest

[@martinottmann]

Gosh, 1980s Genesis were the arch enemies for me and my peers. Those annoying albums and singles that were constantly played on the radio and stuffed down the throats of your typical uncritical consumer of 1987 ... To us, Genesis had died when Peter Gabriel left the band. I thought Genesis had been a sinking ship in 1975 as "The Lamb lies down on Broadway" was a big letdown: a pompous pretentious "opera" with an overblown incomprehensible plot.

[@SomeSong2]

Judas Priest (Give me any Priest over the four songs the radio plays) Metallica (This was a no-brainer for their 90s hits and overplayed early cuts like Seek & Destroy) Ozzy Osbourne (Beyond tired of Crazy Train and Mama I'm Comin' Home) Bob Seger (Old Time Rock and Roll can retire to the nursing home) Alice In Chains (Really getting sick of Man In the Box and Down In a Hole)

[@davorbrijacak]

Mama I'm Coming Home I never liked but I had to play it live a few times with a local cover band, it was so annoying. Funny enough, guys from that band never heard classics like Over the Mountain when I showed them. Metallica's 90s hits are awful, especially Fuel which I luckily dodged playing with that same cover band. Seek and Destroy I have played numerous times though, unfortunately. Good song but not great, I always thought that was the weakest song on the album (ignoring Anesthesia), too easy mid-tempo riff and unnecessarily long song (tbf many Metallica songs should have been shorter).

[@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743]

What's the 4th Priest song you hear over and over again? I only hear "You've Got Another Thing Coming," "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking The Law." Occasionally, I might hear "Heading On To The Highway," but not too often.

[@davorbrijacak]

@@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743 Turbo Lover maybe? It's very commercial sounding but I like it. Painkiller perhaps because it's very popular, although not on mainstream radio but on YT and among metalheads. Not an easy sing along song though but a shredfest and you can't really get tired of that song unless you only play that for like a hundred times. Nothing else comes to my mind what would be 4th most overplayed JP song.

[@spicykimchi1]

Too true about Def Leppard and Judas Priest. Oddly enough, when I used to teach English in South Korea, I learned that Priest's "Before the Dawn" was a well-known hit over there. I remember hearing playing once at a Haagen-Dazs.

[@Kongorlobo]

Really? That's cool

[@spicykimchi1]

@@Kongorlobo When I first moved there in 2006, one of the grocery stores (Home Plus) would play Deep Purple's "Highway Star" and Ozzy's "Goodbye to Romance." Some other bands that were really popular in Korea were Helloween, Royal Hunt, and (one of my favorite '70s prog bands) Camel.

[@thegoatgotmilked373]

I love the non hits by Queen haha. Queen II is an underrated album, because it does not have any of the hits!

[@jockmctodger]

Seven Seas Of Rhye was their first UK hit, but it's awesome

[@jeffreyswanson2207]

Def lepperd is a great example but if a band wants to make it BIG TIME, they better have at least one song that the chicks like. I hate chick rock, but they love it

[@slystone]

Journey...i love their stuff from 1974-1980..except the few hits in the late 70's..can't stand anything from them from 1981 on..

[@yenlard6683]

Escape is when they changed but that album has some great songs that are pretty good and aren’t necessarily hits. Stone in Love, Escape

[@Jay.McCarty]

Oh "United". So many memories of a bunch of drunk teens, arms around shoulders, singing along to that masterpiece. It's about the only disagreement I have with these lists.

[@machupikachu1085]

..."united we never shall fall...." cause we're holding each other up :D

[@jepomo]

WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE SUCCESSES ARE HEARD MANY, MANY MORE TIMES THAN DEEP CUTS, THOSE THEMES WEAR OUT, AND YOU HAVE HEARD THE DEEP CUTS MANY TIMES LESS THAN THE SUCCESSES. BUT DO NOT FORGET THAT THE SUCCESSES STAND OUT FOR SOMETHING. YOU ENJOYED THEM AT THE BEGINNING, UNTIL YOU HEARD TOO MUCH. I LIKE YOUR VIDEOS VERY MUCH.

[@davitofarito]

Haven't watched yet, but something's very wrong if Aerosmith isn't one of the picks. No doubt that schlock-fest of power ballads they released in the '80s and '90s made them a ton of dough, but that material makes me want to fucking puke every time I hear it!

[@jeffreycarpenter9817]

Their last good album was Draw the Line

[@pauladams9287]

Thumbs up for deep cuts 👍

[@LoveLiveMusic]

The Flaming Lips!! That's who I think of b/c I don't care for "She Don't Use Jelly", but they have so much other great stuff

[@tylerdell1878]

They suck

[@paulj6138]

Miley Cyrus waste of time blackboard scratch vocals

[@taylorkeahey5785]

Interesting pick! I’m a big fan of the Soft Bulletin record. No real hits on there, but some of their most creative yet catchy tunes.

[@LoveLiveMusic]

@@taylorkeahey5785 that’s a good record!

[@rocky-o]

couldn't agree more...and you kinda touched on my biggest complaint with your spot on genesis analysis...it's o.k. when you dig music by a cetain artist or band, like genesis or fleetwood mac, but...when you say that they're your favorite band and you don't even know who peter gabriel or peter green are...that's just wrong.....it's funny to see a fleetwood mac 'fan' see one of the older album covers and they're like '...i never saw this one...is it new...'.......it's like when someone says 'johnny depp is my favorite actor'', yet they only know the pirates of the caribbean movies....blue oyster cult was another great example...their first three albums, which are their best, get ignored while the drippy 'burnin' for you' is on every playlist....sad...stay well guys...stay warm...peace....rocky

[@robertmcmahon3010]

Golden earring is criminally underated being recognized for 2 songs

[@marsman8627]

You are so right, Golden Earrings catalogue is as good as anyone!

[@TimmyTantrum]

I whole-heartedly agree. I bought the complete albums collection they put out a while back, and am just now finishing up going through it all. GE are so underrated it's a shame. So, so much more than their two hits.

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

Just got the new "Moontan" re-release with the extra CD......it's got some really good stuff on it! I would recommend it from what I"ve heard so far on it.

[@TimmyTantrum]

@Jax Teller Can you stop bitching and go check out some Golden Earring? 😆

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

@Jax Teller No....I would say Joe Biden is one of the stupidest things ever. His son is a criminal..that I do know.

[@DavysFlicks]

Pete - you've been lied to. People in the UK do NOT like Gabriel Genesis equally. They would know he was in the band though.

[@waedi73]

Yeah we love nothing more than Village People, yes ? Yes, Drama, what an underrated album full of movies ! I am a camera !

[@hermittraveler2163]

Great album. Into the Lens is one of my favorite Yes songs.

[@whatwouldhousedo5136]

I love Drama- excellent album front to back.

[@ukrocksounds3419]

Def leopard, Judas priest, Queen and Genesis. So many great deeper cuts. Than the hits.

[@Danimal77]

Def Leppard*

[@Cobra21245]

@@Danimal77 you beat me to it!!!

[@barrysmith152]

Scorpions, Police,Lynyrd Skyward fit this subject for me...save for one hit here and there...I saw Petes BOC point first hand January 2020 sitting next to twenty-something kid who barely tapped his foot through the whole set, only to push past me and run to the front to do some strange break dance move to Dont Fear...strange...

[@hanksta34]

Does the Dutch band Golden Earring having anything but Twilight Zone and Radar Love? I liked "When the Lady Smiles" as their followup album after getting lots of radio play of Twilight Zone but they played it like once on MTV before it disappeared.

[@Mike-aka747]

Golden Earring would be a great example of this. Everyone only knows Gaydar Love and Twilight Zone(which I don’t mind at all I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of that song).

[@danielreynolds7458]

white lions version if radar live is FAR superior

[@Mike-aka747]

White Lion aint even worthy of carrying Golden Earrings luggage at the proverbial airport.

[@danielreynolds7458]

@@Mike-aka747 yet they still managed a vastly superior version of a golden earring song...

[@Mike-aka747]

That’s a matter of personal taste. What makes white lions version so great. It sounds like worthless outdated hair metal to me. They did nothing new with it necessarily. Adding stupid hair metal guitar gymnastics? . Otherwise I dunno. I don’t get it! And in the live setting GE would rock that song much harder than the tamer studio version.

[@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743]

"When The Lady Smiles" (1984) is a criminally underplayed Earring hit from the thrilling days of yester-year.

[@DF-ee8vt]

Rush fits perfectly into this discussion!

[@mck7646]

Not really. Maybe Time Stand Still, not sure how high that charted though. Mostly their hits are quite good.

[@DF-ee8vt]

@@mck7646 I think I was reacting to a discussion near the end of this video and I forgot the title was "Hate". I like most of Rush's "hits", but their "non-hits" are so great, it's a shame more people don't know them, too. I agree with your statement.

[@ryangioia2358]

Journey - Don't Stop Believin' Queen - Another One Bites the Dust Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Scorpions - Still Lovin' You Led Zeppelin - Dyer Maker AC/DC - Moneytalks

[@jeffd5759]

Scorpions, particularly 80s era. Rock you like a Hurricane, No One Like You, Big City Nights, etc. Give me the deep cuts any day from them

[@davorbrijacak]

My friend did some local radio show once and wanted me to help him with the setlist. I've sneaked Sails of Charon and he later criticized me for it, he expected those hit songs.

[@anthonyrivers1619]

Agreed sir!

[@treffbennett6534]

Scorps' suffered from balladitis, a problem quite a few metal bands were afflicted with back in the day......Steven Tyler never did find a cure for this terrible disease.

[@aidenswords5809]

1 genesis (no hits with gabriel anyway) 2 styx (album tracks much heavier) 3 chicago (heavy stuff are non singles mostly) 4 scorpions ( too many ballad hits) 5 peter frampton (excellent deep cuts)

[@garymartin6802]

Genesis did have a Gabriel fronted 'hit' with I Know What I Like in the UK (21 in 1974) long before (for the sake of survival) they focused on singles chart success.

[@aidenswords5809]

@@garymartin6802 a very minor one

[@garymartin6802]

@@aidenswords5809 Reaching 21 without any promotion is not minor. Singles only became vital to the band when New Wave came along and Prog started to struggle. Hits like Follow You Follow Me and then Turn It On Again bought Genesis (for better or worse) another 10 years.

[@aidenswords5809]

@@garymartin6802 actually those albums by those prog bands the time punk came in were heavier than their previous ones (and then there were three, going for the one, animals etc) almost being progressive metal in sound, by releasing soft stuff as singles ( ie follow you, wonderous stories) they could kill 2 birds with one stone ie by achieving commercial success and be a rockier form of music than the rubbish dat wos comin from the Jam, the sex pistols etc and therby have the last laugh

[@gordanlazinica]

Metallica - I wouldn't say that I hate their hits, but some of the songs, especially from 'Black' album are played so many times, I really don't need to hear 'Enter Sandman' or 'Nothing Else Matters' any time soon. And I think they are good songs, but really played to death. I have the same opinion with a lot of their hits that have videos, I think they are good songs, but heard them so many times, I'd rather listen some tracks that I think sometimes deserve more recognition, but they are kinda forgotten; Nirvana - I grew up with this as a teenager, love it, respect it, but I can't handle hearing 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', About a Girl', 'Come As You Are', many of the hits. Maybe 'The Heart-Shaped Box' is the track that I really like. Again, played so many times, I really have to not listen these songs for a long time so I could play them again. Much more interested in less known songs; Dream Theater - I like them, but I prefer when they don't choose singles, since they have to make songs shorter for the radio, and I don't like that. I don't think they are really band for making hit singles, and every time they do that, these songs come and go, not really anything special; Rammstein - love the band, I can't stand their biggest hit 'Du Hast'. A lot of hits from their first two records are not so interesting for me. 'Rosenrot', 'Man Gegen Man', 'Ohne Dich', not so crazy about that. I thought 'Pussy' was just a stupid song, a cheap way to be shocking. There are really a lot of great tracks that are hits and other stuff that's lesser known; Linkin Park and Evanescence - love both bands, but sometimes their hits are not so energetic, a lot of ballads, mid-tempo songs with some ok melodies and harmonies, but not really anything that's so striking.

[@wernermoritz882]

Metallica is a great choice!

[@steevenfrost]

I like hit singles, as they can draw me in, and regard the album tracks better over time, over the hit I initially liked. It's only when the hit sticks out like a sore thumb that it doesn't belong on the album.

[@davidmorris5215]

Am I missing the point? .....Shifting units means nothing....Just because a bunch of schoolgirls fancy the singer doesn't make a great track....

[@royburnopp5147]

Agreed 1 million % on leppard. I stopped going to see them because I'm tired of the hits

[@geruto17760]

I know exactly where you're coming from! Their set list is so repetitive. Yawn!

[@royburnopp5147]

@@geruto17760 exactly, and I think their best songs are not hits.

[@WhatsWrongWithTheStreet]

@@royburnopp5147 The whole side one of Hysteria is a greatest hits set. Side 2 is awesome, though.

[@royburnopp5147]

@@WhatsWrongWithTheStreet agreed

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

the highest charting Ramones song was their cover of Phil Spector's Baby, I Love You... proof there is no god..all of the Ramones except Joey hated it.. also, the only hit song Roxy Music had in North America in the 1970's was Love is the Drug, which is almost a disco song and very annoying

[@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743]

"More Than This" and "Avalon" were very minor Album Rock radio hits - peaking at #58 and #59, respectively. MTT also hit the Top 10 "Bubbling Under" Hot 100 Singles chart at #2. They just missed the AC chart by a hair, likewise. "Like A Hurricane" is the band's biggest rock radio hit, at #24. In addition to their lone Top 40 U.S. hit "Love Is The Drug," "Dance Away" went Top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, reaching #44 in 1979, and "Over You" maxed out at #80 in 1980. "Dance Away" was additionally a Top 40 AC hit. They had 4 singles that hit the Top 10 "Bubbling Under" Hot 100 Singles chart including "Over You," "In The Midnight Hour," "Take A Chance With Me," and "More Than This." I don't know where you live...but here in OH Roxy Music got a significant amount of airplay.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

​@@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743 ....I live in Toronto, but have visited Ohio quite a few times... home of Bob Evans and Chrissie Hynde!..."only hit song Roxy Music had in North America in the 1970's"... in 1975, Love is the Drug charted at number 3 in Canada, and number 30 in the USA, so I'm okay counting that as a hit in North America... the only other candidate in the 1970's is Dance Away, which only got to 75 in Canada and 44 in the USA...I think you have to stretch your definition of a "hit" to include that .. to me a "hit" means top 10, or at least top 20.... Roxy Music didn't achieve any real airplay in Canada until the 1980's... the first two classic albums with Eno were completely ignored

[@devildozer]

I've always liked Turbo Lover, I don't know why it gets so much hate...it's a well written song. I like the video too, always have. Just my opinion.

[@JBDay28]

I love Extreme!!! The ballads are NOT the best singles.......First album is fun, Pornografitti i loved .......3 sides and Punchline are just as good and Saludes De Rock was a great album...... Despite losing my copy. Rest in Peace us one of the best Solos in my opinion. 🤷

[@carlmarks8170]

Midnight Oil - mostly remembered for "Beds Are Burning", "Blue Sky Mine", "Dead Heart", "Dreamworld", "Forgotten Years", "King of the Mountain" and "Truganini". GREAT BAND! It's a shame more people haven't listened to the incendiary albums they recorded in the early 80's... 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.... Place Without a Postcard... Head injuries... Red Sails In the Sunset... Those were their true peak years. From 1986 onwards, they softened their sound for the American market and started writing catchy hit songs for radio play.

[@WCSkills]

Love all those Midnight Oil Albums. Scream In Blue...so awesome a song. Don't wanna be the one!

[@chrisadorno9979]

Love their live stuff such a great band

[@zeelias_zezito65]

"I've seen all good people" (YES) and "Give a little bit" (Supertramp) are boring hits of prog rock bands. Totally agree with Pete about Genesis. ABACAB has some good songs, but from 1983 on, just 3 or 4 relevant tracks. WE CAN'T DANCE and CALLING ALL STATIONS, if not recorded, would not make any difference to me. The same about Kansas band. "Play the game tonight" began the 80's asking to be forgotten... As I said in another commentar, QUEEN GREATEST HITS is enough for the 82-91 era; in this case, I think the hits are the best thing they made, though not great as the 70's songs. Alan Parsons Project and Santana are also bands with many sweet-weak hits.

[@Alexi676]

It's funny Pete, when you gave the intro to your last choice, I was sure it was going to be Europe:) The 80's era (I actually dig the debut and Wings of Tomorrow) and their last 4 albums are very strong. That band is almost exclusively associated with the Final Countdown or Carrie. Too bad really, because they have some great material.

[@christopherharris3229]

This was the same point I was going to make. Love War of Kings & Walk the Earth.

[@phoneboxchicken4108]

I couldn't name another Europe song apart from that obvious one. However, I prefer the Laibach cover version.

[@bobthebear1246]

I definitely agree with Def Leppard and Queen. With Def Leppard, I like most of the hits (except for "Rock Of Ages," "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and "Love Bites") but I don't love the vast majority of them. I 100% agree that the two longest and least radio-friendly songs off *Pyromania* - "Die Hard The Hunter" and "Billy's Got A Gun" - are the best. As for Queen, I absolutely HATE "Another One Bites The Dust" plus am just so sick of hearing it. I still love "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions" and of course "Bohemian Rhapsody," but I've heard them way too many times, thanks to the current slate of old classic Top 40 radio stations that exist today to pretend to people that each band only ever did 5 songs (or 2, in the case of Blue Öyster Cult 🙄).

[@sabyrk]

You just knew from the word go that Genesis was gonna be the grand finale of this episode.

[@StrongLIfePower]

Judas Priest!!!! Breakin the Law - Living After Midnight - Another Thing Comin.... Don't need to hear these songs again.

[@daveb7950]

Here's a Ted Nugent great deep track! Venom Soup off of Weekend Warriors! Love your channel Pete!

[@treffbennett6534]

Seriously wicked jam, right there.......savage tone from Young Ted!

[@petebrown3715]

Great show and concept gents. I agree about Aerosmith and Judas Priest. For me Aerosmith after Pump I was done. I prefer their 70's catalogue. Last time I saw Aerosmith was the Pump tour. Priest- I never cared for Turbo at all. It sucked in the 80's and still sucks. I can totally live without You got another thing coming, Living After Midnight and Breaking the Law. I'd rather see them perform Exciter, Beyond the realms of death, The Ripper, Victim of Changes, Hot Rocking, Delivering the goods, Rock forever, Hell Bent for Leather, Grinder, Metal Gods, The Sentinal etc. For DLR I still like the songs : A little ain't enough and Shy Boy. Yes I feel the same about his first solo album there are awesome moments and the rest is fluff.

[@martinsmith6455]

Europe, Queen, The sweet, Instantly spring to mind. Its not that I hate the hits but the issue I have are fans that only know the hits and especially in Queens case only own the greatest hits. I have played queen songs to queen fans and they ask me who it is........ EUROPE same thing just think its The final countdown and maybe Carrie, and they have one of the best discography ever.

[@bubbadagger]

I never heard Europes first album till last year.so rockin

[@martinsmith6455]

@@bubbadagger second even more so. And since reforming are really Embracing the classic rock sound of purple, sabbath, ufo, lizzy etc.

[@bubbadagger]

@@martinsmith6455 im not famiar with their newer stuff

[@martinsmith6455]

@@bubbadagger check out War of Kings on KZbin you will not be disappointed

[@bubbadagger]

@@martinsmith6455 i will .cheers bro 🍻

[@laurasever3269]

I seem to prefer the "deep cuts" of *Styx* and have no interest in ever owning their "greatest hits" album. For instance, I'll take Earl of Roseland, Lonely People, or anything off of Equinox over such "radio friendly" hits as Babe, Fooling Yourself, Renegade, or even Come Sail Away. But I do really like Miss America, which was a hit.

[@sabata9239]

The Pantera greatest hits is missing most of their best songs and deep cuts. It's mostly all their overplayed hits.

[@K9Rations]

Pantera had ‘hits’?

[@davorbrijacak]

@@K9Rations Not necessarily hits among mass audience but certainly overplayed hits among metal community.

[@davorbrijacak]

Completely agree. My friends and acquaintances from my hometown played that greatest hit album to death, it's like one of the few bands they listen to. And they only play those hits. I'm not even sure if they've heard deeper cuts from any album, especially CFH and their earlier albums. I don't necessarily "love" Pantera but I certainly like them overall, especially some deeper cuts, but because I've heard those songs unwillingly way too many times because of these casual listeners playing them on every occassion I hate those "hits" to the point I don't really want to hear whole band at all anymore. They treat Sepultura and Slayer the same too.

[@sabata9239]

@@K9Rations Walk is played on mainstream radio and it was a hit on headbangers ball when it came out. I know trendy people who don't even like metal who jam that song exclusively.

[@mvwmark8955]

Do not believe this. I am one of those who only know Queen hits. Just went and listened to Ogre Battle......., it's now my favourite Queen song! That was awesome. Must go check out Queen back catalogue.

[@ObsidianBlaze9]

Alice Cooper, his deep cuts are way better than his hits in my opinion. I like the hits of Blue Oyster Cult but their deep cuts are another level. I used to only like BOC's hits and couldn't get into the deep cuts but as I delved deeper into their discography I realized the error of my ways.

[@marguskiis7711]

Cooper hits are still amazing tho.

[@unchattytwit]

In retrospect IMHO Collins should have concentrated on on his fantastic drumming for Genesis and Brand X with one of two albums (actually Face Value was the only worthwhile album IMHO). I think he spread himself too thinly. He did write, and assist in writing, a lot of songs for Genesis that I enjoyed, including the pre- I Can't Dance singles. I think Invisible Touch is underrated and a decent album ( except that the superb outtake Feeding The Fire should have been on it). What I can not forgive is the travesty that was Who Dunnit (the B side Naminanu was massively better and originally part of an amazing prog rock suite including Abacab, Dodo/Lurker and the Brazilian) and virtually most of the album I Can't Dance (there again I've got a soft spot for Hold on My Heart) - which is disappointingly uninspiring and dull. Let's face it it they sold out but they'll always be my favourite band (Collins era included) and of course and I still love 'em.