Ten Bands & Artists I F**king LOVE!

[@NelsonMontana1234]

Never got Springsteen. A middle class guy from Jersey who talks with a Tennessean accent and was a millionaire by the time he was 25 who laments about the struggle of the working man. And he doesn't even talk about blue collar workers with a sense of nobility. It's more from pity -- which I find condescending.

[@blairmulholland]

He talks about the working class like a Democrat, which is to say he panders to them while simultaneously sneering at them.

[@NelsonMontana1234]

@@blairmulholland Exactly.

[@charliebrown3082]

Well he raised a son who is a "Noble working man" .I'm sure you will find some reason to not respect his son.

[@NelsonMontana1234]

@@charliebrown3082 Nice try at snarky superiority.

[@NelsonMontana1234]

@@charliebrown3082 Nice try at snarky superiority. No need to be a douche though.

[@mdw1927]

In 1970 as a 15 year old with my 14 year old girlfriend we went to Hype Park to see Pink Floyd playing Atom Heart Mother ( their second live performance but this time with orchestra and choir) beautiful sunny day. Only us and 100,000 others. Today, I still love that record and she is still my best friend.

[@larrynewland8363]

I WAS ALSO THERE ! SUPPORTED BY EDGAR BROUGHTEN. EXCELLENT DAY. I WAS 14 AT THE TIME

[@paulgmarriott]

Like you, I was 15 in 1970, but being a Brummie, saw the Floyd later on in their Atom Heart Mother tour, in December, at Birmingham Town Hall. No girlfriend at the time, though. Anyway, last year I was having a loft clearout and I came accross a book I'd bought as a schoolkid and I noticed a piece of blue paper sticking out of it, sandwiched in between the pages. Much to my delight, I discovered it was the ticket stub from that Floyd concert. I'd evidently kept it and used it as a bookmark back in the day. I was selling stuff from the loft on eBay and I wondered if pop memorabilia collectors would like to bid a few quid for it. Indeed they did like to. And more than just a few quid. I finally sold it to a guy in Jersey in the Channel Islands for an astonishing £150 ($195 USD). It paid for that 17 old shillings face-value concert ticket - £11.30 decimal equivalent today with inflaton - thirteen times over! Get rummaging in your loft, you musos.

[@richardwadholm4019]

@@larrynewland8363 Edgar Broughton Band - I loved that band. "Green Lights in Your Eyes" is one of the weirdest (and sweetest) love songs of the 1970s

[@kennethgustafsson5236]

Pink Floyd

[@ZiggieZoo]

Unfortunately, I was only 6

[@KurodaKyousuke]

Pink Floyd Rush Jethro Tull Black Sabbath The Beatles David Bowie Deep Purple/Rainbow King Crimson The Who Frank Zappa Honorable mentions: Gentle Giant, T. Rex, Eloy, CCR, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin

[@PaulBrown-il3wl]

Superb list. You could be me.

[@PaulBrown-il3wl]

Could suggest Liquid Tension Experiment

[@michelvondenhoff9673]

Flo & Eddie with Mothers Fillmore '71 🤣 Epic 😎

[@John.Christopher]

Just saw Dweezil Zappa and it was fantastic!

[@beatler11]

@@John.Christopher He did not come close to us this time. I sure wanted to go because they were playing stuff that first got me into Zappa in the 70s.

[@kierankessinger3400]

“Animals” is my absolute favorite Pink Floyd album. It represents the last gasp of Gilmore and Waters collaborative synergy before the volte-face into more literary and personal musings via Waters with “The Wall” and “The Final Cut.”

[@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124]

Animals was a Roger Waters solo album

[@Silkyfur]

@@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124 It really wasn't a Roger Waters solo album. The entire album is completely immersed in the wonderful musicality of both David and Richard. Roger wrote the lyrics, but the playing on it is a true group effort, unlike The Wall and The Final Cut which came afterwards. What KieranKessinger3400 states is completely true. It's also my favourite Pink Floyd album.

[@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124]

@@Silkyfur Animals was a Roger album. David was not as involved as he was because his daughter was born and was absent and much of the rhythm guitar on the album was Roger. Rick was getting silenced out by Roger and he had distanced himself from the rest of the band. Roger rejected Rick’s ideas and music and it was the start of the whole ego thing in the band

[@Silkyfur]

@@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124 Raving and Drooling (Sheep) and You Gotta Be Crazy (Dogs) were developed by the band performing the songs in concert prior to Wish You Were Here. The songs would not have turned out the way they did if it wasn't for the entire band developing them together. Richard Wright's signature playing is all over the record (compared to the following two albums). Roger playing rhythm guitar doesn't make it his solo album, that is a ridiculous statement. Roger is playing the rhythm guitar on Pigs, because David is playing the bass throughout the entire song, and as a bass player myself, the entire bass line on Pigs is one of the most entertaining bass lines for me to play. With your reasoning, Sergeant Pepper is a Paul McCartney solo album and not a Beatles-album. Richard Wright contributed more to Animals than what George Harrison did to Sergeant Pepper, and David Gilmour's work on Animals would equal John Lennon's contributions to the Sergeant Pepper project.

[@hernanbusso1609]

@@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124 Lol. Gilmour wrote the music for Dogs which is the masterpiece of the album, and he's all over Pigs (and Wright all over Sheep).

[@chrisbagust3516]

In no particular order....The Who, The Doors, Hawkwind, The Stones, Pink Floyd, Chuck Berry, ELP, The Kinks, Carole KIng, Jerry Lee Lewis

[@andynaz5631]

Might be the most diverse list👍

[@franckb8279]

Great artist list 😍 Mine: 1- Genesis 2- Pink Floyd 3- Peter Gabriel 4- King Crimson 5- The Beatles 6- Marillion 7-- Talk Talk 8- Tears for fears 9- Jeff Buckley 10- Supertramp 11- Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson 12- Dire Straits 13- IQ 14- Simple Minds 15- Elbow 16- The electric soft parade 17- Doves 18- Queensryche 19- Radiohead 20- Roxy Music

[@John-k6f9k]

Nobody actually genuinely cares that much about other peoples music taste. It's just an echo chamber. You list bands or artists you like in the hope of getting a thumbs up from strangers online, hoping your music taste is vindicated.

[@frankmurphyburr3598]

❤❤

[@josepmariaromeu2005]

No Yes?😮

[@franckb8279]

@@josepmariaromeu2005 I just can't. Tried a lot. But too many notes. Too demonstrative for my tastes.

[@jtaylor9562]

Stop cheating

[@jeffhadland3705]

#1.Led-Zeppelin #2.Heart #3.RUSH #4.U.F.O. #5.Alice in Chains #6.Soundgarden #7.M.S.G. #8.The Scorpions #9.YES #10.Van Halen #11.The Who

[@ACDZ123]

No black Sabbath? 😮

[@williamreichold1545]

Couldn`t fit all of those in my top 10 but Heart, Scorps, Alice in chains, top 15-20 for sure.

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

A few of my top bands: 1. The Police/Sting, 2. The Smiths/Morrissey, 3. Tom Petty, 4. Grateful Dead, 5. Pink Floyd, 6. Echo and The Bunnymen

[@MrFox-wn5jt]

1 - XTC 2 - The Beatles 3 - Queen 4 - Yes 5 - Pink Floyd 6 - Beck 7 - King Crimson 8 - Camel 9 - Aerosmith 10 - The Jam

[@davejavumorse0416]

I like yours way better I would add old Genesis. Haha😂

[@richardeast3328]

Throw the Who in there and I agree.

[@RichardCalladine-u1o]

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[@RichardCalladine-u1o]

1:00 1:01 1:01 1:02 1:02 abba francesca michielin bunnymen beatles hothouse flowers roxy music cranberries corrs keane joy division

[@pjmuck]

I have the same top 3. I couldn't rank XTC above the Beatles though, because The Beatles are the Beatles and were a big influence on XTC,, but XTC runs a VERY close 2nd, IMO.

[@NicholasSadlier]

Interesting. The Wall is one of my all-time top 5 albums. It's not that it's weighed down with absolute classics, as it isn't. It's as much about the feel and the mood it radiates and how it all hangs together, as scatty and meandering as much of it is. But to me that's part of its strength. An album that's definitely much stronger than the sum of its parts in my opinion.

[@geographyinaction7814]

Love your channel. 1. The Beatles 2. The Police 3. Pink Floyd 4. Rush 5. Iron Maiden 6. The Tragically Hip 7. Daniel Lanois 8. The Doors 9. The Cure 10. Deep Purple It's an eclectic mix, for sure. Honourable mentions; Bauhaus, Gary Numan, Joy Division, Genesis(old Genesis), Yes, Love and Rockets, David Bowie, Sinead O'Connor, Echo and the Bunnymen, Flock of Seagulls, DEVO...

[@brianbell3836]

No Eno? Zappa?

[@geographyinaction7814]

@brianbell3836 I do like Eno, was actually listening to 'warm jets' yesterday. Zappa was always on the periphery for me, a great musician, but I don't like enough of it to replace any of my top 10. If I added all my honourable mentions, you would still be reading.

[@brianbell3836]

@@geographyinaction7814 I understand. I once tried to list my favourite ten albums and gave up with about a hundred in the list.

[@jasonharms-g5t]

Love The Hip

[@independenceltd.]

AC/DC The Beatles Black Sabbath Deep Purple Iron Maiden Led Zeppelin Lynyrd Skynyrd The Rolling Stones Thin Lizzy The Who

[@davidrobinson2776]

Bugger. I forgot about Thin Lizzy.

[@TheUffeess]

@@davidrobinson2776 I would trade The Rolling Stones for Judas Priest. Otherwise a perfect list!

[@deepzepp4176]

@@independenceltd. Nice list.

[@independenceltd.]

@@deepzepp4176 ty

[@georgezissis9244]

Thanks. You read my mind.

[@sebastiancrow7815]

1. Richard Thompson 2. Blue Oyster Cult 3. Jethro Tull 4. The Ramones 5. The Beatles 6. David Bowie 7. Bruce Springsteen 8. Bob Dylan 9. UFO 10. Jesus and the Mary Chain

[@wanderinroy]

Richard Thompson #1......excellennt!

[@shawn13mertle13]

Still get jazzed listening to Micheal Schenkers solo's from his UFO tenure.

[@ronaldmorgan7632]

BOC, JT, and UFO definitely.

[@ralphmurphy1659]

Blue Oyster Cult doesn’t get enough love for their live music.

[@bobgordon236]

I still get chills hearing Claude Bhalls version of Higher The We can get.

[@greengrass1072]

1-Rush 2- Yes 3- The Beatles 4- The Police 5- U2 6- The Verve 7- The Who 8- Supertramp 9- Tom Petty 10- Zeppelin

[@chuckhutton5087]

Good call on SuperTramp, should be every rock lover’s top 10.

[@Evelyn-h5q]

Supertramp for sure, also Tom Petty. Can't discount The Police except Sting, while brilliant is an egoist of the 1st water, ah well.

[@greengrass1072]

@@Evelyn-h5q Yes, Sting had quite the ego, but I think he mellowed over the years. His interview with Rick Beato was terrific. His solo career however, while I like some of it, was just so blah and boring. I can’t believe in all these years he never felt compelled to do anything new and creative with Andy and Stewart. Come to think of it, Roger Hodgson and Sting had a lot in common with both leaving their bands at the height of their successes.

[@Evelyn-h5q]

@@greengrass1072 Also liked Beato interview. Agree re: much of his solo career. Good point re: Hodgson.

[@taquitoperez3311]

​@@chuckhutton5087Supertramp is great

[@robertkimber822]

interesting selection indeed. For me it has to be: 1. The Beatles - My earliest memories are seeing them on TV 2. Rolling Stones - The danger and decadence 3. Hawkwind - The Space Ritual changed my life in 1973 and is my constant companion 4. Pink Floyd - DSOTM is the first album I heard in stereo, Meddle is still my favourite 5. Black Sabbath - Defined heaviness 6. Bob Dylan - 'Nuff said 7. Steeleye Span - except for 'All Around My Twat' 8. Motorhead - Lemmy IS God 9. Joni Mitchell - that voice 10. Genesis - Gabriel era only. So quirky and inventive.

[@StonefieldJim4]

'65 to '73 is always my qualification for the Stones.

[@csmith1298]

Nice video as per usual. My unsolicited list: 1. The Clash 2. The Beatles 3. The Who 4. James Brown 5. Pink Floyd 6. Peter Gabriel (including his time in Genesis) 7. David Bowie 8. Parliament-Funkadelic 9. Eric Clapton (including his "band" era) 10. Stevie Wonder 11ish. The Beach Boys, King Crimson, Sly And The Family Stone, etc. Again, well done. Cheers.

[@StuartBenson-ih3dn]

Very cool list. I worshipped The Clash back int’ day. I definitely need to do a deep dive on Gabriel. Don’t think I’ve ever given him a fair shake.

[@csmith1298]

@StuartBenson-ih3dn Thanks. Give Gabriel a go. I think you'll like him. Might want to start with either his first solo album (self-titled, but nicknamed "Car"), his 3rd (also self-titled, nicknamed "Melt"), or So. If you like world music, his soundtrack to The Last Temptation Of Christ (titled Passion) is outstanding. Happy listening. Cheers.

[@StuartBenson-ih3dn]

@@csmith1298 The soundtrack stuff intrigues me. I think I’ll check that out first. All I really know are his singles..but even something as ludicrous as ‘Steam’ screams idiosyncratic to me.

[@csmith1298]

@StuartBenson-ih3dn Fair enough. Passion may be the choice for you, especially if your favorite Clash record is, say, Sandinista!. Not that they share a WHOLE lot of similarities with Gabriel besides their fondness for world music. Nevertheless, quality is quality. I do think that Joe Strummer did some recordings at Gabriel's studio, Real World, though I'm not sure when or exactly what he recorded. Regardless, hope you enjoy whatever you choose to listen to.

[@StuartBenson-ih3dn]

@@csmith1298 My referring to the ‘Us’ era as idiosyncratic was a compliment btw! But I do love the music of other cultures. Even when it’s a posh white bloke exploring them.

[@pommie5093]

Clearly you have impeccable taste! My favorite band is PF as well. I agree with several of the artists on your list and I appreciate that you included Billy Joel. I find that he doesn't always get the attention he deserves as a singer/songwriter-as well as being an amazing musician.

[@mikelmart]

1. Genesis 2. Yes 3. Pink Floyd 4. Kansas 5. Queen (until they went pop). 6. Jethro Tull 7. Brian Eno 8. Strawbs 9. ELP 10. The Moody Blues

[@martinboucher1305]

Very close to my top 10

[@thepaulusmaximus]

Very close to my bottom 10.

[@luton_gmanrock]

1. The Smiths 2. U2 (80's and early 90's) 3. Blur 4. The Cure 5. R.E.M. 6. Yes 7. Pink Floyd 8. Led Zeppelin 9. Rush 10. The Police

[@BazookaToe]

Nice list. I put The Beach Boys 64-74 output over all of them with The Beatles coming in 2nd. 3. Rolling Stones 4. Pink Floyd 5. The Who 6. The Doors 7. Rush 8. The Ramones 9. Van Halen (original lineup) 10. Black Sabbath

[@donroberts2776]

Nice list. I'd add the Who, the Kinks, REM, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Led Zeppelin, CSNY, the Moody Blues, etc. Ten is just too few to mention!

[@200405InVision]

1. The Kinks 2. Pink Floyd 3 Bowie (69 - 81) 3. Simple Minds (early) 3. David Sylvian/Japan 4. Kate Bush 5. Robert Calvert/Hawklords 6. Peter Gabriel 7. Lou Reed 8. Brian Eno 9. Alice Cooper 10. Vangelis Others: PIL, The Who, Nick Drake, Roger Waters, Trevor Horn, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, Iggy Pop, Al Green, SAHB, Ritchie Blackmore, Julian Cope, Isley Brothers. Steely Dan.

[@toddhill7483]

Thanks for specifying "early" Simple Minds. That is far and away their best work, and strangely the least popular.

[@europainvicta3907]

Why Hawlords rather than Hawkwind?

[@200405InVision]

@@europainvicta3907 I just think that Calvert was way ahead of the game 'new wave' wise and had already pioneered same with Quark Strangeness & Charm before this as Hawkwind. Simon House is also immense on electric violin and ended up being poached by Bowie no less. Bowie must've been watching them and taking notes, as he did throughout his career. For me Hawklords are underestimated and just that bit less space rock. A better balance than what went before. Which I still like, but it can be overwhelming at times to my ear.

[@mikeshinoda703]

The Beatles are so much better than all those you mentioned

[@200405InVision]

@@mikeshinoda703music is subjective. In no way am I unaware of The Beatles influence. In truth, they don't move me like other bands do. My favourite period of theirs is after they split. I was that person who for years thought Paul McCartney's Ram was excellent, likewise Harrison's All Things Must Pass, and all Lennon's work up to about 75. I do like them but they don't make it on my list.

[@stepheng1690]

Pink Floyd were always gonna be your number one Barry 👍 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Free-Bad Company Humble Pie The Faces Deep Purple Traffic The Alan Parsons Project Bowie Pink Floyd Genesis....

[@martienvanderhof6696]

Ah, Someone puts SAHB first place. ❤

[@JackRice007]

1. Rush 2. Pink Floyd 3. The Beatles 4. Metallica 5. Iron Maiden 6. The Beach Boys 7. The Smiths 8. Van Halen 9. Billy Joel 10. Johnny Cash

[@Taylor_Toons]

You have the same top 2 as me.

[@JackRice007]

@@Taylor_Toons another with exquisite taste. Prog rock for the win.

[@greatloverofmusic1]

Rush love always warms my heart.

[@c3920]

Love it! Move the order around a little and it could be my list.

[@msh6865]

Bonus points for including Johnny Cash.

[@tommyhaynes9157]

Tom Waits ; Elvis Costello ; Van Morrison in the 70s ; Joe Jackson ; Psychedelic Furs ; ; Charles Mingus ; REM ; Bruce Springsteen ; The Beatles ; Neil Young; Lynyrd Skynyrd

[@stanfordthompson3958]

Tom Waits. Genius. I wish he would tour again. As to Pink Floyd. Shine On.

[@pavinder]

Yes, Joe Jackson is an incredibly underrated but brilliant artist.

[@StonefieldJim4]

Ooh, I like that list a lot. Morrison, Mingus, Costello and Young should be in my top 10, but there's just not enough room for everyone, is there? It's annoying

[@charleswells8453]

Great list, most of these artists would certainly be in my top 20 if not the top 10 itself. The only one I’ve not really explored is Jethro Tull. For what it’s worth I think my list would comprise the following (not necessarily in order): The Beatles Pink Floyd / Roger Waters (solo) Led Zeppelin Steely Dan The Doors David Bowie The Rolling Stones The Who U2 Roxy Music Neil Young Paul McCartney / Wings The Velvet Underground The Kinks Joni Mitchell Paul Simon / Simon & Garfunkel Genesis Yes Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Love the videos!

[@thomashopper8616]

Great list. Pink Floyd, the Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Neil Young are bands/artists that I’ve been a fan of for over 45-years. Like you I had the Red and Blue albums and wore the grooves off of them. Funny Neil Young story from my university days: I was hiking on Mt Shasta in Northern California with a friend. It was June but there was snow on the ground. Beautiful California day not a cloud in the sky and we got so badly sunburned that our faces blistered. Later self medicating with beer and herb, some old hippies told us that the world would end in 1982 when the planets aligned and that aliens would rescue the beautiful people at Mt Shasta as foretold in Neil Young’s After the Gold Rush. I’ve never listened to that song the same way after that. World didn’t end and I’m still here. Those were the days.

[@jimbrady7443]

I think your critique of many of the artists are spot on. I appreciate the thoughtful commentary on all your videos and the time you must spend to deliver top notch content.

[@LarrytheMan-uc4ev]

Roth era Van Halen.. Richie Blackmore Deep purple..The Who..The Doors..Moody blues..Jon Anderson YES..Jimi Hendrix Experience..King Crimson..my favorites

[@coinraker6497]

Thanks for specifying Roth era Van Halen. Yeah love them, can't stand that Van Hagar soft pop crap. 🤣

[@DaveBR8]

Pink Floyd is also my favourite and dark side of the moon is still on high rotation at my house even after all these years. I believe that in the future people will listen to this album and think WTF is this incredible sound.

[@mjhbuckeye]

1. The Beatles 2. Pretenders 3. Elvis Costello 4. The Kinks 5. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 6. ELO 7. Alan Parsons Project 8. Todd Rundgren 9. Bruce Springsteen 10. Nick Lowe (Rockpile)

[@stevecowder4774]

I never doubted Floyd would be your #1 band. They’ve been my absolute ever since my college days in the early eighties. And I wasn’t even familiar yet with any of their albums before Meddle. However, once I grew to know their more vintage material, that would forever solidify my captivation for Floyd.

[@DanielRodrigues0048]

My list 1. Pink Floyd 2. King Crimson 3. Nick Drake 4. The Cure (except for their 90s stuff onwards, minus Bloodflowers 2000 which is good) 5. Pulp 6. Joy Division / New Order (it is basically a continuation) 7. Rush 8. Traffic 9. The Smiths 10. Depeche Mode Special mentions to Genesis (up until A Trick of the Tail), Elton John (his early 70s stuff), Kraftwerk, Spilt Enz, Crowded House, Cypress Hill, Tears for Fears and Roxy Music. A bit of variety on what I like.

[@grantross2609]

........clearly a mixed taste list but full of good acts !

[@horrorhands666]

Pink Floyd! Yes! My favourite band too 😁

[@jameslindsay24601]

A very respectable list, it’s nice to see the positive side of your opinion. I find that more interesting. Of course it would great if Traffic got it’s due, but that would be my list not yours I suppose. They revolutionized the rock sound by adding flute and saxophone while making the organ, not the guitar the centerpiece instrument. Add Winwood’s voice and it’s just magic.

[@RyanKeogh-b7r]

Cool video, here are my ten (at the moment, off the top of my head): 1. Wishbone Ash 2. Pink Floyd 3. Poco (wholly underrated in my opinion, Richie Furay has a great voice and is a wonderful songwriter, even after he left they were still great) 4. Blue Oyster Cult 5. Emerson Lake and Palmer 6. Deep Purple 7. Robin Trower 8. Camel 9. Jethro Tull 10. Buffalo Springfield Bonus: Iron Butterfly (you should review Butterfly Bleu, a great album, wholly unknown imo)

[@cahoots289]

Great list ! Meisner fell out with Furay during the recording of Pickin'up the pieces. Furay wouldnt let Meisner near the mixing desk.

[@williamreichold1545]

Love Poco, kinda akin to Little River Band, Firefall, Ambrosia, 10CC, love those Bands as well.

[@grantross2609]

........nice to see Wishbone Ash & Iron Butterfly on a list tho !

[@gloomyvale3671]

1. The Fall, Mark E Smith, wanted success yet didn’t, an enigma of a Man that wrote some wonderful stuff. 2. Saint Etienne my guilty pleasure always had a crush on Sarah Cracknell, ‘’Too young to die is such a wonderful album to me. 3. Stewart Copeland, his work on the Equalizer is legendary, and his seminal album The Rhythmatist, forget Simon’s South African shite, Coplelands album is the real deal. 4. The The Matt Johnson Soul Mining, legend. 5. Johnny Foreigner my favourite indie band, very very good band 6.Isaac Hayes, mainly for the great album “Hot Buttered Soul 7. Nat King Cole, the Man had the smoothest voice ever. 8. Gary Newman, the pleasure principle was my jam 9. OMD, legends of the synth I had best of and wore the vinyl out. 10. AmyL and the Sniffers, biting hard sound with a female dynamo lead, great Australian punk.

[@76bish]

OMD tidy

[@mikesch0815]

1. Talk Talk (but not the two first albums) / Mark Hollis 2. Pink Floyd 3. Van der Graaf Generator / Peter Hammill 4. King Crimson 5. Beatles 6. Yes 7. Jethro Tull 8. Genesis 9. Dead can dance 10. R.E.M.

[@lamecasuelas2]

A new Jerusalem, what a song!

[@welshhibby]

@@mikesch0815 great shout for Talk Talk…last albums were head of their time.

[@dougietamson]

I saw Talk Talk in '82 opening for the Genesis/Gabriel reunion, tough crowd though.

[@flyer5347]

Apart from n.9, our tastes match of perfectly. Grest to see more fans of Peter Hammill, especially his solo work.

[@pkredbrooke1772]

Talk talk - yes indeedee!

[@arthurfarrow]

I saw Jethro Tull at Hyde Park in the summer of 1968. I loved Anderson's antics but not so much the music, which was too bluesy for me. Once Mick Abrahams left, it was game on for the next thirty years

[@ronaldmorgan7632]

They grabbed my attention once they started their prog rock era.

[@norcoauctions]

Ian Anderson was THE GREATEST ROCK PERFORMER OF ALL TIME! No other performer is remotely close

[@Calabresito1]

Great video, I confirm we have a very similar palate when it comes to classic rock; I've also watched your "10 bands I hate" videos, I've some coincidences and some differences there. Just out of curiosity, I've 3 bands about which I'd like to know your opinion: Yes, Dire Stratis, Rush; I personally love all 3, BTW

[@jeanmarieboucherit7376]

My turn😂 Beatles, 10 CC, Cream, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Cat Stevens, Men at work, Kinks. Eric Clapton. All these artists feed me with their exquisite sensitivity, deceptive power, warm embrace and idiosyncratic musicality. Just listen to SITTING BY Cat Stevens.

[@danielhkhk7283]

Love Sitting.

[@kevinrombouts3027]

Totally love Sitting. So powerful.

[@ianbyrne5298]

My favourites of all time. 1. Nickelback 2. Right Said Fred 3. Billy Ray Cyrus 4. Maroon 5 5. Status Quo 6. Chesney Hawks 7. Blink 182 8. Kenny Thomas 9. Steps 10. Craig McLachlan

[@ericericson5633]

Blink 182 are the best band of all time.

[@llmm8238]

Was with you until Status Quo

[@pl33]

1. The Who 2. Delaney and Bonnie and Friends 3. The Band 4. The Clash 5. The original Allman Brothers 6. ZZ Top 7. Stevie Wonder 8. Dire Straits 9. Derek and the Dominoes 10. The entire Stax Catalogue Honorable mentions: The Pogues, Big Star, Traveling Wilburys, Marvin Gaye, Traffic and The Mad Dogs and Englishmen..

[@GonzaloAlvarezTostadoRivas]

1.- The Beatles 2.- The Doors 3.- Jimi Hendrix 4.- The Who 5.- The Rolling Stones 6.- Canned Heat 7.- The Pretty Things 8.- The Allman Brothers 9.- Led Zeppelin 10 .- Cream

[@keisi1574]

Wow. You haven't grown in decades!

[@Dlweta57]

Oh caned heat.... Not so obscure to me. Such a unique sounding band ,or was that just in the production, not in my top ten. But defiantly worthy.. Didn't the lead singer join the 27 club via some mysterious type of demise???

[@grantross2609]

​@@Dlweta57...........yes, Al "Blind Owl" Wilson died of an apparent drug overdose although he shared vocals with Bob "Bear" Hite most of the time ------ the obese Hite also died relatively young too !

[@Dlweta57]

@@grantross2609 wow. thank you... such a shame when talented people go out that

[@tago69mago671]

Great list of 60's bands

[@KapitanAndy]

My list has changed through the years, but over time these are the ones I still gravitate toward: 10. Tom Waits 9. Billy Joel 8. Todd Rundgren 7. Leon Russell 6. Frank Zappa 5. Bob Dylan 4. Johnny Cash 3. Miles Davis 2. The Beatles 1. Otis Redding

[@anjizetland-von-kiesel3346]

My friend just introduced me to Tom Waits duetting with Keith Richards. Brilliant pairing.

[@Peter-by3ox]

Time was the first song which it's lyrics hit home at a deeper level than any bit of song writing I have ever experienced up to that stage , the solo in Mother was the first bit of guitar music that I feel actually touched my soul

[@keriford54]

1. Beatles + Solo works 2. Yes 3. The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson 4. Bob Dylan 5. Leonard Cohen 6. John Foxx / Ultravox! 7. Stevie Wonder 8. Soft Machine 9. Nick Drake 10. Jethro Tull That's what i think today, the Beatles do tend to stay at number 1 & deservedly so.

[@olivervus3655]

Yes! Nick Drake!!!!

[@davidjohn7510]

Great to see Cohen on your list ......remarkable man :-)

[@grantross2609]

........good to see Soft Machine getting a shout !

[@olivervus3655]

Great to see Nick Drake!!!

[@TedGrubersky]

Another fine listen, educational as well as entertaining. Never got into Jethro Tull, had a tape of theirs but didn’t like it so never got far with it - I will try again. Yes are on my to do list. FWIW, my top 10 favourites (let’s do a top 20) would be: 1 Oasis 2 REM 3 Stone Roses 4 Nirvana 5 Beatles 6 The Cure 7 Pink Floyd 8 David Bowie 9 The Smiths 10 Radiohead 11 Manic Street Preachers 12 Joy Division 13 Black Sabbath 14 U2 15 The National 16 Bruce Springsteen 17 The Rolling Stones 18 Queen 19 Led Zeppelin 20 Coldplay (up to the last few years anyway, back when they were a guitar band…) Keep up the great work

[@petercena9497]

@user-bj7ir8jr9m The Manics had zero success here in the U.S. Maybe Welch bands don't translate here, since the Stereophonics only charted once and are pretty much unknown.

[@nyrocks5580]

Jethro Tull were a phenomenal band, but they're not for everyone and for that matter their different phases aren't for every fan either. They don't sound the same album to album. Based on your favorite artists list, I could recommend some of their songs you might enjoy. Let me know.

[@slowmarchingband1]

Nice balancing vid to the last one. My Top 10; XTC (from Drums & Wires to the end) Gentle Giant Talk Talk Big Big Train (from The Underfall Yard to Grand Tour) Peter Gabriel Kate Bush CIRCU5 Streetwalkers John Martyn Mark Knopfler

[@spoonunit03]

Went to Cornbury Music Festival to see Half Man Half Biscuit yonks ago and saw Paul Simon by accidentl and realised that these 'old' guys know their stuff. He was absolutely awesome.

[@earthsmoke9450]

Half Man Half Biscuit….jeez, there’s a band I haven’t heard mentioned in a while.

[@davehoward22]

Didn't know he'd joined the band..

[@spoonunit03]

@@davehoward22 Lol. He'd have improved their musicianship if not their awesomely comical lyrics. :)

[@marklockey4434]

1. Marillion. 2. ELP 3. Rush 4. Arena 5. Genesis ( Hackett era ) 6. Yes 7. John Wetton 8. UK 9. Keane 10. Pallas Bubbling under: Eddie Jobson Pink Floyd It Bites The Verve The Who Simon and Garfunkel

[@stevstevstevrich]

Some great artists you have there. These are my favourites right now in a rough order: 1. The Beatles 2. Pink Floyd 3. King Crimson 4. Bob Dylan 5. Led Zeppelin 6. The Doors 7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience 8. David Bowie 9. The Who 10. John Lennon 11. The Band 12. The Velvet Underground 13. Deep Purple 14. Creedence Clearwater Revival 15. Bob Marley and the Wailers 16. Yes 17. Cream 18. Black Sabbath 19. The Rolling Stones 20. Jefferson Airplane

[@jeremycagle19]

Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd The Doors The Who RUSH Black Sabbath Cream Metallica Motorhead The Police Honorable mentions The Beatles Queen

[@timorean320]

10 aint enough lol

[@geraldragozine777]

Led Zeppelin???

[@jeremycagle19]

@@geraldragozine777 Yep.

[@patriciaclarke6759]

The doors are shite

[@patriciaclarke6759]

But I will let you off as you like Rush motorhead Sabbath and pink Floyd

[@williamhamilton2440]

Baz, enjoying your videos, love the late night radio vibe. Thanks for introducing me to some less listened albums. I'd have to put Supertramp on my top ten. Albumwise it would be Crime of the Century as maybe my fave album of all time. Bought in 1974, and several times since. Just love it.

[@rich_t]

Never really got into Atom Heart Mother until I listened to it for a long while. Now it's like " marmalade, I like marmalade..."

[@jerrypotente872]

Jerry Potente, ad nauseam my very first concert when I was 15 1/2 years old with my friend Tony was at the capital theater in Hackensack New Jersey. It was a double billing of Jethro Tull doing their new album benefit with a couple tracks from stand-up and also joined by Leslie West and Felix Pardi mountain could you imagine being 15 years old and your first rock show is Jethro Tull doing benefit And Leslie West Mountain. It was a phenomenal night. Both groups were on fire. I was so amazed and smitten and have been a lifelong fan of Ian Anderson and all of his tall projects my God what a showman and entertainer and rock ‘n’ roll writing genius unbelievable I have nothing but love for him, and I still say faithful to those couple of early mountain albums as well boy what an experience for a kid to have as his first rock show , I still have it scorched in Del in my little subconscious mind. God bless my friend. Don’t start on easy you see me yeah

[@jerrypotente872]

That was meant to be aqualung my friend don’t you start way on easy you poor all you see it’s only me yeah

[@jerrypotente872]

And Felix pappalardi geniusbassist , keyboard and arranger of Mountain’smaterial, sorry

[@praximan-ke8ek]

John Coltrane,Archie Shepp,Miles Davis,Ornette Coleman,Wayne Shorter,Albert Ayler, Cecil Taylor,Pharoah Sanders, Lou Reed and Leonard Cohen. Alice Coltrane should get a big mention.

[@galifettetv1238]

Oh yes, Cohen deserves a mention

[@mickxymic9514]

I absolutely love your list and all the artists on it. I always find picking my tops list very hard, but I admire all of the artists in yours.

[@renatocpjr5192]

Younger people certainly don't know this, but decades ago, we heard the name "Pink Floyd" for the first time and didn't know "WHAT" it was, whether it was a person, a duo, a group or the cow on the album cover. It was something really intriguing, mysterious.

[@RyanKeogh-b7r]

So what you're telling me is you didn't look on the back of albums? Can't blame you, everyone was stoned back then. There was even that promoter, who really should have known better, that asked for "Led Zeppelin and his backing band" : )

[@renatocpjr5192]

@@RyanKeogh-b7r The name and the songs circulated before any promotional material and it was very common to copy a copy of a copy from a cassette borrowed from someone who could get access more quickly. :)

[@Earhairy]

@@RyanKeogh-b7r "There was even that promoter, who really should have known better, that asked for "Led Zeppelin and his backing band"". I think most people will understand that little 'faux pas', as he was probably a gentleman of a certain age. The same indulgence would not be extended to teenagers of the time, because, well, they should know better. I remember reading of a schoolboy, who, eager to impress his friends, wanted to show just how hip he was by scrawling the name of the most obscure band he could think of on his school bag. He had assumed that Mantovani were a heavy metal band.

[@markjwilcox]

@@Earhairy😂 - Love it!

[@Maanebaronen]

I`m younger and certainly kmow about that

[@th5841]

Love this list for having underrated and unknown artists in it. Some of these were totally unknown to me, and I will spend time discovering them.

[@pedromarques7457]

01. The Beatles 02. Tom Waits 03. Lou Reed 04. Bjork 05. Jimi Hendrix 06. Peter Gabriel 07. Pink Floyd 08. Talking Heads 09. Rolling Stones 10. The Kinks 11. The Beach Boys 12. Sex Pistols

[@lkeslinke]

1) Steven Wilson 2) Porcupine Tree 3) Genesis 4) Peter Gabriel 5) YES 6) Pink Floyd 7) Rolling Stones 8) LED Zeppelin 9) The Who 10) King Crimson

[@eggboy-uk]

For me the list is currently: John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Peter Gabriel, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa, Ozric Tentacles, Mountain. I'll press the "comment" button now, by which time the list may well have altered...

[@jamesstegemoeller9069]

Thanks for the Ozrics shout out!!!

[@eggboy-uk]

Oops, forgot the honourable mentions: Yes, Genesis (up to Wind and Wuthering), Queen, John McLaughlin.

[@HobGothlin]

After watching your 'bands I hate video', I watched this one with interest to see how you'd counterbalance things. I mentally listed a few artists I thought you'd pick and predictably for the first half of the video I was mostly right. Just when I thought you were beyond redemption, you pulled some rabbits out of the hat ! Tull at Manchester Apollo back in the 80s, the Under Wraps/Broadsword tour if I recall rightly was the best gig I ever saw. Anderson came on and apologised that the support couldn't make it due to some issue or another and by recompense Tull would play an extended set. It was a magical gig, the air heavy with a certain distinctive smelling substance. Halfway through a large Jacobean banquet table appeared and each time the lights dimmed a member of the band would be doing a solo spot whilst the other banned members dined - served by a very fetching waitress to whoops and cheers from the crowd. I was a youngster back then, around 17 ish and taken to the gig by a neighbour and fan that didn't want to go on his own - I was hooked and that gig will remain unsurpassed in my memory.

[@raaka2027]

1: The Beatles 2: Frank Zappa and The Mothers 3: Television 4: The Ramones 5: The Stones 6: Jethro Tull 7: Can 8: Moody Blues 9: Van Morrison 10: The Doors (Live in particular)

[@franklarin8100]

Excellent choices. I have most of the recordings you've mentioned and listen to them regularly (safe for the Rolling Stones compilation). And I agree that apart from some of the Beatles' albums, Dark Side Of The Moon is truly a feet of engineering genius (thanks to Alan Parsons and the production crew that helped the band produce a concept album like no other). Being a Canadian from Quebec, I've always admired Joni Mitchell. She truly is one of our national treasures. Thank you for sharing.

[@fairmania]

Oh yes, Bruce Springsteen. He's up there with Simply Red for me. The River, a song to hang yourself to, and as for the rest of his output... I know you said he would be a devisive choice, and you weren't wrong. Keep up the good work. I do love Yes though, Tull too, and Pink Floyd would be number one for me as well!

[@fairmania]

@@eightiesmusic1984 I suggest you sit down and listen to the song properly. A depressing story of young lives crushed and lost before they got going, not by death but by the indiferrence about sexual teaching in schools and the outdated thinking within their communities. Unless you're a 'Murican, in which case Sprinsteen is held up beside the flag, the constitution and the pledge of allegiance, and any and all criticism is dealt with by shooting on my doorstep just for expressing an opinion, like we can in the free world! Grow up, it's just an opinion.

[@Guedingen]

Always fun, many thanks. Disagree vehemently on the Stones decline - the slow death started with 'Goat's Head Soup'. The plug was pulled when Wood joined.

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Kansas Supertramp Steely Dan Dire Straits Jethro Tull King Crimson Styx Al Stewart Heart Rush About ten more artists could be on the list. Kansas, Supertramp, Steely Dan, and Dire Straits will always be my top four

[@ronaldmorgan7632]

Interesting selections.

[@Sabotage8675]

Kansas....phenomenal 👊

[@stephen1562]

Some great choices 🤜🤛

[@williamreichold1545]

Steely Dan is another one I frequently forget about but who has allot of great stuff. Styx is great too. So many good Bands that you forget some.

[@andynaz5631]

70s FM radio fan. 👌

[@williammorris1384]

Great video Barry ! And ( mostly !) love your choices 👍 What I found surprising, in going through other listeners lists , are the artists that haven’t been mentioned! No Kate Bush , Elton John ,( WTF!!) , U2, Steely Dan ,( jostled for a number 11 slot!), Radiohead,( squeezed onto the back end of someone’s best 20 list !) Roxy music, ( see above), Seal, Eurythmics/Annie Lennox solo , and only one Van the man inclusion,( must have been his daughter’s list !) Quite odd.

[@williamreichold1545]

When I list Bands, I don`t include Elton, but consider him more of a separate solo Artist, like Neil Diamond, etc. Thus will say Elton is my favorite solo Male artist, and he is. Love Neil too.

[@mfischer387]

Ten Bands and Artists I Love: Rush Gentle Giant Frank Zappa Jethro Tull King Crimson Black Sabbath Soundgarden Jack O’ The Clock Dixie Dregs Barock Project

[@PaulBrown-il3wl]

@@mfischer387 ooh someone else that has discovered Barock Project. Italian Prog. Nice work mfischer387

[@mfischer387]

@@PaulBrown-il3wl, thanks Paul! Yes, I love Barock Project. Time Voyager is one of my favorite releases so far in 2024. Luca Zabbini is brilliant in my opinion.

[@PaulBrown-il3wl]

@@mfischer387 yes great music. I’ve not bought much of their music lately. Maybe I should

[@sail2byzantium]

An excellent list, sir! Happy to see Yes get a mention (90215 from 1983 is one the band's ultimate bests--up their with the Yes Album-Fragile-Close to the Edge triumvirate) and too Joni Mitchell--I still have ingrained memories of wonderful mid-70s summers with "Help Me" (from Court and Spark, 1974) playing on the radio--such an archetypal song. And I just loved her Shine album back in 2007. And of course, I was aware of Pink Floyd superficially with the pervasiveness of Another Brick in the Wall in 1980--but that was it. But I got Dark Side of the Moon as an Xmas present a few years later (along with a new stereo to play it on) and I haven't been the same--such a perfect and deep album.

[@JohnDoe-uk8et]

1. Joy Division 2. Los Lobos 3. Clutch 4. New Order 5. The Stone Roses 6. Pink Floyd 7. Radiohead 8. Dead Can Dance 9. Portishead 10. Led Zeppelin

[@pattardn]

10. Yes 09. The Beatles 08. Frank Zappa 07. Steven Wilson / Porcupine Tree 06. Pink Floyd 05. Genesis 04. King Crimson 03. Kate Bush 02. Mike Oldfield 01. Jethro Tull

[@dwaynejessome1728]

10) Chris Whitley 9) Joe Walsh 8) Yes 7) Led Zeppelin 6) The Black Crowes 5) John Prine 4) Genesis 3) The Who 2) The Beatles 1) Pink Floyd 11) The Rolling Stones/ Neil Young / Steely Dan

[@marktait2371]

ironically i heard yesterday the pheobe bridgers cover and prines on indie radio tge summer song frok.his last record have to agree wirh those chris witley had buried in a crate think gave to my nephew

[@dwaynejessome1728]

@@marktait2371 Slainte Friend! The first 5 Chris Whitley albums are some of the best stuff ever recorded

[@kevinputry5655]

You had me worried there for a minute. The first half of that list unfortunately won't be making my list but as soon as you came to Yes, your list got a whole lot better. My top 10 essentials(not in a particular order): Tangerine Dream, Goblin, Rush, Devo, Judas Priest, Jean-Luc Ponty, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Genesis(for their prog era), Brand X and the Alan Parsons Project.

[@TheBurning1981]

Goblin now that’s very refreshing to see someone mention

[@michaelbushell4356]

1. Joy Division 2. The Smiths 3. Radiohead 4. Talking Heads 5. Nick Cave 6. Paul Simon 7. Pink Floyd 8. Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett era Genesis 9. Talk Talk 10. Pink Floyd

[@mateosimon4237]

My ten picks, no particular order: -Pink Floyd -Peter Gabriel -U2 -Audioslave -Def Leppard -AC/DC -Bruce Springsteen -Dire Straits -Neil Young -R.E.M.

[@norwegianzound]

Not trendy, but I love Supertramp. From 1974 Crime of the Century to 1980 Paris live. The rest is pleasant.

[@malarktaful]

You're right, you're right, you're bloody well right.

[@nigelmartin3339]

Their self titled album is incredible

[@andynaz5631]

CotC is one of the best albums of the 70s.

[@stuarthowarth2972]

My Top 10 bands: 1. Marillion (all) 2. Big Big Train (The David Longdon era) 3. Genesis 4. Supertramp 5. Rush 6. Gazpacho 7. All About Eve 8. IQ 9. Dire Straits 10. Oasis

[@frankmurphyburr3598]

Fantastic list 👌 👏 👍

[@deepzepp4176]

My Ten ,in no particular order. 10) Uriah Heep 9) Thunder 8) Thin Lizzy 7) Rival Sons 6) Deep Purple 5) Free 4) Whitesnake 3) Rainbow 2) Joe Bonamassa 1) Gary Moore Honorable mention - Richie Kotzen, The Sweet, Led Zeppelin, Black (Dio) Sabbath.

[@mitchellkitts6444]

Strong choices! Love Thunder and Free getting a mention - amazing!

[@marshallblack8944]

Awesome list. My own would be a little different but all are GR8. Thanks for your outstanding efforts, I'm really enjoying your work.

[@garygrimmett7945]

Oooooh soooooo glad you brought neil in at the end mate...brilliant choices but i think ragged glory needs a mention...my personal fave...that crazy horse groove..

[@uncledenny2570]

I know what made me a fan of Floyd. I used to haunt my local record stores and stereo shops (remember stereo shops?) as a teen. A salesman put DSOTM on a Denon turntable, through a McIntosh receiver into a pair of vintage JBL theater speakers in the listening room. Changed my life (musically). 🔊🎶

[@ulrikealtmann4655]

In my youth, I remember endless discussions with friends all night long, about the best music equipment you can get. The best receiver, speaker, record player.....It was a sacred and serious science in itself. And yes, with the right equipment music is taken to a completely new and wonderful level.

[@josephyoung2593]

The mark of a good songwriter is that you can enjoy their songs even if you query their politics, because they'll be focusing on writing well rather than beating a topical drum. Dylan, Mitchell, Simon and Joel almost always manage this; Springsteen manages it often enough; personally I'm a bit sceptical about Young.

[@vikingbrace]

I love rankings like . Especially with minimal “honorable mentions “, which I feel cheapens the list and its importance. Cheers to you for having the balls to make this video.

[@terryzobeck3978]

A fine list and well defended. Hard to argue with any of your choices. I've never been a Pink Floyd fan, but you make a good case for them. I'd probably include The Who, The Kinks and the Beach Boys in place of Floyd, Yes and Billy Joel. Another enjoyable video.

[@mwmeier7677]

1. The Beatles 2. Bob Dylan 3. Led Zeppelin 4. Pink Floyd 5. Cream 6. The Who 7. The Yardbirds 8. The Beach Boys 9. Chuck Berry 10. The Rolling Stones

[@robm9999]

Barry, without a doubt or even close 2nd, Pink Floyd is my #1 as well. Like you, I was first consciously exposed to them via The Wall around ‘79 or so, and also like you have fallen out of love with that album over the years. Haven’t listened to it in its entirely in over 30 years. But, as I’ve gotten older, I appreciate more and more their entire catalogue up to and including Animals which may be my favourite PF album. I have a special place for Meddle as well as Obscured by Clouds. Of course Dark Side and WYWH are immortal albums, and I love the early bootlegs when many of those songs were being performed in early forms prior to being recorded. Def love the ‘68-‘71 period specifically, and thank god for the many concerts which were recorded and are available on KZbin. But Animals speaks on an entirely different level and I have to say I prob play parts, or most likely, all of that album on a daily basis. FWIW, #2-5 are as follows: The Clash The Who All things Steve Winwood The Beatles Thanks as always!!

[@MarcClaris]

Given that I'm mostly stuck in the past .... 1) Yes 2) Gabriel Era Genesis 3) Supertramp 4) Camel 5) Peter Gabriel 6) New Order 7) Porcupine Tree 8) Kraftwerk 9) Public Service Broadcasting 10) Talk Talk

[@paulweston8408]

Great choice for your number one band!!!!! I honestly listen to them almost every night as I go to sleep! Their music is like an audio trip to the Louvre!!! So many masterpieces of pure artistic enjoyment.

[@smallbizdigitalmedia]

Bob Dylan Kate Bush Neil Young Jethro Tull Rush Black Sabbath Pink Floyd Leonard Cohen Sheryl Crow Dire Straits

[@LewisCraggs]

I’m really enjoying your lists. You’ve always been good on camera, I think you’re really starting to master your craft

[@growlerthe2nd712]

1st The Beatles 2nd The Rolling Stones ( Brian Jones era) 3rd Pink Floyd 4th The Who 5th The Kinks 6th The Small Faces 7th The Specials 8th Genesis ( Peter Gabriel and post Gabriel era ) 9th The Pretty Things 10th The Doors 👌👍

[@mangstadt1]

I agree 100 percent with your #1 pick. I also started to get to know them when The Wall came out, and in a few years I had all their vinyl albums, including Relics and Masters of Rock, two collections of oldies. My #2 pick is a fictitious band called "Los raperos muertos" (based on the name of a fun Spanish group known as "Los toreros muertos"- The Dead Matadors). In English it would be "The Dead Rappers". I absolutely loathe rap and hiphop, so every time one of them gets picked off or collapses on stage or ODs, I think to myself, One more new member of their band in hell or wherever they go to torture the ears of the dead. The concept of tough, mean lyrics over a bland musical background makes me sick. I love Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Nina Simone and Jimi Hendrix, but the crap modern day black musicians are churning out makes me want to see them banished from the face of the earth. And if it's a white nasal rapper like Eminem, the same applies. My #3 pick would be The Dead Autotuners, but they need to learn from their buddies the rappers--they seem to be lasting too long.

[@stuartfishman1044]

My top twenty offhand: 1) The Clash 2) The Who 3) Ornette Coleman 4) Talking Heads 5) PJ Harvey 6) Stevie Wonder 7) Sonic Youth 8) Joni Mitchell 9) Neil Young 10) Jimi Hendrix Experience 11) Mekons 12) Prince 13) Miles Davis 14) Velvet Underground 15) Minutemen 16) Captain Beefheart 17) Mahavishnu Orchestra 18) King Crimson 19) Public Enemy 20) Raincoats The order isn't set in stone, and there's another 10 or 20 I could add, but you get the gist.

[@shawn13mertle13]

Ornette Coleman, and the Raincoats I will look up. Nice list.

[@daves2058]

Minutemen were fun live!

[@stuartfishman1044]

@@daves2058 I saw We Jam Econo, the Minutemen doc. They looked like a terrific live band.

[@daves2058]

@stuartfishman1044 I need to see that documentary!

[@LondonJohn129]

1. Grateful Dead 2. Frank Zappa/The Mothers 3. The Go-Betweens 4. Jefferson Airplane 5. Bob Dylan 6. The Beatles 7. Pink Floyd (up to WYWH) 8. Aimee Mann 9. Dolly Mixture 10. Cocteau Twins

[@michaelj3282]

Rolling Stones, I first saw them at St James Park in Newcastle June 1982. Back then we were worried that if we didn't see them we might never. If only we knew.

[@pkflash2004]

I was at that gig aswell. I was 17 and went with my girlfriend, parents and some friends. I remember standing by one of the walkways coming from the stage and Keef came up to play a solo. I looked up as he was right above me and I could see all of the lines and crows feet in his face and I thought 'god, he looks old'!

[@vordman]

I saw them at Cardiff Arms Park about 1990 for exactly the same reason.

[@patrickkleemann4919]

Great Video! About 10 years ago I started to REALLY listen to Pink Floyd. Not that long ago. When I was younger I just knew them for the songs "Another Brick In The Wall" and "Wish You Were Here". That was it. Little did I know how awesome the experience would be, if you closely listen to all their amazing other stuff. I actually felt, like I was musically evolving into another level. Don't get me wrong. I have always been a fan of rock-music (Led Zeppelin, Queen, Black Sabbath, Rolling Stones, Metallica, AC/DC etc.), but to me Pink Floyd is the highest form of musical evolution anyone can reach. The degrees of emotions you are enduring when listening to Shine On You Crazy Diamond or Comfortably Numb for example are so astonishing, that I actually feel pity for anyone, who may never get to have this sentiment. I also noticed that (unlike most other music) the more and more you listen to a Floyd-Song, the better it gets. For example, when I heard Time or Echoes for the first couple of times, I thought the bell ringing and the intro were quite boring and annoying. It had to listen to it for about 10 times before I could fathom the pure awesomeness. Which brings me to my final question. Let's assume you need to introduce Pink Floyd to someone, but you can only pick one or two songs, what would you choose?

[@vuggish]

Big Country - mainly first 2 albums Suicidal Tendencies - mainly first 4 albums/EP King’s X Led Zeppelin U2 - first 6 studio albums Simple Minds - 1980 through 1985 Bad Brains AC/DC Thin Lizzy Rush