Ten bands I never mention but I love | RANKED sort of

[@lvtutorials3039]

Madness Andy. Whatever you do, there's always madness in it.

[@grahamnunn8998]

Eno says his favourite Roxy Music album is Stranded, the first one without him. I think he genuinely meant it as he realised his vision clashed with Ferry's. He could always see the bigger picture. And...No Pussyfooting!

[@stuartfishman1044]

"Baby's On Fire" (from Here Come The Warm Jets) Has a guitar solo by Robert Fripp that is among the most devastating I've ever heard. And Brian Eno should be regarded as one of the greatest musical thinkers of the late 20th Century.

[@ericdinse5047]

@@stuartfishman1044 completely agree regarding Baby's On Fire. That solo knocked me out.

[@stuartfishman1044]

@ericdinse5047 One of my favorite guitar players of all time.

[@coosoorlog]

Oh it's Fripp! Never thought to find out who it was, even though it's one of my favourite guitar solos ever. It's so THICC!

[@davidm7237]

Actually it's Fripp and Paul Rudolph from the Pink Fairies. Eno was fading between them..

[@ackytrax7552]

Hi Andy, Madness! As you were explaining it I had to agree they were like those brilliant paintings made up of apparently random brush strokes that when you stand back look amazingly realistic. Very easily overlooked. I loved the little sax bit after 'Baggy Trousers' - de, de de dit dit. Something of nothing but fitted perfectly. I was also, heavily influenced by Stewart Copeland. Thanks for the video.😀

[@diegocruz5637]

Im liking it when you go beyond prog and jazz in your videos.

[@robertwiles8106]

The original version of I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun, by Rotary Connection (featuring a very young Minnie Riperton) is one of the great tracks from the early U.S. funk era.

[@paulcook7426]

The passion you talk about Madness is absolutely wonderful. A band I love, though flitted in and out of listening fleetingly every few years or so.

[@karlx-1]

MADNESS!! They are SUCH and incredibly diverse and sophisticated band. Combine Mike Barson with Chas and then fill in with the rest of the boys, and you've got a band that plays the most varied sounds and styles of all time. I learned to play bass by listening to Madness. Have you listened to The Liberty of Norton Folgate?? It's a musical masterpiece. I only wish they would come to the states for a FULL tour.

[@johannhauffman323]

Love Brian Eno. If you are unfamiliar, his solo albums “ Taking Tiger Mountain “ and “ Another Green World “ are a Great place to start.

[@Darrylizer1]

Before And After Science too.

[@johannhauffman323]

@@Darrylizer1 absolutely!

[@jfrancis6191]

I’m so happy with what you said about The Police! They were just so extraordinary.

[@imanihekima1659]

Baggy Trousers was also a hit around September 1980 when kids were going back to school. There's a bit of the Double Deckers spirit in there as well. Madness songs can sound deceptively simple because they're so hook-laden but the chord sequences are really unorthodox and imaginative.

[@AliciaHenning-gc8zc]

Great video. Still Crazy is a great album with so many transcendent performances. I especially love Toots Thielemans’ haunting solo on Night Game. Thank you!

[@h.m.7218]

Todd Rundgren being my alltime favorite musician, I generally know other musicians related in one way or another to him. Mark Smith was reputedly a TR fan. And I know Lewis Taylor because an english girl, also a TR fan, was always talking about him on the TRConnection forums. He was doing it all by himself, just like TR.

[@dimsylsodium1]

On the topic of the English aesthetic, I was surprised to read how much time Paul Simon spent in England during the mid-1960s just before Simon & Garfunkel became very successful. According to Billy Bragg ("The Progressive Patriot"), several of the songs on the "Sounds of Silence" album were born out of his experience in England. So far as Mike Batt is concerned, he has just published his autobiography which is on the top of my list of books to buy for reading at the beach next summer. Separately, it was Bob James who wrote Nautilus. It can be found on the album "One" (by Bob James).

[@freakybeaky1]

…. and an immersed Scotsman’s performing of the music there.

[@kennethcrowther2277]

Absolutely with you on The Police Andy. My favourite band of all. All three of them true geniuses. Thanks for feeling that way! Awesome.

[@charlesabboud1613]

Couldn’t agree more Kenneth saw them in 82 and 2007, in 82 they were quite unbelievable, in 2007, I think Copeland had gone off the boil although Sting’s voice was quite astonishing. The song I love with all my heart is Bring on the Night

[@jerryleeelvisberryrichard6247]

This guy’s opinions and taste differ greatly from mine but I consistently enjoy his content. Keep up the great work Andy!

[@Carboggg]

@@jerryleeelvisberryrichard6247 Andy has an extremely eclectic and sometimes surprising taste in music. John Peel liked Sheena Easton, which shows also shows a healthy open mind to music.

[@gregorygreene1940]

Glad to see Brian Eno on the list. Love his work with Robert Fripp, especially the No Pussyfooting album. The cover photo alone is worth it. Another great list Andy!

[@kennethcrowther2277]

Ok Andy. I've just grooved out on Nuyorikan Soul now. Thanks. Now that's groove! I love it.

[@Darrylizer1]

Nice mentioning Brian Eno! My favorite Eno album is the second one he did with Robert Fripp: Evening Star. There's some fantastic moments of light and dark on that album, Fripp and Eno worked very well together.

[@happy2oblige]

Great list. I did enjoy it.

[@adrianlovell8704]

Great video!!! Almost full crossover for me .... I loved The Jam for that English aesthetic too. So many brilliant songs . Don't change a thing ,Andy. 👍

[@therealtwiggyleaf]

ExceIlent video! I am "with you" on Timberlake, Simon & Garfunkle, Eno, The Police and Madness. I really loved your a cappella version of "Baggy Trousers". 😎

[@cameronpatrickscott]

That was real fun, thanks for introducing me to MR Bungle, and Lewis whasisname, several sojournes over to sportify (scottish accent) now a two hour long show...was hoping for the blockheads, nathan king made an appearance, and i once landscaped a garden for phil gould in putney, and had some nice chats...my life in a bush of ghosts....thats 2hrs,

[@jlkoenig4377]

Police and Level 42, no doubt! Thanks for nudging me to give these others a chance.

[@billphelps5611]

I remember "Our House" from Madness, I think I have the 45. I'll check them out. Love the Police too. Also, really into Eno as well, Before and After Science is my favorite. Great video!

[@halcyon289]

I'm coming up to 62 years of age . We were so spoilt ; year after year of mind blowing music .

[@mrinalkundu1521]

Yep.

[@TheTerminalBeach]

Brilliant -really enjoyed that. I thought The Specials might have followed The Police because Ghost Town is such a monumental moment, but Madness was a good call. I almost called them a post-punk Kinks but you rightly illustrated them as much more than that

[@richardgale1287]

Well that was an eye-opener. Fascinating.

[@TractorCountdown]

A whole video on Madness please, Andy, and why they should cover 'Harold The Barrel'.

[@lupcokotevski2907]

It was the Melbourne Cup today, so I'm putting money on Daft Punk, Rufus, Parliament, Elektric Band, The Sweet. For the place: Funkadelic, T Rex, Status Quo, and a trifecta on Earth Wind and Fire, Ohio Players, The Temptations. Speculative punt: Sly and the Family Stone.

[@Chiller11]

Great effort!

[@ericdinse5047]

I like any list that has both Whitesnake AND Brian Eno.

[@pizzapunk8816]

Masters at Work, nice one Andy.

[@fightersweep]

Aged 10, I got Outlandos d' Amour and Regatta de Blanc for Christmas in 1979. I played them to death with Regatta becoming my favourite album. What grabbed me most was Stuart's drumming and I became hooked on his sound. It was just so unique and interesting and from then on, led me to take more notice of what the guy at the back of the stage was doing. 45 years later, I'll be meeting Stuart at a meet and greet tomorrow night on his 'Have I Said Too Much Tour'. I can't wait, but the 10 year old in me is as nervous as heck! Great video Andy. Really enjoyed this one. Won't argue with you about The Police, and love Madness too.

[@Carboggg]

I bought and loved both those Police albums and played them to death. However, they are the one band who I once loved but can no longer listen to their music now. I just think it all sounds very dated now.

[@fightersweep]

@@Carboggg I still listen to them a lot. Too big a part of my growing up not to really. I do favour the first two albums though, especially Regatta. The faux punky/reggae sound hasn't dated so much for me. Most people vote for Synchronicity, but that's always felt like a Sting solo career progression album to me with too much polish. Prefer their rawer, energetic stuff.

[@colinburroughs9871]

@@Carboggg gosh, dated? That's basically exactly what I'd say it's not. Kinda hip, fresh.

[@Carboggg]

@colinburroughs9871 Tbh, I lost interest in them quite fast after the first two albums and gave them away a couple of years later. I still like some punk and new wave songs though. A band never talked about today is The Boomtown Rats, who were huge for a couple of years. For the first time in many years I've been listening to some of their big hits lately and I'm surprised by how much I still like them.

[@coosoorlog]

I was never a huge fan of Whitessnake but man David Coverdale has one of the most charismatic voices in the history of rock. Such a great energy. Great vocalist all around.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Level 42 & Lewis Taylor - chapeau sir! LT is a bona fide genius in my view - I had the pleasure of seeing him play live twice in London when I lived in St. Albans - and he never disappointed. Glad to see him back on the music scene again. Have seen Level 42 at least 7 times - as a live band they always deliver.

[@davidwylde8426]

Definitely a full crossover with this list for me. I have a full appreciation for this list of artists, that extends to love for several of them. Good stuff

[@moose6509]

Great video Andy! Love the love for Level 42 (Something about You, Hot Water and Leaving me now are sublime), The Police and Madness (Bed & Breakfast Man, Embarrassment and Michael Caine being my favourites). P.S. Nobody watches the BBC anymore, sorry.

[@GrantTregellas]

Totally agree with Madness. What a run of hit songs! But I would still put the Police at #1.

[@FL-by9xz]

Madness!!!! Yes!!!! Got in to them in 1980 when I started listening to music... I play guitar and sax and my musical tastes have gone from Ska/2Tone, to rock and metal, then Zappa and instrumental music, jazz, freeform etc and after nearly 45 years of listening to music Madness are still my favourite band of all time. Saw them last December in Glasgow for the first time. Always avoided seeing them for fear I would be disappointed - they were great. 2 hour show mixing up the classics with material from the latest album (C'est la vie) and with a multimedia backing. A show that put a lot of younger bands to shame.

[@markperry9427]

Excellent 👌 For me, Paul Simon is one of the greatest songs writers ever, Bridge Over Troubled Waters reduces me to tears every time, but his way of using words is unique, The Boxer has such great lines on it and "the Mississippi Delta was shining like a National Guitar" is the greatest opening line ever written, sheer poetry. Thank you for talking about Level 42, their debut album is one of my top albums of the 80's, I point to Heathrow as the epitome of Level 42. I liked The Police singles but foolishly dismissed them as a jingly jangly pop singles band. More fool me. I only recently bought a couple of their albums and was blown away, there was so much more to them. Bands important to me you never mention (of course you're never going to do a video on that 😅), Bebop Deluxe/Bill Nelson, not only his guitar playing but also his song writing blew my mind in 1976. 10cc - I loved the singles in the day but didn't understand them enough to buy an album. I now have their first four albums which are total genius, as an old man I get their form of satire totally and rate them very highly. B. B. King, the firstguy to fully open me up to the blues and blues guitar playing and the master front man. The Kinks who invented the riff and changed the face of music should be talked about much more.

[@gavindaviesmusic]

Love the Police and Level 42, Stewart Copeland is a fabulous drummer! My drumming heroes are Phil Collins, Brian Bennett, Stewart Copeland, Ian Palmer, and Mal Garratt my old drum teacher, and Ian's drum teacher for that matter.

[@jublaim]

Stewart Copeland, Mark King, Adrian Belew and Vittorio Cosma was Gizmodrome in 2017; bonkers!

[@happy2oblige]

Hooray. I love Madness. Loved their videos. And still making brilliant stuff.

[@jublaim]

Thanks, ever so entertaining! Gotta check up "Masters...".

[@b1daly1]

Thanks Andy, really enjoyed this!

[@craigtodd8297]

This Garage jem is a right sneaky secret. Drop the prog talk and show us your garage beats.

[@davestephens6421]

I first saw Level 42 at a small club 79/80, and the marketing at the time was pushing them as a new Jazz Rock group. I went with a bass player friend and we walked out because they weren't RTF....they where good muso's but Mark wasn't Stanley to us so we left. Not long after I heard Hot Water and Chinese Way!!! And then I bought the Running In The Family album and loved it!!! Still do...still play it several times a year. Beautifully produced album. After that I went to see them on the Guranteed Tour with Gary on drums ( OMG!!) and was hoping to see Mr Holdsworrh with them as he was on the album. Unfortunately he didn't appear but man, that was some gig!!! Running and Guranteed are my two favourite L42 albums, and Mark is truly a special bass player who has said he grew up listening to our jazzrock heroes!! Love The Police but unfortunately many dodgy filler songs on their albums for me...got all the CD's...but Zenyata and Ghost are brilliant albums. In the early days a recording enginner who I used to work with became their live sound engineer would tell me how they would jam like a jazzrock band at the soundchecks...he said I would love them. Unfortunately I never did, because I was gigging so much myself. A real regret!!!

[@spanishpeaches2930]

Have to add, for whatever reason, that Clem Burke is my favourite drummer. He was the major reason i really liked Blondie back in the day, when i was a lad.

[@brianparsa7794]

Wow, Andy, I actually remember several of these bands! The Police were terrific, and I recall seeing Madness and Level 42 music videos in the early 1980's; Madness' "Our House" is a fabulous pop song. Suggestion for a future video presentation: would you perhaps want to do a presentation of your favorite songs from the early 1980's, back when music videos were new, there was the new age of British heavy metal, punk music was taking a back seat to "new wave" rock and pop, there was a strong interest in ska, etc; I suspect you and I would have been adolescents at that time, and we were finding new music (new to us, perhaps?) that spoke to us?! That could be a lot of fun!

[@latty_g]

Completely agree about Madness. What a great band!

[@MrStrawberry86]

Another great video Andy. I've never really given level 42 or madness much time for some reason but you've inspired me to revisit them. I love hearing you talking about Mr bungle they are one of my most cherished bands, their three albums in the 90s are absolutely genius albums especially disco volante which is my favourite album of all time, it's so good to hear you praise it. Do you know the many other bands that members of mr bungle are involved in like secret chiefs 3 and fantomas? Keep doing the Lords work and talking about these great bands.

[@nathanadlerinc2790]

Eno and Mr Bungle. You have risen in my esteme to an even higher level. I would also venture that Madness have a kind of Cardiacs vibe about them. Ska doesn't really do it for me but I like and can appreciate Madness. They are awesome.

[@antidote7]

Mr. Bungle, fantastic! And though only mentioned, Fishbone is a great band. Absolutely love them.

[@BillsOldandNewGaming]

Spot on with many of your choices. Enjoyed your representation of Madness. I was never a big fan but you are spot on and I'm now going to go and listen to those tracks again. Was very surprised to hear you mention Mr Bungle, they are batshit crazy and I only discovered them being a fan of FNM. I'm primarily into Metal/Rock but I'll always have time for the Police. My dad was a fan of them along with Lizzy, AC/DC and Rory Gallagher but listening to the Police on vinyl back in the day is special and being older and wiser the appreciation of the amazing musicianship makes it even better now especially the drums.

[@Dutch2go]

Madness was brilliant. Super popular in the Netherlands. Nightboat to Cairo was an eye opener.

[@chordpop6259]

Great video. The Justin Timberlake thing is interesting because although I have only had a very casual exposure to his various musical, acting and comedy performances he struck me as cut from a very similar cloth as Phil Collins. Kind of personality wise and also exuding this effortless musical talent and showmanship. If you were to ask me who else gives me the same or similar vibe as Phil Collins that I know of, I couldnt think of anyone except Justin Timberlake. A particular man-of-the-hour personality they have. Thanks for the heads up on Nuyorican Soul. Never heard of it and just sampled a few tracks. Very cool. Wow, Nerve Net.. I've sampled several of your albums on bandcamp and mentioned in a comment before that your tunes have a particular quality of genre clashing enthusiasm from recent listenings in isolation from peer influence quickly recorded in an early 90s bedroom on a cassette 4track. Nerve Net to me has a more produced quality version of that essence and hearing you were really into that is a good puzzle piece. On a side note, I've always thought Jon Hassell's Dressing For Pleasure album from around the same time is kind of a companion album. Also makes sense you're into Bungle. I discovered them after that first album came out and was able to catch them on that tour when they came to Dallas. Unforgettable gig. For one, I had wondered how they would pull off the album live. Was blown away that they did it flawlessly with all the samples and tying songs together. Very impressive. A very poorly attended show. My friend and I were one of maybe 20 people there. That was surprising. I also got into Primus around then. In the late 80s after my parents divorce my dad who is a low brass professor moved to N. California to teach at Humbolt State Univ. In the summer of 91 I went to stay with him for a couple months. Had my Primus and Bungle tapes I was jammimg on my Walkman and trying not to be bored. He realized he needed to come up with an activity so knowing I'd started playing drums a year before, set up a lesson for me with his friend the percussion teacher at Humboldt, Eugene Novotny. Was a fun time then he started asking what I was into. I said Bungle and Primus. He says "Oh, no way.. those guys were my students!" He went on to blow my mind that Mike Patton was a drummer and a very good one and that he taught Tim Alexander and then the guys in various classes and ensembles. Went home and saw his name Novotny in the Bungle album credits and excitedly told my dad. My dad was like "Oh yeah, I gave Theo Lengyel private lessons and had Trevor Dunn and Bär in some of my classes". I just about died. A few years later, after they defunded much of the music program there, my dad moved back to Texas and became my roommate along with my sister who also recently become my roommate. She'd gotten into Bungle and wanted to go see them in Dallas on tour. I said I'd get a ticket and go, then our dad said he wanted to go too. Of course we were kind of embarrassed being there with him but were being good sports. He excused himself to go to the restroom then came back and asked us to follow him. We were not happy as we'd secured great standing room floor spaces and would lose them. He led us back to the green room and the bouncer nodded at him and let us in. We were like "holy shit". There was the band sitting on couches. A few of them yelled "Dr. Bone! (his nickname, having a doctorate in trombone, ha). My sister started crying and collapsed. Ha. We managed to say a few stupid fan things then they had to get on stage. Wow, dad came through with the Bungle surprise..

[@chordpop6259]

Also, Madness is a band that I'm not really familiar with. Probably because I'm in the US. Listened to baggy pants. The first thing I thought was that it sounded very much like Mr. Bungle.

[@philjm3103]

Whitesnake....I bought Ready and Willing in 1980 and saw then at the Reading Rock Festival that year....loved them! I played Fool for your Loving the other day on vinyl and I realise that I still love them....what an immense song!

[@adamo-7]

Glad to see Level 42 and Madness get a mention!

[@johnleitch9032]

I went to see the Eric Bell Trio in MacArts Galashiels a month or so ago. Neil Murray in the audience, he's very tall , He's from round that area. Yet again a great video

[@PWMoze]

Really enjoyed this.

[@andrewfraser4376]

You are spot on re Lewis Tayor. I recommend his first album everytime someone asks for new music.

[@asharp6464]

Great video. I went to to two Brian Eno exhibitions in London, one in 1986 at riverside studios in I think Hamersmith which was an incredible experience of light and sound, the other in 1995 at a self storage place in I think Acton in collaboration with Laurie Anderson which was also an amazing experience of Eno's genius called self storage. I''ve never heard of Lewis Taylor before, just listened to his version of the opening track from Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica, Frownland, he pulled that of really well, I'm a big fan of The Captain.... I saw Whitesnake at Reading 80 and Colston Hall Bristol soon after, didn't mind them at the time. Love The Police 1st two albums and Madness...... Welcome to the House of Fun. What about Ian Dury?

[@FloatingAnarchy61]

Some great picks here Andy. Always loved the song America by Simon and Garfunkel,, Yes did a great version as well as you know. Madness great band, if I had to pick one it would be Embarrassment, what a song and like all great songs with a 'message' doesn't forget the fact that the tune is just as important. I also love Mirror In The Bathroom by the Beat, probably my favourite song of the Two Tone era, and of course The Specials Ghost Town, the very definition of a song capturing the zeitgeist. I always find your discussions on dance music interesting. I was in my 30's when the 90's rolled around. I'd largely abandoned rock music at the time and was listening to a lot of trip hop and dance , (until Grunge and some bands from the Brit Pop period reignited my interest). There were what I've always categorized as the big 4, Orbital, Underworld, Leftfield and the Chemical Brothers. Most people would cite Orbital as the most influential of the bunch and they did some great stuff, the 2nd Brown Album, Snivilisation etc. I think the most innovative of the lot though were Underworld. The three albums, Dub No Bass, and especially 2nd Toughest In The Infants, and Beaucoup Fish are masterpieces of progressive house. I've recently been relistening to them and the breadth of ideas still sound amazing, along with Karl Hyde's almost stream of consciousness lyrics.I'd urge anyone whose not familiar with them to check out those three albums but if I had to recommend just two it would be the absolute banger King Of Snake and the subtle dnb stylings of Something Like A Mama.

[@jayros67]

Awesome man

[@boudiccamarchestorome9475]

I enjoyed this one and was pleasantly surprised by the mention of Simon & Garfunkel because their early stuff was especially "Americana." Andy the New Pundit allowed me to escape from the Americanaland nightmare for an hour. Remember the Graduate with its somewhat universal theme: "Sitting on the sofa on a Sunday afternoon / Goin' to the candidates' debate / Laugh about it , Shout about /When you've got to choose / Every way you look at it you lose."

[@gavinsmith9016]

Andy, we're of a similar age, me being three years older than you, but I was listening to similar mixes of music. I agree with everything you said about Whitesnake, and the rock/NWOBHM movement of the time but The Police, The Jam, The Specials and Madness were sublime. I would also throw Elvis Costello into that mix. It was never one or the other for me. Just music I loved and still love. Night Boat To Cairo is an absolute masterpiece and Madness's debut album is as good as any other debut.

[@DerekPugh-uj4yd]

i've never been a big Police fan but i agree with everything you said...they deserve a re-examination. Conversely, as much as i enjoy Whitesnake (i've got a ton of their albums, many of which are just re-packaged 'best of' collections), even after all these years, i still can't decide if they're actually an under-rated band or simply a guilty pleasure...🎶

[@user-mad7max11dystopia]

I put some Lewis Taylor songs on my phone. I’d never heard of him. Thank you!

[@tomhenninger4153]

This is more like it ANDY! Thanks for the distraction! 🙂

[@LorraineHinchliffe-vg5cb]

Before watching, I'm hoping Squeeze are on this list❤.

[@Miguel...160]

Me too

[@Miguel...160]

Check my Up The Junction cover 😊

[@ernger531]

Jools Holland and Rod Stewart, great album

[@h.m.7218]

Good band. Favorite albums : Argybargy, East Side Story and Cosi fan tutti frutti.

[@AqualungsBreath]

Simon & Garfunkel. Yeah. When I was about 16 I loved them. It was also the time when I was a part of a christian youth group who loved the S & G stuff. The folk type " easy" music. It took me about a decade to realise how fine the production was

[@gx1tar1er]

I never knew you were involved with UK garage, dance, and electronic music.

[@davidm7237]

Totally agree as regards Madness. It takes incredible talent to produce music so out there that passes as a standard pop songs. It's what Brian Wilson did with God only knows and Good Vibrations.

[@DSM9]

Love Level 42. The Chinese Way has one of the greatest bass lines ever to appear on a chart hit single. Me and a bass player mate saw them at Newcastle City Hall in 1985 in an audience that was around 90% female!

[@stefannelson]

Great video as always. Watching this I wondered if you had any thoughts about the band Stump (they have a song called Charlton Heston), nobody really talks about them. I would imagine it is to your liking.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I loved them and researched into them. I think their singer died a few tears back.

[@stefannelson]

Yes you are correct, the great Mick Lynch passed away in 2015. I am stoked that you are a fan. Hardly anyone knows them in the states. I know the bassist Kev Hopper is still active (or has been relatively recently), he is quite brilliant. Thanks for the response, love what you are doing here.

[@jagajazzin]

WHOA! Hopefully there's some collaborative music with Shane Embury is on the horizon!

[@DeBruut]

Exactly what I was thinking...🤘

[@Lultschful]

Ah yes, Justified and before that Kelis' Kaleidoscope were moments when young metalhead/punk me started to reconsider his rejection of pop-adjacent music. Also N.E.R.D's In Search Of. In short, Pharrell is one of those people who helped broaden my musical horizons.

[@davidstafford9921]

Level 42 is one of my favorite bands, early, later, and today.

[@elithepitbulldog2209]

I saw Justin Timberlake at Stax music awards in Memphis a few years ago along with Keith Richards of the Stones and many other greats. They were honoring Booker T and the MGs, Otis Redding, and other greats from Memphis To say that Justin Timberlake (who is also from Memphis) is extremely talented is an understatement….an extreme understatement. I’m an old jazz guy along with 70s rock but he has that Memphis mojo going on for sure. It’s been an honor to be from the same area as so many greats whether it’s Sun music or Stax. Glad he made the list. He more than deserves it

[@BPMLabEliteExercisePhysiology]

Some music friend nerds on social media have a group where they discussed who had the longest unbroken run of good work (ie no duds). The 2 that stood out were Miles Davis and Brian Eno. If you include his production work, Eno is masterful for an extraordinary amount of work from early 70s to mid 90s

[@happy2oblige]

I'm still in Cardiacs mode. Now I have to check out Mr Bungle.

[@mfversluis]

Nightboat to Cairo felt for me already that Madness was gerring a bit "normal", having verses and a chorus. I remember that they completely blew my mind with their 1st single (at least in my neck of the woods) One step beyond (just that ska music with snarling sax and shouting the titel once in a while). With that signature "caterpillar" (don't know how to describe it otherwise) dance of them. I think they were/are genius with their songs describing every day life, much in the tradition of The Kinks. You referred to Baggy trousers. Grey day is also such a song, really transporting you to that feeling of a dreary day.

[@DwainDwight]

glad you mentioned Whitesnake. No ever talks about them, ever. and a great band in their day.

[@soundssimple1]

Do a review on King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard would love to hear your opinion. Tracks for starters ? Crumbling Castle and Dripping Tap, now that's epic drumming....the Live on KEXP with 2 drummers is one to check out.

[@Home8rew]

One important point - If you hold up the LP sleeve of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and place 2 fingers (or 1 finger for the CD) over Paul Simon’s face, it looks like Art Garfunkel has a huge Mexican bandit moustache 🙂

[@davidlarsen-tj4tn]

It’s very rare a band breaks up while on top but the Police are definitely one of them. Biggest band in the world in 83.

[@frankhumphries1927]

Some of my favorites: X, David Lindly, Joan Armatrading, the Clash, Jefferson Airplane

[@GrexKhusan]

I was wondering what could come after The Police. And it was Madness... well of course it was! Brilliant!!

[@leoalexhorta]

Tip Andy. Try to block someway the light from the window behind your left shoulder. It’s very intense and quite annoying

[@johannhauffman323]

Thanks for suggesting Eno’s “ Distributed Being“. I never heard it before. It really is a fascinating and powerful track. Much more interesting to me than An Evening Star. I don’t know why but I rarely think about giving a listen to Eno or Fripp/Eno Recordings anymore . They are some of the ones I feel are the greatest. One album that seems to be forgotten as well is…. “ 801 Live “.

[@slimjim4239]

loved your take on madness

[@frankhumphries1927]

Did you cover the band Big Star?

[@BrennanYoung]

Indeed. And another insider tip which deserves a steer of the Andy lens is Patto. I wonder if he has heard them. Oh, and Be-Bop Deluxe, obvs.

[@emiliovaldes1319]

wow... the nu yorika album has been one of my favorite albums since the first time i heard it...

[@alexmanne]

Please do a Police retrospective. Unbelievable band. I just listened to Mr. Bungle for the first time even know I've heard of them for 30 years. Nutty but so awesome. Thanks for that.

[@frankthorne11]

Thank you.

[@ziftortion]

Mr.Bungle, Whitesnake, The Police and Madness.. And I'd add King's X.

[@StuBobsGhost]

Madness are great to this day. Their album from about 2010, the Liberty of Norton Folgate, is really worth listening to.

[@charleshirst6820]

Surprised to see Masters at Work cropping up here. They are fantastic

[@Frodanatee]

Taking Tiger Mountain and Before and after Science are such great listens

[@IzunaSlap]

Mr. Bungle is to thank (or blame) for Korn and Slipknot. You can also hear early Incubus' sound in "Squeeze Me Macaroni". If you want to hear some REALLY weird stuff, listen to the four Fantomas albums, which is Patton and Dunn completely throwing away all semblance of pop/rock song structures, along with random bursts of Melvins guitar riffs and Slayer drumming.

[@kevincorrigan7893]

Those bands didn't have the originality of the musical knowledge that the members of Mr Bungle had, two of whom (Trey Spruance and Trevor Dunn) were well versed in jazz theory and contemporary classical music. Mr Bungle were inimitable in spite of all the lesser imitators.

[@davelocke]

Hi Andy, would you ever consider doing reviews of music from other artists? I'm writing a new album myself and wondered if you'd ever consider reviewing more prog?😊

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I get inundated and I can't get through them all. So I have to pick and choose. And also they don't get the views