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[@tonymoule7061]

Andy, love your channel. Keep up the good work

[@whelanguitardevice]

Wonderful stuff, Andy!

[@747jono]

Excellent as always Andy ❤

[@markmuro4156]

this was very great ! you are the best ever music talker guy out there ! love your channel !

[@arzabael]

Anyone who likes U2 more than the Stones should have every word taken with a grain of chili pepper

[@treff9226]

Love em' both, for totally different reasons! As for The Stones, some folks just don't get into blues influenced music, or really, just can't get a feel for blues music. Early U2 is exotic, always inventive music, majestic guitar tones and highly melodic hooks and riffs coming from The Edge. Yeah, tired of "the hits" but it's the deep cuts from those first five or six U2 albums that continue to impress, moody and mysterious, beautiful and with Bono's world class vocals.......magical.

[@arzabael]

@@treff9226 solid point my friend, I could get behind a lot of U2 stuff

[@treff9226]

Hello there! There's a U2 backlash going on, and I believe it's mainly due to listener fatigue (how many more times do we need to hear Sunday Bloody Sunday or Where The Streets Have No Name!) Also, their last three or four albums are low on interesting musical ideas and lack spark and creativity. That said, I will defend their first 15 years of music as absolutely stellar, entire albums loaded with gorgeous guitar tones, strikingly inventive melodies and lyrics filled with poetic, deeply felt emotion. Add Bono's stellar vocals to all this and those are the reasons U2 are among the giants of rock music. Forget about the overplayed hits, check out Drowning Man, Wire, Red Hill Mining Town....bloody marvelous, and there's dozens more from those early albums. P.S. Stones catalog is seriously awe inspiring, they are the gift that keeps on giving - new album is FIRE! Take care. ​@@arzabael

[@retromusings]

Interesting ranking and video. Thanks.

[@jimmyfrost5065]

Great plan, hope you get the floods of views! Love this sillyness

[@CVGuitar]

Great fun video as always Andy! 29:17 Those are the only two Queen albums I've ever owned either -- lol -- I have The Game on vinyl, owned it since 1982 -- the other one on CD only

[@PavelMosko]

lol Ist time to your channel but enjoyed the silliness of the introduction and decided to subscribe. Have a happy weekend.

[@mofost1]

They’re all still soundtracks to generations

[@gregcable3250]

I saw a musicologist describe before and after the Beatles--he was an older man and the interview was in the late 60s or early 70s. His analysis of the Beatles was really well capsulized in this one quotation: "Before The Beatles, pop/rock and roll music was essentially just ritualistic dance music. After the Beatles, it was art." Yup.

[@franciscocanas5686]

The Beatles were alright, but I prefer Bach. 🤘🍁

[@treff9226]

I agree, Sebastian Bach (with Skid Row) rocks out - incredible vocal range! Good choice!

[@willieluncheonette5843]

Elvis, Buddy, Chuck, Fats, Little Richard, Everly Brothers just ritualistic dance music??? I don't see it! Or maybe you're just talking about bands.

[@aimstavalentine]

this is an apt assessment to be sure, and, there's nothing wrong with ritualistic dance music for anyone getting ruffled. Humans need to come together and dance, and we're losing that too now to our detriment...

[@timwestcott361]

@@willieluncheonette5843 They were seen as 'novelty acts' not a legitimate music expression. Just another act on the Ed Sullivan Show following the knife throwing and plate spinning.

[@arzabael]

This is what I’m pressing play on as I get ready in the morning. Thank you

[@whelanguitardevice]

Me too; good one buddy!

[@arzabael]

@@whelanguitardevice gotta love it

[@whelanguitardevice]

You get it all dude

[@aminahmed2220]

🎉what a little bit of fantastic video have a wonderful day Andy ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@jmj8596]

Andy good one 😀 ... just turns out that this is just what I needed for a landmark birthday ... now I do feel old but like pretty much some of each bands music on the list ... my life feels like the music is what has continued to keep me company 🎶 ... not sure what I'm supposed to act like now I'm 60 .... but I still like most of the different stuff I grew up with ... it's weird I don't feel my age in my mind ... it's the body that's let me down lol♈

[@BG-id2cv]

Andy, your goatee beard is coming along nicely.

[@user-hh7wo4qt2y]

And after Covid, we have Andy Edwards !

[@johnnycashlives316]

Another great video.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I appreciate that

[@johnnycashlives316]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer jazz queen is on, after your queen video.

[@johnnycashlives316]

Can I please get the Spotify link to the band you were in? Want to make sure it is the right one?

[@WilFennell]

Great fun tour of the toppermost of the poppermost 🎉!

[@carolshort5345]

I just came upon your video, and enjoyed this list and how you covered it. I have no arguments , as I understand how these bands earned their status. I'm 67 yrs and from Texas, and just would like to suggest you check out other Eagles songs other than Hotel California. They ruled the 70's over here, and all of the members were remarkably talented and went on to do great things separately from the group. Of course, I've subscribed and will check out more of your videos. Respect!

[@gregoryg3256]

🌠Alright Andy Zappa....Good Video

[@mofost1]

Here we go. It took a little bit but Adding the Beatles solo & wings & traveling wilburys Ringo: 1,702,000 John: 22,053,971 George: 9,559,000 Paul: 37,451,497 Wings:15,155,910(his may be already be counted since they’re called Paul Mac & wings, just for transparency) Traveling wilburys: 6,454,,819 All fours extra curricular: 92,377,197 I Believe writing/producing (ala Paul on thriller, George with Tim petty etc) you could double that even but that’s just me spitballing so grains of salt. Toodle -oooo

[@hamilton7750]

I was surprised Fleetwood Mac wasn't listed (not that I care). Love your take on "Hotel California." Great fun.

[@georgerubypoppy1063]

Me too. I`d have expeccted The Who to be on it also. I can`t get my head around The Eagles outselling those two.

[@edwardyazinski3858]

Bam! Hell yeah excellent!

[@jeffreytaylor6257]

"The soundtrack to a certain generation." Perfect. JT

[@davidbraun6209]

The opening theme for the TV series _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy_ was "Journey of the Sorcerer" by the Eagles (so the Wikipedia article on the same). You did hear correctly

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I love that tune

[@dhfenske]

It's a really proggy piece, and an outlier in their body of work. I love all their songs. They're mostly more similar to Hotel California than Journey of the Sorcerer.

[@agharries]

Will have to go and listen to that, love Hitch Hikers and heard a lot of eagles as well.

[@mainzergirl9610]

Great job, Andy! Queen is a deep cut band for me: '39, Death on 2 Legs, Mustapha, Prophet's Song, Brighton Rock ...

[@doscwolny2221]

Don't know Mustapha, Brighton rock is only ok. ANATO is a damn fine album though. Their only great album imho.

[@jayefranklin9593]

ok andy i enjoyed your 2 videos ,one on the most important bands ever and now this one , so i think there is one video still left to do i think a completely subjective one -your top 10 personal favorite bands of all time, for which you should not in anyway receive any ridicule for, within reason you should not ,in practice? -well that maybe might not be the case lol but it would make for a good vid anyway and id look forward to knowing who your favorites are

[@mofost1]

Ac/dc has never strayed from rock & fuggin roll!

[@ricklocke1187]

That’s why they bore the shit out of me as an Aussie I respect their incredible worldwide popularity

[@beautifulhand1011]

You mentioned that you think you need to do a video on Queen, may I suggest you listen to A Night at the Opera, it's generally considered to be their best album, it does have Bohemian Rhapsody plus a couple of other hits but the range of musical styles is definitely worth checking out

[@h.m.7218]

Although I do love ANATO, I would go for Queen II as their best. I consider it to be the queenest Queen album. Very few albums in history have had that much work put into them. Vocal harmonies are insane. I wish they would have kept working as hard as they did on their first 4 albums after the tremendous BoRap success.

[@beautifulhand1011]

@@h.m.7218 good call, that is definitely worth a listen, in fact apart from Flash Gordon and Hot Space there is no Queen album I don't love

[@wayneo1269]

Bernie Leadon did that theme to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy the track was actually called Journey of the Sorcerer. he was a founding member of the Eagles

[@Casey-Jones]

Andy Edwards gives the common people what they want

[@BusinessEnglishSuccess]

I wonder how many people have fond memories of "TV on the radio" - I loved it - seems to be a very influential program ...

[@kidamnesiac1724]

Brooklyn band love them

[@mrinalkundu1521]

Great Eagles cover Andy. Streets ahead of the original.

[@davedavid7061]

Emilou Harris Wrecking Ball was the album with Mullen

[@robinhazell6019]

Beautiful Day by U2 isn't on Achtung Baby. It is on All that you can't leave behind.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I'm no expert on Utwo

[@AntonXul]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer I refer to U2 as “Uh Two”. My friend hates it when I call them that.

[@josephblue4135]

Andy you have the best head of hair on KZbin!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Wow, thanks!

[@treff9226]

Andy will never know the absolute joy of being bald, he won't get to walk around with his dome shining! Take it from me, or you can just ask all my many girlfriends over the years (2) and one of them deaf and blind.....chicks dig male pattern baldness!

[@delorangeade]

It would be interesting to have a video that looks at the cultural divide between America and the UK in terms of the commercial success and cultural relevance of bands because sometimes I think the relative size of the USA skews the discussion against the experience of growing up listening to music in the UK.

[@davidhutchinson6120]

@28:12 Probably the best version of Hotel California I've ever heard! 🎸

[@genzaza8241]

are you making a differentiation between bands and groups or are you excluding groups that were more pop disco rock groups. because ABBA seems to be missing

[@paulmartinson875]

Let it bleed. Beggars banquet and satanic majesty are albums I grew up loving, course I'm much older than you Andy, that is a consideration

[@edwardyazinski3858]

So I have noticed Andy for some reason just does mot really get the Stones. Bored with Exile but not oddles of prog twaddle? How do you not get Monkey Man or Shine a Light or Sway or Bitch or Live With Me ? And dig Queen The Game? 🤔 This a real head scratcher for me ! Those are all just pure blasts of what RnR should be. No BS frills. Where in the missing connection by god!?

[@nigelbailey4704]

Love the Stones, greatest rock group imo but it's all a matter of personal taste, there's no right or wrong.

[@edwardyazinski3858]

@@nigelbailey4704 so for me i cannot pick a single as mood dependent but that stretch from Beggars to Exile and then Some Girls and Tattoo . Space capsule this is rock n roll nothing better shit there. And that distinction between rnr and rock is important. Music lost some funk and soul when it lost the roll. And you can be all holy technically genius but if you have no roll its just missing the elemental.

[@mauricerevelle8451]

You should do a list based on British chart singles/ album sales…Just a thought…Oh yeah, I love the Bumble Bee influence top..

[@DrOz-007]

Reasonable idea, using UK sales would be more focused and perhaps more accurate. Also, the bloody Eagles wouldn't appear on it.

[@NoahBarzel]

I am actually surprised the Stones are so low. Given how many years they been around, I would have guessed they were top 5

[@andrewskivington6453]

If this list included everything from merch to live ticket sales then they would be higher.

[@lupcokotevski2907]

The Eagles considered the Little River Band as the ants pants for rock vocal harmony. LRB's 8 minute Its a Long Way There is probably my favourite prog track by a non prog band: melody, harmonies, strings and the guitar performance by Ric Formosa is off the scale. He also arranged the strings.

[@crazy1234573]

New sub, I've watched a few videos and enjoyed the insight and opinions given. I hope i don't get attacked for saying my favorite band since i was 8 years old has been Queen. People can love them or hate them. I grew up in the 80's and 90s in America, and Queen were not big here then at all. I was the only one among a sea of girls with posters of New Kids on the block in their lockers who had a great pic of Freddie and Brian in mine. Their studio albums are worth a listen, just my opinion. The deep cuts are intriguing and very prog. Especially their first album. They never outwardly "borrowed" from other artists as much as some others. To me, this list makes sense. Queen, for whatever reason, have gained some popularity in the states since the time i first discovered them. That's for sure. They are inventive and original. That is just my take.

[@Rickengeezer]

I think the world needs a prog epic based on the story of Lawrence of Olivia.

[@sashaames9952]

If you consider touring, would the Beatles drop from #1 as they stopped performing? What would the metric be to include that? But they did play Shea and Candlestick which were great stadium shows for the time.

[@geoffccrow2333]

Records show that ACDC played many times at the matthew flinders hotel. Plus at many school halls cool hey

[@kenshankman3863]

Andy does it again ! btw - big Roll Stones fan - see mySpotify playlist to school on early years - I agree 1000% - Exile on Main is rubbish compared to Beggars / Let it bleed / etc I cant wait til tomorrow for your opinion of the Beat band - I was planning to suggest you review it - ! not familiar w those 3 albums ( Beat , Discipline 3 of a perfect pair - what are your fav grad ? which i you think they will play ? maybe for a new upcoming Video of yours

[@johncampbell756]

I think it is called Sound Scan which was a more recent (1980s) development which actually counts every copy sold. Previpisly sales were based upon albums shipped. Snd that is why the total is an estinate for any band starting before Sound Scan. Metallica's verified and assumed numbers are close because they came out closer tp Sound scan. The Rolling Stones numbers are far apart because of 20+ years prior to spund scan, including their biggest albums. Metallica's self titled blockbuster was after Sound Scan. I accidentally hung out with Anthrax on the day I first evrr heard of them at a Night Ranger show at Six Flags Great Adventure in NJ. Scott Ian was really, really cool. July 4th, 1986.

[@srvuk]

Should definitely try doing a stand up gig. I too could wax lyrical about the greatest ever, AC/DC and the greatest concert ever, December 1979 at the Birmingham Odeon.

[@jnagarya519]

The #1 most serious rule: Never miss an opportunity to be silly.

[@geoffccrow2333]

Are the ink spots still right up there??

[@spanishpeaches2930]

Bon's lothario persona was the perfect foil to Angus's schoolboy antics.

[@MHep-qy9yv]

"...so I could buy an Alan Holdsworth Album." Awesome haha

[@LynneConnolly]

Pink Floyd - yes, well. I was going out with someone who was mad for Floyd. OMG. Saw them a fair bit, but oh, they were self-indulgent. And for the concert goer, they didn't connect with the audience. They came on, played the music and went home. A long time later I saw Radiohead. The opposite. They talked to the audience, mostly Thom, and they communicated. You felt part of it. AC/DC right on. Never seen them live, but I'd really love to, even now. Led Zeppelin, saw them early, at the Bath Festival. Even then the charisma was off the scale. And every member of LZ were the best at what they did. A lot of it was that Page and Jones knew what they were doing when they started, and they knew how to get there. Eagles - I prefer Joe Walsh on his own. Queen were great, but only because of Freddie. Without him, they were a good band, but not great. Went to London and saw the pre-auction show at Sothebys. I would have taken that house, if I had the money. Which I don't. The Beatles started it all. Without them none of the others would have existed - not just (just?) because of their music, but because they brought the money back into popular music.

[@davehoward22]

Going to see later Floyd was like the same experience of seeing an orchestra

[@mrkitewine7700]

Correct, the theme to the TV series The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy is indeed by the Eagles. The track is “Journey of the Sorcerer” from the album “One of These Nights”

[@treff9226]

My favorite Eagles album, and see that a lot of fans agree, One Of These Nights is the perfect balance of song craft and creativity! Sorceror a great example of that.

[@yinoveryang4246]

Never knew this. Was the theme actually played by The Eagles? Or did it need to be re-recorded so accurately no one noticed. Like Mountains Nantucket Sleigh Ride on "World In Action"?

[@SuperStrik9]

@@treff9226 The song One Of These Nights has a killer Don Felder guitar solo. Love that guy's guitar playing. Him and Joe Walsh were a great guitar duo.

[@treff9226]

Yepper do, Don seems to have played perfect solos on every damn Eagles song he was involved with! I can literally hear the entire solo from One Of These Nights in my head, without even thinking very hard about it - that's the mark of a great solo! Felder's solos have great dynamics, and they are just so melodically put together, perfect note choices! Killer tone, as well, and as you said, together with Joe Walsh - can't miss tag team of two highly skilled players, who always played for the song. Glad to see Don Felder get some love - nice mention! ​@@SuperStrik9

[@RushfanUK]

The problem with ranking by record sales is that they only use verified sales which excludes a lot of countries

[@dazjackson1972]

A heavy bias in favour of bands that have been successful in the USA.

[@MrOctober44]

​@@dazjackson1972How else do you do It if isn't verified?

[@dazjackson1972]

@@MrOctober44 it's gonna be impossible to get anywhere near accurate figures. Even a sophisticated country like Japan didn't start counting record sales until 1989 - imagine how many "verified" sales the Beatles missed out on there. Things get even more crazy now that they count KZbin & Spotify views. It's interesting to look at ranking lists, but I think we can only really compare bands that were subject to the same rules.

[@cruiser6260]

He used verified AND ESTIMATED

[@RushfanUK]

@@cruiser6260 Oh, you mean verified and guess.

[@robertlear2712]

You should do a list of your favorite bands that you have actually seen in concert yourself.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I have already

[@tromatrom]

I'm in the first minute and already loving it. Great approach. Very British.

[@lupcokotevski2907]

High nutrient trivia: in 2016 Mozart outsold Beyonce, the year she released her high acclaimed album, Lemonade. (Source: the Foul Quince, terrifyingly knowledgeable Australian music youtuber - his latest effort is the history of Rockabilly, 'Dixie Fried').

[@craze77]

Scotsman living down under, recently found your channel and learning (and laughing) a lot 😁 What do you think of Steel Panther Andy, pls tell me you love em 😁 Pork pies and scotch eggs for the win! ✌🏻

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I find them vulgar and coarse....

[@craze77]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer perfect 😂

[@frodofraggins]

LOL. What the hell is that image you put up for Pink Floyd?

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Ha ha...after all the stick I got for not incuding them I thought I'd try and get away with not putting a pick of them up and see if anyone noticed...

[@hamilton7750]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer I thought it was Roger Waters and his current band.

[@timwood8974]

For Rock fans, best Stones album is Sticky Fingers. Great playing and Solo's by Mick Taylor

[@BrandochGarage]

Andy: you MUST hear Queen 2

[@countfloydschillerhorrorth2090]

Yeah I remember hearing the Eagles og version that was the them to the Hitchhikers guide. Im not sure it's totally the same but it is certainly based on that song. Whats funny is it works great for the HHGTTG. But it's a Terrible eagles song.

[@guywoznicki7847]

I have a recommendation, Andy. If you love AC/DC so much you need to hear the follow up to For Those About to Rock: Flick of the Switch. Side A is absolutely brilliant, as you would say. Trust me and treat yourself!

[@yinoveryang4246]

Flick of the Switch, probably their worst album. Sounds like an AC/DC cover-band experimenting with using some randomising process, or a Ouija board. Think they were on auto-pilot.

[@treff9226]

Raw and crackling with energy and balls! Love that whole album.

[@guywoznicki7847]

@@treff9226 I dunno what yin/yang is saying. Guess he likes the previous album minus the title cut = worthless; talk about auto pilot! Then there’s Fly on the Wall: ho hum. Only album after Switch I like is Money Talks; saw them on that tour. They kicked ass!

[@treff9226]

Hey now - I've read countless times how people thrive on Flick Of The Switch album! It's easily one their best from later day albums - it rocks hard and shows the band was on a mission......poor yin yang😁!​@@guywoznicki7847

[@SmilingTiger67]

8 Brits, 1 OZ and 1 US. Pretty well says it all

[@gregcable3250]

Joshua Tree is when they hit on all cylinders. Southwest USA (including eastern Cali with Joshua Tree National Park) trip for them was an inspiration for many (all?) of these songs. I like them all but "God's Country" is over the top good. As an American, it resonates with me.

[@faulrevere8938]

Bullet the Blue Sky.

[@ricklocke1187]

Sad eyes crooked crosses yes very apt at the moment

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

"In God's Country" is probably my least favorite song in The Joshua Tree, but I still very much enjoy it. To me, Joshua is a perfect album.

[@WowbaggerTheInfinitelyProlonge]

You crack me up, Andy. I continue to agree with most of your likes and dislikes. Which is why I am confused over your high regard for Metallica: Master of Cliches. From my perspective, the only thing they've managed to be "great" at is loudness and repetition, and I find their songs sophomoric at best. But yeah - The "bloody" Eagles... And the Rolling Stones were only "okay" and you cited the same handful of songs I always felt were exceptional. I would have thought you'd put Achtung Baby over Joshua Tree, great as that is. Achtung Baby has bite and better variety. Anyway, I like your style, Andy! Best of luck with your channel.

[@markhayes6211]

Andy, quick question , do you like WEEN ??

[@peterr1001]

The band that really surprised me that is not in this list is Fleetwood Mac, who I thought would be there. The other ones I thought might be in the list is Deep Purple & Black Sabbath, and possibly Genesis & REM

[@gregjameson2141]

Very well said about ACDC, #1 rock n roll band ever ACDC without a doubt, by a country mile

[@jaccocornelisschutter8895]

No way man

[@ACDZ123]

​@jaccocornelisschutter8895 who's better then?

[@FloatingAnarchy61]

I really liked U2 early on and must have played Live At Red Rocks to death back in the day. That delay effect on the guitar sounded so unique at the time. I've also got War and October. I saw them on the Unforgettable Fire tour and thought they were brilliant. Maybe surprisingly so ,I didn't like the Joshua Tree, I thougt at the time it sounded a little bit pompous and self important which is funny considering I like prog. When they started incorporating dance music into their sound on albums like Achtung Baby, I found it much more interesting. Queen, I've come to appreciate more over the years. Again loved them when they started, stuff like Now I'm Here etc. But then for me they turned into a bit of a joke, although their Live Aid performance was incredible. One of my problems has always been Brian May's guitar tone You know the one, first heard on the solo of Killer Queen, and heard to maximum irritation on A Kind Of Magic. Resistance is futile though, since their reputation has been revised in the same way Abba has. As you say Andy AC/DC are just primal rock n roll. I could watch the video for Let There Be Rock on a loop until the end of time. Saw them a few times back in the day (unfortunately never with Bon). The first tine at Donnington in 81 was almost a religious experience. Unfortunately at Donnington 84 they had to follow Van Halen who were on fire that day. I saw Eagles at the Hop Farm in 2011, they headlined the Friday night. They started with Hotel California, and I thought what confidence to start with probably their most well known song. It backfired though, literally half the audience fucked off after one song and went to watch the Human League, I almost wish I had as well. I do love One Of These Nights though, one of the best pop/rock songs ever written. I love the Stones and think the run of albums from Beggars Banquet to Exile are the foundation stones of modern rock. I had exactly the same problem as you with Exile when I first heard it, the production sounded muddy and muffled. But it's one of those albums that suddenly clicks and once it does there's no going back. Finally Andy when you talk about the NWOBHM you never mention Saxon. Wheels Of Steel is a classic album and their first album is even a bit proggy in places. I wonder whether some of the uncoolness might down to them supposedly being the inspiration for Spinal Tap.

[@h.m.7218]

I kind of agree about Queen. They started to be a little bit lazy after ANATO. But always some great tracks on each and every one of their albums. Somebody to love, Champions, Mustapha, Don't stop me now, radio Ga Ga, Show must go on, etc. Even Flash, the single is good...

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

Where was number 3? Also, his lack of appreciation for Pink Floyd comes from someone who is not educated in music. The Sex Pistols were a short-term gimmick, Pink Floyd have been going for decades and have influenced almost every band since, especially the indie guitar bands and psychedelia and even funk bands like Funkadelic especially with stage presentation with projected screens and light shows.

[@user-qb1sm3rk9r]

Most of Pink Floyd's music is lullabies for stoners.

[@histubeness]

Good list, though I would put the Stones second, and where is The Who? --Also, why is the wall behind in focus, but not the bloke in front of it?

[@splotters]

I've hated Queen since I was a kid in the 70s.

[@antonnee]

Interesting ranking/list; all usual suspects present and accounted for. Would be interesting to see a ranking of the 10 most successful recording artists of all time.

[@seancowan685]

Just listening to B side of Abbey Road alone will give an objective listener more than enough answers as to what they are all about, What an incredibly talented band. None would ever be considered a virtuoso with their respective instruments which i find as a musician myself particularly interesting. It was always about what was good for the song and in spite of their huge egos they didn't lose sight of that

[@trajan6927]

I know The Who sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

[@markburns-williamson9723]

First three Queen albums (Queen I, Queen ll and Sheer Heart Attack are all classic rock albums, before they started to really diversify with A Night at the Opera/Director/Day at the Races. All great albums though.

[@user-zp2vg4mb1y]

If you think THE STONES are just OK, I begin to wonder if you are OK, THE STONES are THE GOAT

[@Skycladatdusk78]

His take on them is bizarre, if you only own Tattoo You and the Still Life live album you're missing out on so much good stuff.

[@ARD-lk5pr]

@@Skycladatdusk78 True - Those records contain around 1% of the best Stones music.

[@frankpropri540]

Love the stone but it's the beatles they gave the stone there first hit

[@WoodyGamesUK]

For some of these bands, even though their success is a fact, I think their longevity played a big part, or at least how long they managed to stay relevant (a band like Nirvana had no chance, or even Guns n' Roses, even though they were massively popular). Next you should do "The 10 Most POPULAR Bands in Music History" (the 3rd episode of your series).

[@edwardyazinski3858]

As someone who grew up with Aerosmith I can’t stomach the crap once they hooked up with Desmond Child et al… and polished up.

[@treff9226]

Yessir! So over produced and toothless! This is America's greatest hard rock band (along with Van Halen) just pouring radio syrup over music that should crackle and burn, with those two guitarists......C'mon now! I put most of the blame on Tyler, falling in love with his many ballads tearing up the charts and fattening his wallet. I get that bands must advance their sound, must stay somewhat relevant, but there has to be more of their core sound and attitude in their later day material, without all the ten thousand outside writers and production gloss. I do like some of the Pump and Get A Grip albums, but still so much more interesting material that should have surfaced - surprised Joe and Brad didn't insist on more of a return to hard rocking roots. I guess money talks, once again!

[@edwardyazinski3858]

@@treff9226 always wondered why no happy middle. So nasty goodness with SOS / Too Bad and of course Rocks and Toys and hell even Night In The Ruts kinda kicks ass by comparison now. I hate to say once they saw the money coming in but.?

[@timwestcott361]

AC/DC - Aussie pub rock. Who'd have thought.

[@johnthresher259]

Can't remember if you've done a list of " The top ten bands that should pack it in NOW" (Eagles, Stones, Tull, etc.) If you haven't you should!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Yes number 1

[@treff9226]

.......and Reo Speedwagon, Foreigner, Def Leppard and just a few million more!

[@johnthresher259]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer I'm a big Yes fan and I saw the Jon Davison fronted Yes when Squire and White were still there. It was great, Davison singing like he really loved the music. The current line up can all still sing and play; is it just Steve Howe and a backing band? I'm thinking more of bands who can no longer sing, whose voices are shot (Don Henley, Ian Anderson) or whose line up bears little resemblance to their heyday. (Oops I've just condemned Yes!) Rick Wakeman has done the sensible thing and announced his retirement but long may he continue to record while he still has the creative spark. Steve Hackett (love him also) continues to defy his age but I hope he knows when to pack in. Our heroes can't go on forever just like us. I can no longer do standing gigs (I'm 67) and I like to know how convenient the toilet facilities are before I buy tickets!

[@lupcokotevski2907]

Without doing the research was it Wrecking Ball by Emmylou Harris. Produced by Daniel Lanois?

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Yes, great album...

[@lupcokotevski2907]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer i bought it about 4 months ago - still haven't got to it yet in my new records to listen to box! Buying too many interesting looking $1 records from charity shops.

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

I was very sceptical about this guy and this video confirmed it. First off that top he's wearing is horrific and says a lot about the wearer i.e. no style sense whatsoever. Secondly as a long-term U2 fan his part about U2 was laughable. He says they should have stopped after Joshua Tree. Yet they go on to make arguably one of the greatest albums ever in Achtung Baby. He also claims he met a guy around the time of Achtung Baby working on the song Beautiful Day. Well Achtung Baby was released in 1991 and Beautiful Day was written in 1999/2000, so he's almost ten years off with his dates. So, I call bullshit. Also they have sold FAR more than 115M certified sales, it's more like £175M and 200 million claimed sales. Also, anyone who only owns one of U2s albums has no right making any comment about successful and important bands. Also, they were playing stadium long before the Joshua Tree. I appreciate you can't know a lot about all bands, but still do some research if you're going to go out into the public domain....full of shit this guy.

[@lupcokotevski2907]

Its all about the songwriting. The Eagles perfected easy listening songwriting with the right amount of lyrical meaning, vocal emotion with superb playing and production. Where I live in Australia, Eagles and Elton John CD's are ubiquitous at flea markets. Nobody buys U2.

[@treff9226]

Early U2 brilliance cannot be discounted - surprised to read that!

[@johncrocker-nh7ey]

Most excellent video I'm gonna be a little blasphemous right on the onset and it may be that my natural instinct is to push against the majority so I own albums by all these bands I think AC/DC in my humble opinion as two great albums back in black and thunderstorm as for me I think all the other albums have one or two maybe three good songs songs on them and the rest rest or fillers U2 has two albums the Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum album after these are crap and a sell out with Metallica I think anything after the Black Album shows the failure of success when it comes to the Beatles I'm a great fan of the second half of the Beatles starting with revolver Aerosmith I think the first two albums were the greatest and their second album Get Your Wings nudges the first one out because of their cover of train kept the Roland which is my favorite Aerosmith song The Eagles I like the original Eagles best and they were country rock Led Zeppelin I love all the albums I really enjoyed towards the end in through the outdoor really showed The Genius of John Paul Jones the most underrated member of the band and I feel like he is The Rock what's the band stood on you're going to hate this but I feel like for no other reason then the evidence of the longevity and ability to stay relevant the Rolling Stones of probably the greatest band in Rock and Roll history do I like everything they did no but who else after 60 years in the business steel command the concerts attendance that they can

[@dazjackson1972]

Many older bands are hamstrung by the "certified sales" as, at the height of their popularity many countries didn't have a certification system.

[@fredkruse9444]

The Stones were past their prime when "Tattoo You" came out, and I can see thinking Exile is overrated. Try the late 60's stuff like "Beggar's Banquet" and "Gimme Shelter."

[@toneslotohnz4540]

Um... "ABBA are among the best-selling music artists in history, with record sales estimated to be between 150 million to 385 million sold worldwide[14][15] and the group were ranked 3rd best-selling singles artists in the United Kingdom with a total of 11.3 million singles sold by 3 November 2012." - wiki

[@andrewfraser4376]

Love your ability to praise bands and artists that aren't you favorites.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

But only 71 million acredited sales

[@toneslotohnz4540]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer ...which in music business "accounting" speak means they probably sold 150 million albums, but were only paid for 71 million... 😅

[@theshadowoftruth7561]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer incorrect The discography of Swedish pop music group ABBA consists of nine studio albums, two live albums, seven compilation albums, four box sets, five video albums, 50 singles, and 43 music videos. To date, ABBA have sold 150 million records worldwide becoming one of the best-selling music artists in history.

[@jimmycampbell78]

I had a look at the overview of these sales on Wikipedia. As I understand it, with certified sales ABBA would have been 11th on this list just below Aerosmith. However there is no organisation officially tracking global record sales. There are sources that claim ABBA have sold almost 400 million records - worldwide....

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

get yourself a copy of Queen II - prog royalty righ there

[@curtvona4891]

Queen II is out of this world good!

[@rikkimorgan659]

What band were number three?

[@BlueBlazer47]

Eagles. A typo put them at #4 as well as Zeppelin.

[@MrMaynardWR]

Listen to the song Paradise by the Eagles. Don Henley at his best. Eagles music is simple, melodic and pretty. Good stuff and a nice relief after being bombarded with the virtuosic insanity of JM's Mahavishnu Orchestra.

[@Reactor-hl9bc]

Please enlighten me about an Eagles track called “Paradise “.

[@mickb44]

do you mean the last resort ?

[@MrMaynardWR]

@@mickb44 yes. You are right

[@tacocanada1888]

i think the secondary figures include streaming sales

[@hiviolet007]

Just discovered your channel. New subscriber here! I’m not an Aerosmith fan really did see them live several years ago. Sweet Emotion is my favorite song by them. Love the Stones. Seen them 3 times - 70’s, 80’s, 90’s. U2 was one of my faves from 80’s and they put on a good show. Not a Metallica fan. I liked Pink Floyd mostly in the 70’s. Great talent! Not an AC/DC fan but I like the hits. Zeppelin are great! I wish I would have seen them live in the 70’s. Eagles are fabulous. Should have seen them live also. YESSS! Queen! I did see them live in 70’s. Day at the Races tour. One of the best concerts I’ve ever seen! Freddie was phenomenal! Yeah yeah yeah! I will always be a Beatles fan! They were the first band I ever loved when I was a little tyke in the 60’s. I was gutted when John Lennon was murdered.

[@user-eu8pe5jy2t]

snotty brit as always andy. great vid wanko.

[@Dmann24]

Exile on Main Street has to grow on you. I will admit when I first listened to it, it was boring and I put it away until I heard two songs from it on The Departed. One documentary I saw about the album is decent and the other one I saw on HBO was good. I didn't know they went through tax and publishing issues during the early 70s.

[@MrMaynardWR]

Mick Taylor's playing is so melodic

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

like a rash or a wart?

[@Dmann24]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer Like a rash. You should let it play in your car while running errands for a month. It was like that for me when I listened to Physical Graffiti, I was more of a fan for Led Zeppelin three.

[@JarrettMehldau]

​​​​​​@@AndyEdwardsDrummerSince you already decided on not liking The Stones, we probably won't convince you anyway, but let me say Exile is a vibe. It's not the best album song-wise, but it has a unique sound due to the unique circumstances of its recording, and that sound works magically well with that rootsy GospelAmericanaBluesCountryRocknroll the Stones played then. And there is a part in there 3/4 through that's almost ambient. Also it has Billy Preston and Nicky Hopkins. I always loved The Stones, but even I was underwhelmed with Exile at first, but once I got into the vibe, it became a total favourite. Maybe it sounds even better in summer?

[@edwardyazinski3858]

Like Shakespeare it takes some personal involvement. But it sure as hell is not boring. May the good lord shine a light on you, make every song you sing, your favorite tune. Ah what a blessing !

[@arzabael]

Not liking the stones is where I get a little up in arms and I did not know that about myself until seeing the first person other than my younger self saying they’ve never liked the stones. You. Are. Cra. Zee. Dude. Never say never. You never know what you haven’t heard in the context that could make you see it hear it different maye