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Cheers Peter-thanks for taking the time to comment-though I did include Cream, at number 12, though I don't blame you for dozing off by then

@VinylMonkey58 Sorry for not paying sufficient attention at that point in the video. But you did a great job of rattling through the list and I must have been distracted at that point.

That would be messy 😵‍💫

Know where you're coming from Paul-but I do try to separate the artist from the art

@VinylMonkey58 Fair comment!

Nah not supertramp.Not Fleetwood Mack either.He didnt Include Stone Roses Joy Division or Oasis but thats ok.

Aah Supertramp. To be honest I forgot about em, though not sure they'd have made top 20. I did see them live just after Crime of the Century came out-brilliant gig. I loved Deep Purple from IN Rock to Machine Head but sort of went off em after that. Thanks for taking the time to comment Andreas

Cheers Mick-couldn't leave the mighty Groundhogs out

Cheers Mr Drummer. I'm going to see Martin S in my tiny local pub (25 seats or so) next week-looking forward to that. Yer, maybe Prefab Sprout shoulda been in there-I could easily pick an alternative 25

Fair point Robert-only a bit of fun/something to argue about anyway. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment

Cheers Paul -so many good bands, I've thought of at least another 20 I could have included. I'm not personally very keen on Madness though. Thanks for taking the time to comment

Cheers Daniel-noted

Cheers Mazzy

The people who started the thread said that we shouldn't include solo artists or people who front bands under their own name, otherwise he would have been in. A separate video perhaps

I am glad that someone gives credit to Marc Bolan. If he had lived longer, he might have done a commercial comeback similar to David Bowie's "Let's Dance" album in 1983. He had his unique style as a singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Cheers Mick. Of those I had the Faces, Family and Deep Purple on my 'long list'. So many bands-difficult to pin down to 25

I agree Steve-I've though of another 25 I maybe should have included. Thanks for taking the time to comment

Sorry Glen-I had only a minute or two before my video time ran out (my camera only does 20 mins for some reason?). I referred to Sid because you (Glen) were gone by the time the album was released

A personal thing -but I've never been keen on these two. Paltry puts me off The Who, and though they do have some great songs, I never play an LP of theirs. Kinks just not my cup of tea-maybe a bit too 'English' for me? Thanks for taking the time to comment

Just keep on typing em for me 4-dman-Cheers

Being gifted with impeccable taste( in all things-music, art, food, friends) can be a curse as well as a blessing. It can be a daily struggle having to move amongst phillistines.

@@VinylMonkey58😆 No one has better music taste than themselves.

Fair points Richie. Maybe I shouldn't have a drink before I do these lists?

So I got less than 10% correct. That's poor even by my standards. Okay then Mike-tell me the correct answers

It's just as well that very few people actually watch this rubbish, so I should be safe to continue with my 'care in the community'

Can't think what I was thinking about-though I do have a soft spot for Peter Gabriel. In Hartlepool a wooden hat is of course a 'Dut'

Can’t believe you haven’t spotted your bro’s unintentionally hilarious definition of what a ‘dut’ is, Brian. Caused great amusement among the lads on Wednesday night and may, yet, spawn a whole new range of headgear launched by Hartlepudlian artisan/entrepreneur, Alan Hargreaves, or as he will henceforth be known, The Woodendutnut.

@@colinwhite5355 I had spotted it but I didn't want to draw attention to it in case it knocked his confidence. Looking forward to the new fashion range though.

Cheers John-I'll have a look at your list tomorrow

Cheers William My partner loved the Moodies-they always looked and sounded a bit posh for me (though I don't dispute their musicianship). Again, it's probably my prejudices that keeps The Kinks out-always sounded a bit 'too' English for someone with my Irish republican ancestry. You'll note I didn't include the Clash, partly for the reasons you outline, and partly cos they were just so derivative. Pistols a different kettle of fish in my opinion.

Maybe it's my Anglo-Saxon prejudice but The Kinks should always be on any list of great bands 😉

Cheers Norman-I know I'm in a minority re The Kinks. Following a pub discussion/argument a year or so ago I agreed to give their stuff another listen-but it's just not for me

@@VinylMonkey58 If you like The Waterboys, what do you think about Kurt Wallinger's World Party? I've got "Private Revolution" (1986), "Goodbye to Jumbo" (1990) and "Bang!" (1993) LPs.

Cheers Willie. I don't have anything by those two, but I will look em up. I was right into the first wave of British punk in 77 but by 79 was pretty didillusioned with that scene, and I went off buying new music (reverting to Dylan,Young,Cohen,V. Morrison,Iggy,Bowie etc) for quite a few years. It meant I missed a lot of good stuff, including much of the USA punk stuff. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

@@VinylMonkey58 Thanks mate. As for British music I would very much recommend you hear the Basement 5's lone album 1965---1980. Nothing like it, really!! A masterpiece by a very overlooked band. They have a great Peel session and a live concert at Groningen both on RUclips

Cheers Charlie-absolutely agree-and I also really enjoyed them, for their superb musicianship, when I seen them in London last year

Cheers Sam, thanks for the kind comment

Cheers Phil. Of your list I would have had Santana and maybe Alice C in there, but I thought the 'rules' might preclude them. Steppenwolf and BS&T just outside my 25. For some reason I don't(but perhaps should) have an Allan's LP. Never keen on CCR,. I like the Doobies, but not near as much as others. ZZ Top a pub blues band(IMHO) and the others not really my thing. Thanks,as ever, for taking the time to watch and I always look forward to your comments

Cheers Tony. I seen them back in 79 in Newcastle, then again in the North East in the 80s, and then I seen them last year in London

@@VinylMonkey58 I think it was 78 when we saw them (20 seconds over Tokyo). I liked your Trump accolade. Just ordered that Jayhawks album cheers for the recommendation, I have a few of their's and quite a few Wilco. Seen Giant Sand not that long ago below Chelsea's ground believe it or not, apparently that robber Abramavitch's folly. Also caught Mark Lanegan at the Roundhouse before he passed.Did you ever listen to the Cowboy Junkies? We seem to have quite parallel interests, politics, football, fishing, Cuba. How weird went to my first ballet a month ago the same Swan Lake performance from the former Bolshoi woman from Georgia. Went down very similar to your experience. All the best Tony

@@tonyholding5233 I love the Cowboy Junkies Tony and have seen them twice, last time at the Sage(now the `Glasshouse) a few years ago. Perhaps we are of a similar vintage (I was born in 58) which might go a little way to explaining overlapping tastes? Cheers-Malcolm

Allmans CCR Grateful Dead Santana etc?

Cheers Danny - I was gonna take 'crazy' as a compliment there. As far as the examples you mention. I definitely would have included Santana-but wasn't sure if that was allowed (i.e. Carlos Santana -an individual?). I was never that keen on CCR, though ~I have some stuff on CD. I really don't like their singles probably cos they're murdered by loadsa pub covers bands and seem to be everywhere.I've always struggled with the Dead. I have 3 of theirs on CD but very rarely play them. Your comment will motivate me to give them another listen (I'm looking for them now). The Allan's are an omission from my collection. Thanks Danny for taking the time to watch and comment

@@VinylMonkey58 allman brothers are essential listening my friend

One of my favourite bands of all time-though they were of course 2/3 British. I said my understanding of the 'rules' meant that bands called 'Anybody and the so and so's didn't count. Anyway-only a laugh/arguing point. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment

@VinylMonkey58 Oh yeah, I meant the rules were harsh, not your call. Totally understand. Not often you see Suicide followed by the Eagles either. 😂

It is amazing how many great bands start with the letter B. I think my favorite band from the 60s, 70s, 80s, & 90s start with the letter B.

Cheers William- I love Lambchop but only have them on cd. Also love The Band, but I didn't include them as they're four fifths Canadian. You take care too

Your right about the band members Mally being mostly Canadian, but the music.... TIMELESS.. Take care.

Cheers Richie-thanks for taking the time to watch and comment

Maybe you didn't pick the best song. Try anything from'Yoshimi battles the pink robots' -maybe 'Do you Realize'

@ Sorry, Mal, the Philistine prevails, again. Want uplifting? ‘Daydream believer’, or, Weezer’s ‘Holiday’, which I’m going to listen to, now, as an antidote to Pere Ubu.

Cheers Growler

Cheers Phil -maybe see if Santa can sort you a turntable-won't be long now

Thanks for that Gary-your advice very much appreciatedTThe headphone amp looks good. I'll have a look at the back of my amp to check connections etc

Cheers and thanks for the hifi advice

@@VinylMonkey58 No bother at all.

Cheers - there is a vintage hi-fi place in Middlesbrough, 10 miles south of here. My storage system is IKEA Kallax-very good and comes in a range of sizes/colours with doors/drawers etc available as extras

Thanks Dave- I usually use a camera on a tripod. Are you saying that if I simply rotate the phone 90 degrees then it would do as you say? Sorry -I'm totally ignorant with phones/computers etc

Aah-good-you didn't spot my major tidy up beforehand. There are lots of books, DVDs and more CDs upstairs, in the adjacent room and in our rather grandly named 'conservatory' . And that's not counting all of them at our caravan which I'll have to rehouse when it reaches the end of it's 15 year lifespan (scandalous and wasteful money making scam for site owners) next year. Cheers as ever 4-dman

Born, bred and still living in Hartlepool, North East England Phil. Though I have been twice to Derry City and enjoyed a fine couple of nights out there.

Cheers William-I had a mate who had a Bang & Olufsen vertical deck-just didn't seem right. Bet there's some stories from those years in the Merchant Navy-thanks as ever for the kind comments

I learnt by my first journey to New Zealand in 1973 that the Mellow Yellow and Purple Haze words were not just the names of chart toppers from the 60s..or similar concoctions Accupulco Gold or even California Sunshine.. The music of the Moody Blues aa a lot to answer to for me from that period...