Ranking the Studio Albums: 10cc
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I'm from Manchester as are 10cc .I always regarded them not only s the greatest band from Manchester ever,but the Manchester Beatles.
Pete I love your channel and always recommend it my my Prog friends.
Love you.
I always thought 10CC and The Kinks had the funniest and wittiest song lyrics in all of rock.
Try Zappa for anice surprise
Early Dr Hook songs had lyrics by Shel Silverstein. Very clever and often very funny. I would add him to that short list!
Brilliant BBC documentary on 10cc that explains how they recorded I'm not in love. I would definitely recommend it. Lol Creme is pronounced cream!
Ive seen it.It got me into this band
I agree with your selections. The 1st 5 albums were very good to classic albums & Godley & Creme were a vital part of what makes them work so well together.
Damn straight. Sheet Music is an absolute masterpiece of the genre. Played it to death when it came out. "Old Wild Men" and "Somewhere In Hollywood" shine. There is a LIVE version of "Old Wild Men on the tube and it is stunning that they pull it off.
Feel The Benefit from the fantastic live album "Live and Let Live" is amazing
When I wanted to be a Pro cyclist and trained over and over again in the depths of winter in my parents garage, Live and Let Live was my soundtrack. Listened to it over and over again and "Feel the Benefit" was my final effort, so to speak. Never made it as a pro cyclist but 10cc live on as my favourite soundtrack.
@@mrmattcoombs such an underrated album
Four talented singers and songwriters with a studio they owned.
you know what? I've always thought that 10cc is the band of the most beautiful "bridges" in songs , they're great on that . Love them
Great art pop rock band. Their first 5 albums are really good.
Stack up the first seven: take the third one, place it at the top, switch the next two, then follow the rest chronologically, and you've got my ranking:
1. The Original Soundtrack
2. Sheet Music
3. 10cc
4. How Dare You!
5. Deceptive Bends
6. Bloody Tourists
7. Look Hear?
Don't own the last few. Love all 7 of these.
You had multi-instrumentalists, singers (all four), producers, engineers, writers for other big names ("Look Through Any Window" by The Hollies is one of the most perfect slices of pop I've ever heard, and Gouldman wrote it...as a teenager, if I remember correctly), and some of the most clever and imaginative wordsmiths. And I didn't even mention the musical arrangements.
These guys were fookin' BRILLIANT!!!
The live album, live and let live is pretty damn essential too. Godley and Creme's Consequences is brilliantly bizarre and should be heard too.
It’s great to see you cover a variety of different styles of music on your channel, Pete. I’m especially pleased to see the fabulous 10cc receive the credit they deserve.
I can’t argue too much with your album rankings - the early recordings with Godley & Creme were definitely their better releases , with Bloody Tourists and Deceptive Bends close behind, and Ten Out Of 10 being the best of the rest.
Sadly, Graham and Eric are no longer on good terms but Graham still tours with a version of the band that includes Rick Fenn and Paul Burgess. I saw them about 2 or 3 years ago, when they performed the whole of Sheet Music and they still put on an excellent show - their performance of Feel The Benefit is still the live highlight, complete with Graham’s bass solo!
Queen is not a prog band they are a Hard rock band wilth pretensions s of progress.iveness.
10CC & City Boy : brothers in arms in the world of quirky art rock. Truly great bands both of them.
I saw City Boy get booed off the stage opening for Foghat or UFO in 78.
Absolutely right, the original 10cc and City Boy are two of the best bands ever, both under-rated.
@@polska1958 : basically a cross between Pilot & The Sweet - though VERY original, too....
I LOVE City Boy. I've seen them 5 or 6 times and they were awesome every time.
Agreed, Young Men Gone West is one of my all time favorites.
Ooohhh good one Pete. A piece of trivia, Graham Gouldman wrote songs for other bands too and one of the first songs he wrote was made huge by the Yardbirds, “For Your Love” as well as “Heart Full Of Soul”, “Evil Hearted You” and “Bus Stop” for The Hollies.
And ”No milk today” , Hermans Hermits. A great song.
@@bjornjagerlund3793 that’s right!
It's a states British thing coz in Britain they were massive from there first hit late 72 to there last big hit in 78 , 3 number one singles and big selling albums .
Accurately summed up for us in the UK, Andrew. I was going to put a similar comment, but you beat me to it.
Jerry Attwooll it's a miracle I said something right lol 👍
Andrew GOLD/ Lonely Boy & Thank you for being a Friend ( fame) helped write 10cc songs in 1981. Great show PETE. 👍💯
I clicked on this right away. 10cc is one of my all time favorite bands.
I believe Andrew Gold (Lonely Boy, Thank You for Being a Friend) was the American musician they were briefly working with.
Graham Gouldman was with Andrew Gold in the group Wax in the eighties, they did quite well, standout track was Bridge To Your Heart. Earworm 🤣
Strawberry studios where they recorded in their heyday is 10 minutes walk from my house ! Thanks for reviewing this unique band ! Keep up the good work Pete
It’s no longer a studio but a conglomerate of different businesses but a plaque outside tells the story and it’s still got the original frontage on Waterloo road
@jamie tobler No thankfully! In Stockport some historic buildings haven’t been preserved! The hacienda was originally a yacht showroom (apparently) before it was a concert venue and then a nightclub but while I disagree with turning them into flats they could’ve made it a museum to Manchester’s music heritage! I actually met Craig gill (inspiral carpets drummer) outside strawberry and we chatted about spacemen 3 while he was doing his Manchester music tours shortly before he died ! So sad 😞
Remember Strawberry studios well. I lived in Cheadle at the time but remember going past it many times.
@@Tangram62 I live in edgeley (although I’m from Manchester originally) strawberry is still there although it’s a conglomeration of different businesses now rather than a studio although it retains the same frontage
@@nicksmart5469 Not been past it for years now as I live in Oldham. Some great music was recorded at Strawberry.
Perfect band for me, in a way, to play air guitar to. One of my teachers loved them and got me into them.
I would pick Sheet Music as their best album, followed by their debut and The Original Soundtrack and How Dare You! They then lost a bit of their focus, but it worked until Bloody Tourists. After this it's mostly bland music trying to sound like 10cc.
But overall very good music!
I agree with you. "Sheet Music" ....excepting "Baron Samedi"....was simply brilliant....Kevin Godley was a superb drummer but, an even better vocalist, the best within the band. My favourites were "Hotel", "Old Wild Men", "Somewhere In Hollywood", "The Sacroiliac" and the the album's highlight "Oh Effendi" of which the 'anti-woke' lyric Mr. Godley couldn't get away with today.
@@lyndamcardle4123 Baron samedi is stunning, sorry to disagree...
@@kevinharkness2108 Your opinion's fine with me...for me, it's a bit of an Eric Stewart "guitar-type track" which is why it doesn't work for me but, if you state it's stunning, then it's stunning !
It's best to disregard anything after Bloody Tourists. Stewart and Gouldman ran out of ideas after that.
So weird...I’m 61 and back in mid 70s I checked out a couple 10cc albums from my local library in St. Louis, How Dare You and and Deceptive Bends. Had never heard anything by them but absolutely loved these albums and always was part of my most loved albums over all these years. Just this past Saturday while out raking leaves, was listening to Steven Wilson and and Tim Bowness awesome podcast, The Album years and these group was mentioned. I thought to myself, Hmm wonder if Pete has done ranking of their albums yet....of course I forgot to check then, but low and behold I fire up YT tonight and here it is...OMG?!?
10CC, a truly unique band, the very definition of intelligent quirkiness, along with Sparks...
1. Sheet Music - All killer, no filler. Three 5-star songs: Wall Street Shuffle, Worst Band In The World, and Somewhere In Hollywood. The absolutely brilliant 4-star Old Wild Men and Clockwork Creep.
2. How Dare You - Another all killer, no filler album. Two 5-star songs: I'm Mandy Fly Me and Don't Hang Up. The 4-star incredibly witty Lazy Ways, Art For Art's Sake, and Head Room.
3. 10cc - An amazingly eclectic debut album. Eight 4 star songs: Johnny Don't Do It, Sand In My Face, Donna, Headline Hustler, Speed Kills, Rubber Bullets (too offbeat to be 5-star, but close) , The Hospital Song (hilarious), and Fresh Air For My Mamma (my favorite). Waterfall is a great bonus track.
4. Deceptive Bends - The last gasp of greatness from the band, now down to two original members. Five 4-star songs: Good Morning Judge, The Things We Do For Love, Marriage Bureau Rendezvous, People In Love, and Feel The Benefit. The other cuts fail to rate high on the quirk scale.
5. The Original Soundtrack - I'm a bit down on this elpee, a bit too clever for its own good. Only three 4-star songs: Une Nuit a Paris, I'm Not In Love (the one unquirky hit), and Blackmail.
6. Bloody Tourists - Two 4-star songs: Dreadlock Holiday and For You And I. The rest, eh....
7. Windows In The Jungle - Their last 4-star song: 24 Hours. Nothing else notable.
You're obviously schooled in your 10cc Don. Good to see. Surprised to see Original Soundtrack that far down on your list. I think Flying Junk is one of their very best songs.
Don,I quirkily agree totally, as a 10cc and Sparks fan. Witty, sensitive, imaginitve, timeless songs written by true songsmiths and marvellously produced as well. "Life is a Minestrone" would sum up their ethos.
10cc i are the best band that ever existed for me personally. The reason for that is because the 1st 4 albums consist of 5 star songs all the way through with the exception of the debut album having 1 4 star song (ships don't just disappear in the night) which is why i rank it 4th. No other band has achieved this in my opinion. Their music also inspired me to learn guitar (heavy eric stewart influence) and play hundreds of gigs in various bands throughout my life. Thanks fellas!
Worst band in the world could have been written about the band Journey.
Original Soundtrack, Deceptive Bends and How Dare You are my top three. Deceptive Bends was a bit of a minor miracle after the departure of Godley and Creme because for me it was downhill from there.
They were quite big here in the UK. Yes, "im mandy fly me" is a perfect song🎸🎶🔊
Great band. Was hooked first time i hear Wall street shuffle. Intilligent pop/rock music. Love all their albums.
The bad joke was that when Godley & Creme left the group became 5cc. But in a way it's true: the group never wrote material as good as when the full group was together.
For me, the best albums are "Sheet Music" and "How Dare You". Depending on the day I'll choose one over the other.
After the split, "Deceptive Bends" is best and for Godley & Creme "L" is best. Zappa influence on the latter.
"The Original Soundtrack" is a great album too - with some vocals, sharing lead vocal on some tracks, and some great instrumentals.
The Gold guy you mentioned was Andrew Gold as in "Lonely Boy""
Also, guitars on You’re No Good, Linda Ronstadt and many others.
Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman teamed up as Wax in 1983, after 10cc split up.
I’ve always liked that song.
Andrew Gold was a relative of mine:p
So glad you have done 10cc. My favourite band of all time, my personal favourite album is sheet music. I think they did reach superstardom in the UK. They had 3 number 1 singles, 11 top ten singles and 5 top 10 albums.
The only other band I can think of that sounds similar to 10CC is City Boy. I dig em both.
Good call. Love em both
+ @HelgeKS. Funnily enough, I bought 'Book Early' on the strength of a similar comparison. Another vinyl LP I'm sorry I got rid of
Here is my list from a very underrated Art Prog Pop band of the mighty 1970s:
1. The Original Soundtrack (Masterpiece and Epic)
2. Sheet Music (Another Masterpiece )
3. How Dare You (Excellent work and last with original lineup unfortunately)
4. Deceptive Bends (Great album and better than it should have been )
5. Bloody Tourists (Really good album and the formula works and great backup studio band)
6. 10cc ( Good first album with highlights of whats to come)
7. Ten Out Of 10 ( Good album with a few nuggets in there while rest is ok)
8. Look Hear/Are You Normal? ( A few strong tracks but rest kind of a letdown)
9. Windows In The Jungle ( Fair album has its moments but the rest a little weak)
10. Meanwhile ( A couple of tracks I enjoy but rest don't do it for me)
11. MirrorMirror ( Same as Meanwhile couple good tracks but rest is not my cup of tea)
Also my top 3 Godley and Creme albums that would be near the top of this list as well:
L.
Freeze Frame
Consequences
Ismism/Snack Attack and Birds of Prey are oddities that I really enjoy one minute but won't listen to it again for quite a bit of time.
Oh man, thanks for doing this one, Pete. I just found one of my two only 10cc vinyl albums, which I hadn't heard in decades, "How Dare You". I had mixed feelings about this album as a kid, but played it to death anyway for a couple years, and then permanently shelved it in favor of harder rock. Today, after listening to it, I think I'm in love with it. I ordered it on CD, and then came here right away to see if you had ranked the albums, because I need help knowing which albums I need to buy first, because up until now, I've only heard two of them in their entirety. And you didn't let me down. Thanks Pete!
I'm Not in Love is still mesmerizing!
10cc is one of those bands that when get around playing their cds, you always think to yourself why don't i play these cds more often. And your absolutely right about Queen, I have always maintained that Queen owe a great deal to 10cc and Sparks with a touch of Led Zeppelin in the early releases. Nice Job....again.
That Queen sound was created by Roy Thomas Baker.
That multiple tracked vocal sound Was created by Roy Thomas Bake.
Every Pete Top 10 includes the line "My number 1 and 2 could flip on any given day" 😎😎.. and I love it!
Seen them play live a couple times, really good live, they were actually quite big here in the u.k.
I saw them play live with the original lineup. They were reported to have said it was their best gig ever (Guildford Civic Hall) and they were brilliant!!
Very underated band. How about another Yacht rock favorite. Steely Dan.
Next time you want to request, type sea of tranquility steely Dan
I thought the best song on "How Dare You" was 'Don't hang up'. It's a masterpiece, with Godley's vocals at their very best. The song draws you in and doesn't let you go.
It's cover too, is one of the best pieces of album artwork from that period.
My favorite song of their output
I'd just call them "pop" & there's nothing wrong with that, pop doesn't have to be dumb.
And even if it *is* dumb that doesn’t mean it can’t be great.
Look at Sparks - they wrote great, smart pop songs!
These guys are really good instrumentalists which makes them more of an art rock band than a pop band.
I only have 10cc ‘Deceptive Bends’ . Thank you for your ranking of 10cc!!🎼🎤🎸🎵🥁
I'm not in love is still the only song to make me cry and have a nose bleed at the same time.
Great band 1CC and a great Hawkwind t-shirt too :)
Might not have made it big in USA but certainly did in Britain. Loads of massive hit singles, and all their albums sold very well. But should have been even bigger.
They were a pretty huge band in the UK....and Creme is pronounced Cream as you guessed...and absolutely correct...those first 5 albums were their (Lol) Cream :)
Love the original 10cc (1973-1978) Discovered them as a music hungry 9 year old in 1975, via my older sister's "The Original Soundtrack" 8-track tape. I was so turned on by the album's innovative and stunning arrangements, harmonies & rock-pop hooks, I went and bought the LP with my allowance at Dee's Electronics the next week. A true innovative classic of the era.
I think your ranking is pretty much dead on! Perfect advice on this band. I might only rank "THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK" (1975) at the very top, due to it's epic tracks and full realization of this uniquely talented act. That said, "SHEET MUSIC" (1974) is absolutely brilliant and the true contender, if not winner. Also heavily dig both "Deceptive Bends" (1977) and "How Dare You!" (1976) as well. All fantastic records.
Re: "The Original Soundtrack," I'm surprised you didn't mention the epic album opener, *ONE NIGHT IN PARIS* (normal American way it was spelled on my Mercury LP's "big city" center label), as not only one of the LP's best tracks, but also as the song that obviously influenced QUEEN the very most.
I've said for decades that "One Night In Paris" is the cut that birthed "Bohemian Rhapsody." What with it's baroque, Caberet-like Vaudevillian turns and stunning harmony sections. There's just no doubt in my mind. I can still see Freddie listening to "One Night in Paris"....like this: 🤯
I also think *BLACKMAIL* is one of the coolest, grooviest & catchiest songs of their career. Just bloody brilliant!
Again, excellent, spot on ranking!
Marc
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P.s. and smart to point out avoiding those banal bottom 3. Definitely not worth anyone's time. That culture pandering stuff is just not 10cc.
It's all about 1973-1978. That's where all the brilliance lies. 😎
UNE NUIT A PARIS was the inspiration for bohemian rhapsody
Urban myth
They collaborated with Andrew Gold (of "Lonely Boy" and "Never let her slip away" infamy) on the Ten out of 10 album.
+1
Who absolutely deserves his own RANKING the albums!!!
I grew up with 10cc here in the UK and up to 1978 they were really successful, but after Bloody Tourists and the UK number 1 hit Dreadlock Holiday in 78 their hit singles and albums just dived off a cliff. I would say your ranking is exactly is how I would rank the albums though Sheet Music will always be number one for me. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to see the current line up of 10cc, only Graham is left though Ric Fenn and Paul Burgess from the 77 line up are still there play the whole of Sheet Music live a few years back, saw it twice and it was bloody brilliant.
Pete, thank you thank you thank you! Been listening to 10cc since 1973! My top 3:
1. Sheet Music 2. 10cc. 3. How Dare You!
I really like the live stuff too! 1977's Live and Let Live is great! Alive is wonderful! They even do some Beatles songs! King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents 10cc in Concert was recorded in 1975 and has the original band! WOW!! Thanks again! Chemo doesn't stand a chance when Donna and Mandy are in the house!!
Very cool to see a 10cc ranking the albums, such a great band! I also liked the Godley & Creme albums, so adventurous.
They wrote some fantastically crafted songs. Their live album is actually quite rocky.
very rocky the 75 king biscuit
glad you gave Bloody Tourists some props
this was the only tour I saw of theirs (they were a Great Live band!)
some cools tunes on that one nice review!
1. How Dare You. 2. Sheet Music. 3. The Original Soundtrack. 4. 10cc. 5. Deceptive Bends. Essential albums by these guys, the top two very close for my favourite, but the bittersweet" Don't Hang Up" that finishes the album does it for me, great band.
Eric Stewart was in The Mindbenders and sang the hit Groovy Kind Of Love.
And Graham Gouldman wrote For your Love for the Yardbirds.
Pete Pardo does it again,10cc a band i knew the hits but never really delved into,definately his top 3 are a must listen.
Have to go against the grain a bit and say that Bloody Tourists is my favorite by them. Criminally underrated imho.
+1
Bloody Tourists? Really? Over How Dare You?????
“Shock on the Tube” is the top underrated song from that album in my opinion.
Brave of you to say so
@@karpizan I've heard all their albums. I enjoy BT the most. (shrug)
One of my favorite bands! My love for them is complicated because I'm kind of half and half on the quirky art rock and the more conventional pop. I think the art rock has aged more gracefully than the other stuff but there's plenty to love on both sides of the coin. I wish Eric and the guys would kiss and make up. One last proper album together would be a perfect swan song.
01) Deceptive Bends
(a fantastic balance of all musical aspects of the band)
02) How Dare You!
03) The Original Soundtrack
04) Ten Out Of 10
(yep, crazy but I love this one...the UK edition)
05) Sheet Music
06) Bloody Tourists
07) 10cc
08) Look Hear
09) Mirror Mirror
(barely a 10cc album)
10) Windows In The Jungle
(lifeless)
11) Meanwhile (dullsville)
Yo Pete! Andrew Gold is the guy who works with 10cc, they collaborrated on several different albums, he and Graham Gouldman at least to my knowledge. Are you familiar with an album called "Greetings from Planet Love" by The Fraternal Order of the All? It's an album Andrew Gold made in the 60s as kind of a spoof on 60s music but it's phenomenal 60's psychedelic music, with a few nods to other bands, notably there are songs that are clearly dedicated to the Doors, Byrds and Bob Dylan.
Been looking forward to this!
I think Ten out of 10 is actually a very strong album . The problem is, they made two versions, they composed three new songs for the American version in collaboration with Andrew Gold, and they are really good. Both versions has really good songs that is not included on the other version. But if you have the cd with all songs, you can put together an optimal version of the album. If you do that, you will find an album that is much better than ”Bloody Tourists” in my opinion. I had the european version back then and did not like it much. I only found out about the three added songs lately, and they are really good with a little more of the old 10cc vibe. They really add to the album.
This is my ”version” of the album:
1. "Don't Ask"
2. "The Power of Love"
3. "Les Nouveaux Riches"
4. "Memories" (US Mix)
5. "We've Heard It All Before
6. "Don't Turn Me Away"
7. "Listen with Your Eyes"
8. "Overdraft in Overdrive"
9. "Lying Here with You"
10. "Run Away"
10cc still out there playing live, seen them many times and whatever line up always a great sound from brilliant musicians, especially Rick Fenn on guitar, a few years ago they played the whole Sheet Music album as part of the show !
The first four albums were absolute magic, still get lots of plays in my house.
In 1973, 10CC & Roxy Music were the Future of British Rock🎵
Donna,Clockwork creep,Silly love, Waterfall,18 carat man of means, Film of my love, Lazy ways, Iceberg & Don't hang up…💕
Agree with you Pete, though I would put "Ten Out of 10" right after the release of "Deceptive Bends". I feel that "Bloody Tourists" was moving in another direction, although still good and 10 times better than "Look Hear". If you really want to dive into the history of the band and Strawberry Recording Studios, check out the definitive biography by Liam Newton.
us.rocket88books.com/products/10cc-the-worst-band-in-the-world
It's very good informational book with the entire history of the band (even before they were a band).
Love the fact you took the time to feature this band in your "Ranking the Studio Albums" series! Awesome!
Another great review Pete. Love 10cc. Graham Goldman is really important for British 60s songwriting (Yardbirds, Hollies). And Rick Fenn also played with Mike Oldfield (check out his performance at Montreux 1981 dvd - superb)!
Pete should do top ten songs from Hollies and Yardbyrds, not sure about ranking their albums because they released more singles than albums and Yardbyrds have more compilations than studio albums
Most underrated 10cc song...Lazy Ways
I agree . Still sounds wonderful all these years later
Two phrases I have learned on this channel: "Yacht Rock & Proggy " Proggy instead of saying progressive.
Agreed, the first 5 are essential, Bloody Tourists is good but this is when it started not to sound like 10cc anymore. I remember Eric Stewart saying he seemed to have lost the magic after his car crash. 10cc were my first favourite band as a young teenager, their music is burnt into my soul.
Spot on with the rankings: SM=OST
Check out the Godley and Creme (rhymes with 'dream' :) ) albums after the split. You can see *exactly* what was lost from the band (and also how *they* missed Gouldman and Stewart)
As a guitarist, you might have spotted that the lyrics of 'I Bought A Flat Guitar Tutor' off 'Deceptive Bends' are the chords of the song
Finally: I was waiting for you to say my the name of my hometown of Rochdale while reading out the track list for 'Bloody Tourists', but you stopped before getting to the song. Sad
And there's some poor guy in Ocho Rios who was waiting for the same title drop buddy! Sorry - couldn't resist it but still a great track.
Yeah! Not to mention Dorking!
@@lionelgunn4939 Oh No!! Not Dorking!!! Now you've done it!
Also have to mention the band live was incredible. Pick up the King Biscuit Flower Hour CD.
"I don't like Reggae...I love it!" was a big hit!
I remember watching these guys on Don Kirchner's Rock Concert and they were big on switching off on instruments. Never huge here in the US with the exception of a couple singles but Pete's right. Once you dig into these albums, you too will wonder why they weren't massive.
Pete. You got it right with the album rankings. It was Andrew "Gold" by the way.
Andrew had two big USA hits on his own with Lonely Boy, and Never Let her slip away.
Back onto 10CC
Not sure if you came upon it but listen to Ready to go home. Its on You Tube and it's very emotional. Enjoyed the review which I just saw now.
Spot on review of the catalog. Great work Pete!!
Love this band I collect them along with a lot of other artists remember Donna coming out that I loved by 1974 I was really hooked on the really clever lyrics it was great to have use lyric sheet to follow things like One Night In Paris just superb
Wonderfully inventive band that could veer towards pure self-indulgence on occasions, but they knew how write a song - so much so they knew they could take the piss sometimes. Love their use of madly over-driven guitars on songs that would be played on daytime radio and most people wouldn't even notice. Clever.
Obviously bigger in the UK! Saw their last gig as a four piece at Knebworth in 76 supporting the Stones, never really the same after Godley and Creme (Cream!) quit, still some great songs but....having said that , Godley and Creme possibly went too far in the other direction with their first release 'Conequences' , a triple album featuring narration from Peter Cook! Love the first four albums.
Love the vast music collection in the back ground and instruments ,I would live in a recording studio if I had my way, HEAVEN ❤
I love the album cover of How Dare You. I can't work out what it means though. Why the sports car? Great band.
I’ve always like the sleeves to “ How dare you “ and “ Original Soundtrack “ which was done by the Artist Humphrey Ocean who was friends with my school art teacher .
It summarises the subjects of the songs or concepts behind them
Man,Pete you really know your music.Great list and info.Great job,as usual.
Totally agree! Queen must’ve been inspired by 10cc. I don’t know if it’s true, but I’ve heard that Bohemian Rhapsody was inspired by Une Nuit A Paris. Shame they didn’t stay together longer. They could’ve been something much grander!
I’m a great 10cc fan but I don’t own any of their last few albums given the changes in the band lineup so great effort by Pete to review these albums. Unfortunately nothing he says encourages me to go out and buy them.
Only necessary to own the first four (possibly five) albums
Great and solid band. Agree with your top. And regarding Queen, I always had the same feeling as you. Queen "steal" a lot from 10cc.
One of my all time favourite bands. I actually agree with the order you placed them in with just one exception. I would move their debut album up one place, fractionally above Deceptive Bends - but I won't argue about it as they are so close.
Always loved 10cc such an inventive groundbreaking band. My favorite album by them is “The Original Soundtrack” a must have 70’s gem. My favorite 10cc song is Rubber Bullets one of the great unheralded pop singles of the 70’s.
Love the Hawkwind T-shirt
You can't categorize 10cc. Amazing musicians that could write hooks for days and their songs always had a comedic bend.
I'm not familiar with the "Ten OUt of Ten" album so was unaware that Vic Emerson played keyboards on it. Vic was the long-time keyboard player for Sad Cafe, a very under-appreciated UK band here in the US. "Mirror Mirror" was disappointing but has the beautiful track "Why Did I Break Your Heart". "Sheet Music" is so damn good. Yeah, "Dreadlock Holiday" is irresistible.
My rankings :
1) Sheet Music
2) The Original Soundtrack
3) Deceptive Bends
4) How Dare You
ex-aequo :
Thinks School Stinks (by Hotlegs)
Self-titled album
Bloody Tourists
Look Hear
10 out of 10
Windows In The Jungle
I have not heard :
Meanwhile
Mirror Mirror
Great review. Really looking forward to digging deeper into 10cc, now. Thanks, Pete!!
I like 10cc, and I'd have the same list as you. It's difficult to rank Sheet Music, The Original Soundtrack, and even How Dare You? since all the material is so strong. I like Sheet Music best usualy, but How Dare You does not have a single weak track, and yeah I'm Not in Love is a killer song. Although Look Hear was OK, I was dissapointed by that album a bit and I didn't like 1-2-5. Maybe it would be better if they would have stopped after Bloody Tourists, but with a big hit in the charts, the record companies want more of the same...
The band has a very unique sound but also nice lyrics. Maybe you already know it, but the chords of 'I have a flat guitar tutor' are sung in the lyrics of that song while they're playing them, very arty... Great choice for a ranking!
(BTW the story of 10cc is also nicely visualized in the #GG/06 clip: #SonOfMan ( ruclips.net/video/LAHeXMWaBKs/видео.html ).
Their debut album is one of my favorites. Also an early Godley/Creme collaberation is "Neandorthal Man" by Hotlegs.
Hi from England, Pete; I've been a fan of 10cc in their various guises since the 70s and you're bang on the money with this review.
One of the best & most underrated UK bands ever & my top 5 10cc albums are...
1 - Original Soundtrack
2 - Sheet Music
3 - How Are You
4 - Deceptive Bends
5 - Bloody Tourists.
I bought "Sheet Music" by 10cc and Trouble" by Sailor together and a good day coming home from the Record store.
Sailor was a very interesting group because the main musician was the actual Prince of Russia, Georg Kajanus! Kajanus wrote all the music on the first 4 albums which would kind of lead to unrest in the band because the other musicians in the band wanted song they wrote to be placed on the album "Hideaway"! But after this album Kajanus would leave to start a new band named "Data" that went nowhere. I never found any of that band...no internet back then, so if you didn't find it in a Record store, you would never find it! Benny Hill used the song "Girls" in his tv show and Merv Griffin did "Coconut" on his tv show. Both these songs came from their second album "Trouble" which was an excellent album. Sailor had an instrument the band designed, being the only instrument of its kind called a Nickelodeon which was two pianos combined with percussion which would sound like a acustic Synthesizer ( you should look up their videos on RUclips to see what I mean. Like "10cc", "Sailor" was more successful in England and Europe!
I agree with your top 5, but in a different order:
1. How Dare You! (Any album that has Iceberg, I Want To Rule The World & Art For Art’s Sake is a killer album)
2. Sheet Music
3. The Original Soundtrack
4. Deceptive Bends
5. 10cc
Absolutely the same order.
I would add in list Head Room, Rock' N' Roll Lullaby, Don't Hung Up and I'm Mandy Fly Me are perfect too. How Dare You and Lazy Ways a little bit weaker, but still pretty good songs.The whole album is an awesomeness! Probably my favorite album of pop/art-rock of all time👍🤘
I think 10CC was one of the best bands most people never heard of I have their first 6 studio albums and Live and let Live also under rated band no one ever heard of...City Boy (whom I compare to Supertramp crossed with 10CC) They were amazing "Young Men Gone West" "The Day The Earth Caught Fire" "City Boy" (self titled) "Dinner At The Ritz" and "Book Early" ALL absolutely heart albums. That said I've loved 10CC from the beginning and listen to them frequently.
Had all the albums up to Tourists back in the day on cassette . Never really thought of them as an album band , but loved their singles . Best album IMO is the late 70s Live and Let Live double set , they really could bring it live
Of course they were an album band don't talk rubbish mate.. One of the best!!!!
Not familiar with various albums, but looking forward to this. LOVED the benefit concert - thank you Pete!
I always thought that 10.c.c were to the 70’s , what The Beatles were to the 60’s .
Big statement but they were that good ! “The Original Soundtrack” is their “Sgt Peppers “
Grew up on 10cc. First concert I ever attended, loved their sense of humor in their beautiful music. Good breakdown of their albums
Pete- I love all your videos, IMHO this is what you do best. The album's and tracks. This idea, listening to music this way.....DIGGING through the discographies is a different way to listen to music then the way 99% of the people do it. Your passion, your knowledge, but most of all bringing this almost research like approach to enjoying the music is I think the community you have tapped. The Seekers, The Explorers of Rock Music. Please keep doing what you do. Don't be afraid to revisit some of these bands. I could watch you on Jethro Tull all day. Cheers my friend!!