TEN Most UNDERRATED Albums EVER!! (As voted for by You)
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Born Again is rubbish, END OF!
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@@classicalbum the ones without conceptual continuity usually are the most passionate😂
The Cover art and the stereo mix.
Listen to Live Evil remix and hope... for a miracle.
Wtf. This album is awesome. Maybe needs a remix but musically it's the heaviest sabbath album
@@classicalbum I liked "Zero the Hero" but wasn't very taken with the rest of it.
The Dreaming still leaves me gobsmacked all these years later. Truly, a musical / sonic masterpiece.
Totally agree. My favourite Kate album.
In my top ten since 1982. Perrenial
Glad to see "The Soft Parade" getting some love. I've always felt weird that I liked it when so many others didn't. Nursery Cryme is my favorite Genesis album. I never get tired of hearing "The Musical Box" I think it's one of, if the the best, song of Gabriel-era Genesis.
I definitely wouldn't argue with Obscured by Clouds. I've always said it's hugely under-rated. Full of great and varied songs.
Glad to see come taste the band on there. My favourite purple album,only one I don’t agree with is born again. That one is terrible
I like it too, more than the boring wish you were here and animals efforts and certainly better than the gilmour lead dreadful efforts
Roger Waters was sticking up for it in the Abbey Road canteen in the Live At Pompeii film of behind-the-scenes chats during Dark Side recording. He said it was underrated then because it was a bad pressing of the vinyl. Seems he was right.
Atom Heart Mother has it's moments.
Free Four
Caress of Steel by Rush deserves to be on such a list
Presto has better Peart lyrics, and is surely underrated
@@user-fu2mi1nd5l I agree with both of you.
David Coverdale's Northwinds does it for me. There's a tender and soulful element that was never quite the same in Whitesnake. But, equally, rarely will you hear a rock vocal as good as DC's on Only My Soul. However, I'm not sure whether Northwinds is underrated or just unheard.
I think you're right when you say "unheard'
The Snow Goose by Camel is a beautiful piece of work, always been in my top 5 prog album.
Great tripping album.
Nudy
First heard it on it's release in 1975, agree with you it's a great album which I still play to this day.
Crime of the Century is a masterwork. 🙌🏼 My favorite Supertramp.
Yes, CotC is a truly great album that tends to be underrated by many prog fans because they had mainstream popularity.
An album cannot be underrated when it appears on dozens of top 100 album lists.
@@pointzerotwo It should be rated higher in those lists :)
Sky's debut is another fantastic album proggers tend to not be so keen on.
@@AlmostEthical Ill give it a listen, thanks. Underrated means not much public mentions, something Crime of the Century Doesn't belong. But Roger Hodgson's first solo album away from Supertramp definitely does. 1984, "Eye of the Storm."
@@pointzerotwo The killer track on Sky's debut album is Where Opposites Meet. I'll check out RH's album. Cheers.
I would add Golden Earring's Moontan album. Rarely spoken of but a masterpiece imo
It was only when I heard MOONTAN I realised the single "Radar Love", which I bought on its release, was edited.
Agreed!
I'm glad you mentioned Private Eyes by Tommy Bolin.I would put Teaser in there, too. Both have some great work on them.
Tommy Bolin was amazing talent. Lost so young…RIP.
The Who by Numbers is phenomenal! With the exception of Squeeze Box it’s a perfect album. I paid dearly for the import version because it was available before the US one.
I was underage but working in my parent’s business (Bell Bowl bowling alley) in Queens, NY and asked my mother to get it when she was out running errands. She was shocked at the cost!
I didn’t get home until almost 2:00am and stayed up all night with headphones listening to it. I still listen to it on a regular basis and don’t think a month has gone by that I haven’t listened to it. The only other Who album that I listen to more is Quadrophenia!
Yeah, I’ve loved that record for years. It has no grand theme, no concept; just a meditation on growing older, being no wiser, it’s all a bunch of money-chasing rot etc. However Much I Booze is a great confessional song, Imagine a Man’s as tuneful as any song they did, just a great no-frills album.
There's some shit hot songs on by numbers ( slip kid, dreaming from the waist) but quad is definitely better
Great to see Come Taste The Band on the list. Comin' Home, Gettin' Tighter and especially You Keep on Moving are great songs. Nice reference to Private Eyes. People should also check out Bolins "Teaser" album
Terrible album cover though.
Back in the 70s, I had 800 LPs. Come Taste the Band, Teaser and Private Eyes were coveted components of this collection.
Another Tommy Bolin delicious effort is James Gang Bang.... I get excited when I see there is yet another fortunate soul who's been exposed to Tommy. The Jon Lord story of Tommy's Deep Purple audition confirmed my assumption not only of his incredible talent but also he's the coolest cat in the room.
@@killerzrulz Not forgetting Tommy Bolin's contribution to Billy Cobham's masterpiece "Spectrum".
@@killerzrulz Bang is a great album. Standing In The Rain and Alexis are my favorite songs on the album. Billy Cobham - Spectrum as well. Fusion classic. Also the debut album from Canadian rockers Moxy. Tommy definitely had "it".
I love Obscured By Clouds because, given that it was recorded right in the middle of the Dark Side sessions, it comes off as almost an opposing doppelgänger to that much more famous LP. Where Dark Side is a work of grim, somber perfection, Obscured is light, breezy, lazy, and raw. A perfect album to listen to while taking a stroll in the countryside.
I agree, I had never actually heard 'Obscured By Clouds' till a few years ago, I looked it up on the Internet and gave it a whirl. Very good songs, even the ones that were the "soundtrack" part were excellent! In fact I remember liking those better than the other side! Thanks buddy.
Agree on Nursery Cryme. That's my favorite Genesis album. I definitely like it better than Foxtrot (I know I'm in the minority). Selling England is a CLOSE 2ND, and Lamb is right there as well.
Nursery Cryme is my all time favourite album. Re Tommy Bolin, it's a pity his self inflicted problems meant he never really showed what he was capable of with Purple
Actually mine too, alongside Salisbury by Uriah Heep, both from 1971. Never get tired of these masterpieces after a half century. Not a single dull moment.
So great putting Soft Parade on this - weird to be sure, but it’s kinda wonderful ..”this is the best part of the trip!”
I really like
I would say Morrison Hotel is more underrated than Soft Parade, I never heard much about it growing up despite Roadhouse Blues being a popular FM song.
@@GizmoBeach Those 2 Doors albums were poor sellers when I was in High School. I got them both in the cut- out bins in 71.
Nursery Cryme turned me on to Genesis and has always remained one of my favourites.
I would add Drama by Yes. If Horn and Downes had not been in Buggles it would've been taken more seriously. It's a far better listen than either Tormato or 90125.
You are correct, Horn hardly looked a heavy metaller, which many people catagorise the music of yes as
@@AidenSwords-md1doI’ve never heard anyone categorize Yes as heavy metal.
@@thekeywitness as far as I know they were in the official kerrang heavy metal charts in early 80s
Agree with that, Tomato has a couple of good songs but Drama is good from start to finish, 90125 is the band trying to go commercial.
Me neither.
I agree with Obscured By Clouds-I love that album and for me it represents a transition between the psychedelia styles of Meddle and the Prog/AOR of DSOTM.Rarely gets mentioned even by fans!
Nursery Cryme was very underrated when it came out but tbh its reputation seems to have increased dramatically recently as evidenced by many RUclips reviews.If anything the one Genesis album which seems to have plummeted in many reviewers estimations as the years progress is Wind and Wuthering which I can't understand because for one thing it showcases Steve Hackett's guitar better than any other Genesis album with him on it and the album also best represents what the band sounded like live -ie phenomenal.I remember when it was released it was a huge critical and commercial success but now no one seems impressed by it at all and all I hear is people bitching about Steve Hackett leaving disgruntled and that it includes a pop song (Your Own Special Way) which takes up too much room etc etc.
I've always liked The Soft Parade and The Who by Numbers because they were more laid-back than each band's previous three albums. Both albums were good sonic breaks from the edgier and more bombastic LPs that preceded them--the albums aren't the best each band produced, but they're good for a spin every once in a while.
By Numbers last great Keith moment on record
The Who By Numbers has been among my most underrated albums for decades now. And Crime of the Century is certainly my favourite Supertramp album.
who by numbers is like listening to Pete on his psychiatrists couch
Exactly which is what makes it so fascinating. We should all have the courage to confront our demons much less as elegantly as Pete did.
I have to agree about Jeff Beck - "Truth", Deep Purple - "Come Taste The Band", and Motorhesd - "Another Perfect Day". All great releases.
'The Dreaming' is absolutely one of my favourite ever albums; I always thought that it deserved many of the plaudits that 'Hounds of Love' later received !
Oh my damn! I can’t believe I got quoted! Thanks. I feel honored.
I agree the sound quality isn’t the greatest, but I can get passed that since the songs are so good. I absolutely love Born Again by Black Sabbath.
If there was a part 2, I would definitely say Queen II. The 1st two of their albums are my favorite of theirs and are under appreciated, but Queen II is phenomenal. It produced no hits which is why it gets skipped by most listeners, but the songs in there are awesome. The album slowly developed as my favorite. The 1st song I liked was the heavy metal sounding “Ogre Battle”, then the beautiful ballad “White Queen” as time progressed other songs began to play in my head which lead me to like them. Ultimately my favorite became “Father to Son” and pretty much every song became a favorite of mine. It’s such a great album that needs a listening to. It’s the album I listen the most from beginning to end. It’s great.
The Dreaming was the very first album of KB that I listened to. And I thought: Wow! How could I overlook such a good performer? Then I bought all her other LPs. :)
I completely agree with Emotional Rescue being underrated-it's actually one of my favorite Stones albums. I also agree with Obscured By Clouds-it was definitely buried between masterpiece albums.
ER has so many great songs. All About You, Down in the Hole, Send it to Me, Little Indian Girl. So great, and definitely underrated.
@@patrickbarry6273 absolutely!
I’m surprised ER is now underrated. The Stones’ disco-ish material was all over US radio at the time, I was a teen fan of it, as much as their earlier bluesy catalog.
TBH, Some Girls was the stronger album of that style, especially their cover of Just My Imagination. But ER is right in that category as well.
Soft Parade involves pop orchestra. It's what older musicians were doing in the 60's. Except for Cassidy, of course.
I've always thought The Doors "Soft Parade" album was absolutely brilliant, one of my favorites actually, a seemingly maturing of the band.
Totally agree, I thought the soft parade was better and more consistent than waiting for the sun, which I thought was quite a patchy record
I gotta give it another few listens, but all the orchestration and disjointed songs didn't work for me, it's experimental aspects are jarring and seemingly unfocused. Some dig it, some just don't feel it, I love the Doors, they deserve anything they made to be given the proper amount of attention! I'll be doing just that, with The Soft Parade. Cheers!
@@ianlovell6709 I've exactly the same opinion, too
I loved Soft Parade. A departure from previous Doors material but very listenable.
Who By Numbers is one of my favs. It's when Townshend started bleeding. "Empty Glass" was him then going for his arteries.
Thanks for mentioning Private Eyes !! That and Teaser really show how truly amazing Tommy Bolin was :)
Soft Parade is a great album!
Soft Parade is my second favorite Doors album, following only the debut. Received it as a gift and fell in love with it on the first listen. 🎧
Truth and Who By Numbers are two of my favorite albums! Glad to see them getting some love.
Obscured by Clouds was my first Pink Floyd purchase back in October 1972, (followed soon thereafter by Meddle and Ummagumma) It has always been in my top 5 Floyd albums.
Lol ummagumma . I remember my friend bought this album and he said he wasted his money.
@@stevemarshall3986It was a useless album
Who by Numbers is one of the first albums I ever bought at 13 I believe in 1976. Great album to start your music journey with.
kudos for putting Born Again on this.
I like Crime of the century and Indelibly stamped. Also worth a mention is Family-Anyway and Family-Fearless.
YES!
@@Polyphemus47: NO….Family 😊
Elton John's 1975 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY is debatably Elton's most cohesive album and has stood the test of time - it still sounds great.
My fav Elton album, stellar from start to end, great storytelling and nice, smooth, melodic tunes throughout! Killer album cover as well!
i have always thought of CAPTAIN FANTASTIC as Elton's best produced record. The playing is so tight and it is probably his best vocals. The highlight of the record for me is the drums. I never considered Nigel Olsson a top drummer until I heard this album. The drums on 'Better Off Dead' : the muffled sound is innovative and brilliant.
@@roy421000Well said, the production is top notch and I noticed Nigel's drumming as well on this album! Elton's vocals are at peak level, for sure! Don't Shoot Me.... is a close second for me, Tumbleweed....third.
Its Eltons own Sgt. Pepper
I remember seeing Elton in 1975 playing Wembley Stadium and he played the whole of Capt Fantastic before he played any of his hits
The album had only been out at the time for approx 2/3 weeks and I remember Wembley Stadium emptying out because the fans weren’t familiar at the time with this excellent album
Loved the list and agreed with every selection.
I would add - Jeff Beck Group - "Rough & Ready" and "Jeff Beck Group" (an Orange on the cover).
With Bobby Tench on Vocals, Max Middleton - Keyboards and Cozy Powell on drums....incredible talent, very overlooked albums and I feel like it's some of Jeff's finest work.
The Pretty Things - Parachute.....one of the greatest albums from the early 70's.
Wishbone Ash - Front Page News....a bit of a departure for WA but the band shows off just how melodic, and beautiful they could write and perform, a mellow rock masterpiece.
David Gilmour - "David Gilmour" - his debut solo album is just brilliant.
Really feels like a lost Pink Floyd LP and just has an incredible musical flow and integrity to the entire Album.
Interesting list and comments. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed!
Great episode, really look forward to all your posts, turned me on to albums i havent discovered
Love reading the comments, revisiting old half-remembered albums and discovering new ones.
Here are a few of mine.
1) War War War by Country Joe McDonald. Poetry set to music doesn’t always work, as poetry has a music of its own. But this is a haunting, powerful and utterly brilliant musical rendering of the poems of Robert Service.
2) Ramases: Glass Top Coffin
3 Judee Sill: both Judee Sill and Heart Food.
4 The Edgar Broughton Band. Wasa Wasa, Sing Brother Sing and Edgar Broughton Band would all make my top twenty ‘best ever’ list
5 Spooky Tooth Ceremony
The Dreaming is my fave Kate as well. And in college this was the first I heard , so for me Hounds sounded tame, but still great! And I love Born Again but yes, my OG sounds like it was recorded in a basement on a cassette.
really glad you included emotional rescue one of my favorite all time stones albums. thank you.
Great list and great presentation. It always perplexed me that The Soft Parade is so universally dismissed by professional critics.
There is not one album with the original quartet that is not fantastic ..maybe the Doors as a musical entity were underrated. Jim's voice in the band made their sound so much more viable somehow..😉
Love seeing "Born Again" here. I didn't realize "Truth" was underrated. I like "Obscured by Clouds" but not enough to call it underrated. I would've replaced it with Riot "Fire Down Under".
The Doors, Who and Purple albums are class as well.
Riot's Fire Down Under is my choice for most undervalued heavy metal album ever produced! The riffs, guitar tones, incredible drumming and mix of high octane songs with classic, hard rock gems, all topped of with Guy Speranza's top shelf vocals - the album simply is as good as metal gets! Awesome choice my friend!
@@treff9226 👍
Come taste the band is my 2nd favourite purple album, after fireball. I do think it's sounds more like a Bolin/James Gang album, ala bang.
Come taste the band has Aged really well .Bolin is Very under rated in the Classic Rawk Crowd , miss his Playing at Your expense . the most Versitile Guitarist of His Era , and a Great song writer / Singer to Boot .
Obscured By Clouds is a great choice & well deserved Barry, I'd throw in Duke by Genesis, Steve Winwood's debut solo album from 1977, Propaganda by Sparks, Sheet Music by 10cc & Zinc Alloy by T-Rex all incredibly underrated in my opinion.
Duke Is up there with the very Best of Génesis
I agree on Sparks.
Winwood solo album "Steve Winwood"is a masterpiece -funnily enough just dug it out recently-Vacant Chair is 7 minutes of pop rock genius-it failed miserbaly commercially and spurred the great man on to producing Arc Of A Diver which is even better.
Sheet Music by 10cc is by far their masterpiece in my opinion.
"Come Taste The Band" Tommy Bolin was incredible. (The only D.P. I own).
You really struck a chord with Obscured by Clouds- absolutely #1 underrated album of all time.
That's a list of albums I will check out. Great list.
This is a great list. I have always rated 'Come taste the Band' very highly, however I have never been able to get over the sense of tragedy that looms over it. This does concern Tommy Bolin's sad passing. His album 'Private Eyes' is a great album and we mustn't forget his work with the James Gang, Billy Cobham and Zephyr. The latter are all available and worth checking out.
Come Taste the Band is a great album.
I agree "come taste the band". Is a great album in fact it's one of the first rock albums i bought in 1975 age 15 and the first Deep Purple album i bought i still play it to this day. And a great shame what happened to Tommy Bolin a great talent lost so young such a waste.
@@deanmichaels4262 Same here. I still have the Circus magazine featuring Tommy.
Mr fact the best thing motley Crue ever did was cover Tommy Bolton's teaser
Myth or fact
The Who By Numbers is a great album - less full on than the others of the period but the songs are beautifully worked. Bought it upon release and still play it regularly. I’d add the Stones Goats Head Soup to this list. Often overlooked at the tail end of the groups golden period but a brilliant effort.
I Had THE WHO, THE WHO BY NUMBERS I Colored The Cover With Colored Pencils😊
As a hardcore DOORS fan who enjoys all their albums- I love the SOFT PARADE ,,, and consider it-this band’s SERGEANT PEPPERS!!!!!!!!& KATE BUSH’S ‘THE DREAMING is my favorite by’ my sista Kate’!!!!!lol.
I agree with soft Parade, one of my favorites
Kate Bush, The Dreaming is a powerful album. I've never considered it under rated in my experience. It's massive.
Fantastic record, and also I think extremely important for Kate as without it I doubt she'd have been able to create the 9th Wave suite from Hounds where she compresses all the stylistic and sonic experimentation of The Dreaming down into a concise, focussed whole.
The Dreaming is my favorite album of all time. And I'm a metal head.
David Ackles' American Gothic. Tragically underappreciated.
Very interesting set of albums there well described as ever in a manner that makes it a must listen.
Emotional Rescue has a lot of humor in it, which makes it fun for fans.
Dance Pt 1 is awesome, but the production on ER is really weak, very thin-sounding too often.
Very solid list here. I agree that Broken China, Nursery Cryme and Obscured by Clouds deserve more attention than they currently get.
With Supertramp, I say Crisis? What Crisis? is the true underrated album in their discography. While not as dark as it’s predecessor, the genius writing and catchy tunes remain. Sister Moonshine, Ain’t Nobody But Me, A Soapbox Opera, The Meaning, great great stuff.
Im sorry but "nursery cryme" is not underrated at all,sorry,but it isn't!!!
Thanks for another year of wonderful & insightful shows , have a great Christmas and New year, see you soon. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.
My pleasure
I f'n love Come taste the band.
From the Stones I would have suggested Between the Buttons. Whether it’s pop, baroque, psychedelic pop, or music hall the Stones did wonders with it and crafted a pop masterpiece. I feel like that quirkiness was huge for bands like Sparks and XTC. The mono version was a revelation for me.
Agree it is a really good record. But I think they stole the quirk from The Kinks.
@@lonegroover I mean, Face to Face took from Aftermath, so it’s fine. They were all watching each other back then.
I always loved that album, but think that Satanic Majesties _really_ gets the short shrift in their catalog.
@@slidetek that one has gained a cult following, tho!
@@slidetek I think Satanic is my prefer rolling stones too. I don't listen beetwen buttons yet. Satanic is like a combination of elements of The piper at the gates and Sergeant pepper (I think they are bothsuperior than Satanic, but satanic is a huge masterpiece too).
Thanks Barry. Love to see the love for Scary Monsters - some of Bowie’s (and Fripp’s) greatest work. Also great to see The Who By Numbers here too. “And They’re All in Love” is glorious. “Goodbye all you punks, stay young and stay high. Hand me my cheque book, and I’ll crawl off to die.” Tell me you’re Pete Townshend without telling me you’re Pete Townshend!
An enjoyable list, thanks for talking us through it; I really must check out the Richard Wright album. I think that Crime of the Century is Supertramp's best album but I also agree with you that it doesn't really qualify as underrated.
The Dreaming is so underrated. Challenging definitely, but worth sticking with!
Come Taste the Band! Second only to Machine Head. And Glenn still knocking them out sounding fresh. I saw him recently. Highly recommended
Kate's Dreaming seems to do pretty well in ranking vids i've watched and Steven Wilson's fav, my second. I'll throw a few out of mine.
1. Kate Bush---The Sensual World.
2, Yes---Yormato
3. Bill Nelsons Red Noise.
4. Army Of Anyone---self titled.
Squeeze"s Some Fantastic Place album from 1993 is chock full of great songs. an overlooked gem.
Yes! But I adore Play just a hair more.
Totally overlooked, Some Fantastic Place is complete EAR CANDY!
I'm sure you are right but a squeeze album from 1993? - who's gonna bother listening to that?
@@patrickwalsh3655Squeeze are brilliant, a modern day Beatles, and this album is loaded with ear candy and smart and original songwriting! Hooks fill each and every song, Glenn's awesome vocals and Chris Difford's own melodic brilliance shines through from start to finish! Squeeze are for people who love melody, smart lyrics, and elite song craft. They are often talked about as a modern day Beatles - I would swim the deepest ocean and scale the tallest mountain to hear this album, it's just that good! Check it out and live a better life!😊
Ricochet by The Rollers is a fantastic album that was completely overlooked at the time in 1981. I know the history of the band and all that, but I was completely surprised when I heard it. Check it out.
"Who by Numbers" maybe should be #1 on this list!
IMO the following albums are all underrated! Moontan, Golden Earring.... Fog On The Tyne, Lindisfarne.... The Snow Goose, Camel.... Pipe Dream, Alan Hull.... Alf, Allison Moyet.... Road To Hell, Chris Rea.... Northwinds, David Coverdale.... Crime Of The Century, Supertramp.
Chris Squire’s “Fish Out of Water” tremendous songwriting and brilliant arrangements. Would love if you did a review of it! PLEASE!!!!
Memorably Gillan hated the mix on Born Again at the time and threw his cassette out the car. If someone could get their hands on the original tapes there’s a decent album in their somewhere.
I heard Toni Iomi was on the case
Yes, and the remix of Live Evil makes us very optimistic.
At last: recognition of The Doors' "The Soft Parade"! I love this album for the reasons you give! 😸👍🏻
Some interesting ones to revisit or listen for the first time. I am a Floyd fan but had never heard of the Richard Wright album, so will be checking it out. I always loved Born Again and saw them on the tour too.
Great topic. I could add so many more. ZZ Top's Tejas for 1.
Needs A Part 2
Definitely 😁
Scary Monsters ❤ fantastic. Never thought of it being underrated.
I've been a huge Doors fan since the early 80's. The Soft Parade was their weakest of studio albums but I enjoy listening to it. I would recommend listing to some of their Bright Midnight releases. Tommy Bolin was a fantastic guitarist & I still have his two vinyl solo albums Teaser being the better one in my opinion. Come Taste The Band is fantastic. Tom also played on a couple of tracks on One of Moxy's albums; a Canadian band big in the 70's. I recommend having a listen most noteworthy their first 2 albums. Thanks for sharing your views. P.S. I'm a big Santana fan; seen them live 9x from '83-'02. Take Care!
King Crimson "Three of a Perfect Pair", stellar playing, particularly Buford.
Agreed. This used to my least favorite from KC, never owned this album but, kept listening ever so often. It has definitely grown on me. It is full of wonderful music. Has become one of my favorite listen of KC catalog. 😊❤
I like side 2 but do not like side 1 much at all
Same for me. Side 2 better.
The most underrated album of all time is Queen II. A masterpiece!
"Obscured By Clouds" has always been my favorite Floyd album. I feel "Beck-Ola" is overlooked as well as Truth.
"Clear" by Spirit is my personnel most underrated album of all time.
I was only young but I remember scary monsters being big in Australia?. The album and singles that got me into David Bowie.
The self-titled debut album of Violent Femmes!
They never get the appreciation that they deserve.
The re-recorded version of “Trashed” on the Gillan album “Gillian’s Inn” is a monster featuring IG, Iommi, Glover & Paice.
Do you really think so? Maybe it's the lack of IG's scream at the start , but I much prefer the original BS version (though undoubtedly the production on Gillan's Inn is better!
My top 5 for what it's worth- Belle and Sebastien-The Boy With The Arab Strap; London Suede- Dog Man Star; U2- Zooropa; David Bowie- Low; Radiohead- Amnesiac.
Marvin Gaye's "Here my dear" is incredibly underrated. Likewise Carmel's "The Falling".
2 albums id like to add. Kate Bush’s 2005 masterpiece “Aerial “ …from start to finish it’s such an amazing collection of well written, performed songs around beautiful themes …I still can’t get enough of this album.
2nd - Blondie’s Eat to the beat album, it always gets shaded over Parallel Lines , but again start to finish is an exceptional collection of well written and performed songs, which included the incredible “ Atomic “ ….
A great list. I'd add Highway by Free
Also Nazareth Rampant and Bloodrock Passage.
The Headless Cross by Black Sabbath is completely underrated. It is a solid album, shows Tony Iommi can do more dynamic stuff on the guitar, has the great Tony Martin on vocals and Cozy Powell on drums, needs a remaster. Also think A Momentary Lapse Of Reason by Pink Floyd is a great album, with On The Turning Away being a beautiful song and One Slip is just a bunch of fun, but the whole album showing that David Gilmour didn't need Roger Waters political bullshit to succeed. Re-Load by Metallica is underrated too. I does repeat itself by the end, for sure, but I found that it was a bit more driving than Load, and was just a little bit more focused. And finally, Cryptic Writings by Megadeth. Everyone goes straight to Rust In Peace or Peace Sells, but this is a stripped back album in terms of song writing, almost trying to replicated Metallica's The Black Album, but it does it well.
Won't argue with Nursery Cryme, Born Again or Obscured by Clouds
I'd add Jethro Tull's "A", Blue Oyster Cult's "Mirrors" and Rush's "Caress of Steel"
I remember being castigated by my school friends for declaring CTTB as my favourite Deep Purple album (well until Purpendicular came along). However i was comforted when the legendary scribe in the shape of Geoff Barton gave it the full 10 stars when reviewing the 35th anniversary edition. Glad it made the list.
Agree with all! But loads more out there!
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Dear Sir:
I really enjoy your channel.
For fifty years I have been listening to Isle of View by Jimmie Spheeris, and I'm still not sure what to make of it. It sure doesn't sound like 1972...
The music is lush: layers of guitars with open tunings, flutes and violins. The lyrics are mythical, seductive, meditative and poetic. The Dore etching album art serves as a premonition of something otherworldly is lurking. Who wouldn't want to climb aboard a Griffin horse?
Spheeris' style doesn't easily fit into any one category. Perhaps, growing up in a traveling carnival might have something to do with the ethereal feel.
As an album, the songs flow freely into each other. They ebb and flow effortlessly until the jarring 'Seven Virgins' breaks the vibe - kinda sorta like Sloop John B kills the Pet Sound vibe. Pity! But like a spot on the nose of a beauty, it is easily overlooked.
There are plenty of comparisons with other singer songwriters, Nick Cave, Cat Stevens, even James Taylor. But I just don't hear it. Spheeris is different...acoustic goth?
I would love to hear your review of this lovely album.
Kapitan Andy
Pink Floyd's "Obscured By Clouds" is an absolutely fantastic album and definitely deserves this recognition! I believe that all of Pink Floyd's music before "Dark Side Of The Moon" is under-rated. There are friends of mine that, until I enlightened them to this information, were unaware that Pink Floyd had any music before "Dark Side Of The Moon"! 🙀