I'm so happy that you did this. BTBAM are definitely not underrated, but a bit unknown maybe. Totally agreed that they don't have a bad release...Bombastic band, some of the most astonishing modern musicians.
I love BTBAM so much, I’m glad to see you talk about them. Extremely strong discography. I’d go 8. S/T 7. The Silent Circus 6. Alaska 5. Coma Ecliptic 4. The Great Misdirect 3. Automata 1 and 2 2. Parallax 1 and 2 1. COLORS (in my top 3 all time favorites)
They've been out for 20 years?? My God I'm getting old. I saw them opening for In Flames back in early 2010 in Pittsburgh I believe. It seemed like yesterday and it's been a decade now. Time flies
Hie Pete; Could you please rank the albums of Katatonia please? Their new album “City Burials” drops very soon. The single “Lacquer” is out now. I think Jonas Renkse is an amazing vocalist, and songwriter. Thanks Roy
I was never into the death metal with the growling vocals, but very interesting stuff on this band as I might check out the later more prog releases, perhaps like Coma Ecliptic?... Congrats on 25K too!
It's kind of hard to pick a starting point. For me the first album that really did it for me was Great Misdirect. I'd say pick an album rather than a song, listen through it. Take note of parts you like, and the parts you don't. A lot of their stuff is really surprising, and purposefully so. You're not going to like all of it on first listen, kind of like Gentle Giant. It's a mindset you need to get in to. It's definitely worth it though, there isn't another band quite like these guys. Colors is universally considered their best, but it's very heavy and might not be the best starting point if that isn't typically your style.
To like this band you have to be a bit into extreme metal/heavy music. They touch on a lot of stuff but the heaviness will always come back in full force. I wouldn't necessarily label it death metal though, their background and roots are more in metalcore/hardcore. They are very much an album band and it's best to listen to them in order and see their progression.
@@mck7646 I am into Heavy Metal bands like Iron Maiden and all the classics like Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, but I guess my favorites are more of the progressive varities like Dream Theater, Queensryche, Uriah Heep, etc...But I guess overall I'm just more of a fan of the softer progressive stuff like Kansas , Yes, Floyd, early Genesis , early Styx, etc.. I'm just starting to get into the heavier newer stuff, but like I said Im not into the growls.
Colors is #1 for me as well. Alaska & Silent Circus after that. Seen these guys 3 or 4 times live in very small venues and its an experience. Love this band.
Colors II has been announced. The lead single kicks ass with guest drum performances by Mike Portnoy, Navene Koperweis, and Ken Schalk. Like you said here, they've never released a bad album, so high hopes for the new Colors!
@@THEEArmoredSaint I agree. I've listened to that album many times since its release and it's up there with Colors for me. Can't wait to see what they do next!
I remember discovering his music by mere chance by jumping between music on RUclips. It was Selkies with the snowy landscape in the background and the song blew my mind completely. Some days after, I found Extremophile Elite and that was it, I became a BTBAM fan to this very day 🤟🏻❤️
Thanks for covering BTBAM, one of my fav bands of all time. Talent is out of control with them. I love the first 4 albums but I am warming up to the later stuff. All their work is amazing in its own way.
We share the same ranking with one exception. Parallax double. That gets moved ahead of Automata double for me personally. Aside from that nailed it. Colors is and always will be one of the best progressive metal albums ever written.
Their best for me as well after the great misdirect, I’m one of those weirdos that doesn’t think colors is the greatest album of all time, hell I drove 3 hours to see the colors 10 year anniversary tour, I love it as much as the next guy, but the album as a whole is very overrated. I feel great misdirect gets kind of glossed over from most fans because of the juggernaut that colors is. Not to mention the parallax albums are just absolutely batshit bonkers crazy
Really got into these guys in the last few years! Here's my list (and I am splitting up the part I/II albums) right now, sure to shift as the years go on! 10) BTBAM (debut) 9) Silent Circus 8) Great Misdirect 7) Automata I 6) Paralax I 5) Alaska 4) Automata II 3) Paralax II 2) Colors 1) Coma Ecliptic
@@LAXdrummer55 I know and listening to many shows later pete and popoff have both said that they think priest is better than maiden. Although I love priest I just can't see how anyone can think that they are musically more talented than maiden. Maidens songs have more time changes and better solos.
I love these guys, some of the best musicians working today, I can't argue with your choices and thanks for putting Rival Sons on my radar, they are a killer band.
I’ve really been enjoying your channel lately as I really love classic rock/metal but also love modern metal. I was listening to colors a couple nights ago and I was wondering what you thought of BTBAM being you love prog metal and you answered my question. Very good ranking.
Our rankings are extremely similar! I agree with you 100% that Colors is one of the best Progressive releases in over a decade! Absolute perfection! I’ve seen them preformed it start-to-finish at least 7 times! Great content man!
I wasn’t aware The Great Misdirect was a concept album. Fantastic from start to finish nonetheless. Unfortunately their current tour got cancelled. They were gonna play The Great Misdirect in its entirety.
Sea of Tranquility this is why I would really like to see a video of bands you won’t talk about on the Chanel that you don’t hate but just won’t talk about
I had the Silent Circus it was brutal and then in some songs beautiful also. I thought at the time of that album I was going to really get into them. But I never did. They was just to over the top for me. But I've always known that they was a very talented group.🙂\m/
Great job. Great channel. I think you got the list down pretty well. I would have put Silent Circus in last and the self titled one above it, but I also agree that The Great Misdirect is one of their best albums, and I don't lump it together with the early 3 albums. I also agree that Parallax should be taken in as one piece of music. Just like the Automatas. Cheers!
Because I'm much more of a song person than an album person, I hope that ll these bands from the ranking video series you're doing these days will soon receive the top 10 songs treatment as well.
i see you are wearing a kiss tee shirt. i really have been enjoying you videos over the past several months and your passion for the music you hold dear. i have never understood how kiss got so big and have remained so for decades. i find their music trite and the playing almost a joke. i was into them for the first three albums back when they first came out , but quickly outgrew them. i was wondering if you could talk about kiss and why you think they are so revered.
Strange thing - a lot of people bashing Kiss, a lot of great musicians praise Kiss and put down Kiss bashers - like Mike Portnoy of Dream Theatar, naming Peter Criss as one of his drumming influence. Chad Smith even went further - in a video where he went to pay tribute to Zeppelin'a John Bonham he wore Kiss Dynasty t-shirt. Dimebag Darrell and a lot of other praised Ace Frehley, Jason Newsted started playing bass because of Kiss Dressed to kill album. So, these are well known musicians speaking about music. So, you know it better than them? God, rock music used to be free spirit larger than life philosophy, but rock fans turned out to be Top 10 wachMojo lists limited snobs. I like music from renaissance period to classic jazz, I have two guitars, piano and drums in my house, and Kiss is my all time favourite hard rock band with all their eras from rock'n'roll to ''Music from the Elder''. It's OK if you don't like Kiss, but people really piss me off when they call them a joke band without any good music. And yes, Pete it would be nice to do Kiss album ranking or some Kisstory, but I know you have little time and much requests. P.S. I'm glad I listened to your advice and went to see Purple on their last tour. I'm looking forward to their next album. P.S.2. Pete, thank you for everything you do, especially for younger people. This is my favourite YT channel.
@@stargazer6090 i am not sure i meant to bash kiss per say , in re reading my initial post i see that i did , i don't feel that they are strong players or wrote great lyrics. and i am a bit amazed at how big they are. i was asking for pete's input on that. i too like his channel and have become a an.
Just checked this band. Totally not my thing. I'm surprised the way you can switch from 'The Baby's' to things like this in just one day. I'm never gonna dislike and talk shit about things I don't know. But the comments are very positive every time, so that proofs you're the expert Pete. Respect!!
Absolutely, but do you include Franks solo as MR because it’s basically the same thing ... I know Pete’s a big fan so wouldn’t surprise to see this sometime in the future !
Seen them live when they headlined for Leprous. I’m a big fan of Leprous and they are a great live band, but I just couldn’t get into BTBM. I’ll give it another try, though.
Give BTBAM another chance my man! I felt the same way as you when I first saw them open for meshuggah, I downright hated them. Then the second time I saw them they blew me out of the water! It was a totally different experience, it was almost like I wasn’t even seeing the same band. They definitely aren’t a band you can go see with your buddy having never listened to them before. They are a very love them or hate them band and for sure a band that you NEED to be familiar with the material beforehand. I’ll be seeing them for the 8th time this Saturday!! Can’t wait
I personally would flip great misdirect and silent circus, same for parallax and come ecliptic. Otherwise, yeah, they dont make bad albums. Also they have a sister-type band, Glass Casket, a bit more of the metalcore type stuff but in the same vein as btbam. Also also, Tommy's solo albums, released as Giles, phenomenal.
1. Colors (10/10) 2. Parallax II (9/10) 3. Alaska (9/10) 4. Colors II (8/10) 5. Coma ecliptic (8/10) 6. Parallax I (7/10) 7. The great misdirect (6/10) 8. The silent circus (6/10) 9. Automata (5.5/10) 10. Between the buried and me (5/10)
Interesting ranking. I'd say the Parallax 2 is their best along with Colors. Automata was ok but didn't get much from it. As Pete says there are no bad BTBAM albums.
1: Parallax II 2: The Great Misdirect 3: Colors 4: Colors II 5: Coma Ecliptic 6: Automata I and II 7: Alaska I don’t know Parallax 1 enough to rank it, same with their first two albums
Close! Parallax 1 was an EP released in early 2011, their first release on Metal Blade which was an attempt to get something new out, quickly while also trying a different studio approach. Parallax 2 is an album that was separately recorded and released in late 2012 after they had settled in to their new label home. Automata 1 & 2, their first releases for Sumerian, were written and recorded at one time then split for release a few months apart. I personally regard Automata as one album, while the Parallaxes are separate entities. There was a covers album, "The Anatomy of..." which helped fulfill the Victory contract, I think.
1. Colors 2. Alaska 3. The Silent Circus 4. Hypersleep Dialogues 5. Future Sequence 6. Between the Buried and Me 7. Automata II 8. Automata I 9. The Great Misdirect 10. Coma Ecliptic
Saw these guys open for Mastodon was very impressed with the music, but the vocals weren’t to my liking back then (this was for Blood Mountain tour I believe). I recall them being more screamo (which I’m not into) than guttural (which I like) back then, probably should revisit them again.
Yeah BTBAM are definitely worth another living. The Great Misdirect is probably the best album for new fans. It really shows the range of these guys from the brutal vocals to the melodic guitar parts.
Thanks gonna check them out later. I do recall their music was almost over the top wild like it pointed in 20 different directions musically, but all seemed to work in the context of the music. Think they had just released the Colors album for this tour,, but I do remember not loving the vocals for some reason. I’m not a fan of screamo into super melodic (almost emo sounding) chorus stuff, it just grates my nerves, and that’s what I remember ... Hope my memory is wrong ...
@@GMHG777 I've not listened to their early albums, but all I've listened from BTB&M features harsh death growls, not a single scream, so if you like Blood Mountain era Mastodon I think you'll enjoy Between The Buried and me as well 👍 The Great Misdirect, Colors and Coma Ecliptic are all great starting albums for newcomers to this band
Yes absolutely awful and the music is crap anyway wouldn’t ever give them shelf space, time, money just chuck the lot in the mincer then straight in the trash can best place for it shockingly bad with a capital B
my problem with this band is that i find myself enjoying the music 80% of the time, but each song gets ruined by a cringy metalcore breakdown that i cant stand. If they kept the breakdowns out of their music they would be awesome
Cannot get into these guys. Tried a few times; no go. But that's fine - different strokes, etc . (Besides, beware anyone who likes _everything,_ indiscriminately.) Nor is it an old-guy thing: I mean, the other day you were rating your Neil Young top 10, and I likewise can't stand the guy's music. Furthermore, I find you're kinda......how do I put this diplomatically?.... _reaching_ with some of your recent candidates for album-hierarchy ranking: f'rinstance, I think the Babys are great, but there's no way they recorded _enough_ albums to merit that sort of tribute. The same is true of BTO: too short-lived a career. Journey - after the first three, which were pretty good, they almost immediately became unbearable; as for Bloodrock, the less said the better. If you're running out of credible candidates, may I suggest: Hawkwind, Zappa, Bowie, Robin Trower/Procol Harum, Snarky Puppy, City Boy, Aerosmith, IQ, Monster Magnet, Steve Hackett, Horslips, AC/DC, Billy Cobham, Spock's Beard, Fairport Convention.....obviously you've got lots and lots of genuine contenders to choose from. PS: whatever you do, Pete - don't stop making these videos. What with the whole world ass-over-teakettle right now, chaos and danger and madness everywhere, media ramping up as much panic as possble - being able to take a time-out...for *normalcy!* ...is incredibly important. Thank you, and keep it up.
OK, I gotta say, your comments here really contradict themselves. So, The Babys and BTO don't deserver an album ranking show, but City Boy does? And, because you don't like Journey after their first 3 albums, they also don't deserve one? The views on that video speaks volumes. I've always said, the purpose of this show is to expose people to the classics, the underground stuff, new and old, and more recent bands, covering all things hard rock, metal, prog, and jazz fusion. I'm going to give the rub to MANY bands, and that's the way it's going to be. If I like 'em, and have all or most of the discography, they are fair game. There's no 'reaching' here. Just because you may not like or know a band I'm discussing, doesn't mean that there aren't hundreds, or thousands of other folks who want to hear me discuss them. So, I get what you are saying, but keep in mind not every band I discuss to going to appeal to everyone...but that's ok. And, Bloodrock are great...so there!
@@seaoftranquilityprog Dammit! I'd just written a detailed response to this and.....and the damn thing _vanished!_ Dunno if I have the energy to reconstruct the whole 500 words but, honest, it went something like this: Hey, I liked The Babys and I wish they'd stuck it out a few more years and kept recording. But, given that the latter part of the 70s, when they'd arrived, was not the friendliest for a classy hard rock band....they didn't. City Boy, otoh, were an ongoing concern during that same period, however they managed to record seven albums, with very little dropoff in quality (presuming you were ok with the vocalist switch). Point of the above comparison? Just that some bands/artists fit more easily into a Top 10 Tracks slot (Babys), while others are better suited for the Album Ranking (City Boy). Now, BTO recorded more music than The Babys did, but there you _did_ have a dropoff in quality (I don't know anybody who's particularly fond of anything after HEAD ON. I'm not even all that crazy about HEAD ON!) As for Journey/Bloodrock: I admit it - Steve Perry's voice gives me hives. Forget "Don't Stop Believin'"....."Lights" is the one that irritates the bejesus out of me. Love those first few Journey lps, but the makeover was too radical for me once Perry took over (and I do mean 'took over").As for Bloodrock, DOA was that fluke in their discography that basically kept that band afloat for a few years. Dire, dire stuff. Of course, this site is your baby so naturally you're gonna run it as you see fit; but you shouldn't tell us _so tell me what _*_you_*_ think in the comments below_ if you're going to take exception when we do and it's contrary to your own take. I still say there are plenty of better bands (than Bloodrock, anyway) with much deeper discographies that you could/should be tackling. The fistful I suggested up there are just the tip of the iceberg - basically there's a well-stocked gamut, from AC/DC to ZAPPA. Well, there was more besides, but this was the gist of it. Thanks for the feedback and keep up the good work.
@@lucasbeer353 Well, part of the pleasure in coming here is finding out about 'unknown' bands. Snarky Puppy are a fantastic fusion band that a lot of SoTers would love, if they were made aware of them. (You're already on RUclips - check them out.) City Boy obviously can't be categorized with heavy acts like UFO, Sabbath, etc - but they fit in perfectly with pop or song-oriented rock bands like 10CC, Be Bop Deluxe or the Babys. I hope you're not inferring that Zappa's not worthy of a Ranking the Albums spot because he's been up and down... I can't think of anyone who's consistently recorded albums over a 25-year span who wasn't "inconsistent" - and it's ridiculous to compare Zappa with BTO and declare BTO better or more historically important. (And, again, I _like_ BTO - I just don't like their entire catalogue.) I can recall watching an SoT video where Pete openly discussed his dislike of Dylan, G&R, Pearl Jam, and several other big names, and nobody took umbrage to this - rightly so, because (a) it's his website; but far more importantly, because (b) exercising your personal judgment on art or music or literature is vital to the free exchange of ideas and opinions. (There are very good reasons nobody respects an unquestioning fanboy.) But by the same token, it's more than a little unfair to label me a hater or a bad guy because I (very rarely) begin a comment with the words "I disagree...."
I'm so happy that you did this. BTBAM are definitely not underrated, but a bit unknown maybe. Totally agreed that they don't have a bad release...Bombastic band, some of the most astonishing modern musicians.
Did not see this review coming. Thank you so much. 😊
This is a video I never expected from you
I was stunned, too :)))
He’s got a wide taste in music and I love that
I love BTBAM so much, I’m glad to see you talk about them. Extremely strong discography. I’d go
8. S/T
7. The Silent Circus
6. Alaska
5. Coma Ecliptic
4. The Great Misdirect
3. Automata 1 and 2
2. Parallax 1 and 2
1. COLORS (in my top 3 all time favorites)
I would switch The Great Misdirect and Automata 1&2 and colors and parallax are tied for me
They've been out for 20 years?? My God I'm getting old. I saw them opening for In Flames back in early 2010 in Pittsburgh I believe. It seemed like yesterday and it's been a decade now. Time flies
once again, I find out about a band I have never known about before! thank you!
Hie Pete;
Could you please rank the albums of Katatonia please? Their new album “City Burials” drops very soon. The single “Lacquer” is out now. I think Jonas Renkse is an amazing vocalist, and songwriter.
Thanks
Roy
Colours is one of the greatest albums ever made. Straight masterpiece.
I was never into the death metal with the growling vocals, but very interesting stuff on this band as I might check out the later more prog releases, perhaps like Coma Ecliptic?... Congrats on 25K too!
It's kind of hard to pick a starting point. For me the first album that really did it for me was Great Misdirect. I'd say pick an album rather than a song, listen through it. Take note of parts you like, and the parts you don't. A lot of their stuff is really surprising, and purposefully so. You're not going to like all of it on first listen, kind of like Gentle Giant. It's a mindset you need to get in to. It's definitely worth it though, there isn't another band quite like these guys. Colors is universally considered their best, but it's very heavy and might not be the best starting point if that isn't typically your style.
To like this band you have to be a bit into extreme metal/heavy music. They touch on a lot of stuff but the heaviness will always come back in full force. I wouldn't necessarily label it death metal though, their background and roots are more in metalcore/hardcore. They are very much an album band and it's best to listen to them in order and see their progression.
@@mck7646 I am into Heavy Metal bands like Iron Maiden and all the classics like Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, but I guess my favorites are more of the progressive varities like Dream Theater, Queensryche, Uriah Heep, etc...But I guess overall I'm just more of a fan of the softer progressive stuff like Kansas , Yes, Floyd, early Genesis , early Styx, etc.. I'm just starting to get into the heavier newer stuff, but like I said Im not into the growls.
@@littlestevey4172 well, if you're not into that then you probably wouldn't like them much.
@@mck7646 Ok. Thanks for the input.
Colors is #1 for me as well.
Alaska & Silent Circus after that.
Seen these guys 3 or 4 times live in very small venues and its an experience.
Love this band.
Colors II has been announced. The lead single kicks ass with guest drum performances by Mike Portnoy, Navene Koperweis, and Ken Schalk. Like you said here, they've never released a bad album, so high hopes for the new Colors!
I think they delivered big time with Colors II. How does it compare for you?
@@THEEArmoredSaint I agree. I've listened to that album many times since its release and it's up there with Colors for me. Can't wait to see what they do next!
I remember discovering his music by mere chance by jumping between music on RUclips. It was Selkies with the snowy landscape in the background and the song blew my mind completely. Some days after, I found Extremophile Elite and that was it, I became a BTBAM fan to this very day 🤟🏻❤️
Thanks for covering BTBAM, one of my fav bands of all time. Talent is out of control with them. I love the first 4 albums but I am warming up to the later stuff. All their work is amazing in its own way.
Pete, I think it's the perfect time for a Tucky Buzzard ranking the albums! Come on buddy! 😁
Waiting for "Ranking the albums" of the Dixie Dregs, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Focus, Renaissance...
Yeah can't wait for ELP and Renaissance!!
I come from the future, Pete did them all except for Focus ;)
Great stuff, Man!!
One of my 3 favorite bands 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Colors 2 is mind blowing !!!!
Between The Buried And Me - Great Band! I like them a lot !
I'll certainly give 'em a listen. Always looking for new music to discover and you're doing a great service to music Pete.
We share the same ranking with one exception. Parallax double. That gets moved ahead of Automata double for me personally. Aside from that nailed it. Colors is and always will be one of the best progressive metal albums ever written.
I don't think I've ever seen Pete so excited about a band as this before. Can't wait to get them a try.
s/t and Silent Circus are all I need.
For me Parallax II is their best effort.
It's a fucking masterpiece from beginning to end.
Their best for me as well after the great misdirect, I’m one of those weirdos that doesn’t think colors is the greatest album of all time, hell I drove 3 hours to see the colors 10 year anniversary tour, I love it as much as the next guy, but the album as a whole is very overrated. I feel great misdirect gets kind of glossed over from most fans because of the juggernaut that colors is. Not to mention the parallax albums are just absolutely batshit bonkers crazy
I wouldn’t have pegged you as a BTBAM fan. Very cool video! 👍
Amazing band! Thanks for the ranking. Colours is a masterpiece.
Really got into these guys in the last few years! Here's my list (and I am splitting up the part I/II albums) right now, sure to shift as the years go on!
10) BTBAM (debut)
9) Silent Circus
8) Great Misdirect
7) Automata I
6) Paralax I
5) Alaska
4) Automata II
3) Paralax II
2) Colors
1) Coma Ecliptic
Exactly the same
Excellent review man. Literally one of the greatest bands ever, imo.
Looking forward to maiden I know pete said it's coming. And priest.
Maiden and Priest were the gods that we praised..
@@LAXdrummer55 I know and listening to many shows later pete and popoff have both said that they think priest is better than maiden. Although I love priest I just can't see how anyone can think that they are musically more talented than maiden. Maidens songs have more time changes and better solos.
The first album I ever bought by Between The Buried And Me was Alaska. I frigging love it
I love these guys, some of the best musicians working today, I can't argue with your choices and thanks for putting Rival Sons on my radar, they are a killer band.
Good video I haven't listened to many of their albums. I like what I heard so far from them. I will be digging into all their albums.
I’ve really been enjoying your channel lately as I really love classic rock/metal but also love modern metal. I was listening to colors a couple nights ago and I was wondering what you thought of BTBAM being you love prog metal and you answered my question. Very good ranking.
Our rankings are extremely similar! I agree with you 100% that Colors is one of the best Progressive releases in over a decade! Absolute perfection! I’ve seen them preformed it start-to-finish at least 7 times! Great content man!
I wasn’t aware The Great Misdirect was a concept album. Fantastic from start to finish nonetheless. Unfortunately their current tour got cancelled. They were gonna play The Great Misdirect in its entirety.
Can u rank the studio albums of reo speedwagon
I only have up to Hi Infidelity, so not even close to the whole discography
Nine Lives
just rank what you got pete i see you dont have good trouble that must be one of the worst follow up to a classic album ever
Sea of Tranquility this is why I would really like to see a video of bands you won’t talk about on the Chanel that you don’t hate but just won’t talk about
Great ranking!!! Thanks for putting The Great Misdirect so high :)
Pete are you going to rank the Symphony X albums?
I had the Silent Circus it was brutal and then in some songs beautiful also. I thought at the time of that album I was going to really get into them. But I never did. They was just to over the top for me. But I've always known that they was a very talented group.🙂\m/
Great job. Great channel. I think you got the list down pretty well. I would have put Silent Circus in last and the self titled one above it, but I also agree that The Great Misdirect is one of their best albums, and I don't lump it together with the early 3 albums. I also agree that Parallax should be taken in as one piece of music. Just like the Automatas. Cheers!
Because I'm much more of a song person than an album person, I hope that ll these bands from the ranking video series you're doing these days will soon receive the top 10 songs treatment as well.
Many of them have already been done...check the playlist.
Pete, quick question, where did you get your Deep Purple In Rock shirt? I'm curious which site. Thanks so much man! Loving all these shows!
i see you are wearing a kiss tee shirt. i really have been enjoying you videos over the past several months and your passion for the music you hold dear. i have never understood how kiss got so big and have remained so for decades. i find their music trite and the playing almost a joke. i was into them for the first three albums back when they first came out , but quickly outgrew them. i was wondering if you could talk about kiss and why you think they are so revered.
Strange thing - a lot of people bashing Kiss, a lot of great musicians praise Kiss and put down Kiss bashers - like Mike Portnoy of Dream Theatar, naming Peter Criss as one of his drumming influence. Chad Smith even went further - in a video where he went to pay tribute to Zeppelin'a John Bonham he wore Kiss Dynasty t-shirt. Dimebag Darrell and a lot of other praised Ace Frehley, Jason Newsted started playing bass because of Kiss Dressed to kill album. So, these are well known musicians speaking about music. So, you know it better than them? God, rock music used to be free spirit larger than life philosophy, but rock fans turned out to be Top 10 wachMojo lists limited snobs. I like music from renaissance period to classic jazz, I have two guitars, piano and drums in my house, and Kiss is my all time favourite hard rock band with all their eras from rock'n'roll to ''Music from the Elder''. It's OK if you don't like Kiss, but people really piss me off when they call them a joke band without any good music.
And yes, Pete it would be nice to do Kiss album ranking or some Kisstory, but I know you have little time and much requests.
P.S. I'm glad I listened to your advice and went to see Purple on their last tour. I'm looking forward to their next album.
P.S.2. Pete, thank you for everything you do, especially for younger people. This is my favourite YT channel.
@@stargazer6090 i am not sure i meant to bash kiss per say , in re reading my initial post i see that i did , i don't feel that they are strong players or wrote great lyrics. and i am a bit amazed at how big they are. i was asking for pete's input on that. i too like his channel and have become a an.
Excellent band, I wouldn't be able to choose which album since Colours to put as the best, they are all so good.
Parallax was a suprise to me it's probably my favorite and how I really got into BTBAM. Still a great list
Just checked this band. Totally not my thing. I'm surprised the way you can switch from 'The Baby's' to things like this in just one day. I'm never gonna dislike and talk shit about things I don't know. But the comments are very positive every time, so that proofs you're the expert Pete. Respect!!
A mahogany rush rankings,would be nice!
Absolutely, but do you include Franks solo as MR because it’s basically the same thing ... I know Pete’s a big fan so wouldn’t surprise to see this sometime in the future !
Seen them live when they headlined for Leprous. I’m a big fan of Leprous and they are a great live band, but I just couldn’t get into BTBM. I’ll give it another try, though.
Would've killed to have been able to make it to one of those shows. BTBAM and Leprous are my two favorite bands.
Johnathan Walker
I seen Leprous twice. Once on tour with Haken. That was a great show!
Give BTBAM another chance my man! I felt the same way as you when I first saw them open for meshuggah, I downright hated them. Then the second time I saw them they blew me out of the water! It was a totally different experience, it was almost like I wasn’t even seeing the same band. They definitely aren’t a band you can go see with your buddy having never listened to them before. They are a very love them or hate them band and for sure a band that you NEED to be familiar with the material beforehand. I’ll be seeing them for the 8th time this Saturday!! Can’t wait
1. Colors
2. The great misdirect
3. Coma ecliptic
4. Parallax 1&2
5. Alaska
6. Automotive 1&2
7. Silent circus
8 ST
Those top 6 there’s very little space between them. Very solid discography.
I personally would flip great misdirect and silent circus, same for parallax and come ecliptic. Otherwise, yeah, they dont make bad albums.
Also they have a sister-type band, Glass Casket, a bit more of the metalcore type stuff but in the same vein as btbam. Also also, Tommy's solo albums, released as Giles, phenomenal.
1. Colors (10/10)
2. Parallax II (9/10)
3. Alaska (9/10)
4. Colors II (8/10)
5. Coma ecliptic (8/10)
6. Parallax I (7/10)
7. The great misdirect (6/10)
8. The silent circus (6/10)
9. Automata (5.5/10)
10. Between the buried and me (5/10)
Interesting ranking. I'd say the Parallax 2 is their best along with Colors. Automata was ok but didn't get much from it. As Pete says there are no bad BTBAM albums.
Me ranking the Between buried and me albums:
1
2
3
4
5
I just would change the place of your numbers 3 and 4...
I second Loris' top five, although I would add
6
- honestly there are days when I like it better than 4 and 5!
@@zeelias_zezito65 you are right
the first 3 are always a toss up. if you ask me tomorrow the order could be different.
That feels like me starting the Nevermore list for tomorrow, some real inner struggle because some of their material has deeply impacted me
Can you rank the Studio Albums of Dio, Scorpions, and Metallica?
1: Parallax II
2: The Great Misdirect
3: Colors
4: Colors II
5: Coma Ecliptic
6: Automata I and II
7: Alaska
I don’t know Parallax 1 enough to rank it, same with their first two albums
In my opinion
1 The Parallax
2 The Great Misderect
3 Coma Machine
4 Colors
5 Automata
7 Alaska
8 Silent Circus
9 Self Titled
Mine: (Worst to best) Self-titled, Silent Circus, Alaska, Automata, Coma Ecliptic, Colors, The Great Misdirect, Parallax...
On paper I should love this band. But they don't really do much for me. But maybe I need to give a few later releases a try.
OFFTOPIC: I am new in the channel. Any opinions about Manowar or Helloween?
Love Helloween...Manowar, I like a couple of the early albums.
Colors is the best album by them in my opinion 👍🏻
I go back and forth between The Silent Circus, Alaska, and Colors at the top.
Colors is king, but those other 2 are clearly their 2nd/3rd best to me.
review the studio albums of MANOWAR
Colors 2 review?
Pain of Salvation RANKING THE STUDIO ALBUMS?
Good to see some younger bands - Coheed And Cambria?
My favorite is Atomata 2
Any chance a hora Satriani Best of ,if posible
Thanks
OK Pete, not a fan of death growls at all, but I’m going to give Colors a shot...I trust ya
1 Colors
2 The Great Misdirect
3 Parallax
4 Coma Ecliptic
5 Alaska
6 Automata
7 Colors II
8 The Silent Circus
I think they released those separate EPs in order to fulfill their contract with Victory and get the hell out.
Close! Parallax 1 was an EP released in early 2011, their first release on Metal Blade which was an attempt to get something new out, quickly while also trying a different studio approach. Parallax 2 is an album that was separately recorded and released in late 2012 after they had settled in to their new label home. Automata 1 & 2, their first releases for Sumerian, were written and recorded at one time then split for release a few months apart. I personally regard Automata as one album, while the Parallaxes are separate entities. There was a covers album, "The Anatomy of..." which helped fulfill the Victory contract, I think.
Album rank THRICE
I still think BTBAM best song is still Naked by the Computer
LISTEN TO THE CONTORTIONIST PLEASE
1. Colors
2. Alaska
3. The Silent Circus
4. Hypersleep Dialogues
5. Future Sequence
6. Between the Buried and Me
7. Automata II
8. Automata I
9. The Great Misdirect
10. Coma Ecliptic
I can't rank them. I just can't.
ive got some of there albums i think they are ok but hit and miss maybe its because i havent seen them live i dont rate them as highly as you pete
Great Band, but I haven't heard a great deal of their mucic...
Just so happens to suck, a lot, being a fan of these guys and their European tours are just not happening 😥
Saw these guys open for Mastodon was very impressed with the music, but the vocals weren’t to my liking back then (this was for Blood Mountain tour I believe). I recall them being more screamo (which I’m not into) than guttural (which I like) back then, probably should revisit them again.
Yeah BTBAM are definitely worth another living. The Great Misdirect is probably the best album for new fans. It really shows the range of these guys from the brutal vocals to the melodic guitar parts.
Thanks gonna check them out later. I do recall their music was almost over the top wild like it pointed in 20 different directions musically, but all seemed to work in the context of the music. Think they had just released the Colors album for this tour,, but I do remember not loving the vocals for some reason. I’m not a fan of screamo into super melodic (almost emo sounding) chorus stuff, it just grates my nerves, and that’s what I remember ... Hope my memory is wrong ...
@@GMHG777 Their real early stuff is more akin to that vocal style but the great misdirect has regular harsh death growls
@@GMHG777 I've not listened to their early albums, but all I've listened from BTB&M features harsh death growls, not a single scream, so if you like Blood Mountain era Mastodon I think you'll enjoy Between The Buried and me as well 👍 The Great Misdirect, Colors and Coma Ecliptic are all great starting albums for newcomers to this band
Great until the vocals start
Yes absolutely awful and the music is crap anyway wouldn’t ever give them shelf space, time, money just chuck the lot in the mincer then straight in the trash can best place for it shockingly bad with a capital B
Sheer 2waist Wow, tell us how you REALLY feel!
lurch321 I have done 🤣
Even though the vocals of the band are really good
my problem with this band is that i find myself enjoying the music 80% of the time, but each song gets ruined by a cringy metalcore breakdown that i cant stand. If they kept the breakdowns out of their music they would be awesome
Cannot get into these guys. Tried a few times; no go. But that's fine - different strokes, etc . (Besides, beware anyone who likes _everything,_ indiscriminately.)
Nor is it an old-guy thing: I mean, the other day you were rating your Neil Young top 10, and I likewise can't stand the guy's music.
Furthermore, I find you're kinda......how do I put this diplomatically?.... _reaching_ with some of your recent candidates for album-hierarchy ranking: f'rinstance, I think the Babys are great, but there's no way they recorded _enough_ albums to merit that sort of tribute. The same is true of BTO: too short-lived a career. Journey - after the first three, which were pretty good, they almost immediately became unbearable; as for Bloodrock, the less said the better.
If you're running out of credible candidates, may I suggest: Hawkwind, Zappa, Bowie, Robin Trower/Procol Harum, Snarky Puppy, City Boy, Aerosmith, IQ, Monster Magnet, Steve Hackett, Horslips, AC/DC, Billy Cobham, Spock's Beard, Fairport Convention.....obviously you've got lots and lots of genuine contenders to choose from.
PS: whatever you do, Pete - don't stop making these videos. What with the whole world ass-over-teakettle right now, chaos and danger and madness everywhere, media ramping up as much panic as possble - being able to take a time-out...for *normalcy!* ...is incredibly important. Thank you, and keep it up.
OK, I gotta say, your comments here really contradict themselves. So, The Babys and BTO don't deserver an album ranking show, but City Boy does? And, because you don't like Journey after their first 3 albums, they also don't deserve one? The views on that video speaks volumes. I've always said, the purpose of this show is to expose people to the classics, the underground stuff, new and old, and more recent bands, covering all things hard rock, metal, prog, and jazz fusion. I'm going to give the rub to MANY bands, and that's the way it's going to be. If I like 'em, and have all or most of the discography, they are fair game. There's no 'reaching' here. Just because you may not like or know a band I'm discussing, doesn't mean that there aren't hundreds, or thousands of other folks who want to hear me discuss them. So, I get what you are saying, but keep in mind not every band I discuss to going to appeal to everyone...but that's ok. And, Bloodrock are great...so there!
@@seaoftranquilityprog Dammit! I'd just written a detailed response to this and.....and the damn thing _vanished!_ Dunno if I have the energy to reconstruct the whole 500 words but, honest, it went something like this:
Hey, I liked The Babys and I wish they'd stuck it out a few more years and kept recording. But, given that the latter part of the 70s, when they'd arrived, was not the friendliest for a classy hard rock band....they didn't. City Boy, otoh, were an ongoing concern during that same period, however they managed to record seven albums, with very little dropoff in quality (presuming you were ok with the vocalist switch). Point of the above comparison? Just that some bands/artists fit more easily into a Top 10 Tracks slot (Babys), while others are better suited for the Album Ranking (City Boy).
Now, BTO recorded more music than The Babys did, but there you _did_ have a dropoff in quality (I don't know anybody who's particularly fond of anything after HEAD ON. I'm not even all that crazy about HEAD ON!)
As for Journey/Bloodrock: I admit it - Steve Perry's voice gives me hives. Forget "Don't Stop Believin'"....."Lights" is the one that irritates the bejesus out of me. Love those first few Journey lps, but the makeover was too radical for me once Perry took over (and I do mean 'took over").As for Bloodrock, DOA was that fluke in their discography that basically kept that band afloat for a few years. Dire, dire stuff.
Of course, this site is your baby so naturally you're gonna run it as you see fit; but you shouldn't tell us _so tell me what _*_you_*_ think in the comments below_ if you're going to take exception when we do and it's contrary to your own take. I still say there are plenty of better bands (than Bloodrock, anyway) with much deeper discographies that you could/should be tackling. The fistful I suggested up there are just the tip of the iceberg - basically there's a well-stocked gamut, from AC/DC to ZAPPA.
Well, there was more besides, but this was the gist of it. Thanks for the feedback and keep up the good work.
Im glad hes not only doing music for 'geezers' but also some of the newer bands, should do Deftones or QOTSA really blow your mind :)
@@lucasbeer353 Well, part of the pleasure in coming here is finding out about 'unknown' bands. Snarky Puppy are a fantastic fusion band that a lot of SoTers would love, if they were made aware of them. (You're already on RUclips - check them out.) City Boy obviously can't be categorized with heavy acts like UFO, Sabbath, etc - but they fit in perfectly with pop or song-oriented rock bands like 10CC, Be Bop Deluxe or the Babys.
I hope you're not inferring that Zappa's not worthy of a Ranking the Albums spot because he's been up and down... I can't think of anyone who's consistently recorded albums over a 25-year span who wasn't "inconsistent" - and it's ridiculous to compare Zappa with BTO and declare BTO better or more historically important. (And, again, I _like_ BTO - I just don't like their entire catalogue.) I can recall watching an SoT video where Pete openly discussed his dislike of Dylan, G&R, Pearl Jam, and several other big names, and nobody took umbrage to this - rightly so, because (a) it's his website; but far more importantly, because (b) exercising your personal judgment on art or music or literature is vital to the free exchange of ideas and opinions. (There are very good reasons nobody respects an unquestioning fanboy.) But by the same token, it's more than a little unfair to label me a hater or a bad guy because I (very rarely) begin a comment with the words "I disagree...."
Who?
After this video I went to listen to them. I find the vocals unbearable and ridiculous.