Ranking the Studio Albums: Rival Sons
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- Join host Pete Pardo as he ranks the studio albums of the great American hard rock act Rival Sons. #rivalsons
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I had the pleasure of being in a band that opened for Jay's previous group, Buchanan. He is a phenomenal vocalist and a helluva nice guy. Couldn't be happier for him!
I had never heard of Rival Sons until just over a year ago when I was listening to an interview with Mollie Marriott, Steve's daughter. In passing she mentioned them and told how when she met singer Jay Buchanan, she told him she couldn't believe how much his singing reminded her of her father. He responded "I'm sorry Mollie, I don't know who your father is!!" Hard to believe, but he made up for it with the great tribute to Steve in Rival Son's version of "Black Coffee". Even the closing riffs sound like Small Faces "Come on Children". I now love this "modern" band and own their entire catalog.
They are the best Rock band out there and could stand up with any of the classic bands from the 70's. I stumbled upon them a few months back and couldn't believe any band of this caliber would exist today. I immediately bought five of their albums and there was not a bad one in the bunch! If they had come out in the 70's they would be up there with Zeppelin.
American rock bands have never been able to compete with English bands. There are plenty of good American bands, but no way is this band anywhere near LZ.
@@BattManion1979 👌 bloke 😏
Couldn't agree with you more. They are a phenomenal band with a powerhouse vocalist who by all rights deserve to be huge at this stage in their career.
Great review. One of the few new bands that blew me away. All their albums are worth having
For me it's:
Feral Roots
Pressure & Time
Head Down
Before The Fire
Great Western Valkyre
Hollow Bones
I got into Rival Sons through Hollow Bones and then discovered Feral Roots..
Feral Roots gave me faith in modern rock music again. A legit incredible album, and only to be owned on vinyl. The artwork is incredible!
Saw them supporting Sabbath and seeing them support Aerosmith next year.
I saw them live for the first time tonight in Detroit. The show was amazing! 🎸
Hey Pete, thanks for covering the mighty Rival Sons. Currently my favorite band on the planet. Although they haven't yet released a physical live album they did release the ' live at download paris' a couple of years ago on download only. As you can imagine, it's a bloody good listen and well recommended. Here's my rankings: 1. Feral Roots 2. Head Down 3. Hollow Bones 4. Great Western Valkyrie 5. Pressure and Time 6. Before The Fire. Also a big shout out for their amazing E.P. 👍
I love Rival Sons. First I heard it was in 2012 with Head Down. They're a really good band and I also hope that they become bigger because they definitely deserve it. Thank for featuring them.
It’s quite strange to think that in a year’s time a ‘newer band’ like Rival Sons will have been around as long as Led Zeppelin were in existence.
YES!YES!YES! I've been waiting for this one. This actually made me laugh out loud because almost word for word it was like I was listening to myself talking to anyone that would listen ever since my brother-in-law sent me a link to the pressure and time video. Without doubt the best touring band at the moment. I first saw them live supporting my all time favourite band Deep Purple, and saw them twice last year. Can't wait till the next gig. Pretty much would have the order except I actually prefer "Head down" (surprised you didn't mention the wonderful "Jordan"btw) to "Hollow bones" but it's such small margins as to be irrelevant. "Feral roots" though? oh my word zero flaws on that album. Can't wait till you do a top 20 songs vid. Keep talking about Rival Sons though, the world needs to know.
They are amazing! Got the chance to see them 3x. I spread the word! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
If the Doors and Led Zeppelin had an illegitimate love child it would be Rival Sons
That's what I used to say about The Tea Party, out of Canada.
@@billnole2188 I loved The Tea Party!
No wonder I love them
These guys are one of the best if not one of the best newer bands for rock/hard rock blues, wicked drumming, and wicked guitar work, great vocals, excellent bass, all around very versatile band, a band like this should be huge, but today people don't buy music, as much as prior to the Limewire, Napster disaster for bands, and or the music industry in general or the record companies too.
I was one of the people who had never listened to this band before. One of the many reasons I love your channel is to discover awesome music like this. Currently blasting out Feral Roots and it is just classic hard rock. Thanks for the intro!
HOLY BALLS! How did I miss these guys? THANKS for putting them on my radar! Wow!
I know it is an EP, but the Rival Sons EP released in 2011 is their best work; to my ears. Pete, if you haven't heard that, check it out ASAP!! 6 tunes.....no filler.
Awesome band! Been a fan since Pressure & Time, but it is quite hard to put their albums in order. My collection is actually missing the debut. I have the first EP, though. But have to start shopping for the debut.
Was great to see them finally live when they opened up for Sabbath. It was a very entertaining show!
A very,cool,bluesy,hard-rock,throwback band!!! I would love to see them live....time & money....permitting. Feral Roots is their high mark! Would love to see an album ranking of GreatWhite (didn't notice an entry on your playlists') Pete.
I got in this band because of you , now I can’t stop playing their songs.
This is really a "must hear" band!
Agree, sorry for late night comment but just got home like half an hour ago from seeing Rival Sons for the first time live in Detroit, I’ve been aware of them for 2 years now, and the show was amazing. Mike is one killer drummer.
Thank you Pete. When you mentioned Feral Roots in your albums of the decade, I gave them a listen and now I can't stop listening. Awesome band.
Spot on Mr. Pardo....Spot on!! Good Ranking.
I got to see these guys open for Sabbath twice back in 2016. They blew me away with how good they were...great stage presence!!
"Shooting Star " from Feral Roots... a little masterpiece
and jordan
Pete, you are dead on target with this review of their catalog. I absolutely love this band. Whatever order you put these records, you're in for a treat. Saw them last year and they are for real. When Feral Roots came out in February 2019, there was no doubt in my mind it would be the album of the year, it was, and is my fave of the catalog. It is a culmination of their career to date. Well stated.
I came in at Great Western. I caught them on the download festival on VH1 or AXS. Played 4 or 5 songs. They were wedged between Jane's Addiction and Rammstein. I immediately went to my online streamer and started listening. Been a huge fan and tell anyone who will listen to check them out.
I tell everyone they are near to Led Zeppelin at Physical Graffitti and Presence. They are the best band going right now. I really like The Struts and Greta Van Fleet, but Rival Sons tower above them.
Love your show, brings back memories when I could quote album covers like who produced, who mixed ,who mastered, who played what who guessed stared love music me✌️🤩✌️
Only have 5 of the albums so of those my personal rankings
1 Head Down
2 Hollow Bones
3 Pressure and Time
4 Feral Roots
5 Great Western Valkyrie.
Before the Fire?
Before the Fire & EP?
Been my favorite band for a long time. Got to see them live here in Missoula. It was a short set because there were multiple bands, but wow. You are right, every album is great. Can't go wrong. Manifest Destiny from Head Down is my favorite song of theirs.
Awesome review Pete. Have been absolutely hooked on Rival Sons for the past several months. They are the best rock band on the planet in my opinion...and if they were around in the 1970s..they would be on the same level of popularity as Zeppelin. And you are right...they are inspired by the greats, but are totally modern and unique. These guys will reach superstardom because they are so good.
Just heard (and listened again a dozen times) Mosaic from Rival Sons new album, yeah, gonna explore these guys!
I'm a young'n (29) so I missed out on the golden era of Rock & Roll and have discovered the greats many years after their heyday was long gone. Being that I prefer the rock of the 60s and 70s it's been very discouraging in the modern music world as most of the music that's been popular throughout my life has not connected with me at all. The only 2 bands that have really made me excited about new music have been Mastodon and Rival Sons. I've been a fan since the Pressure and Time album and I whole heartedly agree with you. They bring everything that's great about classic rock but offer it in a fresh way that doesn't feel derivative. They pay tribute to their influences without ripping them off and it's a breath of fresh fucking air as I feel like I'm suffocating under the weight of the otherwise bland and almost no-existent modern rock scene.
Well said, totally agree.
Feral Roots is awesome. One great song after another. Rival Sons and Greta Van Fleet are two of my favorite new bands. That would be a great double bill. Rival Sons might have to open but they would be a hard act to follow.
The more exposure that can be brought to the Rival Sons, the better! When I found these guys about 4 years ago, I binged and wished I had earlier exposure to their music.
I'm 59 years old (but not stuck in the past) and Rival Sons is the best band to arrive in the past ten years. Feral Roots is destined to be an all time classic album. Had tickets to see them next month in Charleston, but the virus postponed the show until September. Great video and keep promoting RS Pete!
Hey sorry for late night post, but I’m 23 years old and saw Rival Sons live for the first time tonight in Detroit, and the show was amazing. They played Pressure and Time album in its entirety and songs from rest of their catalog. The highlight of the show was Jordan and do your worst, but like I said the band is amazing live. Hope you get to see them live if you haven’t otherwise if you already did I better you had a great time. New album 2022 almost done 🎸
Thank you so much for this video. Rival Sons is terrific and there are many other bands (Kadavar, Graveyard, Witchcraft, Spell, Siena Root, Radio Moscow) releasing the various forms of 70s classic rock genres and receiving little to no commercial recognition. Your channel is awesome.
Dang Brother, After reading your comment I feel like we have the same music collection. I love all those bands too. If you haven't already, Check out Blood Of The Sun , Spiritual Beggars , Mothership , and Duel. All those bands are 70's inspired and really good. Also there is this newer band from California called Green Lung. Very Sabbathy sounding but also very good.
Saw them open for Sabbath .. became an instant fan
They are a great live band. Go and see them. Fantastic.
Love these guys. Awesome band! Jay's voice is amazing!
Pete u r the man!, I luv Rival sons!!!
Great stuff Pete
Love to hear what you think of the new one, Darkfighter!
Thanks for the video. I love the band since my sister recommended them to me: what a great discovery.
They have also a wonderful EP with 6 songs recorded before the debut album and which is even better. It should have been in this list.
Pete, I completely agree 100% with everything you said about Rival Sons. Depending on the day, I may put Great Western Valkyrie as number 1 above Feral Roots, but it's a close call. This is because it's the album I played to death when it first came out and the songs are just so memorable. Otherwise, your album choices are spot on. It's interesting you likened Jay to Paul Rodgers. I never made the comparison on record until I saw them live on the Hollow Bones tour. If you think Jay's voice is great on record, live he will blow you away. I remember thinking that he has to have one of the greatest voices ever, up there with Paul Rodgers. So, I know I must have a correct comparison now you have said it! Also, Scott is an amazing guitar player live. I cannot praise Rival Sons highly enough. Totally unique with their own modern sound but channelling the great rock of late 60's/early 70's. As you say, I can't believe they're not bigger. I saw them at Billy Bobs Texas in Fort Worth and it wasn't as full as I expected. But what a show they put on.
Hello Pete, I'm a fan of your work. Can you do a video talking of your best studio cover songs? Here, my best 3:
1. America (Yes)
2. Pinball Wizard (Elton John)
3. Black Magic Woman (Santana)
I am not really keen of covers but these 3 are even much better than the originals.
An easy one for me
1 - Feral Roots
2 - Hollow Bones
3 - Head Down
4 - Great Western
5 - Pressure And Time
6 - Before The Fire
Great review Pete. I have been lucky enough to see these guys live 3 different times in the past four years. So good live. I would love to see a live album from them in the near future. Supposed to have seen them next month but like everything else that show is postponed. Hopefully see them later in the year. Their EP is another great album. The song Radio has a very Zeppelin feel. Get What's Coming another great track. People listen to Pete about this band. Jay & Scott have the potential to be the next Plant & Page, Tyler & Perry etc.
My library friend told me to look for these guys. Didn't know they had as many albums.
Big fan since Pressure & Time, trying to turn other on to the band whenever I can. Another band that I love (but unfortunately has only one album to date) is Free Fall. Their album Power & Volume is another great classic hard rock style release from the past decade. Man, I wish they were still active!
I just saw them live for the first time tonight and the show was amazing, played the entire pressure and time record from start to finish, and play couple other songs from their rest of their catalog. Jordan was the highlight for the show.
Rival Sons are the best. If you have not seen them live, You must. All 4 members are excellent at their craft.
Great band! I've seen them twice, opening for Sabbath and Kiss...my god, perfect combination between Doors and Led Zeppelin with a modern twist, can wait to see what's more to come!
I bought Feral Roots on your recommendation (best of the year album) and it's a real grower, so want to get the rest. I'm just having to adjust to the production I suppose: not much head room to crank it up and it doesn't sound like it's been recorded live in a room, which is kinda what I expected from this kind of music. But I agree, they should be massive.
Saw Rival Sons here in the UK at a festival last year. As a live act they are superb!
Awesome Pete! Been waiting for this one
1. Great Western Valkyrie
2. Feral Roots
3. Pressure And Time
4. Before The Fire
5. Head Down
6. Hollow Bones
Rival sons album ranking love all those albums gonna include ep also
1. Feral Roots
2. Pressure & Time
3. Great Western Valkyrie
4. Head Down
5. Rival Sons EP
6. Hallow Bones
7. Before the Fire
sot absolutely agree my brother is fan from early on great band he got me hooked on the sound of the sons only have the second record should have more like you said every record seems better than the previous one hope the guys stay together and put out more records
Great list. LOVE Rival Sons!
Thanks for bringing this band to my attention Pete! Very important for a young guy like myself. You ever heard The Glorious Sons? They're fairly big here in Canada. Saw them open for the Stones at Oro Medonte.
Please do a Ghost album ranking! (Hope you like the band...)
Saw them in concert last summer. Loved them!
Thanks for the review Pete. I have only listened to Feral Root, and I really love this album. As I trust you (as always 😉) I will listen to the others. The latest was so addictive I'm sure I will enjoy the rest of their discography.
Damn it, never heard of them until you mentioned this!! I will have to check them out!!
They are so good that I'm envious of you for not having heard them you are in for such a treat to hear then for the first time.
For me a band that is even carrying the 70s flag even harder is Scorpion Child. You definitely need to check them out. They only released two albums but those are so damn good. Still hoping for a follow-up someday. Another band in that style of music is Inglorious from the UK. They have 3 albums till now and they also have an rarely gifted vocalist. So another one to check out if you not already know them :D
So glad you did this, one of my favorite bands. I would love to see you rank the TOOL albums if you are in to them.
I forgot to mention I love the Mountain t-shirt.
Saw them on their first tour of the U.K. around 8 years ago maybe more supporting somebody, can’t remember who. They were fantastic.
Man,you got it right about a 'live' album,these guys put on incredible show,don't forget Todd on keys👍
Great review thanks
1) Pressure & Time
2) Great Western Valkyrie
3) Feral Roots
4) Hollow Bones
5) Head Down
6) Before the Fire
An amazing band!!! Haven’t seen them live yet, ran out and bought everything after hearing Electric Man!
Just saw them live for the first time tonight in Detroit. The show was amazing and the highlight of the show was Jordan played live! Played Pressure and Time album in its entirety from start to finish and other songs from the rest of their catalog. If you haven’t seen them live yet, I highly recommend and good news is working on new album too and about 75% done so next year
Wow, to me their debut is their second best album right behind their latest release. And I have to say that 6 studio albums in 10 years (2009 to 2019) is a lot of albums for today's standards Pete.
This band is one I've always heard acclaim for, but never got around to checking them out. I will have to give them a listen!
You won't regret it.
Listen to Pete! Listen to this band - you classic rock fans who've given up on music post-1990. You'll love them!
Perhaps because I shared some of this attitude, that you mention Pete, and didn't work hard enough earlier to find channels like yours and Rick Beato's (who first turned me onto Rival Sons), I have missed years of enjoying this band. Now I'm determined to not let a year go by without finding and listening to the great bands that are still out there and digging deeper into the work of classic bands.
Amen Pete. Thanks completely agree on Rival Sons.My list would be the same except I would put Hollow Bones down below Pressure and Time and Head Down
Great video and great analysis.
For me, Great Western Valkyrie will always be number one🤘🏼 Belle Starr is a masterpiece on the level of Achilles Last Stand.
Love your reviews. Would love to see one on The Sword or maybe some Crobot, if you’re interested in those bands?
🤘🏼Thanks again! 🤘🏼
This is a great band. It was just by chance that I heard them first on a streaming service but have bought their albums. Echoes from the past but with a modern twist.
Hi Pete don't know anything about Rival Sons but I dig your Mountain Tshirt. Nantucket Sleighride is an amazing track I love the 30 minute live version off Twin Peaks. Sorry I digress but I'm going to check out Rival Sons. Have a great day and stay safe.
Your channel is addictive.
Been digging those guys since 2018.
My favorite new band last ten yers, the new groups are no longer there, but they are one of the few, also Dave Cobb its producer every album them,and Cobb producer War of Kings and Walk the Earth for Europe, great producer.
I love them. Great, great superband!!!
Love this band - best in many many years. I don't actually own a single cd, but I have made a couple of great playlist of all my fave songs from them that I purchased from I-Tunes. Sugar on the Bone - what a song! Really looking forward to their next album and finally getting a chance to see them when bands are back on the road. Though I love Tied Up, I'm not a fan of the material on Hollow Bones... It feels too stilted and sounds too cold and harsh to the rest of their stuff for me.
What a great band. They are awesome
Haven't heard the debut yet, so my top 5 are:
1. Hollow Bones
2. Great Western Valkyrie
3. Feral Roots
4. Pressure & Time
5. Head Down
Debut is awesome, I would also highly recommend Rival Sons EP too
Sugar On The Bone wow these guys are great first time thanks Pete.
Love the Sons, I need to dig deeper into there catalog
Rival sons top albums -
Head Down
Great Western Valkyrie
Pressure and Time
Feral Roots
Before the Fire
Hollow Bones
Thanks for doing this. You HAVE to include the EP...Torture, Soul, Sleepwalker are all in my top 10! Here is my list of 7!!!!!
1. EP
2. Pressure and Time
3. Feral Roots
4. Hollow Bones
5. Valkyrie
6. Before The Fire
7. Head Down
Ben Christian agree on the EP. It’s the very first thing of theirs that I heard. Get What’s Coming is killer!!
Solid band.
I'd really like to see a top 10 songs for these guys too! These guys and BCC are my go-to for new (ish) music. I have listened to them fervently since I discovered them on the Head Down video "Keep On Swinging". I have all of their albums and EPs studio & live. I also have some live bootlegs I'm going to through in. Starting out at the bottom, which is still literally ranked higher than most band's highest-ranked album for me.--->
10) Hollow Bones-> I felt like this one was rushed a bit. I still found a lot to like on here.
09) Live@ The Roxy 06/12/09-> A great show from their 1st tour w/ some songs from the soon to be released eponymous EP. If they'd have played Sacred Tongue on here I would have ranked it higher.
08) Live From Haybale Studios-> Too short to rank it higher but, there are some killer moments on here.
07) Rival Sons-> Just six songs on here, a couple of which aren't in my daily rotation.
06) Feral Roots-> Great album. I just have some serious favorites on the first few albums.
05) Live@ Download Paris 2016-> Killer live set!
04) Head Down-> So tough to put this out of my top 3. Next month it could be #1.
03) Pressure & Time (redux)-> Another album that has been my #1 at some point & could return to that spot if the mood strikes me.
02) Before the Fire-> There are a couple of songs on here that are so good that this album can never drop out of my top 3. Love this one!
01) The Great Western Valkerie-> I felt like this is my #1 because I was so obsessed with this one when it came out that I played it on a loop for about three months and I still like every song. I haven't gotten fatigued with subsequent replays. Honestly, if I go for a while without hearing it and I put it on, it's like the first time I heard it again. You forget how good it really is. They really took a leap in their development on this disc and the production is awesome!
Pete if u haven’t already you should check out the band stallion really great stuff
Totally love this band. My friend and I had tickets to see them this month in Anaheim but thanks to the coronavirus, the concert has been either canceled or postponed.
Yep. The commievirus stole a gig from me, too. They were coming to my hometown and had to postpone/cancel. It was to be their first gig here (that I know of), I really hope they rebook. I saw them last year and they are the real thing. Can't wait to see them again.
I saw Rival Sons for the first time tonight in Detroit live. The show was amazing, played Pressure and Time album on its entirety from start to finish and then songs from rest of their catalog. The highlight of the show was Jordan and Do your worst. Jay is an unbelievable singer mix of Paul Rodgers and Steve Marriett, and Mike Mikey with thundering drums. The band is amazing live, I would highly recommend seeing them live if you haven’t, also new album 2022, almost done
I haven't gotten too into them, but I don't dislike them. I'll try again, because I want to like them!
Cool band, I’ve always liked these guys. Thanks Pete. Do The Black Keys.
Not a fan, sorry.
Sea of Tranquility wait what? You like Rival Sons, but not The Black Keys? That’s bizarre.
Really dig Rival Sons
The Animals and The Cult had an orgy, and Rival Sons came from that. GREAT band.
Never had heard this band until today, thanks Pete. Just spent last two hours you-tubing their stuff. If this was the 1990s, the would be the Stone Temple Pilots. I'm glad I got exposed, but all their songs stated sounding the same within the first hour.
You are deaf.
@@jp1194 no actually i'm all tuned in chief...They were okay for a few songs but then i started hearing the same song over and over...went through a lot of songs on like 6 records. They talked about STP with the same vigor back in the day that I have heard on the internet today about RS. I'm not saying they are bad, I'm just saying that they are spent.
True from Heads Down is one of the best songs ever made
Great band. My current, more recent band that I love is Black Stone Cherry!
Hi. I´m a sweden Music guy In the age of 59. I´ve have a suggestion......I want you to rank all these fantastic players around the World on witch album they play´d on. Who Is the best and worse. John Sykes, Bill Bruford, Lee Kerslake, Gary Phil, Sammy Hagar, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bob Daisley etc. Tank very much for your thinking of albums. REALLY LIKE IT. Rock On/Mikael
Great Band!!!
Good review, Pete. Rival Sons plays passionate live shows. What do you think about the acoustic versions of some of their classics?