I agree. The Kinks were so influential. They had the ability to make this Yank feel British, especially with "Village Green".

@williammckay9229

2 ай бұрын

My first thought was the Kinks. I’m glad he said them. I think it was a good list.

@user-jd9zm4jf3t

2 ай бұрын

@@williammckay9229 Hollies > Kinks

@kelbale

2 ай бұрын

Did Ween make you feel Boognish?

@user-jd9zm4jf3t

2 ай бұрын

@@kelbale Let it be

Top quality run down here Barry. Well presented and made so interesting with that individualistic approach to delivery that makes your channel a must watch

I can certainly see Syd Barrett's Floyd being an influence in part to the earliest era of Blur. Superb. The Beatles of course have to be the most important...we all know how skillful and diverse their playing and musical direction is , and maybe it was the time and space they were present in... but my word I don't think , hand on heart that there will EVER be a band as important or influential as The Beatles ever again. Certainly in OUR lifetimes. Thanks Barry for another great video. 😍

@2008PLS

2 ай бұрын

What pisses me off is that these millennial revisionists will reduce the Beatles as a "boy band". I honest don't understand how these kids could be so ignorant and blase, in their opinion about the most important band in Rock. 🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀

1. Pink Floyd - most influential band for me, by far. 2. The Beatles 3. Rolling Stones 4. Led Zepellin 5. The Who 6. Cream 7. Black Sabbath 8. Kraftwerk 9. King Crimson 10. Sex Pistols

I'm so pleased that you mentioned the Kinks, I regard them as influential as the Beatles, and just as great

Who knew Mike Ehrmantraut had a twin brother? 🤔

@fernandodebisogno6428

2 ай бұрын

Mike Ehrmentraut's ranking

@SundaeExpress

2 ай бұрын

@@fernandodebisogno6428 ?

@classicalbum

Ай бұрын

Love 'Breaking Bad'

@SundaeExpress

Ай бұрын

@@classicalbum Cool! And please take my post as a compliment - Mike was a really cool character :)

A great question is what made English band's so influential for so many decades.

@stevehoran5595

2 ай бұрын

Americans excel as solo acts. Maybe it's because of all of our rugged individualism. 😁 The poster doesn't even rank the Jimi Hendrix Experience though, imo, they should be included over Cream. And I assume he excluded them because they're seen as a solo act with a rhythm section.

@smythharris2635

2 ай бұрын

​@@stevehoran5595or as someone commented on a drum website, Jimi was Mitch Mitchell's guitarist.😅

@H-mu4bo

2 ай бұрын

English fondness of the absurd, and literate background seemed to be the difference. American was more base emotion.

@vordman

2 ай бұрын

@@stevehoran5595 He did explain.

@vordman

2 ай бұрын

I think they all fed off each other. Word gets around quickly in the UK. It's a very self-contained country. You see it in comedy too, The Goons, Pythons, Vic & Bob etc

I really enjoyed such a personal trip through time. Thank you.

The Band might have a place on a similar list somewhere. They are highly linked to Bob Dylan and his early electric years, they made Eric Clapton want to quit Cream, they made Elton John write one his most beloved and different albums, they are a big name in Americana, they made one of the most influential concerts of all time and much of their music is timeless I think while lots of their contemporaries sound dated (not bad, just obviusly from a certain time).

@nationaltrevor255

2 ай бұрын

Crossed my mind too, fantastic artists..👍

Comment Section: "Them's fightin' words!" 😂 Great list. I enjoyed your most eloquent, often quite lyrical commentary. 🤘

Congrats on the 60K. Much deserved. Great Channel. Best Regards, Jeremy

Conspicuously absent here are The Rolling Stones and The Byrds. Each one was enormously influential in providing a template for the thousands of musicians inspired to form bands by The Beatles, who transcended templates. Either the blues-rock template of The Rolling Stones, the folk-rock template of The Byrds, or some combination of the two was the point of departure for the vast majority of bands formed in the wake of the Beatles. What the Beatles gave the world was the rock band paradigm itself and the imperative for rock bands to write their own songs. What The Rolling Stones and The Byrds gave were starting-points for doing that for those who lacked Lennon's and McCartney's genius: i.e. almost everyone. Kids who ran out to buy guitars after seeing the Ed Sullivan show or A Hard Day's Night couldn't write or sing like John and Paul. But they could play twelve-bar blues progressions like Keith Richards and vocalize like Mick Jagger. That's what all the teenage American garage bands of the 60's did. Or they could learn to arpeggiate the "cowboy chords" of Dylan songs like Roger McGuinn. That's what all the California bands of the 60's and 70's did. I'd say The Rolling Stones (and/or The Yardbirds) are more important historically than Cream, The Stooges, Led Zeppelin, or Black Sabbath, who would not have existed without them, and that leaving those bands off the list would have left room for The Byrds and the folk-rock, psychedelic, country-rock, and alternative bands for whom they paved the way.

@PhilBaird1

2 ай бұрын

The Byrds were great but they started to fall apart almost immediately. How many great albums ? The Stones were magnificent in many ways but nowhere near as influential as the Beatles.

@earlgrey691

2 ай бұрын

I would have put the Byrds in there myself,maybe in place of Sabbath, but l defer to Barry's astute summation's in the main.

@earlgrey691

2 ай бұрын

@@PhilBaird1 5 off the top of my head, 5 being imho the benchmark of greatness but they also had an important socio/cultural cache to boast concurrently.

@ohsoedgy6888

2 ай бұрын

Also The Ramones I would add need to be on this list

@gregwilliams3120

2 ай бұрын

I'd include the Beach Boys before the Byrds.

The Rolling Stones have to be on any type of list if you are going to have one. I like your list despite that big omission.

Bravo for including the Who, Kinks.

Love the Rush t-shirt. The Beatles started it all. The Who, Pink Floyd and The Kinks were important after the Fab Four as part of the British Invasion in the US along with the Stones. The Dead, the Doors and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young in the US. Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath were an important part of the 2nd US invasion. The 60s bands influenced the other bands to come in the 70s and beyond. Thanks for the video.

@occamraiser

2 ай бұрын

No Velvet Underground? Alice Cooper, AC/DC. I cannot concur.

2 ай бұрын

No Jeff beck group no led zeppelin

@erolbulut2584

2 ай бұрын

Little Richard started it all.

Finally, someone who acknowledges Kraftwerk as being a driving influence of the Techno 20 years before the Detroit scene came to be.

@junk_rig_sailor1698

2 ай бұрын

Never heard of them until this video

I am glad that you mentioned Percy Plant ripping off Marriott and The Who. Talking of which, no Small Faces?

Fine visual essay Barry. We all have our own ideas regarding this but I can't find fault with any of your choices.

Thank you for your Good Friday greeting.

I'd love to see you And Andy just rambling about music! Have a nice weekend my friends!

Good to see Cream getting some recognition.

@harlow743

Ай бұрын

CREAM WERE TREMENDOUS !!!!!

Yardbirds would be a good shout as the root to many subsequent branches of classic rock.

@MrCherryJuice

2 ай бұрын

Yardbirds, for sure. One of the first Brit blues bands, during their Jeff Beck era they pioneered psych, garage, raga rock, jamming (from their 'raveups') etc. and opened the gates for Cream and Hendrix. Even the Beatles weren't immune to the influence of the Yardbirds, with Paul McCartney's solo in 'Taxman' suggesting his love of his friend Beck's riffing in 'Over Under Sideways Down' and 'Shapes of Things'. Though British bands tend to cite American influences, the American bands often cite British bands, and the Yardbirds are often cited by the likes of Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, KISS etc.

@mixaliskokkinos1496

2 ай бұрын

Don't shout at deaf ears the man is on the "track"..😂😂 Velvet Underground,Who,Kinks,even the walks laughing 😂😂😂

@yinoveryang4246

2 ай бұрын

Nah

@mahogany174

2 ай бұрын

I would include the Yardbirds before the Who

Can i just say a BIG thank you to you for all your vlogs, both entertaining and informative excellent thank you

Superb ,mate, I didn't agree with three of your choices ,but hey that's part of what makes your channel great👍👍👍👍👍

Someone mentioned the Band. They certainly had a huge influence on American music from the 70's onwards.

The Kinks back catalogue just seems to get better with every passing year. To me it's obvious without them most bands would have struggled for inspiration. Particularly thanks to the genuis of Ray Davies. My No 1.

A great list🎉🎉 Thank you.

The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd will always be top 3 for me

@douglasjaeger1559

2 ай бұрын

Agreed

@stratosvar4875

2 ай бұрын

agreed

@josephvera2991

2 ай бұрын

Agreed.

Good list . You saved it at the last second by including The Doors

The Beatles almost have to be #1. They created the template for the modern rock band. In one way or another, every band since the early 60's has been influenced by The Beatles. And they still remain as relevant as any band that's come before, or after them.

@total.stranger

Ай бұрын

Yes, agreed. The Beatles created the template for the modern rock band, and The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, and The Who - i.e. THE BIG FOUR - created the template for modern rock music that every other band, both British and American, is still using, utilizing, and developing today.

Good list, interesting topic….GREAT t-shirt!

Excellent analysis. And great choices.

A brilliant analysis and insightful perspective. The first concert I attended was “Cream” in 1967 at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit. It evolved my musical perspective and ignited my 50 plus years love affair with drumming. The only band on your list that I never saw live is “The Velvet Underground”. Bravo! Thank you!

The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, The Funk Brothers (Motown house band), The Wrecking Crew (LA session players), The Swampers (FAME/Muscle Shoals house bands), Zappa & The Mothers, James Brown & The JB’s.

@marktait2371

2 ай бұрын

yeh this past week i bought 1974 glen campbell the crew and billy vera and the beaters 1981 swampers those guys were staples same as funk bros. agree

Great t-shirt! I have that one in my sizeable collection of Rush shirts and it's a personal favourite.

Great list, loved the commentary on Syd.

Without The Kinks, there would be no Madness, Blur, Slade, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, The Stranglers, The Clash, Sex Pistols, XTC, David Bowie, UK Squeeze, Stiff label artists like Jona Lewie, Wreckless Eric etc. A call out to the Moody Blues for creating prog rock.

@MarkStevens8899

2 ай бұрын

Massive influence on Paul Weller

@nihilistlivesmatter

2 ай бұрын

Sure there would

@toddparke8535

2 ай бұрын

Procol Harum created prog rock.

@dellafenton2417

2 ай бұрын

​@@MarkStevens8899Along with The Small Faces......

@ianjameson5524

2 ай бұрын

Your one hundred percent right about The Moody Blues creating Prog Rock. Most people don't think they are cool 😎 anymore so like to think it was King Crimson.

'There was nothing like The Yardbirds'. Jeff Beck

I love all of your reviews.

Great list and analysis.

Creedence Clearwater Revival I would say were a massively important and influential band too.

@paulkazakoff9231

2 ай бұрын

I love CCR and would put them in before Rolling Stones.

@Leo_dont_shoot_video

2 ай бұрын

They would definitely be top 20, maybe 15, along with the Allman Brothers and Skynyrd.

@deepzepp4176

2 ай бұрын

Nah, not as influential as many, many others.

@chuckm4540

2 ай бұрын

America's answer to The Beatles, and a heck of an answer at that!

@deepzepp4176

2 ай бұрын

@@chuckm4540 Not even close

Nice to have you back..... Of course Floyd need to be on that list!

@user-qb1sm3rk9r

2 ай бұрын

Pink Floyds music is lullabies for stoners.

Yes, yes, and thrice yes. Nice one, dude!

Great video. Have been scouring the internet to find that awesome Rush shirt without any luck. Where did you find it?

Interesting list and lots of good choices. The only entry i would definitely not have in such a top 10 are Cream. As influential as they were, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Doors or even one of the essential indie and alt bands from the 80s would be more crucial imo.

My Top 10 Rock Bands that were both influential and I actually loved them most of my life: 1 The Beatles 2 The Rolling Stones 3 The Jimi Hendrix Experience 4 Pink Floyd 5 Led Zeppelin 6 The WHO 7 Black Sabbath 8 Deep Purple 9 Van Halen 10 UFO (Classic lineup with Michael Schenker on lead guitar). That's mine but really, it should be a top 50, I love so many talented bands that I considered for #10 but UFO is the most underrated band for me, in my lifetime. Saw them 5 times (3 x Michael Schenker, once each with Paul Chapman and then Vinnie Moore on lead guitar), always on a multi-band bills, and they were just plain better than anyone they played with (Styx, REO, etc, though Blackfoot at least gave it extra effort) other than Blue Oyster Cult, who could be #10 for me on a different day. Too many bands anyway going, say the Beatles were the best and here are 50 that could be #2! Rock On! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎹🎶

@matthewlacey5307

2 ай бұрын

Full agreement on UFO.

@misterschubert3242

2 ай бұрын

Your list is juuuust about right! Nice!

@lesknight5416

2 ай бұрын

Fantastic list big up for including UFO, and mentioning blue oyster cult

Love your channel man. I was just listening to Tom Waits 'what's he building in there' What about a top ten of the most spooky songs?

Awesome T-Shirt!

Fairport Convention? Created the folk rock genre and were the best. Hugely influential to many and still performing to a high standard.

@steverogers2635

2 ай бұрын

No that would be the Byrds.

@robbaskerville253

2 ай бұрын

Never heard of them

Coil, Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk, Can, Tangerine Dream, Hüsker Dü, Black Sabbath, Ulver, Joy Division, Velvet Underground,

@tan-jello

2 ай бұрын

Never heard of Coil, Can, or Ulver.

@opaknack5997

2 ай бұрын

@@tan-jello just listen to them ...being not so popular, doesn't mean that they were not important.

@Titus9508

2 ай бұрын

@@opaknack5997 Coil are a rewarding listen, start with 'Musick to play in the Dark, vols 1&2'

@Titus9508

2 ай бұрын

Yes to Tangerine Dream, taught the world how to use sequencers.

@opaknack5997

2 ай бұрын

@@Titus9508 yes - together with Klaus Schulze

Great list while wearing a Rush tshirt!

Great video 🍻

Beatles, Beach Boys, Graham Bond Organisation, Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages, The Who, Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, Kraftwerk, ABBA, Iron Maiden. Edit: I might actually swap GBO for Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated.

@dreammachine2013

2 ай бұрын

Good Shout! High time the importance and colossal influences of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, Graham Bond Organisation and the great Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages are credited👌🙌 From 1961 onwards Dutch released incredible Singles like "Til the following night", " Jack the Ripper", "Black and Hairy"... 😁 I guess no one who ever saw a Lord Dutch gig will ever forget it. I saw him relatively late in his career when his musicians did not include Richie Blackmore, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Nicky Hopkins, Carlo Little etc... but what a magnificent and hilarious show! And what an interesting gentleman when we got to talk to him...

@user-gl5kj1fm5x

2 ай бұрын

Cyril Davies ?

I tend to think Sabbath should be a bit higher and Velvet Underground a bit lower, but hard to argue with your list. BUT, one could make a good argument that the MC5 should replace The Stooges

Great Choices!

Good list mate

King Crimson. Enough said.

@FredBloggs919

2 ай бұрын

Maybe too far ‘out there’… wherever that may be, plus ‘ Schizoid Man is what? Proto proto!

@DonaldMains

2 ай бұрын

Not really, but everyone is entitled to their opinion.

@dougreed2257

2 ай бұрын

How predictable,'king crimson' a tad overestimated in my opinion!

@SuperNevile

2 ай бұрын

King Crimson admitted to be have been influenced by The Moody Blues, especially Mike Pinder's Mellotron. Of course an "influential" band like "The Moodies" would never be on anyone's list (in fact it took around 50 years after their Magnificent 7 albums to get in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, whatever that is). Anyway, they are my band of influence and my little secret 😉

@dougreed2257

7 күн бұрын

@@SuperNevile totally in agreement👍

Buddy Holly and The Crickets is in the DNA of every single band. They should not be ommited from this list.

@adamfindlay7091

2 ай бұрын

❤

@shirleymental4189

2 ай бұрын

Nope. Try again.

@jblassio

2 ай бұрын

@@shirleymental4189 yeah live up to your name!

@sapporo1832

2 ай бұрын

I agree completely about Buddy Holly's place, but - not to insult the Crickets - I wonder if this is similar to what he said about Jimi Hendrix.

@jblassio

2 ай бұрын

@@sapporo1832 I only mention this because of the fact that the Crickets was the first time in pop that we saw a 4 piece band become known worldwide. Buddy also collaborated with Jerry Allison to write most of the songs. Buddy was not a solo artist until breaking in with The Crickets.

Great list Barry, well argued. 'Cosmic broccoli' !

Nice, and the added bonus of The Doors was the icing on the cake.

My ten would perhaps be; 1. Beatles 2. Beach Boys 3. Rolling Stones 4. Kinks 5. Yardbirds 6. Led Zeppelin 7. Fairport Convention 8. Pink Floyd 9. Velvet Underground 10. Nirvana Bubbling under, ABBA, Sex Pistols, Shadows, Hollies.

@swfcocs1

2 ай бұрын

It's a great list, just 10 is very tricky. Personally I might include Fleetwood Mac over Fairport, The Smiths maybe over Velvet underground (though that is very debatable) and with just 10 there's no room for Black Sabbath or The Clash , Kraftwerk or Public Enemy

@aminmalik4086

11 күн бұрын

No Nirvana...

Well stated with relevant detail

The Doors, yes. Great stuff again.

Syd Barrett ❤

My list would be (not in any order): The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin The Doors The Velvet Underground Steely Dan Roxy Music U2 I think all of these pioneered a new branch of rock music eg psychedelic rock, heavy rock, jazz rock, art rock, rock opera, blues rock.

Good list.

Is it possible that S.F. Sorrow by the Pretty Things is the first rock concept album? Love your intelligent assessments even those few I don't fully agree with. Regards Mac.

No Wombles??? All fantastic musicians and they always cleaned up after themselves. 😉

Correct List: Beatles, Stones, Zep, Who, Sabbath, Deep Purple, Cream, Boston, Van Halen, Triumph

@H-mu4bo

2 ай бұрын

Triumph! Good band "Allied Forces" is a great album!

@MarkStevens8899

2 ай бұрын

No the gentleman already gave the correct list I think you'll find.

@garyh.238

2 ай бұрын

Certainly any list worth its salt should include Deep Purple.

@nationaltrevor255

2 ай бұрын

I’ve never in my life heard or read anyone mention Triumph as influential, or anything special for that matter.

@peterwinters8587

2 ай бұрын

@@nationaltrevor255 until now

Some very good choices here, I love most of these bands and I am not alone in that

Wonderful list i Will Add the Stones and the Moody Blues.

I was ready to be outraged by the lack of The Doors, but you saved it at the end. I will take an honorable mention.

Stones should have been on this list. They were the first in so many areas of performing rock and roll.

@keriford54

2 ай бұрын

I'm not really Stones fan, but I would have put them on my list, just for their 1960s singles alone, hard to argue about their influence.

@sawneyhasbean

2 ай бұрын

I agree. I think it's really a case of "The next 8 Important Bands..." I know that we all have our favourites, but, come on! Beatles and Stones are the root cause of all this list! I'm glad that he said that Ramones & Pistols stand on the shoulders of The Stooges...Correct! but the Stooges themselves stood on the shoulders of The Rolling Stones...Ron Ashton himself explained this clearly!

@genepoole1771

2 ай бұрын

Nope.

@jenscee7679

2 ай бұрын

No they shouldn’t because it’s not your fucking list.

Good list and well considered. I'm sure the choice of Rush T-shirt is a preemptive strike to placate the Rush army of uber faithfull (myself included), but clearly they are downstream of Cream and Led Zep. Thanks

Although I’m not a fan of top anything lists, you make a good case for each of your choices.

Hi, here's my list in no specific order. By the way, this is my list of most IMPORTANT bands, not necessarily the most influential. I make a distinction here because for instance, based on popularity, record sales and fan followings, bands such as Journey and Foreigner can be considered "important", though I doubt they influenced many other musicians. To me the "most important" bands were both influential AND popular. So here goes: - The Beatles - The Rolling Stones - The Doors - CCR - Led Zeppelin - Pink Floyd - Black Sabbath - Deep Purple - The Sex Pistols - The Police Honorable mentions: - Yes - Genesis - Jethro Tull - The Beach Boys - Nirvana - Rush - The Who - The Mothers - The Velvet Underground - The Moody Blues - Roxy Music - Metallica - Rage Against the Machine - Soundgarden

@keithstover2899

2 ай бұрын

I like your list, but The Who deserve first-tier recognition. By infusing the Who's song cycle with a storyline/narrative, Townshend's rock opera took concept albums to a whole new height--one that could be argued hasn't been topped to this day.

@frankpentangeli7945

2 ай бұрын

@@keithstover2899 You make a fair argument but these lists are somewhat subjective and, honestly, I just never thought The Who were that great. So I can't see them displacing anyone from my top 10. I recognize their importance by including them in my honorable mentions.

@thehitchsman7435

2 ай бұрын

Definitely Yes! They'd be in my top 10

An excellent report and analysis. I imagine it would be difficult to distill a list down to ten bands only. But when you raise Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin my mind wanders over to two of their peers in that era. Uriah Heep and Deep Purple were both influential and pioneered a genre that many have followed since then. It would be interesting to hear your views on those two bands as well. Cheers.

@garyh.238

2 ай бұрын

Yes Purple especially should be on any list of this type.

@SparkAttack86

2 ай бұрын

Definitely. Probably thee most influential band on progressive hard rock and metal since they incorporated psychedelic, blues and classical into the rock format. You could also argue without Purple there would have been no Rainbow, Whitesnake or any other bands that cite them as influential including Metallica, Queen, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Van Halen or Def Leppard and so on.

Probably not the list I would have thought of if asked (no one did) but so what, that's not the point. Love your list and your great, as always, and thorough analysis

Excellent analysis. One major tributary that got short shrift here is glam rock. Marc Bolan and T-Rex popularized it, but it touched myriad bands on both sides of the Atlantic--Pretty Things, Slade, Gary Glitter, Iggy Pop, Sweet, Mott The Hoople, Roxy Music, New York Dolls, etc. Glam combined fashion with theatricality, so throw in Alice Cooper, Kiss, Queen and Prince. And Bowie, of course.

Good list; read a lot of the comments - certainly the Allman Brothers Band gave us Southern Rock, which seems rather influential too.

I glad you included the Kinks. The lyrics, instrumentation, and production all great. When you think about it they have written hit songs on all sub categories of rock. Sad that they were black balled here in the states for awhile Barry. But I guess in essence the Kinks are an English music hall band with amplifiers. Thanks for your content.

Thanks. A great list. You gave me a lot to think about. Didn't initially agree with some of your choices, but you convinced me. I can see dropping Roxy Music for the Kinks and the Pistols for the Stooges. On the other hand, I wonder about the Byrds, both pre- and post- Graham Parsons, the Beach Boys, the Ramones, and the Flamin' Groovies.

Cool Rush Tshirt, Permanent Waves.

I have no problem with you leaving out the Rolling Stones. They have always been great at adapting other styles of music and making it their own. I don't think that they were that groundbreaking (maybe aside from Brian Jones' exotic instrumental contributions). The Kinks definitely branched out in more interesting ways than the Stones, and it's great that in recent decades they've been acknowledged more and more as true innovators. I would have put in the Clash as opposed to Cream though. The Clash blended many styles of music and reinvented it their own way. Cream aren't really that relevant any more. An amazing band to be sure, but I can think of at least ten other bands who I'd put in this list ahead of them. Otherwise, I can't really fault the rest of the top ten. Good provocative stuff.

Hard to wrap my head around a list of most important bands with The Byrds not mentioned. The Byrds made Dylan international, created the whole west coast country rock genre (for good or ill) with the Burrito Bros, Eagles, Jackson Brown, Dirt Band, Poco, CSN & Y all heavily influenced. I think the Stones get a nod, too. Maybe a baker's dozen list per chance? Thanks for the thoughtful segment, even with (imo) a big omission.

@wongnaichungrd

2 ай бұрын

Agree about the Byrds, I would make a point in merging folk with rock their influence out lasted all others from the era. The Beatles for all their greatness didn't reinvent the wheel. Also the Band would be very high on my list. Pretty close to the motherland of Americana. And of course the Beach Boys should be in there.

@denniswinters2541

2 ай бұрын

The Byrd's made Dylan.Hardly, Dylan made The Byrd's and I love The Byrd's.The Kinks could be the most underrated band.Syd Barrett was way overrated.I like later Floyd.Seen them in '75,'77,'79.

@johnthrasher8146

2 ай бұрын

@@denniswinters2541 Bob, himself, is the first to say how much he owes to Roger McGuinn & the Byrds. The Byrds first album had 4 Dylan songs on it and made both the band and Dylan international stars with Mr. Tambourine Man and All I Really Want To Do. Everyone in the pop world started recording Dylan songs after The Byrds first record. Not saying that Bob Dylan was not great. He's the best songwriter of the entire rock era in my mind, but the Byrds really propelled his star in the 1960s.

In case there isn't a comment like this, I'd like to say "Nailed it." I might quibble with the order down at the bottom. But the 10 in the list and relative order is pretty much spot on.

A very good video.

Every single one of those bands: one or two guitars, bass, drums, singer, maybe some keyboard, self-contained unit playing songs they’d written themselves. So where are The Crickets? By definition of everything we think of when we talk about a band, The Crickets are the blueprint. Irrespective of whether you like the music, the songs, the style, Holly’s voice and guitar, JI’s drums, it’s impossible to deny their extraordinary influence.

@exhaustguy

2 ай бұрын

I think the Crickets fit in with the Jimi Hendrix Experience and to some extent The Doors as well (being dominated by the front man). The dominance of the front man just can't be denied (the Doors maybe less so given Morrison didn't play an instrument).

I would suggest The Beach Boys, The Allman Brothers Band and Nirvana. While each were certainly influenced by many in your list, they also were incredibly influential to many, many other bands as well.

Very good list, indeed. I would make one or two changes, but personal opinions. Almost an unquestionable collection.

Great video. I would have had the Stones instead of the Velvets, but aside from that.....can't argue with you. And yeah, the Fabs deserve the top spot.

Forgot Buddy Holly and the Crickets, who set the template for a 4 piece band

I’m surprised,no Beach Boys,the list is huge,of the amount of artists,who have said,the were an influence,Good Vibrations,Pet sounds,Sunflower,Surfs Up,inc the Beatles,the who,The flaming lips,REM,Weezer,The Ramones,even Kraftwerk,to name but a few.

Thanks for the mention, and for appeasing the Floyd fans

@doscwolny2221

2 ай бұрын

Yep I'm happier now lol

@AndyEdwardsDrummer

2 ай бұрын

@@doscwolny2221 I'm glad...there are many running themes on my channel, and one of them is annoying Pink Floyd fans...then can be pompous, and if they can learn to laugh at themselves a little the world will be a better place

.."Teapots and Toyshops"..wonderful!

I'm a bit surprised you didn't include the original Alice Cooper band Baz. Whilst not breaking new ground musically (although certainly lyrically and vocally (that snarl!)), they invented 'the rock show', they were the first male "glam" band (in 1967) - Bowie sent his band to watch them in 1971 at The Rainbow, London in order to convince them to "glam up". They added a whole new dimension to rock that has been emulated since (Ozzy, KISS, Pistols, Manson, Goth, Punk, all that "dark" metal stuff, WASP....even Madonna and Lady Gaga!).

@jacoblaake7073

2 ай бұрын

Screaming Lord Sutch predates Baz. 'Rock show' founder.

@giles7662

2 ай бұрын

No, I mean "a rock show" - a stage show, not one person with a cloak and dagger.

@GorgeousRoddyChrome

2 ай бұрын

What is this "Baz" band? And "glam" band in '67? Are you referring to The Nazz? Vince Furnier & friends started in high school as The Earwigs, basically a joke band in 1964. They continued and later released their first single as "The Nazz" but had to change the due to the band named "Nazz" (Todd Rundren) already being a signed recording group. So, they changed the band name again to Alice Cooper, a fictional character from a 60's TV show, in 1968. Soon after, singer Furnier changed his name to Alice Cooper and became personally synonymous with the band's name. I grew up in Phoenix, right down the road from Furnier. He is a few years older, and I didn't know him. But I was a younger friend of one of his high school (The Earwigs) girlfriends. Our local high school circle of kids knew that "Alice" was "Vince Furnier" before that information was ever published and became common info in the Rock press. We wore that "insider secret" like a badge of honor. 😂 Personally, I've never seen an attribution from any source to Cooper's band as the "first" glam band in '67, regardless of band name. I would be keenly interested in reading about that, if you could point me in the right direction! Thanks. 🤘

Very brave of you. I mean so many can be left out. I like that you have the Stooges, Kinks, and the Velvets but some might balk at what was left off. Not much from the 80's or 90's however and Floyd should be up at the top.

Thanks for that nod to the Kinks. They are somewhat overlooked here in the US. But they delivered over and over through the years.

@marktait2371

2 ай бұрын

yeh record store today looked at vusual record not one of their best but even so had a few hit songs

Excellent video. I don't like all these bands but I recognize their influence nevertheless.

Rolling Stones. Grateful Dead, the band who showed the way for every "jam" band that followed. 60 years don't lie. And in some strange way, they still live.