Born Again is rubbish, END OF!

The Dreaming still leaves me gobsmacked all these years later. Truly, a musical / sonic masterpiece.

Glad to see "The Soft Parade" getting some love. I've always felt weird that I liked it when so many others didn't. Nursery Cryme is my favorite Genesis album. I never get tired of hearing "The Musical Box" I think it's one of, if the the best, song of Gabriel-era Genesis.

Caress of Steel by Rush deserves to be on such a list

I definitely wouldn't argue with Obscured by Clouds. I've always said it's hugely under-rated. Full of great and varied songs.

The Snow Goose by Camel is a beautiful piece of work, always been in my top 5 prog album.

I'm glad you mentioned Private Eyes by Tommy Bolin.I would put Teaser in there, too. Both have some great work on them.

Truth and Who By Numbers are two of my favorite albums! Glad to see them getting some love.

David Coverdale's Northwinds does it for me. There's a tender and soulful element that was never quite the same in Whitesnake. But, equally, rarely will you hear a rock vocal as good as DC's on Only My Soul. However, I'm not sure whether Northwinds is underrated or just unheard.

I would add Golden Earring's Moontan album. Rarely spoken of but a masterpiece imo

Great to see Come Taste The Band on the list. Comin' Home, Gettin' Tighter and especially You Keep on Moving are great songs. Nice reference to Private Eyes. People should also check out Bolins "Teaser" album

Agree on Nursery Cryme. That's my favorite Genesis album. I definitely like it better than Foxtrot (I know I'm in the minority). Selling England is a CLOSE 2ND, and Lamb is right there as well.

I agree, I had never actually heard 'Obscured By Clouds' till a few years ago, I looked it up on the Internet and gave it a whirl. Very good songs, even the ones that were the "soundtrack" part were excellent! In fact I remember liking those better than the other side! Thanks buddy.

Thanks for mentioning Private Eyes !! That and Teaser really show how truly amazing Tommy Bolin was :)

Oh my damn! I can’t believe I got quoted! Thanks. I feel honored. I agree the sound quality isn’t the greatest, but I can get passed that since the songs are so good. I absolutely love Born Again by Black Sabbath. If there was a part 2, I would definitely say Queen II. The 1st two of their albums are my favorite of theirs and are under appreciated, but Queen II is phenomenal. It produced no hits which is why it gets skipped by most listeners, but the songs in there are awesome. The album slowly developed as my favorite. The 1st song I liked was the heavy metal sounding “Ogre Battle”, then the beautiful ballad “White Queen” as time progressed other songs began to play in my head which lead me to like them. Ultimately my favorite became “Father to Son” and pretty much every song became a favorite of mine. It’s such a great album that needs a listening to. It’s the album I listen the most from beginning to end. It’s great.

really glad you included emotional rescue one of my favorite all time stones albums. thank you.

Great episode, really look forward to all your posts, turned me on to albums i havent discovered

Interesting list and comments. Thank you.

I love Obscured By Clouds because, given that it was recorded right in the middle of the Dark Side sessions, it comes off as almost an opposing doppelgänger to that much more famous LP. Where Dark Side is a work of grim, somber perfection, Obscured is light, breezy, lazy, and raw. A perfect album to listen to while taking a stroll in the countryside.

The Who by Numbers is phenomenal! With the exception of Squeeze Box it’s a perfect album. I paid dearly for the import version because it was available before the US one. I was underage but working in my parent’s business (Bell Bowl bowling alley) in Queens, NY and asked my mother to get it when she was out running errands. She was shocked at the cost! I didn’t get home until almost 2:00am and stayed up all night with headphones listening to it. I still listen to it on a regular basis and don’t think a month has gone by that I haven’t listened to it. The only other Who album that I listen to more is Quadrophenia!

That's a list of albums I will check out. Great list.

An enjoyable list, thanks for talking us through it; I really must check out the Richard Wright album. I think that Crime of the Century is Supertramp's best album but I also agree with you that it doesn't really qualify as underrated.

Thanks for another year of wonderful & insightful shows , have a great Christmas and New year, see you soon. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.

Very interesting set of albums there well described as ever in a manner that makes it a must listen.

Crime of the Century is a masterwork. 🙌🏼 My favorite Supertramp.

Soft Parade is my second favorite Doors album, following only the debut. Received it as a gift and fell in love with it on the first listen. 🎧

I agree with Obscured By Clouds-I love that album and for me it represents a transition between the psychedelia styles of Meddle and the Prog/AOR of DSOTM.Rarely gets mentioned even by fans! Nursery Cryme was very underrated when it came out but tbh its reputation seems to have increased dramatically recently as evidenced by many KZfaq reviews.If anything the one Genesis album which seems to have plummeted in many reviewers estimations as the years progress is Wind and Wuthering which I can't understand because for one thing it showcases Steve Hackett's guitar better than any other Genesis album with him on it and the album also best represents what the band sounded like live -ie phenomenal.I remember when it was released it was a huge critical and commercial success but now no one seems impressed by it at all and all I hear is people bitching about Steve Hackett leaving disgruntled and that it includes a pop song (Your Own Special Way) which takes up too much room etc etc.

Some interesting ones to revisit or listen for the first time. I am a Floyd fan but had never heard of the Richard Wright album, so will be checking it out. I always loved Born Again and saw them on the tour too.

Loved the list and agreed with every selection. I would add - Jeff Beck Group - "Rough & Ready" and "Jeff Beck Group" (an Orange on the cover). With Bobby Tench on Vocals, Max Middleton - Keyboards and Cozy Powell on drums....incredible talent, very overlooked albums and I feel like it's some of Jeff's finest work. The Pretty Things - Parachute.....one of the greatest albums from the early 70's. Wishbone Ash - Front Page News....a bit of a departure for WA but the band shows off just how melodic, and beautiful they could write and perform, a mellow rock masterpiece. David Gilmour - "David Gilmour" - his debut solo album is just brilliant. Really feels like a lost Pink Floyd LP and just has an incredible musical flow and integrity to the entire Album.

I would add Drama by Yes. If Horn and Downes had not been in Buggles it would've been taken more seriously. It's a far better listen than either Tormato or 90125.

Nursery Cryme is my all time favourite album. Re Tommy Bolin, it's a pity his self inflicted problems meant he never really showed what he was capable of with Purple

I loved Soft Parade. A departure from previous Doors material but very listenable.

Great topic. I could add so many more. ZZ Top's Tejas for 1.

The Who By Numbers has been among my most underrated albums for decades now. And Crime of the Century is certainly my favourite Supertramp album.

I've always liked The Soft Parade and The Who by Numbers because they were more laid-back than each band's previous three albums. Both albums were good sonic breaks from the edgier and more bombastic LPs that preceded them--the albums aren't the best each band produced, but they're good for a spin every once in a while.

Nursery Cryme turned me on to Genesis and has always remained one of my favourites.

Love reading the comments, revisiting old half-remembered albums and discovering new ones. Here are a few of mine. 1) War War War by Country Joe McDonald. Poetry set to music doesn’t always work, as poetry has a music of its own. But this is a haunting, powerful and utterly brilliant musical rendering of the poems of Robert Service. 2) Ramases: Glass Top Coffin 3 Judee Sill: both Judee Sill and Heart Food. 4 The Edgar Broughton Band. Wasa Wasa, Sing Brother Sing and Edgar Broughton Band would all make my top twenty ‘best ever’ list 5 Spooky Tooth Ceremony

I have to agree about Jeff Beck - "Truth", Deep Purple - "Come Taste The Band", and Motorhesd - "Another Perfect Day". All great releases.

Great list and great presentation. It always perplexed me that The Soft Parade is so universally dismissed by professional critics.

The Dreaming was the very first album of KB that I listened to. And I thought: Wow! How could I overlook such a good performer? Then I bought all her other LPs. :)

The Dreaming is my fave Kate as well. And in college this was the first I heard , so for me Hounds sounded tame, but still great! And I love Born Again but yes, my OG sounds like it was recorded in a basement on a cassette.

Hi...total agree with your comments re Stones Emotional Rescue, always thought Let Me Go should be seen as a classic Stones track up there with all their greats

Who By Numbers is one of my favs. It's when Townshend started bleeding. "Empty Glass" was him then going for his arteries.

'The Dreaming' is absolutely one of my favourite ever albums; I always thought that it deserved many of the plaudits that 'Hounds of Love' later received !

At last: recognition of The Doors' "The Soft Parade"! I love this album for the reasons you give! 😸👍🏻

I've been a huge Doors fan since the early 80's. The Soft Parade was their weakest of studio albums but I enjoy listening to it. I would recommend listing to some of their Bright Midnight releases. Tommy Bolin was a fantastic guitarist & I still have his two vinyl solo albums Teaser being the better one in my opinion. Come Taste The Band is fantastic. Tom also played on a couple of tracks on One of Moxy's albums; a Canadian band big in the 70's. I recommend having a listen most noteworthy their first 2 albums. Thanks for sharing your views. P.S. I'm a big Santana fan; seen them live 9x from '83-'02. Take Care!

Thanks Barry. Love to see the love for Scary Monsters - some of Bowie’s (and Fripp’s) greatest work. Also great to see The Who By Numbers here too. “And They’re All in Love” is glorious. “Goodbye all you punks, stay young and stay high. Hand me my cheque book, and I’ll crawl off to die.” Tell me you’re Pete Townshend without telling me you’re Pete Townshend!

kudos for putting Born Again on this.

Kate's Dreaming seems to do pretty well in ranking vids i've watched and Steven Wilson's fav, my second. I'll throw a few out of mine. 1. Kate Bush---The Sensual World. 2, Yes---Yormato 3. Bill Nelsons Red Noise. 4. Army Of Anyone---self titled.

Chris Squire’s “Fish Out of Water” tremendous songwriting and brilliant arrangements. Would love if you did a review of it! PLEASE!!!!

So great putting Soft Parade on this - weird to be sure, but it’s kinda wonderful ..”this is the best part of the trip!”

Elton John's 1975 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY is debatably Elton's most cohesive album and has stood the test of time - it still sounds great.

Still thinking the Desolation Boulevard LP by the Sweet deserves some love as a very well recorded performance and a great mix of fun rocking tunes for it’s day.

Who by Numbers is one of the first albums I ever bought at 13 I believe in 1976. Great album to start your music journey with.

Was always a huge fan of Animals growing up, it def the most “overlooked” of PF’s 70’s studio albums. But Led Zeppelin’s Presence is very underrated imo, loved that record immediately after the first listen.

I completely agree with Emotional Rescue being underrated-it's actually one of my favorite Stones albums. I also agree with Obscured By Clouds-it was definitely buried between masterpiece albums.

Soft Parade involves pop orchestra. It's what older musicians were doing in the 60's. Except for Cassidy, of course.

love your reviews; so glad to see Born Again getting some recognition, it gets unnecessarily slagged although i do agree with your sentiment re the production/sound of it - a fantastic record nonetheless!

I like Crime of the century and Indelibly stamped. Also worth a mention is Family-Anyway and Family-Fearless.

Good list over all. I haven't heard the Rick Wright and I am not with you on "Emotional Rescue", but otherwise a worthy list. I saw the "Come Taste the Band" version of DP when I was 12 or 13, and have long since dismissed the album. Maybe need to re-evaluate. I do love Tommy Bolin's playing on Billy Cobham's wonderful album "Spectrum".

The Who By Numbers is a great album - less full on than the others of the period but the songs are beautifully worked. Bought it upon release and still play it regularly. I’d add the Stones Goats Head Soup to this list. Often overlooked at the tail end of the groups golden period but a brilliant effort.

Come taste the band is my 2nd favourite purple album, after fireball. I do think it's sounds more like a Bolin/James Gang album, ala bang.

Come taste the band has Aged really well .Bolin is Very under rated in the Classic Rawk Crowd , miss his Playing at Your expense . the most Versitile Guitarist of His Era , and a Great song writer / Singer to Boot .

Obscured by Clouds was my first Pink Floyd purchase back in October 1972, (followed soon thereafter by Meddle and Ummagumma) It has always been in my top 5 Floyd albums.

I agree with soft Parade, one of my favorites

I need to say the title song on The Soft Parade is in fact a pretty good trip. Morrison having a rowdy, fun time along the way. Also Ashes to Ashes is a fine song from Bowie, that album is very underrated. Truth is not underrated, it is appreciated by any real rock and roll fan. Obscured by Clouds is rated exactly where it should be, for a Floyd album, which is Meh. I would have voted Beggars Banquet as under appreciated, over shadowed by Let it Bleed and Sticky Fingers and Exile, but equal or better than any of those. Nice video Sir.

Glad to see so many people giving some love to Nursery Cryme. I’m not really a big fan of Genesis, but that was a great album. I’ll add Planet Waves by Dylan one of my favorites.

Obscured By Clouds is a great choice & well deserved Barry, I'd throw in Duke by Genesis, Steve Winwood's debut solo album from 1977, Propaganda by Sparks, Sheet Music by 10cc & Zinc Alloy by T-Rex all incredibly underrated in my opinion.

Scary Monsters ❤ fantastic. Never thought of it being underrated.

I was only young but I remember scary monsters being big in Australia?. The album and singles that got me into David Bowie.

Ricochet by The Rollers is a fantastic album that was completely overlooked at the time in 1981. I know the history of the band and all that, but I was completely surprised when I heard it. Check it out.

I enjoyed this. How about a top ten list of albums the need to be remastered. I agree Born Again should be remixed and remastered. Another album that need to be remastered is Jane's Addiction Nothing's Shocking.

I've always thought The Doors "Soft Parade" album was absolutely brilliant, one of my favorites actually, a seemingly maturing of the band.

Agree with all! But loads more out there!

This is a great list. I have always rated 'Come taste the Band' very highly, however I have never been able to get over the sense of tragedy that looms over it. This does concern Tommy Bolin's sad passing. His album 'Private Eyes' is a great album and we mustn't forget his work with the James Gang, Billy Cobham and Zephyr. The latter are all available and worth checking out.

Love seeing "Born Again" here. I didn't realize "Truth" was underrated. I like "Obscured by Clouds" but not enough to call it underrated. I would've replaced it with Riot "Fire Down Under". The Doors, Who and Purple albums are class as well.

Love crime of the century. Especially Rudy. That was such a song I could relate to at the time. I am a Kate Bush fan and it took me a while to get into the dreaming but it is one of my favourite albums now.

If any Jethro Tull album is underrated it would definitely be “Benefit”…. “Born Again” is by a band whom i personally call “Deep Sabbath”

Goats Head Soup. Stones Drama. Yes. Presence. Zep Somewhere in Time. Maiden. No Rest for the Wicked. Ozzy

Come Taste the Band! Second only to Machine Head. And Glenn still knocking them out sounding fresh. I saw him recently. Highly recommended

Fine job, my British friend!

"Obscured By Clouds" has always been my favorite Floyd album. I feel "Beck-Ola" is overlooked as well as Truth. "Clear" by Spirit is my personnel most underrated album of all time.

As a hardcore DOORS fan who enjoys all their albums- I love the SOFT PARADE ,,, and consider it-this band’s SERGEANT PEPPERS!!!!!!!!& KATE BUSH’S ‘THE DREAMING is my favorite by’ my sista Kate’!!!!!lol.

Seeing Come Taste The Band in the thumbnail made me smile. I love that album. The wine glass on the cover is great metaphorically as the album has aged like a fine wine.

WOW, great list, let me through a couple more in, STARZ collasimon rock (hic), PAT TRAVERS live, JOHN MARTYN solid air, KICK AXE vices, ive got 20 more. thx

praestat sero quam nunquam... Dear Sir: I really enjoy your channel. For fifty years I have been listening to Isle of View by Jimmie Spheeris, and I'm still not sure what to make of it. It sure doesn't sound like 1972... The music is lush: layers of guitars with open tunings, flutes and violins. The lyrics are mythical, seductive, meditative and poetic. The Dore etching album art serves as a premonition of something otherworldly is lurking. Who wouldn't want to climb aboard a Griffin horse? Spheeris' style doesn't easily fit into any one category. Perhaps, growing up in a traveling carnival might have something to do with the ethereal feel. As an album, the songs flow freely into each other. They ebb and flow effortlessly until the jarring 'Seven Virgins' breaks the vibe - kinda sorta like Sloop John B kills the Pet Sound vibe. Pity! But like a spot on the nose of a beauty, it is easily overlooked. There are plenty of comparisons with other singer songwriters, Nick Cave, Cat Stevens, even James Taylor. But I just don't hear it. Spheeris is different...acoustic goth? I would love to hear your review of this lovely album. Kapitan Andy

Great discussion, I’ve never thought about the consistency issue between these 2 greats. DP have put out some rubbish between the highs whereas Zep just churned out a handful of albums which other than ITTOD were classics. As you say DP ‘s lack of management and particularly Richie’s ego led to a constant merry go round, so for me Zep the greater band but In Rock the better of the 1969 offerings - and I love the rawness of the production,

always loved the horns and production on Soft Parade

The Dreaming is also one of my 5 favorit albums. Litening to it 100drets of times. Awesome.

Jeff Beck’s Truth has long been one of my desert island albums. Thank you.

The re-recorded version of “Trashed” on the Gillan album “Gillian’s Inn” is a monster featuring IG, Iommi, Glover & Paice.

I remember being castigated by my school friends for declaring CTTB as my favourite Deep Purple album (well until Purpendicular came along). However i was comforted when the legendary scribe in the shape of Geoff Barton gave it the full 10 stars when reviewing the 35th anniversary edition. Glad it made the list.

The Dreaming is so underrated. Challenging definitely, but worth sticking with!

The Dreaming is one of my all time favorite albums, right up there with Sgt Pepper's.

Kate Bush, The Dreaming is a powerful album. I've never considered it under rated in my experience. It's massive.

Very solid list here. I agree that Broken China, Nursery Cryme and Obscured by Clouds deserve more attention than they currently get. With Supertramp, I say Crisis? What Crisis? is the true underrated album in their discography. While not as dark as it’s predecessor, the genius writing and catchy tunes remain. Sister Moonshine, Ain’t Nobody But Me, A Soapbox Opera, The Meaning, great great stuff.

"Come Taste The Band" Tommy Bolin was incredible. (The only D.P. I own).

2 albums id like to add. Kate Bush’s 2005 masterpiece “Aerial “ …from start to finish it’s such an amazing collection of well written, performed songs around beautiful themes …I still can’t get enough of this album. 2nd - Blondie’s Eat to the beat album, it always gets shaded over Parallel Lines , but again start to finish is an exceptional collection of well written and performed songs, which included the incredible “ Atomic “ ….

"Come Taste the Band" was delicious! Including the original lineup with Rod Evans, I thought Deep Purple could do no wrong. It didn't hurt that I already loved Glenn Hughes and Trapeze as well as Tommy Bolin's solo work or that David Coverdale seemed to be born to be a rock star.

The self-titled debut album of Violent Femmes! They never get the appreciation that they deserve.