What I took out of this. Here is a multi- millionaire, very , very successful musician, well known , yet he seems super, super excited on a Thursday night to talk about music with another person on his level with knowledge. He deep down is just a regular JOE, who loves music like the 55k who listens to PETES show daily. His childhood memories about The WHO / Tommy was tremendous. He was not a good co- host, he was AWESOME. Absolutely, loved this Episode. Tremendous job PETE! 👍💯

Pete Pardo, man!! What a goddamn legend. Look at what he has has been able to do with his channel this year. You’re the man!

Mike Portnoy may be the one of the coolest dudes in Prog Metal. One of my favorite drummers.

You’ve got to get Mike back. It’s fun to listen to a great musician that is a music nerd like we all are. With all those albums he has , I’d love to hear more about his favorite albums and really enjoyed the conversation between you two. The only down side was it went so fast, I wanted more.

Portnoy rules! Great drummer, but even better with his music history! Just look at all those CDs (or vinyl) for crying out loud! 🤣Cheers boys!

SOT has always had fantastic guests on the show but having Mike Portnoy appear on the channel is the best coup yet, what I love about him is he's a true music geek but also happens to be one of the greatest drummers on the planet. Fantastic episode and excellent job as always Pete, keep it up.

What a f***ing show, I'm speechless Pete

One of the best episodes ever. Pete has found his musical soulmate. Both share such unbridled enthusiasm for the music they love...like two peas in a pod. This was a real pleasure to watch. Thanks, guys!

Baroness - Yellow and Green Album Symphony X - Iconoclast Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls Virgin Steele - The House of Atreus Act 2

01 Album White - The Beatles 02 Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan 03 Exile On Main Street - The Rolling Stones 04 All Things Must Pass - George Harrison 05 Tommy - The Who 06 Quadrophenia - The Who 07 Preservation Act 2 - The Kinks (the best rock opera) 08 Wee Tam And The Big Huge - The Incredible String Band 09 Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes 10 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis 11 The Wall - Pink Floyd 12 Joe Garage - Frank Zappa 13 Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix 14 Out Of The Blue - Electric Light Orchestra 15 Odessa - Bee Gees 16 Physical Graffity - Led Zeppelin 17 Layla And Others Songs - Derek And The Dominos 18 The River - Bruce Springsteen 19 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John 20 Jesus Christ Superstar - B.S.O

The Ocean: Precambrian The Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Aphrodite's Child: 666 Minutemen: Double Nickels On the Dime Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium Pink Floyd: The Wall Nine Inch Nails: The Fragile The Clash: London Calling Swans: To Be Kind The Beatles: The Beatles (The White Album) Todd Rundgren: Something/Anything?

This shouldn’t be a surprise but I’m very impressed at Portnoy’s fandom. Pete and Mike would make for an amazing duo for future shows.

1.The Beatles White Album 2.Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland 3.Led Zeppelin Physical Grafitti 4.The Rolling Stones Exile on Mainstreet 5.Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde 7.Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 7.George Harrison All Things Must Pass 8. Electric Light Orchestra Out the Blue 9.The Who Quadrophenia 10.Pink Floyd The Wall

This is fucking cool - and probably the only time a guest has more albums than Pardo. If Quadrophenia and The Wall are not mentioned, I am going to have a conniption.

This is way better than just a straight interview, hope it’s a regular thing

Blonde on Blonde, The White Album, Exile on Main St, Tommy, Quadrophenia, Freak Out!, Chicago Transit Authority, Physical Graffiti, All Things Must Pass

Physical Graffiti.

Great Job. Not exactly rock but Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" is a fantastic double LP He had a creative period in the early/mid seventies like no one else! "Music of my Mind "Talking Book" "Innervisions", "Fuflinginess First Finale" Then Songs in the Key of Life - all within four years!

One of the best shows ever done on this channel.

Great show and interesting discussions. Some you missed or forgot? Aphrodites child - 666 Burnin' Red Ivanhoe - M144 Soft machine - Third Can - Tago mago Incredible string band - wee tam & the big huge Junipher Greene - Friendship Julians treatment - A time before this Odmenn - Odmenn Hawkwind - Alien 4 Terje Rypdal - Odyssey Canned heat - Living the blues Ya ho wa 13 - I'm gonna take you home Bob Smith - The visit Tangerine dream - Zeit Wigwam - Fairyport Warm Dust - And it came to pass Amon duul II - Yeti Almendra - Almendra II Walter wegmuller - Tarot

"Jeff Wayne's musical version of the War of the Worlds" - huge hit album when I was a kid and I still love it. Another album where you can't really tell what it is. Pop, Rock, Prog - absolutely!

What a delight to hear Mike talking !Such a great musician, a great talker, the nicest and the most polite guy in the world !Well educated, he listens what Pete says, then he talks too...I didn't realize how fast and nice an hour can pass when you hear such great people talking about music...Wonderful show, Pete, thank you for the idea...Great show ! ENDLESS RESPECT ! ...By the way....what's behind Mike is beyond it's the musical paradise for a collector.....wow !

Five from me.. Led Zeppelin - ‘Physical Graffiti’ Richard Thompson - ‘You? Me? Us?’ The Rolling Stones - ‘Exile on Main St.’ Electric Light Orchestra - ‘Out of the Blue’ The Who - ‘Quadrophenia’

The Who - Quadrophenia Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything Martin Circus - Act II Stevie Wonder - Songs In the Key of Life XTC - English Settlement Chicago - VII Sons of Champlin - Loosen Up Naturally Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue Golden Earring - On the Double Soft Machine - Third

Well Out of the Blue (1977)by ELO should definitely be mentioned too.Its fantastic,sold millions and still is many people's favorite record from that era..😉

That hour and ten minutes flew by in a flash! Now that's entertainment! Awesome Pete!

I want to share a small personal story about pink floyd the wall, I was not much of a music listener at all, except for some random stuff you might come across on the tele. but when I was around 15 I had a math teacher in school who was also a guitar player in a small band and he was always harping on and on and on about pink floyd as if they were the second coming of Jesus himself. so one day out of sheer curiosity I was like I want to see for myself what the hell is this pink floyd. so I went to a record store and I said "give me pink floyd" and they were like "which album?" I was such a noob when it comes to music that I did not even know what an "album" was but I did not want to sound like an idiot or show that I did not know what I was talking about so I just said nonchalantly "any album is fine" lol, so he was like ok this is the the wall and this is a double album, when he said the word "double" it rung a bell in my head, hmm double I guess I am getting something more, ha ha, so I was like ye that will do. And I bought it, and the rest as they say is history! maybe someone would find my little account amusing or interesting, it is 100 percent true story word for word!

Pete you are awesome! Thanks for getting Mike Portnoy for this!!!!!🤗 Here is my list: 1. The Wall 2. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 3. Tommy 4. Odessa 5. Magica 6. Quadrophenia 7. The White Album 8. Exile on Main Street 9. Tusk 10. All Things Must Pass (Happy Birthday George) 11. Physical Graffiti 12. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 13. Eat a Peach 14. Snow 15. Nostradamus 16. Eledtric Ladyland 17. Happiness is the Road 18. London Calling 19. Out of the Blue 20. Goodbye Yellow Brick

All time favorite: Electric Light Orchestra's "Out of the Blue."

My top 10 doubles, in no particular order: Zappa/Mothers: Freak Out Beatles: white album Soft Machine: Third Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica Led Zep: Physical Graffiti Pink Floyd: Ummagumma Elton John:Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Todd Rundgren: Todd The Who: Quadraphenia George Harrison: All Things Must Pass

great episode Pete, Mike is always such a cool guy, met him many times and h always has been a nice dude to talk to, he is just a nerd like all of us.

Songs in the Key of Life is an automatic pick for me. Stevie was on top of the world in '76.

I am so glad you mentioned Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle!! That album has really grown on me over the years and is now probably in my Top 5 ProgRock albums of all time. This was really cool having Portnoy on the channel! 🤘

Those first two Chicago albums are a must listen

This was just fantastic. So much respect for Mike. Such a down to earth, true music nerd like all of us. Would love to see you guys collab again in the future. You guys jived really well. Pete, you’re the man.

OMG MIKE PORTNOY

👍🇺🇲🇬🇧❤ 1. BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM 2. ZEPPELIN - PHYSICAL GRAFFITI 3. THE WHO - QUADRAPHENIA 4. THE WHO - TOMMY 5. STONES - EXILE ON MAIN STREET 6. GEORGE HARRISON - ALL THINGS MUST PASS 7. ELTON JOHN - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 8. PINK FLOYD - UMMAGUMMA 9. PINK FLOYD - THE WALL 10. FRANK ZAPPA - JUST ANOTHER......& JOE'S GARAGE COLLECTION 11. THE CLASH - LONDON'S CALLING

Love Pete, love watching his channel blow up. I always kind of lament that my friends aren't in to diving into discographies and discussing this stuff. Glad to have this community!! I learn a lot, it sends me down some great avenues to listen. Even though Pete and I are the same age, it feels like he is an older brother turning me on to great music. Cheers!! Good episode!

Some of my favourite studio double albums: Pink Floyd The Wall Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous

BLONDE ON BLONDE!!! BLONDE ON BLONDE!!! perfect from top to bottom and Songs in the Key of Life!!!

You can’t discuss Electric Ladyland without mentioning 1983, IMHO. It’s the centerpiece of a legendary double.

Just a little comment from an Aussie fan.Spectrum -Milesago(1971).First Oz double.A prog Classic.

#1. Exile on Main Street. #2. The White Album. #3. London Calling. #4. The River. #5. Physical Grafitti.

Layla by Derek and the Dominoes of course. Mezmerize/Hypnotize by System of a Down (released as separate albums the same year but the packaging was made to be combined). The Most Lamentable Tragedy by Titus Andronicus White Album--Beatles Freak Out by Zappa Streetnoise by Julie Driskoll/Brian Auger & the Trinity Physical Graffiti by Zepplin Second Winter (technically 1 1/2 album) by Johnny Winter Hooker n Heat by John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat Yellow and Green--Baroness

Wow. Mike / will all his concert 🎵 history and shows etc, remembers the set list and the highlights of @ show Pete attended in 98. Unreal ! Love it

Portnoy and Pardo...perfect.👍

Like it has been mentioned, modern double albums are now single CD's. Double CD's are triple or even quad albums. My Top 10 are .... Nightwish - Dark Passion Play (75 mins). Nightwish - Imaginaerum (74 mins). Nightwish - Endless Form Most Beautiful (78 mins). Nightwish - Human. :II: Nature (81 mins). Chicago - Transit Authority (76 mins). Jeff Wayne - War of the Worlds (95 mins). Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans (81 mins). Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (76 mins). ELO - Out of the Blue (70 mins). Focus - Focus III (93 mins). ================================ ... and those disallowed ... Pink Floyd - A Nice Pair (Piper at the Gates of Dawn / Saucerful of Secrets). Iron Maiden - Live After Death. Uriah Heep - Live 1973. Deep Purple - Made in Japan. Various - By Invitation Only (an Alan Freeman compilation) Various - V (Virgin sampler compilation).

Mike Portnoy!!! So happy for you Pete! Having seen you channel grow over the years has been such a fun ride. So happy there are people like you out there sharing the joy of music. ...and Mike, Blonde on Blonde by Dylan was the first double.

Love that Jethro Tull t-shirt. Love that album.

Still have first release CTA, Beatles (on white vinyl), Physical Graffiti, Tales of Topographic Oceans and Electric Ladyland. Good to be alive in that era. Living in the Past - Jethro Tull and Ummagumma - Pink Floyd also early classic double albums.

The White Album came with beautiful 8x10 portraits of the guys. My sister had them tacked up in her room. While I no longer have the album, I still have the pics. This was a really great show. My best friend gave me Physical Graffiti on 16th birthday, my favorite LZ album for many reasons, but mostly because I cant listen to it without reliving the day I opened it, and listened to it in my bedroom w my friends for the 1st time.

LOVED watching this! Thanks Pete and Mike for doing this. Please do it again.

It's funny how much love "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" gets. We played the entire album live at Reggie's in Chicago about 4 o 5 years ago? Sonus Umbra as the band for Brian Harris, who is a local guy that has Kieth Emerson chops, but wanted to be Elton. My favorites are the opening tracks and Grey seal. Gotta say that playing it is a lot less fun than listening to it. Especially "Jamaica Jerkoff" and some other sleepers, by which I mean I was bored, but not the audience. Some of those deep track tunes are really clever. I was surprised by the harmony in some of them.

Always great to see this guy. Monster musician and a true fan to boot.

Great show! Love listening to you two talk music together. Need to have Mike back again.

Absolutely loved every single second of that interview and top 10 double album list. Hats off to you Pete for once yet again, another brilliant show....many thanks

this is awesome! I was just recently thinking Mike would be a great guest to have on this channel. Here are some of my favorities: Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti The Clash - London Calling George Harrison - All Things Must Pass Bruce Springsteen - The River Miles Davis - Bitches Brew Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland (also loving the new Transatlantic, especially the double album version)

Cream - Wheels Of Fire. First platinum double album.

This show was as epic as many of those double albums being shown!! I love listening to Portnoy talk about music and I'm not even a Dream Theater or Transatlantic fan. He is a cool dude and Pete was, once again, a most gracious host. This channel evolving into such a power house is one of the few good things that have happened in the past year, a. big thanks to Mr. Pardo for all the great content! 🤘😎

Excellent episode, just great. Ten beloved doubles, off the top of my head. These are in no order (it always changes anyway), but all are just flawless to my ears: *The Beatles* - _The Beatles_ (white album) *Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band* - _Trout Mask Replica_ *Liz Phair* - _Exile in Guyville_ *Prince* - _Sign "O" the Times_ *Joni Mitchell* - _Don Juan's Reckless Daughter_ *Fucked Up* - _David Comes to Life_ *Stevie Wonder* - _Songs in the Key of Life_ *Bob Dylan* - _Blonde on Blonde_ *Fleetwood Mac* - _Tusk_ *Hüsker Dü* - _Zen Arcade_ And I've just thought of another ten while typing this sentence. Dammit.

This was really good, such genuine enthusiasm. Missed Layla and Blonde on Blonde though.

Bee Gees Odessa?!?!? Amazing that he picked that. I love that one and the Todd Rundgren album. As a drummer I went from my tired old Bonham style to a Portnoy style in the 90s. So this was nice. But when he pulled up that Bee Gees album... renewed fan ;)

Pete, just when it seems the SoT channel hits a peak then it goes even higher. An excellent and entertaining episode and Mike Portnoy was an outstanding co-captain, including this topic he recommended. Fun show and glad to see Rundgren’s Something/Anything in the honorable mentions as that would definitely be in my top 10. Thanks to you and especially to Mike Portnoy for such a great show. Hoping he will come back at some point for another appearance.

Amazing show! Thanks guys! Joe's Garage! Yes! My list: 10. All Things Must Pass 9. Yellow Brick Road 8. In Your Honor (Foo F) 7. Tommy 6. White Album 5. Quadrophenia 4. Chicago 3. Layla and Other... 2. The Wall 1. Physical Graffiti

Trout Mask Replica The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Quadrophenia Physical Graffiti The Downward Spiral Can’t wait to listen driving to work tomorrow!

When Metallica released "and Justice for All" in 1988, the vinyl version of it was actually a double album.

Love these videos Pete! Meet Mike on the Images and Words Tour in San Diego and have always like him. He was so generous with his time before the show. He sprang about a half hour with me and a friend of mine talking about their first album and music. Such a class act!

Amazing show! the LOVE of music is just POURING out of these two guys! Thanx so much for that!

Does Cream's Wheels of Fire merit a half honorable mention (one studio, one live)? Here are a few unmentioned doubles: Derek and the Dominoes=Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs; Bob Dylan=Blonde on Blonde; Fleetwood Mac-Tusk;

Stones: Exile Fleetwood Mac : Tusk Pink Floyd : The Wall The Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Such a great and enjoyable chat. Love it deeply. Love to hear some of my fave double albums been mentioned and happy to hear the same arguments and povs. Regards from Mexico City.

1- Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti 2- George Harrison- All things must Pass 3-Jimi Hendrix- Electric Ladyland 4- The Who- Quadrophenia 5- Rolling Stones- Exile on Mainstreet 6- The Beatles- White Album 7- Stephen Stills- Manassas 8- Genesis- Lamb Lies down on Bway 9- The Who- Tommy 10- Pink Floyd- The Wall 11- ELO- Out of the Blue 12- Elton John- Goodbye Yellow Brick Rd 13- The Clash- London Calling 14- Derek and the Domino’s- Layla and other Assorted Love Songs 15- Yes- Tales of Topographic Oceans

"....And Justice For All" was a double album on vinyl. And vinyl was still the primary format back then.

If Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness isn't on this list I call BS. YES! Mike mentions it at 1:02:52 Thank god you didn't forget about it. I love most of these classics too but you cannot overlook one of the best selling double albums of all time in MCIS.

One of the best videos ! Great chemistry and a lot in common between both Mike and Pete and both are huge music fans and collectors talking about music and having fun!

This was so much fun. Mike Portnoy is the reason I play drums! The shared stories made this so interesting and easily one of my favorite videos. Thanks Pete and Mike!

I love how Mike/ legend. Asks PETE if we both pick same. “ what are the rules”? Love it.

If you haven’t been to Mike’s channel and listen to him talk about his album collection, you absolutely need to!

It’s Christmas, it’s late, and I’m rewatching this. So much fun. Thanks Pete and Mike!

Here’s one per year for the vinyl era with an emphasis on studio albums, which really required quite a commitment (the few live albums being Scorsese’s cinematic Last Waltz, the Dead’s precursor to Unplugged with Reckoning, and Lizzy’s Life which gathered all their past and present guitarists. (Release years may differ for a couple of these, depending on the market) 1966: Dylan - Blonde on Blonde 1967: Zappa - Freak Out 1968: Hendrix - Electric Ladyland 1969: The Who - Tommy 1970: Derek & Dominos - Layla 1971: G Harrison - All Things Must Pass 1972: Stones - Exile on Main St 1973: Elton - Goodbye Yellow Brick Rd 1974: Genesis - Lamb Lies Down 1975: Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 1976: Stevie Wonder - Key of Life 1977: ELO - Out of the Blue 1978: The Band - The Last Waltz 1979: Pink Floyd - The Wall 1980: Springsteen - The River 1981: Grateful Dead - Reckoning 1982: XTC - English Settlement 1983: Thin Lizzy - Life 1984: Minutemen - Double Nickels 1985: Husker Du - Zen Arcade 1986: Prince - Sign of the Times 1987: Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me 1988: Metallica - And Justice For All

Mike Rules! Great guy! Glad he’s finally on SOT!!!

Pete, small request, can we get and episode with Mike every day along with all the other shows you make? That's not asking too much is it? All kidding aside thanks for getting together and making this video guys!

Another great show on Sea Of Tranquility. I am a huge fan of Mike Portnoy. I met Mike in Toronto in 2020. In Fact, it was my last concert. He was touring with Sons Of Apollo. They put on a great show. I have the actual shirt he wore that night. I also have a signed drumstick and the band signed all my S.O.A. CDs and DVD. He was a real cool guy to meet. He belongs on this channel because he is not only very talented and has an awesome resume. He is a rock historian like Pete and myself. He is very passionate about music. I am glad to see Mike participating on ranking albums with my new friend, Pete. I have all of those albums they have mentioned. What a treat it was to watch this episode.

ELO - Out of the blue. Love every tune on that double LP. My mom bought it for me for my birthday back when I was in high school. Listened to it from beginning to end MANY times. One of my favorites to this day.

That was a good episode. The enthusiasm that Mr portnoy had was great. Asked the rules which was cool. Hopefully he can do another one in time get him and John on together or with Mr Levin

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road-Elton John The White Album-The Beatles Physical Graffiti-Led Zeppelin The Wall-Pink Floyd The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway-Genesis *Tommy-The Who(Honorable Mention)

What an enjoyable show. Kudos to Pete for getting Portnoy on the show, and Mike was every bit as entertaining and engaging as expected. And great chemistry between Pardo and Portnoy. And a new idea was birthed - a show on Best Holy Trinity of Albums (three albums in a row that form an almost flawless output of musical and creative genius)

Great show Pete and love how you and Mike did this! Thank you both for doing it!

Holy crap Pete! I was thrilled when you got Simon Phillips, now you got MP? Welcome to the big-time Pete! This is awesome!! I'm jacked!

Physical Graffiti is the most perfect double album.

I would also just add what a great show this was. I have a deep respect for Mike Portnoy. What an absolutely terrific guy to talk to and chat music with. Excellent job, Pete and Mike!!!

Blues guitarist/singer Ana Popovic put out a studio TRIPLE album “Trilogy” in 2016. Each album is themed by the time of day; Morning, Afternoon, Evening. Sensational! Not a single bit of filler between all three discs.

"The Lamb lies down on Broadway" Nick D'Virgillio did some ten years ago rejuvenated the album for me. And the Giraffe/Kevin Gilbert 1994 live version Mike mentioned.

Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore and Eat A Peach!

Great episode! Thank you Pete for bringing Mike Portnoy onto the channel. I enjoyed it very much. He would be an awesome guest on The Hudson Valley Squares!

What an amazing show, great job Mike & Pete! I always like hearing Mike talk about the bands he likes, a musician and true music fanatic that is not afraid to admit it! BTW Mike, thank you for turning me on to Karmic Juggernaut, The Dreams That Stuff Are Made Of is so awesome!

MIIIIKE POOOORTNOOOOYYY!!!!! WOW IM SO PUMPED!

DO A "FAVORITE BOOTLEGS" WITH PORTNOY!!!

Another excellent show! Thank you Pete and Mike. Donovan's "A Gift From A Flower To A Garden" - I believe this is the first "pop" "box set" as well. Aphrodite's Child "666", Tangerine Dream "Zeit". Good call from Mike Portnoy on "Mellon Collie".

So great to have Mike Portnoy on board. True legend! My top 3 of favourite youtube channels 3. Sea of Tranquility 2. Sea of Tranquility 1. Sea of Tranquility. Keep up the great work Pete! Love it!