You can’t deny how impressive the Beatles were for inventing music in 1963

Now Im finally allowed to check out the Beatles

isnt it shoking how abbey road was basically the last thing they ever did and were kinda pissed at each other at the time but still was able to pull out a absolute banger album

I'd definitely put In The Court of The Crimson King as a 10/10. It was absolutely groundbreaking and every song is incredible

All jokes aside, the Abbey Road medley I've always seen as my gold standard for music in general.

Frank Zappa is a damn genius, just incredible how ahead of his time he was

She's So Heavy is the song that made me realize how revolutionary the Beatles actually were

I would say that "At Folsom Prison" by Johnny Cash is another 10/10 album. It is one of the greatest live albums ever, and there is so much to love about it.

Production on Abbey Road absolutely spot on, Paul McCartney's basslines are so underrated

Total xanarchy was also my album of the decade (60s)

King Crimson's In The Court of the Crimson King is my favorite album from the 60s just because it impresses me so much the fact it came out IN THE 60'S!!! (Yeah it was '69, but that's still the 60s) It sounds like something that straight up came the 70s but was accidentally transported to the 60s. It's also the most grandiose album I've ever heard (not because it's the loudest or most "grandiose", but because it's an album that sounds like it truly came out into the rock scene just to change it forever), it's a frickin GIANT.

Love - Forever Changes (1967) is an underappreciated classic 10/10 for me

I appreciate you for including Charles Mingus on here. Hell of a musician and one amazing album that is.

Now do the 1890s version,anthony!

In my opinion Abbey Road is also one of the best sequenced albums in popular music, not just because of how the amazing the arrangements Paul displays on the medley, which combines both his and Lennon's genius songwriting in a bunch of short random unfinished songs and turn them into a magnificent coherent piece (the way Polythene pam transitions into She came in through the bathroom window still blows my mind and is Paul at his brightest), but also the way it starts with come together, a very ecclectic song that awakes the curiosity and makes you want to keep listening further that's followed up perfectly with one of Harrison's best songs. The best example though is the transition between the a and the b side. That jump from the ominous ending of I want you to the start of Here comes the sun is perfect and feels quite literally as if the sun has just appeared after a long period of darkness. Love this record

As someone who never really understood jazz until very recently, Charles Mingus’ “The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady” literally hooked me in immediately. It was the first jazz album I finished all the way through and it’s one of my favorite albums of all time. It truly transcends the genre and is amazing music regardless of personal taste.

I know Pet Sounds doesn't need more praise than it gets already, but it's definitely a 10/10. It's a joke at this point how much acclaim it receives, but it's for a good reason. Undeniable how pristine and immaculate that record is.

I’d throw in Are You Experienced, the way Hendrix reinvented the guitar overnight and shaped its development for decades to come can’t be overstated

Canon 10s: Charles Mingus- The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady [1963] Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited [1965] The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds [1966] Nina Simone- Nina Simone Sings the Blues [1967] The Beatles- Abbey Road [1969] Frank Zappa- Hot Rats [1969] Miles Davis- Bitches Brew [1970] Mahavishnu Orchestra- The Inner Mounting Flame [1971] Marvin Gaye- What's Going On [1971] David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stradust and the Spiders from Mars [1972] Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti [1975] Pink Floyd- Animals [1977] Television- Marquee Moon [1977] Wire- Pink Flag [1977] Pink Floyd- The Wall [1979] The Clash- London Calling [1979] Talking Heads- Remain in Light [1980] Prince- Purple Rain [1984] Kate Bush- Hounds of Love [1985] Metallica- Master of Puppets [1986] Public Enemy- It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back [1988] Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique [1989] Depeche Mode- Violator [1990] Nirvana- Nevermind [1991] Wu Tang Clan- Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers) [1993] Neutral Milk Hotel- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea [1998] Lauryn Hill- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill [1998] Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven [2000] Daft Punk- Discovery [2001] Björk- Vespertine [2001] System of a Down- Toxicity [2001] Converge- Jane Doe [2001] The Postal Service- Give Up [2003] The Unicorns- Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? [2003] Madvillian- Madvilliany [2004] My Chemical Romance- The Black Parade [2006] Death Grips- The Money Store [2012] Swans- To Be Kind [2014] Kendrick Lamar- To Pimp a Butterfly [2015] Kids See Ghosts- KIDS SEE GHOSTS [2018] Daughters- You Won't Get What You Want [2018] Spellling- The Turning Wheel [2021] Lingua Ignota- SINNER GET READY [2021] Charli XCX- Brat [2023] I hope we'll get a list of all the 10s soon.

absolute injustice that none of the velvet underground’s albums featured

abbey road is a perfect album. if you say it’s overrated the ghost of boomer past will drag you into hell

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady has to be my favourite Jazz album of all time, seriously creative on how they use separate takes that they made and construct them in such a way to creative a movement that still sounds original almost 60 years later.

Pet Sounds should be one of the 10/10 albums of 1960s. Love the songs in the album & the experimental elements in it. The album feels like a mix of old quartet singers & orchestral instruments & composition with modern music style, composition & instruments.

Hot Rats was the first album I ever bought with my own money on vinyl. Not the first record I ever owned (Buddy Miles Electric Church was gifted to me by my drum teacher) but the first one I bought when I was 15 at a little indie record shop that no longer exists. It's still very special to me.

I hope this dude does a Part 2 to these 10/10 decade videos. Just so I can see In The Court of the Crimson King in the Pt. 2 of this video.

Great picks, I would personally throw in Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix Experience Odessey and the Oracle - The Zombies Arthur or the Fall of the British Empire - The Kinks

I am a huge Dylan Fan. Highway 61 has always been my favorite from him. I've always wanted to hear you talk about Dylan, this put a smile on my face today. Thanks!

Velvet Underground & Nico: This album literally changed my life when I first heard it. It showed me how music can be so much more than just a hook and some riffs, it can be expressed in the most abrasive or unexpected ways so long as you can capture a certain feeling.

maybe the real 10/10 was the friends we’ve made along the way

So happy to see Nina Simone on here - a truly influential musician that is too often overlooked - a magnificent force for the civil rights movement and powerful vocalist through and through

MINGUS! I was part of a few informal listening classes ("Listening to Music") and one of my instructors said Mingus was the greatest jazz composer of all time so I went out to investigate starting I think with Cornell 1964 or something like that and man it did not take long for me to get my head on right that the "greatest ever" part was not an overstatement. Mingus to me goes beyond jazz and is actually one of the greatest composers ever, PERIOD. It's almost impossible for me to choose a favorite album of his. Everything everyone says is classic is classic basically.

Glad to see Mingus. All time favorite album. So rich, intense, and beautiful!

Hot Rats is phenomenal. Zappa's always been an insane composer and musician, and he always had the perfect accompanying musicians with him to bring those ideas to life.

the last 3 tracks I consider 1 song, the greatest Beatles song ever. what a medley

Honestly Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, the White Album and Abbey Road are all 10’s (i also think Magical Mystery Tour is a severely underrated album)

It's crazy how Dylan released two 10/10 albums within like 5 months of eachother in 1965, with Highway 61 and Bringing It All Back Home. Man is absolutely built different in terms of songwriting, nobody comes close imo.

Literally so psyched to see the Hot Rats 10. Such a phenomenal album, best of the batch imo

Damn right Abbey Road is a 10!

The first time I heard the Long Medley in Abbey Road, I lost my mind. The best album i've ever listened to fr

i'm so grateful for melon. put this on with my morning coffee and have all these albums queued up for the work day. what a literal gift. it can feel daunting to dig into music from decades past. these videos (and comment section!!!) are doing the lord's work.

Some albums I feel could have been included: - The Doors self titled - Disraeli Gears: Cream - Let it Bleed : The Rolling Stones - Electric Ladyland : Hendrix

Thank you so much : that Mingus music is actually blowing my mind ! As always, I'm so grateful for all your work...

Guys, there are about 5 10/10 Beatles albums Rubber Soul Revolver Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles (nicknamed the white album) Abbey Road Shoutout to Help!, Magical Mystery Tour and Let it be (naked). All amazing, just not as perfect as those 5 Edit: Hard Days Night is also excellent

- Revolver by The Beatles - Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones - Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys - Wheels On Fire by Cream - Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan - The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks Those are my 10/10s for the 1960s. I find Revolver to be the Beatles at their absolute songwriting peak. It combines their experimental, eclectic, psychedelic side with their melodic, poppy, hook-filled side perfectly. Let It Bleed is just absolute perfection of blues, country, folk, and roots rock. I would argue this albums defines the Stones sound more than any of their other albums, although I do believe Sticky Fingers is slightly better. I mean, an album with Gimme Shelter, Live With Me, Let It Bleed, Midnight Rambler, Monkey Man, and You Can't Always Get What You Want is as perfect as rock and roll can get Pet Sounds is just a masterpiece. Can't say anything that hasn't been said millions of times already. Arguably the three most talented musicians together in the history of rock. Clapton's guitar, Baker's drumming, and Bruce's bass playing is at its peak here, just listen to that version of Crossroads. Very unique songwriting and excellent musicianship make this one of the most interesting albums of the 60s. Cream has a legitimate argument for being the first heavy rock band I love Bob Dylan's 60s work, even his early, politically charged folk albums with just an acoustic guitar. I think the electric and acoustic side blend perfectly and the songwriting is just classic Dylan. I don't believe it's the only 10/10 Dylan released in the 60s, but it is my favorite The most underrated band of all time with an excellent album satirizing and celebrating British culture. Very unique and kind of humourous songwriting from Ray Davies. It is very of its time, but I think that brings it charm.

Nina Simone is one of the absolute goats of music, just ever. Pastel Blues is pretty much a perfect album, I Put A Spell On You is perfect, Little Girl Blue and Broadway-Blues-Ballads are great, I haven’t really done a deep dive into her discography but I have not heard anything that is below great from her yet since I have started getting into her music

I just checked out Nina Simone sing the blues and wtaf. This is the best album I've ever heard like wtf. I got into her and listened to two of her other beloved albums a year or so back maybe. But never tried this one. This is easily her best. Already in my top albums ever heard off one listen.

This has gotta be my favorite series you’ve done. If there’s a way to continue this series or do the runner ups that would be dope 🤟

YES YES YES THE BLACK SAINT AND THE SINNER LADY, the Mingus deserves this, it’s such an enjoyable thrilling album holy shit

It's hard to believe Abbey Road actually received quite a lukewarm reception at the time of its release. Contemporary critics weren't overly satisfied with the sound of the album. Now, it's considered the greatest album of all time by tons of people.

Finally! I though music started in the 70's, I'm glad to see the 60's also have valid music

Outstanding choices! Love all these albums. Delighted to see The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady included - it's a work of genius. Definite follow after watching this! Great stuff.

Love this series and it's good to see you not avoid picking obvious albums but it might be cool to go through the decades again picking more niche, lesser known stuff exclusively.

was just listening to highway 61 revisited this afternoon mind-blowing songwriting

Abbey Road is a bloody masterpiece. One thing that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough is the medley near the end of the record. All of those songs are just short little snippets that don’t last more than a couple minutes yet they’re all memorable on their own as individual tracks. And they’re all freaking amazingly written, performed and produced to boot. My favorite Beatles record by a country mile.

Loved it, other amazing albums from this time that are 10's in my eyes are: Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow Almendra - Almendra Frank Zappa - Freak Out Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced Los Flippers - Pronto Viviremos Un Mundo Mucho Mejor The Band - Music From Big Pink The Velvet Underground & Nico - Selftitle The Doors - The Doors

Pet Sounds is the best album of the 60’s

THE BLACK SAINT AND SINNER LADY GOES SO HARD

The 60s deserve a longer video, there are so many more 10s that come to mind. Musically the best decade ever

I am so happy that you've picked "The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady", one of the greatest achievements of 20th century music!!!

I Want You (She's So Heavy) fucks so damn hard. Abbey Road deserves a 10 just for that track alone

I haven't listened Charles Mingus in a while, thanks for reminding me Anthony. I'm gonna dedicate a nice Christmas evening listening to this Album.

The Doors debut album ”The Doors” is a sure 10/10 in my book.

the first ones that come to mind that melon left out that i’d also toss up there as 10s are sly and the family stone’s stand, let it bleed by the rolling stones, electric ladyland by the jimi hendrix experience, coltrane’s a love supreme, and odessey and oracle by the zombies. obviously there’s a lot more but those are some of my favorites not mentioned

I’m a bit disappointed cuz in the Black MIDI interview he said Pet Sounds was one of his favourite albums of all time and it doesn’t appear here :(

Thanks for the recommendation of Hot Rats by Frank Zappa. Also, I’d love to see a “These albums are 0s.” series!

Great refreshing and freewheeling narrative and analysis. Fun and glad to meet you !

I feel a severe lack of In the Court of the Crimson King in this list

Worth mentioning that Abbey Road was the last album they ever recorded

Now you should do underrated albums for each decade, giving the spotlight to albums that tend to get overshadowed by the 10/10s but are still great listening

Really loved this list. Particularly the inclusion of black saint and the sinner lady. I personally would place Court of The Crimson King on the list. I know you’ve reviewed the album before but would’ve loved to hear about it especially relating to the jazz rock of Hot Rats. Great stuff per usual🤟

so glad to see that you gave revolver a 10/10! such a deserved score for such an iconic album, bravo bravo👏👏😍

Please do 1950s!!! So many underrated albums

Thanks for including Zappa as it often slips under the radar. Another that often escapes it's due praise is Herbie Hancock's Empyrean Isles which is truly magnificent.

You forgot A Love Supreme my man, easily a 10. Very few albums can lead the way in avant-garde jazz while retaining a quality of memorable phrasings WITH an additional flavor of spirituality. A landmark album in 60s American music.

As always spot on, love from Mexico!

It's hard to make a "10" album, yet The Beatles made 5 consecutive 10s in the space of 5 years.

Lest we forget the most fun Ringo song: Octopus's Garden.

One album from the 60s that i always hold in high esteem is Moody Blues' Days of Futures Passed. Lovely mix of pop music with classical arrangements to form an early prog concept album about the day in the life of a man.

What do you think about the record "Stand!" By Sly and the Family Stone?? I think Its one of the best albums of the sixtys not only for the messages that the band portrays, but too because of its bangers. I love it

Finally, 5 more albums that I can listen to

"Beggars Banquet" and "Let It Bleed" by The Rolling Stones would deserve a mention as well.

I'm glad you're doing this series. Always been curious as to what you would rate older records out of 10.

No King Crimson!? Lmao

I don’t need to say anything more about Abbey Road, I’ve been listening to it since I was little and it still holds up. And I have to say that while I have a very up and down relationship with Bob Dylan, his greatest songs are absolutely incredible. I only recently heard “Ballad of a Thin Man” when I watched “I’m Not There” (would highly recommend) and couldn’t believe I had never heard it before.

I've changed what my possible favorite Beatles record could be for so long but after this it's obvious that I should keep it as Abbey Road from now on, so thank you for making it so clear this whole time Anthony

I love that so many love the Beatles still and always because I’ve been a fan since I was a kid and used to get teased in the 90s for bringing in Beatles to listen to during computer class and not Montel Jordan’s “this is how we do it” true story, needless to say I had the last laugh, “🎼the parties here on the west side!”

We all know the 60s is absolutely stacked full of all time great 10/10 albums but not having Pets Sounds and the Velvet Underground & Nico on here is a crime

Maybe (totally) biased, but IMHO Revolver is also a 10/10. Pepper too, although Fantano disagrees. Rubber Soul and the White Album are contenders for a 10/10 score also.

Oh cool, That's really awesome and I'm going to check out some of these selections and I hope that you do a these albums are 10s for 2010.

Good list, some I might add would be: 1. Pet Sounds 2. Velvet Underground & Nico 3. Zombies-Odessy and Oracle 4. Chicago Transit Authority

Was expecting King Crimson

In spite of Clapton's heavy plagiarism I think Disraeli Gears by Cream is a 10

For me it's The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle. How did they manage to complete music in 1968? Velvet Underground - s/t is also another favourite of mine

I'm was pleasantly surprised to see the Mingus selection. Phenomenal jazz album.

Completely spot on about Hot Rats In my opinion. Bright left turns and jams that lead to some carnival-esque psych compositions. Just a fun record with incredible musicianship and dynamics

We need justice for electric ladyland, best album of the 60s, 20th century, and probably all time as well

Any list with "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady" is a 10/10 list. Good stuff.

Abbey Road is definitely a 10 but I don’t agree that revolver doesn’t go toe to toe with it. It set the bar for psychedelic rock and rock music in general with its experimental and novel production and musical choices, automatic double tracking, just strings on Eleanor rigby, using influences from Indian music, backwards sounds etc. On top of that there are so many beyond amazing tracks with great lyrics, melodies etc.: taxman, Eleanor rigby, I’m only sleeping, for no one, tomorrow never knows, here there and everywhere, she said she said, got to get you into my life and more. Not to downplay abbey road as I genuinely can’t choose between the two albums, but Revolver definitely deserves its recognition as an undeniable 10 and a crowning achievement of music in the 60s in terms of song writing, experimentation and influence.

Highway 61 is back to back bangers but Blonde on Blonde indisputably represents his artistic peak.

Forever Changes/Pet Sounds/The Notorious Byrd Brothers/Scott 4 are for me all 10/10 albums from the 60's as well as the finest records I've ever heard!