THE TEN MOST IMPORTANT BANDS... EVER!!! (And Why they are important)

These are the ten most influnential and important bands in the canon that is western rock music, and why they are important.

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[mariawesley]

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

[PJprog]

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. 😍

[alfietomkins]

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

[keithgibbings]

In my humble opinion, I'd certainly put the Rolling stones in instead of that awful band the Velvet underground .

[JohannesYtterstrom]

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).

[TheAlbumReviewGuy]

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

[GorgeousRoddyChrome]

Comment Section: "Them's fightin' words!" 😂

Great list. I enjoyed your most eloquent, often quite lyrical commentary. 🤘

[Makai]

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.

[submarineUK]

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

[johnmurphy]

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.

[mzltprs]

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.

[backrowbrighton]

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

[handsomestik]

We owe such a debt of gratitude to England. I’m an American and you guys kicked our butts when it came to music

[InVision]

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.

[H-mubo]

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.

[mikedem]

You cannot omit the Byrds, Beach Boys, Rolling Stones or Sex Pistols without an explanation. Get serious 😮

[RogerGriffiths-njro]

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

[magiscichoam]

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!

[vicprovost]

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! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎹🎶

[daveben]

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