Ranking the Studio Albums: Sweet (A Tribute to Steve Priest)
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2020
- Join host Pete Pardo for a ranking of the studio catalog of UK hard rock act Sweet, as well as a tribute to their late bass player Steve Priest, who passed away on June 4th at the age of 72. RIP Steve! #sweet #stevepriest
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Sweet f.a is one of the most underrated albums ever!
Underrated. 4 VERY Good singers..........A killer drummer........
Sweet was the band who made me love "hard rock" when I was a kid. Remember I heard "Turn it Down" when I passed by a café on mainstreet in the little Swedish town I grew up in. Never forget that moment.
R.i.P Stevie 🎸❤ a legend is gone but not forgotten !!
A part of my youth died yest with the passing of steve priest...i was a fan from the very early days..poppa joe ect..first album i bought from woolworths with my pocket money was sweet fanny adams lol...and i stayed withem till the end...they are so underated and great musicians. ..only andy scott left now..thanks for recognising them pete...!!!!!
I've never understood why The Healer doesn't get more hype. What an amazing track and absolutely great band...
So true!!
It's my favorite! So much going on at one time. Amazing!
Absolutely love that song
The Healer is brilliant.
'give us a wink' has never been topped so far; but this is not the channel to discuss it.
A great tribute to Steve RIP
I'm amazed that so many people remember this incredible yet underrated band. One of my favorites! RIP Steve Priest. It must be pointed out that even though Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman wrote the poppy songs in the very beginning (e.g. Coco, Alexander Graham Bell, Funny Funny, etc.) they also wrote some incredible rockers such as Ballroom Blitz, Blockbuster, No You Don't (lead vocals by Steve Priest), Hellraiser, etc.
Such a great band. Queen-like in many ways.
Chinn and Chapman wrote the music the words where written by me in 1970,. I was the head writer for the Raspberries, Chinn and Chapman came to Cleveland, to the Raspberries camp, where Eric Carmen introduced me, They want all excess songs, I gave them 160 or more songs, Tom Petty, looking Glass, The knack, Nick Lowe and a bunch more groups got songs from me. Steve keep by to see me, he's the only celebrate that meet some of my friends. RIP Steve.
I have a book coming out in 2022 that tells all.
Since Fox in the run Sweet wrote all Songs by her own incl. all the great and some of her best smashers like Action, The lies in your eyes, Fever of love, Lost Angels, Live for today etc
@@guywilliams3108 Is the book out? it is 2022 ...
Mick Tucker was a phenomonal drummer. Only Andy Scott from the original lineup now. RIP Steve Priest
Andy is from the *classic* lineup, Frank Torpey is the guitarist from the original lineup
he made drumming look ridiculously easy☝🏻
RIP Steve Priest! Sweet is a very underrated and influential band, their 73-77 period is essential for anyone into 70s hard rock and heavy metal!
That be me
My first album was Desolation Boulevard. My dad bought it for me RIP. Good memories and a good childhood.
killer band that should be in the rnr hall of fame. lots of great tunes all around, and some heavy tunes that the hard core fans know. R.I.P. steve, mick and brian.
Loved when Steve did co-lead vocals with Brian!
I made a similar comment, you are so right.
"No You Don't" R.I.P Steve Priest.
My favorite Steve Priest moment is the Top of the Pops performance of Wig wam bam. He's wearing a head dress and hamming it up pretty good.
hey - like one comment said: "delicously camp in a very straight way"
My favourite Steve Priest moment is also Wig wam bam on top of the pops but a different date where Steve is wearing a short fringed skirt but alas that episode of top of the pops was wiped ( but there is a few pictures) but I remember it well. Steve kept winking and blowing kisses at the camera. I was 7 at the time and I was in love 😂😂
He was GORGEOUS!
I love the little hip wiggle at the end! 😉
My favorite was when he wore a WW1 German officer uniform while the band played "Blockbuster"... I was at Steve Jones' house years ago and as we were watching it he said "brilliant" a Sex Pistol giving a Sweet performance a compliment ! 😀👍🏻
THANK YOU for doing this! I've been on a Sweet kick the last couple of months, and was thinking of suggesting them to you soon, but I see you already had them on your agenda. Much respect for including Sweet in your rankings. Hugely underrated band. Superb songwriting skills.
Great list again, Pete. I remember someone saying that Sweet's gigs in the mid 70s were excellent but they would only play the current hit single then the rest of the show was just a 70s hard rock show.
Great to see sweet so appreciated over the pond. Made my day.
When i was a kid in England,it was Slade or sweet,and the girls liked the Osmonds. LOL
Even today when i hear a police siren i always sing"the cops are out,they're runnin about". RIP Steve Priest,a great showman..
RIP Steve Priest, oh and Bob Kulick too.
R.I.P Stevie ive been a Huge Sweet Fan for 49 years.
The same to me... Identical story
RIP Steve Priest... Also RIP Bob Kulick who passed away a few days ago🙁
Just learned 'bout Bob Kulick here... this sux!
Sweet is one of my favorite groups from the seventies.
R.I.P. Steve Priest.
Thanks for a great tribute to Steve Priest and Sweet.
9.Funny how Sweet Co-co can be
8.Waters edge
7.Off the record
6.Cut above the rest
5.Level headed
4.Desolation Boulevard (Us version is amazing)
3.Identity Crisis
2.Sweet Fanny Adams
1.Give us a wink
Thanks for this, Pete. For those of us of a certain age (pushing 60! ) those TOTP early 70s images of Brian, Steve, Mick and Andy will last forever in our minds.
Desolation Boulevard and Give Us A Wink are drop dead classic
hard rock records. Sweet F.A., Action, Lies In Your Eyes and Set Me Free
are among my favorites. Great band. RIP Steve Priest.
RIP Stevie, you will remain up there with the greatest for eternity.
Love them more than Mud, Slade or any other band of the seventies. From about the age of 6, I can remember seeing them on top of the pops. And always stuck with me. Best band and best attitude. R.I.P Steve
Thank you so much Pete! Sweet is my all time favorite band!
Sticking with the U.K. album versions, I go with “Sweet Fanny Adams”. It’s just stacked start to end. But the U.S. version of “Desolation Boulevard” is wonderfully sequenced, and was the entry point for so many of the band’s American fans. Hard to pick against it. 🤟
Agreed. If we went by the U.S. versions, DB would be tops, but if we're going by the U.K. versions, SFA edges out DB, for me.
If we’re going by the us versions he should’ve ranked Sweet featuring little willy and blockbuster as that was basically their debut album on bell records in the US
What a great sense of humor too. Steve Priest was a true character.
I was listening to sweet yesterday completely unaware that Steve Preist had passed, so so sad. Massive part of my childhood. Loved their vocal harmonies. Brian Connolly is one of the underrated great rock singers for me, great great band. Level Headed is my favourite, Connollys lead vocal on Love is Like Oxygen is angelic, beautiful. Silver bird should have been a huge hit for the band, RIP Mr Priest, what a fantastic character and Bass player
Sweet were my first musical heroes, in particular Steve and Mick who I loved to watch on TOTP every Thursday evening. If Sweet weren’t on I was disappointed ! Mick was an amazing drummer and Stevie had the outrageous personality and was of course a fabulous bass player with a great voice, he will be greatly missed.
I find it hard to separate Sweet Fanny Adams, Desolation Boulevard, Give Us A Wink and Off The Record, all tremendous albums. I’m also partial to the bubblegum hits which were the soundtrack to my early childhood. RIP Stevie, now back together with Mick and Brian.
Very close to my feelings...
A legend bass player
Thanks Pete for giving this great band a well deserved tribute , still go and see Andy Scott's Sweet in the UK so sad that he is the last original member
BTW, had to jump on here to give a shout out just because you're doing"Sweet".one of those great bands that a lot of younger people don't realize what they're missing out on.
You can’t beat the Power of “No, you don’t”, classic rock rhythm and a little progressive as well.
RIP Steve Priest....thank you so much for your incredible talent....there will never be another like you....you captivated me with your music and voice....I know you are in heaven with Brian and Mick making magical music with the angels!!! Love you so much and miss you!!!!♥️🎶
I was in my teens in glasgow u.k in the 70s and a BIG fan of Sweet. R.I.P. Steve.
Absolutely adore THE SWEET...and bloody gutted bu Steve's passing....What a fantastic band.....and l am a Johnnie Ray fanatic go figure!!!
Thanks for the tribute, I love Sweet one of my favorite bands. I love their hard rock style best "Give Us a Wink". Steve was cool, his book is great super funny, I have his signed book ..Steve was a handsome sexy guy, very sad to hear of his passing. The Sixteens is a great song and Steve's part always makes me smile.
Ah yes, The Sweet. Right in my wheelhouse. Thanks for covering them today. One of my favorite bands ever!
01) Sweet Fanny Adams
02) Cut Above The Rest
03) Water's Edge
04) Off The Record
05) Give Us A Wink
06) Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be
07) Desolation Boulevard (the US version is an amazing compilation that I'd put at #1 but the UK edition is an uneven mess)
08) Identity Crisis
09) Level Headed
R.I.P. Steve Priest
Steves vocals on waters edge were excellent and the album was very well written , its shows i am not the only one who rates this sweet album highly.
Sweet Fanny Adams is one of the best albums EVER.
agree☝🏻
Agree. For me, favorite rock album of all time.
You know your SWEET, my man. Totally agree with your ranking, and thanks for giving this band their due. RIP Steve, that's three out of four of the most seminal metal rockers from the UK. Love this band. My band has covered Ballroom Blitz, Action, Love is like Oxygen, and Fox. So many bands were influenced by the Sweet. Pat Benatar, Motley Crue, and so many more. UNDERRATED.
Great tribute show Pete. Give us a Wink has always been my go to record, the first they wrote everything and did their way. Yes they couldn’t be pigeonholed. Mick Tucker , so underrated, such a great drummer . I’m guessing Tommy Lee/Motley Crue listened to a lot of Sweet! Only Andy Scott remains.. Steve Priest RIP.
Thanks for this episode and the one on top 10 Sweet songs. I was a fan of the hits back in the 70s when I was about 10 years old. I enjoyed the videos with the crazy bass guy - RIP Steve. Did not get into heavy music until later and did not realize that these blokes could rock pretty hard as they did on the songs on your top 10. Have been listening to some of those songs today. Cool.
I saw Steve Priest’s Sweet in 2007. He looked rough back then. R.I.P.
My first taste of hard rock came in 1973 at the age of 13 when I loved and picked up the Little Willy 45. The B side Man from Mecca gave me a taste of which direction my musical taste would go. For many years not many of my friends even knew I they were listening to the other side of Little Willy. I still enjoy both sides of that single. Man from Mecca was a gateway in a household that had strict music rules. Eventually my father gave me a copy of Made In Japan and my world of music and FM were opened up.
nice!
1.Desolation Boulevard
2.Fanny Addams
3.Give us A Wink
4.Cut abovethe rest
5.The Water Edge
So many great memories related to watching The Sweet on tv as a kid in Australia, great underrated players, great vocals, especially Steve, a really strong musical influence on me in my younger days, so sad to hear of his passing, Only Andy left standing now, RIP Steve, thanks for the memories
Such a talented group. Four guys who were all capable of singing lead if needed. Steve was a phenomenal bass player and vocalist. Andy is so underrated on guitar. And go back and listen to Mick Tucker's drumming. Holy Moley!
The best band ever I love all the albums but Give us a wink is my no one.
That's a great album as well !
RIP Steve Priest!
Yeah, thanks for this Pete. The band that made it big, then didn't make it, finally recognised. A band that paid the price of honesty after being cheated.
Great Band...wonderful songs that were with me growing up, and that I still enjoy today..Thank you, Steve💛...Sweet tribute, Pete!!!
Thank you for recognizing this band. Not many Americans give them their due. And yes, they were all great musicians.
Very sad to hear the news about Steve. I really love their hard rock period of the seventies and I watched a lot of their live performance on TV videos.
Agree. RIP Steve...awesome talent. 💕
Sweet were one of my favourite bands when I was growing up in Australia, where the band was pretty big at the time in the mid 70s. I saw them live around that time, but the saddest moment was seeing them in a bar in the mid 80s, and only 50 people turned out to see them.
As a 10 year old kid, This was awesome!!
Grew up in the UK buying Sweet albums and singles...Their concerts in the 70's at Hammersmith Odeon and Rainbow Theatre in London were great so if you can get the early Live albums I'd recommend those. Their albums showed their Musicianship and as most people have said although their singles got them recognition, the b-sides were just as good. R.I.P. Steve
Thank you, Pete, for posting this in tribute to Steve Priest. I enjoy your channel very much and thank you for the hard work you put into it for us. It's beginning to be another tough year for musicians, like 2015/2016. Desolation Boulevard would top my list of favorite albums from Sweet, simply because it was the first that one of my older cousins turned me onto that started my love for this most underrated band. Give Us A Wink, Sweet Fanny Adams, Level Headed and Off The Record would follow for me. Such versatility in this band that was always largely ignored, not to mention the fact that every member of the band could sing and was exceptionally skilled with his instrument. RIP Steve Priest.
Thanks for this Pete. Steve was and always will be my favourite rock star. I've loved him since before I was a teenager and I'm 60 in 2 days time lol. Rock in peace Guvner. 😭🤘
Stevie Priest, loved your vocals, your guitar & your looks❣️ You were the whole package baby, I miss you already❤️
They were all great but Steve was my favorite ! Got to see Andy's sweet in 95 in a dive bar in Portland Oregon and it was a fantastic show!
Though I don't any of their albums, for me I absolutely love Desolation Boulevard 'Ballroom Blitz' my favorite. I hope you rank Mott the Hoople and Slade in the future. R.I.P. Steve Priest
Don’t expect a Slade ranking anytime soon as Mr. P is not a fan - unlike some of us (from the UK in particular) who have supported them since the early 1970s. Posted this playlist on SoT a while back. Perhaps the nearest to a celebration of their discography that you’re going to get. Maybe of interest? :D
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How D’You Ride ua-cam.com/video/lIorzZSe2qc/v-deo.html
I Don’t Mind ua-cam.com/video/oHrc0emvuMA/v-deo.html
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Lock Up Your Daughters ua-cam.com/video/v6-TnTFH2NY/v-deo.html
A Night To Remember ua-cam.com/video/Np6qgYy9icA/v-deo.html
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i remember having the slade live album back in the day and practically wearing it out...that album was such an underrated live classic....
@@arthurprice603 won't let it appen is phenomenal!! Obviously How does it feel, also....
RIP Steve Priest. I got almost all of these CD reissues, made me wanna go back and re-listen them.
hey pete. you have my sincere respect for ranking sweet. first time i heard the band was 1974. 'little willy'. i was 11. dont know what it was about that song but i loved it. none of my friends did. i said something to my mom about them and she surprised me one day with a 45 of sweet. it was ballroom blitz with restless on the other side. to this very day i still remember the emotions i felt when i listened to those songs. especially that killer solo on restless. i listened to that thing over and over. drove my older brother nuts. he hated sweet. he said, 'fukin fags dude. grow up and listen to some real rock.' he forced me to listen to a singer i couldnt stand; alice cooper- love it to death. lol i was only 11. what did i know....cuz after i listened to sweet you can be assured next i was listening to 'pilot', bo donaldson and the heywoods and....'life is a rock but the radio rolled me, etc. lol anyway pete, all my friends hated sweet. i mean all of them. and i got punked forever about it. i didnt care. i loved and bought everything they released until the end. i mean seriously. who the fuck had guitar like sweet fa, burn on the flame....or into the night. nobody. one last little story for you. i only saw sweet live one time. that was in san diego 1979 with bob seger. brians vocals were awful. half way through the set brian and mick were yelling at each other in the middle of a song. then mick threw a drum stick at brian. he jumped out of the way and it hit my girlfriend, tari in the side of the head. after the show mick jumped off the front of the stage and came over to me and tari and apologized. i was like, 'dude..hit her anytine you want.' seriously though he spent maybe 5 minutes talking with us about a solo thing he was working on with rick derringer. i never heard about that ever coming to light and he passed shortly after. one of the greatest drummers in rock n roll and a super nice guy who could sing. would love to have watched him through the years if he had lived. so thanks again pete for ranking this fabulous band and for reading my boring letter......one last thing. there is one sweet song i cannot listen to. that would be.....lollipop man. fuck me if that aint some chester the molester type shit.... later bro.
Little Willy is about a stray cat that hung around the studio
Holy shit Edward. Great story, man! If people would put more of these stories down, I'd be reading the comments all day. I live for stories like this. Thank you for posting!
Interesting enuf I have scene a dead baa bee doll thrown from an Alice Cee Concert
( Alice is pretty good )
But I wood never cherish anything mooooore than a mcstyck that hit me gurl fern in the side of da head
GOOD STORY
BRING BACK THD 70sssssss
Wow the fact that you actually got to meet and talk to Mick is blowing my mind. I'm still so head over heels in love with the man it's not even funny. I would have been so star struck I probably couldn't have spoken 3 words. Anyway, you're incredibly lucky to meet him before he passed. I'll never get the chance now. 😭💔
Thanks so much Pete for bringing love and respect to Steve and Sweet. Your top 3 are must haves for every hard rock / metal fan. A band that was so important to me growing up as a teen in the seventies! RIP Steve, another fallen hero!
I saw Steve Priest's Sweet at the Canyon, in Montclair Ca. 6 months ago. What an amazing show!!! He had a top notch band, they were heavier than what I thought they'd be. RIP Steve.
Blockbuster on TOTP the song that made me fall in love with guitar riffs and hard rock as an eight year old (and Steve Priest's performance burned into my memory). Never looked back. The half live half compilation Strung Up the first album I bought. Thanks for doing this. RIP Steve Priest
Very well done Pete. Great tribute to a great bass player and singer. My favorite Sweet album is Level Headed. I think Fountain is one of the best songs that Sweet ever recorded.
Love you Steve, say hi to Brian and Mick.❤❤❤ You will be so missed. Thank you for all the laughs. You always brighten my day.you ❤❤❤
Steve Priest RIP
Sad news. Steve Priest passed away, a superb and influential bass player and vocalist and very nice person as well. Though we never met personally, we had lots of interaction and he was always honest and very funny.
Yes, Desolation Boulevard is my favourite. On the 22nd Aug 1975, I got the band to sign my copy of Sweet Fanny Adams. Saw them in concert that night...Perth, Western Australia.
Oh I'm jealous...never saw them...any memories or other details of the concert you could share ?
@@philipholmes5884 It was 50 years ago. All I can say it was a great concert just being there and they played the hits. The memories I have are the photos I took which were taken on an el cheapo camera.😁
@@Dexter_2105 wow... I'd love to see the photos... something to cherish forever... thanks for responding ! 👍🏻
@@Dexter_2105 wow ...I'd love to see the photos... something to cherish forever... thanks for responding 👍🏻
Thank you sooooooo much for ranking the studio albums of SWEET( in memory of Steve Priest). I appreciate it very much!! I love the band Sweet and they're one of my favorite all time bands!! I have and collect every CD , Vinyl, picture disc, box sets, imports from Sweet!! They're alot older than me but are inspiring to me and other musicians!! I'm a musician, singer and lead guitar player. Sweet will live forever through their music!! They deserve to be mentioned and more!! Long live SWEET forever!!
My favorites are:
1. Sweet - Desolation Boulavard
2. Sweet - Fanny Adams
3. Sweet - Off the Record
4. Sweet - Give Us a Wink
5. The Sweet
6. Sweet - Level Headed
7. The Sweet - Funny How Co Co Can Be
8. Sweet - Waters Edge
9. Sweet - Cut Above the Rest
10. Sweet - Identity Crisis
And lots more!!!!!
🎤🎸🎵🥁
Dianne, you are a real appreciator of our boys. The first single I ever bought was 'Ballroom Blitz' on RCA records in 1973 and my first album was 'Strung Up' 1975. Sweet are simply the greatest, most original and inventive of all rock bands.
I cried today. RIP Stevie, another part of our white European heritage gone forever.
@@angusdesire Yes!! You're absolutely right about what you said!! I really love Sweet!! Glad you heard of Sweet - Strung Up!! It's a must recording to have!! Long live Sweet forever!! Peace be with Steve Priest and his family. Take Care.🎤🎸🎵🥁
Had the pleasure of seeing them back in 1990 ... so many great songs!
R.I.P. Steve, loved the Sweet's appearances on TOTP (that's Top Of The Pops to you folks across the pond). Entertaining and energetic sums Steve and the band up Pete. good words. Although they used Chinn and Chapman to write their 'A' side, they always wrote their 'B' sides. At least on the singles I owned by them '71-73.
They continued writing their flip sides from 1973 on. 'Fox on the Run' wa their very first self-penned single (1975).
My ranking is about the same as Pete's except for Sweet Fanny Adams being N1 and Desolation Boulevard N2, I was listening ti Identity Crisis just a few days ago in the car, so sad that Steve, Mick and Brian left so early.
Thanks for doing this Pete! I've been on a huge Sweet kick for the last couple months. It is criminal how unknown most of their hard rockin stuff is. KISS , Queen, Crue and many more borrowed a lot from them.
Had a chance to spend a few hours with Steve 20+ years ago when I interviewed him for a magazine that never came out! He was funny, self-deprecating and very pleased with his music background. At the time he was working with some other musicians
and considering putting out some of the music which he called Steve Priests Greatest Crap!" (jokingly of course). He lived here in Southern California and when i asked him if he moved her to avoid UK taxes, he chuckled and said No, it was too late for that. He loved Motown, specifically, musical backing to the Supremes' original version of "Reflections" (he admired the bass line by James Jamerson and said he couldn't follow it). Again self-deprecating. He was a terrific bass player and a very nice man!
So fantastic to acknowledge Steve in this way ! Cheers Pete and keep up the great work ! I’m sure he’s jamming with Brian and mick right now ! Off the record and sweet fanny Adams my no 1 and 2 but it’s so hard to pick from this immensely talented band ! Steve’s forever in our hearts . Condolences to his family and friends
My first exposure to Sweet was "Ballroom Blitz". Liked it, but didn't love it, but I still bought the single. I played the flip side shortly after I got it and heard "Restless", still one of my favorite Sweet songs. I was hooked, and immediately bought Desolation Boulevard. It was the U.S. version which had tracks from the U.K. albums Sweet Fanny Adams & Desolation Boulevard. Heaviest album that I had ever heard up to that point.
The B-sides on those early 45s were great. Man from Mecca on the flip of Little Willy was the one that hooked me.
First time I've come across your review site Pete. Was reminiscing about Sweet of course in the wake of Steve's passing. This is an excellent little album review. Thanks for posting that! New Aussie fan.
The vinyl version of Give Us A Wink has a cool "trick" cover.Something lost in the CD (and beyond) age.
I tore mine messing about with it 😂
That’s how to do a tribute. Nice one Pete 👍🏻
First and second place were my much-desired Christmas presents from 1974 and my first two LPs. I still love them to this day, even though my collection has grown by a few thousand copies since then.
I had the pleasure of being at several Sweet gigs at one at the Blackpool Mecca I shouted for a song. Steve Priest turned his back to me his jacket had ‘fuck you’ embroidered on it. Then he killed me with a wink of his eye. RIP Steve x
Top 5
1. Fanny Adam's
2. Desolation Boulevard
3. Give us a Wink
4. Off the Record
5. On the Level
R.I.P. Steve Priest
Level Headed , On the Level is a Status Quo album!
@@rockingman2543 Yeh, had 'On The Level'. Quo.
Love the sweet R.I.P Steve Priest very underrated bass player and band should be in the hall of fame my all time fave song is little willy
Great video. Underrated band for sure and way beyond 'glam'. RIP Steve Priest.
Andy Scott's awesome and varied guitar work has some Blackmore influence on some tracks (eg Live for Today).
Thanks for the great work... We need to realize that he was a great backup and lead vocalist as well. That high note falsetto that gave The Sweet that unique sound. Thank Steve.
The high note falsetto was andy scott not steve.
They were massive in Australia in the 70’s but most had a greatest hits record in their families collection,our family had The Golden Greats which was a fantastic collection,I loved the riff in Turn It Down,Blockbuster was also a fantastic song and The Six Teens,great musos.
R.I.P. Steve Priest.
Thank you Pete for doing this.
For me...they were the first band I ever got into, and they remain my favourite band.
What a lot of people don't realise is just how good...and influencial this band was. They will for always be in my house.
For What it is....my ranking.
1. Off The Record
2. Give Us A Wink
3. Sweet Fanny Adams
4. Desolation Boulevard
All the above....are absolutley essential!!!!!!!
5. Level Headed
6. Identity Crisis
7. Water's Edge
8. Cut Above The Rest
9. Funny How Sweet CoCo Can Be
Rest In Peace Steve.
I don’t know how into this scene you are, but I’d love to see you do more 70s glam rock rankings and top 10s! Like slade, Mott the hoople, New York dolls, T Rex, etc.
i love glam
Suzi Quatro as well, she just turned 70 the other day. Sweet was the first rock band I ever got into, them and Slade introduced me to heavier sounds.
Don’t expect a Slade ranking anytime soon as Mr. P is not a fan - unlike some of us (from the UK in particular) who have supported them since the early 1970s. Posted this playlist (and one for T.Rex) on SoT a while back. Perhaps the nearest to a celebration of their discographies that you’re going to get. Maybe of interest? :D
Slade:
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Funny How SWEET Co-Co Can Be
Seem to be plenty of puns in their stuff ... :-)
Thanks for doing this.... Its good to know that the Sweet where popular in the States. They where a huge band in the seventies in the UK... and Steve Priest was not just a fantastic bass player and singer but he brought such a lot of fun and glam to the band and music in general.... They could play as well as any band but they added some much needed humour as well in their presentation.... If you have a moment then just check out their appearance on Top of the Pops doing Blockbuster.... Its awesome and hilarious. They are clearly just having fun...and most likely off their heads. Steve is in silver, knee high platform boots.. a first World War army helmet.... Full on glam rock make up but with a Hitler mustache painted on.... Whilst prancing around the stage like a drag queen....Its utterly brilliant.. so funny.... and while he's miming to this amazing hard rock classic.
Steve mate... You will be truly missed.
They had tons of great songs, Ballroom Blitz etc, etc., and one I remember well and loved, was Little Willy. TY Pete for giving them a great salutation and rememberance. RIP Steve Priest.
I think it bears saying that Sweet were completely ubiquitous in the U.K. pop charts in the early ‘70s. I was born in 1969 and the band provided some of my earliest musical memories on Top of the Pops. Times were pretty rough in Britain then and the energy and joie de vivre of songs like ‘Blockbuster’ and ‘Ballroom Blitz’ made a grey nation a lot more colourful. Their outrageous clothes also cheered people up no end. I would never look down on their glam phase, those records are brilliant.
Thanks for this video(and all your others for that matter). I bought Off the Record ( with a different bland cover) and Level Headed both for 25 cents each on cassette at Woolworths in about 85 or 86. Didnt really listen to them alot until a few years later when I cultivated a more worldly 19 yr old, lol,set of ears. Your videos always cost me money because I have to go and buy the stuff again after you jog my musical memories. Keep 'em coming!
As ever interesting & informative and when I next visit my local record store, I'll keep an eye out for some of these. Cheers.