Thanks for sharing the Thin Lizzy interview. Those are the historical details we wanna know about. It's really cool to know that their "twin guitar" sound came from an unintentional mistake.
And they never really will..Not that it matters all that much to me because I've always thought that rag sucked. Plus, there's so many good mags out there that do support metal like Decibel and Iron Fist, to name a few.
@@fmainier Because there weren't heavy music dedicated magazines in 76. Rolling Stone was at least mentioning early heavy releases, even if only to slag them off :P
Sarah killed this. Great job!! Can Banger do anything wrong? I mean...I don't always agree with the albums picked for these retrospectives but they're great either way. It reminds me of many stoned weekends in 1986 arguing with friends about our favorites.
Awesome video, Sarah delivers as usual. By the way, "Virgin Killers" is not only Scorpions' best album ever, but one of the best hard rock albums I've heard in my life. Underrated gem.
I would have put Scorpions - Virgin Killer over Kiss - Destroyer, but other than that, this is the most I've ever agreed with a Banger list. Extremely solid.
Agree, I would have put in Virgin Killer and High Voltage and taken Destroyer completely out and knocked 2112 to honorable mention. Don't forget the second side of the record, after the concept album part. Not that great. But yeah, still a solid list and great commentary from Sarah.
I’m glad that Rainbow got the top spot on this list. Out of all of the albums listed, I listen to that one a lot, that and High Voltage, great albums. Rolling Stone had no clue of what to say about this new music coming out in 76, a bunch of clueless music snobs.
They were old men stuck in the Chuck Berry days of early rock 'n roll. And stoned out hippies into Grateful Dead type stuff. They probably gave every John Lennon album 5 stars.
Had 2 great songs. Can You Roll Her, and I'm A Loser. The rest were fair to filler. French Kisses was left off. Great song. Sounds like a Sweet type song. Also the Frankie Miller song Have You Seen Me Lately Joan. Both of those songs are way better than some of the songs they included, such as filler like, Highway Lady, Reasons to Love, or A Fool in Love.
I have this gigantic smile from ear to ear! Just amazing records! The shirt changing was awesome! Sarah rules even more with her glasses! Amazing job guys!
Great stuff! Loved the commentary as usual. T-shirt changes were a nice touch. 76/77 along with 69/70 are probably the most important pair years in the early development of heavy metal. UFO’s No Heavy Petting also has some killer rock out tracks.
High Voltage was a compilation of two albums that came out in 1975 so I am not counting it my top 10 1- Rainbow - Rising 2- Rush - 2112 3- AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 4- Boston - Boston 5- Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune 6- Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak 7- Kiss - Destroyer 8- Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny 9- Aerosmith - Rocks 10- Queen - A Day at the Races honorable mentions: UFO - No Heavy Petting, Kiss - Rock and Roll Over, Led Zeppelin - Presence, Y&T - Yesterday & Today, Scorpions - Virgin Killer
I didnt knew that you guys were the ones who made the Rush documentary. For me, it is a masterpiece and the best in its genre. Made me like you even more.
You change your shirts on your show more than I do on MINE! Great episode! I kept rooting for Rainbow Rising and then cheered -- yes, literally CHEERED -- when you named it.
I am impressed that you managed to put together a top five of albums from a genre that didn't exist for another 3 years! Maybe you could do 'the top five punk albums of 1973' next? 😁
Your love and enthusiasm for albums you shouldn’t even know about at your age makes me grin so big. I was only 6 in ‘76 and didnt discover these albums until 77-80 but you absolutely nailed these reviews. Although for me personally I put Sad Wings above Rising and KISS Destroyer above them both. But hey it all good. Keep up the amazing reviews.
Stargazer was EPIC. Blackmore’s solo was mind blowing. The emotion in that solo is unmatched. Dio reaches heights rarely achieved by a singer and Cozy Powell beats the drums into the ground. When I saw Rainbow on this tour it took me a month to recover.
Early Priest albums were so badly produced I can't even listen. It wasn't until Tom Allom came along in '79 for Unleashed that Priest really got it together.
Awesome year! Great job Sarah. Bought the album for each of the top 10 shown here when they came out. Priest was my favorite. Free For All by Nugent and If I Were Brittania I Would Waive The Rules by Budgie also rocked heavily in the Bicentennial Year.
So many costume changes! Awesome recap and awesome albums of '76 Sarah! Your enthusiasm is infectious. Unfortunately, I had forgotten what the original Virgin Killer was so I Googled it and now I have to burn my computer. Ugh.
Dreamboat Annie Heart The stand out tracks are Magic Man & Crazy On You Rolling stone : Fire Place Fodder My favorite tracks fron Destroyer are : Flaming Youth, Shout It Out Loud & Sweet Pain
Sarah, you are a wonderful reviewer. Your knowledge of metal seems to dwarf a lot of the other reviewers on this channel. I'm sure I would have a hell of a good time just chatting with you about music.
This review was so awesome, Sarah. Really you did such a great job of presenting info pertinent to the time. When we were listening to this people at the time didn't even validate it as music. Such an awesome review! I'm so glad...(oops; old D.P.) Rainbow made no. 1. I was wondering how it would place. It's funny Kiss had to take music theory lessons, and I agree with you on the merch. So many other things I could say like how my older brother loved the song Beth...but I'll just say you did a great job. Thanks.
The Top 5 (+ 6 to 10) result was the more or less predictable and also a quite fair one. Undoubtedly Sad Wings of Destiny and Rainbow Rising had to be the best two heavy metal albums of 1976. I'm glad that Jailbreak made the top 5 too. I only missed a reference to UFO's No Heavy Petting and Uriah Heep's High and Mighty (which doesn't seem to deserve love other than mine). Sarah: Very good job in reviewing those albums. I also enjoyed your references to the unspeakable Rolling Stone magazine and its notorious musical "insight".
Takes all kinds and different opinions make the world go round.... here is the order I would’ve put these albums in: 1. Rush 2112 2.Thin Lizzy Jailbreak 3. Kiss Destroyer 4. JP 5. Rainbow Rising But thanks for reminding me of this music and your enthusiasm 😁
For my 8th birthday I received KISS Destroyer! When I see the cover today it still brings great joy. I get sucked into all the details of the artwork. Nothing better. All time best birthday gift EVER! My older brother, whom obviously had the input regarding what to get me, also had RUSH’s 2112. Phenomenal album that sparked a string of RUSH albums from their beginning to Moving Pictures. Great review of ‘76
Virgin Killer is a great record with horrific original cover art that the band contends was done by the recrd company without their knowledge.The 'wtf' look on Uli Jon Roth's face on the replacement cover is priceless, giving at least some credence to the story. Uli was the progenitor , along with Blackmore to the neo-classical shred style. Uli worshipped Hendrix and could shred like Paganini. Plus he had riffs that were madness and genius...madnius, if you will. Underrated to a criminal degree, Uli stands somewhat in the shadow of Michael Schenker for many ; but those who know Uli's work see he is every bit the towering six string god that Schenker is, and should receive his proper due. His work on 'Sails Of Charon" should silence any debate.
You has been my inspiration since I was 8 yrs old. I am now 34 and have seen him a bunch. He actually let me play his sky guitar back stage once. Greatest dude ever. If you have not heard his "Electric Sun" era I recommend you do. Love all his scorpions stuff to death but something about his electric sun stuff I'd just beyond
Motörhead and Thin Lizzy is always dope and 76 was pretty cool but I always dug the late 60’s-70’s stuff more like Sir Lord Baltimore, Granicus, and Taste; way more than AC/DC or KISS or the rest of the list. Great video 🙌
AMEN SCORPIONS !!!! ULI JON ROTH !!! GREAT JOB ON THE PICKS!!!Honorable mentions also ya got right i was 10 years old in 1976 !! By 1979 i was i big Metal head !! started get all these Records n more all the records mentioned here i have Old School Rock n Roll n Heavy Metal will always Rule my Heart
I know the voting is long over and counted, but my top-5, before I watch the video: 1. Judas Priest- Sad Wings of Destiny 2. Rainbow- Rising 3. Thin Lizzy- Johnny the Fox (heavier than Jailbreak, IMO) 4. Rush- 2112 5. Y&T- Yesterday and Today Honorable Mentions: AC/DC- High Voltage (not top-5 only because of my insistence that they're NOT METAL- just good times rock n roll) Led Zeppelin- Presence (Achilles' Last Stand is Iron Maiden a half-decade before Iron Maiden had that sound) Kiss- Destroyer UFO- No Heavy Petting (the lesser of the original Schenker years IMO, hence not top-5) Queen- A Day At The Races (not really metal per se, but Queen could be heavy as fuck when they wanted to be)
I actually Have Rainbow’s Masterpiece “Rising” on my IPad; In fact, I remember when I first downloaded it for an affordable price, started listening to the introduction to “Tarot Woman” And I was hooked
Let’s not forget that music is subjective! I for one love both of the songs that you said weren’t very good...As a way of making my point I’d like to remind everyone of the Rolling Stones critique of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen! Since when has Rolling Stone ever been a paragon of truth? Ace Frehley was one of the most underrated Lead guitar players ever!
ouch... Star Wars was 77 but the vibes are still good. One thing I've learned being a child of the 70's is that experiencing all this stuff as it happened, when it was innovated and revolutionary, is always going to make it better for those living through than discovering it generations later. It set the stage and paved the way for almost everything that is mass consumed today. Lots of songs that would be looked over or considered throw aways still have feels and memories because they were experienced for the first time during times when life was great. Later generations are completely desensitized to most of it. I love all the KISS stuff from that era where perhaps millennial's would rip most of it apart and the metoo movement would over "animalize" it all.
What's your fave song off it? A lot of folks really like Stargazer. But for me, Lady Starstruck is the one I always have to play a few times whenever I put that album on...
1976 was for me the best year in the history of hard rock and heavy metal. Great list of top5 and honorable mentions. So many more: Boston, UFO, Angel, Moxy, Bugie, Pat Travers, Kiss (rock n roll over), Yesterday & Today, Starz, Kansas, Uriah Heep, Sweet
I really like her, I love her delivery and description, so passionate, and it shows that she really loves heavy metal! I absolutely agree about Rainbow's Rising being on the first place, it's one of my favorite albums of all time.
Rainbow Rising was a totally amazing album and Rolling Stone is like car magazines when they review of off road vehicles, basically if they don't like it buy it.
A top 5 for 1976's metal albums is pretty damn hard to do. I cannot complain about the top 5 here, they are great. Still, No Heavy Petting by UFO and Virgin Killer by Scorpions are equally good with the top 5.
16 Bands & 19 Albums (All 1976): Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny Rainbow - Rainbow Rising Rush - 2112 Scorpions - Virgin Killer Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy AC/DC - High Voltage OR Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (yes, it was original released in 1976 in Australia) Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak OR Johnny The Fox Motorhead - On Parole KISS - Destroyer OR Rock And Roll Over UFO - No Heavy Petting Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune Ted Nugent - Free For All Budgie - If I Were Brittania I'd Waive The Rules Nazareth - Play 'N' The Game Styx - Crystal Ball Aerosmith - Rocks
Queen - A Day at the Races, Eagles - Hotel California, Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail, Kansas - Leftoverture are some Rock album that were very influential to metal.
5. Kiss. Ugh. Even when I was a kid I thought these guys were poseurs. 2/5 4. Thin Lizzy. The best of a pretty rad discog. 5/5 3. Rush. I really like Rush, but with this one the "concept" (not a concept album ;) ) side is so good that I can't get into the rest of the album. I usually turn it off when 'Bangkok' kicks in. 3.5/5 as an album (5/5 for Side One) 2. Priest. Yes. Probably the strongest contender for "my favorite band ever" and this is where it starts for me. 5/5 1. Rainbow. This might be Blackmore's greatest work but RJD's was Heaven and Hell (fight me Sarah). Otherwise I generally agree with the gushing about this album. 5/5
I was 11 in 1976. Sad Wings was unique to me as a kid, the album was seamlessly perfect and a new kind of heavy. I still to this day have to listen to the entire thing from first song to last.
Other albums that should have been honorable mentions: STATUS QUO - Blue For You, UFO - No Heavy Petting, BOSTON - Boston and TED NUGENT - Free For All.
It's weird how 1976 was the year Punk was rapidly rising (first Ramones album) and so was Disco, and older bands continued to put out decent albums, and the first wave of Metal was almost exhausted. But the 80s breakout was being gestated and quietly forming. But as I remember it, so few people were aware of it at the time (i was, though).
Some great lps full of memories! Just wish people would stop quoting rolling stone crap magazine! They've been manipulating pop culture fans way to long. Music lovers used it for lining the bird cage & cat box. Keep up the good work, young lady ;)
I would love to hear clips of each album before they are talked about. Yes we've all heard them but I feel they make the video more fun and enjoyable to watch. Next rewind should be 1974. My creation year 👶
The rule is if Rolling Stone hates it, then that means it's good.
Same with gwar
Love the changing shirts for each album =D
I kinda wait for the Motorhead tees when she showed the album
It took me halfway through the video to notice that🤣
She adds so much flavor to her reviews by doing things like this.
Thanks for sharing the Thin Lizzy interview. Those are the historical details we wanna know about. It's really cool to know that their "twin guitar" sound came from an unintentional mistake.
Loved the thematic t-shirts, must have taken a million years to film this!
Rolling Stone STILL doesn't get heavy metal.
And they never really will..Not that it matters all that much to me because I've always thought that rag sucked. Plus, there's so many good mags out there that do support metal like Decibel and Iron Fist, to name a few.
so what's the point to use RS as a reference at all? I don't get it.
@@fmainier Because there weren't heavy music dedicated magazines in 76. Rolling Stone was at least mentioning early heavy releases, even if only to slag them off :P
wasn't Sounds out in 76....also hit parader magazine@@@IommiAus
@@totigerus Probably, also not dedicated to heavy rock/metal.
Sad Wings Of Destiny. Period
SleepBetraysMe \m/ one of Priest’s best albums
Agree
YES
Absolutely... love Rainbow Rising as well but when I first heard Halfords scream at the end of Victim of Changes my jaw dropped. Untouchable LP
Yep
Rolling Stone still doesn’t know anything about metal
never did...never will....
...or music.
@Fryx Ur The only thing they really knew how to do was to get female pop stars to show some skin. And they don't even do THAT anymore...
...or anything
Sarah killed this. Great job!! Can Banger do anything wrong? I mean...I don't always agree with the albums picked for these retrospectives but they're great either way.
It reminds me of many stoned weekends in 1986 arguing with friends about our favorites.
Love 70s Scorpions! In Trance, Taken By Force and Virgin Killer are my absolute favs of that decade!🤘
Awesome video, Sarah delivers as usual. By the way, "Virgin Killers" is not only Scorpions' best album ever, but one of the best hard rock albums I've heard in my life. Underrated gem.
What's my favorite album from 1976? Bob Seger's Live Bullet.
Is it metal?
Nope.
Is it a studio album?
Nope.
Do I get a shit?
Nope.
I would have put Scorpions - Virgin Killer over Kiss - Destroyer, but other than that, this is the most I've ever agreed with a Banger list. Extremely solid.
Agree. Besides, Rock And Roll Over also from 1976 is a better KISS album.
Agree, I would have put in Virgin Killer and High Voltage and taken Destroyer completely out and knocked 2112 to honorable mention. Don't forget the second side of the record, after the concept album part. Not that great. But yeah, still a solid list and great commentary from Sarah.
Uli Jon Roth isn't messing around on that
AC/DC-Let There Be Rock should get an honorable mention as well.
I love the Scorpions album, but it sounds clunky.....nothing on it comes even close to "Detroit Rock City".
I’m glad that Rainbow got the top spot on this list. Out of all of the albums listed, I listen to that one a lot, that and High Voltage, great albums. Rolling Stone had no clue of what to say about this new music coming out in 76, a bunch of clueless music snobs.
They were old men stuck in the Chuck Berry days of early rock 'n roll. And stoned out hippies into Grateful Dead type stuff. They probably gave every John Lennon album 5 stars.
No mention of UFO No Heavy Petting? It's a masterpiece of an album. Michael Schenker kills it.
Great one but rising is just miles better compositionally and musically
what happen to boston debut album
Austin 3:16 at least Rudolf was in there!
Had 2 great songs. Can You Roll Her, and I'm A Loser. The rest were fair to filler. French Kisses was left off. Great song. Sounds like a Sweet type song. Also the Frankie Miller song Have You Seen Me Lately Joan. Both of those songs are way better than some of the songs they included, such as filler like, Highway Lady, Reasons to Love, or A Fool in Love.
Captain Sunday Wrong, songs like On With the Action, Highway Lady, Martian Landscape and Belladonna are also great.
I have this gigantic smile from ear to ear! Just amazing records!
The shirt changing was awesome!
Sarah rules even more with her glasses!
Amazing job guys!
Great stuff! Loved the commentary as usual. T-shirt changes were a nice touch.
76/77 along with 69/70 are probably the most important pair years in the early development of heavy metal. UFO’s No Heavy Petting also has some killer rock out tracks.
This is one of the most impressive videos from Banger TV. Excellent job! 🤘
High Voltage was a compilation of two albums that came out in 1975 so I am not counting it
my top 10
1- Rainbow - Rising
2- Rush - 2112
3- AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
4- Boston - Boston
5- Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
6- Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
7- Kiss - Destroyer
8- Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
9- Aerosmith - Rocks
10- Queen - A Day at the Races
honorable mentions: UFO - No Heavy Petting, Kiss - Rock and Roll Over, Led Zeppelin - Presence, Y&T - Yesterday & Today, Scorpions - Virgin Killer
Presence nearly cracked into the top 5 on the strength of Achilles Last Stand alone
Too bad the rest of the album is disconnected completely.
@@SlavomirG Nobody's Fault but Mine and Tea for One are incredible. But yeah, besides Achille's, songs aren't good.
It's adorable that she's clearly tearing up when talking about Ronnie James Dio. Honestly, so do I.
Sarah is adorable anyway 😉
I didnt knew that you guys were the ones who made the Rush documentary. For me, it is a masterpiece and the best in its genre. Made me like you even more.
I love how she is passionate about what she does. I can see that from every single video featuring her!
She's a babe.
You change your shirts on your show more than I do on MINE! Great episode! I kept rooting for Rainbow Rising and then cheered -- yes, literally CHEERED -- when you named it.
I am impressed that you managed to put together a top five of albums from a genre that didn't exist for another 3 years!
Maybe you could do 'the top five punk albums of 1973' next?
😁
Your love and enthusiasm for albums you shouldn’t even know about at your age makes me grin so big. I was only 6 in ‘76 and didnt discover these albums until 77-80 but you absolutely nailed these reviews. Although for me personally I put Sad Wings above Rising and KISS Destroyer above them both. But hey it all good. Keep up the amazing reviews.
Absolutely love these videos and the wor that Banger does! Thanks for keeping the spirit of metal alive
1-Judas Priest-Sad wings..
2-Black Sabbath-Technical Ecstasy
3-Rainbow-Rising
4-Thin Lizzy-Jailbreak
5-AC-DC-Dirty Deeds ...
Stargazer was EPIC. Blackmore’s solo was mind blowing. The emotion in that solo is unmatched. Dio reaches heights rarely achieved by a singer and Cozy Powell beats the drums into the ground. When I saw Rainbow on this tour it took me a month to recover.
Man. I was sure Judas would win after scrolling the votes when I placed mine. (Wich was off course sad wings of destiny) well well...
Both albums are worthy. As far as direct influence on popular metal bands to come, Sad Wings probably has a slight edge.
@@IommiAus Victim of changes is arguably the best metal song from that year but as an overall album Rising has the edge
Early Priest albums were so badly produced I can't even listen. It wasn't until Tom Allom came along in '79 for Unleashed that Priest really got it together.
I love the album's in this video and your enthusiasm for them. Keep releasing them you fucking rock!
Awesome year! Great job Sarah. Bought the album for each of the top 10 shown here when they came out. Priest was my favorite. Free For All by Nugent and If I Were Brittania I Would Waive The Rules by Budgie also rocked heavily in the Bicentennial Year.
So many costume changes! Awesome recap and awesome albums of '76 Sarah! Your enthusiasm is infectious. Unfortunately, I had forgotten what the original Virgin Killer was so I Googled it and now I have to burn my computer. Ugh.
Sarah was so great in this one, I am completely stoked after watching this and actually have to go spin some vinyl now.
You are awesome when talking about metal. Makes me want to watch and listen to everything.
Back when a "rainbow" was a beautiful meteorological phenomenon, a kindergarten art project and an awesome band... good old days.
Love the glasses and the change of shirts. You go girl!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Rush 2112 was the album that convinced me that I was a metalhead!
Dreamboat Annie Heart
The stand out tracks are Magic Man & Crazy On You
Rolling stone : Fire Place Fodder
My favorite tracks fron Destroyer are : Flaming Youth,
Shout It Out Loud & Sweet Pain
1-sad wings...2-rainbow rising...3-high voltage...4-rocks...5-jailbreak...6-destroyer...7-rock and roll over
My birth year!
Aerosmith - Rocks
AC/DC - Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Status Quo - Blue for you
Led Zeppelin - Presence
Kiss - Destroyer
Sarah, you are a wonderful reviewer. Your knowledge of metal seems to dwarf a lot of the other reviewers on this channel. I'm sure I would have a hell of a good time just chatting with you about music.
Nobody mentions Sweet's Give Us A Wink. A brilliant heavy album, comfortably up there with the best of the year.
YES they covered 2112! I can sleep now :)
her story going with it made it all the more interesting.
Since when is Rush heavy metal?
UFO ( No heavy petting)•Boston ( Self) Scorpions( Virgin Killer) AC/DC-High voltage USA ver. Should’ve had a honourable mention at least.
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Rainbow - Rising
Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy
Budgie - If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules
Rush - 2112
Great job, as ever, Sarah. Love your enthusiasm and passion for Metal.
This review was so awesome, Sarah. Really you did such a great job of presenting info pertinent to the time. When we were listening to this people at the time didn't even validate it as music. Such an awesome review! I'm so glad...(oops; old D.P.) Rainbow made no. 1. I was wondering how it would place. It's funny Kiss had to take music theory lessons, and I agree with you on the merch. So many other things I could say like how my older brother loved the song Beth...but I'll just say you did a great job. Thanks.
This is one of the best hard rock/ metal show on UA-cam. Thanks banger t.v..🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘😈👿👹💀☠️
Styx:Crystal Ball,Kansas:Left Overture,Masque,Boston debut album,UFO:No Heavy Pettin’.
Killer review!!! Would have liked to seen Judas Priest as #1 but great review never the less. Keep them coming.
The Top 5 (+ 6 to 10) result was the more or less predictable and also a quite fair one. Undoubtedly Sad Wings of Destiny and Rainbow Rising had to be the best two heavy metal albums of 1976. I'm glad that Jailbreak made the top 5 too.
I only missed a reference to UFO's No Heavy Petting and Uriah Heep's High and Mighty (which doesn't seem to deserve love other than mine).
Sarah: Very good job in reviewing those albums. I also enjoyed your references to the unspeakable Rolling Stone magazine and its notorious musical "insight".
Takes all kinds and different opinions make the world go round.... here is the order I would’ve put these albums in:
1. Rush 2112
2.Thin Lizzy Jailbreak
3. Kiss Destroyer
4. JP
5. Rainbow Rising
But thanks for reminding me of this music and your enthusiasm 😁
For my 8th birthday I received KISS Destroyer! When I see the cover today it still brings great joy. I get sucked into all the details of the artwork. Nothing better. All time best birthday gift EVER! My older brother, whom obviously had the input regarding what to get me, also had RUSH’s 2112. Phenomenal album that sparked a string of RUSH albums from their beginning to Moving Pictures. Great review of ‘76
Virgin Killer is a great record with horrific original cover art that the band contends was done by the recrd company without their knowledge.The 'wtf' look on Uli Jon Roth's face on the replacement cover is priceless, giving at least some credence to the story. Uli was the progenitor , along with Blackmore to the neo-classical shred style. Uli worshipped Hendrix and could shred like Paganini. Plus he had riffs that were madness and genius...madnius, if you will. Underrated to a criminal degree, Uli stands somewhat in the shadow of Michael Schenker for many ; but those who know Uli's work see he is every bit the towering six string god that Schenker is, and should receive his proper due. His work on 'Sails Of Charon" should silence any debate.
You has been my inspiration since I was 8 yrs old. I am now 34 and have seen him a bunch. He actually let me play his sky guitar back stage once. Greatest dude ever. If you have not heard his "Electric Sun" era I recommend you do. Love all his scorpions stuff to death but something about his electric sun stuff I'd just beyond
Bullshit.
SWEET PAIN is one of my ALL time favorite songs!
We shall all bow down in the mighty presence of SARAH! Power! Love for music and etc!
Motörhead and Thin Lizzy is always dope and 76 was pretty cool but I always dug the late 60’s-70’s stuff more like Sir Lord Baltimore, Granicus, and Taste; way more than AC/DC or KISS or the rest of the list. Great video 🙌
Automatic like just because of the Running Wild shirt! hell yeah!
55 and still rocking 70s 80s were great ROCK and ROLL shows!!!
Sweets Give Us A Wink could be on here also. Once you get past the two hits Action and Lies in your eyes all the deep cuts are pretty heavy.
1975 to 1979 produced more great rock ‘n’ roll records than any other four year period . That I can think of with the exception of maybe 65 to 69.
Love the shirt, I need one!!!!! I have a Rainbow shirt, and I must say I am so disappointed that no one knows who they are when I wear it.
How interesting and beautiful is this woman! long live "last vinyl before doomsday"!
AMEN SCORPIONS !!!! ULI JON ROTH !!! GREAT JOB ON THE PICKS!!!Honorable mentions also ya got right i was 10 years old in 1976 !! By 1979 i was i big Metal head !! started get all these Records n more all the records mentioned here i have Old School Rock n Roll n Heavy Metal will always Rule my Heart
I know the voting is long over and counted, but my top-5, before I watch the video:
1. Judas Priest- Sad Wings of Destiny
2. Rainbow- Rising
3. Thin Lizzy- Johnny the Fox (heavier than Jailbreak, IMO)
4. Rush- 2112
5. Y&T- Yesterday and Today
Honorable Mentions:
AC/DC- High Voltage (not top-5 only because of my insistence that they're NOT METAL- just good times rock n roll)
Led Zeppelin- Presence (Achilles' Last Stand is Iron Maiden a half-decade before Iron Maiden had that sound)
Kiss- Destroyer
UFO- No Heavy Petting (the lesser of the original Schenker years IMO, hence not top-5)
Queen- A Day At The Races (not really metal per se, but Queen could be heavy as fuck when they wanted to be)
I actually Have Rainbow’s Masterpiece “Rising” on my IPad; In fact, I remember when I first downloaded it for an affordable price, started listening to the introduction to “Tarot Woman” And I was hooked
This was a lot of fun to watch, you aced it Sarah - in both sytle and contents!
Let’s not forget that music is subjective! I for one love both of the songs that you said weren’t very good...As a way of making my point I’d like to remind everyone of the Rolling Stones critique of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen! Since when has Rolling Stone ever been a paragon of truth? Ace Frehley was one of the most underrated Lead guitar players ever!
ouch... Star Wars was 77 but the vibes are still good. One thing I've learned being a child of the 70's is that experiencing all this stuff as it happened, when it was innovated and revolutionary, is always going to make it better for those living through than discovering it generations later. It set the stage and paved the way for almost everything that is mass consumed today. Lots of songs that would be looked over or considered throw aways still have feels and memories because they were experienced for the first time during times when life was great. Later generations are completely desensitized to most of it. I love all the KISS stuff from that era where perhaps millennial's would rip most of it apart and the metoo movement would over "animalize" it all.
Sarah says Star Wars started filming in 76 not that it came out in 76... I find your lack of faith disturbing.
"Star Wars started filming in Tunisia"
Are you the same Wookie Groomer that did the SW split-screen?
This is correct. Now you have to drink. My turn. Damn, now I have to drink. I hate kummel. Or was it Mallort?
possibly... not that I go around advertising that
Agreed, Rainbow should be at the top of the list. Rising is a force of nature.
Of course this had to be Rising, it's a total masterpiece!
What's your fave song off it? A lot of folks really like Stargazer. But for me, Lady Starstruck is the one I always have to play a few times whenever I put that album on...
@@lynchie137 i really love tarot woman
@@lynchie137 I really like Tarot woman, Starstruck and Light in the black, but I have to say Stargazer is my favourite.
Thank you for the Virgin Killer include! Love older Scorps! Catch Your Train is my fav. Uli’s playing throughout that song is amazing!
@@timwilson7776 I love Scorpions!
1976 was for me the best year in the history of hard rock and heavy metal.
Great list of top5 and honorable mentions.
So many more:
Boston, UFO, Angel, Moxy, Bugie, Pat Travers, Kiss (rock n roll over), Yesterday & Today, Starz, Kansas, Uriah Heep, Sweet
I really like her, I love her delivery and description, so passionate, and it shows that she really loves heavy metal! I absolutely agree about Rainbow's Rising being on the first place, it's one of my favorite albums of all time.
Shara that was a great video! Lots of info and fun! Thanks!
This lady knows her stuff. And the t shirt changes were wonderful.
Rainbow Rising was a totally amazing album and Rolling Stone is like car magazines when they review of off road vehicles, basically if they don't like it buy it.
I voted for "Johnny the Fox" (my favorite Thin Lizzy album from any year), but am satisfied since "Jailbreak" made the list.... Thanks!
A top 5 for 1976's metal albums is pretty damn hard to do. I cannot complain about the top 5 here, they are great. Still, No Heavy Petting by UFO and Virgin Killer by Scorpions are equally good with the top 5.
Not a mention of Emerald from Jailbreak, c'mon Sarah.....aside from that stellar performance.
16 Bands & 19 Albums (All 1976):
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Rainbow - Rainbow Rising
Rush - 2112
Scorpions - Virgin Killer
Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy
AC/DC - High Voltage OR Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (yes, it was original released in 1976 in Australia)
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak OR Johnny The Fox
Motorhead - On Parole
KISS - Destroyer OR Rock And Roll Over
UFO - No Heavy Petting
Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
Ted Nugent - Free For All
Budgie - If I Were Brittania I'd Waive The Rules
Nazareth - Play 'N' The Game
Styx - Crystal Ball
Aerosmith - Rocks
Yes!! All hail Banger TV \M/
Queen - A Day at the Races, Eagles - Hotel California, Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail, Kansas - Leftoverture are some Rock album that were very influential to metal.
5. Kiss. Ugh. Even when I was a kid I thought these guys were poseurs. 2/5
4. Thin Lizzy. The best of a pretty rad discog. 5/5
3. Rush. I really like Rush, but with this one the "concept" (not a concept album ;) ) side is so good that I can't get into the rest of the album. I usually turn it off when 'Bangkok' kicks in. 3.5/5 as an album (5/5 for Side One)
2. Priest. Yes. Probably the strongest contender for "my favorite band ever" and this is where it starts for me. 5/5
1. Rainbow. This might be Blackmore's greatest work but RJD's was Heaven and Hell (fight me Sarah). Otherwise I generally agree with the gushing about this album. 5/5
I was 11 in 1976. Sad Wings was unique to me as a kid, the album was seamlessly perfect and a new kind of heavy. I still to this day have to listen to the entire thing from first song to last.
Other albums that should have been honorable mentions: STATUS QUO - Blue For You, UFO - No Heavy Petting, BOSTON - Boston and TED NUGENT - Free For All.
Ted Nugent sucks!!! He is a fucking idiot.
Almost nothing can ever beat Rush. They are perfection
Aspen Tree Unless you put them in the prog genre,then ELP and King Crimson overrides them.
Just because a song is a side-long suite does not mean the entire album is a "concept album". It astonishes me how often people make this mistake.
I love how Sarah gets choked up about her favorite albums. Me too Sarah.
It's weird how 1976 was the year Punk was rapidly rising (first Ramones album) and so was Disco, and older bands continued to put out decent albums, and the first wave of Metal was almost exhausted. But the 80s breakout was being gestated and quietly forming. But as I remember it, so few people were aware of it at the time (i was, though).
Some great lps full of memories! Just wish people would stop quoting rolling stone crap magazine! They've been manipulating pop culture fans way to long. Music lovers used it for lining the bird cage & cat box.
Keep up the good work, young lady ;)
Imagine getting Sad Wings in March, 2112 in April, and Rising in May. What the fuck happened to us?!
#1 1976: Judas Priest -- Sad Wings of Destiny
No complaints. All great albums. As someone born well before 1976, I’d put 2112 at #1. What a treat it was to see them live on the 2112 tour!
Hey Sarah! Any chance you could list the books you have there to your left? Thanks!
Sarah, your passion for the metal of the 70s shines through here.
also Kiss sucks don't @ me.
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@@derpwnd3213 oh no you didn't...
Yes kiss sucks
@@fxmikes4522 thanks for having my back a year later homes
@@nicholasromig5506 I'll get there eventually
I would love to hear clips of each album before they are talked about. Yes we've all heard them but I feel they make the video more fun and enjoyable to watch. Next rewind should be 1974. My creation year 👶
Changing t shirts makes keeping hair tidy hard 😂
Amazing video, loved it.
My order....
2112, Rocks, Agents of Fortune, Jailbreak, Presence, Sad Wings of Destiny, Jailbreak, High Voltage, Virgin Killer, Rising,
Fun video, thanks Banger
Thanks for mentioning "Johnny the Fox". That was my pick. I think...could've been "Rocks"...
Rocks is seriously five diamonds.