Biggest British Invasion Acts

Biggest British Invasion Acts (July 2019)

The British invasion took place in the sixties.It went far beyond just the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. It was a huge force in music in the early sixties. This list is from the early sixties. Later bands such as Cream, ink Floyd and Led Zeppelin were not included all though they are connected with this era to some degree. Some of these acts were hugely successful, some moderately. That's what lists are for though, from top to bottom.

35. The Hullaballoos

34. The Merseybeats

33. The Tremeloes

32. The Pretty Things

31. The Fortunes

30. The Swinging Blue Jeans

29. The Moody Blues

28. Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders

27. The Dave Clark Five

26. Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas

25. Peter and Gordon

24. The Searchers

23. Them

22. The Troggs

21. The Spencer Davis Group

20. Cilla Black

19. Sandie Shaw

18. Manfred Mann

17. Small Faces

16. Marianne Faithfull

15. Freddie and the Dreamers

14. Donovan

13. Lulu

12. Herman’s Hermits

11. Petula Clark

10. The Yardbirds

9. Dusty Springfield

8. The Zombies

7. The Hollies

6. Gerry and the Pacemakers

5. Eric Burden and the Animals

4. The Kinks

3. The Who

2. The Rolling Stones

1. The Beatles

Greatest lead singers and front people

Greatest lead singers and front people (July 2019)

This is a list of the greatest lead singers in bands and groups. I tried not to include stars who are mainly known for being solo artists such as David Bowie and Elton John. Being a good lead singer is more than just a person's voice. The are usually the person who is front and center in a band. they usually require lots of charisma as well.

100. Bret Michaels

99. Suggs

98. Bob Geldoff

97. Sebastian Bach

96. Huey Lewis

95. Paul Stanley

94. Holly Johnson

93. Pete Burns

92. David Coverdale

91. Glenn Danzig

90. Paul Weller

89. Don Henley

88. Joe Elliott

87. Vince Neil

86. Henry Rollins

85. Robert Smith

84. Michael Stipe

83. Dee Snider

82. Annie Lennox

81. Lindsey Buckingham

80. Mark Knopfler

79. Anthony Kiedis

78. Phil Lynott

77. Bryan Ferry

76. Patti Labelle

75. Ronnie James Dio

74. Mike Patton

73. Morrissey

72. George Michael

71. Sammy Hagar

70. David Ruffin

69. Phil Collins

67. Simon Le Bon

66. Bruce Dickinson

65. Jon Bon Jovi

64. Noddy Holder

63. Dianna Ross

62. Peter Gabriel

61. Sly Stone

60. Brian Johnson

59. Adam Ant

58. Ric Ocasek

57. Grace Slick

56. Elvis Costello

55. Michael Jackson

54. Gladys Knight

53. Jack Bruce

52. Sting

51. Liam Gallagher

50. Scott Weiland

49. Billy Corgan

48. Boy George

47. Chris Cornell

46. Smokey Robinson

45. Steve Perry

44. Stevie Nicks

43. Rob Halford

42. Buddy Holly

41. Chrissie Hynde

40. Bon Scott

39. David Lee Roth

38. Dave Grohl

37. James Hetfield

36. David Byrne

35. Eric Clapton

34. Alice Cooper

33. Lou Reed

32. Ray Davies

31. Steve Winwood

30. Janis Joplin

29. Eddie Vedder

28. Karen Carpenter

27. Lemmy Kilmister

26. Joe Strummer

25. Joey Ramone

24. Rod Stewart

23. Iggy Pop

22. Michael Hutchence

21. Eric Burdon

20. John Lennon

19. Paul McCartney

18. Tom Petty

17. Axl Rose

16. John Fogerty

15. Debbie Harry

14. Steven Tyler

13. Bono

12. Ozzy Osbourne

11. Frank Zappa

10. Johnny Rotten

9. Marc Bolan

8. Kurt Cobain

7. Roger Daltrey

6. Bruce Springsteen

5. Robert Plant

4. Mick Jagger

3. Jimi Hendrix

2. Freddie Mercury

1. Jim Morrison

Greatest Album Covers

Greatest Album Covers (July 2019)

An album cover can be a work of art on its own. It artwork, advertising and a reflection of music all in one. Some album covers are just unforgettable. These are the absolute best. Taken into account also is how recognizable and iconic they are as well.

150. David Bowie- Lodger

149. The Human League- Dare

148. Metallica- Master of Puppets

147. Aerosmith- Permanent Vacation

146. Wham!- Make it Big

145. Motley Crue- Theater of Pain

144. Janet Jackson- Control

143. Alice Cooper- Welcome to my Nightmare

142. Poison- Look what the cat dragged in

141. Europe- The Final Countdown

140. Rod Stewart- Never a dull moment

139. Bruce Springsteen- Greetings from Asbury Park

138. Asia- Asia

137. Living Colour- Vivid

136. Journey- Escape

135. Iggy Pop- The Idiot

134. Motley Crue- Dr. Feelgood

133. Van Halen- Van Halen

132. Prince- Controversy

131. Elvis Costello- This year’s model

130. Madonna- Madonna

129. The Cars- The Cars

128. Culture Club- Colour by numbers

127. Motley Crue- Too fast for love

126. George Michael- Faith

125. The Beatles- The Magical Mystery Tour

124. Derek and the Dominoes- Layla

123. Credence Clearwater Revival- Cosmo’s Factory

122. David Lee Roth- Eat ‘em and smile

121. Huey Lewis and the News- Sports

120. Blondie- Parallel Lines

119. New York Dolls- New York Dolls

118. U2- War

117. Warrant- Cherry Pie

116. Roxy Music- Country Life

115. Billy Joel- The Stranger

114. Def Leopard- Pyromania

113. The Doors-The Doors

112. Queen- Night at the Opera

111. Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath

110. The Rolling Stones- On her satanic majesty’s request

109. Prince- 1999

108. The Beatles- Rubber Soul

107. Roxy Music- Roxy Music

106. Duran Duran- Rio

105. Dusty Springfield- Dusty in Memphis

104. The Damned- The Damned

103. Whitesnake- Whitesnake

102. Van Morrison- Astral Weeks

101. Captain Beefheart- Troutmask replica

100. Frank Zappa- We’re only in it for the money

99. Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms

98. Madonna- True Blue

97. The Rolling Stones- Beggars Banquet

96. Elton John- Captain Fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy

95. Nirvana- In Utero

94. Peter Gabriel- Peter Gabriel

93. John Lennon- Two virgins

92. T Rex- The Slider

91. Elvis Costello- My aim is true

90. Kraftwerk- Trans Europe Express

89. Pearl Jam- Ten

88. Madonna- Like a Prayer

87. T Rex- Electric Warrior.

86. Led Zeppelin- Presence

85. Warrant- Dirty rotten filthy stinking rich

84. Poison- Open up and say ahh!

83. AC/DC- Highway to hell

82. Greenday- Dookie

81. The Beatles- Revolver

80. Bob Dylan- Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan

79. Patti Smith- Horses

78. Pink Floyd- The Wall

77. Parliament- Cosmic Slop

76. Jimi Hendrix- Are you experienced?

75. David Bowie- The man who sold the world

74. AC/DC- Back in Black

73. Cyndi Lauper- She’s so unusual

72. Sly and the Family Stone- There’s a riot going on

71. David Bowie- Heroes

70. John Lennon- Imagine

69. Iggy and the Stooges- Raw Power

68. Parliament Funkadelic- The Mothership Connection

67. The Grateful Dead- American Beauty

66. Santana- Abraxas

65. U2- Achtung Baby

64. King Crimson- In the court of King Crimson

63. The Police- Synchronicity

62. Def Leopard- Hysteria

61. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack

60. Madonna- Like a Virgin

59. Public Enemy- It takes a nation of millions to hold us back

58. Kiss- Destroyer

57. Fleetwood Mac- Rumours

56. Prince- Purple Rain

55. Bruce Springsteen- Born to run

54. Alice in Chains- Dirt

53. Beastie Boys- Licence to Ill

52. David Bowie- Scary Monsters

51. Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin

50. Pink Floyd- Wish you were here

49. Marvin Gaye- What’s going on

48. Stevie Wonder- Songs in the key of life

47. Elvis Presley- Elvis Presley

46. Prince- Sign ‘O the times

45. Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA

44. Stevie Wonder- Intervisions

43. Supertramp- Breakfast in America

42. The Who- Tommy

41. David Bowie- The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

40. Smashing Pumpkins- Melancholy and the infinite sadness

39. Elton John- Goodbye yellow brick road

38. The Rolling Stones- Some Girls

37. Jane’s Addiction- Nothing’s Shocking

36. Van Halen- 1984

35. Cream- Disraeli Gears

34. The Beatles- With the Beatles

33. Queen- Queen II

32. David Bowie- Hunky Dory

31. Michael Jackson- Thriller

30. The Small Faces- Ogden’s nut gone flake

29. U2- The Joshua Tree

28. The Cars- Candy- O

27. The Rolling Stones- Let it Bleed

26. Big Brother and the holding Company- Cheap Thrills

25. Queen- News of the world

24. Guns N’ Roses- Appetite for Destruction

23. Meat Loaf- Bat out of Hell

22. The Doors- Strange Days

21. Miles Davis- Bitches Brew

20. David Bowie- Aladdin Sane

19. The Ramones- The Ramones

18. The Beatles- The White Album

17. David Bowie- Diamond Dogs

16. Led Zeppelin- Houses of the holy

15. Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon

14. Jimi Hendrix- Electric ladyland

13. The Eagles- Hotel California

12. Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti

11. The Rolling Stones- Exile on Main Street

10. The Who- Who’s next

9. Blind Faith- Blind Faith

8. The Beatles- Abbey Road

7. The Clash- London Calling

6. The Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers

5. The Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Bullocks

4. The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds

3. The Velvet Underground- The Velvet Underground and Nico

2. Nirvana- Nevermind

1. The Beatles- Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Greatest Who Songs

Greatest Who Songs (June 2019)

The Who may be the greatest band of all time. They rank up there with anyone. They may be the best musicians in any rock band ever. They were the loudest band ever. They sometimes destroyed their instruments and the stage. No one can deny how great they really are.

35. Eminence Front

34. Christmas

33. Relay

32. Summertime Blues

31. My wife

30. I’m free

29. Long live rock

28. We’re not gonna take it

27. See me, feel me

26. Young Man’s Blues

25. A quick one, while he’s away

24. Bargain

23. Let’s see action

22. Behind blue eyes

21. Kids are alright

20. 5:15

19. Love reign o’er me

18. Squeeze box

17. Join Together

16. You better, you bet

15. Happy Jack

14. Magic Bus

13. Pinball Wizard

12. The Seeker

11. Boris the Spider

10. I’m a Boy

9. Pictures of Lily

8. Anyway, anyhow, anywhere

7. I can see for miles

6. Who are you?

5. I can’t explain

4. Substitute

3. Baba O’Riley

2. My Generation

1. Won’t get fooled again

Greatest Frank Capra films

Greatest Frank Capra films (June 2019)

Frank Capra is another of the great directors of Hollywood's golden era. His films champion the every day hero and usually have feel good messages, but they are not fluff by any means. He was as good of a director as anyone, directing some of the greatest films of his time.

8. Pocket full of Miracles

7. Lost Horizon

6. Arsenic and old lace

5. Mr. Deeds goes to town

4. It happened one night

3. You can’t take it with you

2. Mr. Smith goes to Washington

1. It’s a wonderful life

Greatest John Ford films

Greatest John Ford films (June 2019)

John Ford is one of the great directors of all time. His films speak for themselves. Most of them were Westerns in nature. He also was known for his partnerships with the likes of John Wayne and Henry Fonda among others. Here are eight of his best.

8. My Darling Clementine

7. Mister Roberts

6. The Quiet Man

5. Stagecoach

4. The man who shot Liberty Valance

3. The Searchers

2. How green was my valley

1. The Grapes of Wrath

Greatest Gary Cooper films

Greatest Gary Cooper films (June 2019)

Gary Cooper was another of the greatest stars of the golden age of Hollywood. It is crazy how many legends were in the business at the same time. These are the greatest films of his that I have seen. I have not seen Pride of the Yankees. That is the only reason it is not on the list. Gary Cooper projected a strength, but also an honesty and a vulnerability. There was a certain amount integrity and kindness behind his eyes. He seemed to always play someone that people could believe in and could get behind. 

7. Morocco

6. For whom the bell tolls

5. Ball of Fire

4. A Farewell to Arms

3. Sergeant York

2. Mr. Deeds goes to town

1. High Noon

Greatest Michelangelo Antonioni Films

Greatest Michelangelo Antonioni Films (May 2019)

He was one of the greatest directors of all time from any country. He was as innovative as they came. He started in Italy and later worked in other countries. All of these films are works of art. The cinematography and the hard work that must have went into many of the shots and scenes is mind blowing. The early films were in black and white, but the later ones showed an amazing use of color as well.

6. The Passenger

5. La Notte

4. L’Elisse

3. L’ Avventura

2. Blow up

1. Red Desert

Greatest Movie Sequels

Greatest Movie Sequels (May 2019)

Let's face it, the majority of sequels are dreadful. A lot of the reason for them is just to have a cheap cash in because of association with a previously successful film. Some are so bad that they even betray the original. Some have nothing to do with the original. Some sequels have been turned into franchises producing tons of films. This can be good in some ways, but also can be really bad. Some, however, are actually good. There are rare cases when a sequel could even be argued to be better than the original. These are some of the best sequels. They are all films I have seen as I would not included anything that I haven't seen. That may be why one of your favorites is not listed.

40. Halloween III: The Season of the Witch

39. Toy Story 2

38. Back to the Future 3

37. Batman Returns

36. Nightmare on Elm Street 5 the Dream Child

35. Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith

34. Rocky sequels

33. Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens

32. Mad Max Fury Road

31. Die Hard 2: Die Harder

30. Toy Story 3

29. Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers

28. Gremlins 2: The New Batch

27. Lethal Weapon 2

26. Silent Night Deadly Night 2

25. The Conjuring 2

24. Lord of the Rings: the Return if the King

23. The Exorcist III

22. Insidious 2

21. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

20. Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge

19. Back to the Future 2

18. Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors

17. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

16. Ghostbusters 2

15. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

14. For a few dollars more

13. Day of the Dead

12. Shock Treatment

11. Aliens

10. Dawn of the Dead

9. Evil Dead 2: Dead before Dawn

8. Return of the Jedi

7. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

6. Terminator 2: Judgement Day

5. The Dark Knight

4. Curse of the Cat People

3. The Bride of Frankenstein

2. Empire Strikes Back

1. Godfather II

Greatest Carole Lombard Films

Greatest Carole Lombard Films (April 2019)

Carole Lombard was a fantastic actress, comedienne and person. She was as talented as anyone in Hollywood. There was a time when she was the highest paid actress in Hollywood. She was such a strong person who overcame so much in her life. She is an inspiration. The way she passed away was a complete tragedy as well. She should be remembered and revered for who she was and what she accomplished. 

10. Supernatural

9. Made for each other

8. Mr. and Mrs. Smith

7. In name only

6. The Princess comes across

5. To be or not to be

4. True Confession

3. Nothing Sacred

2. Twentieth Century

1. My man Godfrey