Just thought this was pretty interesting. The list came out about 3 and a half years ago:
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...s_of_all_time/
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Just thought this was pretty interesting. The list came out about 3 and a half years ago:
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...s_of_all_time/
#1? milli vanilli?????? what the?????? i thought rolling stone was more respectful than this? :-\
I don't think greatest hits albums should count. They're compilations, not albums - if that makes sense. Fuck, who smoked crack and came up with this list, I disagree with a good majority of it. But that's the problem with lists like this, much like p4p list, they're too subjective to have any merit aside from the top spots.
I probably would have ranked ZZ Top - Tres Hombres at 497 rather than 498.
hey does MJ's thriller still hold the record for most albums ever sold?????
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
I'm surprised Frampton Comes Alive isn't on the list. That was the all time top seller for a long time.
Anyways, here is my top 10 more or less, in reasonable order, along with the Rolling Stone Ranking
Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan (16)
Who's Next - The Who (28)
461 Ocean Boulevard - Eric Clapton (409)
Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell (111)
Live in Europe - Rory Gallagher
New Morning - Bob Dylan
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis (12)
Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith (228)
Zuma - Neil Young
Wired - Jeff Beck
Frampton Comes Alive is a great album!
Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones is a great album too
The plain fact that Thriller isn't #1 completely destroys the validity of that list!
That list is 100% crap theres not a van halen album in the top 200 meanwhile there's albums from bands i've never head of and rightly so...
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Todd Rundgren
Joy Division
Dr. John
Television
Who the fuck are they? You mean to tell me that 1984 (diamond as of 1998) or Van Halen (also diamond as of 1998) aren't better than those bands albums? There's not an mfer on this forum that hasn't heard atleast one vanhalen song. 1984 isn't in the top 200 and it has Jump, Panama, and hot for a teacher!!! Van Halen are pretty much co-pioneers of heavy metal along with Black sabbath and AC/DC (the other two bands playing moderately heavy rock pre 1980's) and they don't even crack the top 200!? Thats absolute crap.
Pink Floyd has two albums in the top 200 (maybe three i aint going back to double check) and they are crap. Yes i said pink floyd is crap. Their music is way too slow and if it wasn't for the overwhelming usage of marijuana and halucinagenics back in the 70's and today, they wouldn't be popular because any normal person with an unfried brain can't listen to that shit without falling asleep. "But their album works with the wizard of oz" That was the biggest waste of time and it angers me knowing i will not get that time back. Fuck pink floyd.
They're not even in the top 300 but clowns like weezer and mary j blige are? WTF?
Not even in the top 400 but some band named Bjork is? ROlling stone is a joke.
415 they break the countdown at 415 (With Van Halen) slightly above them is sinead o'conner and go-go's. :banghead: You gotta be fucking kidding me. Rock and roll hall of famers are behind sinead o'conner and the fucking Go-Gos.
Deff Leppard - Hysteria ;)
Rolling Stone is a bunch of granola eating know nothings!
GET A JOB!
I have not ever done any drugs in the past but I truly believe that Pink Floyd is a much more influential and more talented band.
Hmm what takes more talent: Playing 40 notes a minute or inventing just about every enhanced guitar playing technique there is? I'll go with the latter. I'm sure i could find plenty of guitarists that could play a pink floyd song and i'm pretty sure if i gave those same guitarists sheet music of one of eddie's more complex songs they would say "WTF is this?"Quote:
Originally Posted by boozeboxer
Ya know the Michael Jackson thing made me wonder too, but for a different reason than you stated. I was shocked that Off the Wall wasn't rated higher than Thriller because it's his best album, Thriller was great but it's simply his best selling. The reason Thriller was so big was in fact because it's predecessor Off the Wall was so excellent, and that's why it was so highly anticipated (that and the video which was groundbreaking and the first of it's kind).Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
David Gilmour makes every note count. His tone is superb. It is a matter of preference. Some people love the Malmsteems and Eddie's of the world and fast as hell guitar playing. But it truly means little to me. I prefer great tone. David Gilmour, SRV, Mike Henderson. Roy Buchanan is the most underrated guitarist IMO. CC though for the convo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Punisher136
I just can't stand their slow tempo if i'm riding in a car with somebody and they have that shit playing, i'm out in like 5 minutes. Don't get me wrong i like some classic rock and all that stuff too but i just can't get into pink floyd. Being around a bunch of stoned people who are constantly saying stuff along the lines of "How can you hate pink floyd maaaaaaaan They'reeeeeee like the best band everrrrrrrrrrr" Probably adds to my dislike of them but hey if you like it go for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by boozeboxer
I dont really even like them that much. THey have several songs I really enjoy. but I am def. not goign to a Pink Floyd Party or something to that effect.
I'm pretty sure they wrote that Lunatic fringe song and i really like that one but some others are just way too slow.
I agree man. All the minor chords and shit. The thing isn't that the songs are so slow to me......its that they take so damn long to actaully start the song. But David Gilmour's solo stuff like "There's no way out of here" is classic to me.
lol maybe thats it. I remember the one time i was headed to mall with some friends of mine because we needed to pick up the one dudes glasses or something and they started playing this one song that was 15 minutes long. By the 4th minute i was ko'd in the backseat for the whole trip. There's no why outta here is another ok one.Quote:
Originally Posted by boozeboxer
Not sure if they wrote it originally, but Pink Floyd didn't record that song. Can't remember the name of the band, but it wasn't floyd. LordsGym would probably know. They still play it on a local Cincinatti station-WEBN, who calls themselves, the "Lunatic Fringe" of American FM radio.Quote:
Originally Posted by Punisher136
This list sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't believe Kraftwerk was on there. Old school! Now that I look at this list again, Obviously they didn't go by sales. I think they tried to make a list of albums that "affected", "changed", or "influenced" music in general. But, they left off alot of great stuff. Those guys are idiots, and I like the Beatles, but these guys are on the dicks really hard.
What a shitty list. I expected better from RS... :(
'Legend' - Bob Marley # 46 :(
'Dark side Of the Moon' - Pink Floyd #43 :(
'Songs in the key of life' - Stevie Wonder # 56 :puke:
'The Chronic' - Dr Dre # 137 :puke:
No Michael Jackson until # 20 :(
Meanwhile the Beatles have 5 albums in the top 15.
Don't get me wrong I love the Beatles but all 5 of those albums aren't all time greats. They might have a few great SONGS, but if they are listing albums they gotta look at the whole thing.
Also Eminems - Marshall Mathers LP nowhere to be seen. :( til #302 :(
Also I didn't see Alanis Morisettes - Jagged Little Pill which IMO is one of the best albums of recent times.
....hey now, Stevie Wonder is the shit!
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Alanis Morisette is horrible! Eminem is horrible too
How are those the biggest travesties you see on this list when vanhalen is below sinead o'connor and the go-go's?Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
Alanis I would agree, Eminem I disagree lyricaly M's one of the best ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
Take a look at the numbers those albums pulled and compare them to those listed.
Take a look at how many singles and how many #1 songs those albums had.
The you'll see where I'm coming cause where talking about albums not whose the most talented.
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Originally Posted by Punisher136
I didn't notice that 'til just now.
Can't believe O'Connors listed period. :(
I'd have to agree. Eminem could be doing this cheezy pop/rap about how fly his cars are and why he's hot (i hate that song and wish the plague to mim and hope he gets the worst of life) but he comes up with his own stuff and is very lyrically talented. The sales numbers don't hurt much either but really has there ever been something that sounded like him before him? And A(t)lan(t)is should follow her name and drown herself off the coast of cuba never to be seen again.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
Seriously has anybody heard of these people before?Quote:
Originally Posted by Punisher136
Its a red rider song. Guess i hate pink floyd more than i orginally thought lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Unknowndonor
Yes of course. Dr John is famous as a Cajun/Blues/ piano player/singer his big hit is Coulda been the right place musta been the wrong time. Todd Rungren was a progressive pop/rock sort of guy, his big hit is Hello it's Me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Punisher136
Neither are rockers. both had their time in the seventies. I could find you a couple of vids but my guess is you'd hate them ;D
Flying Burrito Brothers got their start in '69, featuring among others some players from the Byrds.
The others i've heard of but am not familiar.
Fair enough :coolclick:
you too bud. cc. I can see from your other list that you are mostly a hard rock/metal sort of guy. myself I could do without most of that sort of stuff nowadays, though I do like Van Halen's first album, and was into Zeppelin and Sabbath back in the 70's, saw zeppelin in 1975 for the physical graffiti tour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Punisher136
There's not a whole lot of stuff i like today theres only certain bands that i can listen too. I like a good bit of led zeppelin's songs. Thats awesome you got to go to one of their concerts tho, i'm sure it was a crazy atmosphere. If the original lineup of van halen gets together im gonna be front row regardless of the ticket prices.Quote:
Originally Posted by zzz
I had figured Jet was going to be pretty good based on their first album's success, but alas it hasn't happened, I hope Wolfmother can bring some good rock to the people.
I liked The Darkness while they were around (as "The Darkness", they haven't named their new band yet) but I realize their sound isn't for everyone but they had some REALLY bad ass songs to go along with their pop style songs (which are the ones that are more humorous than anything else).
Here's my favorite hard rock song of their's
The Darkness - Black Shuck
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Right now, new rock is kind of like the heavyweight division of music, they have some young talent but no one is consistent.
Lyle the new Brand New cd is abosolutely awesome. Rock in a new direction man.. Kick ass. I think you will like it.
What kind of sound do they have?Quote:
Originally Posted by boozeboxer
Here's a band I kind of like
Louis XIV - God Killed The Queen
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Tell me what you think
ehhh I'm with you on the darkness but this band..... not so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle