marcbyers Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Glad to see the libertines in there although up the bracket is such a better album than the libertines, anyone agree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 all of you are blowing whole farms worth of goats. all of you!!! goats being blown for 4 pages!!!what the fuck did you all expect? "oh, i was hoping magnetic shitwand were gonna sneak in top 5 with their seminal dirtcore classic 'space raider machine'"these polls are based on albums that have sold millions of copies and those which are popular at the time. as far as i'm concerned, led zep IV is vastly inferior to a great deal of their other output, but it's got stairway on it and 9/10 people on the street would name that first if you asked them for a led zep song.even someone like nick drake would have been omitted if this poll had been a year back. he became cool again a while back when brad pitt hosted a programme about him on radio 2 and then he appears in this. clearly the beatles were gonna feature pretty highly because of the diversity of their output and the impact it's had.people who watch anything with the title "the 100 greatest....." should not expect to be pleased and shoild not expect to be surprised. these programmes are good for reminding you of things you'd put to the back f your mind and nothing else. they put them on because they fill hours and hours of dead air.spoons /xp.s. no matter how many goats you all blow, the libertines blow more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 all of you are blowing whole farms worth of goats. all of you!!! goats being blown for 4 pages!!!what the fuck did you all expect? "oh' date=' i was hoping magnetic shitwand were gonna sneak in top 5 with their seminal dirtcore classic 'space raider machine'"these polls are based on albums that have sold millions of copies and those which are popular at the time. as far as i'm concerned, led zep IV is vastly inferior to a great deal of their other output, but it's got stairway on it and 9/10 people on the street would name that first if you asked them for a led zep song.even someone like nick drake would have been omitted if this poll had been a year back. he became cool again a while back when brad pitt hosted a programme about him on radio 2 and then he appears in this. clearly the beatles were gonna feature pretty highly because of the diversity of their output and the impact it's had.people who watch anything with the title "the 100 greatest....." should not expect to be pleased and shoild not expect to be surprised. these programmes are good for reminding you of things you'd put to the back f your mind and nothing else. they put them on because they fill hours and hours of dead air.spoons /xp.s. no matter how many goats you all blow, the libertines blow more![/quote']Class .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Apart from the Libertines part! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Jinkies.. I own all but 13 of these albums on various formats. Spot the person who worked in a record shop.THE 100 GREATEST ALBUMS (apparently) 1. RADIOHEAD - OK Computer 2. U2 - The Joshua Tree 3. NIRVANA - Nevermind 4. MICHAEL JACKSON - Thriller 5. PINK FLOYD - Dark Side of the Moon 6. OASIS - Definitely Maybe 7. THE BEATLES - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 8. MADONNA - Like a Prayer 9. GUNS N' ROSES - Appetite For Destruction 10. THE BEATLES - Revolver 11. R.E.M. - Automatic for the People 12. THE BEATLES - The White Album 13. QUEEN - A Night at the Opera 14. COLDPLAY - Parachutes 15. OASIS - (What's the Story) Morning Glory 16. ALANIS MORISSETTE - Jagged Little Pill 17. LED ZEPPELIN - Led Zeppelin IV 18. THE VERVE - Urban Hymns 19. JIMI HENDRIX - Are you Experienced 20. THE SMITHS - The Queen Is Dead 21. JOHN LENNON - Imagine 22. RADIOHEAD - The Bends 23. BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS - Exodus 24. THE STONE ROSES - The Stone Roses 25. SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - Bridge Over Troubled Water 26. BJORK - Debut 27. THE DOORS - The Doors 28. ABBA - Arrival 29. MICHAEL JACKSON - Off the Wall 30. DURAN DURAN - Rio 31. SEX PISTOLS - Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols 32. DAVID BOWIE - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 33. THE BEACH BOYS - Pet Sounds 34. JOY DIVISION - Closer 35. THE ROLLING STONES - Let It Bleed 36. BLUR - Parklife 37. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Born to Run 38. BILLIE HOLIDAY - Lady Sings the Blues 39. THE WHITE STRIPES - Elephant 40. BLACK SABBATH - Paranoid 41. THE SPECIALS - Specials 42. THE ROLLING STONES - Exile on Main Street 43. FRANK SINATRA - Songs for Swingin' Lovers! 44. THE CLASH - London Calling 45. THE PRODIGY - The Fat of the Land 46. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - The Velvet Underground and Nico 47. DIRE STRAITS - Brothers in Arms 48. PIXIES - Doolittle 49. ARETHA FRANKLIN - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You 50. THE LIBERTINES - The Libertines 51. HAPPY MONDAYS - Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches 52. PATTI SMITH - Horses 53. THE WHO - Tommy 54. LOU REED - Transformer 55. BOB DYLAN - Blood on the Tracks 56. PRINCE - Sign 'o' the Times 57. DIDO - No Angel 58. AIR - Moon Safari 59. ELTON JOHN - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 60. THE JAM - All Mod Cons 61. JEFF BUCKLEY - Grace 62. FLEETWOOD MAC - Rumours 63. MOBY - Play 64. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Blood Sugar Sex Magik 65. THE POLICE - Synchronicity 66. JONI MITCHELL - Blue 67. CURTIS MAYFIELD - Superfly 68. ELVIS PRESLEY - The Sun Sessions 69. OUTKAST - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 70. PULP - Different Class 71. KRAFTWERK - Trans-Europe Express 72. MASSIVE ATTACK - Blue Lines 73. BECK - Odelay 74. STEVIE WONDER - Songs in the Key of Life 75. KATE BUSH - Hounds of Love 76. TALKING HEADS - Fear of Music 77. EMINEM - The Marshall Mathers LP 78. MARVIN GAYE - What's Going On 79. GEORGE MICHAEL - Faith 80. SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - The Original Movie Soundtrack 81. PRIMAL SCREAM - Screamadelica 82. JOHN COLTRANE - A Love Supreme 83. LOVE - Forever Changes 84. PAUL SIMON - Graceland 85. NICK DRAKE - Five Leaves Left 86. MEAT LOAF - Bat Out of Hell 87. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - Dusty in Memphis 88. DE LA SOUL - 3 Feet High and Rising 89. THE STROKES - Is this It 90. MADNESS - One Step Beyond... 91. ROBBIE WILLIAMS - I've Been Expecting You 92. NEIL YOUNG - After the Gold Rush 93. PUBLIC ENEMY - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 94. BLONDIE - Parallel Lines 95. THE EAGLES - Hotel California 96. JAMES BROWN - Sex Machine 97. THE STREETS - A Grand Don't Come for Free 98. DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - Searching for the Young Soul Rebels 99. ROD STEWART - Every Picture Tells a Story 100. The HUMAN LEAGUE - Dare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 In My Opinion... "Blood On The Tracks" is the greatest album ever made, closely followed by "Pet Sounds" although "Diary" by Sunny Day Real Estate is my favourite.Ones I don't own.... Sorry I missed a few.. I also may have the Libertines but I can't remember:5. PINK FLOYD - Dark Side of the Moon21. JOHN LENNON - Imagine28. ABBA - Arrival57. DIDO - No Angel58. AIR - Moon Safari50. THE LIBERTINES - The Libertines71. KRAFTWERK - Trans-Europe Express79. GEORGE MICHAEL - Faith80. SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - The Original Movie Soundtrack83. LOVE - Forever Changes85. NICK DRAKE - Five Leaves Left91. ROBBIE WILLIAMS - I've Been Expecting You95. THE EAGLES - Hotel California98. DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - Searching for the Young Soul Rebels100. The HUMAN LEAGUE - Dare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummerOfIntenseEvil Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Must say I was pleasantly surprised to see Closer and It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back in this list, and Appetite at no. 9, but overall the list is hardly surprising. Most bands featured are represented by their blandest, most populist albums, which is what you'd expect when polling music consumers rather than music fans. I think most Led Zep fans would agree Physical Graffiti was much more diverse and challenging than IV; I personally think Meat Is Murder is better than The Queen Is Dead; Music For The Jilted Generation is more interesting than Fat Of The Land; where are AC/DC, one of the biggest selling bands of all time?; and as far as I'm concerned, any list that doesn't even have The Holy Bible in the NOMINATIONS is flawed from the very start. But the fact that other people have "decided" that Definitely Maybe is the 6th best album EVER is not going to make me change the fact I fucking despise Oasis. As far as I'm concerned, the only disappointment about this programme was hearing that Slash likes Radiohead and Oasis.Anyway, I think the fact a fucking SOUNDTRACK makes it onto this list says it all really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neil ex Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 That list is so awful it's not even ironically humorous.U2 better then Sinatra or Elvis?Coldplay and The Smiths better than the Sex Pistols?Who Votes?Normally I would avoid this thread, however...Who are you to say that Frank Sinatra or Elvis Pressly are better than U2?orThe Sex Pistols are better than The Smiths or Coldplay?Music is subjective to taste.. You can't say band 1 are better than band 2. What evidence is there?Let people enjoy the music they enjoy without telling them 'oh you're wrong, my favourite band are better than your favourite band'.Anyway.. What did people expect from this pole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 my favourite band are better than your favourite band'."Sing It!"Sorry I had to..... Long live McLusky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neil ex Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 My dad is bigger than you dad!Sing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 No no' date=' rest assured, I am the weirdo. Does anyone have all 100?[/quote']fuck...does this mean I have to buy the Dido LP ?doh ! 99...fell at the last fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 That list is so awful it's not even ironically humorous.U2 better then Sinatra or Elvis?Coldplay and The Smiths better than the Sex Pistols?Who Votes?perhaps there should be a "top 100 of lp's that have changed how people hear, and think about music".but, would the morons of britain tune in ?"napalm death - scum" (they are a joke band aren't they ? they do silly grunts for 3 seconds???!?!?!)you see where our problem lies ?.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingin' Ryan Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Normally I would avoid this thread' date=' however...Who are you to say that Frank Sinatra or Elvis Pressly are better than U2?orThe Sex Pistols are better than The Smiths or Coldplay?Music is subjective to taste.. You can't say band 1 are better than band 2. What evidence is there?Let people enjoy the music they enjoy without telling them 'oh you're wrong, my favourite band are better than your favourite band'.Anyway.. What did people expect from this pole?[/quote']I deliberately didn't say anyone was better than anyone, I merely questioned the decisions in a debating manner. Obviously I understand that music is subjective but there becomes a point when these things are ridiculous, I never expect much from these poll's but this one is totally mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 You can have my copy if you like...what did I do to upset you ?did I fuck your dog or something ?.....he he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewarden Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 OK computer good, But not number1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam 45 Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 yeh it was a bit of shit poll but those things always are. Its always the same old things in it. I thought the sex pistols should have been higher up, pretty impressed with jimi's posistion though. I cant stand radiohead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Commander Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 I own 8 albums off the entire list. I was dissapointed at the lack of Smashing Pumpkins and Rage Against The Machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 I've got 26 of the "top 100".no tom waits either...but, they have rod stewart AND the eagles (of whome some of their best songs were written by Tom Waits). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKMartin Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 HE'S GOT EIGHT CARS AND A HOUSE IN IRELAND...sing it.two points.1. As many people have said, the average joe in the street doesn't know much about music, doesn't really care about music, isn't passionate about it. Hence voting for bad albums, ridiculous albums and jaw-droppingly awful albums. Get over it. Muso snobs = boring.2. I want someone to name an ALBUM that is better than OK Computer. Not an artist better than Radiohead, a collection of songs better than the ones on OK, but a better ALBUM. I have great belief in the album as artistic work, hence why I don't like skipping tracks on my CDs. And I fully believe that OK computer is technically accomplished, has incredibly sound and musicianship, some classic songs and lyrics, and fits together more perfectly than any other album I know of.sincerely,AKM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 The Bends is better in my opinion but apart from that Revolver, Sign O The Times, Ziggy Stardust, Abbey Road etc etc But hey it's just a dumb Channel 4 cheapo TV show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftboy Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 2. I want someone to name an ALBUM that is better than OK Computer. Not an artist better than Radiohead' date=' a collection of songs better than the ones on OK, but a better ALBUM. I have great belief in the album as artistic work, hence why I don't like skipping tracks on my CDs. And I fully believe that OK computer is technically accomplished, has incredibly sound and musicianship, some classic songs and lyrics, and fits together more perfectly than any other album I know of.AKM[/quote']I agree that OK Computer is a fantastic album. my problem with it is that "Lucky" and "The Tourist" are shite. I've just never liked those songs. Unlike what a lot of people say, I still think OK is an advance on The Bends - for god sake listen to it! It's the difference between Rubber Soul and Revolver!! The studio work is astonishing.As for "better albums", for more cohesive and integrated pieces of work, I think Spiritualized's "Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In space" is the best album of the 90's. Not one dud track, so many of them utterly amazing, and it's the ultimate love-lorn album. "Cop Shoot Cop" is awe-inspiring, the sound of a vortex ripped open...You could also have Animals, The Wall or Dark Side by Pink Floyd. Especially Animals, Roger Waters' indictment of late 70's Britain: lyrically a take-off of Animal farm, musically a merger of punk and prog. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKMartin Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 "The Tourist"...shite You are wrong, so wrong. Want a fight?AKM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftboy Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 If you can tell me why OK Computer is better than "Ladies and Gentlemen", I'll see you outside! Jog on, mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 I thought the whole thing was pretty predictable and boring, there was some amusing moments though:The guy from pink floyd, when asked about the rumour about dark side of the moon syncing up with the wizard of oz film : "nah its not true, probably just made up by some student sat alone in his bedsit smoking too much spliff"Noel gallagher acting like a total egocentric twat. The kid from the cover of that nirvana album all grown up and saying how he uses it to impress girls. Someone ( i think from the sex pistols ) saying how he's waiting for something like the sex pistols to come along again and shatter everything, but he can't guess what it would be. ( i thought this was interesting, because it sure as fuck won't be all the kids inspired by the sex pistols and other bands that broke the mould)Mani from the stone roses talking about stealing a tractor to go to some other bands (i think oasis) place where they were staying and nab their hash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 It is impossible to compile a Top 100 list. Too many genres and too many different tastes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftboy Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 They do get everyone talking though, which is the point. Anyway, lists tell you more about the people who compile them than anything else. If as Mel said the 100 was from a list of 125 then that says a lot about C4's faith in the Great British Public. Incidently does anyone remember the poll in 1999? Also on C4? Revolver came first, Stone Roses 2nd, Sgt Pepper 3rd. Joy Division and VU& Nico were both Top 10. Much better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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