weirdly zz top and ac/dc are the only non-inclusions where i'm like hmmm. i dunno how many current pfork staffers are bumping "la grange" on the regular though. (did i miss it or were aerosmith shut-out too? though again I suspect a lot of the new crew are 90s babies ether scarred or sated by the mega-ballad era.)
still think these things would be much more interesting with a one song per band rule but w/e i don't make the rules.
― a basset hound (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:10 (seven years ago) link
I wonder if Pitchfork's new anti-Devo stance is because nerds are the new bullies or because new wave sold itself out to swiffer commercials or like "lmfao fischerspooner" or because new wave/punk is the new cis white male corny ass dickbeater dad "real music" like the Beatles/Stones were or all of the above
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:12 (seven years ago) link
did devo not appear on the '80s list
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:14 (seven years ago) link
no
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:15 (seven years ago) link
same w/r/t Gary Numan, non-disco Blondie, the Police, Squeeze, Only Ones, the Knack w/e
like, go watch Reality Bites DAD
"Go watch Grosse Point Blank and listen to Tubeway you saddo cis fuck"
*slams door*
*blasts Womack and Womack*
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:18 (seven years ago) link
Again, I don't think this is "wrong" or "bad," I just think it's funny/interesting how tastes are changing
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:19 (seven years ago) link
simple answer.
devo rule pitchfork drools
― a (waterface), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:20 (seven years ago) link
I will still love Devo even if they are lame dad music now
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:21 (seven years ago) link
okay, i made a suburban pool party megamix from the top 200. ALL kinds of white people would be happy to get down with this on a hot july day when the beers are cold:
neat neat neat ca plane pour moi american girl radio radio surrender teenage kicks miss you mr. blue sky love is the drug (don't fear) the reaper deacon blues what a fool believes train in vain immigrant song just what i needed lola rock lobster baba o'riley rock & roll roadrunner the chain war pigs london calling young americans psycho killer good times (gotta have my one disco jam!) wish you were here walk on the wild side ever fallen in love blitzkrieg bop rock with you (aw hell yeah, MJ!) sweet jane search and destroy when the levee breaks changes heart of glass lust for life
― scott seward, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:21 (seven years ago) link
Karl - sorry I wasn't clear - I was actually against private press stuff really, like when we're leaving off really great bands like ZZ Top, the Meters, Gapp Band, Richard & Linda Thompson, James Gang etc etc like why the hell does like oh gee it's a neat song and I'm glad these kids could kinda play and they had a cool dad that made them a studio and it's fine enough but seriously I'd rather fucking "Thunder Island" by Jay Ferguson or "Fantasy" by Aldo Nova or shit like that was on the list as an actual representation of what the 70s really was instead of like some shit that no one cared abt and kinda reminded ppl of some precursor to 00s lo fi indie shit
also i'm pissed at whatever money i've wasted at record stores or garage sales on "rare" private press stuff that's usually limp dan fogelberg crap anyway
― Pull your head on out your hippy haze (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, August 24, 2016 10:59 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
otmmmmmmmm
also no smokey robinson? no paul simon? no barry white?
― marcos, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:23 (seven years ago) link
also the cars is a band that i can't understand why anyone gives a shit about
― marcos, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:24 (seven years ago) link
catchy tunes, cool sounds? i'm not a huge fan or anything, but i understand why people like 'em.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:26 (seven years ago) link
cars rule.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:26 (seven years ago) link
each list is an overcorrection of the last, which at least is more interesting than ossification
― dc, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:28 (seven years ago) link
if someone put a gun to my head and made me choose between the cars debut and pretenders debut and b-52s debut i would go ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh just shoot me!
― scott seward, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:29 (seven years ago) link
I love The Cars' first two records and a handful of post-1980 moments w/out being passionate about them; I'm pretty sure that's the reaction they wanted or expected.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:29 (seven years ago) link
after 1980 their albums are...touch and go
It's on America's tortured brow That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow Now the workers have struck for fame 'Cause Lennon's [Lenin's] on sale again
Banksy's done it again
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:31 (seven years ago) link
lmao
― fgti, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:41 (seven years ago) link
I think my biggest complaint with this list is how it completely ignores Prog Rock. If you were to gauge the 70's by this list, you'd just assume Prog Rock had no impact on the music of the decade at all.
― Austin, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:54 (seven years ago) link
yeah but prog didn't really get *good* until the first battles album
― Pull your head on out your hippy haze (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:56 (seven years ago) link
who did battles sample?
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:58 (seven years ago) link
non-disco Blondie
surprised that "dreaming" qualifies as disco blondie
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 17:01 (seven years ago) link
anyway sorry to make you check the '80s list again whiney i just for some reason had a weird memory of "freedom of choice" being on there
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 17:02 (seven years ago) link
I was probably remembering the ancient '80s album list
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 17:06 (seven years ago) link
Yes' "America" and "Siberian Khatru" and Genesis' "Battle of Epping Forest" pretty much sum up prog for me in the '70s, that and Flash's "Small Beginnings." Unless Henry Cow counts.
― Edd Hurt, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 17:18 (seven years ago) link
prog
please watch your language
― imago, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 17:27 (seven years ago) link
i really wanted "roundabout" to make the list
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link
Just realized, no Yoko on the list. That seems wrong.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:03 (seven years ago) link
Whiney complaining about white rock bands getting knocked off in favor of r&b is hilarious when the top 100 is disproportionately cbgb bullshit & x Ray spex are hella high but anita ward doesn't even place
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:04 (seven years ago) link
Point being, get some perspective
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:06 (seven years ago) link
or because new wave/punk is the new cis white male corny ass dickbeater dad "real music" like the Beatles/Stones were or all of the above
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, August 24, 2016 12:12 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
fuck outta here dude new wave punk is most of this list esp top 100
d40 otm
― marcos, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:08 (seven years ago) link
devo rules dude
― a (waterface), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:16 (seven years ago) link
they deserve to be on the list
yeah you would expect the token "Roundabout" or "Starless" or maybe even "Supper's Ready"
― frogbs, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:18 (seven years ago) link
hell it's tough to make an argument for "rock lobster" as radical queer music because everybody likes the song for reasons that have nothing to do with most of the band being queer.
― a confederacy of lampreys (rushomancy), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:19 (seven years ago) link
I'd have two prog/art-rock songs (interchangeable terminology for me--maybe they're not) on a Top 100 for sure: "Roundabout" and a Jethro Tull song (many candidates). Also something from ELO before they became big on Top 40, if they count. Maybe "Tubular Bells" too, the Exorcist section.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:21 (seven years ago) link
I wish every song I don't like were off the list and replaced by songs that I do like.
That said Roundabout wuz robbed
― you think Lou Bega gave up after Mambo Number One??? (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:28 (seven years ago) link
"roundabout" sorta has a second life rn as an anime theme song/vine meme so it would've been fun to view it from 2016
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:31 (seven years ago) link
Mentioned in School of Rock, too--"homework" for one of the kids.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:33 (seven years ago) link
why is this list provoking such strong emotion? i'll never understand ;_;
― brimstead, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:34 (seven years ago) link
people love music
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:35 (seven years ago) link
t/s: psychoanalyzing pitchfork listmakers vs talking about how great your taste is
― brimstead, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:35 (seven years ago) link
xp dog c'mon
can't believe a hipster/indie website didn't put Aldo Nova on their list
― brimstead, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:44 (seven years ago) link
sorry, i don't really care, it's just silly. and i'm silly.
― brimstead, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:45 (seven years ago) link
"t/s: psychoanalyzing pitchfork listmakers vs talking about how great your taste is"
you are so not new here! i mean,come on, you know how we do.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:47 (seven years ago) link
would rather read about how list is invalid because it lacks aldo nova and yoko ono than read about how list is invalid because there are some sabbath songs that aren't on it
― a confederacy of lampreys (rushomancy), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:48 (seven years ago) link
aldo nova for pitchfork fans:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOalSzYpsdE
― scott seward, Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:56 (seven years ago) link