I did actually buy two of the albums listed in the top 10 there (one in person, and one via mail after leaving NYC).
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Friday, 18 September 2020 02:52 (three years ago) link
I like Sgt Peppers, but I think 4 Beatles albums in the top 10 is a bit much. To be honest I don't care much for Revolver or Rubber Soul. I never got into Pet Sounds either, but I can see why people like it. London Calling is good but not sure why that gets to be the new wave album in the top 10, there are tons of others just as good. Highway 61, Exile, Sgt Peppers and the White Album are all time though, I can't argue with those.
― o. nate, Sunday, 20 September 2020 02:05 (three years ago) link
I’m a big Dylan guy, but Highway 61 has never been one of my faves... seeing it rated above Blonde on Blonde is surprising to me (Nirvana at #17 is another story, but whatever).
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Sunday, 20 September 2020 02:29 (three years ago) link
The Airplane not showing up until #146, with Surrealist Pillow, is an eye-roll for sure.
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Sunday, 20 September 2020 02:32 (three years ago) link
*ic
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Sunday, 20 September 2020 02:33 (three years ago) link
If only Prince and the Revolution had tried 10x harder, Purple Rain could have been rated as high as Kid A.
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Sunday, 20 September 2020 02:38 (three years ago) link
RS once famously dubbed R.E.M. “America’s Best Rock and Roll Band”—but they don’t show up until #197 (with Murmur)... four slots below mother fucking Dookie.
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Sunday, 20 September 2020 02:48 (three years ago) link
To their credit, R.E.M. shows up twice more—AFTP at #249 (five slots beneath The Marshall Mathers LP), and Document (their “best rock & roll band” album) in the nosebleed seats at #462.
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Sunday, 20 September 2020 02:51 (three years ago) link
At least MGMT made it into the top 500; I can call it a night, relieved.
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Sunday, 20 September 2020 02:52 (three years ago) link
Woah ROFL @ Geir Hongro posts upthread.
Anyway the RS list is right on par with that awful ILM jazz albums one.
― Deflatormouse, Sunday, 20 September 2020 19:29 (three years ago) link
Why don't you guys just realised that hip-hop will never be even remotely as important as rock. Hip-hop is just as passing fad - completely forgotten in 20 years - while rock will live forever.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, November 25, 2003 5:55 PM (sixteen years ago)
Whoa there, Nostradamus.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 20 September 2020 19:32 (three years ago) link
So uh, the only evidence of this i can find is a picture of the October issue's cover on Bruce Springsteen's facebook page, but it looks like they're revising the top 500 again
https://www.facebook.com/brucespringsteen/posts/10158393622925250
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Sunday, 20 September 2020 19:33 (three years ago) link
Will Arctic Monkeys crack the top 200 this time? Stay tuned.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 20 September 2020 19:35 (three years ago) link
I did my best.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 20 September 2020 19:51 (three years ago) link
Geir still has 3 years left to be proven right. Give him a chance guys.
― 29 facepalms, Sunday, 20 September 2020 20:07 (three years ago) link
i can't at this list being a hype-able intellectual property
― dyl, Monday, 21 September 2020 03:23 (three years ago) link
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― James Gandolfini the Grey (PBKR), Monday, 21 September 2020 13:10 (three years ago) link
imaginary Rolling Stone otm
― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 21 September 2020 13:21 (three years ago) link
I’m a big Dylan guy, but Highway 61 has never been one of my faves.. seeing it rated above Blonde on Blonde is surprising to me
Highway 61 was the first Dylan album where I really understood what the fuss was about, so that may be coloring my perceptions. But I still think that song for song, it is the most consistent Dylan album. Blonde on Blonde has better sound and better vocals. For a while it was my favorite. To be honest I mostly listen to post-2000 Dylan and/or bootleg series stuff these days, and haven't played either of these in a while.
― o. nate, Monday, 21 September 2020 18:21 (three years ago) link
To be honest I mostly listen to post-2000 Dylan and/or bootleg series stuff these days
Me too! That's funny.
― Scam Likely (morrisp), Monday, 21 September 2020 18:24 (three years ago) link
New list, new #1: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/
― jaymc, Tuesday, 22 September 2020 14:57 (three years ago) link
As safe as ever.
― sock solipsist (pomenitul), Tuesday, 22 September 2020 15:00 (three years ago) link
Trying to read that on my phone and it’s just impossible to scroll down far enough to see number one. So I’m just gonna guess Wesley Willis finally made the top spot.
― Monte Scampino (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 22 September 2020 15:13 (three years ago) link
Here you go:
50 Best Albums of All Time According to Rolling Stone's BRAND NEW, 100% Revamped Top 500
― sock solipsist (pomenitul), Tuesday, 22 September 2020 15:15 (three years ago) link
Your service is as unsettling as it is quick, ty!
― Monte Scampino (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 22 September 2020 15:16 (three years ago) link
RS apparently revamped this list in December, but I can’t find a comprehensive rundown of the changes:
EDITOR’S NOTE, DECEMBER 2023: In the three years since Rolling Stone rolled out the all-new, fully revamped version of our 500 Greatest Albums list, artists like Beyonce, Bad Bunny, and Taylor Swift have all released undeniable classics. So we’ve updated the list, adding those albums while making a few other tweaks. The 2020 list covered many decades of popular music, and was the result of a vote among more than 300 artists, writers, producers and industry figures; this update covers just three years. So we kept the changes light.
― Wooly Bully (2005 Remaster) (morrisp), Sunday, 7 January 2024 01:04 (four months ago) link
(or I guess “updated” the “revamped” list)
― Wooly Bully (2005 Remaster) (morrisp), Sunday, 7 January 2024 01:05 (four months ago) link
Ok, Reddit to the rescue: https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/18vmy8b/so_rolling_stone_just_did_a_mini_update_on_their/
― Wooly Bully (2005 Remaster) (morrisp), Sunday, 7 January 2024 01:09 (four months ago) link