NME Top 100 British Albums Ever List

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mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 26 January 2006 17:26 (eighteen years ago) link

They seem to have missed a trick by excluding some "NME music" The 2000 guitar picks would have looked better if instead of two Coldplay and The Kasier Chiefs they went with something slightly more out there like "The Coral" or "The Decline of British Sea Power"

No place for "Urban Hymns" again like with Radiohead and Blur they seem to have swapped the opinion of which they prefer there. Not even attampted to include anything like Duran Duran (Which was in th last top 100 of all time they did.) No "Metal Box", no "Hats", no "Heaven or Las Vegas" and no "Club Classics Vol. One"

MitchellStirling (MitchellStirling), Thursday, 26 January 2006 17:26 (eighteen years ago) link

...which, Geir, is precisely the correct attitude to have towards music, right?

No, because then you miss the point about good music, which is that good music is completely timeless. Like the old classical music from the 18th and 19th century, for instance.

Geir Hongro, Thursday, 26 January 2006 20:12 (eighteen years ago) link

More precicely: Music that only works within a certain chronological and/or cultural context doesn't deserve attention.

Geir Hongro, Thursday, 26 January 2006 20:18 (eighteen years ago) link

Isn't Anything is 500 times better than Loveless. It should still be in the list, mind. Round about 10 or 11.

The Cosh, Thursday, 26 January 2006 20:45 (eighteen years ago) link

Music that only works within a certain chronological and/or cultural context doesn't deserve attention.

Is there any music which works across all cultural contexts? As 'old' classical music from the 18/19th century certainly doesn't.

Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 26 January 2006 21:17 (eighteen years ago) link

At least Radiator is on the list. One of the greatest pop albums of all time.

enjoy bell woods, Thursday, 26 January 2006 22:12 (eighteen years ago) link

Stevie OTM, do fuck off

-- DJ Mencap

True I'm not a fan of metal but with my comment I was actually just trying to be funny. If I offended instead, I'm sorry.

BeeOK (boo radley), Friday, 27 January 2006 01:30 (eighteen years ago) link

No Spinal Tap or Rutles? Have you Brits gone mental?

Klotz, Friday, 27 January 2006 03:55 (eighteen years ago) link

Man, that list is sheeeeyite. Arctic Monkeys at #5? The Fall at #91? Worst. List. Evar.

GLC, Saturday, 28 January 2006 07:10 (eighteen years ago) link

They need controversial picks to get people complaining about it which gets publicity and people will buy the issue.

Remember they included Andrew WK in their best albums list a few years back and White Stripes - Elephant was in it and that wasn't even out yet.

Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Saturday, 28 January 2006 13:42 (eighteen years ago) link

According to NME, the Arctic Monkeys album is the 5th best album ever this week.

In half a year, it sucks bigtime and Arctic Monkeys is some shite bollocks that only sad wankers and old people (20 year-olds, that is) listen to.

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 28 January 2006 21:37 (eighteen years ago) link

I find myself agreeing with someone who thinks Pornography was overproduced :-/

Onimo (GerryNemo), Saturday, 28 January 2006 21:46 (eighteen years ago) link

I just discovered I claimed "Pornography" was overproduced while what I wanted to say is "Disintegration" was.

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 28 January 2006 22:28 (eighteen years ago) link

Ah, I get you now. Still WTFing on that Oasis jibe all the same.

Onimo (GerryNemo), Saturday, 28 January 2006 22:30 (eighteen years ago) link

"Pornography" isn't overlong either. I used to dislike it before but it has grown me alot. Still prefer "Faith" and "17 Seconds" over it though, because Lol Tolhurst is going a bit too bananas on his drumset on "Pornography".

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 28 January 2006 22:36 (eighteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...
Maaaaaahhh chichilla. WEZ LEMON JELLY

wang aaaaaaaaah!, Monday, 20 February 2006 22:17 (eighteen years ago) link

Audiences sometimes vote for recent stuff, without caring about whether it will last or not. I thought professional writers should know better though.

Whether or not Arctic Monkeys, Libertines, Futureheads, Kaiser Chiefs belong in a list like this will be more obvious in 5-10 years time. By now, sure, put them at the bottom of the list, put give them some time before you rank them among the ten best albums ever.

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 02:10 (eighteen years ago) link

Plus the fact that any list that doesn't have at least one Beatles album in the Top 3, plus 2-3 more Beatles albums in the Top 20, is pathetic.

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 02:13 (eighteen years ago) link

I was about to agree with Geir then I got an x-post.
Lucky escape.

Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 02:13 (eighteen years ago) link


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