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NME's 'Top 500 Albums' Poll
« on: October 24, 2013, 05:45:17 PM »

Has anyone seen this yet?
I'd be grateful if someone could post up the 500.

It truly is a bizarre list which appears to have been concocted by a group of under 40s who (a) have never heard of Rock 'n' Roll (a bad thing), and (b) actively despise the Led Zeppelin/Genesis/Floyd/prog end of the scale (not such a bad thing and something which I largely share with them!).....Led Zeppelin only have two entries!

The Beatles' positions are as follows:
2. 'Revolver'
9. 'White Album'
34. 'Abbey Road'
43. 'Rubber Soul'
87. 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'
133. 'Plastic Ono Band' - John
195. 'A Hard Day's Night'
227. 'Imagine' - John
264. 'Please Please Me'
333. 'Band On The Run' - Paul

For the record, the only 60s group who have my own favourite LP of theirs in the list is The Beatles with 'Please Please Me'.
All my other favourites ('Velvet Underground', 'Axis', 'Scott 3', 'Another Side of Bob Dylan', 'Out Of Our Heads') are missing!
 


 
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Re: NME's 'Top 500 Albums' Poll
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2013, 10:16:42 PM »

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It truly is a bizarre list


I dont see the point in even reading these things personally, its only somebody's opinion - which is usually different than mine

I really couldnt give a fcuk if somebody thinks Bananarama's LP is better than Revolver :D
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Re: NME's 'Top 500 Albums' Poll
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2013, 11:11:40 PM »

I hate lists!

Who's Bananarama?
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Re: NME's 'Top 500 Albums' Poll
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2013, 01:18:04 AM »

I hate lists!

Who's Bananarama?

from the 70's, the highest selling girl group in the UK
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Re: NME's 'Top 500 Albums' Poll
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2013, 01:30:50 AM »

from the 70's, the highest selling girl group in the UK

They covered Venus, right?
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Re: NME's 'Top 500 Albums' Poll
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2013, 05:41:36 AM »

Fair enough if that's your take on it, but The Beatles - with 2 entries in the Top 10 - don't come out badly at all.
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« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2013, 06:57:34 AM »

Bananarama didnt make it big over here in the US until the 80's. 'Cruel Summer' was their big hit and I actually love that song. Lots of good memories to it.

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« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2013, 08:03:44 AM »

They covered Venus, right?

I told you that!
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Re: NME's 'Top 500 Albums' Poll
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2013, 12:30:12 PM »

Here you go.

    1. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1986)
    2. The Beatles - Revolver (1966)
    3. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1972)
    4. The Strokes - Is This It (2001)
    5. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico (1966)
    6. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
    7. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
    8. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
    9. The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
    10. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
    11. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
    12. Patti Smith - Horses (1975)
    13. Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
    14. David Bowie - Low (1977)
    15. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (2011)
    16. Joy Division - Closer (1980)
    17. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
    18. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
    19. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)
    20. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
    21. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
    22. Blur - Parklife (1994)
    23. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
    24. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. Street (1972)
    25. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
    26. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
    27. Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
    28. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (2006)
    29. Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
    30. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
    31. Suede - Dog Man Star (1994)
    32. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
    33. Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
    34. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
    35. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
    36. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975)
    37. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
    38. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks... Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
    39. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
    40. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasure (1979)
    41. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
    42. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
    43. The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965)
    44. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible (1994)
    45. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
    46. Björk - Debut (1993)
    47. The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
    48. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love (1985)
    49. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)
    50. Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis (1969)

    51. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
    52. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (1969)
    53. David Bowie - Station To Station (1976)
    54. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
    55. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
    56. Neil Young - After The Gold Rush (1970)
    57. Kraftwerk - The Man Machine (1978)
    58. Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
    59. Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
    60. Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
    61. The Clash - The Clash (1977)
    62. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966)
    63. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
    64. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
    65. REM - Automatic For The People (1992)
    66. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
    67. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory (1995)
    68. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968)
    69. REM - Murmur (1983)
    70. The Libertines - Up The Bracket (2002)
    71. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
    72. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
    73. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
    74. Nas - IIImatic (1994)
    75. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
    76. Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
    77. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
    78. Suede - Suede (1993)
    79. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (1959)
    80. Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power (1973)
    81. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
    82. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
    83. The Band - The Band (1969)
    84. Hole - Live Through This (1994)
    85. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975)
    86. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
    87. The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
    88. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure (1973)
    89. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
    90. The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free (2004)
    91. Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
    92. Super Furry Animals - Radiator (1997)
    93. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
    94. The Rolling Stone - Beggars Banquet (1968)
    95. Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden (1988)
    96. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
    97. The Smiths - The Smiths (1984)
    98. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (1998)
    99. The Libertines - The Libertines (2004)
    100. The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow (1984)

    101. Kraftwerk - Computer World
    102. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
    103. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
    104. The Stooges - Funhouse
    105. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
    106. Led Zeppelin - IV
    107. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
    108. Weezer - Pinkerton
    109. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
    110. Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief
    111. The Human League - Dare
    112. GZA - Liquid Swords
    113. Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
    114. Radiohead - Kid A
    115. Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque
    116. The White Stripes - Elephant
    117. ABC - The Lexicon of Love
    118. Dexys Midnight Runners - Searching or the Young Soul Rebels
    119. Pulp - His 'N' Hers
    120. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
    121. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
    122. New Order - Technique
    123. Blur - 13
    124. Paul Simon - Graceland
    125. James Brown - Live at the Apollo
    126. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
    127. Ramones - Ramones
    128. The Verve - Urban Hymns
    129. Neil Young - On the Beach
    130. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
    131. Michael Jackson - Thriller
    132. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
    133. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
    134. PJ Harvey - Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
    135. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
    136. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell
    137. Blur - Blur
    138. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
    139. The Cure - Disintegration
    140. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
    141. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Natty Dread
    142. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson
    143. Bob Dylan - Desire
    144. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
    145. The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
    146. At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command
    147. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
    148. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
    149. Elliot Smith - Either/Or
    150. The Streets - Original Pirate Material

    151. PJ Harvey - Dry
    152. Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs
    153. The La's - The La's
    154. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
    155. The Prodigy - Music For the Jilted Generation
    156. Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We're Floating In Space
    157. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
    158. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
    159. Gang of Four - Entertainment!
    160. Primal Scream - XTRMTR
    161. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
    162. The National - The Boxer
    163. Neu - Neu '75!
    164. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
    165. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Let Love In
    166. Pulp - This is Hardcore
    167. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
    168. Portishead - Dummy
    169. Dexys Midnight Runners - Don't Stand Me Down
    170. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
    171. Talking Heads - Fear of Music
    172. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
    173. Led Zeppelin - III
    174. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
    175. David Bowie - Young Americans
    176. Rufus Wainwright - Want One
    177. Mogwai - Young Team
    178. The Coral - The Coral
    179. Missy Elliott - Miss E…So Addictive
    180. X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents
    181. Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children
    182. Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
    183. OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
    184. MIA - Kala
    185. Eric B and Rakim - Paid in Full
    186. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
    187. My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything
    188. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
    189. Todd Rungren - A Wizard, A True Star
    190. Pink Floyd - Piper At the Gates of Dawn
    191. Elastica - Elastica
    192. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
    193. Ryan Adams - Gold
    194. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
    195. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
    196. The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus
    197. AC/DC - Back in Black
    198. Prince - Sign O' The Times
    199. The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
    200. The Breeders - Last Splash

    201. The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
    202. Tricky - Maxinquaye
    203. Beach House - Teen Dream
    204. Michael Jackson - Bad
    205. NWA - Straight Outta Compton
    206. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
    207. Janis Joplin - Pearl
    208. Chic - Risque
    209. Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
    210. The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
    211. Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
    212. Kings of Leon - Youth and Young Manhood
    213. Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove
    214. Air - Moon Safari
    215. Massive Attack - Mezzanine
    216. New Order - Power, Lies and Corrruption
    217. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
    218. The Horrors - Primary Colours
    219. The Jam - All Mod Cons
    220. The National - Alligator
    221. Marianne Faithful - Broken English
    222. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
    223. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
    224. Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here
    225. T Rex - Electric Warrior
    226. The Doors - The Doors
    227. John Lennon - Imagine
    228. Pavement - Brighten the Corners
    229. Public Image Ltd - Metal Box
    230. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
    231. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
    232. Leonard Cohen - The Songs of Leonard Cohen
    233. Babyshambles - Down In Albion
    234. Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour
    235. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
    236. Suicide - Suicide
    237. The xx - The xx
    238. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
    239. Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
    240. Ian Dury - New Boots and Panties!!
    241. Madonna - Ray of Light
    242. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
    243. Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
    244. Wild Beasts - Smother
    245. Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic
    246. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York
    247. Glasvegas - Glasvegas
    248. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
    249. Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
    250. Weezer - Weezer

    251. The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
    252. Grimes - Visions
    253. girl private Galore - Exile on Main St
    254. The Smiths - Meat is Murder
    255. Metronomy - The English Riviera
    256. Elvis Costello and the Attractions - This Year's Model
    257. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call
    258. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
    259. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Stage
    260. The Specials - The Specials
    261. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Live!
    262. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
    263. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
    264. The Beatles - Please Please Me
    265. Hole - Celebrity Skin
    266. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
    267. Dr. Feelgood - Stupidity
    268. Todd Rungren - Todd
    269. The Horrors - Skying
    270. The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society
    271. The Velvet Underground - Loaded
    272. Coldplay - Parachutes
    273. Kanye West - The College Dropout
    274. R.E.M. - Green
    275. The Who - Quadrophenia
    276. Echo and the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
    277. The Sunday - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
    278. The Slits - Cut
    279. Captain Beefhart and his Magical Band - Trout Mask Replica
    280. Aphex Twin - Drukqs
    281. Elvis Costello - My Aim is True
    282. Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix
    283. Roxy Music - Roxy Music
    284. Fugazi - 13 Songs
    285. Marvin Gaye - Midnight Love
    286. Screaming Trees - Dust
    287. Slayer - Reign In Blood
    288. Stevie Wonder - Music of My Mind
    289. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
    290. The Bluetones - Expecting to Fly
    291. The Byrds - Younger than Yesterday
    292. The Cribs - The New Fellas
    293. Aztec Camera - High Land Hard Rain
    294. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
    295. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
    296. David Bowie - Let's Dance
    297. Can - Ege Bamyasi
    298. Malcolm McLaren -
    299. The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane
    300. The Who - The Who By Numbers

    301. Arthur Russell - World of Echo
    302. Daft Punk - Homework
    303. Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
    304. The Orb - UFOrb
    305. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story
    306. Bob Dyan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
    307. Beck - Midnight Vultures
    308. Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray
    309. Metallica - Metallica
    310. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstacy
    311. Super Furry Animals - Guerilla
    312. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
    313. Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years
    314. Slint - Spiderland
    315. Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
    316. Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Imperial Bedroom
    317. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
    318. Ice-T - OG Original Gangster
    319. The Who - Who's Next
    320. Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
    321. Doves - Lost Souls
    322. LCD - This is Happening
    323. Miles Davis - b****es Brew
    324. R.E.M. - Life's Rich Pageant
    325. Beck - Sea Change
    326. Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One
    327. Beck - Mutations
    328. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
    329. David Bowie - "Heroes"
    330. Portishead - Third
    331. MC5 - Kick out the Jams
    332. Shack - HMS Fable
    333. Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the Run
    334. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
    335. Queens of the Stoneage - …Like Clockwork
    336. Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi
    337. Danger Mouse - The Grey Album
    338. Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
    339. Pearl Jam - Ten
    340. Sister Sledge - We Are Family
    341. Tom Waits - Closing Time
    342. Spritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies
    343. Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
    344. Eels - Beautiful Freak
    345. Elvis Costello - Punch the Clock
    346. New Order - Low Life
    347. Sonic Youth - Dirty
    348. Whitney Houston - Whitney
    349. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
    350. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - BRMC

    351. The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
    352. The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
    353. Mclusky - Mclusky Do Dallas
    354. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
    355. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
    356. Pixies - Bossanova
    357. Sugar - Copper Blue
    358. Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
    359. The Mothers of Invention - We're Only In it for the Money
    360. The Strokes - Room on Fire
    361. The Faces - A Nod is as Good as a Wink…the a Bliind Horse
    362. Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
    363. Black Flag - Damaged
    364. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
    365. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegatables
    366. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
    367. Metronomy - Nights Out
    368. Radiohead - Hail to the Theif
    369. St Vincent - Strange Mercy
    370. The Cribs - Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
    371. Beck - Odelay
    372. Big Black - Atomizer
    373. Curtis Mayfield - There's No Place Like America Today
    374. Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
    375. Morrissey - Vauxhall and I
    376. Sam Cooke - Live At The Harlem Square Club
    377. Roy Harper - Stormcock
    378. Wire - Pink Flag
    379. Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap
    380. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
    381. David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
    382. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
    383. The Long Blondes - Someone To Drive You Home
    384. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
    385. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
    386. Gillian Wellch - Revival
    387. The Clash - Combat Rock
    388. Tim Buckley - Happy Sad
    389. Le Tigre - Le Tigre
    390. The Verve - A Northern Soul
    391. Burial - Burial
    392. Edan - Beauty and the Beat
    393. Prince - Dirty Mind
    394. Wire - Chairs Missing
    395. The White Stripes - De Stijl
    396. Heartbreakers - L.A.M.F.
    397. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
    398. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
    399. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - The Lyre of Orpheus/Abattoir Blues
    400. The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace

    401. 20 Jazz Funk Greats - Throbbing Gristle
    402. Twenty One - Mystery Jets
    403. Vespertine - Bjork
    404. No Other - Gene Clark
    405. Otis Blue - Otis Redding
    406. Rated B - Queens of the Stone Age
    407. Going Blank Again - Ride
    408. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain - Pavement
    409. Tago Mago - Can
    410. Antics - Interpol
    411. Madvillainy - Madvillain
    412. Entroducing... - DJ Shadow
    413. Pills N Thrills and Bellyaches - Happy Mondays
    414. Dig Your Own Hole - The Chemical Brothers
    415. Chet Baker Sings - Chet Baker
    416. Merriweather Post Pavillion - Animal Collective
    417. 1977 - Ash
    418. Electro-Shock Blues - Eels
    419. Let It Come Down - Spiritualized
    420. People's Instinctive Travels... - A Tribe Called Quest
    421. Radio City - Big Star
    422. Too-Rye-Ay - Dexys Midnight Runners
    423. Live at Leeds - The Who
    424. The Joshua Tree - U2
    425. Nancy and Lee - Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood
    426. Goo - Sonic Youth
    427. Here Comes the Warm Jets - Brian Eno
    428. Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
    429. Bleed America - Jimmy Eat World
    430. Scott 4 - Scott Walker
    431. Badmotorfinger - Soundgarden
    432. Tindersticks - Tindersticks
    433. 2001 - Dr. Dre
    434. Steve McQueen - Prefab Sprout
    435. Easter - Patti Smith
    436. Mirrored - Battles
    437. Dear Science - TV on the Radio
    438. Aha Shake Heartbreak - Kings of Leon
    439. The Futureheads - The Futureheads
    440. Life's a Riot with Spy vs. Spy - Billy Bragg
    441. Arrival - ABBA
    442. Al Green is Love - Al Green
    443. Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle - Bill Callahan
    444. Violator - Depeche Mode
    445. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
    446. The Warning - Hot Chip
    447. Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
    448. Sci-Fi Lullabies - Suede
    449. AM - Arctic Monkeys
    450. Rid of Me - PJ Harvey

    451. Third/Sister Lovers- Big Star
    452. The B-52's- The B-52's
    453. The House of Love- The House of Love
    454. The Writing on the Wall- Destiny's Child
    455. Vampire Weekend- Vampire Weekend
    456. September of My Years- Frank Sinatra
    457. Black Cherry- Goldfrapp
    458. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot- Wilco
    459. The Black Album- Jay-Z
    460. Bleach- Nirvana
    461. Generation Terrorists- Manic Street Preachers
    462. Master of Puppets- Metallica
    463. Pod- The Breeders
    464. Because of the Times- Kings of Leon
    465. High Violet- The National
    466. The W- Wu-Tang Clan
    467. The Idiot- Iggy Pop
    468. Chutes Too Narrow- The Shins
    469. Holland- The Beach Boys
    470. Graduation- Kanye West
    471. Oracular Spectacular- MGMT
    472. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness- Smashing Pumpkins
    473. A Storm in Heaven- The Verve
    474. Tarot Sport- f**k Buttons
    475. Smoke Ring for My Halo- Kurt Vile
    476. Foo Fighters- Foo Fighters
    477. Crystal Castles- Crystal Castles
    478. Trouble Will Find Me- The National
    479. The Real Ramona- Throwing Muses
    480. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You- Aretha Franklin
    481. Smile- Brian Wilson
    482. Lady in Satin- Billie Holiday
    483. Blood and Chocolate- Elvis Costello & The Attractions
    484. The River- Bruce Springsteen
    485. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City- Kendrick Lamar
    486. Homogenic- Bjork
    487. Sound Affects- The Jam
    488. I'm Your Man- Leonard Cohen
    489. George Best- The Wedding Present
    490. Back in the USA- MC5
    491. Actually- Pet Shop Boys
    492. Hidden- These New Puritans
    493. Blood- This Mortal Coil
    494. The Head on the Door- The Cure
    495. Hot Fuss- The Killers
    496. Album- Girls
    497. Random Access Memories- Daft Punk
    498. Berlin- Lou Reed
    499. Star- Belly
    500. Stankonia- OutKast

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Re: NME's 'Top 500 Albums' Poll
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2013, 12:32:11 PM »

The Queen Is Dead is a good record, but number one?  Oh well, any list is subjective.  NME do like British bands.
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Re: NME's 'Top 500 Albums' Poll
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2013, 01:20:01 PM »

All my other favourites ('Velvet Underground', 'Axis', 'Scott 3', 'Another Side of Bob Dylan', 'Out Of Our Heads') are missing!

It is indeed very curious that they left out that album, yet included all the three others (VU&Nico, Wl/Wh, Loaded). In my opinion, both the self-titled 3rd and Loaded are a bit overrated (though still great), but then I'm more of a Cale-era fan. Also really glad that they included Lou Reed's Berlin - one of my all-time favourites and easily up there with anything the man's ever done. I just recently watched the 2008 Berlin concert film and, even though I wasn't expecting much, was moved to tears several times. Such a powerful story. And Lou's still got it.

I don't really have the time/interest to read the whole list, but I did some quick searches on my favourites and they were mostly all there. The  bias towards prog is way too obvious, of course, but other than that, it looks like an all right list.
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« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2013, 05:09:11 PM »

Look again - it's the ABSENCE of prog/70s stuff that is the main feature.
'Led Zep', 'Led Zep 2', 'Houses of the Holy', 'Physical Graffitti', Yes, Queen, Genesis, King Crimson, 'Meddle', 'The Wall', 'Wish You Were Here', Jethro Tull.....all normally shoe-ins for a list like this.....all missing.
It's obviously a hatchet job by the 12 year olds who currently work on the NME but I can't say I miss them!

I've had a hard week and I'm currently amusing myself by concocting playlist of my own that ISN'T on the NME list.

First up, The Beach Boys 'Smile'.
Don't want the Brian Wilson one (at 481), I want the '66/'67 one.
'Smile' has to be there. Any other suggestions?
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« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2013, 08:56:55 PM »


'Fire of Unknown Origin' - Blue Öyster Cult

'Number 5' - Steve Miller Band

'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are DEVO' - DEVO

For starters.

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Re: NME's 'Top 500 Albums' Poll
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2013, 12:48:33 AM »

I've only heard of 6 artists/groups in the top 20.  :)
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« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2013, 12:59:37 AM »

I told you that!

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« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2013, 06:26:12 AM »

Here's a strange omission: 'Music from Big Pink' by The Band.
Their 2nd LP is at No. 83, but usually you can't get a cigarette paper in between them.
If you see one of them in a 'best of' list, you can bet your house that its partner will soon follow.

What's happened is the NME staff have sat round a table and thought, 'Hmmm, 'two' LPs by The Band.....why don't we just put in the one, and then we'll be able to shoe-horn in another pasty white English indie group from 1993 that no one outside their immediate family, and us, has ever heard of'!

So for me that's......
The Beach Boys - 'Smile'
The Band - 'Music from Big Pink'
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« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2013, 05:09:12 PM »

Look again - it's the ABSENCE of prog/70s stuff that is the main feature.

Yeah, that's what I meant by "bias towards prog".

'Led Zep', 'Led Zep 2', 'Houses of the Holy', 'Physical Graffitti', Yes, Queen, Genesis, King Crimson, 'Meddle', 'The Wall', 'Wish You Were Here', Jethro Tull.....all normally shoe-ins for a list like this.....all missing.
It's obviously a hatchet job by the 12 year olds who currently work on the NME but I can't say I miss them!

oldbrownshoe, I'm doing my best here to get to like you buddy, but you ain't making this any easy...  ha2ha (just kidding)

First up, The Beach Boys 'Smile'.
Don't want the Brian Wilson one (at 481), I want the '66/'67 one.
'Smile' has to be there. Any other suggestions?

Unfortunately, there is no official 66/67 'Smile' and whether the 2011 Box-Set is a fair inclusion is debatable. It is, after all, an archival release.


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« Reply #17 on: October 26, 2013, 05:33:09 PM »

Yes, fair enough about 'Smile', but the core release was the 19-tracks on the first CD.
That's the 'Smile' I mean, not the 4 CDs afterwards.
There's no reason why that can't be included and, although there is zip chance of me actually hearing it, 'Hatful of Hollow' by The Smiths was, I believe, a bunch of BBC sessions, and that's in the list.
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« Reply #18 on: October 26, 2013, 11:03:43 PM »

Heres their list from 1974


NME Writers All Time Top 100 - 1974

Only 99 Were Listed, The 100th Was Chosen By The Readership.

The 100th Was : The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup

1. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
2. Blond On Blond - Bob Dylan
3. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys
4. Revolver - The Beatles
5. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
6. Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix
7. Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendeix
8. Abby Road - The Beatles
9. Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
10. Music From Big Pink - The Band
11. Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones
12. Layla - Derek & The Dominoes
13. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground
14. Golden Decade Vol 1 - Chuck Berry
15. Rubber Soul - The Beatles
16. Tommy - The Who
17. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
18. Hunky Dory - David Bowie
19. Beggar’s Banquet - The Rolling Stones
20. Disraeli Gears - Cream
21. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn - Pink Floyd
22. My Generation - The Who
23. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash
24. The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones
25. Imagine - John Lennon
26. Tapestry - Carole King
27. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
28. Freewheelin’ - Bob Dylan
29. Back In The USA - MC5
30. Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills & Nash
31. The Band - The Band
32. Gasoline Alley - Rod Stewart
33. A Hard Day’s Night - The Beatles
34. Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart
35. Led Zeppelin 4 - Led Zeppelin
36. The Doors - The Doors
37. In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson
38. Exile On Main Street - The Rolling Stones
39. The Beatles - The Beatles
40. The Soft Machine - Soft Machine
41. Hot Rats - Frank Zappa
42. Traffic - Traffic
43. Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart
44. Music From A Dolls House - Family
45. Talking Book - Stevie Wonder
46. Anthology - Smoky Bacon & The Miracles
47. Strange Days - The Doors
48. Led Zeppelin 2 - Led Zeppelin
49. Otis Blue - Otis Redding
50. Stand Up - Jethro Tull
51. Impressions, The - Big 16
52. Love - Forever Changes
53. Young, Neil - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
54. Taylor, James - Sweet Baby James
55. Byrds, The - Fifth Dimension
56. Wings - Band On The Run
57. Bowie, David - The Man Who Sold The World
58. Mothers Of Invention, The - We're Only In It For The Money
59. Rolling Stones, The - Get Your Ya-Yas Out
60. Beck, Jeff, Group - Beck-Ola
61. Stooges, Iggy & The - Raw Power
62. Beach Boys, The - Smiley Smile
63. Morrison, Van - Astral Weeks
64. Velvet Underground, The - Loaded
65. Franklin, Aretha - Greatest Hits
66. Beatles, The - With The Beatles
67. Mitchell, Joni - Blue
68. Mothers Of Invention, The - Freak Out
69. Young, Neil - After The Gold Rush
70. Stills, Stephen - Stephen Stills
71. Winter, Johnny - Johnny Winter And
72. Cocker, Joe - With A Little Help From My Friends
73. Yes - The Yes Album
74. Morrison, Van - Moondance
75. Rundgren, Todd - A Wizard, A True Star
76. Lennon, John - Plastic Ono Band
77. Jefferson Airplane, The - Crown Of Creation
78. Doors, The L.A. Woman
79. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Going On
80. Who, The - Who's Next
81. Country Joe & The Fish - Electric Music For The Mind & Body
82. Johnson, Robert - King Of The Delta Blues Singers
83. Beach Boys, The - Best Of The Beach Boys Volume 1
84. Mitchell, Joni - Songs For A Seagull
85. Mayall's, John, Bluesbreakers - Bluesbreakers
86. Traffic - Mr Fantasy
87. Dylan, Bob - Bringing It All Back Home
88. Presley, Elvis - Greatest Hits Volume 2
89. Velvet Underground, The - White Light/White Heat
90. Moby Grape - Moby Grape
91. Big Brother & The Holding Co. - Cheap Thrills
92. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
93. Doctor John - Gris-Gris
94. Wonder, Stevie - Music Of The Mind
95. Roxy Music - Stranded
96. Beach Boys, The - Surf's Up
97. Newman, Randy - 12 Songs
98. Spirit - The 12 Dreams Of Dr Sardonicus
99. Miller, Steve, Band - Sailor
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« Reply #19 on: October 26, 2013, 11:25:56 PM »

Yay!  I've heard of all the artists on that list!
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