Best Ever Albums

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

thomas697 — Fri, 14 May 2010 01:03:50 GMT

Author: thomas697

Posted: 05/14/2010 05:03

This list isnt very genuine .. but should put it up just to move PJ Harvey up the ranks .. (not a fan of her really, but give credit where credits due) .. And im listening to Zoo station now .. NO not no.1 .. Not top 10 .. If you were high you would still argue whether it should get an honourable mention ..

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

Anonymous — Wed, 5 May 2010 22:40:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/06/2010 02:40

oops, wrong thread

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

Anonymous — Tue, 4 May 2010 10:28:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/04/2010 14:28

Anyway, James Brown- Hot Pants

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

Anonymous — Tue, 4 May 2010 10:27:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/04/2010 14:27

[quote="cartoken"][quote="purple"][quote="Kid B 5738"][quote="Cryptozoologist"]Oh God I hate U2. :([/quote]

^this^

and why cant most people realize that in utero is a much better album than nevermind?[/quote]

YES[/quote]

No way !!!!!!!!!![/quote]

On Nevermind, Cobain straight up admits to being too decadent in trying to find the same "poppy but edgey" feel that the Pixies had. On In Utero, he still uses mechanisms from the Pixies but he has largely found his own niche. Also, the songwriting on In Utero is markedly matured. People just dig Nevermind because it's easy to pick up and enjoy first listen and it's not very abrasive at all (at least musically), but I've found that I've listened to it so much that I just burnt it out, which should never be able to happen to a "best ever album." I think people always put it up top because it was so significant at its release (on a side note, I also feel that that's why people pick Slanted and Enchanted over Crooked Rain, it was just different when it first came out, and that stuck; but Crooked Rain is much more mature and diverse).

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

cartoken — Tue, 4 May 2010 08:28:42 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 05/04/2010 12:28

purple wrote:

Kid B 5738 wrote:

Cryptozoologist wrote:

Oh God I hate U2. :(

^this^

and why cant most people realize that in utero is a much better album than nevermind?

YES

No way !!!!!!!!!!

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

Anonymous — Mon, 3 May 2010 23:44:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/04/2010 03:44

[quote="Kid B 5738"][quote="Cryptozoologist"]Oh God I hate U2. :([/quote]

^this^

and why cant most people realize that in utero is a much better album than nevermind?[/quote]

YES

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

luis — Mon, 3 May 2010 19:51:53 GMT

Author: luis

Posted: 05/03/2010 23:51

Kid B 5738 wrote:

Cryptozoologist wrote:

Oh God I hate U2. :(

^this^

and why cant most people realize that in utero is a much better album than nevermind?

Not much better. But as good.

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

Anonymous — Mon, 3 May 2010 17:49:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/03/2010 21:49

Pennyroyal Tea is one Nirvana's best 😜

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

Kid B 5738 — Mon, 3 May 2010 17:21:10 GMT

Author: Kid B 5738

Posted: 05/03/2010 21:21

Cryptozoologist wrote:

Oh God I hate U2. :(

^this^

and why cant most people realize that in utero is a much better album than nevermind?

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

Anonymous — Mon, 3 May 2010 16:05:22 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/03/2010 20:05

That chart was strange. I'll give achtung baby a second listen

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

Cryptozoologist — Sat, 1 May 2010 11:29:41 GMT

Author: Cryptozoologist

Posted: 05/01/2010 15:29

Oh God I hate U2. 🙁

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

Mr. Shankly — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:09:14 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 05/01/2010 01:09

velvetbanana wrote:

Where was Neutral Milk Hotel on the list? Surely it warrants a top 5 place? EPIC FAIL!!!

That's a legitimate criticism, but overall, it's not a bad list. What's the rationale for the last 25 years? Is it like, now that the gen-xer's have been in the critical sphere for a while and are moving toward middle age, it's their turn to make a list? It's kind of like the gen-X answer to the Baby Boomer dominated Rolling Stone list a few years back.

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:30:35 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/01/2010 00:30

Where was Neutral Milk Hotel on the list? Surely it warrants a top 5 place? EPIC FAIL!!!

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

40footwolf — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:07:50 GMT

Author: 40footwolf

Posted: 04/30/2010 23:07

A few good choices, a whole lot of bad choices, and almost no surprises.

Pretty par for the course in terms of magazine lists.

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:31:38 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/30/2010 17:31

wtf... PJ Harvey is finally getting the recognition she deserves... definately one of the top five musicians in the 90s

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

videoheadcleaner — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:00:56 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 04/30/2010 13:00

Crazy list.

I am hugely disappointed that Disintegration is not in this list. Out of 125 albums, they could have slipped it in. Instead they put Head On The Door in there.

Ho-hum.

Re: Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

cartoken — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:14:34 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 04/30/2010 12:14

A good selection even if i don't really agree about their n°1 ...and The Strokes only at the #18.

Spin's Best Albums of the Past 25 Years

Applerill — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:29:13 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 04/30/2010 11:29

OK, I saw this on another site, and I found it quite intriguing.

http://www.spin.com/spin25/125-best-albums-past-25-years#page=14

Here's the top 10:
1. U2-Achtung Baby
2. Prince-Sign O The Times
3. The Smiths-The Queen is Dead
4. Nirvana-Nevermind
5. Radiohead-OK Computer
6. Public Enemy-It Takes a Nation of Millions...
7. Guns N Roses-Appettite For Destruction
8. PJ Harvey-Rid of Me (not even on the top 500 :o)
9. Pavement-Slanted and Enchanted
10. NIN-The Downward Spiral

Yes, I know. The list is quite, erm, "eccentric", but it certainly is an interesting proposition. What do you guys think of it? Should we add it to our own supply of charts?