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                            <title>Re: Replace top ranked artist with the next one better</title>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=19428'&gt;RoundTheBend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/31/2020 02:27&lt;br /&gt;
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I was equally frustrated when I found out  Quadrophenia wasn't even properly quadraphonic. In their defense it was kinda a new concept, but the album mostly failed to produce anything truly quadraphonic. I mean that's besides the point that the music was boring. Was just hoping that could've been something to be a cool fact for the band to make them more influential, etc. - or whatever. &lt;br /&gt;
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Also perhaps I should listen to that comp - there are artists who I respect at a comp only level - meaning I really respect them as artists, but they made crap albums or few holistically good albums. Being an album snob to qualify a good artist I suppose is limiting/unfair, even if I use that metric often to decipher the difference between &quot;GREAT&quot; artists and &quot;good&quot; artists.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also holy shit in Utah today. Even little ol' Ovorp had center street blocked off at police hq. I wish law makers would do something - that's (unfortunately?) where real change will occur since &quot;they&quot; fund the police. Protests help of course, I'm not saying don't protest, just saying those in power make the real changes (and hopefully are listening to their constituents right now countrywide). Hoping for someone with a spine to make meaningful change to the law/training - whatever it will take to help this stop. I remember reading in City Weekly a story about a man who got out of jail a little early and the police officer who arrested him, hunted him down and charged at him with his car, dash cam catching him do it, and then shot a man who was hanging upside down in his car with a broken back (leg?). Police officer claimed dude charged at him and that's why he shot him. Salt Lake City police department totally covered it up and then became this big scandal when the family asked for the tapes like 2 years later. Cop on the recording says &quot;I'm going to kill you!&quot; and then did... and SLC police department covered it up... Sick twisted power hungry (racist) cops need to be rooted out of the system fast to stop all this insanity.</description>
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                            <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2020 22:27:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <title>Re: Replace top ranked artist with the next one better</title>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=35422'&gt;baystateoftheart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/29/2020 22:16&lt;br /&gt;
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                          &lt;/span&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;bbquote-container&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt; 	  &lt;td&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;genmed&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rhyner wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;	&lt;tr&gt;	  &lt;td class=&quot;bbquote&quot;&gt;Hey, I'm with you 100%.  Tommy sucks.  Quadrophenia sucks even harder.  The Who are extremely overrated.&lt;br /&gt;
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You still have at least one friend.&lt;br /&gt;
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In an attempt not to be entirely negative, I feel compelled to say that I do like some of their music, though.  The aforementioned My Generation is good, about half of Who's Next is very much worthwhile, and...I feel like there might be another few songs in their discography that I kinda like...&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I agree that both those albums are bad. My Generation is good, but I find there's no reason to listen to it instead of their definitive 60s* release (unless you have something against comps):&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=9531&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;nav2&quot;&gt;Meaty Beaty Big &amp; Bouncy by The Who&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*1971, but almost all the music is 60s</description>
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                            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 18:16:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <title>Re: Replace top ranked artist with the next one better</title>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=35422'&gt;baystateoftheart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/29/2020 22:01&lt;br /&gt;
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28. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Neutral Milk Hotel&lt;/span&gt; (ITAOTS is possibly my favourite all time albums, so they would rank high on a personal list of mine, but on an objective list surely not, on Avery island is bad)&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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No such thing as an objective list. Any list you make is your personal list, no matter how much you say otherwise. What don't you like about On Avery Island?&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Of course you can make an objective list, a combination of popularity and influence. As much as I don't like a band like The Who or Oasis, the cultural impact and the popularity amongst various communities they have makes them an objectively high ranking artist.&lt;br /&gt;
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I think On Avery Island is a lot more dull and in comparison to ITAOTS it just feels completely empty to me, deffo not my cup of tea I reckon.&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Sales figures over time, radio play over time, ticket sales over time, number of song covers over time, and number of shoutouts in artist interviews over time are all objective metrics. But otherwise popularity and influence are very subjective and many people evaluate them differently.&lt;br /&gt;
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Drake has passed The Beatles for #1 in certified units. And he's highly influential. Do you consider him to be objectively among the greatest artists of all time?</description>
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                            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 18:01:28 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <title>Re: Replace top ranked artist with the next one better</title>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=639'&gt;Rhyner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/29/2020 21:46&lt;br /&gt;
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                          &lt;/span&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;bbquote-container&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt; 	  &lt;td&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;genmed&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;RoundTheBend wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;	&lt;tr&gt;	  &lt;td class=&quot;bbquote&quot;&gt;Tommy just seems like the worst concept album ever written... ok sorry, I should shut up... I'm losing friends every day.  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Shocked&quot;&gt;😲&lt;/span&gt;  :lol:&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Hey, I'm with you 100%.  Tommy sucks.  Quadrophenia sucks even harder.  The Who are extremely overrated.&lt;br /&gt;
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In an attempt not to be entirely negative, I feel compelled to say that I do like some of their music, though.  The aforementioned My Generation is good, about half of Who's Next is very much worthwhile, and...I feel like there might be another few songs in their discography that I kinda like...</description>
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                            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 17:46:48 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <title>Re: Replace top ranked artist with the next one better</title>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=42646'&gt;benfitzuk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/29/2020 14:26&lt;br /&gt;
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28. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Neutral Milk Hotel&lt;/span&gt; (ITAOTS is possibly my favourite all time albums, so they would rank high on a personal list of mine, but on an objective list surely not, on Avery island is bad)&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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No such thing as an objective list. Any list you make is your personal list, no matter how much you say otherwise. What don't you like about On Avery Island?&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Of course you can make an objective list, a combination of popularity and influence. As much as I don't like a band like The Who or Oasis, the cultural impact and the popularity amongst various communities they have makes them an objectively high ranking artist.&lt;br /&gt;
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I think On Avery Island is a lot more dull and in comparison to ITAOTS it just feels completely empty to me, deffo not my cup of tea I reckon.</description>
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                            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 10:26:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <title>Re: Replace top ranked artist with the next one better</title>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=19428'&gt;RoundTheBend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/29/2020 03:09&lt;br /&gt;
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                          &lt;/span&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;bbquote-container&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt; 	  &lt;td&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;genmed&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;StefanR10 wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;	&lt;tr&gt;	  &lt;td class=&quot;bbquote&quot;&gt;The best stage entertainer is for me Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant. David Bowie comes behind than Jimi Hendrix and then Pete Townsend with Roger Daltrey. Jimi Hendrix is the best guitarist of all time. And the best bass player for me is Jaco Pastorius.&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I'm noticing Pete and Roger aren't at the top of the list...  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Shame on you&quot;&gt;🫵&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Not talking&quot;&gt;🤐&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Anxious&quot;&gt;😨&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Laughing&quot;&gt;🤣&lt;/span&gt;  just kidding.</description>
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                            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 23:09:42 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <title>Re: Replace top ranked artist with the next one better</title>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=19428'&gt;RoundTheBend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/29/2020 03:08&lt;br /&gt;
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And yeah - John Entwistle is totally one of the greatest bassists of all time. He just plays with kinda boring vocalist (he comes across as a little weak compared to a McCartney or McJagger or Robert Plant of the &quot;same&quot; era) &lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Now &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;that&lt;/span&gt; is quite the hot take. I'd say if you looked up lists of the greatest rock frontmen of all time, Roger Daltry would be on more lists than he isn't, and I think that's warranted. The guy had an incredibly powerful and unique voice (save for maybe Plant, I'm not sure many frontmen of the time could hit that scream towards the end of Won't Get Fooled Again) and massive stage presence. &lt;br /&gt;
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I wish I could've seen The Who in their prime, because man could they put on a show. Daltry out there whipping around the microphone cord, Keith Moon drumming like a crazy person, Pete Townshend with his big windmill guitar hits, the band smashing things up at the end of the show. It's pure rock and roll, pure energy, and I think Daltry is a huge part of that. He and the rest of the band commanded the stage in a way that I think few rock bands ever have.&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Now this I can appreciate - they did have GREAT showmanship. What was that with the drums catching fire on a mishap? But I guess you could say KISS had great showmanship or Korn, but I don't consider them GREAT artists. Pretty good for sure, don't get me wrong. Idk - Tommy just seems like the worst concept album ever written... ok sorry, I should shut up... I'm losing friends every day.  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Shocked&quot;&gt;😲&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Laughing&quot;&gt;🤣&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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                            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 23:08:35 GMT</pubDate>
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11	The Smiths (Man... try as I might, the clever lyrics don't save this music from being less than great in my book)&lt;br /&gt;
I find this band insufferable. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Sorry. I feel like the music and the vocals rarely match - it's like they recorded a vocalist from a different band and then a band not related to the vocalist and then superimposed it/forced it to match half the time&lt;/span&gt;. Now for 10% of their work it's freaking awesome and the other 90%. Also keep in mind that the clever lyrics are lost on me as that's the last thing I care about. I just feel like half the stuff he sings about anyway aren't really anything I care about either. So yeah the guitarist is pretty alright and &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;the mix&lt;/span&gt; on the Queen is pretty great between the drums and bass. Don't get me wrong it's not all bad either - it's just a drag to listen to for me. And you'll probably even think less of me when I say How Soon is Now? is their best song because you probably think I haven't listened to their entire discography desperately trying to understand why this band is rated so highly when I think so poorly of them. Probably 5-8 songs of theirs I'd choose to listen to (which isn't even a full album) with pleasure. The rest is near pain for me.&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
That's true. Although I think some songs escape this description. These are songs where the music equally drives the song, such as :&lt;br /&gt;
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want&lt;br /&gt;
Barbarism Begins at Home &lt;br /&gt;
I Know it's Over&lt;br /&gt;
How Soon is Now&lt;br /&gt;
Panic&lt;br /&gt;
Shoplifters of The world Unite&lt;br /&gt;
Stretch Out and Wait&lt;br /&gt;
Sweet and Tender Hooligan&lt;br /&gt;
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (my favourite. And fantastic Mark Ronson cover by the way)&lt;br /&gt;
Death of a Disco Dancer&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, you mentioned the mix. That's precisely the issue you're talking about: the vocal is too much ahead in the mix, given the relatively limited range of Morrissey. Except on Strangeways, but the production there is a bit bland, that's the other problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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What are your '5-8 songs&quot; you mentioned ?&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yeah for sure - I hope everyone realizes when I say these people don't belong in the top 40, I'm talking about THOUSANDS of artists... so no I'm not dogging on these artists like they are garbage, just not GREAT. &lt;br /&gt;
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Ok so for funsies, here's my list of Smith's songs which I rated on this site of a 85 or higher... which could change over time... probably from 2016 when I needed to lock myself in a cage and hide from humanity and clicking song ratings over and over was a good distraction to reality much like others play video games and watch dumbass movies:&lt;br /&gt;
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(in no particular order... although I already mentioned How Soon Is Now? is nothing like their other material (imo) and is easily their best song for me):&lt;br /&gt;
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90+&lt;br /&gt;
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out&lt;br /&gt;
How Soon Is Now?&lt;br /&gt;
Bigmouth Strikes Again&lt;br /&gt;
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side&lt;br /&gt;
Cemetry Gates&lt;br /&gt;
What Difference Does It Make?&lt;br /&gt;
Nowhere Fast&lt;br /&gt;
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others&lt;br /&gt;
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85&lt;br /&gt;
The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty (Medley))&lt;br /&gt;
Reel Around The Fountain&lt;br /&gt;
Death Of A Disco Dancer&lt;br /&gt;
Handsome Devil&lt;br /&gt;
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As I go through those ratings, I notice that one big reason I can't do The Smiths is for every song I rate a 90+ I have a 60 or 70. GREAT artists have like one 60 or 70 for me and mediocre artists don't have consistent output. This is true for Oasis, too. &lt;br /&gt;
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So maybe I'm just picky? Maybe the rest of you can look the other way at stuff like &quot;Accept Yourself&quot; and &quot;Vicar In A Tutu&quot; which back in 2016 I thought were kinda next to garbage (not extreme bad but even close to good).&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh, so you are a Smiths connoisseur after all! From your initial post, I couldn't really tell (&quot;I find this band insufferable&quot;)  :o&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yeah I mean other top 40 artists I could list out 100 songs I find great, so listing out 10 or so is just saying they were pretty good for what they did. Not top 20 (ranked 11?) material at all... for me that's the definition of overrated. BUT - hey man, that's like just my opinion.  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Laughing&quot;&gt;🤣&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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The other side of the coin is they did write some really stellar (although very hit and miss imo) works. I'd just go R.E.M. over them every day with a career of nearly 30 years and VERY hit nearly every time. I feel like they had one album flop (but hey it gave them their only #1 in Japan).</description>
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                            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 23:06:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=35422'&gt;baystateoftheart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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28. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Neutral Milk Hotel&lt;/span&gt; (ITAOTS is possibly my favourite all time albums, so they would rank high on a personal list of mine, but on an objective list surely not, on Avery island is bad)&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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No such thing as an objective list. Any list you make is your personal list, no matter how much you say otherwise. What don't you like about On Avery Island?</description>
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                            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 18:11:48 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=42646'&gt;benfitzuk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/28/2020 16:24&lt;br /&gt;
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                          Epic Epic Epic post idea, I agree that the way they rank artists is slightly flawed, like can The Stone Roses or Neutral Milk Hotel really be considered the best artists of all times with only one great album each? Not Sure&lt;br /&gt;
Heres my removals, and I also made some bold for artists who I think should be higher (even though being up in the top 100 alone is incredible so)&lt;br /&gt;
1. The Beatles&lt;br /&gt;
2. Radiohead&lt;br /&gt;
3. Pink Floyd&lt;br /&gt;
4. David Bowie&lt;br /&gt;
5. Bob Dylan&lt;br /&gt;
6. Led Zeppelin&lt;br /&gt;
7. Arcade Fire&lt;br /&gt;
8. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;The Rolling Stones&lt;/span&gt; (Are we really still claiming they have a single cohesive project (maybe bar Let it Bleed) they probably have a great 'Best of' Album but they did not release anything above an &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Cool&quot;&gt;😎&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
9. The Velvet Underground&lt;br /&gt;
10. Nirvana&lt;br /&gt;
11. The Smiths&lt;br /&gt;
12. Kendrick Lamar&lt;br /&gt;
13. Neil Young&lt;br /&gt;
14. Pixies&lt;br /&gt;
15. The Beach Boys&lt;br /&gt;
16. Miles Davis&lt;br /&gt;
17. Kanye West&lt;br /&gt;
18. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Bruce Springsteen&lt;/span&gt; (He is the musical equivalent of plain rice like how can you make such boring and uninteresting music)&lt;br /&gt;
19. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;The Who&lt;/span&gt; (Being the loudest band is not in any way an achievement)&lt;br /&gt;
20. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;R.E.M.&lt;/span&gt; (I don't think their music aged incredibly well, and you can't even blame that on the fact that its jangle pop because the Smiths still slap)&lt;br /&gt;
21. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/span&gt; (Don't ever come into my house and claim U2 has ever written or composed anything listenable what a trash band. Achtung Baby is a 5/10)&lt;br /&gt;
22. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;The Clash&lt;/span&gt; (London Calling is great, and S/T is quite good as well, but they released some stinkers (e.g every other project))&lt;br /&gt;
23. Jimi Hendrix&lt;br /&gt;
24. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;The Doors&lt;/span&gt; (S/T left me underwhelmed to be honest, even though there was a few songs that I would consider all time rock greats, I think in terms of their discography there's no stand outs)&lt;br /&gt;
25. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Talking Heads&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
26. King Crimson&lt;br /&gt;
27. Sufjan Stevens&lt;br /&gt;
28. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Neutral Milk Hotel&lt;/span&gt; (ITAOTS is possibly my favourite all time albums, so they would rank high on a personal list of mine, but on an objective list surely not, on Avery island is bad)&lt;br /&gt;
29. The Cure&lt;br /&gt;
30. The Strokes&lt;br /&gt;
31. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Joy Division&lt;/span&gt; (Unknown Pleasures is brilliant, and Love Will Tear Us Apart slaps also, but Closer is wack, so that leaves their discography pretty lonely&lt;br /&gt;
32. Arctic Monkeys&lt;br /&gt;
33. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;The Smashing Pumpkins&lt;/span&gt; (See Joy Division and NMH except Siamese Dream)&lt;br /&gt;
34. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;My Bloody Valentine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
35. Fleetwood Mac&lt;br /&gt;
36. Metallica&lt;br /&gt;
37. Black Sabbath&lt;br /&gt;
38. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Oasis&lt;/span&gt; (Don't ever make me laugh again)&lt;br /&gt;
39. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Weezer&lt;/span&gt; (Don't get the hype but hats off for leading the 'emo but won't admit it' revolution)&lt;br /&gt;
40. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Genesis&lt;/span&gt; (See Bruce Springsteen)&lt;br /&gt;
41. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;The National&lt;/span&gt; (See Bruce Springsteen)&lt;br /&gt;
42. Nick Drake&lt;br /&gt;
43. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Bjork&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
44. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Coldplay&lt;/span&gt; (See Oasis)&lt;br /&gt;
45. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Wilco&lt;/span&gt; (2000's indie music is hard to be enjoyed from a modern perspective as its such a rapidly changing genre)&lt;br /&gt;
46. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Van Morrison&lt;/span&gt; (See Joy Division except Astral Weeks only)&lt;br /&gt;
47. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Pearl Jam&lt;/span&gt; (I guess Ten is fine but Pearl Jam is uninteresting&lt;br /&gt;
48. Tom Waits&lt;br /&gt;
49. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Sonic Youth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
50. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through&quot;&gt;Muse&lt;/span&gt; (See Oasis)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I removed 19 Albums out of 50, so the next 19 highest ranking artists that I would have in the top 50 would be&lt;br /&gt;
1. Tame Impala (52)&lt;br /&gt;
2. Prince (53)&lt;br /&gt;
3. John Coltrane (56)&lt;br /&gt;
4. Kate Bush (57) (Possibly my number 1)&lt;br /&gt;
5. Stevie Wonder (62)&lt;br /&gt;
6. LCD Soundsystem (68)&lt;br /&gt;
7. Godspeed You! Black Emperor (69)&lt;br /&gt;
8. Joni Mitchell (70)&lt;br /&gt;
9. The White Stripes ((74)&lt;br /&gt;
10. Frank Zappa (75)&lt;br /&gt;
11. Beach House (77)&lt;br /&gt;
12. Charles Mingus (79)&lt;br /&gt;
13. Interpol (89)&lt;br /&gt;
14. Elliott Smith (90)&lt;br /&gt;
15. Can (91)&lt;br /&gt;
16. Belle &amp; Sebastian (99)&lt;br /&gt;
17. Brian Eno (101)&lt;br /&gt;
18. Nine Inch Nails (102)&lt;br /&gt;
19. Swans (103)&lt;br /&gt;
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I dont think any of them have any (or many) bad albums</description>
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                            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 12:24:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=47976'&gt;StefanR10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                          The best stage entertainer is for me Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant. David Bowie comes behind than Jimi Hendrix and then Pete Townsend with Roger Daltrey. Jimi Hendrix is the best guitarist of all time. And the best bass player for me is Jaco Pastorius.</description>
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                            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 11:10:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=27024'&gt;RockyRaccoon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/26/2020 12:07&lt;br /&gt;
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And yeah - John Entwistle is totally one of the greatest bassists of all time. He just plays with kinda boring vocalist (he comes across as a little weak compared to a McCartney or McJagger or Robert Plant of the &quot;same&quot; era) &lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Now &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;that&lt;/span&gt; is quite the hot take. I'd say if you looked up lists of the greatest rock frontmen of all time, Roger Daltry would be on more lists than he isn't, and I think that's warranted. The guy had an incredibly powerful and unique voice (save for maybe Plant, I'm not sure many frontmen of the time could hit that scream towards the end of Won't Get Fooled Again) and massive stage presence. &lt;br /&gt;
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I wish I could've seen The Who in their prime, because man could they put on a show. Daltry out there whipping around the microphone cord, Keith Moon drumming like a crazy person, Pete Townshend with his big windmill guitar hits, the band smashing things up at the end of the show. It's pure rock and roll, pure energy, and I think Daltry is a huge part of that. He and the rest of the band commanded the stage in a way that I think few rock bands ever have.</description>
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                            <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 08:07:34 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=18698'&gt;Hayden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/23/2020 16:27&lt;br /&gt;
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                          After a slight comb-through of the top 1000, another few shocks...&lt;br /&gt;
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Antônio Carlos Jobim at #993&lt;br /&gt;
Nat King Cole at #988&lt;br /&gt;
Silver Jews at #974&lt;br /&gt;
Louis Armstrong at #933.&lt;br /&gt;
Mum at #916.&lt;br /&gt;
Earth, Wind &amp; Fire at #890&lt;br /&gt;
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I should note Britney Spears is ahead of all of them, but that's not too bad really. What's bad is that so are Maroon 5 and Ed Sheeran  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Neutral&quot;&gt;😐&lt;/span&gt; ...and... *gulp*... Korn.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's a little harder finder artists outside the top 1000, but— &lt;br /&gt;
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Ravi Shankar&lt;br /&gt;
Max Roach&lt;br /&gt;
Oscar Peterson&lt;br /&gt;
Bill Fay&lt;br /&gt;
Django Reinhardt&lt;br /&gt;
William Onyeabor&lt;br /&gt;
Wes Montgomery&lt;br /&gt;
João Gilberto&lt;br /&gt;
Francoise Hardy&lt;br /&gt;
Bert Jansch&lt;br /&gt;
Lee Scratch Perry&lt;br /&gt;
Don Cherry&lt;br /&gt;
Hank Mobley&lt;br /&gt;
The Field Mice&lt;br /&gt;
Pete Rock &amp; C.L. Smooth&lt;br /&gt;
Robbie Basho&lt;br /&gt;
Meredith Monk&lt;br /&gt;
Augustus Pablo&lt;br /&gt;
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Glenn Gould&lt;br /&gt;
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are not in our top 1000, and—&lt;br /&gt;
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Archie Shepp&lt;br /&gt;
Virginia Astley&lt;br /&gt;
Juana Molina&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;&lt;br /&gt;
Count Basie&lt;br /&gt;
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are not in our top 2000  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Crying or Very sad&quot;&gt;😢&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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If you haven't heard an album by someone up there, just... do it. Please. Especially Basie, that's the biggest shock for me.&lt;br /&gt;
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EDIT: We have Mariah Carey in our top 500?  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Shocked&quot;&gt;😲&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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                            <dc:creator>Hayden</dc:creator>
                            <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2020 12:27:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=47976'&gt;StefanR10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/23/2020 16:00&lt;br /&gt;
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                          Im maybe not agree with the most of the top 40 best artists of all time but i can give you my list of the top ten.&lt;br /&gt;
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1. The Beatles&lt;br /&gt;
2. Led Zeppelin( because i like them very much)&lt;br /&gt;
3. Radiohead&lt;br /&gt;
4. Bob Dylan&lt;br /&gt;
5. David Bowie&lt;br /&gt;
6. James Brown&lt;br /&gt;
7. Nirvana&lt;br /&gt;
8. Black Sabbath&lt;br /&gt;
9. Deep Purple&lt;br /&gt;
10. Pink Floyd&lt;br /&gt;
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I would say Eric Clapton has to become the top 100 artist but he is not in the top 100.</description>
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                            <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2020 12:00:55 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=-1'&gt;Anonymous&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/23/2020 15:08&lt;br /&gt;
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11	The Smiths (Man... try as I might, the clever lyrics don't save this music from being less than great in my book)&lt;br /&gt;
I find this band insufferable. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Sorry. I feel like the music and the vocals rarely match - it's like they recorded a vocalist from a different band and then a band not related to the vocalist and then superimposed it/forced it to match half the time&lt;/span&gt;. Now for 10% of their work it's freaking awesome and the other 90%. Also keep in mind that the clever lyrics are lost on me as that's the last thing I care about. I just feel like half the stuff he sings about anyway aren't really anything I care about either. So yeah the guitarist is pretty alright and &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;the mix&lt;/span&gt; on the Queen is pretty great between the drums and bass. Don't get me wrong it's not all bad either - it's just a drag to listen to for me. And you'll probably even think less of me when I say How Soon is Now? is their best song because you probably think I haven't listened to their entire discography desperately trying to understand why this band is rated so highly when I think so poorly of them. Probably 5-8 songs of theirs I'd choose to listen to (which isn't even a full album) with pleasure. The rest is near pain for me.&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
That's true. Although I think some songs escape this description. These are songs where the music equally drives the song, such as :&lt;br /&gt;
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want&lt;br /&gt;
Barbarism Begins at Home &lt;br /&gt;
I Know it's Over&lt;br /&gt;
How Soon is Now&lt;br /&gt;
Panic&lt;br /&gt;
Shoplifters of The world Unite&lt;br /&gt;
Stretch Out and Wait&lt;br /&gt;
Sweet and Tender Hooligan&lt;br /&gt;
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (my favourite. And fantastic Mark Ronson cover by the way)&lt;br /&gt;
Death of a Disco Dancer&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, you mentioned the mix. That's precisely the issue you're talking about: the vocal is too much ahead in the mix, given the relatively limited range of Morrissey. Except on Strangeways, but the production there is a bit bland, that's the other problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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What are your '5-8 songs&quot; you mentioned ?&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yeah for sure - I hope everyone realizes when I say these people don't belong in the top 40, I'm talking about THOUSANDS of artists... so no I'm not dogging on these artists like they are garbage, just not GREAT. &lt;br /&gt;
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Ok so for funsies, here's my list of Smith's songs which I rated on this site of a 85 or higher... which could change over time... probably from 2016 when I needed to lock myself in a cage and hide from humanity and clicking song ratings over and over was a good distraction to reality much like others play video games and watch dumbass movies:&lt;br /&gt;
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(in no particular order... although I already mentioned How Soon Is Now? is nothing like their other material (imo) and is easily their best song for me):&lt;br /&gt;
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90+&lt;br /&gt;
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out&lt;br /&gt;
How Soon Is Now?&lt;br /&gt;
Bigmouth Strikes Again&lt;br /&gt;
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side&lt;br /&gt;
Cemetry Gates&lt;br /&gt;
What Difference Does It Make?&lt;br /&gt;
Nowhere Fast&lt;br /&gt;
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others&lt;br /&gt;
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85&lt;br /&gt;
The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty (Medley))&lt;br /&gt;
Reel Around The Fountain&lt;br /&gt;
Death Of A Disco Dancer&lt;br /&gt;
Handsome Devil&lt;br /&gt;
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As I go through those ratings, I notice that one big reason I can't do The Smiths is for every song I rate a 90+ I have a 60 or 70. GREAT artists have like one 60 or 70 for me and mediocre artists don't have consistent output. This is true for Oasis, too. &lt;br /&gt;
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So maybe I'm just picky? Maybe the rest of you can look the other way at stuff like &quot;Accept Yourself&quot; and &quot;Vicar In A Tutu&quot; which back in 2016 I thought were kinda next to garbage (not extreme bad but even close to good).&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh, so you are a Smiths connoisseur after all! From your initial post, I couldn't really tell (&quot;I find this band insufferable&quot;)  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Surprised&quot;&gt;😮&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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                            <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2020 11:08:19 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=-1'&gt;Anonymous&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                          Yeah-I see there's not so much of a staunch defence of Oasis going on here  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Laughing&quot;&gt;🤣&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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After growing up with them-growing to really dislike them due to how much they were overplayed and the whole 90s lad culture in Britain-I seem to have softened to the point of  liking their early stuff. Yeah, it's hard to say they are great on the evidence of musicianship or even Noel's songwriting-but, yet I do think they achieved greatness if just for 94-96.  Somehow- I think the combination of pilfering sufficiently from great bands of previous generations and the sheer determination to get over the line they came up with two great albums (and a really good B sides collection). The tunes aren't amazing in some kind of Paul Simon/ McCarteney sense but they do have an uplifting quality to them-Noel knew how to write a communal feel-good singalong anthem and could do some wistful ballads as well (Cast no Shadow being their genuinely really pretty moment).  There are much better musicians-even in second tier britpop bands- but the guitars sound huge (great sound engineering) and they had a rock n roll swagger that other britpop bands lacked. Everything was borrowed down to the Ian Brown walk but that was the 90s really. The only new thing was this sort of sarcastic nonchalance that was typical of britpop- I used to think that irony was not there in Oasis' music but it's definitely there. This is probably the one think they added to their influences and I think it's part of what resonates with people.&lt;br /&gt;
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Their reign was brief but enormous. I'd say it lasted as long as Nirvana's anyway. They certainly were the band for a specific time in Britain and were embraced as &quot;the people's music&quot; arguably more than any band in this country since the Beatles.&lt;br /&gt;
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All that said- I still axed them from my version of the top 40  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Laughing&quot;&gt;🤣&lt;/span&gt;  Mainly because I like the bands that influenced them more and I prefer Blur! But maybe I should have kept them in because of how they capture something of mid 90s Britain so strongly.</description>
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                            <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2020 06:12:28 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=39268'&gt;Fischman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/23/2020 04:31&lt;br /&gt;
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                          &lt;/span&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;bbquote-container&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt; 	  &lt;td&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;genmed&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;RoundTheBend wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;	&lt;tr&gt;	  &lt;td class=&quot;bbquote&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;bbquote-container&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt; 	  &lt;td&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;genmed&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fischman wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;	&lt;tr&gt;	  &lt;td class=&quot;bbquote&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;bbquote-container&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt; 	  &lt;td&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;genmed&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;RoundTheBend wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;	&lt;tr&gt;	  &lt;td class=&quot;bbquote&quot;&gt;Oh for those who left in The Who and Oasis, can you help me understand? I'm not looking to start another fight  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Embarassed&quot;&gt;🫢&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Embarassed&quot;&gt;🫢&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Embarassed&quot;&gt;🫢&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Embarassed&quot;&gt;🫢&lt;/span&gt; ... rather just trying to understand. I mean if it's the crown of brit pop and loud rock, well ok. &lt;br /&gt;
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But I'm always intrigued by all you who are much smarter/experienced than me.&lt;br /&gt;
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I suppose throw in Neutral Milk Hotel and The Smiths to this. Neutral Milk Hotel I get if it's one album can make it there - I suppose it would need to be massively significant, but like I mentioned there are quite a few albums I'd put at the same level sonically/lyrically/musicianship, etc. (as great as it is).&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As for Oasis, they were a retention simply based on not having to reach too far down on the list to cover too many deletions. I don't really like Oasis, but I don't actually find them offensive.  &lt;br /&gt;
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As for The Who, I could gush about them all day.  I think they were hugely important, artistically unique, technically brilliant, and I just love the hell out of them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Let's take a building block approach:&lt;br /&gt;
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Guitar: not max virtuosity, but super solid.  Great riffs, clever lines, clever melodies, tone appropriate to the music etc.  It all works and it works exceptionally well.  &lt;br /&gt;
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Vocals: Roger Daltrey is one of the top vocalists/frontmen in rock history.  Killer voice!  Big power, great expressiveness.  Fantastic range. That wicked powerful vocal presence is also matched by his physical presence; the ultimate rock and roll frontman swagger without it being over the top silly.  Just pure power without the theatrics.  Best of all worlds IMO. &lt;br /&gt;
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Drums:  Two words... Keith.... Moon!  Even people who don't like The Who rave about Moon as one of the all time greats. He is the ultimate madman behind the kit!  Nobody else ever played with his elan, flair, aggressiveness, and reckless determination.  He propels a rock song like no other. He is a genuine force of musical nature.  &lt;br /&gt;
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Bass:  As much as I've gushed over the other three positions.... John Entwistle (aka &quot;The Ox&quot;) gets even more.  A most unique and powerful bassist..... possibly the most unique and powerful bassist in rock history.  His lines are insane. Some of them are among the most iconic ever.  He integrates a melodic bass line into a song like a great piece of classical counterpoint, but with a super intense hard rock sensibility. Like Moon, there simply never has been, and never will be, anyone like him.  Dude was totally Monster!   &lt;br /&gt;
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Far more subjective, but every bit as meaningful to me, is the great songwriting. Townsend's a fantastic lyricist (who admittedly does drop a stinker once in a while). He rarely writes in the common or cliche realm, but rather skirts the edge of the mainstream and finds immense creativity there.  &lt;br /&gt;
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For much of their career, The Who were highly innovative, creative, and like any great rock and roll band, rebellious, even against the rock establishment itself.  They followed their own muse and totally kicked ass in the process.&lt;br /&gt;
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The depth and breadth of Who dislike (no, RTB, you're far from the only one) really surprises me.  Rush is my favorite group, but I've always understood how and why they rub so many the wrong way.  When someone goes on an anti-Rush rant, I really do get it in spite of my personal aesthetic placing them at the very top of the musical heap.  But I'm at a loss to understand the dislike for The Who.  There's just simply nothing there I can see as an out-and-out negative (aside from some acknowledged inconsistency in their output... but when they're on, they're flat out unbeatable).&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I actually can appreciate that take on the guitar playing - sometimes it's just about the tune - not anything special. It's &quot;playing to the song&quot; - and if anyone knows anything about music, they know what I mean when I say that.&lt;br /&gt;
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Man - maybe I gotta watch more Live Who, but really the stuff I have seen I haven't gotten the great stage performance you talk about. &lt;br /&gt;
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And for wiw, I like Rush way more than I do The Who. I don't know why but sometimes when I listen to their music I think of an old man having sex in the grossest way possible, just the grunting and the efforts are all the same as anyone else, but it's just gross with this guy... ahhaahaa. Sorry, that was probably terrible, but somehow makes sense to me. &lt;br /&gt;
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I do really think My Generation is top 100 songs of all time though. Like that bassline - holy shit and I LOVE how Daltry like purposely stutters in singing... badass for sure... but their entire career being the greatest influence ever... meh. Maybe to bands like G n R and I don't like them either... and possibly therein lies the difference. Maybe those who like The Who also like bands like G n R.&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I had a brief flirtation with G&amp;R following the release of Appetite for Destruction, but I outgrew them pretty quick.  I guess I can see the correlation inasmuch as both groups are kind of blunt instruments (pun intended)... they're not exactly subtle.</description>
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                            <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2020 00:31:23 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=19428'&gt;RoundTheBend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                          Posted: 05/23/2020 02:47&lt;br /&gt;
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                          &lt;/span&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;bbquote-container&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt; 	  &lt;td&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;genmed&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hayden wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;	&lt;tr&gt;	  &lt;td class=&quot;bbquote&quot;&gt;All of your lists are very long and somewhat confusing, so I'll just say Arctic Monkeys and Oasis shouldn't be there and Tom Waits and John Coltrane most certainly should.&lt;br /&gt;
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And they're way down the line, but I'd make a pretty good case saying Belle And Sebastian should be somewhere in the 30-40 range. Could knock off Genesis for them I suppose.&lt;br /&gt;
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Understandably not in top 40 but need to be higher—&lt;br /&gt;
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Seeing Django Reinhardt at 1647th hurts a little. His discography doesn't really hold well on BEA's chart style though, so I get it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Nina Simone at 249th feels a little low. Same with Monk at 306.&lt;br /&gt;
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If we could up Fela Kuti from 320th that'd be nice too.&lt;br /&gt;
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Not sure what you people are thinking with Ravi Shankar at 1416. Go listen to some ragas.&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Totally agree with those selections and it's a shame they are so low... especially when seemingly garbage bands are higher...&lt;br /&gt;
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Seriously Oasis vs any of those hurts my soul.</description>
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                            <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 22:47:22 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=19428'&gt;RoundTheBend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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11	The Smiths (Man... try as I might, the clever lyrics don't save this music from being less than great in my book)&lt;br /&gt;
I find this band insufferable. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Sorry. I feel like the music and the vocals rarely match - it's like they recorded a vocalist from a different band and then a band not related to the vocalist and then superimposed it/forced it to match half the time&lt;/span&gt;. Now for 10% of their work it's freaking awesome and the other 90%. Also keep in mind that the clever lyrics are lost on me as that's the last thing I care about. I just feel like half the stuff he sings about anyway aren't really anything I care about either. So yeah the guitarist is pretty alright and &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;the mix&lt;/span&gt; on the Queen is pretty great between the drums and bass. Don't get me wrong it's not all bad either - it's just a drag to listen to for me. And you'll probably even think less of me when I say How Soon is Now? is their best song because you probably think I haven't listened to their entire discography desperately trying to understand why this band is rated so highly when I think so poorly of them. Probably 5-8 songs of theirs I'd choose to listen to (which isn't even a full album) with pleasure. The rest is near pain for me.&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
That's true. Although I think some songs escape this description. These are songs where the music equally drives the song, such as :&lt;br /&gt;
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want&lt;br /&gt;
Barbarism Begins at Home &lt;br /&gt;
I Know it's Over&lt;br /&gt;
How Soon is Now&lt;br /&gt;
Panic&lt;br /&gt;
Shoplifters of The world Unite&lt;br /&gt;
Stretch Out and Wait&lt;br /&gt;
Sweet and Tender Hooligan&lt;br /&gt;
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (my favourite. And fantastic Mark Ronson cover by the way)&lt;br /&gt;
Death of a Disco Dancer&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, you mentioned the mix. That's precisely the issue you're talking about: the vocal is too much ahead in the mix, given the relatively limited range of Morrissey. Except on Strangeways, but the production there is a bit bland, that's the other problem.&lt;br /&gt;
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What are your '5-8 songs&quot; you mentioned ?&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yeah for sure - I hope everyone realizes when I say these people don't belong in the top 40, I'm talking about THOUSANDS of artists... so no I'm not dogging on these artists like they are garbage, just not GREAT. &lt;br /&gt;
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Ok so for funsies, here's my list of Smith's songs which I rated on this site of a 85 or higher... which could change over time... probably from 2016 when I needed to lock myself in a cage and hide from humanity and clicking song ratings over and over was a good distraction to reality much like others play video games and watch dumbass movies:&lt;br /&gt;
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(in no particular order... although I already mentioned How Soon Is Now? is nothing like their other material (imo) and is easily their best song for me):&lt;br /&gt;
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90+&lt;br /&gt;
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out&lt;br /&gt;
How Soon Is Now?&lt;br /&gt;
Bigmouth Strikes Again&lt;br /&gt;
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side&lt;br /&gt;
Cemetry Gates&lt;br /&gt;
What Difference Does It Make?&lt;br /&gt;
Nowhere Fast&lt;br /&gt;
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others&lt;br /&gt;
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85&lt;br /&gt;
The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty (Medley))&lt;br /&gt;
Reel Around The Fountain&lt;br /&gt;
Death Of A Disco Dancer&lt;br /&gt;
Handsome Devil&lt;br /&gt;
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As I go through those ratings, I notice that one big reason I can't do The Smiths is for every song I rate a 90+ I have a 60 or 70. GREAT artists have like one 60 or 70 for me and mediocre artists don't have consistent output. This is true for Oasis, too. &lt;br /&gt;
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So maybe I'm just picky? Maybe the rest of you can look the other way at stuff like &quot;Accept Yourself&quot; and &quot;Vicar In A Tutu&quot; which back in 2016 I thought were kinda next to garbage (not extreme bad but even close to good).</description>
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                            <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 22:46:31 GMT</pubDate>
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                            <description>Author: &lt;a href='https://www.besteveralbums.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=19428'&gt;RoundTheBend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                          &lt;/span&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;bbquote-container&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt; 	  &lt;td&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;genmed&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fischman wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;	&lt;tr&gt;	  &lt;td class=&quot;bbquote&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;bbquote-container&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt; 	  &lt;td&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;genmed&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;RoundTheBend wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;	&lt;tr&gt;	  &lt;td class=&quot;bbquote&quot;&gt;Oh for those who left in The Who and Oasis, can you help me understand? I'm not looking to start another fight  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Embarassed&quot;&gt;🫢&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Embarassed&quot;&gt;🫢&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Embarassed&quot;&gt;🫢&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;emoji&quot; title=&quot;Embarassed&quot;&gt;🫢&lt;/span&gt; ... rather just trying to understand. I mean if it's the crown of brit pop and loud rock, well ok. &lt;br /&gt;
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But I'm always intrigued by all you who are much smarter/experienced than me.&lt;br /&gt;
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I suppose throw in Neutral Milk Hotel and The Smiths to this. Neutral Milk Hotel I get if it's one album can make it there - I suppose it would need to be massively significant, but like I mentioned there are quite a few albums I'd put at the same level sonically/lyrically/musicianship, etc. (as great as it is).&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As for Oasis, they were a retention simply based on not having to reach too far down on the list to cover too many deletions. I don't really like Oasis, but I don't actually find them offensive.  &lt;br /&gt;
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As for The Who, I could gush about them all day.  I think they were hugely important, artistically unique, technically brilliant, and I just love the hell out of them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Let's take a building block approach:&lt;br /&gt;
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Guitar: not max virtuosity, but super solid.  Great riffs, clever lines, clever melodies, tone appropriate to the music etc.  It all works and it works exceptionally well.  &lt;br /&gt;
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Vocals: Roger Daltrey is one of the top vocalists/frontmen in rock history.  Killer voice!  Big power, great expressiveness.  Fantastic range. That wicked powerful vocal presence is also matched by his physical presence; the ultimate rock and roll frontman swagger without it being over the top silly.  Just pure power without the theatrics.  Best of all worlds IMO. &lt;br /&gt;
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Drums:  Two words... Keith.... Moon!  Even people who don't like The Who rave about Moon as one of the all time greats. He is the ultimate madman behind the kit!  Nobody else ever played with his elan, flair, aggressiveness, and reckless determination.  He propels a rock song like no other. He is a genuine force of musical nature.  &lt;br /&gt;
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Bass:  As much as I've gushed over the other three positions.... John Entwistle (aka &quot;The Ox&quot;) gets even more.  A most unique and powerful bassist..... possibly the most unique and powerful bassist in rock history.  His lines are insane. Some of them are among the most iconic ever.  He integrates a melodic bass line into a song like a great piece of classical counterpoint, but with a super intense hard rock sensibility. Like Moon, there simply never has been, and never will be, anyone like him.  Dude was totally Monster!   &lt;br /&gt;
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Far more subjective, but every bit as meaningful to me, is the great songwriting. Townsend's a fantastic lyricist (who admittedly does drop a stinker once in a while). He rarely writes in the common or cliche realm, but rather skirts the edge of the mainstream and finds immense creativity there.  &lt;br /&gt;
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For much of their career, The Who were highly innovative, creative, and like any great rock and roll band, rebellious, even against the rock establishment itself.  They followed their own muse and totally kicked ass in the process.&lt;br /&gt;
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The depth and breadth of Who dislike (no, RTB, you're far from the only one) really surprises me.  Rush is my favorite group, but I've always understood how and why they rub so many the wrong way.  When someone goes on an anti-Rush rant, I really do get it in spite of my personal aesthetic placing them at the very top of the musical heap.  But I'm at a loss to understand the dislike for The Who.  There's just simply nothing there I can see as an out-and-out negative (aside from some acknowledged inconsistency in their output... but when they're on, they're flat out unbeatable).&lt;/td&gt;	&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I actually can appreciate that take on the guitar playing - sometimes it's just about the tune - not anything special. It's &quot;playing to the song&quot; - and if anyone knows anything about music, they know what I mean when I say that.&lt;br /&gt;
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Man - maybe I gotta watch more Live Who, but really the stuff I have seen I haven't gotten the great stage performance you talk about. &lt;br /&gt;
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And for wiw, I like Rush way more than I do The Who. I don't know why but sometimes when I listen to their music I think of an old man having sex in the grossest way possible, just the grunting and the efforts are all the same as anyone else, but it's just gross with this guy... ahhaahaa. Sorry, that was probably terrible, but somehow makes sense to me. &lt;br /&gt;
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I do really think My Generation is top 100 songs of all time though. Like that bassline - holy shit and I LOVE how Daltry like purposely stutters in singing... badass for sure... but their entire career being the greatest influence ever... meh. Maybe to bands like G n R and I don't like them either... and possibly therein lies the difference. Maybe those who like The Who also like bands like G n R.</description>
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