Best Ever Albums

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

badfaith — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:15:01 GMT

Author: badfaith

Posted: 12/22/2009 13:15

I think it's important to remember that certain sites will attract certain tastes... many who have a deeper appreciation for Jazz, or some other genre predominantly, will have perhaps visited here, and seen the general tenre, and moved on to a site that more comfortably fits their tastes... Demographics.

...And rock has been the biggest influence on musical culture over the last 50 or so years, with the broadest exposure for most under that age,so it's natural that that should be reflected here. Especially in light of the fact that more modern pop culture is still current, it does not enjoy the time older bands and albums have had to work their influence, both on music, and on peoples lives.

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

40footwolf — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:32:41 GMT

Author: 40footwolf

Posted: 12/22/2009 03:32

I think this post is a good post but still. it's like another post whats the difference where are ideas

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

joannajewsom — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:25:53 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 12/22/2009 02:25

I don't know about you guys, but I have gotten a lot out of this thread.

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

40footwolf — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:15:59 GMT

Author: 40footwolf

Posted: 12/22/2009 01:15

bolle wrote:

I went alittle overboard to get my message across.

But comeon, just now I heard a Fall out boy song.

Its like Bob dylan said about todays music, they are still clinging to the 60s, not much inventiveness going on.

Have you lost your mind?

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

dp39 — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:04:37 GMT

Author: dp39

Posted: 12/22/2009 01:04

So what do you suggest we listen to?

Usually when someone bitches on here about how everyone is a moron and bands suck they at least tell us what they like.

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

cartoken — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:04:47 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 12/21/2009 17:04

@ well said purple !

but before going ahead in this discussion, it's intresting to see your chart bolle, because you can see ours. don't know how to answer to your posts because may be you want us to have more Britney Spears or Mika in our charts

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:58:21 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/21/2009 16:58

Rock, and I'll include electronica and rap and jazz (and maybe even blues), are what's instantly available in the US and Europe; it's our countries' musics that we grow up listening to in the same fashion that a Burundian listens to drum music and probably doesn't know who Daft Punk is, because that's what they grew up listening to.

You shouldn't take this as that no one here is trying to expand, I'm trying to get into African rythms and I know jewsom and Naples have a thread dedicated to Tropicalia for example.

I can't speak for everyone else, but I don't like putting something in my chart if I feel really ignorant about, so I'm going to explore African rhythms until I feel comfortable that I have found one that I really like, rather than just something that I picked up and happens to sound cool.

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

joannajewsom — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:31:19 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 12/21/2009 14:31

I really don't know what you're talking about.

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

bolle — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:58:07 GMT

Author: bolle

Posted: 12/21/2009 13:58

Yea right, like you don`t get what I`m talking about, there are hundreds of punk bands, they all make pretty much the same stuff. They took the earlier band, changed the chord structure alittle bit and BHAM

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

joannajewsom — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:54:54 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 12/21/2009 13:54

bolle wrote:

how many punk,emo,metal,indie etc. band are touring and making music right now? And how much difference is there between these bands?

What?

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

bolle — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:45:30 GMT

Author: bolle

Posted: 12/21/2009 13:45

I went alittle overboard to get my message across.

But comeon, just now I heard a Fall out boy song.

Its like Bob dylan said about todays music, they are still clinging to the 60s, not much inventiveness going on.

Rock music is somehow "cool" and better than other types of music, how many punk,emo,metal,indie etc. band are touring and making music right now? And how much difference is there between these bands?

Music stations are comfortable playing rock and manufactured pop because they know it will sell, and now we are in a watered down dry spell(hehe)

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

videoheadcleaner — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:38:11 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 12/21/2009 13:38

an_outlaw wrote:

Their are definitely some questionable choices in the top 20 of each decade. I think a few albums are getting so high purely because it is "cool" to like them. And yes, there does seem to be a bias for rock music, although I have seen many charts on the site that are not rock orientated.

The best anyone can do is make a chart of their own favorites and add it to the pool of all the other charts.

Agree. Rock is high in the conscious of most people here. And in saying that, there is only a handful in my chart that isn't rock.

bolle wrote:

Can`t wait for some real historians to come in and give the really talented musicians some credits and attention. Everything thats been on the airwaves the last 60 years have been dried out stupid watered down rock music thats all about the attitude and not about how good the music is and manufactured music.

Okay, I did finish a rant on another thread but I need to voice an opinion on this quote. Which "real" historians are coming? And I don't think anyone called themself an historian. "Dried out stupid watered down [or DOSWD] rock music" - great line but there is a lot of music, not necessarily on the airwaves that isn't about attitude. I believe there has been good rock musicians as you have stated bolle. But I want to know which musicians are the DOSWD rock music culprits?

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

cartoken — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:22:02 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 12/21/2009 13:22

show us then what we've missed, naive all as we are !

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:20:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/21/2009 13:20

Their are definitely some questionable choices in the top 20 of each decade. I think a few albums are getting so high purely because it is "cool" to like them. And yes, there does seem to be a bias for rock music, although I have seen many charts on the site that are not rock orientated.

The best anyone can do is make a chart of their own favorites and add it to the pool of all the other charts.

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

bolle — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:14:11 GMT

Author: bolle

Posted: 12/21/2009 13:14

Those statistics of so called "best albums".
Most of the people here seem to only have embraced rock music.

Re: Ahem? Only rock music?

joannajewsom — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:11:53 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 12/21/2009 13:11

Who are you talking to?

Ahem? Only rock music?

bolle — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:35:52 GMT

Author: bolle

Posted: 12/21/2009 12:35

Why in gods name is your list of 20 albums only rock albums.
Do you honestly believe that all of the best music is rock?
Look over best of each decade, almost only rock music, its so rediculous.

Just because biased rock critics and morons grew up listening to rock music does not mean all the best music is rock.

This really suck, just because you know how to play a guitar you somehow make better music than everybody else? Come on.

Can`t wait for some real historians to come in and give the really talented musicians some credits and attention. Everything thats been on the airwaves the last 60 years have been dried out stupid watered down rock music thats all about the attitude and not about how good the music is and manufactured music.

Of course there are good rock bands ( Beatles, floyd, springesteen, dylan etc.) but jesus christ.