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davidhuret
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- #11
- Posted: 10/25/2013 08:53
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No Sgt Pepper?
Tss, tss...
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GeevyDallas
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- #12
- Posted: 10/25/2013 10:32
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It's pretty good, actually gonna pick up this weeks issue. I think i've heard every post 2000 album on the list though.
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Patman360
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- #13
- Posted: 10/25/2013 12:00
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Just had a look through the one's they've up on their site so far (500-201), not bad by any means, it's different from other top 500 lists which creates some appeal for it, sure, there are some choices that baffle me and that I don't like at all, but that comes with every chart, so all in all it's not too bad.
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Secondsoul
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- Posted: 10/25/2013 13:28
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imo the overall Top 500 is way better than BEA's. Obviously if you are American, you'll disagree with that. You've got to understand that NME is British so unless you have grown up in GB/Ireland you won't understand why the likes of Oasis, Pulp, Arctic Monkeys or PJ Harvey are in the Top 20. Personally I think this Top 500 is refreshing and there are lots of albums I love further down the chart that are largely ignored or not known about on BEA. The best American bands like Pixies, The Strokes, Nirvana, Television, REM, Sonic Youth are up there, whereas the shit like Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver are nowhere to be seen. Only one album by Dylan in Top 50 is also great, though a major negative is Amy Winehouse as high as number 28!
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Patman360
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- Posted: 10/25/2013 13:41
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| Secondsoul wrote: | | You've got to understand that NME is British so unless you have grown up in GB/Ireland you won't understand why the likes of Oasis, Pulp, Arctic Monkeys or PJ Harvey are in the Top 20. |
I enjoy those artists, but I can still think of plenty of American artists who I'd put in the top 20 before them by a longshot (Except maybe Different Class by Pulp which I love).
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meezus
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- Posted: 10/25/2013 13:44
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| TracyJacks wrote: | | But I don't have a problem with Closer, Revolver and Parklife as the best albums by JD, Beatles and Blur. |
^^ Agreed.
I don't understand the idea that The Queen is Dead is the greatest album ever made... at all. But whatever gets #1 will always receive that sort of scrutiny. I'm glad to see Is This It so high though.
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Secondsoul
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- Posted: 10/25/2013 13:46
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| Patman360 wrote: | | I enjoy those artists, but I can still think of plenty of American artists who I'd put in the top 20 before them by a longshot (Except maybe Different Class by Pulp which I love). |
Not sure about Top 20 but I think that Interpol and Smashing Pumpkin's best albums should have been at least Top 100!
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GeevyDallas
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- Posted: 10/25/2013 13:49
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Wait it's complete bollocks actually, A Grand Don't Come For Free 60 places above Original Pirate Material??????????
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meccalecca
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- Posted: 10/25/2013 14:44
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this quote from one of the contributors really sums it all up.
| Quote: | I and the rest of the NME alumni were simply told to vote for our 'favourite' albums - Ideally a top 50 but really anything we could rustle up by the following Monday.
And herein lies a flaw inherent in all such lists: The results are bound to be slanted towards the choices of the voters who they happen still to have contact details for, which will inevitably be the more recent contributors (Still, having first written for them over 20 years ago, they didn't do too badly tracking me down).
Inevitably, with the whole thing being a bit last-minute and no-budget, the votes were also those of individuals who could be arsed to sweat over a difficult task in their free time for no financial reward. Welcome to 21st century publishing. |
So basically, a bunch of writers, who weren't being paid, were asked to put together lists over the course of a weekend. It was all a rush job. Think about how much time you guys had to put into your charts. Hell, I'm still not satisfied with my top 100. Many of the picks in the top 25 are truly revolting.
But I expect nothing different from NME.
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meccalecca
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- Posted: 10/25/2013 14:51
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| GeevyDallas wrote: | | Wait it's complete bollocks actually, A Grand Don't Come For Free 60 places above Original Pirate Material?????????? |
Both are awesome, but I prefer A Grand. The storytelling on the album is brilliant.
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