Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

Vinny · 11-26-2003, 03:59 PM

500 Greatest Albums of All Time List

Sgt. Pepper's is a pretty good album, but I don't think it deserves number 1. And maybe The Beatles and Bob Dylan get a little too much credit in there. 4 albums on the top ten list might not be entirely deserved...

Also, Nevermind does not deserve number 17. Nirvana used to be my favorite band, but now I've realized that even though they're quite good, they're highly overrated. Kurt Cobain doesn't really display much talent, either. I seriously object to Blood Sugar Sex Magik being counted in at 310. It's probably my favorite album, and it's far better than some of the things in the top 50, like Nevermind for instance. And One Hot Minute has been completely left out. That album is way too underrated.

What do you think about this list? Good? Bad? What albums were undeservedly left out?

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[ November 26, 2003, 03:22 PM: Message edited by: Vinny the Ninny ]

Bomby · 11-26-2003, 04:13 PM

Haveing all three of Eminem's crapfests above Nas's Illmatic proves how much RS sucks.

[ November 26, 2003, 03:16 PM: Message edited by: Malik Talib Kamal ]

Vinny · 11-26-2003, 04:21 PM

There are Public Enemy albums. In fact, one of them's in the top 50, at number 48. There's another one at 300, and yet another one at 497. Eminem is overrated, though. If anything, The Slim Shady LP should've been there, but I don't think any of the others deserved it.

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Bomby · 11-26-2003, 04:37 PM

That was the first time I actually saw the list, someone else told me that there were no PE albums on there. But still, none of Eminem's dog****oramas deserve to be on there.

11-26-2003, 05:50 PM

What the bleep are the B-52s doing on there?

Wow. Not only do I not have any of those albums, but I don't even have any of those artists. (I'm only counting my collection, not siblings or parents)

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

imported_AJ Middleton · 11-26-2003, 07:37 PM

Of course the Beatles are 1, and of course it's Sgt. Pepper.

imported_Kaeru 7 · 11-27-2003, 01:06 AM

8. London Calling, The Clash

Damn straight.

skemper · 11-27-2003, 04:11 PM

^Right on, man!

The list wasn't bad. I'm glad some more recent stuff made it in there, like Elephant. And I personally think Abbey Road is much better than Sgt. Pepper's. And Prince is sooooo much better than Micheal Jackson.

The only big problem I had was, and correct me if I'm wrong, was the complete lack of Queen. Did I miss something, or did they really exclude Queen? 500 albums, they made room for Eminem and Alanis Morrisette and a bunch of other overrated people and forgot to mention one of the best rock bands ever? Unbelievable.

11-28-2003, 01:02 AM

number one = A Perfect Circle's Mer De Noms

Neko^^

DARTH BOWSER · 11-28-2003, 01:12 AM

They have alot of **** on there, that's for sure.

11-28-2003, 01:18 AM

^ That's putting it bluntly, but it's true.

Vinny · 11-28-2003, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by skemper:
The only big problem I had was, and correct me if I'm wrong, was the complete lack of Queen. Did I miss something, or did they really exclude Queen? 500 albums, they made room for Eminem and Alanis Morrisette and a bunch of other overrated people and forgot to mention one of the best rock bands ever? Unbelievable.

230. A Night at the Opera, Queen. Granted, that album does NOT deserve to be 230, it should be much higher. And yes, there was a lot of **** on that list. Also, I think Hobbes made a good point in the other Rolling Stone topic:

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Originally posted by Hobbes:
Most music magazines will just suck up to old favorites...who can blame them? They like what they like...or do they?

I think a lot of The Beatles albums in there were put onto the list just because they're made by the Beatles. I mean, Please Please Me definitely doesn't deserve to go on the top 50, and I guarantee you that if it was some other band that had released that very same album, it wouldn't be so high up, and maybe not even in the list. I think that some of the people at Rolling Stone may not like some of these albums as much as they do, and may just be thinking that they'll be deemed "cool" and musically knowledgeable for cramming in a few Beatles albums in there.

I'm also appalled at the fact that there isn't any Billie Holiday, Louie Armstrong, or Duke Ellington stuff in there. I mean, it's not really my type of music, but come on, you don't get much more groundbreaking than that...

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[ November 28, 2003, 12:04 PM: Message edited by: Vinny the Ninny ]

11-28-2003, 01:58 PM

Well, it wasn't about being groundbreaking; it was about being good. Doing it first doesn't mean you do it best.
But, yeah, those guys were great.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[ November 28, 2003, 12:59 PM: Message edited by: CaptHayfever ]

skemper · 11-28-2003, 04:01 PM

^Thanks, Vinny. Queen II should be on there somewhere, though.

11-28-2003, 04:23 PM

anyone else notice how much the favore the beatles...? i hate them beatles so much.. bleh..

Neko^^

Vinny · 11-28-2003, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CaptHayfever:
Well, it wasn't about being groundbreaking; it was about being good.

Well, I know that. Hell, I don't think Nirvana should be that high up for all its "revolutionizing" music at the time, because they're really very overrated. But still, those guys were very good. I mean, I kinda like that type of music myself even though I wouldn't buy it. And anyone who is into jazz will put them as some of the best jazz musicians around, along with others like Ella Fitzgerald. I think they put John Coltrane on there just so that jazz fans will be appeased, not because they like it.

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Originally posted by Neko:
anyone else notice how much the favore the beatles...?

It's kinda hard to miss, Neko

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[ November 28, 2003, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: Vinny the Ninny ]

11-30-2003, 12:37 AM

So many people dislike the Beatles... how could they put 3 of their albums in the top 5? Ancient editors blow me.

Cap'n Boo from Timbuktu · 11-30-2003, 07:52 PM

Feh. The fact that 'Mortal Kombat: The Album' isn't even on the list, let alone in the number-one spot (which it clearly deserves), proves what an utter fraud Rolling Stone really is. Yeah, right, as if anything by the Beatles could ever equal the majesty of 'Sub-Zero--Chinese Ninja Warrior'. I'll buy that for a dollar.

***Heroine of the Dragon*** · 11-30-2003, 10:27 PM

I would have liked to have seen OK Computer a little higher than 162... *shrugs* I don't agree with the list but meh...

12-02-2003, 06:36 PM

^ I'll second that.

11-26-2003, 03:59 PM	#1
Vinny Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Fletcher Memorial Home for incurable tyrants and kings Posts: 7,262 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 16,316.86 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 16,816.86 Donate	500 Greatest Albums of All Time List Sgt. Pepper's is a pretty good album, but I don't think it deserves number 1. And maybe The Beatles and Bob Dylan get a little too much credit in there. 4 albums on the top ten list might not be entirely deserved... Also, Nevermind does not deserve number 17. Nirvana used to be my favorite band, but now I've realized that even though they're quite good, they're highly overrated. Kurt Cobain doesn't really display much talent, either. I seriously object to Blood Sugar Sex Magik being counted in at 310. It's probably my favorite album, and it's far better than some of the things in the top 50, like Nevermind for instance. And One Hot Minute has been completely left out. That album is way too underrated. What do you think about this list? Good? Bad? What albums were undeservedly left out? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Quote of the week: "If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight."- George Gobol. Image of the week: Pointless fact of the week: Only 1/3 of the people that can twitch their ears can twitch only one at a time. [ November 26, 2003, 03:22 PM: Message edited by: Vinny the Ninny ]

11-26-2003, 04:13 PM	#2
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11-26-2003, 04:21 PM	#3
Vinny Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Fletcher Memorial Home for incurable tyrants and kings Posts: 7,262 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 16,316.86 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 16,816.86 Donate	There are Public Enemy albums. In fact, one of them's in the top 50, at number 48. There's another one at 300, and yet another one at 497. Eminem is overrated, though. If anything, The Slim Shady LP should've been there, but I don't think any of the others deserved it. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Quote of the week: "If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight."- George Gobol. Image of the week: Pointless fact of the week: Only 1/3 of the people that can twitch their ears can twitch only one at a time.

11-26-2003, 04:37 PM	#4
Bomby My name is Stereotype with an A Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Searching the city for Sci-Fi Wasabi Gender: Posts: 15,188 Thanks: 210 Thanked 613 Times in 399 Posts Blog Entries: 4 Points: 7,776.40 Bank: 2,506,696.76 Total Points: 2,514,473.17 Donate	That was the first time I actually saw the list, someone else told me that there were no PE albums on there. But still, none of Eminem's dog****oramas deserve to be on there.

11-26-2003, 05:50 PM	#5
CaptHayfever Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	What the bleep are the B-52s doing on there? Wow. Not only do I not have any of those albums, but I don't even have any of those artists. (I'm only counting my collection, not siblings or parents) And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

11-26-2003, 07:37 PM	#6
imported_AJ Middleton Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 336.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 336.00 Donate	Of course the Beatles are 1, and of course it's Sgt. Pepper.

11-27-2003, 01:06 AM	#7
imported_Kaeru 7 Main Mod Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 6,061 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 679.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 679.00 Donate	8. London Calling, The Clash Damn straight.

11-27-2003, 04:11 PM	#8
skemper Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: minneapolis, MN, USA Posts: 682 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 804.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,304.00 Donate	^Right on, man! The list wasn't bad. I'm glad some more recent stuff made it in there, like Elephant. And I personally think Abbey Road is much better than Sgt. Pepper's. And Prince is sooooo much better than Micheal Jackson. The only big problem I had was, and correct me if I'm wrong, was the complete lack of Queen. Did I miss something, or did they really exclude Queen? 500 albums, they made room for Eminem and Alanis Morrisette and a bunch of other overrated people and forgot to mention one of the best rock bands ever? Unbelievable.

11-28-2003, 01:02 AM	#9
Nekoscat Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	number one = A Perfect Circle's Mer De Noms Neko^^

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DARTH BOWSER Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Swartz Creek, Michigan, USA Posts: 5,731 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 279.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 279.00 Donate	They have alot of **** on there, that's for sure.

11-28-2003, 01:18 AM	#11
PenguinMan26 Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	^ That's putting it bluntly, but it's true.

11-28-2003, 01:58 PM	#13
CaptHayfever Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Well, it wasn't about being groundbreaking; it was about being good. Doing it first doesn't mean you do it best. But, yeah, those guys were great. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!" [ November 28, 2003, 12:59 PM: Message edited by: CaptHayfever ]

11-28-2003, 04:01 PM	#14
skemper Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: minneapolis, MN, USA Posts: 682 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 804.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,304.00 Donate	^Thanks, Vinny. Queen II should be on there somewhere, though.

11-28-2003, 04:23 PM	#15
Nekoscat Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	anyone else notice how much the favore the beatles...? i hate them beatles so much.. bleh.. Neko^^

11-30-2003, 12:37 AM	#17
Psytronic Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	So many people dislike the Beatles... how could they put 3 of their albums in the top 5? Ancient editors blow me.

11-30-2003, 07:52 PM	#18
Cap'n Boo from Timbuktu Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Posts: 3,643 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 34.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 34.00 Donate	Feh. The fact that 'Mortal Kombat: The Album' isn't even on the list, let alone in the number-one spot (which it clearly deserves), proves what an utter fraud Rolling Stone really is. Yeah, right, as if anything by the Beatles could ever equal the majesty of 'Sub-Zero--Chinese Ninja Warrior'. I'll buy that for a dollar.

11-30-2003, 10:27 PM	#19
*Heroine of the Dragon* The Grinnie Fool! ♥ VGFCodes Staff Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: In a pretty place surrounded by sparkly faerie dust!! Gender: Posts: 27,762 Thanks: 277 Thanked 354 Times in 274 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 20,659.18 Bank: 2,417,977.64 Total Points: 2,438,636.81 Donate	I would have liked to have seen OK Computer a little higher than 162... shrugs I don't agree with the list but meh...

12-02-2003, 06:36 PM	#20
Psytronic Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	^ I'll second that.