Nr. 43 they ? didn't ask us, did they ?

Nico

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NME 100 greatest british albums ever made


1. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
2. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
3. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
4. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks.
5. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
6. Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish
7. Pulp - Different Class
8. The Clash - London Calling
9. The Beatles - Revolver
10. The Libertines - Up The Bracket
11. Radiohead - The Bends
12. The Specials - The Specials
13. The Verve - A Northern Soul
14. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
15. Primal Scream - Screamadelica
16. Dexys Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebles
17. The Streets - Original Pirate Material
18. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
19. The Smiths - Strangeways Here We Come
20. The Beatles - Rubber Soul
21. Muse - Absolution
22. Super Furry Animals - Radiator
23. New Order - Technique
24. Pet Shop Boys - Please
25. The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society
26. The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow
27. Pj Harvey - Dry
28. Nick Drake - Bryter Later
29. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
30. Suede - Suede
31. Massive Attack - Blue Lines
32. The Zombies - Odyssey And Oracle
33. i am so gay it @#$%& HURTS. - Parachutes
34. The Jam - All Mod Cons
35. Radiohead - Ok Computer
36. The Beatle - The Beatles
37. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
38. Spritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
39. Ride - Nowhere
40. Dizzie Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
41. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
42. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy
43. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
44. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
45. The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
46. Pulp - His And Hers
47. The Libertines - The Libertines
48. Elastica - Elastica
49. The Who - My Generation
50. The La's - The La's
51. Billy Bragg - Talking To The Taxman About Poetry
52. Madness - One Step Beyond
53. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
54. Morrissey - Vauxhall And I
55. Block Party - Silent Alarm
56. Portishead - Portishead
57. The Cure - The Head On The Door
58. Suede - Dog Man Star
59. The Clash - The Clash
60. The Human League - Dare
61. Echo And The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
62. Saint Ettienne - Fox Base Alpha
63. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
64. Gang Of Four - Entertainment!
65. Radiohead - Kid A
66. Elvis Costello - This Years Model
67. i am so gay it @#$%& HURTS. - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
68. The Pretty Things - Sf Sorrow
69. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
70. Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription
71. Buzzcocks - Lovebites
72. Joy Division - Closer
73. Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
74. Prodigy - Music For A Jilted Generation
75. Tricky - Maxinquaye
76. Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
77. The Beta Band - The Three EP's
78. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
79. Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque
80. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
81. Antonym And The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
82. Happy Mondays - Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches
83. Wire - Pink Flag
84. Redskins - Neither Washington Nor Moscow
85. Abc - The Lexicon Of Love
86. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
87. Small Faces - Ogdens Nut Gone Flake
88. Underworld - Dubnobasswithmyheadman
89. Blur - Parklife
90. Supergrass - I Should Coco
91. The Fall - The Nations Saving Grace
92. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory
93. Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets
94. The Futureheads - The Futureheads
95. Julian Cope - Jehovahkill
96. Adam And The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier
97. Led Zeppelin - IV
98. Roots Manuva - Run Come Save Me
99. Patric Wolf - Lycanthropy
100. Derek And Clive - Live

interesting.....not one Mott The Hoople or T-Rex lp or the 1st Black Sabbath lp

This list is stupid. No.5? A 2 week hype in england, come on!

What about Lennon ?

Nico

lmfao!!!!!!!!

That's the DUMBEST list I have ever seen! And that's a top 100 British albums list. I guess the editors at NME, probably a bunch of 20-something blokes who know nothing about the history of rock n' roll, consider the Stones Roses, Oasis, and Radiohead more important than the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, The Kinks etc. What crap! This issue is already out on newstands here in the States. I laughed my way through the whole article. Yeah, Franz Ferdinand's debut album is more important than Beggars Banquest, LIB, SF, etc. Hillarious . . .

and also forgotten: The Animals, The Yardbirds, The Sweet, The Faces, Motorhead, Them

I Hope the Sweet is a joke Leonard ?

Nico

NICOS Wrote:
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> I Hope the Sweet is a joke Leonard ?
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> Nico
>


no joke Nicos....Desolation Blvd and Give Us A Wink are excellent imo

neptune Wrote:
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> That's the DUMBEST list I have ever seen! And
> that's a top 100 British albums list. I guess the
> editors at NME, probably a bunch of 20-something
> blokes who know nothing about the history of rock
> n' roll, consider the Stones Roses, Oasis, and
> Radiohead more important than the Beatles, the
> Stones, the Who, The Kinks etc. What crap! This
> issue is already out on newstands here in the
> States. I laughed my way through the whole
> article. Yeah, Franz Ferdinand's debut album is
> more important than Beggars Banquest, LIB, SF,
> etc. Hillarious . . .


I don't think you quite understand how these polls work. The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Oasis and so on, are the bands which are currently influencing today's crop and as a result, these are the bands that today’s youngsters are listening too.

Ten years ago, groups like Oasis and Blur was citing the Beatles and the Kinks as major influences, hence they faired better in these charts. That’s not happening so much now, hence these 60's groups sliding further and further down these lists.

Your right, so it's the age your are talking about.

In this case if you make a POLL, sum up all the polls of the last 40 years and see what happends.

You will get a real TOP 100.

Nico

exactly, Nicos & Al

The pollers' ages arent ageing - but we are

Thats what people cant grasp.

NICOS Wrote:
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> Your right, so it's the age your are talking
> about.
>
> In this case if you make a POLL, sum up all the
> polls of the last 40 years and see what happends.
>
> You will get a real TOP 100.
>
> Nico


Truth is this. If that poll were conducted in high streets up and down the UK or in shopping malls, then the results would've been different. The NME is a shit rag and is read by poncy students. It's all about what's cool at the moment. Classic rock acts like the Stones or pioneers like The Beatles are not as "in" as they once were. Don't get me wrong, I love The Stone Roses and al the groups currently drooled over in these lists, but I know my rock n' roll and I KNOW the Beatles and The Stones should always be up there, REGARDLESS of current trends!

Just a few years ago, the Beatles and Stones were still IN. They were still revered in most rock mags, and considered the greatest bands in rock history. However, that has not been the case very recently. NME has been around since the early 60's for Christ's sakes, and their editors should know better!

>>. I guess the editors at NME, probably a bunch of 20-something blokes who know nothing about the history of rock n' roll, consider the Stones Roses, Oasis, and Radiohead more important than the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, The Kinks etc. What crap!

I'm sure that if the editors are people on their 20s, we won't see any Stones album in the list. I've seen a recent list (on UKMix) with young people voting (age between 18-25, more than 10.000 votes) and the Stones were #32 on their top 50 of best bands ever. The top 10 was something like U2, Coldplay, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Queen, Led Zep. and the Beatles.

====guess the editors at NME, probably a bunch of 20-something blokes who know nothing about the history of rock n' roll====

I'm surprised the Beatles made it as high as they did.

neptune Wrote:
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> Just a few years ago, the Beatles and Stones were
> still IN. They were still revered in most rock
> mags, and considered the greatest bands in rock
> history. However, that has not been the case very
> recently. NME has been around since the early
> 60's for Christ's sakes, and their editors should
> know better!


Well, that was kind of my point. A FEW years ago The Beatles (not SO sure about The Stones) were "in" and hence they're inclusion, but today it's different. As I've already stated. It's the top groups from the 80's and 90's that are the main influential force with today's crop of bands and as a result, readers of magazines such as The NME and Q pick up on this. I really don't think it's anything to get too offended about. I hardly think Jagger and Richards are bothered. I personally think they're "time" will come again. I don't know when, but that’s the beauty with music. ANYTHING can happen!

The NME has been around a little longer than the early 60's. Try the mid-50's! Yeah, back then they worshipped the Stones. Are you surprised? They were hip and current and just so happened to be releasing wonderful music. Today they're not. Today they're a nostalgia act playing to many people who have more money than sense. The Stones were COOL in the 60's. Too today's generation, the current Stones are not. I can perfectly understand that and that’s where a lot here stumble.

Somethin tells me the listmakers dont know their rock- & Stones- history.
Neither have they heard Thin Lizzy, probably not at all.
I could btw use the rest of the weekend just to mention the
bands & artists & records among more established ones
that should be up there.

Most listed are knapsu (Finnish word=Sissy) & just nuthin.

A shame!



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Glad to see Derek and Clive scraping in at No. 100 because if they hadn't 'ave made it, that would've been a right facking cahnt!

There must be a lot of student types who voted in this poll who have re-discovered D & C.

That reminds me, the other day this bloke came up to me and said "you c***" etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc..

Bol

little known Stones link - theres a tape of Stones Black & Blue rehearsals from Rotterdam in 1975 (quality isnt that great, the recordings last about 6 hours).

Imagine my surprise when hearing that tape for the first time to hear Mick 're enacting' that same 'this bloke came up to me' sketch for a few seconds

You can clearly hear him doing the "so I kicked him right in the balls" line!

What a cahnt!

NME still respect and support the Stones- the opening shows at Fenway got great reviews. The Stones legacy is often discussed and revered.

As for Q magazine, its gone downhill in recent years. Its obsessed with
"top 100 lists", licking the bums of Chris Martin, Michael Stipe
and the second-coming, (aka Bono).

Tend only to skip the pages, it takes about half an hour to read, but the Special Edition Stones "Q Classics" (out Feb 15th) should be good.

Let's see . . . . Dexy's Midnight Runners over the White Album and Exile . . . .that's just absurd.

smile: can you be coaxed into uploading it for us, please please and thank you Gazza?
think of the educational value! :E

What are you guys talking about? D &C? Must be a Brit thing...))
Whall, ah guess I have to bring up the Superbowl and Kanye West again..

"...no longer shall you trudge 'cross my peaceful mind."

a bit about Derek & Clive: [www.phespirit.info]
somewhere around here i have a Cook & Moore interview with Mick & Charlie - i'll upload mine if Gazza'll upload his. :E

Do not read the NME for a long time. But this list is reflecting readers'age.
Had the Beatles, Stones, Who, Zeppelin, Floyd, Kinks top the list, they should change their name in OME. 3 Beatles, 2 Zeppelin, 2 Stones, 1 Kinks, 1 Who,
2 Bowie. Nor bad after 40-35 years. Most of the group listed, will I guess not stay in the pantheon of Rock music. It is more an opportunist list than a realist
one.

Gazza,

I have those Rotterdam sessions on tape too. Only listened to them once but I must have missed that bit. I'll have to dig it out.

This must mean that Mick listened to unreleased material tut, tut, because D & C Live wasn't released until 1976.

The trouble is, you know that one day . . . he is going to let fly with the most enorrrmous faaarrrrrttt!!! And that will be the end of Jagger!



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immense crap!!!

Immensely funny!!!

Its a good list,positions 1 to 10 are right, I agree!

But the Stones are too funky for those lily livered English girlies, that explains no Some Girls.

But where are Rocket to Russia and Do it dog style?