The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and National Association of Record Manufacturers have come up with a list of the 200 albums they think everyone should own. It's pretty bad. I mean, who doesn't agree that Creed's Human Clay was a better record than London Calling by The Clash? the list can be found it the comments section. Hold your nose because it stinks.
Posted on 03/07/2007
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1 BEATLES SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 1967 Rock 2 PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 1973 Rock 3 MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER 1982 Pop 4 LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN IV 1971 Rock 5 U2 THE JOSHUA TREE 1987 Rock 6 ROLLING STONES EXILE ON MAIN STREET 1972 Rock 7 CAROLE KING TAPESTRY 1971 Adult Contemporary 8 BOB DYLAN HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED 1965 Rock 9 BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS 1966 Rock 10 NIRVANA NEVERMIND 1991 Rock 11 PEARL JAM TEN 1991 Rock 12 BEATLES ABBEY ROAD 1969 Rock 13 SANTANA SUPERNATURAL 1999 Rock 14 METALLICA METALLICA 1991 Rock 15 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BORN TO RUN 1975 Rock 16 PRINCE PURPLE RAIN 1984 Pop 17 AC/DC BACK IN BLACK 1980 Rock 18 ROLLING STONES LET IT BLEED 1969 Rock 19 DOORS THE DOORS 1967 Rock 20 GRATEFUL DEAD AMERICAN BEAUTY 1970 Rock 21 SHANIA TWAIN COME ON OVER 1997 Country 22 WHO WHO'S NEXT 1971 Rock 23 STEVIE WONDER SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE 1976 R&B 24 FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS 1977 Pop 25 PINK FLOYD THE WALL 1979 Rock 26 ALANIS MORISSETTE JAGGED LITTLE PILL 1995 Pop 27 NORAH JONES COME AWAY WITH ME 2002 Pop 28 EMINEM THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2000 Rap 29 OUTKAST SPEAKERBOXX-LOVE BELOW 2003 R&B 30 DR. DRE THE CHRONIC 1992 Rap 31 BEASTIE BOYS LICENSED TO ILL 1986 Rap 32 GUNS N' ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION 1987 Rock 33 DIXIE CHICKS WIDE OPEN SPACES 1998 Country 34 MILES DAVIS KIND OF BLUE 1959 Jazz 35 EAGLES HOTEL CALIFORNIA 1976 Rock 36 DEF LEPPARD HYSTERIA 1987 Rock 37 SOUNDTRACK: GREASE 1978 Soundtrack 38 MARVIN GAYE WHAT'S GOING ON 1971 R&B 39 BEATLES THE WHITE ALBUM 1968 Rock 40 SOUNDTRACK: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1977 Soundtrack 41 JIMI HENDRIX ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? 1967 Rock 42 BEATLES REVOLVER 1966 Rock 43 BOSTON BOSTON 1976 Rock 44 BON JOVI SLIPPERY WHEN WET 1986 Rock 45 U2 ACHTUNG BABY 1991 Rock 46 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY HOUSTON 1985 R&B 47 LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN II 1969 Rock 48 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND CRASH 1996 Rock 49 ROLLING STONES STICKY FINGERS 1971 Rock 50 GREEN DAY DOOKIE 1994 Rock 51 LED ZEPPELIN HOUSES OF THE HOLY 1973 Rock 52 JONI MITCHELL BLUE 1971 Rock 53 ELVIS PRESLEY ELVIS PRESLEY AT SUN 2004 Rock 54 AEROSMITH TOYS IN THE ATTIC 1975 Rock 55 LAURYN HILL THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL 1998 R&B 56 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BORN IN THE U.S.A. 1984 Rock 57 50 CENT GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 2003 Rap 58 AC/DC HIGHWAY TO HELL 1979 Rock 59 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. LIFE AFTER DEATH 1997 Rap 60 VAN HALEN VAN HALEN 1978 Rock 61 GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT 2004 Rock 62 BLACK SABBATH PARANOID 1971 Rock 63 EMINEM THE EMINEM SHOW 2002 Rap 64 JEWEL PIECES OF YOU 1995 Pop 65 COLDPLAY A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD 2002 Pop 66 MEAT LOAF BAT OUT OF HELL 1977 Rock 67 USHER CONFESSIONS 2004 R&B 68 KID ROCK DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE 1998 Rock 69 GEORGE HARRISON ALL THINGS MUST PASS 1970 Pop 70 BILLY JOEL THE STRANGER 1977 Pop 71 EAGLES HELL FREEZES OVER 1994 Rock 72 VAN MORRISON MOONDANCE 1970 Rock 73 R.E.M. AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE 1992 Pop 74 PHIL COLLINS NO JACKET REQUIRED 1985 Pop 75 METALLICA MASTER OF PUPPETS 1986 Rock 76 FAITH HILL BREATHE 1999 Country 77 JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON 1968 Country 78 JOHN COLTRANE A LOVE SUPREME 1964 Jazz 79 PINK FLOYD WISH YOU WERE HERE 1975 Rock 80 MICHAEL JACKSON OFF THE WALL 1979 Pop 81 MARVIN GAYE LET'S GET IT ON 1973 R&B 82 BOB SEGER NIGHT MOVES 1976 Rock 83 PAUL SIMON GRACELAND 1986 Pop 84 LINKIN PARK HYBRID THEORY 2000 Rock 85 PRINCE 1999 1983 Pop 86 DEF LEPPARD PYROMANIA 1983 Rock 87 JANET JACKSON CONTROL 1986 R&B 88 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK 1991 Rock 89 DIRE STRAITS BROTHERS IN ARMS 1985 Rock 90 TUPAC ALL EYEZ ON ME 1996 Rap 91 MATCHBOX TWENTY YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU 1996 Pop 92 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS CALIFORNICATION 1999 Rock 93 LED ZEPPELIN PHYSICAL GRAFFITI 1975 Rock 94 NELLY COUNTRY GRAMMAR 2000 Rap 95 CREED HUMAN CLAY 1999 Rock 96 CLASH LONDON CALLING 1979 Rock 97 CELINE DION FALLING INTO YOU 1996 Adult Contemporary 98 NEIL YOUNG HARVEST 1972 Rock 99 SOUNDTRACK: DIRTY DANCING 1987 Soundtrack 100 DIXIE CHICKS HOME 2002 Country 101 TOM PETTY FULL MOON FEVER 1989 Rock 102 VAN HALEN 1984 1984 Rock 103 SOUNDTRACK: TITANIC 1997 Soundtrack 104 CROSBY STILLS & NASH DÉJÀ VU 1970 Rock 105 TLC CRAZYSEXYCOOL 1999 R&B 106 BECK ODELAY 1994 Rock 107 KENNY G BREATHLESS 1992 Adult Contemporary 108 NWA STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON 1989 Rap 109 SEX PISTOLS NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS 1977 Rock 110 BEATLES RUBBER SOUL 1965 Rock 111 RADIOHEAD O.K. COMPUTER 1993 Rock 112 SIMON & GARFUNKEL BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 1970 Pop 113 DIXIE CHICKS FLY 1999 Country 114 METALLICA AND JUSTICE FOR ALL 1988 Rock 115 MICHAEL JACKSON DANGEROUS 1992 Pop 116 MARIAH CAREY DAYDREAM 1995 Pop 117 SOUNDTRACK: TOP GUN 1986 Soundtrack 118 ELTON JOHN GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 1973 Pop 119 POLICE SYNCHRONICITY 1983 Rock 120 NO DOUBT TRAGIC KINGDOM 1995 Pop 121 ROLLING STONES BEGGARS BANQUET 1968 Rock 122 R KELLY R 1998 R&B 123 TOOL LATERALUS 2001 Rock 124 OASIS WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY 1995 Rock 125 BOB MARLEY EXODUS 1977 Reggae 126 JOURNEY ESCAPE 1981 Rock 127 CHRISTINA AGUILERA CHRISTINA AGUILERA 1999 Pop 128 JAY-Z BLUEPRINT 2001 Rap 129 ALICIA KEYS DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS 2003 R&B 130 SOUNDTRACK: O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? 2000 Soundtrack 131 CARS THE CARS 1978 Pop 132 ENYA DAY WITHOUT RAIN 2000 Adult Contemporary 133 NATALIE COLE UNFORGETTABLE: WITH LOVE 1991 R&B 134 SOUNDTRACK: FOOTLOOSE 1984 Soundtrack 135 LIONEL RICHIE CAN'T SLOW DOWN 1983 Pop 136 SARAH MCLACHLAN SURFACING 1997 Adult Contemporar 137 BONNIE RAITT NICK OF TIME 1989 Rock 138 METALLICA RIDE THE LIGHTNING 1984 Rock 139 SHERYL CROW TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB 1993 Pop 140 FRANK SINATRA IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS 1954 Standards 141 EARTH WIND & FIRE GRATITUDE 1975 R&B 142 ZZ TOP ELIMINATOR 1983 Rock 143 WILLIE NELSON RED HEADED STRANGER 1975 Country 144 JOHN LENNON IMAGINE 1971 Rock 145 TONI BRAXTON TONI BRAXTON 1993 R&B 146 ETTA JAMES AT LAST 1961 Blues 147 ELVIS PRESLEY ELVIS PRESLEY 1956 Rock 148 CAT STEVENS TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN 1970 Pop 149 SMASHING PUMPKINS MELLON COLLIE & THE INFINITE SADNESS 1995 Rock 150 DAVE BRUBECK TIME OUT 1959 Jazz 151 JANET JACKSON JANET 1993 R&B 152 QUEEN A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 1975 Rock 153 OZZY OSBOURNE BLIZZARD OF OZZ 1980 Rock 154 WILL SMITH BIG WILLIE STYLE 1997 Rap 155 PRINCE SIGN O' THE TIMES 1987 Pop 156 PUBLIC ENEMY IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK 1988 Rap 157 BOB DYLAN BLOOD ON THE TRACKS 1975 Rock 158 GEORGE MICHAEL FAITH 1987 Pop 159 BOYZ II MEN COOLEYHIGHHARMONY 1993 R&B 160 DESTINY'S CHILD WRITING'S ON THE WALL 1999 R&B 161 JAY-Z THE BLACK ALBUM 2003 Rap 162 AVRIL LAVIGNE LET GO 2002 Pop 163 FUGEES THE SCORE 1996 R&B 164 MADONNA LIKE A VIRGIN 1984 Pop 165 LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN 1969 Rock 166 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN TEXAS FLOOD 1983 R&B 167 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS CORE 1992 Rock 168 ORIGINAL CAST: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 1988 Cast Album 169 JETHRO TULL AQUALUNG 1971 Rock 170 TUPAC ME AGAINST THE WORLD 1995 Rap 171 DAVID BOWIE THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST 1972 Rock 172 SHAKIRA LAUNDRY SERVICE 1998 Pop 173 SOUNDTRACK: FORREST GUMP 1994 Soundtrack 174 AL GREEN CALL ME 1973 R&B 175 CURTIS MAYFIELD SUPERFLY 1972 R&B 176 LIVE THROWING COPPER 1994 Rock 177 GEORGE BENSON BREEZIN' 1976 Jazz 178 WHITE STRIPES WHITE BLOOD CELLS 2001 Rock 179 LYNYRD SKYNYRD PRONOUNCED LEH-NERD SKIN-ERD 1973 Rock 180 SADE DIAMOND LIFE 1984 Adult Contemporary 181 FLEETWOOD MAC FLEETWOOD MAC 1975 Pop 182 PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS BAND ON THE RUN 1973 Rock 183 BEYONCÉ DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE 2003 R&B 184 ANITA BAKER RAPTURE 1986 R&B 185 NAS ILLMATIC 1994 Rap 186 BARBRA STREISAND A STAR IS BORN 1976 Soundtrack 187 EARTH WIND & FIRE THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 1975 R&B 188 ANITA BAKER RHYTHM OF LOVE 1994 R&B 189 JAY-Z IN MY LIFETIME VOL. 1 1997 Rap 190 LL COOL J MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT 1990 Rap 191 STEELY DAN AJA 1977 Rock 192 WILLIE NELSON STARDUST 1978 Country 193 ARETHA FRANKLIN SPARKLE 1976 R&B 194 ANDREA BOCELLI ANDREA 2004 Classical 195 BOB DYLAN BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME 1965 Rock 196 LUTHER VANDROSS NEVER TOO MUCH 1981 R&B 197 U2 ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND 2000 Rock 198 RUSH 2112 1976 Rock 199 OUTKAST AQUEMINI 1998 R&B 200 GRAND FUNK RAILROAD WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND 1973 Rock
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yeah, there's so much in there that would never even make it to my collection.
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Sex Pistols at #109?!? That's an outrage, among many outrages!
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Kenny G?
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I chopped up this list, and found 45 albums that I either own, or feel that I should own at some point in my life. Yup, 45 out of 200. Just shameful.
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I guess the message is that we need to move more units of these records.....
that said the older I get the more I see that these lists are worthless... who are these people to tell me what I should own? what I should like? what I 'Have to Hear'?.... music is a world to be discovered and find what connects with you.... I can see the value of saying "if you are just getting into metal you might what to check out these bands" and then listing 5 or 10 albums/ bands of interest... but these lists aren't worth more than a paragraph of ridicule.... don't get me started....
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uh... who comes up with these lists anyway? not the organizations, but rather the individuals... and what are the categories on which they're based?
i always find it interesting that anyone can really 'rate' art. it's too subjective. you either like it or you don't...
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1. Overwhelmingly white male and not so diverse in music. I know it's the rock hall of fame, but don't call it 'the 200 albums everybody should own' - call it 'the 200 rock albums we, who have no taste, think everybody should own.' But then, it's not all rock, either. What a bunch of weird fucks.
2. The fact that Coldplay made the list negates all credibility and importance. I'm moving on now...
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33 DIXIE CHICKS WIDE OPEN SPACES 1998 Country 34 MILES DAVIS KIND OF BLUE 1959 Jazz
39 BEATLES THE WHITE ALBUM 1968 Rock 40 SOUNDTRACK : SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1977 Soundtrack
40 SOUNDTRACK : SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1977 Soundtrack 41 JIMI HENDRIX ARE YOU EXPERIENCED ? 1967 Rock
97 CELINE DION FALLING INTO YOU 1996 Adult Contemporary 98 NEIL YOUNG HARVEST 1972 Rock
To think that these two albums should even touch the same air is laughable.
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I'm holdin' my nose here. The list stinks to high heavens. I mean, Kid Rock, come on. I have 38 of these, I think. I would welcome about 7-8 more in my collection. The rest I'll happily relegate to oblivion.
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and... RADIOHEAD IS NUMBER 111? wtf. seriously, shania twain is _NOT_ better than the oxford gentlemen.
wrongwrongwrong.
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I love lists like this, let the debate continue people
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Man that list blows. Who did Shania Twain pay to get to be #21?
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Debate? More like shit rain.
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Debate? More like shit rain. I will have to give that quote of the morning
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I made it out of the top 10 only having 4. And no, DSotM was not one of them. Yeah, I'm one of those guys.
Oh, and while I wouldn't necessarily put the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack above (or near) Hendrix, it really was a landmark album, and not all that bad. Which is probably the nostalgia talking, but whatever.
Now I get to go take apart the rest of the list. :)
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clodplay is on the f-ing list all their songs sound the same. i own some of albums but please i would not call them albums every one should own. how is pet sounds after thriller. pet sounds should be in the top 5. this is the worst list of albums i have every seen.
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I've got 13 in total 4 out of the top ten = 1.BEATLES SGT . PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 2 PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 9 BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS 10 NIRVANA NEVERMIND . What do I win? . Same 4 Sam?
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This looks pretty bad.
But.......I own 40% of the albums and every album in the top 10. But please forgive..........I used to work in the industry collecting around 50 albums each month. In the beginning I was greedy and took everything I could find. 35% of the 40% have been put away in boxes. I promise.....I really do. PROMISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There was quite a Led Zep fan working on that list. I own everything by them, by the Beatles and by Pink Floyd......but I do not consider them "must have" albums.
Lambchop - Is A Woman....now that's an album you need to have. Say Hi To Your Mom - Impeccable Blahs...another one. Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker.....definitely Nick Drake - Bryter Layter A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders Aimee Mann - Lost In Space Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I See A Darkness Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene Built To Spill - Keep It Like A Secret Cat Power - The Greatest Chris Whitley - Dirt Floor Christian Kjellvander - Songs From A Two-Room Chapel Damien Jurado - Ghost of David Interpol - Antics Television - Marquee Moon Iron and Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days Jim O'Rourke - Insignificance Joanna Newson - YS Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark Kristofer Åström - Northern Blues Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray Magnolia Electric Co. - Hard To Love A Man Neil Young - Silver & Gold (Yes.....a rather new one) The Notwist - Neon Golden Patrick Porter - Maybe Waltz The Roots - Game Theory Scott Walker - Scott The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow Sigur Rós - ( ) The Sleepy Jackson - Lovers Songs of Soil - The Painted Trees of Ghostwood Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans Swearing at Motorists - Number Seven Uptown Townes van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter
Just to name a few.......lots are forgotten. Sorry for that.
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I have to defend Coldplay. Not that they haven't gone bad.....but Parachutes is still a great album. I met my girlfriend...the mother of my child....with Parachutes in my left hand and a bottle of vodka in the right hand. Turned out to be a good night....and that was almost seven years ago.
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Why are they "should-ing" all over music to begin with.
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eh....10 or 12, wouldn't want many of the others...
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Heh, Neill, I trade your Dark Side for Joshua Tree, but the other 3 are the same. :)
Oh, and I forgot to comment before that I'm quite sure that there is NO "must own" Creed album.
I also doubt that I'll ever own a Jethro Tull album.
Eagles' "Hell Freezes Over"?!?
Put down the pipe. STEP AWAY FROM THE PIPE!
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WOW, Will Smith & 50 Cent are on the list but the Greatest Hip-Hop album ever made (IMO) isn't. Wu-Tang, Enter The 36 Chambers, I think i'm gonna print that list just to piss on it.
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From your question, I thought you were referring to Jewel's appearance in this Top 200.
Really, any list that puts Shania Twain's album just outside the Top 20, and Blood On The Tracks in the 150s is not anything I want to contemplate.
And, come on: KENNY G??? PHANTOM OF THE OPERA???
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The fact that Phantom made it on there definitely caused some chuckles over here. Dylan's _Blood on the Tracks_ at 157, criminal.
And while I'm on the topic.... Where's _The Times Are A Changin'_ or _The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan_ ?
And 4 Metallica albums?
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I once bough a little book published by Mojo Magazine containing 1000 albums.......placed in different categories. I actually still think this is a pretty good book. Of course there are the obvious ones but I found many treasures there and classics I wasn't yet aware of.
Looking at the list it has definitely something to do with the ever annoying Billboard lists.
It is sad.
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This might be an extreme statement, but there are very few times in my life where I have been more ashamed of the human race. That's just a sad, sad list. Very poorly thought-out.
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Wow, seems like this post struck a chord. I went through to see how many I owned, and needless to say it was not many. I was amazed to see things such as Will Smith & 50 Cent are on the list but the Greatest Hip-Hop album ever made (IMO) isn’t. Wu-Tang, Enter The 36 Chambers and for this I couldnt agree more. I think Me hit it right on with his statement of looking at the list it has definitely something to do with the ever annoying Billboard lists.
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First off , there are only 4 or 5 major record companies....then there is the minors. The Nat. Assoc. Of Record Manufacturers? That sounds like the National Association of Cassete Tapes.....they are a dying breed , unless they manufacture burnable cd's....Jesus , I bet if you looked at the Labels who own the rights to these albums you would see a trend. This stinks of corporate shill and Clear Channel Facist "Radio Programming" . This makes one want to kick a suit in the fucking balls...Metallica(Black Album) before Guns N Roses (Appetite)......fuck you ps...i feel violated...
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Lets be clear here Cam, I did not make the list so I hope no one decides to send me a mail bomb
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Everyone knows the to 5 is...
1.Beatles-Box Set 2.Black Sabbath -Box Set 3.Led Zep-Box Set 4.Beach Boys - Box Set 5.Clutch!-unreleased box set...
You know some asshole is gonna actually try and complete this collection and worse , someone already has this collection....
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You know some asshole is gonna actually try and complete this collection and worse , someone already has this collection…. so true
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oh im not mad at you Kev, but it does say something about me when you cant tell who im angry at because of my verbal tirades....i uh kind of get "yelly" when i get a hook in me craw....and the box set thing was a joke....everyone knows Clutch! is first on top 5 ...he he
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I knew you were not mad at me, I am still waiting for that old fart Statler to come on and say how great this list is. Rumor has it he has a crush on the Dixie Chicks
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I hear he is all three of those despots of inbreeding , i did like them for 30 seconds when they butted heads with Bush....boy does that scandal seem stupid now? Eh Right Wingers? Operation Dont Talk Trash is Over....Operation Fuck Over The Fuck You Overers is on. Seriously , what the fuck was that all about? Dixie Chicks v. Bush...sounds like Porn...
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Dixie Chicks v. Bush…sounds like Porn…that just made my day, as well as my first favorite MOG quote
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Finally. Celine Dion is validated. At last I can pull it out from the back of my collection. Thank you NARM. Thank you Hall of Fame.
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I remember hiding out at the Sony sales-department. Sales were slow so we started talking. Should we do a TV-add on the Creed album. Sales went crazy. I have sold so much shit you wouldn't believe it.
If you want the dirty facts about the majors.....I'm your guy. I can go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on.
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After this..no more commenting on lists..That list is rediculous..you could pick it to shreds. One thing that always makes me laugh is how R and B is considered and ordered on the ROCK lists..This list is FUCKING BRUTAL, almost an affront to humanity. Why did they rank em, that ruined it. Maybe alphabetical would've been better. Live? I really need to own that? Big Willie Style? Why do I need that? I've heard some of these albums so much..that I never want to hear them again. I looked pretty close..this list is a MAJOR LABEL COMMERCIAL, no indies in sight. I only need 4 Jazz Albums..I THINK not. I need to get AVRIL LAVIGNE before I get AL GREEN....No.
Don't get me wrong I have 35-40 of these records..but I hate this list. A LOT
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I think the list is funny.
It's a "buy these albums and you'll blend in with the masses".
I'm listening to kexp right now. Cheryl Waters just played Built To Spill....and now The Young Knives.
I still have faith!!!!
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I own about 50 of these. My favorites: Phantom of the Opera and LL Cool J.
They repeat a lot of artists. I think that okay, the Beatles deserve more than one album on the list... but Beyonce/Destiny's Child? Jay Z? Hell no. And being the only Coldplay fan on mog, I definitely think that they lost creditability over OTHER bands.... if someone thinks A Rush of Blood to the Head is the worst album on this list, then I'd like to have a chat.
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Boys 2 Men beats Ziggy Stardust- wtf?!
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RawKiddo-Horse are right though.. the list is fun..I hope we're the only people paying attention to it, though.
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Some sicko Corporate AssClown in a Armani is laughing in his $45 Latte right now, ca-ching!!!
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We won't. And you know what....that's alright. If I look back I recall spending hours listening to my share of bad music.....but it led me to something else. I think I'm getting close to the point where I'm feeling confident about my musical preferences.....but it was a long journey. There have been a time when I liked awful bands I will not list here......but then when I entered the hip-league I spent a couple of years praising the work of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Velvet Underground and so on without knowing what the hell I was talking about. That is just as bad. All we can do is keep on being curious and get to truly know the music we love. If we stumple on shit......then we'll know it's shit and move on. First we have to learn to tell shit and greatness from each other.
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A - hem. This list is such a political move it's ridiculous. It's all about the politics of the music industry. It all boils down to who paid who(or who owed favors or who did who) enough to get on the list & how much. The very fact that Shania Twain is so high on the list is a dead give away folks!
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NARM. If I remember correctly, NARM was the bunch of weenies that came up with the American Music Awards. A finer, more altruistic event you'll never find . . . NOT.
Enya, 57?? OMFG.
Wait, I have to say that again. ENYA. And not even the good Enya, for crying out loud. This is a TOP-SELLING albums list, who are they kidding?
I can't even begin to relate how much this list pisses me off. No wonder the record industry is dying. . .
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But Shania helped making one scene in I Heart Huckabees really funny.
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Dudes, Will Smith? Cmon. at least Celine isnt a shitty rapper turned crappy actor...
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One thing the majors did right was to do things so terribly wrong that all the indie-labels emerged and did everything right. If the majors dissapear many indies will turn sour as soon as they leave the underground. I hate major labels but they give me many laughs.
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^well, there is the laugh factor. I'll give them that.