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Trina Member |
posted 12-04-2003 11:24 AM
   
Rolling Stones staff didn't appear to listen to a whole lot of R&B either. How and heck do you not have something from Isley Brothers nor Aretha Franklin! "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Do You" for instance. I could go own but I'm too upset.  |
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outfidel Member |
posted 12-04-2003 11:27 AM
quote: Yes! A landmark cultural event captured by Mark Shipper in Paperback Writer. |
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bolero Member |
posted 12-04-2003 12:08 PM
Trina--Aretha's "Never Loved A Man..." was #83 and "Lady Soul" was #84. That's a little far down on the list for me and apparently for you, too. |
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Trina Member |
posted 12-04-2003 03:25 PM
Originally posted by bolero: Trina--Aretha's "Never Loved A Man..." was #83 and "Lady Soul" was #84. That's a little far down on the list for me and apparently for you, too. Hehehehe. Thanks Bolero. I stand corrected. I was thumbing through my issue. Now that I've collected my emotions; I shall calmly read all of R.S. 500 choices. Now. Why in the #%@*! is Aretha albums #83 and #84. |
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SteveB Member |
posted 12-04-2003 05:10 PM
What's with all this slagging of Brian Wilson? The man's mental state is fragile, but he is a genius when it comes to music. To argue this point is to argue the genius of Dylan,the Beatles, etc.- pointless!!! |
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alanhouston Member |
posted 12-04-2003 05:31 PM
quote: This is the THIRD time "Rolling Stone" has done a "Greatest Album" issue, that I know of. And, each time, the top of the list is dominated by white male performers from the 1960's. That is a reflection of WHO owns and edits "Rolling Stone", but it NOT a reflection of reality. The highest ranking album by a solo woman performer is number THIRTY: Joni Mitchell's "Blue". Only one other woman, Carole King, even made the top eighty. What about Gladys Knight, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Dionne Warwick, Roberta Flack, Brenda Lee, Janis Joplin, Barbra Streisand, Tina Turner or Whitney Houston? Not even ONE album by ANY of them made the top eighty albums? So, it is really the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", NOT counting lots and lots of great albums made by the women RS has overlooked. Again. As usual.
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Guitar Jim Member |
posted 12-04-2003 05:41 PM
When Rolling Stone say "Greatest Albums" what they really mean is "Greatest Pop/Rock Albums". There's been a whole world of recorded music styles out there for the past 80 or so years that the masses basically ignore or don't care about. |
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jps Member |
posted 12-04-2003 06:16 PM
Lists like this are fun, but RS basically did it to make money, not to entertain us. Note how the mag is filled with ads for the top 500 albums, with the advertisers apparently served up the list before it was published. |
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bluepoet Member |
posted 12-04-2003 08:26 PM
Rolling Stone Mag sold out many years ago, which is when I stopped subscribing...they actually used to be THE best conduit for music of the rock/pop/soul variety. Then the sons of the 60s radicals took over, and made it into Tiger Beat. This so-called Top 500 list is nothing more than a marketing ploy to increase circulation to a wider demographic... |
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Bluesboy Member |
posted 12-05-2003 06:52 AM
I can't argue with the top 10 list. Although, I'm surprised that "Abbey Road" didn't rank as high as the others. I think that's one rock and roll's greatest masterpieces. Sgt. Peppers, Rubber SOul and Revolver are also fantastic. The White Album has some good stuff on it but it also has lots of trash (Wild Honey Pie, Why Don't We Do It In The Road, Bungalow Bill). It sounds like the crap that people record when they are a) too stoned to know better, or b) they're rellay bored. In any case, much of it is a waste of good vinyl, IMHO. It would have been better if they had kept it to one ablum with the following tunes: - Dear Prudence I'm speaking from the heart as a true blue Beatles fanatic from the way back. Disagree? Then let the flaming begin. |
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BegF Member |
posted 12-05-2003 07:03 AM
Where can you view the list ? Did Astral Weeks get a mention ? |
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outfidel Member |
posted 12-05-2003 07:37 AM
Here's the list. Astral Weeks came in at #19. |
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doodahman Member |
posted 12-05-2003 07:59 AM
The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark should be on the list but, alas, it's not. No whine, just fact. |
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jdub2 Member |
posted 12-05-2003 08:20 AM
quote: Actually, they've got some Jazz albums (Coltrane - A Love Supreme (47) and Miles Davis Kind of Blue (12) Bitches' Brew (4)) Fleetwood Mac is at 25, partly on the strength of Stevie Nicks (a woman). I think it's hard to do such lists well. Everyone gets upset by them. I agree, many great albums were left off. Perhaps they should have done different categories: Pop/Rock, Jazz, R&B etc. But then we'd fight over who goes where. In my top 500 albums, I'd have very few by women. Not a big fan of music made by women (to date). Not denying the role played by women in rock and pop, just the role they played in my personal music listening taste. The point is, these lists are inherently personal and eclectic. And, quite honestly, a bit silly. |
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Sport Member |
posted 12-05-2003 04:33 PM
If Sgt. Peppers' changed the paradigm then who/what was the catalyst for that shift? I submit it was Brian Wilson and his ground-breaking "Pet Sounds" album. None of this This is not to take away from The Beatles or |
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