 | Forum Threads |  |
| Random Photo | |
| Member Poll | |
|
| Comments |
on April 03 2013 09:15:53
I think this is just an example of the recency effect; this list will be different in 10 years, and was different 10 years ago, while some of the albums would be featured in all three lists.
That being said, I think it does illustrate my point made elsewhere that future classics are being made today. I'm sure the inclusion of TDSOTM and SPLHCB would have been more controversial 30 years ago, than it is today. |
on April 03 2013 13:04:45
To some extent I agree with you Vuzman.
However, TDSOTM and SPLHCB continued to ride high in the album charts for years and years after their release and their popularity didn't really seem to wane, whether you're talking 5, 10 or 20 years after their release. I do not expect the same for many of the albums there.
The arguments I would expect to hear about Coldplay or Keane or Dido would be very similar to what I used to hear all the time about Oasis 5-10 years ago. And a few years ago Radiohead's OKComputer was by many considered the greatest album ever.
I don't quite get how Duran Duran got that high on the list. I imagine it has received a lot of attention on Radio 2 because of its 30-year anniversary last year.
And I really, really don't get, how e.g. these albums didn't make the top 10:
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Neil Young - Harvest
And what about Robbie Williams?
and Muse - contemporaries of Coldplay, but somehow didn't hit the mainstream listener in the same way. I still love Muse, but got fed up with Coldplay back in early 2002.
EDIT: Forgot to mention:
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells |
on April 03 2013 14:49:35
Good chart performance does not make a good album. Check out some statistics on album chart performance and sales.
I would also like to add that a good album has to be more than the sum of its parts. Many well-performing albums have performed well due to having one or two hits, but as a whole, they weren't good albums.
But yes, I think we are in agreement  |
on April 03 2013 16:27:43
RIP Hysteria  |
on April 03 2013 17:22:05
It's not forgotten. Here's some praise from the Danish rock/metal webzine Devilution
And here's Tom Cruise:
|
on April 04 2013 10:26:45
Odd list to be sure.
Two "newer" albums which have featured prominently on lists in the in the past are missing - Hysteria with it's seven hit singles & Nevermind, which altered the music landscape overnight.
Apart from that honorable mentions should be given to Slippery When Wet, Brothers in Arms & Automatic for the People, all of which have had enduring success and impact. Of course leaving out Thriller and/or Bad makes this list suspect. |
on April 04 2013 11:34:08
and Back in Black and bla bla bla. It's a shit list, basically. |
|
|
| Post Comment | |
Please Login to Post a Comment.
|
|
|
| Login | |
Forgotten your password? Request a new one here.
|
| | 
| Last Seen Users | |
| Obituaries | |
You must login to post a message.
|
| |
|
WTF
