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and while on the subject of radiohead, did anyone see top 100 greatest albums last night on Channel 4? ok computer was no.1
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I find those ‘Hundred Best…’ shows absolutely frustrating. Where do their figures come from? Pundits? Journalists? The public?
OK Computer my eye.
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ok Computer rocks! it comes from a survey of 400,000 people
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I agree, it is a very good album.
My point, however, is that people have short awareness spans of popular culture.
There is also the question of what constitutes ‘greatness’ in a subjective area like taste? Technical ability? Cultural impact? Record sales? Impact on following bands?
I would imagine that ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’,
‘Pet Sounds’, ‘Revolver’, ‘Kind of Blue’ and ‘The Doors’ (to name 5 examples off the top of my head) all fulfilled these criteria more than ‘OK Computer’. -
To put it in some kind of perspective, Rolling Stone magazine ranks ‘OK Computer’ at number 162.
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As an amusing aside, one of my more self-interested colleagues saw me looking at the Rolling Stone list , and without invitation, proceeded to inform me, in traditional schoolyard ‘Got / Need’ fashion, which of those albums he owned. I left my desk at No. 125.
Sometimes I feel I am living in Ricky Gervais’ wonderful sit-com.
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http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/albums/results.html
thats the full list, the last time this was done was for years ago, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was no.1 (6th and revolver is 10th)….and if i remember robbie williams was in the top 10 (now 91 is his highest) and the bends was 9 or 10 (now 22)
6th OASIS – Definitely Maybe what a pile of shite and blur only album is parklife at 36!
when this poll was last made ok Computer (i think it was way down in th 30/40s) was only out 2 years, its aged well, for me its my most listen to album in my life
…. ok im bais im a huge radiohead fan
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31. SEX PISTOLS – Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols
31 – what????
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You can smell their target demographic off that list…
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Aye! what happened the classic british rock groups? Iron Maiden! Nowhere! Cradle of Filth! Nowhere!! Paradise Lost!!! Nary a whisper!!! And as for Skyclad!!! Its a travesty I tell you.
Dave
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These polls are usually a pile of rubbish and I never watch them, I made the mistake once and left the lving room utterly frustrated (read: pissed off).
Looking at the list though it seems C3 have outdone themselves yet again…
14 – COLDPLAY – Parachutes
16 – ALANIS MORISSETTE – Jagged Little Pill
18 – THE VERVE – Urban Hymnsplus the likes of Dido and The Strokes in there…pure…unadulterated…rubbish…
Plus even though I still have a soft spot for Oasis, two of their albums in the Top 20 is a joke.
Also, now I may be abit biased, but did you ever notice that theres never one metal album in those charts? (Black Sabbath excluded of course)
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These polls are usually a pile of rubbish and I never watch them[/quote:e608b5b7a2]
Sounds like good advice.
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Aye! what happened the classic british rock groups? Iron Maiden! Nowhere! Cradle of Filth! Nowhere!! Paradise Lost!!! Nary a whisper!!! And as for Skyclad!!! Its a travesty I tell you.
Dave [/quote:6169316b93]
Finally explaining some of the meanings behind that name in public eh Kearney!!!! Have you been at the bottle again? ;)
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There’s Something About Mary was on so obviously I didn’t bother to watch yet another ‘complete definitive top 100’ show. The only part I caught was Black Sabbath. Can’t find it in me to respect them after a certain television show featuring the singer.
Finally explaining some of the meanings behind that name in public eh Kearney!!!! Have you been at the bottle again? ;) [/quote:afd3e4dc3c]
Before I met Dave I had all sorts of horrible images of what he looks like with a name like Skyclad. ;) -
Anyway, everyone knows the best album ever is “Ten” by Pearl Jam. Followed closely by “Looking for Freedom” by David Hasselhoff.
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From Spiral Dance
Being Skyclad…establishes a closeness and honesty among coveners and is a sign that a witches loyalty is to the truth before any ideology or any comforting illusions.[/quote:c3b4977984]Why, what did you expect me to look like?
Dave
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