Members Schtang Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 man what a complete and utter {censored} list........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slodge Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 Rolling Stone is locked into a late 60's - early 70's mindset. But as much as they disregard music out of their "sweet zone," I think a lot of the people who rank on them are locked into their own 90's mindset and sometimes disregard earlier music in the same way. Case in point - Growing up hearing early Beatles, Beach Boys, Stones, or even "oldies" as part of the aural wallpaper, it took me awhile to really hear some of that music and appreciate how great it was/is. Can somebody born in the late 80's appreciate how "Eruption" smacked us across the face any more than someone born 10 years earlier appreciate "Purple Haze" for the mind blowing experience it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 Wow, another Rolling Stone Top 100 list.I can't even put into words how little I care. Rolling Stone blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lock Posted May 31, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 Rolling Stone blows. True. I was just happy that "People Get Ready" and "Say it aint so" were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ultrahighgain Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 {censored} Rolling Stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Relayer71 Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 90 The Smiths - "How Soon Is Now?"I love The Smiths and think Marr was a good songwriter but really, nothing special about his guitar playing, ESPECIALLY on this track. 77 Pearl Jam - "Even Flow"Great debut album, good song but does not belong on this list. 70 Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"Out of all the good SP songs they pick the lamest (from their lamest album - 28 songs and only around 12 or 13 good ones). 65 The Police - "Message in a Bottle" Great band, no question about it, and love Andy Summers' playing. But not sure about it being on this list. 28 U2 - "Where the Streets Have No Name" Again, good band (in their heyday) and one of the best albums of all time but the guitar playing is the last thing I think of when I hear this song...could have gone with "Bullet The Blue Sky" instead or "Bad" or heck, "Acrobat" from Achtung Baby had some great playing on it. 10 Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" What a joke - they could have gone with a Pixies song instead. Nirvana were overrated and this is coming from a fan. Wow, amazed that there is no mention of: SoundgardenRUSHYesMelvins And they could have gone with KC's "Fracture" or "Frame By Frame" instead of "Red" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr Songwriter Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 I'd have to put "Satisfaction" on there. Totally agree, though I don't know why I bother to reply to subjects like this, mags like Rolling Stone know that making controversial choices in these kind of lists will usually generate more outrage/publicity and more importantly web traffic for their site than a sensible list, it's the publishing equivalent of trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ru with me drho Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 When people complain about how there's too much old {censored} on this inconsequential list, it sure makes me feel old...I looked at it and thought "What/Who the hell is THAT?"; referring, of course, to anything on there from after, oh, 1990 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dylanw23 Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 Lots to disagree with in that list. It's Rolling Stone which is People Magazine for a slightly different crowd. They haven't been relevant in over 25 years. That's what they said about it 25 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fuelish Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 Rolling Stone is meaningless pap..... I laughed at many songs on that list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mouse464 Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 And where is Muse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 I didn't read it. It's a "Top # Greatest X of All Time," and it's from Rolling Stone. Ergo, the list blows ducks. Time to sell more magazines to X demographic, here guitar players. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hard Truth Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 Fairly reasonable list, but they didn't always pick the best song from several of the artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Blues Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 When people complain about how there's too much old {censored} on this inconsequential list, it sure makes me feel old...I looked at it and thought "What/Who the hell is THAT?"; referring, of course, to anything on there from after, oh, 1990 or so. In my original post, wasn't a complaint about the old music being there, just the opposite! I think it's funny there's not much "new" music there, which goes along with my thinking that most of the new stuff is prepackaged crap. I also thought it funny there's none of the Metal that some here wank over was missing too. Of course, all the younger guys that are into that stuff stated right away that the list was {censored} because "their" music isn't on it and that RS is crap. Here's the link to the original article with an explanation for most of the songs and some sound bytes too. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 Over the years I continue to be convinced how utterly useless the Rolling Stones "Greatest" lists are. I guess for "youngins" they're a good list to start a search, but they are far from definitive and are merely lists from groups of paid "youngins". And such a fair share of it just continues to be pumped up hype that gets perpetuated in list after list after list. I barely even find them interesting to look at anymore. Not that I don't appreciate the OP though - it's certainly worthwhile for an HCEG topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 83stratelite Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 Any list of the 100 best guitar songs that leaves Hendrix doing "All along the Watchtower" is a waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bloolight Posted May 31, 2008 Members Share Posted May 31, 2008 I found it fascinating that they put "Keep Yourself Alive" on there...not that it isn't a great Queen song, but it sure as hell isn't one of their biggest standards. As with most Rolling Stone lists, this is mostly a bucket full of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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