The List Thread

[Tinka Cat]

Here's a list of 10 of Rock's most underrated lyricists:  (Yay, Harriet!  Paging TC...)

http://flavorwire.com/216646/10-of-rock-n-rolls-most-underrated-lyricists

Not on the list, but I really love the Trashcan Sinatras (early 90s Scottish band) use of word play:
"Oh, I love your poetry, but I hate your poems." (Obscurity Knocks) and "The chocolate's watching, the cuckoos are clocking me" (Hayfever)

cool, thanks.  The Sundays...  Her voice, those words and that jangly dream pop really get me.  My Finest Hour is a fave.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q0uWAUbzi8 

[sundaygal]

NME just blogged about musical "blindspots" - classic albums you've never listened to.  I must admit, being born in the 70s, I grew up on best-of compilations from a lot of the classic artists.  Though I've listened to most of the Beatles, Stones, Dylan and VU albums in their entireties - I haven't heard any of the Hendrix or Joplin albums in full.  Or The Clash's Sandinista.  For shame, I know.

http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&title=musical_blindspots_which_classic_albums_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

[RGMike]

NME just blogged about musical "blindspots" - classic albums you've never listened to.  I must admit, being born in the 70s, I grew up on best-of compilations from a lot of the classic artists.  Though I've listened to most of the Beatles, Stones, Dylan and VU albums in their entireties - I haven't heard any of the Hendrix or Joplin albums in full.  Or The Clash's Sandinista.  For shame, I know.

http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&title=musical_blindspots_which_classic_albums_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

wow quite a lot of Stone Roses dissing there (including the comment section). Surprised your head didn't explode!

Sandinista! is def worth a listen, some great stuff there (even the, er, excesses) and then you can whittle it down to a single disc of yoir faves.

[sundaygal]

NME just blogged about musical "blindspots" - classic albums you've never listened to.  I must admit, being born in the 70s, I grew up on best-of compilations from a lot of the classic artists.  Though I've listened to most of the Beatles, Stones, Dylan and VU albums in their entireties - I haven't heard any of the Hendrix or Joplin albums in full.  Or The Clash's Sandinista.  For shame, I know.

http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&title=musical_blindspots_which_classic_albums_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

wow quite a lot of Stone Roses dissing there (including the comment section). Surprised your head didn't explode!

Sandinista! is def worth a listen, some great stuff there (even the, er, excesses) and then you can whittle it down to a single disc of yoir faves.

Eh, there are always haters - especially Dylan ones.   
Oh, and my "obscure" must-listen-to album is Nowhere by Ride. 

[Tinka Cat]

Rolling Stone ranks the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123

#2 should polarize 'round these parts!

Hey, Alex Lifeson (Rush) squeeked in at #98! 

[ggould]

Rolling Stone ranks the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123

#2 should polarize 'round these parts!

Hey, Alex Lifeson (Rush) squeeked in at #98!

Like a car wreck on the highway, I couldn't not look.  It's a typical list of bullshit trendy picks.  EC deserves to be in the top 5, who would dispute that?  You know I had to look up a couple of my faves just to confirm how bogus this list was.

[urth]

Rolling Stone ranks the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123

#2 should polarize 'round these parts!

Hey, Alex Lifeson (Rush) squeeked in at #98!

Like a car wreck on the highway, I couldn't not look.  It's a typical list of bullshit trendy picks.  EC deserves to be in the top 5, who would dispute that?  You know I had to look up a couple of my faves just to confirm how bogus this list was.

Yep, me too. Someone should do an analysis of all the "Best Guitarist" polls Rolling Stone has done (seems like they do one of these about every 4 or 5 years) and see how the data stacks up over time. Paging Mshray....

[sundaygal]

Rolling Stone ranks the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123

#2 should polarize 'round these parts!

Hey, Alex Lifeson (Rush) squeeked in at #98!

Like a car wreck on the highway, I couldn't not look.  It's a typical list of bullshit trendy picks.  EC deserves to be in the top 5, who would dispute that?  You know I had to look up a couple of my faves just to confirm how bogus this list was.

Yep, me too. Someone should do an analysis of all the "Best Guitarist" polls Rolling Stone has done (seems like they do one of these about every 4 or 5 years) and see how the data stacks up over time. Paging Mshray....

Wa-hey....Johnny Marr at #51!  But, seriously...Lindsey Buckingham should've ranked higher than #100.

[urth]

Rolling Stone ranks the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123

#2 should polarize 'round these parts!

Hey, Alex Lifeson (Rush) squeeked in at #98!

Like a car wreck on the highway, I couldn't not look.  It's a typical list of bullshit trendy picks.  EC deserves to be in the top 5, who would dispute that?  You know I had to look up a couple of my faves just to confirm how bogus this list was.

Yep, me too. Someone should do an analysis of all the "Best Guitarist" polls Rolling Stone has done (seems like they do one of these about every 4 or 5 years) and see how the data stacks up over time. Paging Mshray....

Wa-hey....Johnny Marr at #51!  But, seriously...Lindsey Buckingham should've ranked higher than #100.

There's a lot of things I might take exception with about this list, but I guess that's the point of it. I was surprised that out of 100 guitarists, they could only find two women to put on the list, and both of those are in the bottom 26% (Joni Mitchell at #75 and Bonnie Raitt at #89).

[ggould]

Rolling Stone ranks the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123

#2 should polarize 'round these parts!

Hey, Alex Lifeson (Rush) squeeked in at #98!

Like a car wreck on the highway, I couldn't not look.  It's a typical list of bullshit trendy picks.  EC deserves to be in the top 5, who would dispute that?  You know I had to look up a couple of my faves just to confirm how bogus this list was.

Yep, me too. Someone should do an analysis of all the "Best Guitarist" polls Rolling Stone has done (seems like they do one of these about every 4 or 5 years) and see how the data stacks up over time. Paging Mshray....

Wa-hey....Johnny Marr at #51!  But, seriously...Lindsey Buckingham should've ranked higher than #100.

There's a lot of things I might take exception with about this list, but I guess that's the point of it. I was surprised that out of 100 guitarists, they could only find two women to put on the list, and both of those are in the bottom 26% (Joni Mitchell at #75 and Bonnie Raitt at #89).

Yeah, they find room for a bunch of trendy nobodies, but can only find two women?

[RGMike]

SF Weekly's "5 Most Heinous Pop Songs of 2011":

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/12/the_top_five_most_heinous_pop.php

and their 5 Best:

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/12/the_top_five_pop_songs_of_2011.php

[RGMike]

another great website you can spend WAAAY too much time perusing...

http://www.discosavvy.com/

a VERY comprehensive survey of disco with lists (and lists and lists) of disco songs released in every year from '72 thru the '80s and beyond.  As I'm putting together some compilation CDs of lost disco nuggets, this was esp valuable to me. Gaz and Alicat would particularly enjoy these lists, I'll wager.

[sundaygal]

another great website you can spend WAAAY too much time perusing...

http://www.discosavvy.com/

This is awesome, but since when is The Eagles' One of These Nights considered disco? 

Here's the NME's list of the best guitar solos ever.  Coffee & TV, of ALL the Blur songs?  Really?  #20 gets a haaaaayy!

http://www.nme.com/list/50-greatest-guitar-solos/255704/page/1

[ggould]

another great website you can spend WAAAY too much time perusing...

http://www.discosavvy.com/

This is awesome, but since when is The Eagles' One of These Nights considered disco? 

Here's the NME's list of the best guitar solos ever.  Coffee & TV, of ALL the Blur songs?  Really?  #20 gets a haaaaayy!

http://www.nme.com/list/50-greatest-guitar-solos/255704/page/1

One of These Nights was totally disco, and big dance number back then.

[Here'sToYa!]

Here's the NME's list of the best guitar solos ever.  Coffee & TV, of ALL the Blur songs?  Really?  #20 gets a haaaaayy!

http://www.nme.com/list/50-greatest-guitar-solos/255704/page/1

45
I'd forgotten about that one. Love the clean sound, delay, and unhurried tempo for most of it.
20
Yeah.
30
Inspired pick. One of their best songs.

Great list overall!