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Charlie

Apr 20, 06 - 10:43 AM

Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

This is in the current, April 19th (2006) dated issue, as voted for by about 150 'favourite Irish Musicians' :

'The musicians of Ireland have spoken. These are the records they have wisely deemed the hundred greatest ever made. If you run into any martians today inform them that they must immerse themselves in these discs before they can hope to understand anything about earth or humanity...'

1. The Beatles - Revolver
2. Radiohead - OK Computer
3. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
4. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
5. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Loney Hears Club Band
6. Radiohead - The Bends
7. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
8. Nirvana - Nevermind
9. The Beatles - The Beatles [White Album]
10. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
11. U2 - The Joshua Tree
12. Blue - Joni Mitchel
13. The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
14. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
15. The Clash - London Calling
16. Jeff Buckley - Grace
17. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
18. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
19. Bob Dylan - Blond On Blond
20. The Beatles - Abbey Road
21. U2 - Achtung Baby
22. The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico
23. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
24. The Band - The Band
25. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
26. Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous
27. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
28. Neil Young - Harvest
29. Tom Waits - Closing Time
30. The Beatles - Rubber Soul
31. Nirvana - In Utero
32. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
33. Guns N’ Roses - Appetite For Destruction
34. Pixies - Doolittle
35. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
36. Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan
37. Pixies - Surfa Rosa
38. Led Zeppelin - Iv
39. Bell x1 - Music In Mouth
40. John Matyn - Solid Air
41. Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
42. Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
43. AC/DC - Back In Black
44. Alice In Chains - Dirt
45. Arcade Fire - Funeral
46. Bjork - Debut
47. Radiohead - Kid A
48. Tom Waits - Swaordfishtrombones
49. Van Morrison - Moondance
50. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
51. Joy Division - Closer
52. Talking Heads - Remain In Light
53. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin'
54. Michael Jackson - Thriller
55. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
56. Weezer - Pinkerton
57. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue Physical Graffiti – Led Zeppelin
58. P.J. Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
59. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
60. Antony & The Johnsons - I am A Bird Now
61. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
62. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
63. Leonard Cohen - Essential Leonard Cohen
64. Nick Drake - Eive Leaves Left
65. Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74
66. Television - Marquee Moon
67. The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & The Lash
68. Elliot Smith - Either / Or
69. Neil Young - After The Goldrush – 70.
70. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
71. Bob Dyan - Bringing It All Back Home
72. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
73. Husker Du - Zen Arcade
74. Johnny Cash - Man In Black
75. Led Zeppelin - 1
76. Pearl Jam - Ten
77. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
78. Super Furry Animals - Radiator
79. Coldplay - Parachutes
80. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
81. Neil Young - On The Beach
82. Nick Cave - The Boatmans Call
83. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
84. Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now
85. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones
86. Bob Marley - Legend
87. Nick Cave - Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus
88. Presidents Of The United States - Presidents Of The United States
89. Rory Gallagher - Deuce
90. Roxy Music - Roxy Music
91. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club
92. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
93. Yo La Tenga - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Out
94. Bjork - Post
95. Lucinda Williams - Car Weels On A Gravel Road
96. Nina Simone - Nina Simone & Piano
97. Planxty - Planxty
98. Rory Gallagher - Live In Europe
99. The Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society
100. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland

Charlie

Apr 20th, 2006 - 12:12 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

ooops...just noticed an editing error at # 57 : Physical Graffiti shouldn't be there (Kind Of Blue is correct).

Henrik

Apr 20th, 2006 - 12:27 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

Thanks Charlie!!!!

If I'm not mistaken there are three best-of's included, namely "Essential Leonard Cohen", "Man in Black" and "Legend". Is this correct?

Harold Wexler

Apr 20th, 2006 - 1:34 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

The Presidents of the United States?!? ("of America", by the way - that was their full name.) The goofballs from the mid-90s that did "Lump" and played, if memory serves, a four-string guitar? Really?

Otherwise, a good, typical list. Given that it's Irish, I'm shocked LIVE AND DANGEROUS isn't even higher.

Charlie Watts

Apr 24th, 2006 - 3:30 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

'If I'm not mistaken there are three best-of's included, namely "Essential Leonard Cohen", "Man in Black" and "Legend". Is this correct?'

Yes, correct & just to be clear : Physical Graffiti definitly isn't on the list (though, imo, it probably should).

sonofsamiam

Apr 27th, 2006 - 5:21 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

The Presidents of the United States?!? ("of America", by the way - that was their full name.) The goofballs from the mid-90s that did "Lump" and played, if memory serves, a four-string guitar? Really?

I wonder how many albums each musician was required to list? If only, say, 10, just a couple haphazard high spots could get PUSA in the Top 100, I suspect.

It's definitely a very bizarre choice (as well as Sheryl Crow and the weird choice of best-ofs from Cohen and Cash when they have such good single albums).

blackboab

May 5th, 2006 - 10:05 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

WHERE IS PRINCE????....

Daniel B.

May 6th, 2006 - 6:33 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

I'm glad to see Revolver at #1

Are the Beatles close to taking over the top spot on the Acclaimed Music's Top 2500 Albums of All Time list?

Mikey2000

Jun 8th, 2006 - 7:26 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

OK Computer should've been #1.

Oh well, #2 is not so bad!

Greg

Jun 21st, 2006 - 10:27 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

Sheryl Crow?!? That's her best album probably, but it's nowhere near one of the 100 best I've ever heard...

newguy

Jun 25th, 2006 - 9:45 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

Do you think they meant the United States Of America, who had a "psychedelic masterpiece" in 1968 with their self-titled debut? Uncut has made a lot of that album recently.

newguy

Jun 25th, 2006 - 9:50 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

I just saw the list at hotpress.com, and it is actually the "Lump" boys - go figure...

ciaran o sullivan

Jun 27th, 2007 - 10:47 AM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

where are the doors?Marquee moon should be in the top ten.weezer,john martyn r u serious?Bell x 1 wouldnt get in my top 100 irish albums!!!

twister

Jun 27th, 2007 - 11:57 AM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

Very good list, that.

Midaso

Jun 27th, 2007 - 1:24 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

I'm sorry but I don't rate #5 - Sgt. Peppers at all but it's predictable for it to be on there...
Pretty good list

Richard

Jun 27th, 2007 - 2:28 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

good to finally see 'blood sugar sex magik' and 'ten' getting some top 100 kudos

peteevo

Jun 28th, 2007 - 6:44 AM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

Musicians of Ireland. Ever heard of Steely Dan ? Wot a joke !!

Gizmo

Jun 28th, 2007 - 9:08 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

Just to mention, I'm from Ireland and Hot Press magazine is considered a joke. They're completley out of touch with the modern scene and the exclusion of Prince is no surprise for them. Incidentally they are celebrating 30 years and ran an article on the their end of year poll in '77. Several unheard of albums included but not chosen were:
Television - Marquee Moon
The Clash - The Clash
David Bowie - Low & Heroes
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
Wire - Pink Flag
Ramones - Rocket To Russia
Talking Heads - Talking Heads '77
Iggy Pop - The Idiot
and.....
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks.

For those who criticise the list or publication, there's your ammunition.

Weezy

Jun 28th, 2007 - 10:18 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

Good to see Van represented.

Pistols

Jul 19th, 2007 - 6:32 PM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

Who gives a damn what some muppet like Paddy Casey or the Thrills like?

No Aja or Sly Stone.

Poll Automatically invalid

Charlie

Aug 3rd, 2007 - 11:35 AM

Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever

Oh get real. You can't start dismissing lists just 'cos you don't like a couple of the voters & they missed a couple of your favourites. Otherwise every list becomes automatically invalid.

By the way, that's incorrect about Prince; on their all-time list in 1989 Sign 'O The Times came in 3rd & Purple Rain 26th. Sign 'O The Times was also their 2nd best of 1987.

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Charlie Apr 20, 06 - 10:43 AM	Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever This is in the current, April 19th (2006) dated issue, as voted for by about 150 'favourite Irish Musicians' : 'The musicians of Ireland have spoken. These are the records they have wisely deemed the hundred greatest ever made. If you run into any martians today inform them that they must immerse themselves in these discs before they can hope to understand anything about earth or humanity...' 1. The Beatles - Revolver 2. Radiohead - OK Computer 3. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks 4. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 5. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Loney Hears Club Band 6. Radiohead - The Bends 7. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks 8. Nirvana - Nevermind 9. The Beatles - The Beatles [White Album] 10. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 11. U2 - The Joshua Tree 12. Blue - Joni Mitchel 13. The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks 14. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses 15. The Clash - London Calling 16. Jeff Buckley - Grace 17. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love 18. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead 19. Bob Dylan - Blond On Blond 20. The Beatles - Abbey Road 21. U2 - Achtung Baby 22. The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico 23. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 24. The Band - The Band 25. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street 26. Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous 27. Metallica - Master Of Puppets 28. Neil Young - Harvest 29. Tom Waits - Closing Time 30. The Beatles - Rubber Soul 31. Nirvana - In Utero 32. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless 33. Guns N’ Roses - Appetite For Destruction 34. Pixies - Doolittle 35. David Bowie - Hunky Dory 36. Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan 37. Pixies - Surfa Rosa 38. Led Zeppelin - Iv 39. Bell x1 - Music In Mouth 40. John Matyn - Solid Air 41. Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On 42. Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life 43. AC/DC - Back In Black 44. Alice In Chains - Dirt 45. Arcade Fire - Funeral 46. Bjork - Debut 47. Radiohead - Kid A 48. Tom Waits - Swaordfishtrombones 49. Van Morrison - Moondance 50. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust 51. Joy Division - Closer 52. Talking Heads - Remain In Light 53. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' 54. Michael Jackson - Thriller 55. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 56. Weezer - Pinkerton 57. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue Physical Graffiti – Led Zeppelin 58. P.J. Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea 59. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik 60. Antony & The Johnsons - I am A Bird Now 61. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska 62. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing 63. Leonard Cohen - Essential Leonard Cohen 64. Nick Drake - Eive Leaves Left 65. Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 66. Television - Marquee Moon 67. The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & The Lash 68. Elliot Smith - Either / Or 69. Neil Young - After The Goldrush – 70. 70. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs 71. Bob Dyan - Bringing It All Back Home 72. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run 73. Husker Du - Zen Arcade 74. Johnny Cash - Man In Black 75. Led Zeppelin - 1 76. Pearl Jam - Ten 77. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream 78. Super Furry Animals - Radiator 79. Coldplay - Parachutes 80. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin 81. Neil Young - On The Beach 82. Nick Cave - The Boatmans Call 83. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder 84. Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now 85. Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones 86. Bob Marley - Legend 87. Nick Cave - Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus 88. Presidents Of The United States - Presidents Of The United States 89. Rory Gallagher - Deuce 90. Roxy Music - Roxy Music 91. Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club 92. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions 93. Yo La Tenga - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Out 94. Bjork - Post 95. Lucinda Williams - Car Weels On A Gravel Road 96. Nina Simone - Nina Simone & Piano 97. Planxty - Planxty 98. Rory Gallagher - Live In Europe 99. The Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society 100. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Charlie Apr 20th, 2006 - 12:12 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever ooops...just noticed an editing error at # 57 : Physical Graffiti shouldn't be there (Kind Of Blue is correct).
Henrik Apr 20th, 2006 - 12:27 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever Thanks Charlie!!!! If I'm not mistaken there are three best-of's included, namely "Essential Leonard Cohen", "Man in Black" and "Legend". Is this correct?
Harold Wexler Apr 20th, 2006 - 1:34 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever The Presidents of the United States?!? ("of America", by the way - that was their full name.) The goofballs from the mid-90s that did "Lump" and played, if memory serves, a four-string guitar? Really? Otherwise, a good, typical list. Given that it's Irish, I'm shocked LIVE AND DANGEROUS isn't even higher.
Charlie Watts Apr 24th, 2006 - 3:30 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever 'If I'm not mistaken there are three best-of's included, namely "Essential Leonard Cohen", "Man in Black" and "Legend". Is this correct?' Yes, correct & just to be clear : Physical Graffiti definitly isn't on the list (though, imo, it probably should).
sonofsamiam Apr 27th, 2006 - 5:21 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever The Presidents of the United States?!? ("of America", by the way - that was their full name.) The goofballs from the mid-90s that did "Lump" and played, if memory serves, a four-string guitar? Really? I wonder how many albums each musician was required to list? If only, say, 10, just a couple haphazard high spots could get PUSA in the Top 100, I suspect. It's definitely a very bizarre choice (as well as Sheryl Crow and the weird choice of best-ofs from Cohen and Cash when they have such good single albums).
blackboab May 5th, 2006 - 10:05 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever WHERE IS PRINCE????....
Daniel B. May 6th, 2006 - 6:33 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever I'm glad to see Revolver at #1 Are the Beatles close to taking over the top spot on the Acclaimed Music's Top 2500 Albums of All Time list?
Mikey2000 Jun 8th, 2006 - 7:26 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever OK Computer should've been #1. Oh well, #2 is not so bad!
Greg Jun 21st, 2006 - 10:27 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever Sheryl Crow?!? That's her best album probably, but it's nowhere near one of the 100 best I've ever heard...
newguy Jun 25th, 2006 - 9:45 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever Do you think they meant the United States Of America, who had a "psychedelic masterpiece" in 1968 with their self-titled debut? Uncut has made a lot of that album recently.
newguy Jun 25th, 2006 - 9:50 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever I just saw the list at hotpress.com, and it is actually the "Lump" boys - go figure...
ciaran o sullivan Jun 27th, 2007 - 10:47 AM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever where are the doors?Marquee moon should be in the top ten.weezer,john martyn r u serious?Bell x 1 wouldnt get in my top 100 irish albums!!!
twister Jun 27th, 2007 - 11:57 AM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever Very good list, that.
Midaso Jun 27th, 2007 - 1:24 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever I'm sorry but I don't rate #5 - Sgt. Peppers at all but it's predictable for it to be on there... Pretty good list
Richard Jun 27th, 2007 - 2:28 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever good to finally see 'blood sugar sex magik' and 'ten' getting some top 100 kudos
peteevo Jun 28th, 2007 - 6:44 AM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever Musicians of Ireland. Ever heard of Steely Dan ? Wot a joke !!
Gizmo Jun 28th, 2007 - 9:08 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever Just to mention, I'm from Ireland and Hot Press magazine is considered a joke. They're completley out of touch with the modern scene and the exclusion of Prince is no surprise for them. Incidentally they are celebrating 30 years and ran an article on the their end of year poll in '77. Several unheard of albums included but not chosen were: Television - Marquee Moon The Clash - The Clash David Bowie - Low & Heroes Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express Wire - Pink Flag Ramones - Rocket To Russia Talking Heads - Talking Heads '77 Iggy Pop - The Idiot and..... Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks. For those who criticise the list or publication, there's your ammunition.
Weezy Jun 28th, 2007 - 10:18 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever Good to see Van represented.
Pistols Jul 19th, 2007 - 6:32 PM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever Who gives a damn what some muppet like Paddy Casey or the Thrills like? No Aja or Sly Stone. Poll Automatically invalid
Charlie Aug 3rd, 2007 - 11:35 AM	Re: Hot Press - 100 Greatest Albums Ever Oh get real. You can't start dismissing lists just 'cos you don't like a couple of the voters & they missed a couple of your favourites. Otherwise every list becomes automatically invalid. By the way, that's incorrect about Prince; on their all-time list in 1989 Sign 'O The Times came in 3rd & Purple Rain 26th. Sign 'O The Times was also their 2nd best of 1987.