Thursday, November 20, 2003
It's list time again folks. This time Rolling Stone's top 500 albums.
I often find these lists mildly irritating, mainly because it seems like the votes are cast based on received wisdom and long memorized standings. But you know what, there's a lot of my favorite music in there, and it's hard to get mad when the list is 500 frickin' records long. Most of what I like is in there somewhere.
I would reverse the order of some artists' releases. My preference for Roxy Music, Nick Drake, Parliament/Funkadelic and Bowie is pretty much the exact opposite of the Rolling Stone rankings. And I would always switch Revolver and Sgt. Pepper (I can't remember the last time I listened to Sgt. Pepper, but I listen to Revolver all the time). I also listen to Highway 61 less than most of the other Dylan albums listed, but received wisdom seems to make this #1 Dylan record on all lists.
Including compilations and greatest hits collections seems slightly dubious to me, as does the scattering of Miles Davis and Coltrane albums to represent the entire jazz canon. Gosh boys you like jazz too! Such unsuspected depth!
I often find these lists mildly irritating, mainly because it seems like the votes are cast based on received wisdom and long memorized standings. But you know what, there's a lot of my favorite music in there, and it's hard to get mad when the list is 500 frickin' records long. Most of what I like is in there somewhere.
I would reverse the order of some artists' releases. My preference for Roxy Music, Nick Drake, Parliament/Funkadelic and Bowie is pretty much the exact opposite of the Rolling Stone rankings. And I would always switch Revolver and Sgt. Pepper (I can't remember the last time I listened to Sgt. Pepper, but I listen to Revolver all the time). I also listen to Highway 61 less than most of the other Dylan albums listed, but received wisdom seems to make this #1 Dylan record on all lists.
Including compilations and greatest hits collections seems slightly dubious to me, as does the scattering of Miles Davis and Coltrane albums to represent the entire jazz canon. Gosh boys you like jazz too! Such unsuspected depth!
