Comments on: best albums ever — updated!

By: Adamm

Adamm — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:22:29 +0000

Yay for 43, 48 and 52, although I would have thought Madvillain would have ranked higher.

Also, I was pleasently surprised to see Sun Ra and Ornette Coleman.

Numbers 55 – 57 really point out the diversity of musical taste.

Like most commenters here, I didn’t get around to voting, and every day when the new lists pop up, I’m glad I didn’t because I’m reminded about lots of really great things I would have forgotten.

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:31:22 +0000

Yay for Nos. 41 — 44, 51, 53 — 54.

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:42:08 +0000

I’m still feeling pretty good about my Top ‘O The Chart predictions. Some curve balls, so far, I admit. We’ll see.

By: Matos W.K.

Matos W.K. — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:40:17 +0000

hahaha oh man #35 EU is Infected Mushroom! Love it. (If you’re not familiar, Infected Mushroom is psy-trance a.k.a. Goa trance, the most whip-you-around acid techno style. It’s not something I listen to a lot of, but every so often it really hits the spot. Your mileage may vary, obv.)

By: porieux

porieux — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:36:37 +0000

LOL forgot to say my main point — that indicates to me that I will be finding a lot of gems on this list that I didn’t know about yet…which is awesome!!

By: porieux

porieux — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:35:11 +0000

I’m just happy that at least there are plenty of albums on the list that I like so far. Usually with these popularity lists that isn’t the case for me.

By: Mr B

Mr B — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:33:59 +0000

I must have missed that the votes were weighted… I may have changed my voting slightly. Anyway, pleased to see such an eclectic (and electric) mix. Will be investigating these over the next weeks.

And I am also pleased to see Judas Priest in there… what an awesome album.

By: MiDoJo

MiDoJo — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:42:51 +0000

@Dj do a drop down on the “More” at the description of the list on top and the links are almost at the end.

@the list: While I’ve not listened to Isis or Mastodon my brother and one of our friends are always talkin’ about them (the other day my friend Ryan was wearing an Isis Concert T-Shirt he got four years ago)

It’s great to see so many various types of music mixed up into this mix. Judas Priest along side Gary Nueman along side Sigur Ros, not something you’ll see in most places. While it saddens me to see many of my favorite bands already making the list; Sigur Ros, Gogol, Frightend Rabbit (100 but I guess that’s alright it is pretty new and more for the love-lorn like myself ) ) I’m excited to see who’ll hit the top.

Good job guys, I’m glad this experiment for top of ten years is going so well.

By: WJPurdy

WJPurdy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:33:59 +0000

I think it’s sorta funny peoples’ reactions to rankings in this list relative to one another… if this is the Top 100 in all of the what? half million? albums in the eMu catalog, then merely being in the top 100 places you in company so elite the differences between them are basically immaterial.

But enough kvetching for this day. Aside from Ornette Coleman (which I haven’t heard, but which I imagine is skronky sax I could never dig), and maybe Aesop Rock (which, though decent, isn’t in a genre I consider universally awesome), everything revealed in today’s list might make it into my personal Top 200. First, I need to DL that Fela Kuti…

By: DJ Adequate

DJ Adequate — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:16:33 +0000

Glad to see Isis and the Mekons make the list. If I had to call one underrated here, though, it would be #79.

How do I see the lists from UK, Canada and Europe?