Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Apostrophe. There. I like it more than Zeppelin IV, anyway. That one threw me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 That the one Led Zeppelin album to make the top ten is the one with "Stairway to Heaven" was unexpected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted June 25, 2004 No wait, fuck that. Miles had half a dozen albums there. They could've at least mentioned Apostrophe, Zoot Allures, and Joes Garage out of 100.. I'd take Sabbath's debut over Zeppelin IV, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 I think I'm actually starting to hate Led Zeppelin IV. All I ever hear from people who claim to "love" Zeppelin is "Stairway this, Stairway that. Stairway is the greatest thing EVER." Fuck that, not it's not. Give some love to "Four Sticks" or "The Battle of Evermore." And if you're a REAL Zeppelin fan, give some love to "Boogie with Stu" and "Out on the Tiles." "Achille's Last Stand" > "Stairway to Heaven" Led Zeppelin III > Led Zeppelin IV There. I feel better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted June 25, 2004 I think Zeppelin I kills the rest of their catalogue, personally. I really don't like IV that much, either. "When the Levee Breaks" is greatness, at least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 "Achille's Last Stand" > "Stairway to Heaven" i agree. Led Zeppelin III > Led Zeppelin IV i don't agree. IV still rocks it hardcore several different ways (save for "misty mountain hop"), and since i don't listen to the radio much, the songs still sound as fresh as i want them to. the transition especially from "going to california" to "when the levee breaks" is great. it's like they've been gently massaging your balls with the lovely timbre for the last 4 minutes, & when the drums kick in they suddenly clench your balls in a deathgrip and won't let go. those dynamics make for a great record. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted June 25, 2004 The best part of Zeppelin III was the rotating cover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 IV still rocks it hardcore several different ways (save for "misty mountain hop"), and since i don't listen to the radio much, the songs still sound as fresh as i want them to. the transition especially from "going to california" to "when the levee breaks" is great. it's like they've been gently massaging your balls with the lovely timbre for the last 4 minutes, & when the drums kick in they suddenly clench your balls in a deathgrip and won't let go. those dynamics make for a great record. I like III because of the diversity on that album. You go from the almost metal-like "Immigrant Song" to "Friends" to the all-out rocking hard of "Out on the Tiles." Throw in your ballad ("Tangerine"), your blues number ("Since I've Been Loving You"), your pop-rock jam ("Celebration Day"), and you've got quite the album. Of course, it's not over yet, as there's still "Gallow's Pole", the rockinest acoustic track Zepppelin ever did, "That's the Way" and "Hats Off to Roy Harper." That, my friend, is a GREAT album. And yes, the album cover is ownage at its best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Spencer 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Best of the seventies indeed. Where's Frampton Comes Alive, for god's sake? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kinetic 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2004 The only exclusion I find totally inexcusable on anything other than a fanboy basis (i.e Diamond Dogs and Station to Station are my two favorite Bowie albums and neither are represented) is Horses. How in the fuck is that not one of the 100 best records of the 70s? How in the fuck is it not better than the first Van Halen album? Beyond that, though, I guess it's not a bad list. I'm glad Marquee Moon made the top 10. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheGregWitul Report post Posted June 26, 2004 I was glad to see 'Low' at number one, an incredible album, and my all-time favorite album, as well. I would have liked to see "Heroes", 'Diamond Dogs', or 'Station To Station' on the list, but it's nitpicking, as Bowie was represented quite well (Although the listed three albums are on par with 'Aladdin Sane'). Other artists I enjoy (Miles, Eno) had multiple albums make the list, which was great to see ('Before and After Science' should of been in the top thirty, at least). This list was a better read than most of Pitchfork's other Top 100 lists. Aside from some albums ('Born To Run', 'Horses', 'Fresh', 'In A Silent Way', 'Eskimo') not making the list, this was a strong effort by the staff (Most of them I can't stand to begin with), and having 'Low' at number one was fantastic, as it's about time this album is receiving the respect it deserves. Good to see Sly up high as well, another one of my favorites (Along with 'London Calling' and 'Blood on the Tracks'), although I'd have it listed over Television (Which I'd list at the bottom of the top ten), and possibly over 'Another Green World'... j. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Winter Of My Discontent Report post Posted June 26, 2004 The order of the Miles albums were outta whack. Good to see Sly's album at #4 though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Winter Of My Discontent Report post Posted June 26, 2004 'In A Silent Way', That was released in the 60's, homeboy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anorak 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2004 I haven't heard most of these bands. Yeah, where's the Aerosmith. Rocks is a tighter and more consistantly strong album than most of the other mainstream hard rock efforts this indie list radically included in its lower half so yeah, where is the Aerosmith? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2004 Whoa, I was joking about Aerosmith, guys. Take it easy. And Patti Smith's best work was with Blue Oyster Cult. And I'm not kidding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheGregWitul Report post Posted June 26, 2004 Yeah, my bad about 'In a Silent Way', as I believe it was released in '69. As for the titles on the list that I own, they would be the following: 100: Brian Eno - Before and After Science 099: Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 096: Iggy Pop - The Idiot 095: Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 093: Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys 092: Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine 089: Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are Devo! 087: Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure 086: Joni Mitchell - Blue 085: Wire - 154 083: Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power 082: George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 081: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars 080: David Bowie - Hunky Dory 077: David Bowie - Aladdin Sane 076: Blondie - Parallel Lines 075: Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy 073: Van Halen - Van Halen 071: James Brown - The Payback 070: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon 068: Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters 066: Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers 065: Neil Young - On the Beach 064: Iggy Pop - Lust for Life 062: The Cars - The Cars 060: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band 058: Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson 055: Nick Drake - Bryter Layter 052: Elvis Costello - This Year's Model 051: Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks 050: Tim Buckley - Starsailor 049: Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 048: Miles Davis - Live-Evil 047: Al Green - Call Me 045: Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food 044: The Clash - The Clash 043: Michael Jackson - Off the Wall 041: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 039: Suicide - Suicide 037: Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True 036: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 034: Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever 033: Wire - Chairs Missing 032: Pink Floyd - The Wall 031: Talking Heads - Fear of Music 030: Miles Davis - On the Corner 029: Can - Tago Mago 028: The Beatles - Let It Be 027: Led Zeppelin - III 026: Stevie Wonder - Innervisions 025: Neu! - Neu! 024: Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets 023: Ramones - Ramones 022: Wire - Pink Flag 021: Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson 020: T.Rex - Electric Warrior 018: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew 017: Funkadelic - Maggot Brain 016: Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady 015: The Who - Who's Next 014: The Velvet Underground - Loaded 013: Nick Drake - Pink Moon 012: The Stooges - Funhouse 011: Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street 010: Brian Eno - Another Green World 009: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 008: Gang of Four - Entertainment! 007: Led Zeppelin - IV 006: Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express 005: Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks 004: Sly & The Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On 003: Television - Marquee Moon 002: The Clash - London Calling 001: David Bowie - Low 74 out of 100 j. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest PlatinumBoy Report post Posted June 26, 2004 Mind you this is coming from a guitar mark, but I would have put 6- and 12-String Guitar by Leo Kottke on the list. Easily one of my favorite guitar albums ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Spencer 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2004 Horses and Tonight's The Night are the two most henious omissions from the list. Not bad, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2004 When the Levee Breaks > Achilles' Last Stand > Stairway to Heaven Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2004 That's a rather bold statement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiny norman 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2004 I'd say Zeppelin IV is their best album, and not just for Stairway To Heaven, but six of my top ten Zeppelin songs are on that album (and yes, Stairway is one of them). I think the biggest BS is that when I saw London Calling in at #2, I knew Born To Run would get the top spot. How did that not even make the Top 100? I like Low (but it's not as good as the other three Bowie albums on the list) but it has no right to make the Top 10. Probably wouldn't even make my 100. I think that list is amazingly terrible. It was doing kind of badly to begin with, but that Top Twenty just made it abysmal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anorak 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2004 Whoa, I was joking about Aerosmith, guys. Take it easy. I knew you were. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 At least Kimono My House was on the near misses. It's a damn sight better than 20 Jazz Funk Greats though, as is Throbbing Gristle's own DOA and pretty much everything The Residents released in the 70s. But I was gonna say that. Not an awful list by any stretch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Man in Blak 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 You know, I'd say that Plastic Ono Band was criminally snubbed, but...when you look over the list...it's really hard to rank it against a lot of the choices. Just a helluvalist, with a bunch of titles that I need to pick up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anorak 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2004 Pitchfork's 90's list was awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2004 Pitchfork's 90's list was awful. So were the 90's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2004 While I don't agree completely with the order they are in, I think this is a pretty cool list. It's great to see Suicide,Cluster, Brian Eno, Faust, Throbbing Gristle, and Can on the list. Also, I think it's strange that many people think of Brian Eno as a producer and as a king of ambient music, when they can forget that he can write and perfom some great songs as well. I recently bought "Before and After Science", and it's a great album throughout. As for the band Suicide being on the list, it's just proof that no matter what some will say, a band consiting of a cheap synthesizer/rhythm box, and a vocalist could be a punk band. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
