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by RB
Thu Jun 02, 2016 9:39 pm
Forum: Other year spans
Topic: Q - 476 Modern Classics : The Greatest Albums of the last 30 years
Replies: 12
Views: 12066

Re: Q - 476 Modern Classics : The Greatest Albums of the last 30 years

Picked by 24 writers it's 15 albums per year, except 6 for 2016, plus 5 Soundtracks, 5 Live albums & 5 Anthologies. Also 5 but actually 6 or 7 'Modern Hero' picks, of which 5 were also picked by the writers. So the total is actually 472 or 473. I guess you could add more weight to the 5 picks th...
by RB
Mon May 30, 2016 11:48 pm
Forum: Other year spans
Topic: Q - 476 Modern Classics : The Greatest Albums of the last 30 years
Replies: 12
Views: 12066

Q - 476 Modern Classics : The Greatest Albums of the last 30 years

http://www.qthemusic.com/15880/q361-30t ... y-special/

Out today. Looks like it's a writers/musicians list this time. Sorry Henrik!
by RB
Sun May 29, 2016 9:21 pm
Forum: Artists’ favourites
Topic: ✅ NME - 118 albums to hear before you die
Replies: 22
Views: 23356

Re: NME - 50 albums to hear before you die

I guess The Stones & Jesus & Mary Chain entries can't be included either (as well as Azealia Banks) as they are Compilations.
by RB
Sun May 29, 2016 9:15 pm
Forum: Artists’ favourites
Topic: ✅ NME - 118 albums to hear before you die
Replies: 22
Views: 23356

Re: NME - 50 albums to hear before you die

EmilienDelRey wrote:
RB wrote: & so 117 albums to hear before you die (updated 2016)...
'Angus Young, AC/DC, The Beatles - The White Album (1968)' wasn't on the original list and you forgot to add it on the updated list!
Now sorted ;)
by RB
Sun May 29, 2016 6:55 pm
Forum: Artists’ favourites
Topic: ✅ NME - 118 albums to hear before you die
Replies: 22
Views: 23356

Re: NME - 50 albums to hear before you die

I thought i'd seen most of this before. So these 17 to add to the original list : Angus Young, AC/DC, The Beatles - The White Album (1968) Richard Linklater, Boyhood director, Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage, Acts I, II & III (1987) Tom Hiddlestone, Actor, The Rolling Stones - 40 Licks (2002) Matt Ki...
by RB
Wed May 18, 2016 1:09 am
Forum: Artists’ favourites
Topic: ✅ NME - 118 albums to hear before you die
Replies: 22
Views: 23356

Re: NME - 50 albums to hear before you die

40 musicians including Keef should be enough (AND Tarantino)
by RB
Tue May 17, 2016 10:55 pm
Forum: Artists’ favourites
Topic: ✅ NME - 118 albums to hear before you die
Replies: 22
Views: 23356

✅ NME - 118 albums to hear before you die

This is the main 10 page feature in the current issue. Single picks plus reasoning from '50 of the coolest and most influential people on the planet'. Transcribed in the order it more or less appears. Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, The B-52's - The B-52's (1979) Angus Young, AC/DC, The Beatles - The Whit...
by RB
Sat Apr 16, 2016 9:31 am
Forum: Genre magazines/websites
Topic: ✅ Classic Rock - 100 Greatest Albums of the 70s (2016)
Replies: 9
Views: 18202

Re: Classic Rock - 100 Greatest Albums of the 70s (2016)

Also worth posting, The most valuable LPs of the 70s : £1,400 - The Who - Who Did It? £1,300 - David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World £1,200 - Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon £800 - Jimi Hendrix - Electric Jimi Hendrix £800/£300 - Damned - Damned Damned Damned, with red 'Damned' shrink wrap/wit...
by RB
Fri Apr 15, 2016 11:37 am
Forum: Genre magazines/websites
Topic: ✅ Classic Rock - 100 Greatest Albums of the 70s (2016)
Replies: 9
Views: 18202

Re: Classic Rock - 100 Greatest Albums of the 70s (2016)

'The real 100 best albums of the 70s, one hit wonders, overlooked classics, diamonds in the rough & more. The rules : - 1 album per artist - don't choose the most famous record (Led Zep 4, Highway To Hell, Dark Side Of The Moon) - justify it' 100. Budgie - In for the kill! (74) 99. Captain Beefh...
by RB
Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:57 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ UNCUT - 200 Greatest albums of all time
Replies: 12
Views: 23316

Re: UNCUT - 200 Greatest albums of all time

The Greatest Artists (most points from 59 contributors who each voted for their top 50 albums, with 1st choice achieving 50 points down to 1 point for last choice) : The Beatles – 3,240 Bob Dylan – 2,509 David Bowie – 2,328 The Rolling Stones – 1,526 The Velvet Underground – 1,460 Van Morrison – 1,2...
by RB
Sat Jan 02, 2016 1:54 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ UNCUT - 200 Greatest albums of all time
Replies: 12
Views: 23316

Re: UNCUT - 200 Greatest albums of all time

1st big mainstream list EVER without Nevermind?
by RB
Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:01 am
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ UNCUT - 200 Greatest albums of all time
Replies: 12
Views: 23316

✅ UNCUT - 200 Greatest albums of all time

Dying to get my hands on this. So much so i couldn't actually sleep last night, knowing that Londoners have probably got it before me, in my tiny little village.
by RB
Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:32 pm
Forum: Duplicate topics
Topic: NME - 100 Greatest Beatles Songs
Replies: 7
Views: 18098

Re: NME - 100 Greatest Beatles Songs

http://www.nme.com/news/the-beatles/83640 By David Renshaw , March 18, 2015 11:56 'Strawberry Fields Forever' tops NME's list of greatest Beatles songs ever Music's biggest names polled to discover their favourite songs by the Fab Four 'Strawberry Fields Forever' has been named as the greatest Beatl...
by RB
Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:50 am
Forum: Duplicate topics
Topic: NME - 100 Greatest Beatles Songs
Replies: 7
Views: 18098

NME - 100 Greatest Beatles Songs

NME still going list crazy with this FAB 50 page feature in this weeks issue, As Chosen By Music's A-Listers... http://www.nme.com/photos/100-greatest-beatles-songs-as-chosen-by-music-s-a-listers-100-51/372764 http://www.nme.com/photos/100-greatest-beatles-songs-as-chosen-by-music-s-a-listers-50-1/3...
by RB
Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:32 pm
Forum: EOY 2014
Topic: Classic Rock magazine (UK)
Replies: 7
Views: 13907

Re: Classic Rock magazine (UK)

Could you post it if you have it? No i didn't post it. I thought maybe i had but i too can't find it anywhere. I did post 2012 here : http://acclaimedmusic.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=720&p=7548#p7548 Although it seems not to have been included. I also posted a few in the old thread whic...
by RB
Mon Dec 29, 2014 5:13 pm
Forum: EOY 2014
Topic: EOY 2014: Mojo (UK) - tracks
Replies: 1
Views: 6083

Re: EOY 2014: Mojo (UK) - tracks

Only a top 5 from the UK's biggest, most quality Music publication. That's what you call Piss Poor.

(But thanks for posting Henrik ;) )
by RB
Mon Dec 29, 2014 5:06 pm
Forum: EOY 2014
Topic: Classic Rock magazine (UK)
Replies: 7
Views: 13907

Re: Classic Rock magazine (UK)

Guess it's not hipster enough but it's monthly circulation of ~56k had last time gone above both Q & UNCUT (each ~50k) & well above it's chief rival Metal Hammer (~38k).
by RB
Sun Dec 28, 2014 9:12 pm
Forum: EOY 2014
Topic: The Sun (UK)
Replies: 3
Views: 11363

Re: The Sun (UK)

Henrik wrote:Thanks RB, but The Sun is not eligible (no album reviews).
That's incorrect. They have a substantial 5 page-ish music review section every Friday with each album (& single) scored out of 5...always up to double page reviews for certain releases.
by RB
Sun Dec 28, 2014 8:59 pm
Forum: EOY 2014
Topic: Classic Rock magazine (UK)
Replies: 7
Views: 13907

Re: Classic Rock magazine (UK)

Marlon wrote:They didn't have list in 2013?
They did
by RB
Fri Dec 26, 2014 1:25 pm
Forum: EOY 2014
Topic: The Sun (UK)
Replies: 3
Views: 11363

The Sun (UK)

Top 50 Albums : 1. Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots 2. La Roux - Trouble in Paradise 3. Beck - Morning Phase 4. Royal Blood - Royal Blood 5. Paolo Nutini - Caustic Love 6. FKA Twigs - LP1 7. Taylor Swift - 1989 8. Ed Sheeran - X 9. Robert Plant and...the Ceasless Roar 10. Sam Smith - In the lonely Hou...
by RB
Sun Dec 07, 2014 4:16 pm
Forum: EOY 2014
Topic: Classic Rock magazine (UK)
Replies: 7
Views: 13907

Classic Rock magazine (UK)

Close but no Cigar : Rapegoat - s/t Crazy Lixx - s/t Satan's Satyrs - Die Screaming Cerebral Ballzy - Jaded & Faded U2 - Songs of Innocence + 50. California Breed - s/t 49. Amplifier - Mystoria 48. Ming City Rockers - s/t 47. Uriah Heap - Outsider 46. Work of Art - Framework 45. Walter Trout - ...
by RB
Sun Dec 07, 2014 4:13 pm
Forum: EOY 2014
Topic: The Sunday Times (UK)
Replies: 0
Views: 5375

The Sunday Times (UK)

Top 40 Pop albums of the year (also 60 in unranked genre lists) 40. East India Youth - Total Strife Forever 39. First Aid Kit - Stay Gold 38. Various Artists - The Hunger Games : Mockinjay Part 1 37. Sivu - Something on High 36. Future - Honest 35. Wild Beasts - Present Tense 34. Ryan Adams - s/t 33...
by RB
Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:22 am
Forum: Not really a list of best albums or songs
Topic: BBC Radio 2 - 100 Greatest Guitar Riffs
Replies: 1
Views: 4071

Re: BBC Radio 2 - 100 Greatest Guitar Riffs

Interesting to note that the cover story in the new issue of Total Guitar magazine (biggest guitar mag in Europe) asks whether these really are the 100 greatest riffs of all time (http://www.musicradar.com/totalguitar/). They do a 13 page feature with write ups on each entry. The following 21 are ra...
by RB
Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:17 pm
Forum: ARTISTS
Topic: ✅ MOJO - 50 Greatest Kate Bush songs
Replies: 6
Views: 9874

✅ MOJO - 50 Greatest Kate Bush songs

In new October issue to coincide with her current, amazing, 22 date live Hammersmith comeback. What an artist :o http://www.mojo4music.com/16109/kate-bush-50-greatest-songs/ 50. The Dreaming (1982) 49. Strange Phenomena (1978) 48. The Song of Solomon (1993) 47. The Empty Bullring (1980) 46. Big Stri...
by RB
Tue Aug 26, 2014 3:55 pm
Forum: Not really a list of best albums or songs
Topic: BBC Radio 2 - 100 Greatest Guitar Riffs
Replies: 1
Views: 4071

BBC Radio 2 - 100 Greatest Guitar Riffs

A panel of guitar music experts, made up of Radio 2 presenters, music critics and record producers were selected to pick the 100 guitar riffs, they are: Janice Long – Radio 2 Presenter, Bob Harris – Radio 2 Presenter, Richard Allison - Radio 2 Presenter, Gideon Coe – 6 Music Presenter, Steve Levine ...
by RB
Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:07 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ The Sunday Times - 100 Songs to Love
Replies: 2
Views: 7427

✅ The Sunday Times - 100 Songs to Love

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/ 6 page feature in yesterday's Culture section. On the cover it says : 'We choose our favourite tracks from the past half century's rock and pop' & then inside : 'Our critics have chosen the best tracks ever: songs to fall in love to and to listen to w...
by RB
Thu May 29, 2014 11:56 am
Forum: Led Zeppelin
Topic: ✅ Mojo - The 50 greatest Led Zeppelin tracks of all-time
Replies: 1
Views: 7373

✅ Mojo - The 50 greatest Led Zeppelin tracks of all-time

Just out in new issue, 20 page Zep feature to celebrate next weeks first 3 album re-issues. http://www.mojo4music.com/14749/50-greatest-led-zeppelin-songs/ 50. In The Evening (In through the out Door, 1979) 49. Gallows Pole (III, 1970) 48. For Your Life (Presence, 1976) 47. That's The Way (III, 1979...
by RB
Sat May 17, 2014 10:22 pm
Forum: Duplicate topics
Topic: NME - 101 albums to hear before you die
Replies: 8
Views: 14769

Re: NME - 101 albums to hear before you die

It's 101 picks from 101 different artists, so no per album limit.
by RB
Sat May 17, 2014 8:05 pm
Forum: Duplicate topics
Topic: NME - 101 albums to hear before you die
Replies: 8
Views: 14769

NME - 101 albums to hear before you die

Yep, another week another NME list. This is numbered but not ranked according to votes anything ; just one pick each from 101 artists with a cool explanation from them explaining why. "From cult classics to forgotten gems, artists pick the one album they consider essential listening" Forma...
by RB
Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:57 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ NME - 500 Greatest Albums Of All-Time
Replies: 82
Views: 117852

✅ NME - 500 Greatest Albums Of All-Time

Oh yes boyos, you thought last years 60 most important albums was all they'd do for another 10 years? Well no, oh no, they are in fact doing the dady of all lists in NEXT WEEKS issue.
by RB
Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:23 pm
Forum: EOY 2012
Topic: Classic Rock Top 50 albums 2012
Replies: 0
Views: 4679

Classic Rock Top 50 albums 2012

Fresh off the rack & no Neil Young AT ALL 1. Rush - Clockwork Angels 2. Rival Sons - Head Down 3. ZZ Top - La Futura 4. Howlin Rain - The Russian Wilds 5. Jake White - Blunderbuss 6. Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight 7. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball 8. The Darkness - Hot Cakes 9. ...
by RB
Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:01 pm
Forum: EOY 2012
Topic: EOY 2012 Vice Magazine
Replies: 2
Views: 3917

Re: EOY 2012 Vice Magazine

Very good, although more like like ZZ Top or Aerosmith album for Classic Rock
by RB
Sun Dec 02, 2012 6:03 pm
Forum: EOY 2012
Topic: EOY 2012 - NME (UK)
Replies: 6
Views: 13412

Re: Really?

The Jack White track is also #11 in the mag with Savages 'Husbands' #10
by RB
Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:53 pm
Forum: EOY 2012
Topic: EOY 2012 - NME (UK)
Replies: 6
Views: 13412

Re: EOY 2012 - NME (UK)

Django Django & Blunderbuss are the other way round in the mag.
by RB
Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:48 pm
Forum: EOY 2012
Topic: EOY 2012 - Q magazine (UK)
Replies: 4
Views: 8404

Re: EOY 2012 - Q magazine (UK)

'Twist' my arse, not ranking it is just lazy journalism.
by RB
Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:06 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Consequence of Sound: 100 Greatest Songs of All Time
Replies: 4
Views: 16631

Re: Consequence of Sound: 100 Greatest Songs of All Time

Dylan has 3 entries (3,18, 55). Talking Heads (2, 39) & The Velvets (6, 65) also each have 2.

& Stevie Wonder if you include the same song twice.
by RB
Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:03 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ 60 most important albums of NME's lifetime (1952-2012)
Replies: 4
Views: 12606

✅ 60 most important albums of NME's lifetime (1952-2012)

Piss poor substitute for the usual top 100 albums ever but anyway better than nowt' 50s Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956) Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957) Billie Holiday - The Lady Sings The Blues (1956) Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1959) 60s The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones (1964...
by RB
Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:39 am
Forum: DECADES
Topic: ✅ NME's 100 Greatest Songs of The Decades
Replies: 29
Views: 61345

Re: NME's 100 Greatest Songs of The Decades

The Beatles are the only act with 3 entries &/or that are all new. Last time in '02 it was : 96. I Wanna Hold Your Hand 44. Pennyland/Strawberry Fields Forever 12. Paperback Writer & now : 99. Eleanor Rigby 26. She Loves You 15. A Day In The Life So also only act with 6 entries on last 2 all...
by RB
Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:23 am
Forum: DECADES
Topic: ✅ NME's 100 Greatest Songs of The Decades
Replies: 29
Views: 61345

Re: NME's 100 Greatest Songs of The Decades

'Nothing Compares 2U' is that the lowest placed decades (#73) & highest placed all-time (#36) or is there anyone in all-time that's not in decades?
by RB
Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:33 pm
Forum: DECADES
Topic: ✅ NME's 100 Greatest Songs of The Decades
Replies: 29
Views: 61345

Re: NME's 100 Greatest Songs of The Decadesz

Wow so i think The Stones have the most entries with 7

Btw, it's the All-Time Top 100 (of NME's lifetime) next week

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