Spin Magazine's Top 125 Albums of the Last 25 Years

What do you think?

http://www.spin.com/spin25/125-best-albums-past-25-years

 

Re: Spin Magazine's Top 125 Albums of the Last 30 Years

It's not bad. It's always easy to quibble with stuff here and there, but I have no problem with the top choices.

 

Re: Spin Magazine's Top 125 Albums of the Last 30 Years

I own four -- Wilco, G'N'R, Metallica and Nirvana. Seems about right.

 

Re: Spin Magazine's Top 125 Albums of the Last 30 Years

Interesting that the headline and deck are about two different things.

Headline:

"Best Albums of the Past 25 Years"

Deck:

"SPIN's editors rank the most influential releases"

Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott is one of the stupidest stage names of all time.

"Watch out!!! I'm a Misdemeanor!!!!!!!"

I own five:

Soundgarden - Superunknown
U2 - The Joshua Tree
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Guns 'N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction

 

Re: Spin Magazine's Top 125 Albums of the Last 30 Years

Haven't counted them up on the whole list, but I own 6 of the top 7.

 

Re: Spin Magazine's Top 125 Albums of the Last 30 Years

Just went through the list -- I own 3 of them. One of the U2 ones, Lucinda Williams, and Steve Earle.

 

Re: Spin Magazine's Top 125 Albums of the Last 30 Years

I own 10 albums on the list in their entirety, but in this age of ripping and iTunes, I have individual songs off of at least 30 more.

 

Re: Spin Magazine's Top 125 Albums of the Last 30 Years

I was expecting the worst, but this list wasn't that bad.

I own these:
Queens of the Stone Age, Rated R
The Flaming Lips, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
OutKast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion
Teenage Fanclub, Bandwagonesque
The Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs Vol. 1, 2 & 3
Blur, Parklife
Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
Jay-Z, The Black Album
The White Stripes, White Blood Cells
Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
The Fall, This Nation's Saving Grace
The Breeders, Last Splash
Oasis, Definitely Maybe
Arcade Fire, Funeral
The Flaming Lips, The Soft Bulletin
Fugazi, 13 Songs
Belle and Sebastian, If You're Feeling Sinister
White Stripes, Elephant
Hole, Live Through This
Dinosaur Jr., You're Living All Over Me
Pixies, Surfer Rosa
Public Enemy, Fear of a Black Planet
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychocandy
Beck, Odelay
Pavement, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Radiohead, The Bends
Nirvana, In Utero
Guided by Voices, Bee Thousand
Oasis, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
My Bloody Valentine, Loveless
The Strokes, Is This It
Pixies, Doolittle
Hüsker Dü, New Day Rising
Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique
Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation
OutKast, Stankonia
The Replacements, Tim
Pavement, Slanted and Enchanted
Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Radiohead, OK Computer
Nirvana, Nevermind
Prince, Sign O' the Times

 

Re: Spin Magazine's Top 125 Albums of the Last 30 Years

Great freaking list. A few quibbles but almost no major arguments. Feel like half my CD collection is in there. I thought "Nevermind" would be No. 1, but I'm OK with "Achtung Baby," the only U2 album I still listen to today. It's all a perfect reason why, if I'm in an airport and I want to pick up a music magazine, I'm going to take Spin over Rolling Stone. It's all about the rock and roll.

 

Re: Spin Magazine's Top 125 Albums of the Last 30 Years

I own or have owned 29 of the albums

I own 11 songs from the albums (not counting the albums I own)

I counted 45 albums (or bands) I've heard of but never heard any of their songs

And I guess totally making me a square, I counted 25 bands I'd never heard of

 

Outstanding list, obviously plenty to quibble about. Not a fan of the rap stuff, but I accede to the opinions of those who care and accept its influence. I own a lot of this list, wish I owned more.

Like that Liz Phair was recognized for her boldest work, though not for her best. Love the love for The Smiths. We can argue what we'd add or subtract forever, because ranking art will always be a lost cause by definition.

 

I must agree with most of you who are posting in here in saying it's a great list.