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Re: (TV) The 100 Greatest Debut Albums

X also appears to be a glaring omission

--- "edi, redux." <the_postmodern_closet@adelphia.net>
wrote:

> 	here, i never post but i hated this list..... not
> that i dont 
> own eight of their top ten records [guess], not that
> i dont prefer 
> most of what they stuck  up top to what they stuck
> later down but--
> 
> 	oh, i could rearrange this list, i could do a whole
> mess of 
> elimination, i could say, why not, that it's a
> pretentious, not a 
> subversive list, although subversion is what it
> attempts-- & fails--
> 
> 	in two years, or a year, when the tom verlaine buzz
> dies, i 
> should think we would no longer be hearing that
> television fly-around 
> at the no. 2 spot on such a list as this. when that
> no. 4 can top 
> over horses by the amount it does, or, even, say,
> the doors, or when 
> [my personal favorite] the most likely soon to be
> forgotten no. 36 
> comes up, what, almost eighty points over elvis
> presley-- elvis 
> presley-- can anyone say old no. 36 would exist w/o
> elvis presley? or 
> the beatles, for that matter, or the rolling stones
> or-- oh, is chuck 
> berry even on this list? i dont own a chuck berry
> record, sad to say, 
> it's not my thing, but i would rather listen to
> chuck berry than, 
> say, ABC. ABC! not unless it's by the jackson 5. are
> they even on 
> here?
> 
> 	no, it's a pretentious list, & if what was trendy
> was 
> something elsewise we would have another list. next
> year if people 
> re-evaluate eighties tripe even more, a-ha may top
> the no. 2 spot. 
> who knows.
> 
> 	[did they really spell leonard cohen's name wrong
> twice? 
> leonard cohen, no. 61, the stone roses, no. 4.]
> 
> 	in its glory, because i hate it, back to
> invisibility for me:
> 
> 	UNCUT's 100 greatest debuts albums
> 
> Sound Opinions Message Board list and discuss
> UNCUT's 100 greatest debuts
> 
> [as featured in this month's Uncut Magazine ]
> 
> 100. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
> 99. Suede - Suede
> 98. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters
> 97. Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day
> 96. PJ Harvey - Dry
> 95. The White Stripes - The White Stripes
> 94. Mercury Rev - Yerself Is Steam
> 93. The Birthday Party - Prayers On Fire
> 92. Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies
> 91. Throwing Muses - Throwing Muses
> 90. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
> 89. Elastica - Elastica
> 88. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty & The
> Heartbreakers
> 87. Dr Feelgood - Down By The Jetty
> 86. The Undertones - The Undertones
> 85. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
> 84. Tricky - Maxinquaye
> 83. Little Feat - Little Feat
> 82. The Pop Group - Y
> 81. Pearl Jam - Ten
> 80. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick
> 79. Jackson Brown - Jackson Brown
> 78. The Libertines - Up The Bracket
> 77. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
> 76. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
> 75. The LA's - The LA's
> 74. Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
> 73. Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted
> 72. The Strokes - Is This It
> 71. Scritti Politti - Songs To Remember
> 70. Judee Sill - Judee Sill
> 69. Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles
> 68. Buzzcocks - Another Music In A Different Kitchen
> 67. Suicide - Suicide
> 66. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
> 65. Dexys Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young
> Soul Rebels
> 64. Neu! - Neu!
> 63. Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
> 62. The Associates - The Affectionate Punch
> 61. Leonard Coen - The Songs Of Leonard Coen
> 60. Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation
> 59. U2 - Boy
> 58. Tim Hardin - Tim Hardin 1
> 57. Pixies - Come On Pilgrim
> 56. Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
> 55. Ian Dury - New Boots & Panties!!
> 54. Randy Newman - Randy Newman
> 53. De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising
> 52. ABC - The Lexican Of Love
> 51. Moby Grape - Moby Grape
> 50. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy
> 49. Talking Heads - 77
> 48. The Pretenders - The Pretenders
> 47. NWA - Straight Outta Compton
> 46. The Slits - Cut
> 45. Jeff Buckley - Grace
> 44. Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
> 43. Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Scream
> 42. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
> 41. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show
> 40. Wire - Pink Flag
> 39. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park,
> NJ
> 38. Captain Beefheart - Safe As Milk
> 37. Magazine - Real Life
> 36. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am...
> 35. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
> 34. Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill
> 33. Gang Of 4 - Entertainment!
> 32. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
> 31. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
> 30. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
> 29. Nick Drake - 5 Leaves Left
> 28. The Doors - The Doors
> 27. My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything
> 26. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield
> 25. The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
> 24. Big Star - #1 Record
> 23. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace
> Of Sin
> 22. R.E.M. - Murmur
> 21. The Smiths - The Smiths
> 20. The Specials - The Specials
> 19. The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks...
> 18. Patti Smith - Horses
> 17. The Beatles - Please Please Me
> 16. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
> 15. The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones
> 14. Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
> 13. The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
> 12. Ramones - Ramones
> 11. The Who - My Generation
> 10. The Stooges - The Stooges
> 9. Roxy Music - Roxy Music
> 8. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
> 7. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
> 6. The Clash - The Clash
> 5. The Band - Music From Big Pink
> 4. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
> 3. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
> 2. Televsion - Marquee Moon
> 1. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet
> Underground & Nico
> 
> -- 
> yr friend,
> proserpine, guardianette of the dead
> the last slum goddess,
> +edi+
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