Red Mosquito

Lament wrote:This thread has taught me that according to Pearl Jam fans, pretty much ever "great" album ever made was made by white dudes with guitars.

Not that Rolling Stone are the be all and end all because they clearly aren't, but have you seen one of their Greatest albums polls?

Fuzzcharger wrote:

Lament wrote:This thread has taught me that according to Pearl Jam fans, pretty much ever "great" album ever made was made by white dudes with guitars.

Not that Rolling Stone are the be all and end all because they clearly aren't, but have you seen one of their Greatest albums polls?

Oh, I have. Believe me, I think those are the worst. Didn't the big "500 Greatest Albums Ever" one have like six Beatles albums in the top ten?

Lament wrote:

Fuzzcharger wrote:

Lament wrote:This thread has taught me that according to Pearl Jam fans, pretty much ever "great" album ever made was made by white dudes with guitars.

Not that Rolling Stone are the be all and end all because they clearly aren't, but have you seen one of their Greatest albums polls?

Oh, I have. Believe me, I think those are the worst. Didn't the big "500 Greatest Albums Ever" one have like six Beatles albums in the top ten?

It did. Not nearly enough, if you ask me.

Apparently five Beatles albums and a John Lennon solo album are all better than anything Stevie Wonder, Chuck Berry, or Robert Johnson had to contribute to the world.

best nonwhite, nonenglish performer:

The numbers are indisputable.

McParadigm wrote:The best what

The best chat.

theplatypus wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

theplatypus wrote:Dude "Be Prepared" is a great fucking song.

I can still sing 90% of it by heart. I get a little lost in the little conversation breakdown.

STICK WITH ME

AND YOU'LL NEVER GO HUNGRY AGAIN

IDIOTS! THERE WILL BE A KING!

BurtReynolds wrote:

Mike wrote:http://rateyourmusic.com/customchart?page=1&chart_type=top&type=album&year=1994&genre_include=1&include_child_genres=1&genres=&include_child_genres_chk=1&include=both&origin_countries=&limit=none&countries=

Music fans have spoken. Vitalogy is the 95th best album of 1994.

Sky Valley came out that year? well shit, there you go.

/thread

Lament wrote:This thread has taught me that according to Pearl Jam fans, pretty much ever "great" album ever made was made by white dudes with guitars.

Hendrix being the exception that confirms the rule

Lament wrote:This thread has taught me that according to Pearl Jam fans, pretty much ever "great" album ever made was made by white dudes with guitars.

I try to never compare rap, jazz or blues albums with rock albums. When these sort of discussions come up they're already the epitome of pointless; why muddy the waters further comparing Fear of a Black Planet with, say Pinkerton?

And since we're closing down this ridiculous and incredibly stupid thread, here are my top 10 favorite rap / hip-hop albums of all-time (because, why the fuck not?):

1. Ice Cube - Death Certificate
2. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
3. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
4. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
5. N.W.A. -Straight Outta Compton
6. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
7. The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
8. The Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
9. Scarface - The Diary
10. Black Star - Black Star

Thankfully there are only 4 music genres in the world.

yeah, if I can agree with matt on one thing in this thread, it's that these best album conversations are shorthand for best 'rock' album.

theplatypus wrote:Thankfully there are only 4 music genres in the world.

I know, right. I try to include that in my prayers at least twice a week.

so who's hot in the world of tuvan throat singing these days?

BurtReynolds wrote:so who's hot in the world of tuvan throat singing these days?

Huun Huur Tu are the Beatles of throat singing.

theplatypus wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:so who's hot in the world of tuvan throat singing these days?

Huun Huur Tu are the Beatles of throat singing.

stip would like that band fine if it weren't for the voices.

malice wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:so who's hot in the world of tuvan throat singing these days?

Huun Huur Tu are the Beatles of throat singing.

stip would like that band fine if it weren't for the voices.

He's more of a fan of Hurr Durr Ed.

Lament wrote:This thread has taught me that according to Pearl Jam fans, pretty much ever "great" album ever made was made by white dudes with guitars.

I said Band of Gypsies.

So this is a really weird thread to make my introduction in but since the whole thread is pretty much crazy anyways here it goes...
My name is Adam I'm 28 and I of course love PJ. As someone who really got into PJ later in life I understand where the OP is coming from. I first bought 10 probably sophomore year in high school 01, 02 ish. Listened to it liked it of course but wasn't fanatical, I also bought VS probably a year later. It wasn't until I was browsing cd's at Wal-Mart of all places and saw what I thought and still think is one of the coolest album covers of all time Avocado picked it up and said hey I like the other cd's by these guys why not buy this one? Well I really connected with that album, I think the rockers are great and the second half of that album always leaves me feeling like I love this fucking band! So I decided to dig more into the rest of the discography and buy that I mean buy every studio album and the rest is history. With all that being said I loved Backspacer, Avocado, and Lightning bolt probably because they are the only times I've gotten to experience the hype and enjoyment of a "new" Pearl Jam album with others. That being said Binaural is my favorite album of theirs just because of its mood and I love Mike's guitar on that album. Anyways guys probably too long winded but this thread made me wanna finally join after quite awhile of just reading posts.

Adam