Best Album Of All Time (revealed)
 

According to NME magazine, the best album of all time is...

...Oasis - Definately Maybe.

^Definately not^

Discuss.

no..no its not

Wonderful insight there Mikey.
Care to expand? ;)

I`m sure they said it was the Stone Roses debut last year.

i never liked oasis.
and second someone cant declare a an album the best album ever, because all peoples opinions, my favourite album is nirvana unplugged, but thats me, and as lame as it sounds,m yes that is my fave album, but thousands of people would disagree. Its just like thebest songwriter articles//

Here's the full list;

1. 'Definitely Maybe' - Oasis
2. 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' - The Beatles
3. 'Revolver' - The Beatles
4. 'OK Computer' - Radiohead
5. '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' - Oasis
6. 'Nevermind' - Nirvana
7. 'The Stone Roses' - The Stone Roses
8. 'Dark Side Of The Moon' - Pink Floyd
9. 'The Queen Is Dead' - The Smiths
10. 'The Bends' - Radiohead
11. 'The Joshua Tree' - U2
12. 'London Calling' - The Clash
13. 'The Beatles (The White Album)' - The Beatles
14. 'Abbey Road' - The Beatles
15. 'Up The Bracket' - The Libertines
16. 'Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols' - Sex Pistols
17. 'Four Symbols (Led Zeppelin IV)' - Led Zeppelin
18. 'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars' - David Bowie
19. 'A Night At The Opera' - Queen
20. 'Is This It' - The Strokes

I think 'Definately Maybe' is a great album and by far the best Oasis produced, but nowhere near the best ever.
It wouldn't even figure in my personal top 100.
If I had a top 20, only Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' would figure in it.
It is a personal taste thing Mikey...but seriously 'Definately Maybe' at number 1...WTF!

Soo...out of that 20...theres only one band from North America if im correct.
Also, How the fuck did the strokes make that list. The Strokes are garbage.

Up The Bracket in there & Screamadelica isn`t

:laughing:

pretty **** list, but then I wouldn't expect anything else from nme

have they not realised there's more to music than just rock?

Embarrassing isn't it.

LesPaul...I know what you mean, the mag is Brit focused.
I just love the way the readers have put the odd classic album in there too...you just know they won't even have listened to Queen's, 'A Night at The Opera'.

I love magazines like this, they do this every year, how do they come up with a new greatest album of all time each year?

It's completely non-genuine.

And haha to Oasis beating David Bowies album, even Radiohead beats Oasis.

I don't see why Definitely maybe couldn't be at number one, if we're going by personal taste that is. It's only because there's a widespred prejudice of anything produced after 1990 topping any all time chart. Why, because no great music has been made ever since? Does an album really have to be at least 30 years old to be deemed the best of all time? Is it because all the leading music journalists are geezers that never got over The beatles breaking up?

That being said, I would put Nirvana's Nevermind on number one, breakthough factor included, and overall influence on music and pop culture, which Definitely maybe, with respect to brit pop, didn't acomplish.

Oh and do I see 4 albums by The beatles in the top 20? *yawn*

Well it would help to include them in the overall picture, when it comes down to a best of all time chart.
I'd say the average 18 year old with a modicum of taste, would be able to pick at least 20 albums before even considering 'Definately Maybe'.
Really these charts shouldn't include the term, "all time", in them.
To do so, only makes it laughable and hard to take seriously, judging by some of the albums included in that list.

I love the Srokes and I sorta liek the Libertines, but in to 20 of all time?!?!?!?!?
Puh-lease...

They put "OK Computer" ahead of "Dark Side of the Moon" and "Nevermind". I can take nothing they say seriously.

I would put OK Computer ahead of those two as well. However, I would not put it ahead of various other PF albums like Meddle and Wish You Were Here.


I prefer Low to the David Bowie album they listed.

I would say the 'best' Led Zeppelin album could go any way to be honest, so I don't dispute IV being up there. Practically all their albums are elite.

I do like the Strokes, but they shouldn't be up there.

I find it laughable that Definitely Maybe is rated that high (but yeah I know... opinions lollercopter).

As for me, after listening to an amazingly large amount of music (I'm heading on 500 GB in music/concerts), my favourite album ever is still Blood Sugar Sex Magik (RHCP).

OK Computer was OK (pardon the pun), but to say thats its better than DSOTM or Nevermind is laughable.

*shrugs* never listened to radiohead

well apparently theyre better than nirvana, pink floyd, the clash, sex pistols, and led zeppelin. who knew? :laughing:


(that list sucks d*ck)

Right lets go through the whole list...

1. 'Definitely Maybe' - Oasis
Good , but should be about 50 places lower

2. 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' - The Beatles
Most over rated album of all time

3. 'Revolver' - The Beatles
My favourite Beatles album , but nothing with Yellow Submarine should be this high.

4. 'OK Computer' - Radiohead
Worthy of it`s placing

5. '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' - Oasis
Should be about 100 places lower

6. 'Nevermind' - Nirvana
One trick pony

7. 'The Stone Roses' - The Stone Roses
Genius , but most people outside the UK hate it or don`t appreciate the impact it had.

8. 'Dark Side Of The Moon' - Pink Floyd
Not even Pink Floyds best album

9. 'The Queen Is Dead' - The Smiths
Although I don`t like them I don`t think they ever did an album that can be considered one of the best , they were a better singles band

10. 'The Bends' - Radiohead
Good but dated

11. 'The Joshua Tree' - U2
Sh*t

12. 'London Calling' - The Clash
Token punk entry

13. 'The Beatles (The White Album)' - The Beatles
Half this album is utter rubbish

14. 'Abbey Road' - The Beatles
Can we have some different bands please , I`d rather have Pet Sounds here & I hate Pet Sounds apart from 2 songs.

15. 'Up The Bracket' - The Libertines
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA You can tell this is an NME poll

16. 'Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols' - Sex Pistols
Not as good as Metal Box

17. 'Four Symbols (Led Zeppelin IV)' - Led Zeppelin
:banghead: Lazy journalism

18. 'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars' - David Bowie

I can think of 4 Bowie albums better than this

19. 'A Night At The Opera' - Queen
Overblown pompous rubbish

20. 'Is This It' - The Strokes
F*ck off

Lets play "spot the f*ck-ups"
Shall I go first?
:laughing:

to be fair, they piss on nirvana and the sex pistols

You can't open up an NME or Q magazine without Noel or Liam jumping up in your face. So I'm not really surprised.

Best album eva!!11!! is Iron Maiden's 'Number of the Beast', considering its influence, but my top 5 are:

1) Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera.
2) Gamma Ray - Rebellion in Dreamland.
3) Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted Lands (Part 2).
4) Kamelot - The Fourth Legacy.
5) Nightwish - Century Child.

EDIT: ****, this wasn't an opinions thread. Apologies.

NME are so predictable.

Ok Computer >>> Dark Side of the Moon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Nevermind

So where was Sonic Youth on the list? ;)

Actually that list is much better than most NME lists I have seen and that's the sad thing about it.

Radiohead is pure f@ggotry. Saying theyre better than Nirvana or Sex Pistols is a clear indicator of downs syndrome (no offense of course).

Nevermind=better album than OK Computer
Nirvana=more influential than Radiohead
Nirvana=better band than Radiohead
Good music>lame-o Radiohead sh*t

Lol, I'd take Pablo Honey over Nevermind, and that's one awful album.

:laughing:

^care to elaborate whats so bad about Nevermind? or better yet, whats so good about OK Computer?

Wow some people have really bought into this Nevermind hype.

Dont patronize me Richard. Nevermind is exponentially better than OK Computer.

Nevermind is simplistic guitar rock that loses it`s appeal with every listen.

OK Computer is multi layered and has a wider canvas of influences that stands up to repeated listening.

HAHAHAHAHAAAAAA

A fan of Fozzy is lecturing me about what good music is.


There , now THAT is patronizing you

I think youre completely backwards on this whole thing. Radiohead has a wider canvas of influence? Thats better than almost single-handedly starting the grunge movement? I hate Radiohead. They sound like a Coldplay cover band who sucks even worse (and yes, I realize Radiohead came first). Im just gonna agree to disagree.