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[Rosvoja Torilla]

Rjd2...Deadringer nowhere to be found.

I love seeing Cannibal Ox at 256. tho. For me The Cold Vein is the apex of the Def Jux era. El-P's production is nuts. A solid album. Even more so than Deadringer. The Cold Vein has no filler tracks. Which is amazing since it has 15 tracks (74 mins.).

 

[JadedWriter]

Oh. In Rainbows...didn't make the list. I see...I see.

How is The Bends on there but not In Rainbows?

 

[DopeToast]

Interesting to see Liz Phair so high up on the list. That is a great album, though. This is a nice list. It's never gonna match your own taste, but it's fun to go through a pick out some new albums that you might have missed.

Also, both 90s Weezer albums in the top 100 where they belong.

 

[thecouncil]

Yup, it's alright, but nowhere near as good as No Code, Yield or Ten.

...this guy gets it.

 

[Eos]

Jay Z's campaign of repeatedly telling the media that Blueprint is some all time great hip hop album has worked

except that it is actually a great hip hop album

 

[RumblingRosco]

How does Deltron 3030 not make it anywhere on that list? Seems like a crazy miss to me.

36 Chambers at #2 is great though. Higher than I expected, but I can't complain.

 

[HarryHengst]

Nevermind is an excellent album and probably the most important album of the last 30 years. So it deserves to be number one.

 

[faridmon]

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yep another worthless list

 

[Grieves]

By up there, I meant in the top 10.

Ah OK. With these kinds of lists I'm glad they make it at all.

 

[Summer Haze]

02. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Loud/RCA, 1993)

Awww yeah.

Master of Puppets should be way higher than that, though. That album has non-stop metal classics from start to end.

 

[Frank Serpico]

except that it is actually a great hip hop album

Over illmatic, chronic, ready to die, doggystyle, death certificate.........?


Laughable


Again, great campaign job. You'd never see a hip hop focused publication rank BP that high

 

[number11]

6-7 other hip hop albums over Illmatic? .. no

 

[Crud]

Over illmatic, chronic, ready to die, doggystyle, death certificate.........?


Laughable


Again, great campaign job. You'd never see a hip hop focused publication rank BP that high

Yes over all them albums you just posted absolutely. Yes. The Blueprint is a better album IMO.

 

[acheron_xl]

Nice to see Kurt Cobain's second best collection of songs sitting there at #25.

 

[Frank Serpico]

Yes over all them albums you just posted absolutely. Yes. The Blueprint is a better album IMO.

Have you heard those albums I mentioned?

 

[Manmademan]

Nevermind is an excellent album and probably the most important album of the last 30 years. So it deserves to be number one.

I'm not entirely sold on that. Technically- it's not that great of an album. Smells like Teen Spirit is catchy- "in bloom" and "breed" are good tracks, but everything else on that album is filler that just happens to be along for the ride. Compare it for instance to Badmotorfinger (Soundgarden) that released one month later- it destroys it technically and is far more consistent as an album.

Yes, Nevermind (or more accurately Smells like Teen Spirit) ushered in the 90s alt-rock scene from the age of hair metal and that was significant, but that movement was pretty much done by the middle of the decade. By 96 pop acts had exploded and alt-rock was basically done. In terms of influence Public Enemy's "it takes a nation of millions.." or NWA's "Straight out of Compton" were as big or bigger with a more lasting impact, as was Metallica's self titled which is completely absent.

I agree with the above poster who says it's really the most overrated album of the era. It's not bad, but best in the past 30 years is hard to defend.

 

[Frank Serpico]

This list has Drake's Take Care ranked higher then Chronic, Doggystyle and Amerikkka's Most Wanted

That tells me all I need to know about how it views hip hop

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Dont really agree with it, but got to give them props for
26. The Dismemberment Plan, Emergency & I (DeSoto, 1999)

 

[Grieves]

How is The Bends on there but not In Rainbows?

Yeah, I know.

 

[Snuggles]

This list has Drake's Take Care ranked higher then Chronic

That tells me all I need to know about how it views hip hop

Correctly?

 

[Frank Serpico]

Correctly?

Lol

 

[Andre96]

No this? i'm the dissapoint.

 

[Mr Cola]

Coldplay dont get enough credit, they seriously dont, Rush of Blood so low, no parachutes

A joke frankly

 

[Eos]

Over illmatic, chronic, ready to die, doggystyle, death certificate.........?


Laughable


Again, great campaign job. You'd never see a hip hop focused publication rank BP that high

out of that list, it's def better than doggystyle
now, all i'm saying that it is a great album. you're acting like it's mediocre or something.

 

[graffix13]

Checking thread to see where Nevermind placed.

Was not disappointed.

 

[Manmademan]

No this? i'm the dissapoint.

I'm not an alanis fan, but I'll give you this one. VERY strange omission, as big as that album was- wiki says 33 million units? jesus.

edit: also this:

Jagged Little Pill received acclaim from music critics, with many praising the album's talent and lyrical content. The album was nominated for a total of nine Grammy Awards, of which Morissette won five, including: Best Rock Album; Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and Best Rock Song for "You Oughta Know"; and Album of the Year, making her, at age 21, the youngest artist in history to win the honor—a record she held for 14 years until Taylor Swift won for her album Fearless at age 20. Morissette also received Grammy nominations for Song of the Year (for "You Oughta Know") and Best New Artist.

yeah, indefensible omission. That's a definitive album of the era.

 

[CharminUltra]

I agree with #1.

Also, dat #4.

 

[Yellowtail]

The Blueprint is great (though not as good as RD or Vol 3). It's The Black Album which is trash and only gets so much favor because it marked when white people suddenly jumped on Jay-Z because of "99 Problems".

 

[Courage]

Again, great campaign job. You'd never see a hip hop focused publication rank BP that high

XXL gave it a XXL rating

The Source gave it 5 mics

Vibe gave it 5 stars.

It's commonly considered a 'classic' among hip-hop heads.

You're wrong.

 

[KenzinFive]

U2's Achtung Baby ranked WAY above The Joshua Tree? OK...?

I came mostly to see if Discovery placed high, and I'm satisfied with its position at #4. I also prefer Paul's Boutique way more than Enter the Wu-Tang, but I guess the latter is more influential in the long-run.

 

[Space Runaway]

Michael Jackson's Dangerous made the list but Bad didn't? I like Dangerous and all but...

 

[Manmademan]

Michael Jackson's Dangerous made the list but Bad didn't? I like Dangerous and all but...

holy shit I knew I was forgetting something obvious

 

[MGL]

Alice in Chains?

 

[Frank Serpico]

XXL gave it a XXL rating

The Source gave it 5 mics

Vibe gave it 5 stars.

It's commonly considered a 'classic' among hip-hop heads.

You're wrong.

Chronic also has the same acclaim, along with the other two albums I mentioned

Chronic was revolutionary in hip hop, BP was not

Those same publications you mentioned wouldn't put BP over chronic

Thanks for proving me right

 

[Rollo Tomasi]

Of all The Roots albums to pick...Rising Down?

 

[liquidtmd]

Nevermind is an excellent album and probably the most important album of the last 30 years. So it deserves to be number one.

It's a very good album but important...hmm. No. I'd cite the Pixies output as more important and I'm not an avid fan of them per se.

Sure I'm biased towards it but I'd say The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths is a more important album by far as you can see its influence from albums from the following year to Arcade Fire and beyond. I don't see Neverminds importance beyond making the grunge scene more high profile. Musically I don't see its paw prints outside of the late 90's.

IDK. It's perfectly fine to be the best and not be 'the most important'. It's quite a grand term.

 

[tycoonheart]

How does something like the Blueprint make it in the top 60 while Dre's Chronic should probably belong in the top 10. One of the most influential hiphop albums that changed how beats were made.

 

[JadedWriter]

How is The Fragile from NIN not on this list?

Alice in Chains?

That and the lack of Stone Temple Pilots is bullshit.

 

[Manmademan]

Alice in Chains?

ouch. Stone temple pilots also completely missing.

 

[JohnsonUT]

One Soundgarden (#199), one pearl jam (#144), no alice in chains, no STP, and then nirvana maxing out. I don't get the massive disparity.

 

[Spine_Ripper]

Nevermind doesn't even belong in the Top 10. Kind of tired of the default opinion, unquestioned fawning it still receives.

TRUTH

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

I need to broaden my musical taste. I've heard like 5 of these.

 

[iso135]

No Pearl Jam's Ten is a HUGE omission as well. Goddamn this list...

You know, lists like this are completely subjective. But, as a big Pearl Jam fan, I was a very surprised to see Vitalogy, but no Ten.

I would put Ten, Vs., and No Code ahead of Vitalogy at the very least.

 

[Fladam]

Michael Jackson's Dangerous made the list but Bad didn't? I like Dangerous and all but...

This times infinity.

 

[Courage]

Chronic also has the same acclaim, along with the other two albums I mentioned

Chronic was revolutionary in hip hop, BP was not

Those same publications you mentioned wouldn't put BP over chronic

Thanks for proving me right

So now you're changing your argument to putting it over The Chronic? Your initial claim says it wouldn't be ranked high in a list when it's received universal acclaim from major publications. If that doesn't warrant being in the top spots of a list, idk what does.

 

[Hip Hop]

uhhhhh

why is this not on the list? The best Hip-Hop album of all time.

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

How is The Bends on there but not In Rainbows?

Yeah, I'd rate Hail to the Thief and maybe even Amnesiac above The Bends.

 

[Manmademan]

One Soundgarden (#199), one pearl jam (#144), no alice in chains, no STP, and then nirvana maxing out. I don't get the massive disparity.

exactly.

"Nevermind is the best for ushering in the era of 90s grunge rock!" *barely any 90s grunge in the top 300*

I need to broaden my musical taste. I've heard like 5 of these.

oh man. I envy you in a way- though I'm not sure how it's possible to never have heard 295 of these, your mind is going to be SERIOUSLY blown.

 

[Jawbreaker]

They chose New Wave by Against Me! as the album to represent them on this list? To make matters worse, it placed higher than Tallahassee by the Mountain Goats? GIT OUT.

 

[IAmRandom31]

Took too long for Master of Puppets to hit the list. But not a terrible one. Good stuff in there.