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Old 06-01-06 | 08:57 PM
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British vote Oasis album best of all time.

What do you think?
Old 06-01-06 | 09:29 PM
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well at least it wasn't that Arctic Monkey's album
Old 06-01-06 | 09:50 PM
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"Of all time"? If they say so...
Old 06-01-06 | 10:00 PM
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I m a fan of Oasis, espcally the earlier stuff, but this list is laughable. 10 albums and only 6 bands?
The top 10:
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.
Of course it's a completely subjective list, but without Zeppelin IV or A Dylan ablum, I can't take it seriously. I had to look up The Stone Roses on allmusic, I'd never even heard of them and I have pretty eclectic taste in music.
Old 06-01-06 | 11:24 PM
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OK Computer better than The Bends!?!?!?
Old 06-02-06 | 12:05 AM
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I would have totally thought a Beatles album THEN an Oasis album...wow....
Old 06-02-06 | 05:35 AM
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It seems like the British have a new best album vote every couple of months.
Old 06-02-06 | 05:59 AM
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I think this poll reveals the British to be idiots, frankly. Not all British, of course. Just those who think that a derivative band led by a 60's wannabe moron could even come within a bull's roar of the Beatles. I think it's symptomatic of what's been happening in British music the last 15 years or so. No originality, no innovation...just copycats.
Old 06-02-06 | 07:18 AM
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Definitely Maybe isn't the best album of all-time, but it's still a better album than Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Old 06-02-06 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by fryinpan1
It seems like the British have a new best album vote every couple of months.
The British music press is a huge industry, they all compete with one another, and they all have to come up with New! Sensational! Stories! every week.

Would you rather see the results from another worthless poll, or read about the latest Pete Doherty drug bust?
Old 06-02-06 | 11:29 AM
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I think this poll reveals the British to be idiots, frankly. Not all British, of course. Just those who think that a derivative band led by a 60's wannabe moron could even come within a bull's roar of the Beatles. I think it's symptomatic of what's been happening in British music the last 15 years or so. No originality, no innovation...just copycats.
I think you've got it all wrong. In terms of innovation, they've always had us beat in the music world. Most of the best bands of all time are Brits, and that's not a coincidence.

Definitely Maybe is one of my absolute favorite albums of all time, so I can't say that I 100% disagree with the poll results. I'd give it to Revolver, but that's just my opinion.
Old 06-02-06 | 12:10 PM
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I m a fan of Oasis, espcally the earlier stuff, but this list is laughable. 10 albums and only 6 bands?
Agreed.

Of course it's a completely subjective list, but without Zeppelin IV or A Dylan ablum, I can't take it seriously.
Agreed.

I had to look up The Stone Roses on allmusic, I'd never even heard of them and I have pretty eclectic taste in music.
Stone Roses were huge back in the day. Not my cup of tea, but I'm surprised you hadn't heard of them.
Old 06-02-06 | 12:23 PM
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Didn't Liam once say they were as popular as the Beatles? Now we have proof.
Old 06-02-06 | 12:23 PM
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I'm surprised at 6. "Nevermind," Nirvana.

I'd have thought they would only include British artists on a list like that.

As far as I know, they are the only non-British artist on the list.
Old 06-02-06 | 12:52 PM
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I guess it was in the late '90's when Charles Barkley led a group of imbecile C-List celebrities on a VH1 show called "The List" and chose Prince's "When Doves Cry" as the greatest song of all time. That's when I realized none of these lists mean shit. In retrospect, it should have dawned on me much sooner.
Old 06-02-06 | 01:11 PM
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"When Doves Cry" is a pretty f'ing good song.

Hey, I'm just saying.
Old 06-02-06 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Tommy_Harn
I guess it was in the late '90's when Charles Barkley led a group of imbecile C-List celebrities on a VH1 show called "The List" and chose Prince's "When Doves Cry" as the greatest song of all time. That's when I realized none of these lists mean shit. In retrospect, it should have dawned on me much sooner.
That was a good show and only had 4 people on each episode so I wouldn't give much thought to a list only 4 people picked. Besides, that's a damn good song.
Old 06-02-06 | 02:11 PM
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Definitely Maybe is a damned good album, at least they picked the right Oasis album. However, I don't even think Definitely Maybe is the best British guitar-based-rock album of the mid-ninties (that title goes to Pulp's Different Class) let alone the greatest album of all time. NME and their silly polls meant to spark arguments
Old 06-02-06 | 02:19 PM
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Didn't Liam once say they were as popular as the Beatles? Now we have proof.
Sure, proof that they're popular in Britain.

No way would they rank as high here in the US.
Old 06-02-06 | 02:52 PM
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CAN WE AT LEAST AGREE THAT OASIS IS THE GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME?

Will Farrell/SNL reference...
Old 06-02-06 | 02:58 PM
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I think someone accidentally hit the "1" key twice when they were adding in U2's THE JOSHUA TREE; after that, they still had a #1 slot open and an Oasis album left and thought, "Hmm, it must go there..."
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Definitely Maybe isn't the best album of all-time, but it's still a better album than Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The worst song on Sgt. Pepper is better than the best song on DM. And I really like DM.

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Old 06-02-06 | 04:56 PM
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One good thing about this list is "Pet Sounds" isn't on it. While it's a good album I've never understood why everyone thinks it's comparable with Sgt. Pepper's. As far as I'm concerneed they're not in the same league.
Old 06-02-06 | 04:59 PM
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....they're not in the same league.
Not even the same sport.
Old 06-02-06 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by NORML54601
Of course it's a completely subjective list
You could argue that it is an objective list based on the results of 40,000 entrants with subjective opinions.


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