Let's laugh at Rolling Stone's "Top 500" lists - Page 2

Mesden · 04-01-2009, 04:49 PM

4 fucking octaves and a personal, deep emotive quality that defined every Queen song as amazing in and of itself motha fuckaz.

Major Blood · 04-01-2009, 04:56 PM

Wait, so let me get this straight. A top 500 list of the best songs of all time, and no mention of Freebird?

I'm calling shenanigans.

Mesden · 04-01-2009, 05:06 PM

Why would it be, with great hits such as "Fuck Tha Police" ?

Mike McC · 04-01-2009, 05:10 PM

Let's get 179 people together and make our own lists!

Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope · 04-01-2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike McC

Let's get 179 people together and make our own lists!

With blackjack...and hookers. On second thought, forget the list.

On a serious note, you cannot really consider Rolling Stone a credible source on anything. They have only a couple of decent articles. Granted it is my opinion.

Mesden · 04-01-2009, 05:22 PM

They are a magazine named after a song/a band. Their most famous issue is a story on John Lennon. The only thing you can expect is they gave an appropriate appreciation to amazing musical talent when they go out of their way to make the definitive "top X" list of anything related to music.

Mirai Gen · 04-01-2009, 05:50 PM

They did have this one totally hot cover around the time of Grindhouse, to be fair.

NMR · 04-01-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Major Blood

Wait, so let me get this straight. A top 500 list of the best songs of all time, and no mention of Freebird?

I'm calling shenanigans.

Agreed. I call foul. A top 500 list and not a mention of Freebrid! They didn't do their homework.

Amake · 04-01-2009, 06:05 PM

What I like about Rolling Stone is that it's conspiracy proof. If you find yourself chased by a conspiracy that controls all four estates, they'll have overlooked Rolling Stone and you can get your revealing story published there. Well, it worked in Firestarter the Stephen King novel. . .

On topic, I find these sorts of lists almost completely useless. When do you need to have the priority of your favorite songs figured out unless you're given a time limit after which you'll have to decide on a limited amount of music you're allowed to take with you to a desert island with a kickass sound system where you'll spend the rest of your days? Reading someone else's list, no matter how authoritative they may or may not be, is slightly less useful.

I could make a top 500 list where the first place is shared by 100 songs and the second by 400. In fact I think I'll go and do that right now.

Mirai Gen · 04-01-2009, 06:29 PM

99% of the traffic or sales of "Top ### of the Best/Worst ____ Of (All time/the year/decade)" lists is people looking at the title and wondering how wrong they are.

04-01-2009, 04:49 PM	#11
Mesden There is no Toph, only Melon Lord! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Inside of a box inside of a smaller box Posts: 4,310	4 fucking octaves and a personal, deep emotive quality that defined every Queen song as amazing in and of itself motha fuckaz. __________________ I can tell you're lying.

04-01-2009, 04:56 PM	#12
Major Blood I'm out. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: I'm not giving my location to a computer! Posts: 1,859	Wait, so let me get this straight. A top 500 list of the best songs of all time, and no mention of Freebird? I'm calling shenanigans. __________________ I'm outers folks. Mac can have my stuff.

04-01-2009, 05:06 PM	#13
Mesden There is no Toph, only Melon Lord! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Inside of a box inside of a smaller box Posts: 4,310	Why would it be, with great hits such as "Fuck Tha Police" ? __________________ I can tell you're lying.

04-01-2009, 05:10 PM	#14
Mike McC Time is something else. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wherever I am needed, I will be there. Posts: 5,065	Let's get 179 people together and make our own lists! __________________ WHERE MIKEY IS IN 2022! tumblrs - http://werewolf.zone twitters - @itmightbemikey

04-01-2009, 05:22 PM	#16
Mesden There is no Toph, only Melon Lord! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Inside of a box inside of a smaller box Posts: 4,310	They are a magazine named after a song/a band. Their most famous issue is a story on John Lennon. The only thing you can expect is they gave an appropriate appreciation to amazing musical talent when they go out of their way to make the definitive "top X" list of anything related to music. __________________ I can tell you're lying. Last edited by Mesden; 04-01-2009 at 05:53 PM.

04-01-2009, 05:50 PM	#17
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	They did have this one totally hot cover around the time of Grindhouse, to be fair. __________________

04-01-2009, 06:05 PM	#19
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	What I like about Rolling Stone is that it's conspiracy proof. If you find yourself chased by a conspiracy that controls all four estates, they'll have overlooked Rolling Stone and you can get your revealing story published there. Well, it worked in Firestarter the Stephen King novel. . . On topic, I find these sorts of lists almost completely useless. When do you need to have the priority of your favorite songs figured out unless you're given a time limit after which you'll have to decide on a limited amount of music you're allowed to take with you to a desert island with a kickass sound system where you'll spend the rest of your days? Reading someone else's list, no matter how authoritative they may or may not be, is slightly less useful. I could make a top 500 list where the first place is shared by 100 songs and the second by 400. In fact I think I'll go and do that right now. __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed Last edited by Amake; 04-01-2009 at 06:12 PM.

04-01-2009, 06:29 PM	#20
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	99% of the traffic or sales of "Top ### of the Best/Worst ____ Of (All time/the year/decade)" lists is people looking at the title and wondering how wrong they are. __________________