Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 1. The Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd (10 Viewers)

[simey]

You know who did know the protocol? Their manager Peter Grant. Did he say anything? No, because he was an a$$hole.

You know who else is an a$$hole manager, Robert Stigwood. Rita Coolidge has long said that she wrote the piano coda for Layla, and Bobby Whitlock said he was there at the house with Rita and Jim Gordon (who were dating at the time) when she wrote it. She said that Jim Gordon had a 3 chord progression, and that was it, and so she wrote the melody, bridge, and lyrics for the song "Time" that they did together. She said she gave Eric Clapton a demo of the song that she and Jim did, and it was in front of all of the band that played on Layla and other Assorted Love Songs, and he listened to it, and didn't seem interested. The band corroborated this happening. She left the demo with him. A year later she heard Layla on the radio, and heard the piano part she wrote, and she had given the song Time to her sister and her husband Booker T Jones to do. Rita went to the record store to see if she got credit and she didn't. She called A&M records, her manager, Eric Clapton who made himself unavailable to her (not surprising), and then talked to Eric's manager Robert Stigwood. Stigwood asked her if she really wanted to go up against Stiggy (himself), and that she was nothing but a girl singer. She got screwed over.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

You know who did know the protocol? Their manager Peter Grant. Did he say anything? No, because he was an a$$hole.

You know who else is an a$$hole manager, Robert Stigwood. Rita Coolidge has long said that she wrote the piano coda for Layla, and Bobby Whitlock said he was there at the house with Rita and Jim Gordon (who were dating at the time) when she wrote it. She said that Jim Gordon had a 3 chord progression, and that was it, and so she wrote the melody, bridge, and lyrics for the song "Time" that they did together. She said she gave Eric Clapton a demo of the song that she and Jim did, and it was in front of all of the band that played on Layla and other Assorted Love Songs, and he listened to it, and didn't seem interested. The band corroborated this happening. She left the demo with him. A year later she heard Layla on the radio, and heard the piano part she wrote, and she had given the song Time to her sister and her husband Booker T Jones to do. Rita went to the record store to see if she got credit and she didn't. She called A&M records, her manager, Eric Clapton who made himself unavailable to her (not surprising), and then talked to Eric's manager Robert Stigwood. Stigwood asked her if she really wanted to go up against Stiggy (himself), and that she was nothing but a girl singer. She got screwed over.

Speaking of Coolidge and a$$hole men, the first CSNY breakup (in 1971) was in part due to both Stephen Stills and Graham Nash being in love with her.

 

[Juxtatarot]

They always talk about a certain song from a band I won’t name that created the shift in popularity to grunge. However, I’ve always thought that the Jeremy video on MTV also played a very significant influence.

I'll be interested to see how the originality discussion goes when that album inevitably gets featured, considering the main riff of the biggest song (the certain one you seem to be referencing) from the album was a fairly blatant borrowing, shall we say, of Boston's More Than a Feeling.

Then there is this:

I was trying to write the ultimate pop song. I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies. I have to admit it. When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily that I should have been in that band—or at least a Pixies cover band. We used their sense of dynamics, being soft and quiet and then loud and hard.

When that song was played live, it sounded exactly like a Pixies song. The way it sounded on record was more due to producer Butch Vig and mixer Andy Wallace.

I’m curious now. Like here?

 

[simey]

There are some absolute bottom-of-the-barrel songs on here. But it makes my top 70 anyway because the most of the other songs are incredibly awesome. Given the ambition, the diversity and the craziness of this record, I think we can say that the '70s begin here. The amazingly successful double albums I mentioned in my London Calling comment wouldn't have happened without this one. This record showed that rock albums didn't have to stick to one style and didn't need to be impeccably edited if the artist didn't want them to be.

There are so many things I'd recommend for the playlist, so I'll just list what made my top 64 in Zegras' Beatles countdown.

2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Dear Prudence
12. Helter Skelter
20. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
23. Blackbird
27. Savoy Truffle
28. Martha My Dear
41. Yer Blues
47. Back in the USSR
50. Sexy Sadie

And I had Hey Jude at #15 and Revolution at #36; they were recorded at the same time but released as a standalone single.

There are some stinkers on it, but it is also a double album. Two of my favorites aren't on your list, which is I'm So Tired and Happiness is a Warm Gun. I also like Glass Onion a lot. I like all the songs on Album 1 for the most part, although Wild Honey Pie is weird, but thankfully short. Album 2 is more hit or miss for me.

 

[simey]

You know who did know the protocol? Their manager Peter Grant. Did he say anything? No, because he was an a$$hole.

You know who else is an a$$hole manager, Robert Stigwood. Rita Coolidge has long said that she wrote the piano coda for Layla, and Bobby Whitlock said he was there at the house with Rita and Jim Gordon (who were dating at the time) when she wrote it. She said that Jim Gordon had a 3 chord progression, and that was it, and so she wrote the melody, bridge, and lyrics for the song "Time" that they did together. She said she gave Eric Clapton a demo of the song that she and Jim did, and it was in front of all of the band that played on Layla and other Assorted Love Songs, and he listened to it, and didn't seem interested. The band corroborated this happening. She left the demo with him. A year later she heard Layla on the radio, and heard the piano part she wrote, and she had given the song Time to her sister and her husband Booker T Jones to do. Rita went to the record store to see if she got credit and she didn't. She called A&M records, her manager, Eric Clapton who made himself unavailable to her (not surprising), and then talked to Eric's manager Robert Stigwood. Stigwood asked her if she really wanted to go up against Stiggy (himself), and that she was nothing but a girl singer. She got screwed over.

Speaking of Coolidge and a$$hole men, the first CSNY breakup (in 1971) was in part due to both Stephen Stills and Graham Nash being in love with her.

Kris Kristofferson ended up being the one to win her love until she ended their marriage in 1980.

 

[Eephus]

It's not original in the least. And originality is certainly something to factor into one's decision about where to rank an album.

One of my favorite albums has no original songs by the artist on it, but it was groundbreaking, and this gender blending album had one of the biggest, if not the biggest, impact on country music ever. It made a huge impact on music in general by not staying in one lane, and showing that so many genres are so much the same. That album is Ray Charles' Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. It was so successful Ray made a Vol. 2 a few months later.

Led Zeppelin 1 does have some originals, and the covers are totally redone by them. Their versions are different, and in a great way. The members have spoken about their early days, and being young and naive, and not knowing the proper protocol on crediting writers. A lot of artists adapted melodies and lyrics from old timey blues songs back in those days. They got sued and learned the hard way. Anyway, I dig the album and put it on my list. I put Ray's on my list, too.

You know who did know the protocol? Their manager Peter Grant. Did he say anything? No, because he was an a$$hole.

The book Hammer of the Gods has some incredible stories about Grant.

 

[Eephus]

12. Ten – Pearl Jam (868 points)

Only two spots away from its optimal ranking of ten

13. The Beatles (The White Album) – The Beatles (797 points)

Four spots short of number nine, number nine, number nine...

 

[simey]

Four spots short of number nine, number nine, number nine...

I hate that song. It's probably playing at the gates of hell.

 

[shuke]

24. Appetite For Destruction – Guns N' Roses (645 points)

This was a whiff for me. This album is ubiquitous of my 9th and 10th grades, and especially the summer between.

 

[shuke]

@shuke

1,102. Restless One - Heartless Bastards

I've been trying to pimp this band around here for a while but not sure it's gained much traction. This is actually the lower of two HB albums I ranked.

 

[shuke]

One more random “one-vote” album from each participant:


@jwb

863. Tonight's the Night – Neil Young


@krista4

781. Whatever and Ever Amen – Ben Folds Five

Both received consideration from me but missed the cut.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

11. OK Computer – Radiohead (879 points)


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@Dr. Octopus #7
@Juxtatarot #8
@Nick Vermeil #8
@Ghost Rider #10
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@ConstruxBoy #15
@KarmaPolice #25
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@Pip's Invitation #48



OK Computer is the third studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 21 May 1997. With their producer, Nigel Godrich, Radiohead recorded most of OK Computer in their rehearsal space in Oxfordshire and the historic mansion of St Catherine's Court in Bath in 1996 and early 1997. They distanced themselves from the guitar-centred, lyrically introspective style of their previous album, The Bends. OK Computer's abstract lyrics, densely layered sound and eclectic influences laid the groundwork for Radiohead's later, more experimental work.

 

[Juxtatarot]

11. OK Computer – Radiohead (879 points)


@titusbramble #3
@Scoresman #3
@Dreaded Marco #6
@Dr. Octopus #7
@Nick Vermeil #8
@Ghost Rider #10
@higgins #11
@kupcho1 #11
@ConstruxBoy #15
@KarmaPolice #25
@shuke #25
@Don Quixote #25
@Tau837 #40
@Pip's Invitation #48



OK Computer is the third studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 21 May 1997. With their producer, Nigel Godrich, Radiohead recorded most of OK Computer in their rehearsal space in Oxfordshire and the historic mansion of St Catherine's Court in Bath in 1996 and early 1997. They distanced themselves from the guitar-centred, lyrically introspective style of their previous album, The Bends. OK Computer's abstract lyrics, densely layered sound and eclectic influences laid the groundwork for Radiohead's later, more experimental work.

Do you have me included at 8?

 

[krista4]

11. OK Computer – Radiohead (879 points)


@titusbramble #3
@Scoresman #3
@Dreaded Marco #6
@Dr. Octopus #7
@Nick Vermeil #8
@Ghost Rider #10
@higgins #11
@kupcho1 #11
@ConstruxBoy #15
@KarmaPolice #25
@shuke #25
@Don Quixote #25
@Tau837 #40
@Pip's Invitation #48



OK Computer is the third studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 21 May 1997. With their producer, Nigel Godrich, Radiohead recorded most of OK Computer in their rehearsal space in Oxfordshire and the historic mansion of St Catherine's Court in Bath in 1996 and early 1997. They distanced themselves from the guitar-centred, lyrically introspective style of their previous album, The Bends. OK Computer's abstract lyrics, densely layered sound and eclectic influences laid the groundwork for Radiohead's later, more experimental work.

Do you have me included at 8?

I knew that math didn't look like it was mathing! I bet you were included in the total but just not copied onto the list.

 

[timschochet]

I’m good with any song from London Calling. I’m good with any song from The White Album…except one.

And if it has to be an Irish band in the top spot, my vote would be for Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats.

 

[shuke]

17. Physical Graffiti – Led Zeppelin (752 points)


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Physical Graffiti is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Released as a double album on 24 February 1975 in the United States and on 28 February 1975 in the United Kingdom, it was the group's first album to be released under their new label, Swan Song Records. The band wrote and recorded eight new songs for the album in early 1974 at Headley Grange, a country house in Hampshire, which gave them ample time to improvise arrangements and experiment with recording. The total playing time covered just under three sides of an LP, so they decided to expand it into a double album by including seven previously unreleased tracks from the sessions for the band's earlier albums Led Zeppelin III (1970), Led Zeppelin IV (1971) and Houses of the Holy (1973). The album covered a range of styles including hard rock, progressive rock, rock 'n' roll and folk. The album was then mixed over summer 1974 and planned for an end-of-year release; however, its release was delayed because the Peter Corriston-designed die-cut album cover proved difficult to manufacture.

I know I'm way behind in the thread (for reasons I'll detail later) but if there is still discussion about playlist, my vote is for In The Light.

 

[Ghost Rider]

11. OK Computer – Radiohead (879 points)


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@Dr. Octopus #7
@Nick Vermeil #8
@Ghost Rider #10
@higgins #11
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@ConstruxBoy #15
@KarmaPolice #25
@shuke #25
@Don Quixote #25
@Tau837 #40
@Pip's Invitation #48



OK Computer is the third studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 21 May 1997. With their producer, Nigel Godrich, Radiohead recorded most of OK Computer in their rehearsal space in Oxfordshire and the historic mansion of St Catherine's Court in Bath in 1996 and early 1997. They distanced themselves from the guitar-centred, lyrically introspective style of their previous album, The Bends. OK Computer's abstract lyrics, densely layered sound and eclectic influences laid the groundwork for Radiohead's later, more experimental work.

Damn, I thought this had a pretty decent shot at finishing at number 1, given the demographic here. I figured it was a top 10 lock.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

11. OK Computer – Radiohead (879 points)


@titusbramble #3
@Scoresman #3
@Dreaded Marco #6
@Dr. Octopus #7
@Nick Vermeil #8
@Ghost Rider #10
@higgins #11
@kupcho1 #11
@ConstruxBoy #15
@KarmaPolice #25
@shuke #25
@Don Quixote #25
@Tau837 #40
@Pip's Invitation #48



OK Computer is the third studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 21 May 1997. With their producer, Nigel Godrich, Radiohead recorded most of OK Computer in their rehearsal space in Oxfordshire and the historic mansion of St Catherine's Court in Bath in 1996 and early 1997. They distanced themselves from the guitar-centred, lyrically introspective style of their previous album, The Bends. OK Computer's abstract lyrics, densely layered sound and eclectic influences laid the groundwork for Radiohead's later, more experimental work.

I really hoped I'd be the high ranker for this one but when I rechecked my list and saw it at 6 I knew it was unlikely.

It's 11 great songs sandwiching a not great song. But those 11 songs make this album fantastic and, frankly, underrated

I'm glad we have 2 high rankers. That gives my favorite song of all time a chance to make the playlist. The first several times I listened to Let Down I didn't even hear the lyrics but thought it was gorgeous. I'm a sucker for a song that builds and Let Down builds beautifully. Then I decided to actually listen to the lyrics and was floored again. This song hits me hard emotionally---occasionally makes me tear up...

I really hope one of you guys feels similarly. No pressure on your song choices, though.

 

[Snotbubbles]

I love Pearl Jam Ten, but not nearly as much as Vs.

 

[Don Quixote]

Four spots short of number nine, number nine, number nine...

I hate that song. It's probably playing at the gates of hell.

That song is the only reason that I did not rank The White Album (well, that and Wild Honey Pie). Some high high’s, offset by some low low’s.

 

[krista4]

I'm glad we have 2 high rankers. That gives my favorite song of all time a chance to make the playlist. The first several times I listened to Let Down I didn't even hear the lyrics but thought it was gorgeous. I'm a sucker for a song that builds and Let Down builds beautifully. Then I decided to actually listen to the lyrics and was floored again. This song hits me hard emotionally---occasionally makes me tear up...

This is my favorite Radiohead song, for the reasons you describe.

 

[krista4]

Four spots short of number nine, number nine, number nine...

I hate that song. It's probably playing at the gates of hell.

That song is the only reason that I did not rank The White Album (well, that and Wild Honey Pie). Some high high’s, offset by some low low’s.

I admire that at least they tried something interesting with Revolution 9, even though I don't think they pulled it off. On the other hand, Why Don't We Do It in the Road is just plain ol' dreck.

 

[krista4]

Also, three of four Beatles songs with "honey" in the title are pretty awful, including the two on the White Album.

 

[titusbramble]

Well that's two Radiohead albums where I get the joint top selection, and as with The Bends I will yield to the other selector to pick, given I've already thrust my thoughts on the album when doing the MAD countdown of the same.

This is a masterpiece. Was the era where I first got into the band, and it's no fault of this album that I then went back into their archive and thought the previous album was better. There's really no weak points - don't think the last two tracks were as good as the rest but they're certainly not bad. I'm happy with whatever Scoresman wants to pick, it's a can't miss spot

 

[MAC_32]

The best of '70s rock updated for the '90s. And it works as well as it does because of McCready, who may be the best guitarist of his era. His playing is positively explosive, and the diminishing returns after the second album are in part because his playing got less so.

Big yep! I appreciate the desire to try new sounds, but when you do this one so well it's okay to continue to sprinkle some of it in.

Not much of an opinion on the playlist add, it's 11 never skips, and another strong opener / closer. If I have to single one out it's Porch, but it's because of the live performance, which of course this is not.

 

[FarFromHome]

I love Pearl Jam Ten, but not nearly as much as Vs.

Two damn good pieces of music right there.

 

[turnjose7]

There are some absolute bottom-of-the-barrel songs on here. But it makes my top 70 anyway because the most of the other songs are incredibly awesome. Given the ambition, the diversity and the craziness of this record, I think we can say that the '70s begin here. The amazingly successful double albums I mentioned in my London Calling comment wouldn't have happened without this one. This record showed that rock albums didn't have to stick to one style and didn't need to be impeccably edited if the artist didn't want them to be.

There are so many things I'd recommend for the playlist, so I'll just list what made my top 64 in Zegras' Beatles countdown.

2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Dear Prudence
12. Helter Skelter
20. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
23. Blackbird
27. Savoy Truffle
28. Martha My Dear
41. Yer Blues
47. Back in the USSR
50. Sexy Sadie

And I had Hey Jude at #15 and Revolution at #36; they were recorded at the same time but released as a standalone single.

There are some stinkers on it, but it is also a double album. Two of my favorites aren't on your list, which is I'm So Tired and Happiness is a Warm Gun. I also like Glass Onion a lot. I like all the songs on Album 1 for the most part, although Wild Honey Pie is weird, but thankfully short. Album 2 is more hit or miss for me.

I have "Happiness" # on my personal Beatles list.

 

[Scoresman]

Well I would go with Let Down from OKC. Looks like others like it as well.

It was between that and Exit Music for me. The haunting vocals on that track never get old.

 

[zamboni]

And if it has to be an Irish band in the top spot, my vote would be for Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats.

Tell me why

 

[MAC_32]

I had 3 Beatles albums on my original list, but 1 of them was a final 5 cut as I removed chalk from my list. The white album was not one of them and it's because of what many are saying - way too many land mines. Lots of tier 1 and tier 2 material, but this is an albums draft, and I don't absorb this as an album.

 

[Gatorade]

Honestly, it's better than John. Maybe that is blasphemy because he's so iconic but he was the least attractive Beatle and he had the worst personality.

X

Well ladies John doesn’t do it for me so you can have him. If you need me, George and I will be doing yoga and saving the planet.

My wife would kill me if I picked anyone other than Paul.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

11. OK Computer – Radiohead (879 points)


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@Scoresman #3
@Dreaded Marco #6
@Dr. Octopus #7
@Nick Vermeil #8
@Ghost Rider #10
@higgins #11
@kupcho1 #11
@ConstruxBoy #15
@KarmaPolice #25
@shuke #25
@Don Quixote #25
@Tau837 #40
@Pip's Invitation #48



OK Computer is the third studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 21 May 1997. With their producer, Nigel Godrich, Radiohead recorded most of OK Computer in their rehearsal space in Oxfordshire and the historic mansion of St Catherine's Court in Bath in 1996 and early 1997. They distanced themselves from the guitar-centred, lyrically introspective style of their previous album, The Bends. OK Computer's abstract lyrics, densely layered sound and eclectic influences laid the groundwork for Radiohead's later, more experimental work.

Do you have me included at 8?

I think something happened when adding the - I’ll fix that post when I get home.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Also, three of four Beatles songs with "honey" in the title are pretty awful, including the two on the White Album.

I like Paul’s vaudeville joint. The other one is wildly awful.

 

[Juxtatarot]

11. OK Computer – Radiohead (879 points)


@titusbramble #3
@Scoresman #3
@Dreaded Marco #6
@Dr. Octopus #7
@Nick Vermeil #8
@Ghost Rider #10
@higgins #11
@kupcho1 #11
@ConstruxBoy #15
@KarmaPolice #25
@shuke #25
@Don Quixote #25
@Tau837 #40
@Pip's Invitation #48



OK Computer is the third studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 21 May 1997. With their producer, Nigel Godrich, Radiohead recorded most of OK Computer in their rehearsal space in Oxfordshire and the historic mansion of St Catherine's Court in Bath in 1996 and early 1997. They distanced themselves from the guitar-centred, lyrically introspective style of their previous album, The Bends. OK Computer's abstract lyrics, densely layered sound and eclectic influences laid the groundwork for Radiohead's later, more experimental work.

Do you have me included at 8?

I think something happened when adding the - I’ll fix that post when I get home.

No worries.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

25. Moving Pictures – Rush (630 points)
24. Appetite For Destruction – Guns N' Roses (645 points)
23. Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen (646 points)
22. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (652 points)
21. Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones (660 points)
20. Led Zeppelin II – Led Zeppelin (670 points)
19. Boston – Boston (737 points)
18. Who's Next – The Who (747 points)
17. Physical Graffiti – Led Zeppelin (752 points)
16. Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys (760 points)
15. Animals – Pink Floyd (770 points)
14. London Calling – The Clash (775 points)
13. The Beatles (The White Album) – The Beatles (797 points)
12. Ten – Pearl Jam (868 points)
11. OK Computer – Radiohead (879 points)

So many great albums and songs included here.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I have a suggestion for an Ok Computer song.

 

[krista4]

I have a suggestion for an Ok Computer song.

Hey, and given all the discussion of thievery lately, the White Album person could choose "Sexy Sadie," since your song rips it off a bit.

ETA: Or maybe I should say it's an homage.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Ironically, Karma Police was only my #26 on my 31 and #5 from OK.

Subterranean Homesick Alien was #3 and Airbag my #7. Those are my favorites on the album.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I have a suggestion for an Ok Computer song.

Hey, and given all the discussion of thievery lately, the White Album person could choose "Sexy Sadie," since your song rips it off a bit.

ETA: Or maybe I should say it's an homage.

Ripping off music from The Beatles and ripping off their name from Talking Heads? They are the Led Zeppelin of the 90s!

 

[Pip's Invitation]

There are some absolute bottom-of-the-barrel songs on here. But it makes my top 70 anyway because the most of the other songs are incredibly awesome. Given the ambition, the diversity and the craziness of this record, I think we can say that the '70s begin here. The amazingly successful double albums I mentioned in my London Calling comment wouldn't have happened without this one. This record showed that rock albums didn't have to stick to one style and didn't need to be impeccably edited if the artist didn't want them to be.

There are so many things I'd recommend for the playlist, so I'll just list what made my top 64 in Zegras' Beatles countdown.

2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Dear Prudence
12. Helter Skelter
20. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
23. Blackbird
27. Savoy Truffle
28. Martha My Dear
41. Yer Blues
47. Back in the USSR
50. Sexy Sadie

And I had Hey Jude at #15 and Revolution at #36; they were recorded at the same time but released as a standalone single.

There are some stinkers on it, but it is also a double album. Two of my favorites aren't on your list, which is I'm So Tired and Happiness is a Warm Gun. I also like Glass Onion a lot. I like all the songs on Album 1 for the most part, although Wild Honey Pie is weird, but thankfully short. Album 2 is more hit or miss for me.

I like those three as well.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

You know who did know the protocol? Their manager Peter Grant. Did he say anything? No, because he was an a$$hole.

You know who else is an a$$hole manager, Robert Stigwood. Rita Coolidge has long said that she wrote the piano coda for Layla, and Bobby Whitlock said he was there at the house with Rita and Jim Gordon (who were dating at the time) when she wrote it. She said that Jim Gordon had a 3 chord progression, and that was it, and so she wrote the melody, bridge, and lyrics for the song "Time" that they did together. She said she gave Eric Clapton a demo of the song that she and Jim did, and it was in front of all of the band that played on Layla and other Assorted Love Songs, and he listened to it, and didn't seem interested. The band corroborated this happening. She left the demo with him. A year later she heard Layla on the radio, and heard the piano part she wrote, and she had given the song Time to her sister and her husband Booker T Jones to do. Rita went to the record store to see if she got credit and she didn't. She called A&M records, her manager, Eric Clapton who made himself unavailable to her (not surprising), and then talked to Eric's manager Robert Stigwood. Stigwood asked her if she really wanted to go up against Stiggy (himself), and that she was nothing but a girl singer. She got screwed over.

Speaking of Coolidge and a$$hole men, the first CSNY breakup (in 1971) was in part due to both Stephen Stills and Graham Nash being in love with her.

Kris Kristofferson ended up being the one to win her love until she ended their marriage in 1980.

The first I’d heard of either of them is when they performed at the Music for UNICEF concert, which was broadcast in 1979. Eight-year-old me tuned in because of The Bee Gees and one of the organizers was … their manager Robert Stigwood.

Music for UNICEF Concert - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I guess she had ended her beef with him by then.

 

[Mookie Gizzy]

52. Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs – Derek & The Dominoes (375 points)

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@turnjose7 #33
@Pip's Invitation #41
@timschochet #48
@zamboni #50

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is the only studio album by the English–American rock band Derek and the Dominos, released on 9 November 1970 as a double album by Polydor Records and Atco Records. It is best known for its title track, "Layla", which is often regarded as Eric Clapton's greatest musical achievement. The other band members were Bobby Whitlock (vocals, keyboard), Jim Gordon (drums, percussion), and Carl Radle (bass). Duane Allman played lead and slide guitar on 11 of the 14 songs.

Bobby Whitlock, Derek and the Dominos Co-Founder and Session Player for George Harrison and Others, Dies at 77

Bobby Whitlock, the keyboard player and singer who co-founded Derek and the Dominos and played on George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass,' died at 77.

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[simey]

I guess she had ended her beef with him by then.

She probably was civil for the UNICEF cause. A few years ago in an interview she was asked about not being given credit for the piano coda, and she referred to Stigwood as an a$$hole.

 

[Mister CIA]

@shuke

1,102. Restless One - Heartless Bastards

I've been trying to pimp this band around here for a while but not sure it's gained much traction. This is actually the lower of two HB albums I ranked.

Love'em. Probably have a dozen songs in my "liked" list

 

[AAABatteries]

. I think the music on Led Zeppelin I is better than the music on most of the other debut albums. Where they reused other artists' material, IMO they made it better, mostly much better.

Yep. No matter where their songs originated from, they kick ***.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Guessing a certain Irish band will grab the №1 ranking.

I’ve been waiting for The Cranberries to show up.

Dropkick Murphys for the win

Not The Chieftans?

 

[Tau837]

I think people missed the point where it was my subjective concern and that people could take it how they wanted but it was my opinion. There is no standard set. And I didn’t vote for the Pixie Stealing Mother****ers (it’s a play on their first shirt).

And I personally would say it’s not six out of nine songs and that “More Than A Feeling” sounds a touch like it, but the “borrowing” is radically different. And I’m not setting any standard but Zeppelin is sui generis.

And you can feel any way your heart wants about them. But that’s like, my opinion, man. There was no lecture. Not even close. You just felt like it because it’s so resounding, Just Win Baby. And this is the typical “motive” or “personal” debate tactic I hate so much and is why I will indeed be much more infrequent in a lot of areas.

You give yourself way too much credit. I literally did not care about all the history you posted. ("You just felt like it because it's so resounding...")

I already posted that it was my lack of clarity in an earlier post that led to the whole thing. So this tangent is my fault, fine.

I like you, man. There is no need to keep trying to call me out over something that doesn't matter. Especially when you reference others' comments, like on the Pixies, which I did not comment on.

Let's just move on and be friends.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Only #11?

What a let down.

Dan is climbing up the walls over the top 11.

3 Floyd in the top 10 right? I can’t complain about that

 

[Tau837]

12. Ten – Pearl Jam (868 points)

@Tau837 #2
@Mt. Man #5
@ConstruxBoy #6
@MAC_32 #6
@Barry2 #11
@Pip's Invitation #15
@Rand al Thor #17
@Idiot Boxer #21
Jeb #23
@Chaos34 #24
@Ilov80s #27
@Dan Lambskin #29
@Scoresman #31
@BrutalPenguin #32
@Yo Mama #35
@Dwayne_Castro #45
@Dennis Castro #51
@Juxtatarot #52
@zamboni #56
@jwb #66
@Nick Vermeil #70


Ten is the debut studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1991, through Epic Records. Following the dissolution of their previous band Mother Love Bone in 1990, bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard began rehearsing with new guitarist Mike McCready. The group recorded a five-song instrumental demo tape that included contributions from Matt Cameron on drums. Copies of the demo were eventually given to drummer Dave Krusen and vocalist Eddie Vedder, both of whom were invited to audition for the band in Seattle. Many of the songs on Ten were instrumental jams or reworked Mother Love Bone songs for which Vedder provided lyrics.

Black is my favorite Pearl Jam song. When we did the MAD American Artist countdown, it was my #1 overall song. So I have to go with it for the playlist, even though there are so many other great songs. I seriously considered Release but could not pull the trigger.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

@shuke

1,102. Restless One - Heartless Bastards

I've been trying to pimp this band around here for a while but not sure it's gained much traction. This is actually the lower of two HB albums I ranked.

This is good stuff