Yeah I guess you\'re right. But in that case, it couldn\'t be a 50 person list. There\'s just no way. You\'d need 100 slots at least. I mean, Miles, \'trane, Sonny Rollins, Corea, Monk, Jimmy Smith, Bird, Clarke, Louis Arm, Ella.... it would get HUGE if you had every type of music artist!
I agree... These lists sell magazines, thats the bottom line.
Interesting article on RS, called "The death of Rolling Stone."
The magazine that invented rock journalism lost its reason to exist years ago. Now, with a British lad-mag editor taking the helm, it's time to pull the plug.
Originally posted by jocelyn
Wow, I assumed this was just a list of rock and roll bands.
If that\'s the explanation for not including Miles Davis then where do Public Enemy and Run-DMC fit in?
Joc, I was fortunate enough to catch Jimmy Smith at the Blue Note a couple of years ago. It was him and Lou Donaldson on a double bill.....He is truly "The Master"
Originally posted by Drew_Kingsley
If that\'s the explanation for not including Miles Davis then where do Public Enemy and Run-DMC fit in?
Oh yeah... I didn\'t even notice them.. Just kind of scanned the list. Saw a few that I found rather dismaying and stopped paying attention...
Originally posted by Stephengencs
Joc, I was fortunate enough to catch Jimmy Smith at the Blue Note a couple of years ago. It was him and Lou Donaldson on a double bill.....He is truly "The Master"
*drooooool*... you lucky bastard. Is he still around and playing? There are few people I would like to see more.
Jimmy Smith Live at Club Baby Grand- a must have. It\'s on Blue Note I believe. One of my all-time favorite versions of Sweet Georgia Brown.
My favorite Jimmy Smith albums are Unfinished Business and Groove Drops 3+1.
As far as Rolling Stone goes, I don\'t get too fired up over these lists. They\'re a great gimmic for selling magazines, not some "official" list that a lot of people think it is. Fame always wins out over musicianship too, because famous musicians, again, sell magazines, therefore Rolling Stone likes them better. As long as you\'ve got some huge list and a "special issue" ribbon on the cover, you\'re gonna sell more mags, so I don\'t put any stock in the lists.
Actually, what I do get out of them though, is discovering some good music lost in the middle of the lists. Like with the 500 best albums list a few months ago, I just used #300-500 as a guide to check out some groups I had never really considered before. That worked well.
Wot, no Dead?
Also I have to concur with any posts disagreeing with Cobain\'s position. He wouldn\'t have even made the top 100 if he hadn\'t done us all a favour with a 12 bore. Greater than the doors, Who or janis?? Nowhere even close!!!
Also jimi is way above the Stones
And you think this list sucks? Check out
this list of the best songs of all time.
Gray my magazine is in the works.... I wish I had some capital to start it up with though. I already have some pretty sick interviews lined up and some decent writers on board, though I\'m always looking for new ones, so if anyone wants to be published shoot me a PM and we\'ll work out the details:)
Originally posted by Drew_Kingsley
And you think this list sucks? Check out this list of the best songs of all time.
I do have to say there are some fabulous songs on that list. But... Monkey Wrench by the Foo Fighters at number 26? etc etc... they can\'t possibly be ser
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