ALi-B

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Just out of interest. Radio 2 hosted a public vote of the best album in the past 30 years. Now I don't know about you, but I think teh shortlist is pretty restrictive; most are too new IMO with many newer acts (Dido, Duffy, Coldplay etc.) don't hold a candle to some of the older albums that stood the test of time.

For example, I've played Rockferry twice (to confirm it was pants before deletion); In contrast I've played Brothers in arms probably a hundred times.


Anyhoo, what's your choice?

• A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
  
  No Angel - Dido
  
  Diamond Life - Sade
  
  Hopes And Fears - Keane
  
  What's The Story Morning Glory - Oasis
  
  No Jacket Required - Phil Collins
  
  The Man Who - Travis
  
  Rockferry - Duffy
  
  Urban Hymns -
  The Verve
  
  Brothers In Arms -
  Dire Straits

dpb

well i guess i did actually buy oasis , so it would have to be that one , dire straits as well possibly

can think of a a hundred more id choose over the rest

Jamz3k

I voted for Oasis. Fantastic Album, really gets you going. I only wish they brought out a version that could be played on a proper HiFi.

Urban Hymns would be my second choice, some very good songs on that album.

Myles

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Dire Sraits followed closely by Oasis, from that list anyway. No OK Computer, nothing by The Smiths, or (sacrilege), Stone Roses/Stone Roses.

Lets look at the evidence before us :- Duffy over Stone Roses, Dido over The Smiths? In fact, what about the White Room, The KLF?

Scoobychick

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I've gone for Oasis mainly because it's the only album I still occasionally play despite the absolutely dire production. I went to see them live at Earl's Court and the sound was bloody awful then too. The result of too many Class As I guess.

I have five of the albums on that list but may just download a few more. Oh and they seem to have missed Take That off the list...

Jamz3k

The last time i went to see Oasis i was stone cold sober, oh how different that concert was compared to the previous time when i was seeing pink elephants!

I don't think Take That have ever had a great album but secretly i love them, fooking great music but their albums are full of too many filler tunes.

M444GY

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they are all shi*

5 of the albums are pissy pants suicide music >coldplay , keane, travis, radiohead, verve

absoloute ****e

sade ???

oasis ok but shouldnt be in the list

duffy . one hit wonder

dido . ok but yet again not brilliant

phil collinns. cmon ffs

dire straits . would be the only one that would get a tidgy vote from me but again not brilliant

there are mush better albums and bands than these shower of *****

STi wanna Subaru

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Who made that List? Definitely maybe pisses all over Morning glory for a start.

Myles

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Spotted! I saw Oasis and automatically thought it was Definitely Maybe. Bad eyes! Still, Stone Roses is what drove Oasis to make Definitely Maybe.

Funkii Munkii

What no In Rainbows? or OK Computer ?

I also agree with the Deffo Maybe comments.

M444GY, you have to remember not everyone is going to see it as pissy suicide music, their ears are more receptive to it and they get it, it does't necessarily need a bass line that drowns everything else out to make it touch your soul

These for instance could be classed as suicide music but I'd class them as beautiful soul touching music you can immerse yourself in, horses for courses eh

YouTube - Massive Attack - Special Cases

YouTube - Radiohead - House of Cards

Lee247

I'm sorry but that list is poo. There are far superior Albums than that lot

CrisPDuk

Nothing there worth voting for

I do own five of them, but any one of; The Stone Roses, Protection, OK Computer, Electric Landlady or even Definitely Maybe are more worthy of the title in my opinion

RA Dunk

Hmmm in the last 30 years we have had Rolling Stones, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zep, The Who, U2 (Irish but who cares) all of which are better groups and had better albums yet no mention of any of them?

CrisPDuk

I don't know what decade you're living in Dunk

But The Beatles split in 1970, The Stones haven't put a decent album out since Exile on Main St (1971), Keith Moon died in 1978 and the Who split not long after, and Physical Graffiti was released in 1975.

Unfortunately Anything '70s or before is now over 30 years old

An early U2 album could count I suppose, but they've been to busy disappearing up Bono's @rse ever since Rattle and Hum came out for me to rake them seriously anymore

ALi-B

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Steady on; this is 2010 now, so we can only go back as far as albums made in 1980 onwards. So forget Beatles, Zep, Who etc as their prime stuff was well before then.

Still, plenty of 80's albums out there that are worthy of being in that list. U2 is one of them as you say (Joshua Tree? ). Fleetwood Mac's Tango in the night is another that springs to mind - and both certainly had more staying power (as an album, not the artist) than those nominated by the Brits. Hell, even Take That's Beautiful World has far more worthyness than Duffy or Dido.

RA Dunk

ok my mistake for getting the dates mixed up

But theres nothing on that list that comes near or even touches Joshua Tree

paulwrxboro

the dire straits album has the only song on it that has ever made me cry

Funkii Munkii

Which track ?

To be honest I struggle to listen to it,it had far to much airplay and being only 2nd CD I bought after geting a CD player I played it to death and can only stomach 3 tracks on there nowadays, great production values though.

paulwrxboro

It was a personal thing so you wouldent get it

subaruturbo_18

Music nowadays is massively over rated.

I'm not a fan of any of the 'artists' in that list but Duffy? i've heard one of her songs and its terrible.

windyboy

no QUEEN !!!!!!

Luan Pra bang

Muse, Square Pusher ,Portishead, Tricky, Queen, Stone Roses, Prodigy, Primal scream, Chemichal brothers, The Smiths, Radiohead, Massive attack, and Spiritualized would hahve to be on any meaningful list to choose from.

Turbohot

Agree with above.

I don't disagree with below either.

I think one of Robbie W's albums should be on the list.
I also think I should get my coat now.

Ste RB5138

I have got to say the first Stone Roses album would be my choice.

The Arctic Monkeys debut album would make my top ten as well.

Turbohot

Now we are talking.

bigsinky

what about the Horslips? The book of invasions or the tain

Trout

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Really interesting results...

Oasis big lead - OK gets my vote.

Big shocker is the number of Dire Straits fans. Jeez this is a Subaru forum not a bloody model making forum. Get a hold of your ***** men!

And I am from the same town as them and they still wouldn't get my vote!

Bubba po

The list is ******* stupid, end of.

Rob_Impreza99

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Whats the criteria for getting on that list, i can`t believe "The Joshua Tree" U2 isn`t on a best album list from the last 30 years.

bigsinky

nobody took me seriously then :-(