[kj] Pitchfork's 500 Most Important Songs since 1977

[Alexander Smith]

Ultimately, it's meaningless. Fleetingly curious reading, but  
meaningless.


Alex in NYC



On Nov 9, 2008, at 4:37 AM, Antoni Adamiak wrote:


>

> ... but who are Pitchfork ? Just some persons' opinions ... I see  

> they have a couple of songs by The Fall ... they didn't want to  

> offend John Peel there ... honestly these sort of lists are all very  

> well but history gets distorted over time ... had the list been  

> compiled in 1983, it is likely that Requiem and Pssyche would have  

> featured, like they did in the JP Festive 50's ... any list that  

> suggests a song from ABC deserves to be a in list of the most  

> important 500 songs from the past 30 years need to be viewed with  

> suspicion or contempt ... it gives someone a job I guess ...

>

> > Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 22:30:56 -0600

> > From: bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net

> > To: gathering at misera.net

> > Subject: [kj] Pitchfork's 500 Most Important Songs since 1977

> >

> > ....and not *one* Killing Joke song! :)

> >

> > The full list is here:

> >

> > http://fromclosertonear.blogspot.com/2008/11/pitchfork-500-our-guide-to-greatest.html

> >

> >

> > Here's some excerpts:

> >

> > Bad Brains – Pay to Cum

> > Minor Threat – Minor Threat

> > Dead Kennedys – Holiday in Cambodia

> > Black Flag – Rise Above

> > Wipers – Youth of America

> > Flipper – Sex Bomb

> > Motorhead – Ace of Spades

> > New Order – Temptation

> > The Jam – Town Called Malice

> > David Bowie – Heroes

> > Iggy Pop – The Passenger

> > Lou Reed – Street Hassle

> > Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express

> > Brian Eno – 1/1

> > The Ramones – Rockaway Beach

> > Talking Heads – Psycho Killer

> > Television – Marquee Moon

> > Patti Smith – Rock n Roll Nigger

> > The Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen

> > The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais

> > Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love?

> > Vic Godard and the Subway Sect – Parallel Lines

> > X-Ray Spex – Oh Bondage! Up Yours!

> > The Adverts – One Chord Wonders

> > Wire – Ex-Lion Tamer

> > Public Image Ltd. – Public Image

> > Gang of Four – Damaged Goods

> > Magazine – Shot by Both Sides

> > The Cramps – Human Fly

> > The Misfits – Night of the Living Dead

> > Wire – Outdoor Miner

> > Joy Division – Disorder

> >

> >

> > -Oliver

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