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

Alexander Smith vassifer at earthlink.net
Sun Nov 9 18:37:17 EST 2008



Patti Smith is, was and e'er shall be...... COMPLETE SHIT. I am
ashamed to share a last name with her.


Alex in NYC


On Nov 9, 2008, at 6:06 PM, Bette Dillinger wrote:


> I hope they have Haircut 100 in there and Heaven 17!

>

> Oh no, they have Patti Smith on the list too, Alex. Is steam coming

> out of your ears? ;))))))

>

>

>

>

> From: vassifer at earthlink.net

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 08:33:02 -0500

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

>

>

>

> Case in point:

>

> This gets a mention:

>

> Daryl Hall & John Oates – "I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)"

>

> But Killing Joke does not?

>

> I rest my case. It's meaningless.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

> On Nov 9, 2008, at 8:20 AM, Alexander Smith wrote:

>

>

> 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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